Investing in General

What is exactly a financial index?

"The S&P 500 is at its all-time high", "the BEL 20 reaches 4,000 points", "the Nikkei 225 loses 20% after Fukushima" ... Behind these Breaking News lies the notion of index, a central concept in finance which highlights a financial trend at a glance. In a nutshell, an index is a financial measure that allows an investor to swiftly evaluate the performance of a defined set of financial instruments. It generally covers a stock exchange, a geographical area or a given sector. If the financial assets considered are most often equities, there are also bond and derivatives indices.

Inflation is back: what consequences for your money?

As the world appears to be slowly recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, the specter of inflation hangs over developed economies. Should we be worried? A look back at a phenomenon whose name is often better known than its implications.

Belgian banks are 5 times more expensive than easyvest

Getting an extensive view of the fees charged on your investments turns out to be very complex and painful. Indeed, fees are poorly or not communicated by financial advisors, fragmented and spread over several reports, or simply hidden when regulation allows it. Easyvest strives here to shed light on the foggy fees of Belgian banks’ funds.