Is buying gold a good investment? This is a question investors are asking in 2020 now that equity market volatility has returned. In addition, governments around the world are injecting liquidity into the financial system, which is leading many analysts to predict rising inflation. The result is that gold investment…Read More
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The objective of investing is to buy low and sell high. Often the best time to buy low is after a stock market crash like the one we witnessed in March. However, just because a stock is trading at a lower price than it has in the past, does not…Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought much of the global economy to a standstill. This has had a significant effect on the price of most stocks. However, for some companies, things have never been better. These are the companies that enable people to work from home. While remote work is not…Read More
In our post exploring the top investment themes for 2020, we highlighted the fact that uncertainty would be a theme throughout the year. At that point the Coronavirus was a reason for concern but was not yet a pandemic. Less than a month later the pandemic has thrown the world…Read More
With markets in turmoil as the Coronavirus spreads, it’s worth revisiting the Global Financial Crisis that took place between 2007 and 2009. For most investors this was the biggest crisis they had ever faced. In this post we discuss the causes of bubbles and specifically of the credit crisis. We…Read More
The year 2020 marks the start of a new decade. It is also shaping up to be an interesting year for markets, with several new investment themes and trends emerging. In this post we outline some of the important themes and narratives that global investors are watching in 2020. Why…Read More
Frankfurt am Main, March 09, 2020: After Catana Capital successfully launched an overlay strategy for an existing fund in October 2019 and exceeding the EUR 100m AuM mark, the Frankfurt asset manager can now look back on a very positive month in an exceptionally turbulent market phase. While the German…Read More
Like it or not, recessions are a part of the economic cycle. Besides the economy contracting, recessions can lead to corrections, market crashes and bear markets. But recessions can also create some of the best opportunities in the stock market. Effectively investing during a recession can result in smaller losses,…Read More
Avoiding bad investments is the first step in the creation of wealth. It can take years for a portfolio to recover from a few investments that could have been avoided in the first place. Fortunately, there are several investment warning signs and red flags to help you spot the investment…Read More
There are lots of different ways to make money by investing. Unfortunately, not all of them have a good chance of working out as planned. In this article we highlight the characteristics shared by many of the best investments. Using this list of traits as a checklist will help put…Read More