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Anyone who reacts impatiently and hastily to bad news when investing can end up costing themselves their returns. Because reshuffling holdings unnecessarily drives up transaction costs.

There are more investors in Germany than at any time since 2006. That is shown by a recent study from the German Share Institute (DAI). Are we seeing a new trend here towards equity funds as retirement provision and towards an era of investors?

The future of the capital markets cannot be predicted. Not by sophisticated scientific risk models, and not by highly paid gurus either. A small comfort for the experts: not all of them are equally bad.

Once a year, Credit Suisse updates its "Global Investment Returns Yearbook". It is probably the most comprehensive collection of investment-relevant metrics drawn from 120 years of financial history. All hard facts, which also feed into quirion's approach.

• The performance of the capital markets is making headlines this week • Dr Anselm Hüwe, Senior Analyst at , analyses what's really behind the most common claims

Since 1 January 2018, new statutory rules on fund taxation have applied in Germany. We explain what is changing for quirion investors.