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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.

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English Markets

What portfolio management in case of inflation? 

While stocks suffer in the event of extreme inflation, they still offer acceptable protection in the event of limited inflation. Make minor adjustments but do not deviate from your investment objectives.

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English Portfolio Management Swiss

What are structured products?

In times of low interest rates, structured products attract investors with comparatively higher returns, but there is also the threat of painful losses.

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English Markets

Bond market, Chinese mega-techs and growth stocks (Q3 2021)

Buying a “developed world” ETF today means gaining massive exposure to highly valued growth stocks.

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English Portfolio Management

Norwegian investments: Insights from the world’s largest fund

The world’s largest sovereign wealth (Norway) believes in relatively efficient markets and follows a passive approach with a 70:30 stock:bond index and little deviations.

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Real estate prices following the pandemic in Europe and Switzerland

The demand for real assets, especially real estate, is enormous in Europe. Unless interest rates rise sharply or the economy slows down, this situation does not seem to be easing.

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English Personal finance Swiss

How to buy property and obtain a favorable mortgage in Switzerland

Obtain competitive mortgage offers from banks, insurances and intermediaries: The huge savings obtained will by far justify the few laborious hours spent.

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English Personal finance

What is a neobank?

Online banking start-ups (neobanks) provide generally cheap offerings, but due to the high mortality rate of such ventures, you should select a solid player if you plan to entrust them significant funds for an extended period of time.

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The best Swiss online banks (neobanks)

For foreign transactions, Revolut seems to be unbeatable now with its credit card allowing purchases in many currencies. For online basic services in Switzerland, Zak and Neon are competing for the top spot thanks to their free basic package and the backbone of a banking license from their partner.