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Investment academy library

Investing 101: Why diversify? Because winners rotate

Investing 101: Multi-asset funds - an easy way to diversify your investments

Investing 101: Introduction to bonds

Investing 101: The basics of bond prices, bond yields and duration

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) going mainstream

April 2019

Six ways to handle market volatility

Proper diversification ups the odds of investment success

Multi-asset 101

For long-term investors, building a multi-asset portfolio is the best way to manage risk.

Equity 101

It is very important to know how to manage risks before building an equity investment portfolio.

Interest rate and inflation 101

Learning the relationship between interest rates and inflation is of utmost importance to investments.

Fixed Income 101

Do always include bonds in your portfolio because such asset class may provide relatively steady return, and also balances out the risk of a portfolio.