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Javier Lendines: "Uncertainty calls for prudence with investments"

Javier Lendines, general manager at MAPFRE AM, is the second guest of a new series of interviews to the experts of the asset management unit.

MAPFRE AM is in the Top 10 of fund managers by earnings in Spain

MAPFRE AM had a good year in 2021. The insurance group fund manager reported net earnings of 36 million euros in 2021, up 24% on the previous year.

How would the market perform without liquidity support from central banks?

Widespread stock market dips in the fourth month of the year have broken the historical trend for that month (the average market return was close to 2%).

More uncertainty: Covid worsens the scenario for China’s economy

What do tycoons like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Tim Cook have in common? All of them, besides being the visible heads of their respective companies, are clear examples that the United States continues to maintain its global supremacy.

Two months of war: why the conflict is dragging on

The world, and especially Europe, is confronting strategic challenges with medium-term and long-term consequences that could be very significant.

Is fixed income no longer an asset for cautious investors?

The break due to the Easter holiday did not sit well with the markets. Getting back to the routine is proving to be an uphill battle for many indexes, whose declines so far have not erased the increases in March.

Black quarter for US stock markets: what happened?

The first quarter of 2022 started out poorly for equity investors, with the S&P 500 declining by 11% during the first 16 trading days of the year and recording 35 down days for the quarter.

More fiscal policy than monetary to control inflation

The conflict in Ukraine is a severe short-term adverse impact, but it also marks the end of the long-term trend.

April, the best month for the stock markets?

According to Mark Twain, October is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February, i.e., every month.