Published in InsiderFinance Wire·Jul 266 Ways To Manage Your Investment RisksRisk, a long-forgotten aspect of investing, came back to life this year. After more than a decade of easy money and spectacular performance from risky assets such as stocks and cryptos, many hopped onto the bandwagon based on blind faith and hope. No one questioned the kind of risks they…Stocks8 min read
Published in Block Magnates·Apr 20Bitcoin — Can It Be The Next Gold?Bitcoin hit the world in 2009. But its mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, probably never expect it to grow to where it is today. What started as a remotely possible idea for a decentralized global currency became instrumental in the birth of a new-age digital financial ecosystem. …Investing8 min read
Published in Block Magnates·Apr 11Stagflation — What You Should KnowStagflation is a word that strikes fear for those who know what it is. And for those who don’t, you will learn it the hard way when it comes. While it remains to be seen whether we will be moving into an extended stagflationary period, news about it is everywhere…Finance9 min read
Published in Block Magnates·Mar 29What Is All This Yield Curve Talk About?Most of us started out investing in stocks. And it remains a key holding throughout our investment journey. For some, that may even be the only asset class they know aside from real estate properties. But that said, the entire financial markets are more interconnected than we think. And there…Finance7 min read
Mar 24Why isn’t VXX tracking the VIX Index?For those who have traded VIX-based volatility products such as VXX or VIXY, you may notice this. They do not seem to track the VIX index. On certain days, their movements can deviate a fair bit to the extent they can move even in opposite directions. This is unlike products…Finance4 min read
Mar 16VXX goes haywire — What happenedFor those trading VXX, you would notice an anomaly on 15 March 2022. In fact, it started a day earlier on 14 March 2022, albeit to a lesser extent. VXX is an ETN that tracks the VIX index using a basket of front and second-month VIX futures contracts. It is…Finance4 min read
Mar 14Inflation and How It Is Affecting The MarketsEvery one should be acquainted with what inflation is today. Even if you do not invest, you would still feel its effects around you. Just take a look at the prices of all the daily stuff you pay today against maybe a year or two ago. A local stall I…Investing10 min read
Feb 19, 2021Asset Allocation With BitCoinBitcoin… you either love it or hate it. You hate it because it keeps going higher. And you don’t know why. You love it also because it keeps going higher. And you either think you know why or you don’t really give a damn why. It Is A Crazy World Today Bitcoin took the world by…Finance9 min read
Jan 13, 20215 Reasons Why Risk Matters In InvestingAs investors, our ultimate goal is to make money or returns. Of course, the more the merrier. No one would ever complain about bagging more than they expected. It can even earn you some bragging rights. In fact, you will find no lack of news blasting results of funds or…Money7 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Dec 21, 2020Risk Parity As An All-Weather StrategyRisk parity, an investment strategy made popular by Ray Dalio, has come a long way. To those that are not familiar with technical terms, perhaps the name “All Weather” rings a bell. That is the name of the fund Ray Dalio ran using risk parity principles. They are related but…Finance10 min read
