Chih L. Chen, CFA, FRMinInsiderFinance WireWhat’s the scenario?“Here we go, yo, here we go, yo. So what, so what, so what’s the scenario? Ay yo, Bo knows this and Bo knows that, but Bo don’t know jack…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Chih L. Chen, CFA, FRMinInsiderFinance WireWhat is the point of a model in finance?I started my journey in financial modeling around 20 years ago when I purchased the late Simon Benniga’s classical book “Financial…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Chih L. Chen, CFA, FRMinInsiderFinance WireThe state of the markets: How did we get here? Where do we go?2022 has been a rough year so far for investors as most asset classes lost value. The classical conservative asset allocation of 60% bonds…May 18, 20225May 18, 20225
Chih L. Chen, CFA, FRMinInsiderFinance WireWill 3.00% be enough?The Fed Funds Target rate (upper bound) sits at 50 bps and is expected to go up by another 50 bps today to 1.00%. In general, the market is…May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Chih L. Chen, CFA, FRMIs It Possible to Hedge Macroeconomic Risk Exposures of Cryptocurrencies?In a prior post , I noted the increased correlation between Bitcoin and Ethereum with the NASDAQ 100 Technology Stock Index and mentioned…Apr 18, 2022Apr 18, 2022
Chih L. Chen, CFA, FRMWill deposit rates rise faster?Historically, banks tend to lag when repricing deposit rates after the Fed has increased the policy rate. This tends to be more true for…Apr 15, 2022Apr 15, 2022
Chih L. Chen, CFA, FRMAre rate hike expectations in-line with inflation and GDP expectations?The market has priced in the US raising the Fed Funds rate to 3% by next year. I compare this to the EUR policy rates that are priced in…Apr 14, 2022Apr 14, 2022
Chih L. Chen, CFA, FRMDo cryptocurrencies offer diversification benefits?The observed high returns of Cryptocurrencies has attracted new investors and some argue that despite the high price volatility, this new…Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022