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Why Germany's Best-Known Poker Expert Is Not a Gambler
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Why Germany's Best-Known Poker Expert Is Not a Gambler

Jan Heitmann is Germany's best-known poker expert. He looks back on a 15-year career in which he played at international tournaments. He has taught poker to more than 120 celebrities, including tennis star Boris Becker, actor Elyas M'Barek and presenter Joko Winterscheidt.

16.7.19
The Curious Investor
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The Curious Investor

Are you looking for a good finance podcast? If it can be in English, we have something for you here: „The Curious Investor“ by the American asset manager AQR is the best podcast for learning about the key concepts that matter for the capital markets.

3.6.19
The second look
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The second look

Nothing is as it seems, least of all on the stock market. In this article, we explain the relationship between a country's economic growth and the return of its stock market, one that is likely to surprise many.

22.5.19
Investment year 2019: against crash diets, for fatter returns
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Investment year 2019: against crash diets, for fatter returns

Shedding a few pounds is a welcome thing – who wouldn't be pleased to weigh 80 kilograms instead of 100 within the space of a year? That the German blue-chip index slimmed down by a good 20 percent last year, however, is anything but pleasant.

20.5.19
The luckless unlucky one
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The luckless unlucky one

Legend has it that hedge funds achieve phenomenal returns. But is that actually true? Not really. In fact, it’s often a case of „all costs and nothing to show for it.“ We report on the rise and fall of several hedge fund managers.

6.5.19
The certificate scam
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The certificate scam

Why bank advisers are so keen to sell certificates was recently laid out rather unsparingly by financial journalist Christian Kirchner for the site Finanz-Szene.de: certificates are a completely unsuitable investment product. We at quirion consequently rule out the use of certificates. We took a closer look at the sense and nonsense of selling certificates.

16.4.19
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