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mBaer Necessities 03/24

mBaer Necessities 03/24

Monday mornings are dreadful as I get the weekly screen time report on my smartphone, exposing the details of my social media diet and internet excursions. I was pleased to see that my screen time went down 36% over the second week of March compared to the first week - every so often some good news -, I spent most of my time on social media (LinkedIn, WhatsApp) and much less time on news apps and websites (The Economist, FT).

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mBaer Necessities 01/24

mBaer Necessities 01/24

Markets and economic developments in 2023 validated our investment approach, as we generated good absolute and risk-adjusted returns for our clients, whilst we learnt some investment lessons from the big surprises to our expectations.

Inflation broadly declined, central banks kept on hiking rates, the US economy surprised positively on the growth side, equity markets rallied and fixed income had a very positive year.

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mBaer Necessities 12/23

mBaer Necessities 12/23

Many scientists are taking life extension seriously. Ageing-researchers want to make people live longer and increase the healthy part of the lifespan by reducing the frail part of the lifetime as much as possible. Therein lies the problem.

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mBaer Necessities 11/23 – 2

mBaer Necessities 11/23 – 2

Central banks' objectives are maintaining price stability and financial stability and do not include a profit motive. That said, last financial year will be remembered as a shocking year ...

 

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mBaer Necessities 04/23

mBaer Necessities 04/23

History is replete with epic changes of heart. Last December, China stunned the world by announcing the exit from the zero-COVID policy, which had been in place since 2020, when Wuhan declared a full-scale lockdown and COVID was known as SARS-CoV-2. Households and businesses no longer should be worried about lockdowns, but the confidence of consumers and entrepreneurs is fragile and sentiment remains shaky. Hardly a surprise after three years of lockdowns.

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mBaer Necessities 05/23

mBaer Necessities 05/23

Individuals and families are increasingly responsible for their own savings and investment decisions. We will enjoy longer lives and life expectancies are expected to increase. At the same time, the standard of living provided by a given amount of income is likely to fall over time due to inflation, as prices of goods and services ...

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