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If an interest rate went from 4% to 3%, it went down by 100 basis points (bps). Photo: Ries Bosch/Unsplash
MARKETS

Jargon buster: basis points (bps)

Delano has been unpicking some of the terminology that can make the financial sector difficult for outsiders to follow. In this instalment: “basis points”.

Aaron Grunwald • 08.08.2024
Bryan Ferrari, investment advisor and portfolio manager at Spuerkeess, says dollar cost averaging (DCA) helps avoid the trap of trying to time the market. Library photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne
MONEY

Jargon buster: dollar cost averaging

Aaron Grunwald and Chris Stoneman • 07.08.2024
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs) are increasingly popular with investors. Photo: John Vid/Unsplash
MONEY

Jargon buster: exchange-traded funds (ETF)

Aaron Grunwald • 06.08.2024
If you’ve just arrived and need to open a bank account, or you need to switch institutions, here’s a quick primer on what you’ll need to do. Library picture: Matic Zorman (2020)
EXPAT GUIDE

Bank account set-up

Chris Stoneman • 06.08.2024
The monthly consumer confidence indicator produced by the Luxembourg Central Bank (BCL) declined from -10 in June 2024 to -13 in July 2024. Library photo: Matic Zorman (2020)
ECONOMY

Consumer confidence slipped in July 2024

Aaron Grunwald • 05.08.2024
In the investment world, alpha and beta measure the outperformance and volatility of a stock, fund or portfolio. Photo: Shutterstock
MONEY

Jargon buster: alpha & beta

Aaron Grunwald • 05.08.2024
Charles Pletsch, head of retail banking at Spuerkeess. Library picture: Romain Gamba (2022)
EXPAT GUIDE

Applying for a mortgage

Aaron Grunwald • 03.08.2024
That’s the ticket. Photo: Guy Wolff
EXPAT GUIDE

Lunchtime benefit

Aaron Grunwald • 24.07.2024
Buying or upgrading your home? There’s government financial support for certain projects. Photo: Shutterstock
EXPAT GUIDE

Apply for public subsidies

Aaron Grunwald • 20.07.2024
At Repair Cafés, volunteer repairers with a wide range of skills are on hand to give visitors’ items a second life. Photo: Maison Moderne
INSTITUTIONS

Repair Café: fixing what’s broken

Léna Fernandes • 08.07.2024
Icapital is one of several online platforms that helps individual investors research and invest in private market (also known as alternative) funds. Photo: Shutterstock
MONEY

Private market fund platforms

Aaron Grunwald • 02.07.2024
Mercer’s 2024 survey revealed that Luxembourg City ranks among the 50 most expensive cities globally. Photo: Shutterstock
MONEY

Luxembourg climbs to 47th in cost of living index

Kangkan Halder • 24.06.2024
Jeremy Lauret is head of direct investing at Swissquote Bank Europe. Photo: Marie Russillo/Maison Moderne
WEALTH MANAGEMENT

“Not taking enough risk” is a risk in itself: Jeremy Lauret

Lydia Linna • 07.06.2024
Michael Delano is asset & wealth management leader at PWC Luxembourg. Photo: Olivier Toussaint/PWC
WEALTH MANAGEMENT

“Think about investing sensibly”: Michael Delano

Lydia Linna • 27.04.2024
Candi Carrera, former Luxembourg country manager at Microsoft and now an ‘active retiree’ focused on value investing, speaks at Swissquote Investment Day 2024, 14 March 2024. Photo: Marie Russillo/Maison Moderne
MARKETS

Photos: Rational investing in focus at Swissquote Investment Day 2024

Aaron Grunwald • 15.03.2024
“If you want to be successful and reach your financial objectives, you have to own those objectives,” said Jeremy Lauret, head of direct investing at Swissquote Bank Europe, during a presentation on personal investing on 12 March 2024. “You have to commit to your plan and you have to stay on track.” Photo: Swissquote Bank Europe
MARKETS

“It’s ultimately all about setting investment goals”: Jeremy Lauret

Lydia Linna • 13.03.2024
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