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Sustainable investing and the Ukraine paradox

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Sustainable investing and the Ukraine paradox

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has proved disruptive for those involved in portfolio management for the responsible investing sector. On the one hand, it has shown the danger of relying on fossil fuels, particularly those sourced from unstable countries. On the other, it has shown that the world is still substantially reliant on traditional energy so...

19 October 2022 /sustainable

Practical tips for investing through difficult times

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Practical tips for investing through difficult times

This remains a tough period for investors. Rising geopolitical tensions have prompted significant market volatility. After a period of near-uninterrupted growth, markets now need to adjust to a changed climate, where interest rates and inflation are rising and the outlook appears less certain. Investing today may feel like a test of nerve, but the...

05 October 2022 /markets

The importance of determining your financial personality

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

The importance of determining your financial personality

Your financial personality influences your attitudes to money and investing, so understanding a bit more about it can help curb bad habits and build good ones. Just as there are optimists and pessimists, thinkers and doers, each of us has a financial personality that shapes our attitude towards money: spending, saving, and investing. The key is not...

08 September 2022 /people

The fall of big tech: The impact on investing opportunities

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

The fall of big tech: The impact on investing opportunities

It has been a dismal start to the year for some of the world’s largest technology companies as earnings have slowed and their high valuations have been called into question. Is the future as bright for the glory sector of the 2010s? Technology has seen an extraordinary run since the global financial crisis. In the ten years to June 2022 the technol...

23 August 2022 /markets

Six questions to ask yourself on investment risk

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Six questions to ask yourself on investment risk

It is easy to be seduced by the potential upside for an investment. If the market for electric cars is growing, surely Tesla is a good investment? Or if stay-at-home fitness is the latest trend, Peloton shares are likely to fly. If inflation is soaring, gold must be a good bet, or if interest rates are rising, it’s the time to buy banks. This migh...

03 August 2022 /wealth

Six months to forget? The year (so far) in review

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Six months to forget? The year (so far) in review

Overall, investors may rather forget the first half of 2022, however, with share prices reverting to more realistic levels, some sectors may present enticing opportunities to investors. The start of 2022 came with some measure of optimism: inflation may have been high, but economic growth was robust and the worst of the pandemic appeared to be ove...

12 July 2022 /markets

Regular vs lump-sum investing: Which is right for you?

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Regular vs lump-sum investing: Which is right for you?

Choosing whether to invest larger sums infrequently, or smaller sums frequently, may not seem like an important decision, but each approach can lead to profoundly different results. There are two main routes into financial markets. Investors can drop in large sums in one go or they can drip feed money into the market via regular savings. Few people...

28 June 2022 /wealth

Getting the right balance for your ISA investments

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Getting the right balance for your ISA investments

Investors will often spend a lot of time and effort choosing the right investments for their ISA each year, but existing portfolios don’t always attract the same level of attention. This can lead to your ISA portfolio becoming unbalanced, ill-prepared for changes in market direction and out of sync with your long-term financial goals. A well-consi...

08 June 2022 /wealth

Early birds reap the benefits from tax-free savings

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Early birds reap the benefits from tax-free savings

Often how you invest is as important as where you invest. Many investors know about the importance of using their ISA allowance but fewer think about using it early. If you’re serious about investing for the future, getting an early start can make a real difference to your wealth. Tax efficiency can add up over time Using their ISA allowance eac...

23 May 2022 /wealth

Taking control of your money: Cash might feel reassuring but growth means investing

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Taking control of your money: Cash might feel reassuring but growth means investing

Cash can be comforting; put £10,000 in a savings account and when you need it, you’ll get £10,000 back, possibly with a little interest. Against this apparent stability, it’s perhaps understandable that people don’t want to take a chance on an unpredictable stock market, where the value of your money can depend on everything from interest rates to...

26 April 2022 /wealth

What’s driving switching mania in Britain – and will it continue?

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

What’s driving switching mania in Britain – and will it continue?

Brits traditionally have been rather loyal when it comes to their banking and financial institutions. The average customer can stay with a bank for years, if not decades. The pandemic further depressed switching, despite processes in place that allow consumers to easily move from one account to another. But that’s now changing. Recent data shows t...

29 December 2021 /retail

How to prepare investment portfolios for possible inflation

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

How to prepare investment portfolios for possible inflation

After a long period of very low inflation in Western Europe and the States, a combination of factors has led to a rather sudden change. Eurozone inflation hit an estimated 3% in August, with one recent study estimating that Britain could see inflation at 3.9% by next year. Much ink has been spilled over the past quarter about whether this represen...

15 October 2021 /markets

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