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English Portfolio Management

How to invest in Chinese Equities?

We cannot ignore the current relative valuation and future prospects of Chinese equities, despite the risks. Options, even if imperfect, remain an indirect exposure and a diversified investment in emerging markets.

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Bogleheads’ Local Chapter launched in Switzerland

The Bogleheads’ Local Chapter has been launched in Switzerland and will offer free courses for beginners and discussion opportunities for more advanced investors.

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English Product Swiss

Which payment system should I choose?

You may consider a combination of credit and debit cards from a free account as your preferred method of payment.

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English Retirement planning Swiss

Public pensions in Switzerland

Your state pension is useful to include in your individual wealth planning as an element that will provide income in retirement in the form of an annuity.

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English Markets

Investments in European indices

In order to avoid the overpriced European big caps, some ETFs covering Germany, England or broader capitalization seem more attractive.

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English Guide Portfolio Management

ETFs: physical or synthetic replications?

We strongly recommends physical ETFs, even if in some exceptional cases, synthetic ETFs may be more appropriate in certain circumstances.

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English Retirement planning Swiss

Pension in Switzerland

If you are concerned about the declining attractiveness of your retirement system, it is possible to adopt a more individual approach to retirement planning by building a diversified equity portfolio over time.

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English Guide

Withholding tax applicable to the principal residences of ETFs

You should assess US or Irish domiciled ETFs based on your situation and which will return the dividends from the underlying stocks in the most tax efficient manner.

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English Insurance Swiss

Pro and contra of a dental insurance 

Regardless of your age, dental insurance that covers at least part of the preventive costs seems to be a good solution.

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English Portfolio Management

Do you need an investment model?  

The basic rules of the markets will hold true beyond any investment model: the importance of diversification, mean reversion of returns over the long term, and the difficulty of creating alpha in public markets.