Decoding the Market: Cycles, Valuations, and Strategies offers investors a clear framework to understand the deeper forces shaping today s financial world. Moving beyond short-term market noise, it examines the structural drivers of investment outcomes economic cycles, valuation frameworks, geopolitics, demographics, policy shifts, and technological change while also equipping readers with tools to interpret financial statements, assess risk, understand business models, and apply insights from behavioral finance and quantitative methods. Covering equities, bonds, gold, foreign...

This book guides readers on how to apply for EU-funded projects, such as Erasmus Plus and Horizon, and how to implement projects successfully upon receiving funding. It describes and discusses implementation and problem management using 'real world' examples, particularly lessons learned when the authors managed an Erasmus-funded project called Student Stress Training e-Mobile Management (SSTeMM) during the COVID-19 lockdown. The book takes readers through the entire project process, from formulating an idea, building a partnership, writing and submitting a grant application, to project...

This book provides a captivating and data-driven exploration of ESG strategies, examining their driving forces and financial impact on firms and capital markets. While ESG adoption has gained significant momentum, the financial implications of ESG strategies remain a debated topic. This book aims to bridge the gap between corporate ESG strategies and their measurable market outcomes, offering a comprehensive analysis of the drivers that motivate firms to embrace ESG initiatives. By integrating a thorough literature review with rigorous empirical research, it uncovers how ESG initiatives...