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Ep. 3: What do we need to know about the main types of investments?

00:50 - What topics will we discuss in this episode?

04:58 - How did the various virtual investments of the EKIP Virtual Pension Fund perform in May?

16:50 - Answers to feedback and questions we received after the previous episode of the podcast

20:00 - What is "compound interest" and how can we achieve exponential growth in future returns by reinvesting our investment profits?

40:00 - Investment and financial news from Bulgaria

54:15 - "Macro and Markets" section: What are the current developments in global financial markets and what are the most interesting and useful financial and macroeconomic analyses published by investment funds in recent weeks?

73:00- FinTech news: How to save on banking costs in Bulgaria?

77:10 - What are the main types of investment assets and what are their characteristics? What are their strengths and weaknesses? When does an asset bring a better profit and when a worse one?

110:15 - Closing words

 

Links:

What is compound interest?

How is compound interest calculated?

 

From the "News from Bulgaria" section:

How will the common European pension product change the labor market?

False investment brokers

Connection of companies in investment funds

 

Links from the " Macro and Markets" section

Swedbank report on the situation in Italy

Difference between interest rates on Italian and German government bonds

 

Links from the "FinTech" section:

Review of mobile applications of banks in Bulgaria

Comparison of bank fees in Bulgaria

How to pay less bank fees?

Alternatives to high bank fees

 

From the "Episode Theme" section

Aswath Damodaran - video on valuation

 

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About Georgi Vuldzhev

Georgi Vuldzhev is a member of the board of directors of BLO and editor-in-chief of EKIP. His articles on economic and political topics have been published by both Bulgarian and international publications such as Mises Institute, Foundation for Economic Education, European Students for Liberty, etc. He worked as an economist at the Institute for Market Economics and currently holds the position of economic analyst at CEEMarketWatch and is a weekly columnist on investment topics for the Tavex blog.

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