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Martin Boujol

Martin has recently graduated from the university of St. Gallen with a master's degree in Business Innovation. He joined Flowbank in September 2020 as strategy assistant to the CIO. He has a strong interest in finance and new technologies and has a certain expertise in literature and philosophy.

Stocks ・ Technology

15 April 2021

Genomics: the latest healthcare revolution

Curing cancer might become possible, thanks to genomics medicine. In a recent communication, renowned investor Cathie Wood stated that genomics will be one of the most disruptive technologies in the world. But what are genomics and how can an ...

Technology

13 April 2021

Rent your device instead of buying it: Grover and the era of upgrades

Why buy a device and have to keep it for years when you can change it whenever you want? Grover proposes a solution to never be stuck with your laptop or smartphone, let alone the debt that often comes with it.

Technology ・ Asset Allocation

8 April 2021

ARK Invest’s Space ETF is not just space stocks, and that could be a good thing

Cathie Wood’s new ETF has seen impressive inflows but has also be met with some doubts. After all, why would a space ETF be holding tractor, video streaming and e-commerce company stocks?

Stocks ・ Macro ・ Investing

7 April 2021

Big payouts from investing in unloved stocks could soon dry up

Some hedge funds have come away with big profits by focusing on the least-loved part of the equity market. What does this strategy look like and how can you implement it in your own trading ideas?

Stocks ・ Commodities ・

6 April 2021

Forget the semiconductor shortage, we are out of ketchup!

If you do not get enough ketchup packets during your next cheat-meal, please do not blame it on the fast-food worker. It is, like many shortage issues this past year, Covid-19’s fault.

Bonds ・ Asia ・ Markets

31 March 2021

Chinese bonds find new acceptance in all 3 world bond indices

China is starting to compete for foreign capital inflows. With high quality bonds, other nation’s debt might lose their shine. Napoleon was right: China is awakening, and the world trembles.

Commodities ・

30 March 2021

I like chocolate; how can I invest in cocoa?

For Easter, we wanted to give you insights on a fascinating industry as well as hints on how you could invest a part of your portfolio in cocoa.

Stocks ・ Technology

23 March 2021

The rise of stock influencers – shaking markets with words

Elon tweets and people buy. In the past few months, we have seen stocks and other assets shoot up and down following tweets or other announcements from what we now call stock influencers. What is the reach of these people, and what are the risks ...

Stocks ・ Technology

22 March 2021

Facebook’s mysterious wristband: the start of a paradigm shift?

Facebook has been testing new computing inputs using a ...

Covid-19

18 March 2021

Covid is a chance for pharma to gain our confidence back

Big pharma has been unloved in the last decade, both for safety and money reasons. However, these are heady times for the industry, both from the financial gains to be made from the covid vaccine and the marketing and PR value of having developed ...

Technology ・ Mobility ・ EV

16 March 2021

Volkswagen shoots at Tesla: building its own European giga factories

German automaker Volkswagen has big plans to challenge Tesla; ...

Commodities ・ Covid-19

15 March 2021

Factories will struggle to keep up with rising demand

As vaccines are rolling out and social distancing measures are loosening up, the economy is getting back on track. However, we have rarely seen such a quick recovery, and many companies struggle to adapt to the new cruising speed.

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