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Raluca
Jan 16, 20231 min read
There really is no such thing as financial risk.
Yes, being a CFA chartholder and a certified Risk Manager doesn't stop me from saying this. And here is why: there are humans beyond any...
Raluca
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Good returns hurt discipline.
Happened to me for years and this is too often overlooked by financial professionals. Think about it: when you have good returns how...
Raluca
Jan 2, 20231 min read
Afraid of the unknown?
I am not afraid of the things I know I don't know. I used to be. Sometimes it even made me resist taking decisions. I used to spent...
Raluca
Jan 1, 20231 min read
Investing for the wrong reasons?
Too often I see important financial decisions taken out of fear: 😑We invest cause we are afraid of inflation or having insufficient...
Raluca
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Change lover=risk managemer
Early in my career I was convinced that investments is where I will make a career. I was wrong. I like analysing, putting pieces...
Raluca
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Do you manage this risk?
There is a risk which is too often underestimated or missunderstood and with a tight labour market is getting worse. I am referring here...
Raluca
Dec 5, 20222 min read
How do you feel when checking the markets?
You look at your market watch list and it's not rosy; Or you see the portfolio holdings (mostly) in red; Or you read the market headlines...
Raluca
Nov 28, 20222 min read
Yo-yo financial management
Is your financial planning like an yo-yo? I have a tip for you👇 I see people investing for different reasons. Too often however I've...
Raluca
Nov 14, 20222 min read
I was disappointed to find that books have limitations.
📚I love reading and I long thought that this is good for relaxing, learning new things and self-development. I was disappointed to...
Raluca
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Woman in finance
I was wrong about what it means to be a woman in Finance I thought it is about: 😐Ignoring emotions to seem rational and cool blooded....
Raluca
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Markovitz wasn't a robot either
I always thought that the likes of Markowitz must have been cold blooded, dissociated people who really thought people are easily...
Raluca
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Risk needs attention to detail?
I always thought that roles like risk management require attention to detail. 😉What if I told you that this is NOT really about being...
Raluca
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Do you seek external advice?
When I was in school I used to say from time to time "this exercise is wrong!"... because I couldn't solve it 🤭 I also had experiences...
Raluca
Oct 3, 20221 min read
coping with volatility
Market volatility is the toughest test for financial professionals. It puts to test our understanding of the markets but where it REALLY...
Raluca
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Sticking to the long term investment?
👉Those working in the investments industry generally take a long-term stance when selecting the names to be included in the portfolio....
Raluca
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Acting out of anger?Here is what you need to consider
It's hard not to take decisions when I am nervous. 🙄 I am an action-taker, goal getter type of girl so when things don't seem right the...
Raluca
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Do you like being right as much as I do?
I admit: I like being right 😳 As analyst or investment manager it felt good to get some forecasts right. As risk manager it felt like I...
Raluca
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Finance is about expectations and expectations are about stories
The value of stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities depends on expectations and expectations depend on stories. Expectations are central...
Raluca
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Fooled by regulations?
There is a an unintended consequence to the financial industry regulation that professionals need to become conscious of... Firms can too...
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