Cathie Wood

Bitcoin’s persistent popularity is reigniting portfolio debates among European wealth managers.

While the plunge in the Ark Innovation ETF, a once-popular technology fund with about 50 billion dollars in assets, has made some investors question the fund’s strategy, Ark’s long-revered manager Cathie Wood made clear on Monday that she has not lost her faith in the power of innovation.

So goes January, so goes the year, it is sometimes said. If so, Mr Market has decided that the Covid-19 pandemic is behind us. This has investment implications: the long duration narrative will fade into the background, and “real economy” stocks will outperform again.

The conglomerate of conglomerates, Berkshire Hathaway, has been staging a strong rally in recent weeks. Warren Buffett’s vehicle has risen sharply on the back of its substantial position in Apple, which recently passed the $3 trillion mark. But there is more to it.

Renowned investor Michael Burry has taken a short position on Tesla and is aiming for an inflationary environment in the coming years.