Reda Farran, CFA
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
How to become a superforecaster and beat Wall Street at its own game
AI has turned utilities into a power play and these three stocks are set to light up
US economy carries on despite looming government shutdown risks
What Ray Dalio’s “bubble indicator” says about the Magnificent 7
Profit warnings can trigger a stock selloff: here’s how to know when they’re coming
How to get a quick hit of market perspective – whenever you need it
Why everyone lately seems to be talking about gold
What Intel’s latest results mean for its “ridiculously undervalued” stock
Your portfolio’s next AI power play could go… nuclear
You might be looking in the wrong place for dividends!
Where the pros would invest $100,000 right now: The top two ideas
For some US investors, there’s no place like home bias
This momentum-based strategy aims to boost your returns and lower your risk
Six actually useful things to do when markets are jumpy
A food crisis is brewing: Here’s how to shield your portfolio
How To Analyse A Stock, With Six Simple Questions
This is how you can analyse a stock and make your stock buying decisions.
How to save a million (and keep the taxman away)
What to expect this earning season, from big tech to big banks
You might be looking in the wrong place for dividends
The winners and losers as interest rates (finally) rise in Japan
Europe is up in arms, and its defense stocks have been gaining ground
What Ray Dalio’s “bubble indicator” says about the Magnificent Seven
Dust off JPMorgan’s fair value gauge, and Bitcoin’s still undervalued
How ten "Forever funds" have fared over the past five years
The economies set to benefit most (and least) from AI, ranked
Geopolitical risks are on the up: Here’s how to hedge your portfolio
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.
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.
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.
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.
The cat’s out of the bag: With 16% returns, these bonds are among the year’s best
Catastrophe bonds are among the years best
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.
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.
Currency traders have a new favourite play
Currency traders have a new favourite play
How to become a superforecaster and beat Wall Street at its own game
AI has turned utilities into a power play and these three stocks are set to light up
US economy carries on despite looming government shutdown risks
What Ray Dalio’s “bubble indicator” says about the Magnificent 7
Profit warnings can trigger a stock selloff: here’s how to know when they’re coming
How to get a quick hit of market perspective – whenever you need it
Why everyone lately seems to be talking about gold
What Intel’s latest results mean for its “ridiculously undervalued” stock
Your portfolio’s next AI power play could go… nuclear
You might be looking in the wrong place for dividends!
Where the pros would invest $100,000 right now: The top two ideas
For some US investors, there’s no place like home bias
This momentum-based strategy aims to boost your returns and lower your risk
Six actually useful things to do when markets are jumpy
A food crisis is brewing: Here’s how to shield your portfolio
How To Analyse A Stock, With Six Simple Questions
This is how you can analyse a stock and make your stock buying decisions.
How to save a million (and keep the taxman away)
What to expect this earning season, from big tech to big banks
You might be looking in the wrong place for dividends
The winners and losers as interest rates (finally) rise in Japan
Europe is up in arms, and its defense stocks have been gaining ground
What Ray Dalio’s “bubble indicator” says about the Magnificent Seven
Dust off JPMorgan’s fair value gauge, and Bitcoin’s still undervalued
How ten "Forever funds" have fared over the past five years
The economies set to benefit most (and least) from AI, ranked
Geopolitical risks are on the up: Here’s how to hedge your portfolio
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.
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.
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.
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.
The cat’s out of the bag: With 16% returns, these bonds are among the year’s best
Catastrophe bonds are among the years best
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.
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.
Currency traders have a new favourite play
Currency traders have a new favourite play
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