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Reda Farran, CFA

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    Who is Reda Farran, CFA

    I started my career as a sell-side equity analyst before joining an investment consultancy to help institutional investors with portfolio allocation and optimization. After that, I spent more than 4 years as an equity analyst at Fidelity, researching and investing in stocks across 5 different sectors including green energy and utilities.

      From the author

      insights4 minutes read
      How To Analyse A Stock, With Six Simple Questions

      This is how you can analyse a stock and make your stock buying decisions.

      Reda Farran, CFAOctober 2 2024
      insights4 mins read
      Trying to time the market is for fools: Here’s what you should be doing instead

      A new study simulated 720 strategies across a variety of stock markets, using three commonly applied timing signals, and found that 96% of them failed to beat a simple buy-and-hold strategy.

      Reda Farran, CFAJanuary 3 2024
      insights5 mins read
      Before rethinking your portfolio this new year, do this first

      How to craft an investment policy statement (IPS) that describes your money goals, sets a roadmap for your investments , and determines the outline of your portfolio.

      Reda Farran, CFAJanuary 2 2024
      insights5 mins read
      Where to invest $10,000 if it’s just burning a hole in your pocket

      economic slowdown and suggests that investors gravitate toward high-quality companies that can generate steady earnings regardless of the macro backdrop. And in his view, mega-cap tech names fit the bill.

      Reda Farran, CFADecember 5 2023
      insights8 mins read
      Buying A Stock Is Easy: It’s Your Next Move That Makes All The Difference

      Investment performance is largely dictated by what an investor does after they buy a stock – specifically by how they deal with both losing and winning positions over time.

      Reda Farran, CFADecember 7 2023
      insights7 mins read
      Your ace in the hole: Eight things poker can teach you about investing

      Investing and poker have a lot in common: both involve calculated risk-taking, require keeping emotions in check, and are heavily dependent on luck for short-term success – but need considerable skill to win out in the long run.

      Reda Farran, CFAOctober 31 2023
      insights6 mins read
      Brace, Brace, Brace: Why a hard landing is still very likely

      We’re in the midst of the second-most aggressive cycle of interest rate hikes in the history of the Federal Reserve and hoping to see a soft landing. But almost every one of the Fed’s past hiking cycles led to a hard landing – that is, a recession.

      Reda Farran, CFANovember 8 2023
      insights7 mins read
      Currency traders have a new favourite play

      Currency traders have a new favourite play

      Reda Farran, CFAOctober 29 2023
      insights4 minutes read
      How To Analyse A Stock, With Six Simple Questions

      This is how you can analyse a stock and make your stock buying decisions.

      Reda Farran, CFAOctober 2 2024
      insights4 mins read
      Trying to time the market is for fools: Here’s what you should be doing instead

      A new study simulated 720 strategies across a variety of stock markets, using three commonly applied timing signals, and found that 96% of them failed to beat a simple buy-and-hold strategy.

      Reda Farran, CFAJanuary 3 2024
      insights5 mins read
      Before rethinking your portfolio this new year, do this first

      How to craft an investment policy statement (IPS) that describes your money goals, sets a roadmap for your investments , and determines the outline of your portfolio.

      Reda Farran, CFAJanuary 2 2024
      insights5 mins read
      Where to invest $10,000 if it’s just burning a hole in your pocket

      economic slowdown and suggests that investors gravitate toward high-quality companies that can generate steady earnings regardless of the macro backdrop. And in his view, mega-cap tech names fit the bill.

      Reda Farran, CFADecember 5 2023
      insights8 mins read
      Buying A Stock Is Easy: It’s Your Next Move That Makes All The Difference

      Investment performance is largely dictated by what an investor does after they buy a stock – specifically by how they deal with both losing and winning positions over time.

      Reda Farran, CFADecember 7 2023
      insights7 mins read
      Your ace in the hole: Eight things poker can teach you about investing

      Investing and poker have a lot in common: both involve calculated risk-taking, require keeping emotions in check, and are heavily dependent on luck for short-term success – but need considerable skill to win out in the long run.

      Reda Farran, CFAOctober 31 2023
      insights6 mins read
      Brace, Brace, Brace: Why a hard landing is still very likely

      We’re in the midst of the second-most aggressive cycle of interest rate hikes in the history of the Federal Reserve and hoping to see a soft landing. But almost every one of the Fed’s past hiking cycles led to a hard landing – that is, a recession.

      Reda Farran, CFANovember 8 2023
      insights7 mins read
      Currency traders have a new favourite play

      Currency traders have a new favourite play

      Reda Farran, CFAOctober 29 2023
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