To become a smarter, better-informed investor in 2024, you could resolve to learn about a new asset class (say, bonds) and get your hands dirty playing with a model or crunching some numbers yourself.

Stephane Renevier, CFAJanuary 8 2024

Government bonds are more defensive: they tend to perform well in an economic downturn as they benefit from falling interest rates. So buy them if you fear a hard landing.

Stephane Renevier, CFADecember 18 2023

Roaring demand, tight supply, and strong investor interest have all boosted oil prices recently.

Stephane Renevier, CFAOctober 30 2023

enturing into a tech revolution often starts with excitement and knee-jerk investments, which can result in a bubble that eventually pops.

Stephane Renevier, CFANovember 15 2023

Europe might not be facing an imminent crash, but the ECB's financial stability experts found that three types of risks could imperil the financial system.

Stephane Renevier, CFANovember 30 2023

AI is about to shake up the education industry big time, not just by shrinking costs, but also by ramping up profits with cooler and more effective products that attract new customers and keep existing ones coming back for more.

Stephane Renevier, CFANovember 23 2023

Morgan Stanley’s just dropped its 2024 forecast, and it’s a goldmine. I’ve prospected five of its hottest trade nuggets, each one aimed at turbocharging your portfolio.

Stephane Renevier, CFANovember 21 2023

Think of TIPS as government bonds with a superpower: the bond’s principal (the original amount loaned), and its semi-annual interest payments, adjust with inflation rates.

Stephane Renevier, CFANovember 9 2023

The r-star, or the natural rate of interest, is the “price of money”, the sweet spot that keeps our savings, investments, and inflation in harmony.

Stephane Renevier, CFAOctober 24 2023