How to mix assets like a mad scientist and get rich quietly
For most retail investors, the word “equity” instinctively signals higher returns, and higher risk. It is commonly assumed that increasing the equity allocation in a portfolio proportionally increases its volatility. However, as counterintuitive as it may sound, this belief doesn’t always hold true. Empirical data demonstrates that equity, when added judiciously to a debt-heavy portfolio, […]
How to trade the Fed interest rate decision
The Federal Reserve (Fed) is the United States (US) central bank. A central bank usually provides financial and banking services for its country’s government and commercial banking system. It also issues the local currency and implements monetary policy. Each decision has a vast impact on the value of the local currency, and hence, Forex (FX)traders […]