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 »How did our "Virtual Pension Fund" perform in its first year?
For over a year now, we at EKIP have been conducting a very interesting experiment. With the launch of the Virtual Pension Fund last year, we set ourselves the goal of illustrating what we mean when we talk about alternatives to the current pension system in Bulgaria. A system that, as you may know, we criticize extremely harshly. Because …
More »20. The Psychology of Saving and Investing with Stoine Vassilev
00:22 - Introduction to the topics in the episode and our special guest Stoyne Vassilev, financial consultant and founder of the personal finance web portal SmartMoney.bg 03:00 – News from Bulgaria 09:30 – What kind of investment project is "Historical Park"? Is it a financial fraud or just an example of colossal incompetence? 26:35 – …
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 »18. Effective management of personal finances with Miroslav Rizov
00:24 – Introduction of the topics in the episode and special guest Miroslav Rizov, financial expert-consultant and co-founder of Infinite Trust. 02:00 – What happened to the EKIP Virtual Pension Fund in April? 05:40 – Financial news from Bulgaria 13:00 – Macro and Markets 20:40 – Fintech news 25:05 – …
More »17. Personal Finance and How to Invest in Bitcoin (with guest Nikolay Delchev)
00:23 – Presentation of the topics in the episode and the special guest Nikolay Delchev from "Forum Finance" 01:10 - Presentation of the Virtual Pension Fund in March 05:35 – News from Bulgaria 17:20 – Macro and Markets 29:45 – Fintech news 39:55 – Interview with Nikolay Delchev 40:05 – The idea and …
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 »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 …
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