De-intermediation is the process of removing one or more intermediaries from a transaction, supply chain, or decision-making process.
Common reasons for cutting out middlemen are to reduce costs or increase delivery speed.
From a financial point of view, disintermediation involves the removal of banks, brokers or other third parties, which allows individuals to transact or invest directly.
Cryptocurrencies free the financial sector and the government from monetary transactions.
The process does not always work because it requires additional staff and other resources to replace the services provided by the intermediary.
Attribution analysis is an evaluation tool used to explain and analyze the performance of a portfolio (or portfolio manager), especially when compared to a certain benchmark.
Investing from the bottom up is an investment approach that focuses on the analysis of individual stocks and downplays the importance of macroeconomic and market cycles.
A laissez-faire investor is a more passive investor who prefers to allocate assets and other investment decisions and then make minor adjustments over time.
Horizon analysis compares the predicted discounted return on a security or the total return on an investment portfolio over several time periods, often referred to as the investment horizon.
The hub and beam structure in investment uses multiple portfolio managers or sub-funds, known as “spokes” or “feeders”, who invest in a “center” or “master fund”.
Investment analysis involves researching and evaluating a security or industry to predict its future performance and determine its suitability for a particular investor.