The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in more than 10 years. The market correction that investors feared occurred, but it was not particularly sharp. Due to the worsening stock yields and the interest rate cut, the price of gold shot up. The main yield curve is …
More »Stocks hit new records in June, as did gold, but investors fear a correction
All stock markets are performing well in June, with the S&P500 even hitting a new record. Government debt is also performing well, with gold prices seeing a very large increase. However, investors are wary because the previous two major corrections in stocks followed similar levels of growth. Analysts expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates...
More »Stocks in correction in May as central banks prepare to cut interest rates
All equity markets performed quite poorly in May. Government bond yields improved significantly, which also improved the return on the "Permanent Portfolio". Central bankers in both the US and Europe are preparing to cut interest rates. The relatively good month of April for the markets was followed by an almost disastrous May. …
More »Central bankers in panic - March as a turning point for markets
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 »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 »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 »Ep. 7: Crisis Investing
00:56 - What topics will we talk about today? 03:10 - The virtual pension fund of EKIP in August 08:45 - Episode topic: How to invest in anticipation and during crises? 48:35 - Current financial news from Bulgaria 65: 35 - Macro and Markets: international news 75:35 - Fintech: …
More »The relationship between gold and silver prices and the rate of inflation
After examining the main differences between gold and silver as investment assets in the previous two articles, in this article we will pay attention to three main indicators whose dynamics have a relatively high level of correlation with their price dynamics. First, we will pay attention to the macroeconomic indicator, which is most often …
More »Gold vs. Silver: Which is more profitable and which is more volatile?
Having examined the global demand profile for gold and silver in the first part of this series comparing gold and silver as investment alternatives, let us now turn our attention to the price dynamics of the two metals. By comparative analysis of trends in the price movements of gold and …
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