Markets Made Simple
Markets Made Simple
Afik Tori
Welcome to Markets Made Simple designed for young to middle-aged investors who want to learn and become more familiar with financial markets. The show will include periodic overviews of key financial market events, how to interpret those events, and educational background on variously related topics.
Is the Bank Liquidity Crisis Good or Bad for Stocks?
Over the past month, we have witnessed record outflows from small to mid-sized banks into money market funds. As investors, it is crucial for us to understand what money market funds are and why they have attracted billions of dollars worth of bank deposits. With this dramatic and historical shift in mind, I will compare the bull versus bear case for stocks investors face today.
Apr 10, 2023
17 min
SVB Collapse Made Simple
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse is the second biggest bank failure in US history. This story includes aspects of the banking sector, accounting, risk management, bond portfolio allocation, and more. What chain of events led to this potentially devastating situation, and what are the main takeaways for investors? 
Mar 16, 2023
24 min
ETFs Made Simple & 2023 Outlook
ETFs are one of the most useful tools in constructing strategically diversified portfolios. But first, we need to understand how they work and what details to pay attention to. Especially with 2023 approaching.
Dec 28, 2022
24 min
Inflation Made Simple
Today we will focus on the important elements of inflation. Specifically, we will dissect the CPI and become familiarized with market trends related to inflation.
Nov 20, 2022
27 min
Stock Valuations Made Simple
Today's episode will focus on how investment banks and hedge funds decide on stock price valuations. We're here to make it simple!
Nov 13, 2022
23 min
Interest Rates & Bonds Made Simple
This past week we had a key interest rate decision announcement by the Federal Reserve affecting all markets. Let's make it simple!
Nov 6, 2022
21 min
Introducing Markets Made Simple
Hello everyone and welcome to Markets Made Simple!In this intro, I will discuss the theme of my podcast and the topics we will be focusing on.My main mission is to spread financial education and familiarity in the simplest way possible.Enjoy!
Oct 31, 2022
8 min