Bonds should benefit from interest rate cuts by central banks. However, in financial markets it is also expectations that count. Therefore, the fact that the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, has suggested that two rather than four interest rate cuts are more likely to occur in 2025 has had an impact on the bond market. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
03.01.2025 | 131 | 0
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At the December meeting, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Many in the market expected this decision. However, what surprised the markets was that the cuts planned for 2025 will probably no longer be 4 but 2, so that the expected range is between 3-3.5% instead of 2.5%. According to analysts, the reasons for this change of pace by the Fed were not only due to the slight increase in inflation that occurred in the US between October and November: inflationary risks linked to the economic policy promised by Donald Trump in the election campaign were also behind it. One of the consequences has been that the euro has lost ground against the dollar: at the beginning of November 2024, 1 euro needed 1.09 dollars, whereas on 30 December it needed 1.05 dollars. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
02.01.2025 | 66 | 0
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Investors who stick rigidly to the traditional parameters of value investing run the risk of cutting important players in the so-called ‘new economy’, i.e. companies that are innovative and linked to rapidly developing sectors, out of their portfolios. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
19.12.2024 | 72 | 0
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The ‘Classe CNBC’ channel of ‘Milano Finanza’ carried an in-depth report on bond investments. In this regard, Marcello Matranga, Head of Italiy and Dach Robeco, was interviewed. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
28.11.2024 | 96 | 0
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Filippo Luini’s article in “Fundspeople” discusses high-yield bonds, referencing an analysis by Adam Darling, the manager of Jupiter AM’s Global High Yield Bond fund. Darling’s analysis takes into account several variables, particularly economic trends, inflation, and interest rates. Based on these factors, the manager explains, it will be possible to determine whether we’ll see a “soft landing” or a “hard landing.” Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
14.11.2024 | 80 | 0
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The US stock market has performed remarkably well, driving the entire stock market, but there is a problem, namely concentration risk. As Niall Gallagher, Head of European Equity Strategies at GAM Investments, points out on ‘Lamiafinanza.it’, US equities account for just under 72% of the entire MSCI World capitalisation. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
13.11.2024 | 85 | 0
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It seems easy to divide investments into the category of cyclicals and defensives; however, as James Mackintosh explains in the Wall Street Journal, this difference can be more nuanced than one might think. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
10.10.2024 | 69 | 0
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The market rally in recent months has been uneven: it has characterised certain sectors in particular (such as tech) and especially large market capitalisations. However, as Daniel Morris, chief strategist at BNP Paribas AM - whose remarks were also reported in ‘FOND Professionell’ magazine - explains, the time may have come for companies with smaller market capitalisations to rise on the stock market. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
11.09.2024 | 83 | 0
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After the sharp corrections in the stock markets, caused above all by the 'lurch' of Big Tech, many investors are trying to orient their strategy in the direction of greater portfolio defence. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
08.08.2024 | 164 | 0
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How to navigate the vast fixed income market in the face of many variables? Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
03.07.2024 | 109 | 0
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Value and growth stocks are different but certainly not mutually exclusive within a portfolio. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
31.05.2024 | 133 | 0
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The buy and hold strategy consists of constructing a portfolio that is oriented towards the long term: it is therefore based on the belief that investments are destined to yield returns over time. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
30.05.2024 | 139 | 0
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2024 has been and will continue to be a year of big elections: from the European Parliament to elections in India, Mexico, the US and the UK; but how useful is it for financial analysts to make an effort to predict the outcomes, and to draw conclusions from this in terms of investment choices? Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
28.05.2024 | 102 | 0
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One of the most classic asset allocation strategies is to set up a portfolio consisting of 60% stocks and 40% bonds. A Candriam manager analysed the performance of a different asset allocation: 40% stocks, 30% bonds, 30% alternative investments. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
16.05.2024 | 124 | 0
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As Morningstar's portfolio strategist states, if the correlation between stocks and bonds remains far from its maximum positive value (1), bonds can continue to perform a diversification function within investment portfolios. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
09.05.2024 | 114 | 0
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The Biden Administration has announced that it will reclassify the dangerousness (lowering it) of cannabis from 'Schedule I' to 'Schedule III', i.e. classifying it as a less dangerous drug than, for example, heroin. Discover the consequences for investment and the difficulties this market will still face. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
02.05.2024 | 151 | 0
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What are the advantages of investing in individual bonds and what are the advantages of investing in units of a bond fund? Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
30.04.2024 | 123 | 0
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What are the prospects for the high-yield bond market, at least as far as the coming months are concerned? Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
23.04.2024 | 122 | 0
