What are the business cycles and how do they affect economy and our life? Business cycles are the fluctuations in economic activity that occur over time. They are characterised by alternating periods of expansion and contraction, which affect various aspects … Continue reading What are the business cycles?
René Benko, the founder of Signa, established the company in 1999 at the age of 22. Signa has since grown to become one of the largest privately held real estate conglomerates in Austria, with a portfolio that includes commercial, residential, … Continue reading Rene Benko’s Property Empire Fall
Bias is a disproportionate weight in favour of or against an idea or thing, usually in a way that is closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair. We typically hear about the biases in a social context, however the investing decisions as well … Continue reading Biases and behavioural finance
When we speak about the financial services we can frequently come across a term ‘custodian’. This typically refers to a custodian bank, which serves a very different purpose when compared to commercial or merchant banks. The main goal of a … Continue reading Who is a custodian?
The idea of putting all eggs in different baskets is inherently based on pure math and the way the risks are lowered non-linearly, while returns being the average return on the instruments. Continue reading Diversification and why having all eggs in one basket is riskier
Generally, what comes to mind when we hear “financial funds” is money. While this is accurate, this term perfectly describes a “pool” of money. Usually, pooling money is a way to achieve a specific financial goal that is probably capital-intensive. … Continue reading What are Financial Funds?
While equities are the most visible asset class, the bonds are the most diverse. Typical company has one, few firms have a couple of equities share classes. The most notable examples are tech firms such as Alphabet and Facebook having … Continue reading What are bonds?
I have been learning finance and working in the industry for the past 11 years, and I must say there is nothing that brought me more joy than teaching others the basics of financial literacy. Our financial health is very … Continue reading Investing 101: What’s this blog about?
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