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Russian assets in iShares ETFs and the limits of patient investing

What BlackRock did, who retains the recovery rights, and how an individual investor should assess frozen securities. A security marked at zero can attract a patient investor for understandable reasons. The underlying business may still operate, institutions may prefer to remove an awkward position, and someone investing their own money may be able to wait […]

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English Portfolio Management

Beyond Asset Allocation: Should Investors Diversify Brokers, Custody and Jurisdictions?

A diversified portfolio can still depend on one legal and custody infrastructure. Here is how Swiss investors can think about that hidden concentration without building an unnecessarily complicated offshore structure. Modern investors have become very good at diversifying what they see. A single global ETF can provide exposure to thousands of companies across dozens of […]

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English Markets

Staying Focused in Essential Financial Goals (3rd quarter 2025)

Staying the Course Amidst Noise The financial world is entering yet another phase of turbulence. The headlines of this quarter revolve around three major forces: uncertainty around the US dollar, the escalation of new global conflicts, and the relentless march of artificial intelligence. Each has the potential to unsettle markets, but none should deter investors […]

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English Markets

Contrarian investing in April (2nd quarter 2025)

Contrarian investing, valuation

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English Markets

Sources for investors entering 2025 (4th quarter 2024)

For our last yearly review, we look at insightful perspectives from three reference investors: a provocative contrarian, a global macro and a value investor: Searching for Value Amidst High Asset Prices The provocative contrarian Marc Faber, in his Gloom Boom Doom report, raises critical questions about the sustainability of current asset valuations. He highlights a growing dichotomy […]