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Financial Stocks – Five Favorites For 2023

In my article about my favorites among industrials stocks, I showed you five candidates for 2023 to check. When it comes to financial stocks, most people usually think of companies like Bank of America, insurance companies like AIG, or asset manager BlackRock. But within this industry, there are a lot of more pearls to be discovered, and I would like to present my favorites for the year 2023.

Is An ETF Investment Really Risk-Free?

At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in 2022, there were several questions about ETFs. These questions, and especially the answers made me thoughtful. Because of that, I’d like to share my thoughts about it. It’s about control, the price stability of an ETF investment, about risks, and whether ETFs are still a good investment opportunity.

Graphene Stocks – Exploring The Opportunities

In recent years, the so-called “miracle material” graphene has often been predicted to become a new, revolutionary technology. But despite the material’s unique characteristics and the prospect of a wide range of possible uses, graphene didn’t really take off, partly due to the lack of mass production and the associated lack of reasonable prices. Since 2018, however, the companies being active in this sector made great signs of progresses. Graphene gained additional attention as various companies pushed the use of the material in more and more industries, including mining, automotive, and the battery market. The question is now: what to expect from graphene soon and what graphene stocks are available to invest in already?

What Are The ESG Criteria

Terms like ESG, diversity, environmental protection or CSR are discussed literally excessively in the world of investments. This is not surprising, since the climate change has arrived at a point that can cause irreversible damage not only to the environment but also to the economy and society. But a decent and professional ESG investment requires certain ESG criteria.

Crypto Scams – Can Victims Get Their Crypto Back?

Scam and investment fraud with cryptocurrencies are booming. Although the cryptocurrency market has stalled in the first half of 2022, there has been a significant increase in criminal activity. A total of $2.98 billion in digital assets have been stolen as of October 31, 2022, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. That is almost a doubling of the amount within a year. In 2021, the documented total of stolen cryptocurrencies was US$ 1.55 billion. But is it possible to get your investment back once you got a victim of crypto scams?