An interview with Tina Zeinlinger, a journalism student at the Georg von Holtzbrinck School. Together with a colleague, she launched the podcast „Moneymaster – investing for career starters“ for WirtschaftsWoche. It also covers robo-advisors.
Professional athletes achieve astonishing things. In sport, an amateur wouldn't stand the faintest chance against a pro. A similar argument is used to sell investment products: only a professional fund manager, the pitch goes, can manage your assets profitably. In fact, the opposite is true: here's how to win the battle of talents when you invest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
