Born in Munich, he first studied economics and graduated in business administration at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in 1995. As he was involved with the stock market at a very early stage, he now has more than 30 years of experience in the capital markets. In the historic dot.com year 2000, he trained as a CEFA analyst in Frankfurt and has since then accompanied over 20 IPOs in Germany.
Until 2018, he held various positions at banks as an asset manager, capital market and macro expert as well as fundamental equity analyst. He is passionate about the energy, commodity and technology markets as well as the tactical and strategic asset allocation of liquid investment products. As an expert speaker at investment committee meetings of funds as well as at customer events, he can still describe the course of the 1987 crash, one of the major buying opportunities of the last 33 years on the stock market.
Today, he knows that the profit in shares is not necessarily the result of buying cheaply, but above all of avoiding mistakes and recognizing in good time when markets are ready to let air out. After all, in addition to basic fundamental analysis, investing in stocks is above all a phenomenon of global liquidity and this must be monitored regularly.
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on May 21st, 2024 | 07:30 CEST
Blackout ahead! Artificial intelligence becomes a power problem: Plug Power, Nel ASA and Carbon Done Right Developments
OpenAI has unveiled a new version of ChatGPT that communicates more humanely than any AI before it. Google is also rebuilding its search engine and will answer queries with AI-generated summaries in the future. According to experts, the boom in such tools could soon lead to network overload or even a blackout. This is because AI applications consume an enormous amount of power in data centers. The energy consumption of an AI-generated question differs from a normal search engine entry by up to a factor of 10. This puts the energy transition at risk, as full electrification will require more and more electricity for electric vehicles, heat pumps and electricity-based industrial solutions, which politicians want to come from renewable energy sources. However, the International Energy Agency predicts that the electricity demand will increase by 80 to 150% by 2050. The stock market evaluates energy companies according to their return potential without any ideological bias. Where are the opportunities for investors?
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on May 16th, 2024 | 07:00 CEST
Attention: Here we go! Hydrogen and uranium on the rise: Plug Power, Nel ASA, Kraken Energy and Siemens Energy in focus
It has finally happened! After months of sell-offs in hydrogen shares, there was a sigh of relief across the sector the day before yesterday. The reason: industry leader Plug Power received a government guarantee of USD 1.66 billion as backing for the construction of six-megawatt sites nationwide to create an initial hydrogen infrastructure. The Department of Energy (DOE) is thus demonstrating that the US is serious about investing in alternative energies. The decision boosted the entire energy sector, with uranium also continuing its recent upward trend. Where do the opportunities lie for investors?
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on May 9th, 2024 | 07:00 CEST
Biotech and pharma stocks finally follow suit! Novo Nordisk, Bayer, BioNTech, Vidac Pharma and Evotec on the buy list
Things looked very different at the beginning of the year. After a brilliant rally in the Nasdaq Biotech Index at the end of last year, investors thought the upswing could continue in 2024. So far, this hope has not been confirmed. The main focus for the industry is the refinancing conditions. These have gradually deteriorated, as stubborn inflation is keeping central bank interest rates high. And judging by the wording of central bankers, the next interest rate cut does not seem to be penciled in yet. However, if it happens in the summer, things will likely move quickly for the life sciences sector. Then a quick sector rotation is the order of the day! Here is our buy list for the upcoming event.
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on May 7th, 2024 | 08:45 CEST
Artificial intelligence is on the rise - Nvidia, Super Micro Computer, Mountain Alliance, and Microsoft in focus
What James Cameron envisioned as a horror movie in the 1980s with his film "Terminator" has now become a reality: "Machines are taking over thinking". Experts expect the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in digitally configurable processes to result in double-digit productivity gains over the next few years. Not since the introduction of industrial robots have there been such leaps. The flip side of the coin is that jobs are now being destroyed around the globe, as simple intellectual tasks that can be performed by machines will gradually be cut back. Standard services or digital control processes, such as those in call or quality centers, will be particularly affected. From this perspective, the stock market has already mapped out a megatrend for an entire decade and sent selected AI stocks through the roof accordingly. What should investors focus on now?
