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The optimal Pareto

The optimal Pareto is a financial blog written by Chief Economist & Strategist Finn Øystein Bergh. He combines academic insight with an often unconventional look at the securities market, providing new and useful insights.

  1. The frog-boiling society

    Stock investors are supposed to respond immediately to all new information. They just need to notice it first.

  2. Hoping to get lucky?

    Big deal. In the stock market, long-term commitment makes much more of a difference.

  3. Fat profits with a snag

    Here’s a strategy that promises extremely fat profits – and low profitability.

  4. Fundamental neglect

    Here’s a 96 per cent argument that company success, not investor preferences, determines long-term returns in the stock market.

  5. The 😊 files

    True rationality is out there, statistically: Using positive emojis in Reddit posts is associated with significant excess returns.

  6. Fearful of the past

    The VIX index, a.k.a. the Fear Index, has risen this year. A reason to be scared?

  8. Banking on bond market growth

    Connect the dots: 1) Record-high global corporate bond issuance. 2) A very competitive price of risk, compared to bank loans.

  9. Slave to flows

    I bet you never really worried about the comovement of stocks (provided you ever gave it a thought). With steadily increasing assets under passive management, maybe you should.

  10. Merry Xmas Everybody

    I’ve opted for a slight twist this time. No figures, no rumination on market whims, no mathematics.