There are too many people that risk a large portion of their wealth to start trading on the stock market, without even having a clue of what trading is about and what are the risks related to it. This happens usually because they may have seen it advertised and promoted as an easy way to … Continue reading We Should Leave Trading to the Professionals
We Need to Change Our Approach to Work and Life
Nowadays, we are living in an exceptional period for those who want to work toward financial independence and financial success. I know, today everybody in the personal finance environment talks about things like financial independence, early retirement, and passive income, some by providing useful and interesting tips, and others by telling fairy tales about the … Continue reading We Need to Change Our Approach to Work and Life
How do Football Teams Make Money?
This year Deloitte has released the 23rd edition of the Deloitte Football Money League, a report about the highest-earning football clubs around the world for the 2018/19 season. At the top of the list, there is FC Barcelona, from Spain, which has been the first team to ever break the €800m barrier, with a total revenue … Continue reading How do Football Teams Make Money?
The Future of Privacy
In recent years, the attention of the general public toward the subject of privacy and the major issues related to it has increased greatly, especially since tools and technologies that are capable of capturing data about various aspects of our lives have proliferated. Around the world, there are different regulations and different degrees of protection … Continue reading The Future of Privacy
Now the most urgent problem is to ensure the liquidity to companies and consumers
The effects that the Coronavirus pandemic will have on the economy are almost impossible to estimate with the data that we have today, however, the situation is not looking cool. I live in Brescia, in the north of Italy, the area that has been hit the most by this outbreak so far. Here, I have … Continue reading Now the most urgent problem is to ensure the liquidity to companies and consumers
How FC Barcelona became the top-earning football club in history
According to data provided by Deloitte in their “Football Money League” report, which focuses on ranking football clubs around the world based on their revenue, last year’s top earner was FC Barcelona, which was able to generate a revenue of €840.8m. By doing that, the Spanish team became also the first club to break the … Continue reading How FC Barcelona became the top-earning football club in history
Why Ray Dalio Says “Cash is Trash”
On January 21, the billionaire founder of the hedge fund “Bridgewater Associates” Ray Dalio, in an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland said that in the current financial and economic environment cash is trash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZyWVxGXPHo&feature=emb_title Ray Dalio is one of the greatest hedge fund managers of all time, born … Continue reading Why Ray Dalio Says “Cash is Trash”
Last week has been the worst in financial markets since the 2008 financial crisis
Last week, as a consequence of the growing fear over the economic effects of coronavirus, global stock markets have had their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008. Wall Street has slumped from record-breaking highs to the lowest point since 2016, with more than $5tn (£3.9tn) wiped off the value of global markets over the … Continue reading Last week has been the worst in financial markets since the 2008 financial crisis
Why Bitcoin Is Not a Proper Currency
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have the serious potential to revolutionize the financial world as we know it in the next few years. They have the possibility to recast the way we make payments, buy goods and services, and more. One of the main revolutionary factors that they have led is that bitcoin is a decentralized … Continue reading Why Bitcoin Is Not a Proper Currency
The German Social Market Economy
Introduction The German economy is the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and fifth by GDP, in 2017, according to the IMF, Germany accounted for 28% of the economy of the euro area. It is also one of the largest exporters globally, and in 2017 it recorded the highest trade surplus in the world … Continue reading The German Social Market Economy