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Luis García: how to invest in European football through Value Investing

Jan 10, 2022

Redacción Mapfre

Behavioral Finance tries to explain how psychological, social or cognitive factors can affect an individual's investment decisions. Based on this theory, Value Investing has become a great opportunity to bet on well-managed companies with healthy balance sheets that can generate a solid return in the long term, regardless of possible market swings.

In an interview on The Wall Street Lab podcast, Luis García, manager of the MAPFRE AM Behavioral Fund, discusses the connection between behavioral finance, value investing and betting on the sports sector and the need to calibrate emotions in investment decisions.

To listen to the full interview, click here.

Records, risks, and reasons for caution (and optimism) in the markets

In the third quarter, U.S. equities extended their post liberation day advance, especially in the case of small caps.

How to invest with the stock market at maximums?

We are facing a high price scenario, in which questions for investors arise: Should one enter a market that is already “expensive,” or wait? Should you hold your investments, or is it time to sell? MAPFRE experts explain that being in a moment when stock markets are at record highs should not deter investment if we have a long-term outlook—the most suitable for retail investors—and good diversification.

Fed Highlights “High Prices” in Equities: Are We Facing a Bubble?

The U.S. Federal Reserve has dominated much of the economic and financial discussion in recent weeks, largely due to the debate over possible rate cuts, which were confirmed last week. On Tuesday, Chair Jerome Powell again drew attention by referring in a speech to the “fairly high” prices in U.S. equities. With Wall Street at historic highs, the question arises whether we are dealing with an equity bubble.