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What consequences does an armed conflict in the middle of Europe have for how the markets develop and for your portfolio at quirion?

Do the machines make all the decisions at a robo-advisor? We hear this prejudice fairly often. Let's clear up a few misconceptions.

Where does Germany rank in the global stock-market league table, and how have stocks fared against bonds since 1900? A few figures on equity investing.

Share price and balance sheet, stock index and gross domestic product are indeed connected - but not as directly as you might think.

Again and again the markets go through phases of euphoria. As prices rise, so do the risks. Yet common risk metrics barely reveal them. Prof. Dr. Stefan May has now developed metrics – “herd risk” and “real risk” – to make the dangers more visible. In this interview, our Head of Investment Management explains why these metrics underscore the value of diversification.

Even though our investment strategists don't rely on gazing into a crystal ball, we do want to set the tone for the new investment year: which trends particularly shaped quirion's global ETF portfolios in 2021 — and why forecast-free investing will pay off in 2022 as well.