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This is where you will find information and background stories on money market instruments, equities, bonds, funds (ETFs) and private equity investments. This will enable you to make more informed decisions and optimize your portfolio's risk-return profile as needed.

The articles are designed to help you assess the risk-return profile of an investment. Our investment advisory experts provide facts and explain, for example, the central question of why it is important to evaluate the return and risk of your asset mix. They show what every asset management professional should be striving for: to combine different asset classes in such a way that they precisely match your risk profile and return expectations.

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As the global population ages, retirees will need better health and social care options, more assisted-living housing, and flexible retirement solutions. That's good news for investors.

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Battling climate change via the energy transition will cost trillions. But where will the financing come from? With government budgets stretched to the limit, there are excellent opportunities for private investors to help the world - and themselves.

A German flag flies, behind it, ship cranes stand in a German harbour at dusk.

Once the engine of European economic growth, Germany's stuttering economy reflects fiscal risk aversion, energy challenges, and insufficient digital flexibility. Yet a strong industrial core, a growing green tech sector, and falling inflation all hold out hope for a longer-term recovery.

Four young men with identical red jackets, headphones and consoles stare intently at their screens

Thanks to rapid digitalisation and spectacular 4K graphics, gaming is no longer a niche business. In fact, the gaming industry generates more revenue than the music and film businesses combined.

As the most defensive of asset classes, gold is providing diversification and stability to investor portfolios in the wake of Middle East tensions.

A bridge spans the water in a rocky landscape by the sea

Financial markets in 2024 will shift the spotlight onto whether economic growth has reached a trough. An increasingly complex geopolitical situation, along with crucial elections in the US, make for continued uncertainty. Diversification remains a key strategy for investors.

Euro banknotes and coins against an upward-pointing chart

The euro had a tough summer, but worries about its future trajectory may well be overdone, and there are good reasons to hope for an upswing.

The logos of the seven biggest companies in the digital economy: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla.

The software and semiconductor industries offer numerous opportunities for diversification of your technology and digital stocks beyond the Magnificent Seven.

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Who knows you best? Your partner? Your parents? Your best friend? If you bought a new car recently, it’s none of the above: it’s your four-wheeled friend, or foe, depending on how you feel about data collection and privacy.

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Changing demographics offer investment opportunities

Sustainable private finance for a greener, cleaner world

Can the German economy start growing again?

Gaming grows up

Gold glitters amidst geopolitical uncertainty

2024: Growth challenges amid uncertainty

Should you worry about the euro?

Beyond the Magnificent Seven

Car manufacturers shift gears to profit from your data

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