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on May 6th, 2024 | 07:30 CEST
Attention e-mobility 2.0, now China is in demand! BYD, Almonty Industries, VW, and Mercedes in focus
Even though e-mobility has stuttered in Germany since the scrapping of the environmental bonus, the production of new vehicles "Made in China" is running at full speed. Manufacturers are still trying to pack more range, durability and stability into the units. Conceptually, electric vehicles only make sense if inexpensive electricity can be used for charging. Fast charging stations on the highway cost between 55 and 95 cents per kilowatt hour; Tesla charges an average of 43 cents but asks external customers to pay up to 64 cents. Without the tax disadvantage, optimized diesel vehicles have the same operating costs as electric vehicles. Where the combustion engine clearly scores points, however, is in winter operation, independence, and range. What is more, the battery in an electric vehicle needs to be replaced after 10 years, while the diesel engine has only just warmed up with 150,000 km of performance. Where are the opportunities for shareholders?
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on May 2nd, 2024 | 06:45 CEST
Is it time already? Get out of AI, and buy biotech: Nvidia, Evotec, Defence Therapeutics and Bayer in focus
Another blow to the bottom line! At the end of April, the Nasdaq technology exchange plummeted for the third time, again showing significant weakness at 17,333 points. After a long upward trend of the NDX to just under 18,500 points, an upper limit seems to have been found. Even high-tech favorites such as Nvidia, Super Micro, Meta, and Apple show dangerous reversal points on the chart. At the same time, some stocks in the biotech sector are forming good bottom formations. Is now the time to switch?
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on April 30th, 2024 | 07:30 CEST
The 100% opportunity with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Nvidia, Softing, Microsoft and Super Micro Computer!
Big Data, Web 3.0, IOTA and Artificial Intelligence are terms of the modern age. When the internet and high-tech stocks saw the light of day on the stock exchange during the dot-com bubble at the end of the 1990s, there were hundreds of companies with an idea but only a few customers, rarely any turnover, and certainly no profit. Now, 25 years later, computing power has increased a hundredfold, and the possibilities seem endless. Data for industry is finally usable, and consumers' usage behavior shows where manufacturers need to focus their products. We are in the age of complete transparency about movements, purchasing behavior and opinions. Large Internet companies such as Microsoft, Google and Apple have trillions of pieces of data at their disposal and the fastest mainframe computers to analyze them accordingly. With the deployment of machine learning, artificial intelligence knows no bounds. The stock market thrives on these advancements, with high-tech and AI stocks continuing to promise significant potential. However, it is worth taking a look at undiscovered followers.
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on April 29th, 2024 | 07:00 CEST
More than 100% with Gold, Bitcoin and Tourism: TUI, Lufthansa, Desert Gold and Deutsche Bank
The stock market has already performed very strongly in 2024. The focus has been on the artificial intelligence, high-tech, crypto and defense sectors. Many signs indicate that a sector rotation is imminent in the coming weeks. Precious metals, for example, have already made significant gains, but mining companies are lagging behind. Shares in the tourism sector have been equally subdued so far, although the COVID-related declines in the travel business should have long since been offset. In the financial sector, Deutsche Bank is attracting attention. After Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta and Rheinmetall, where are the next 100-percenters lurking?
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on April 29th, 2024 | 06:30 CEST
Turnaround within reach; invest in hydrogen 3.0 now? Nel ASA, Plug Power, dynaCERT and Daimler Truck
No sector has been hit as hard in recent months as the hydrogen sector. Even after 70 to 90% losses in individual well-known public stocks, the starting signal for a recovery rally does not yet seem to be in sight. However, there are now an increasing number of listed business models that use hydrogen as a clean, climate-friendly fuel. Spurred on by public subsidies, attempts are now being made to combine alternative energy generation and clean combustion processes. Whether in steel production, industrial manufacturing, or transportation, the application areas are diverse. Are interested investors now facing a technical rebound in the hydrogen sector?
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Commented by André Will-Laudien on April 24th, 2024 | 07:00 CEST
Takeover rumors for biotech shares: BioNTech, Formycon, Cardiol Therapeutics and Novo Nordisk in focus
The biotech sector has significantly lagged behind the performance of artificial intelligence and high-tech this year. This is due to high inflation, which in turn has made an imminent interest rate cut unlikely. Nevertheless, Germany's economic conditions are deteriorating dramatically, particularly due to the ongoing geopolitical conflicts. It should, therefore, come as no surprise if the ECB announces an "emergency interest rate cut" in the summer. That would then be the starting signal for a major reshuffle out of the best performers of recent months and into the long-neglected biotech segment. We have selected a few interesting stocks.
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