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How to Start Investing in Switzerland: 5 Simple Steps for Long-Term Success
Personal Finance
Finance Basics
Investing Fundamentals
Savings & Budget
How to Start Investing in Switzerland: 5 Simple Steps for Long-Term Success

A clear, beginner-friendly framework to help you start investing in Switzerland with confidence, even with no financial background.

Fed
Finance Basics
Investing Fundamentals
How to Track and Trade Fed Expectations?

Discover how the Federal Reserve’s rate decisions and forward guidance shape global markets — and what that means for your investor strategy. Learn to interpret the dot plot, FedWatch probabilities and key data to anticipate the next move.

Inflation
Finance Basics
Investing Fundamentals
Personal Finance
Savings & Budget
Inflation Expectations, Wages and Jobs: Connecting the Dots

This article links inflation to expectations, wages and jobs, showing how they form an economic cycle and filling common gaps in analysis for investors.

market-exposure
Finance Basics
Investing Fundamentals
Technical Analysis
Indicators & Oscillators
What are market positioning and sentiment in trading?

Market positioning is a key concept in understanding financial markets, revealing how investors and funds are actually exposed to different assets and sectors.

Magnifying glass over financial charts and calculator symbolizing company valuation analysis and investment metrics
Finance Basics
Investing Fundamentals
How to value a company using price to earnings ratio

Let's explore one of the most popular metrics used to assess whether a stock is seen as a high-growth bet or a stable value play, whether it is over or undervalued. From tech giants to traditional industries, you will understand how investors interpret valuations with price to earnings ratio.

How to master my money : a guide to financial wellbeing
Finance Basics
Investing Fundamentals
How to master my money to build a strong financial future?

Money makes the world go round, yet many of us were never taught how to manage it with confidence, or make it work for us. This guide will change that.

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