Finance
With high inflation, volatile exchange rates, and limited access to international markets, Russian investors in 2025 face a uniquely challenging environment. This article surveys the main available instruments — from bank deposits to stocks to real estate — and outlines a rational framework for allocating savings.
Finance
A veteran finance colleague spent an hour struggling in Excel despite 20 years of experience. These built-in features—from Flash Fill to the Camera Tool—have existed for years but remain unknown to most power users.
Finance
A detailed rebuttal to arguments made by ICN Holding consultants, exposing mathematically impossible performance graphs, contradictory regulatory claims, and suspicious fund structures that suggest a financial pyramid scheme.
Finance
A financial analyst investigates ICN Holding, an investment firm claiming 23x returns over 20 years, revealing a web of offshore opacity, unverified performance claims, and client accounts that actually lost money while the S&P 500 surged 158%.
Finance
A story about Petya, a senior developer earning 300,000 rubles per month, who can't figure out why he can't afford an apartment. The real culprit isn't his salary—it's the invisible creep of small daily expenses.