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Not all asset managers are convinced that allocating investments solely between stocks and bonds can guarantee adequate diversification, given the many uncertainties in the markets. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
19.04.2024 | 180 | 0
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What are the prospects for investors in the bond market today? The view of a DPAM manager. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
18.04.2024 | 108 | 0
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The MSCI World is probably the most widely known global index. It is often used as a benchmark for investment funds; it is also seen by many investors as an index to invest in through ETFs in order to achieve a diversified and profitable portfolio over time: the annualised return over the last ten years is around 10%. However, it should not be forgotten that this global index also has some shortcomings, as Andreas Braun of the ARD financial editorial team points out. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
16.04.2024 | 144 | 0
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Many savers believe that leaving their money in a bank account is the safest way to invest it, but even this option carries some risks, such as loss of purchasing power due to inflation. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
10.04.2024 | 128 | 0
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Leaving your savings in a bank account is a solution chosen by a very large proportion of savers; however, this solution, which is certainly safe from a certain point of view, does not protect your savings from the loss of purchasing power caused by inflation. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
05.04.2024 | 99 | 0
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The medical ('health care') sector is a very broad investment area that has been on the rise since the beginning of the year, as evidenced by the MSCI World Health Care Index, which gained 7.66% in the first quarter of 2024. But what are the trends that could continue to drive investment in the medical sector? Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
04.04.2024 | 102 | 0
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The current economic situation is prompting some managers to look for a strategy that can take advantage of market volatility while avoiding the risks of an economic slowdown. In this context, a BlackRock manager discusses an investment strategy that includes US equities and European bonds. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
02.04.2024 | 92 | 0
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Small caps have faced adverse conditions: this has certainly depressed their prices, but today, in the context of the rally in the financial markets, their valuations appear quite cheap; moreover, they offer a way of diversifying the portfolio from the risk of equity concentration. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
26.03.2024 | 100 | 0
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Given (a) the expansionary monetary policies that will be in place until 2022 and (b) the growing influence of ETFs, it is still fair to ask whether today's stock prices really reflect the true value of the companies they represent. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
20.03.2024 | 112 | 0
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The need to strengthen water infrastructure and ensure universal access to water opens up a multi-billion dollar investment opportunity. But what financial products does the sector need to access credit in the market? Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
05.03.2024 | 83 | 0
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Lower interest rates and inflation: these are two of the predictions shared by many financial analysts for 2024, but not everyone is convinced that these forecasts justify the prevailing optimism regarding the evolution of bond prices. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
14.02.2024 | 117 | 0
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Rising borrowing costs, volatile asset prices, threatened cross-border investments and more are some of the key financial areas affected by geopolitical risks.
25.01.2024 | 99 | 0
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Many investors are probably wondering whether a 'growth' investment strategy will be preferable in 2024, or whether a 'value' strategy will be more favoured due to market conditions. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
16.01.2024 | 113 | 0
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Investors should accept that financial markets can be affected by (more or less) unexpected events.
20.12.2023 | 125 | 0
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Risk-free assets are financial products whose level of risk is so low that financial operators consider it to be virtually zero; however, risk-free assets can still be risky when considering a portfolio's return objectives or the loss of purchasing power due to high inflation. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
06.12.2023 | 108 | 0
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Dividend-paying stocks are seen as financial instruments that can provide both protection and return within an investment portfolio. However, it is important to remember that they are still stocks. As such, they can change in value and produce negative performance. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
27.11.2023 | 178 | 0
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Bonds have returned to reasonable valuations, defensive equities appear to be the least risky, diversification is important (including through alternatives) and there are more profitable alternatives to cash management: this is J.P. Morgan's guide to the financial markets, picked up and effectively summarised by 'finews.com'. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
13.11.2023 | 118 | 0
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The price/earnings (P/E) or price/earnings ratio, which is one of the so-called market 'multiples', is a figure that relates the price of a share to the company's earnings per share, i.e. it relates a company's earnings to its market capitalisation. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
06.11.2023 | 144 | 0
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Inflation is a risk to savings because it reduces their purchasing value over time, sometimes very significantly. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
03.11.2023 | 137 | 0
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Bonds are securities that are more affected by interest rates than others. Interest rates are both a risk and an opportunity. Two key measures that indicate the relationship between bonds and interest rates, and which also provide important information about the riskiness of that relationship, are 'duration' and 'modified duration'. Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
30.10.2023 | 99 | 0
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