Relative or business partner bought the " dinner ticket"?😀 I won't use that amount to have dinner with her since I'm not a business partner with DBS . If she can give me huge money lobong after dinner, maybe I can consider..

The "Dinner with DBS CEO Tan Su San" is a charity auction for the National Gallery Singapore. The winning bidder most likely would gain more investment knowledge to earn back and more than his bid. For the rest of us, the S$18900 would make good investment with Tiger Brokers and appreciate in value![Happy]  [Happy]  Thanks@TigerStars @Tiger_SG @Tiger_comments @TigerClub @icycrystal @RPGold @Millionair

If I had S$18,900, I wouldn’t spend it on a single dinner, but I see why Ng did. A private meal with Tan Su Shan $DBS Group Holdings(D05.SI)$ isn’t about the food—it’s about influence, knowledge, and connections. For someone in finance, the value of that conversation could far outweigh the cost, just like Buffett’s charity lunches. Personally, I’d rather use that amount to grow my portfolio or fund a meaningful experience. S$18,900 could strengthen my investments, serve as a property down payment, or sponsor a long overseas trip. To me, compounding or lasting experiences bring more value than one extravagant night. Still, I admire the boldness of going straight to S$18,000. It shows how much people value access to leaders who shape industries

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Buffet super expensive for a session. I rather spend the money and time for studying  But if got spare money it good exposure and networking experience

What does S$18,900 buy you in Singapore? A luxury stay? A small art collection? For wealth manager Ng Tse Meng, it bought something far rarer: a private dinner with DBS’s new female CEO, Tan Su Shan. Imagine sitting across from one of the most powerful figures in Singapore’s banking world. This isn’t about food, it’s about ideas and perspective. The kind of conversation that could reshape how you see business, leadership, and opportunities. I’m not rich so spending S$18,900 on a meal isn’t even on my radar. But if I were wealthy, the decision would be different. Money isn’t the real barrier here. If I were very wealthy, S$18,900 would be small change, and the opportunity cost in dollars would be negligible. The bigger consideration is whether I have the mental space and hours to fully enga

Philanthropy is not an investment for personal financial returns, it's an investment into a cause that you believe in, often for social rather than financial gains. A quote from Ng:  "The whole intention [of my bid] was to support the National Gallery and the arts community," he says. "We're all playing our part in giving back to society... In bringing our art community to a further elevation. "I think that's more important, rather than who's having dinner at what prices." He had always intended to donate to the auction and had looked through the other lots to find something interesting - the dinner for six months with Tan at the National Gallery's new restaurant stood out as fun. I regularly make charitable donations to my community - to me it is a way to support causes that I care d

Definitely would not spend $18900 for a meal. Also, sure to turn down if invited for a $18900 paid meal.

I will use the amount to continue to invest.

If I am as wealthy as her I also will join the dinner. Why not can get more knowledge and see different kind of investor for advice. Who know just a few picture can get rich 😆

I think this is how the wealthy becomes more wealthy. To the ordinary man like us, we see $18,900 as 3 years of mixed rice. To the rich, this is just a small part of their wealth and this is an opportunity to pick the brain of somebody who can grow wealth by 20% each year and manages trillions of dollar so she certainly knows what she is doing and does it well. So, it is spending ‘small’ money in return for big money. Putting into perspective, if he invests and replicate to get 20% returns like her, he can invest less than $100k to get it $18900 back in one year. Yet, wisdom sticks, so his returns will compound year after year. It will not just be a networking dinner. It will hopefully be transference of knowledge, wisdom and know-how unless she is so guarded that she reveals nothing. Like

To some this is small money and others this a few month salary. The fact that this is for a good cause, wont be a pain in Mr Ng pocket moreover this can be claim as business expenses and tax deductible.  Hope Mr Ng get some useful tips and make more money to gave charity to feed those millions hungry people around the world.$DBS(D05.SI)$  

If only I have the wealth, 20000 as a treat to him is no problem[LOL]  

someone prettier would cost less at certain area. just sayin'

If I were as wealthy as Ng, spending S$20,000 on a high-value networking dinner would depend on its strategic return. If the dinner gave access to decision-makers, policy shapers, or industry leaders that could unlock opportunities worth many times the cost, it could be justified as an investment rather than mere indulgence. However, I would still be cautious—relationships built on transactional dinners are often fragile. With S$18,900 personally, I would prefer diversified uses: allocate a portion to investments (equities, bonds, or REITs), reserve some for professional development or business building (courses, software, networking events with more sustainable ROI), and dedicate a part to meaningful experiences or charitable impact. The balance between personal growth, financial compoun

I am open to bidding for such a dinner if I have the opportunity, can take the opportunity to get tips on her thought process behind decision making and things like that.

If I had 18,900, I would keep them as dry powder to be used for buying OCBC and/or UOB shares as their prices steadily drop towards 1 times book value for this rate cut down cycle. Opportunity to get them for cheap. The dinner with Ms Tan wouldn't likely benefit me as I'm just a insignificant retail investor and anything useful shared would NOT be actionable by me with my peanuts capital.

my goodness, this is cheap