A new addictive craze has swept through first-world economies. Particularly targeting young adults, the ‘Buy now Pay Later’ short-term financing option can be used on a range of products from Coachella tickets to getting burritos delivered. Initially, this seems to…
With everything going on in the global economy, it’s easy to overlook the UK, but it was an eventful week for the island nation. From a Bank of England rate cut to fresh trade deals with India and the U.S.…
In recent weeks global markets have been in turmoil. Major stock indices have seen their greatest losses since the COVID pandemic, and tech stock CEOs have had billions wiped off their net worth. But even in chaos, some players always…
In a market shaken by increasing uncertainty, one commodity has stood out: gold. Year to date the precious metal has surged over 15% to over $3000 per ounce. As the price skyrockets, more and more people are trying to get…
Soros, Icahn, Buffet, Lynch. What do all of these investors have in common? They all consistently dominated the market index in their era, producing unheard-of levels of alpha. Over time, finding opportunities to generate excess returns from the market average…
Time to admit it: half the battle in high finance is understanding what anyone’s actually talking about. Throw around some Greek letters, acronyms, and made-up-sounding words, and suddenly you’re as confused as you were the first time you watched ‘The…
Once a niche corner of global finance, private credit has exploded into a $2 trillion market, making it one of the fastest-growing and most talked-about investment sectors. Just over a decade ago, in 2010, this industry sat at a modest…
The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), brought to the world’s attention by Eugene Fama in 1970, is one of the most influential and discussed financial theories out there. Whether you’re an investor, a student of finance, or just someone trying to…
Interest rates. A sometimes opaque and unclear concept which is affecting your everyday life in unimaginable ways. Understanding interest rates and the effect they have on the economy and the financial markets, and let’s be honest, more importantly to you,…
Building on our previous discussion, this blog delves deeper into the regulatory framework of banking, specifically how Basel III enhances financial stability and risk management—but don’t worry, we’ll keep it light and engaging. Basel III If the 2008 financial crisis…
