Markets Made Simple: Recent Episodes
Afik Tori
Welcome to Markets Made Simple designed for young to middle-aged investors who want to learn and become more familiar with financial markets. The show will include periodic overviews of key financial market events, how to interpret those events, and educational background on variously related topics.
AI is beginning to make a noticeable impact on how we see our future. Financial markets have definitely expressed their enthusiasm this past week with AI stocks enjoying significant upside. Now all that's left for us to do is decide whether this is a warranted rally or just another short-lived craze.
Over the past month, we have witnessed record outflows from small to mid-sized banks into money market funds. As investors, it is crucial for us to understand what money market funds are and why they have attracted billions of dollars worth of bank deposits. With this dramatic and historical shift in mind, I will compare the bull versus bear case for stocks investors face today.
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse is the second biggest bank failure in US history. This story includes aspects of the banking sector, accounting, risk management, bond portfolio allocation, and more. What chain of events led to this potentially devastating situation, and what are the main takeaways for investors?
ETFs are one of the most useful tools in constructing strategically diversified portfolios. But first, we need to understand how they work and what details to pay attention to. Especially with 2023 approaching.
Today we will focus on the important elements of inflation. Specifically, we will dissect the CPI and become familiarized with market trends related to inflation.
Today's episode will focus on how investment banks and hedge funds decide on stock price valuations. We are here to make things simple!
This past week we had a key interest rate decision announcement by the Federal Reserve affecting all markets. Let's make it simple!
Hello everyone and welcome to Markets Made Simple!
In this intro, I will discuss the theme of my podcast and the topics we will be focusing on.
My main mission is to spread financial education and familiarity in the simplest way possible.
Enjoy!