The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: This week, European equities fell across the board on the continent, while UK stocks recorded a gain, supported by the GBP weakening against the US dollar. […]
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Individual investors make financial mistakes for all sorts of reasons — emotions and biases, lack of knowledge, misinterpreting what is happening in the market or the economy, or receiving bad advice. Each segment of the financial markets has its own specific characteristics, risks and driving factors. Failing to properly understand and appreciate them is usually
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: European stocks took a hit this week across the board. The Euro STOXX volatility index hit its highest level since November, as the benchmark indices in
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When things go haywire in various traditional segments of financial markets, you would want to have at least some assets that can offset losses by moving in a different direction. Bitcoin, by the nature of its concept …
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European stocks advanced again in this short holiday week, with the STOXX 600 closing a second straight quarter with gains. Benchmark indices also rose in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland, while the EUR depreciated against the dollar, falling below 1.08.
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At 60 years old, a couple of years before retirement, my dad asked me: “Do you think I should just put all my savings in Bitcoin, it’s gone up so much, seems like everyone loves it and profits a lot?”. Oftentimes, we cannot see our own irrational optimism. Like hoping that we can compensate in
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Taxes, trading, regulation and product availability According to a Yahoo! Finance study from September 2023, Germany is in the top 20 countries in terms of Bitcoin owners as a share of the population. The adoption rate is highest among the youngest generations of Germans— last year, the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin reported that 28% of Gen-Z crypto users in the country
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: European benchmark indices advanced again this week, across the board. The STOXX 600 was up for the 8th week in a row on positive corporate updates
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What to pay attention to when deciding where to invest Companies cooking their books, inflating the number of customers, misrepresenting their activities, engaging in fraud… Over decades we have seen so many ways in which businesses in various sectors have attempted and succeeded in deceiving investors about how well they perform and how worthy they
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: European benchmark indices recorded strong gains this week, with STOXX 600 up for a 7th week in a row and hitting an all-time high. Italy’s FTSE
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Germany’s retirement reform — and where the ‘Aktienrente’ falls short If you are relying on a state pension anywhere in the world, you might wonder whether, by the time you reach retirement age, the government will really be able to afford to pay you one. This question is justified, especially in countries where it represents
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Does it really work? The short answer is — yes, but there are important caveats. Portfolio diversification is a core concept in finance and there is almost no financial adviser or planner who would not encourage their clients to consider it as a prudent risk-reduction technique. At least to the extent it is reasonable and
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: European benchmark indices continued to advance, but momentum slowed down this week. STOXX 600 reached a new all-time high on Friday driven by positive earnings developments
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