The fiscal stimulus against the corona crisis remains stuck to a large extent in people's wallets. Direct investments in shares reach a historic high, yet cash and deposits remain the favorites of Germans.

Major crises call for major political responses. The 20th century knows two different answers, which today could serve as a model for reconstruction after the Corona crisis. The support of the economy after the stock market crash of 1929 by US Presid ...

Economists use the vocabulary of epidemiologists to describe financial market bubbles. A new idea or innovation "infects the market participants", investors are "infected" by greed and the "fever" spreads. If the illusion bursts, investors are "cured ...

Gender still has a great influence on the investment of money. While men would rather invest in stocks, women prefer to entrust their money to savings accounts. This is explosive because it will put women at a disadvantage in the future.