Filipe R Costa

One Step Closer to a Cash Ban in Europe

So, they finally mustered the courage to do it! The €500 note will no longer be produced in the Eurozone,…

The US Economy Is Slowing… Again

I feel sorry for Janet Yellen, I really do. Since coming to office as chairman of the FED in 2014…

How to Invest Like… Benjamin Graham

As seen in the April issue of Master Investor Magaizine “People who invest make money for themselves; people who speculate…

Loving Apple, but Selling It

As ubiquitous as its namesake fruit, Apple has turned its macintosh species into a range of highly desirable brand name…

Are Bonds Now Way Too Risky?

The traditional perception is that bonds are a safer investment than equities. But is this a fallacy? Over the short…

Fundamentals Favour the Yen

We live in such great times! A few decades ago we were fighting hard to increase competition among private companies.…

Is Valeant Worth a Punt?

I’m happy not to be in the skin of Bill Ackman, who will have to explain to investors why his…

The Pound, the Brexit, and the Current Account

The ONS has just announced the highest current account deficit on record for the British economy, at 5.2% of annual…

Lifetime ISA (LISA) – What’s Not to Like?

While the central bank is hurting savers in a bid to turn them into heavy spenders, the government is attempting…

Front-Running the ECB

Less than one week after the ECB signalled it would start purchasing investment-grade corporate bonds, bond issues are already going…