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What Is It Worth?
One of the most sensitive and often misunderstood questions in independent wealth management is valuation. In practice, wealth management valuation
August 20, 2026
Industry Insight
Succession Shock
Between a business trip and a panel discussion at the Wealth Management Summit 2026, there was little room for genuine
August 11, 2026
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Pick Your Own Truck
A million people on the Bahnhofstrasse today. Statistically, a few thousand of them manage other people’s money for a living.
August 8, 2026
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What Is Holding Swiss Wealth Management Back?
A little over ten years ago, two aspiring independent wealth managers from Hong Kong visited us in Switzerland to learn
July 28, 2026
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Europe Is Falling Behind — and Wealth Managers Feel It First
In a recent conversation about independent wealth management, I heard a striking remark: “Europe feels like an outdated museum.” In
July 23, 2026
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The Biggest Shelf No Longer Wins
For most of modern wealth management, the advantage belonged to whoever had the biggest shelf. Today, independent wealth management is
July 21, 2026
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What Does a Wealth Manager Really Do? Explained to a Wine Expert
When I explain wealth management to a wine expert, I start with grapes. A grape is a grape. Full stop.
July 16, 2026
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A Useful Resource for Swiss Wealth Management
For many years, I have been working in Swiss wealth management. One thing has always surprised me: despite the size
July 15, 2026
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A Discipline, Not a Given
For decades, wealth management rested on a quiet assumption: that the future would differ from the present without becoming unrecognisable.
July 14, 2026
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Media Visibility Q2 2026: Who Made the Swiss Wealth Headlines
Media Visibility: Q2 2026 · Q3 2026 · the standing ranking This is the first edition of a quarterly series
July 5, 2026
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Disappear Or Merge
People often ask whether independent wealth managers will disappear. In most cases, this is unlikely to be how the transition
July 2, 2026
Industry Insight
What Is The Product?
In independent wealth management, the product is the advisor. Everything else is available to everyone. The funds, the structured products,
June 25, 2026
Explore the Wealth Management Blog Archive by Year
The vapa blog has covered Swiss independent wealth management since 2021. Each annual overview summarises the year in markets and wealth management and lists every article published in it:
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