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Who wins when markets swing?
Volatility in financial markets (i.e., sharp price swings in asset prices) makes most investors nervous. Uncertainty, the inability to predict what will happen tomorrow or where prices will go, causes anxiety. During such times, trading activity increases, demand for hedging rises, and the need for market data and analytics grows — which leads to higher revenues for companies that provide market infrastructure or support investment flows.Turning Cuteness into Cash
If you have children, you probably know how hard it is to refuse your child a toy — and how often you end up parting with money because of yet another trendy toy that’s all over social media, one that all their friends already have and that simply must be bought immediatelyBonds: What to Consider When Buying
We’ve already covered what a bond is and its key parameters in one of our previous blogs. In this post, we’ll take the next step and explore what you should pay attention to when buying bonds.Investing across the globe
The USA stock market is one of the largest and most developed in the world, driven by the scale and resilience of the American economy, high liquidity due to the participation of numerous investors, including foreign ones, the USA dollar's status as a global reserve currency, the significant presence of IT companies, and effective regulation.Investment risk management and portfolio diversification
All investments in our lives (even purchases at a store) carry a certain degree of risk: every investment has a chance of loss relative to the expected return on the invested capital. You might buy a pomegranate at the market, come home, peel it, and discover it’s spoiled. Similarly, when investing in the stock market, one must not forget the associated risks.What is a bond?
A bond is one of the fixed-income instruments and represents debt investments. When bonds are issued, investors, by purchasing them from the issuer, essentially provide capital to the bond issuer. The value of a bond at issuance is called its nominal value (or face value, or par value). The issuer is obligated to repay this face value with interest—usually in the form of regular coupon payments expressed as a percentage of the nominal value.Outlook 2025
Deglobalization, population aging, debt growth, digitalization, and electrification remain the key structural trends to consider for longterm investment strategies. In the short term, markets remain uncertain as they await the consequences of USA policies.Investments in Cryptocurrency
Investors typically choose assets for their investments (e.g., stocks, bonds, etc.) based on the expected return and risk of the asset. Companies that issue stocks and bonds generate cash flow from their operations, which helps to assess the fair value of such assets.Updated: