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Consider this bet: heads win 25 euros, tails lose 20 euros. Would you accept? What if you were winning 100 euros during the course of betting? Would you give up, thus “closing” the gains? Would you continue because you are on a “lucky streak”? What if you were losing those 100 euros? Would it change your view on a new bet?

We address the issue of intangible assets and how they are dominating the new economy in contrast to the economy of traditional, heavier companies, with a balance sheet full of physical assets.

This could be the motto for a bubbling economic activity.

In an August article in the Financial Times, Rana Foroohar wrote that the collapse of tourism could trigger the next phase of the economic crisis.

The capital market in Portugal is going through a crisis. But there are several reasons to aspire to a robust capital market. The positive impact will be greater the better the financial knowledge of the different market participants.

A lot of people are overconfident. This trust leads people to overestimate their knowledge and ability to control investment results as well as underestimating the risks. The problem is when this overconfidence skews our decisions.

This recent dollar devaluation at the same time as the S&P 500 made new highs left some investors amazed that the ETF or mutual funds in which they invested are not appreciating.