Stock markets are entering stagnation, debt markets are generating higher profits SOFIX is also stagnating, private pension fund yields continue to fall Central bankers are already visibly worried about the coming recession, the ECB is initiating a new round of cheap loans for the banking system Going forward, debt instruments (bonds, especially government bonds) will most likely …
More »16. All about investing in P2P loans (with guest Stoycho Nedev)
Special guest in the new episode of "The Intelligent Investor" is Stoycho Nedev, creator of the website "Viva Invest" and an investment expert in the field of P2P lending. 00:22 – Presentation of the topics in the episode and our special guest Stoycho Nedev from "Viva Invest" 01:55 – Financial news from Bulgaria 17:08 – Macro and …
More »15. How to invest in gold and silver? (with guest Dimo Stefanov)
Dear listeners, in the new episode of "The Intelligent Investor" our guest is Dimo Stefanov, Chief Dealer at Tavex Gold & Exchange, which are the largest (and in our opinion the best) gold and silver dealers in Bulgaria. Dimo is the best gold and silver investing expert we know, so his advice …
More »Markets in February: Stocks up, gold down
Global markets continue to grow, but at a slower pace than in January The average yield of universal pension funds in our country slightly decreases SOXIF performs worse than global markets in the first two months of 2019 The price of gold falls at the end of February February, like January, was quite good …
More »Why we should save and invest from an early age
In many of our articles and podcasts on the subject, we talk about the most important rules and principles in the field of personal finance, and specifically saving and investing. In order to be useful to as many of you as possible, the rules we talk about are usually universal in nature, that is, they apply equally to …
More »14. What is Phyre and why is it the future of electronic payments? (with guest Konstantin Dzhelebov)
Dear listeners, in the new episode of "The Intelligent Investor" our guest is Konstantin Dzhelebov, co-founder and CEO of Phyre, a payment application known as "the first Bulgarian digital wallet". This is an application through which we can make contactless payments through our smartphone in any retail outlet that has a POS terminal. This …
More »What happened in the markets in January 2019?
Welcome to our newest column, with which we are expanding the content related to the Virtual Pension Fund and our Pension Reform for the Young. Within the new column "Market Commentary", the editor-in-chief of EKIP Georgi Vuldjev, who is also the chairman of the board of our modest Virtual Pension Fund, will provide short monthly …
More »What happened to the profitability of private pension funds?
In recent days, I'm sure you've come across a number of headlines announcing that the profitability of private pension funds has collapsed, disintegrated, collapsed, crashed, etc. You get the idea. Something scary and shocking has happened to the profitability of pension funds. This is neither too far nor too close to ...
More »Investment in the wine sector – exotic or not quite?
The global wine market is driven by wine consumption habits, rapid urbanization, changing lifestyles and high incomes, the popularity of wine products during holidays, as well as an aging population that prefers wine over other hard drinks. Wine consumption is increasing worldwide and …
More »13. How to invest in the Airbnb market? (with guest Boris Pavlov)
Dear listeners, in the "fatal" episode of "The Intelligent Investor" our guest is Boris Pavlov - Bulgarian entrepreneur, founder and manager of Flat Manager - a property management company for short-term rentals on the Airbnb/Booking market. We talked with him in depth about the real estate market in Bulgaria and what are the …
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