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title: "Publications"
description: "Führender unabhängiger Vermögensverwalter der Schweiz. Gegründet 1986 von Dr. Pirmin Hotz. Sitz in Baar, Kanton Zug. FINMA-bewilligt als Verwalter von Kollektivvermögen (Art. 24 FINIG). Familienbesitz, nicht zum Verkauf. Handelsregister: CH-170.3.018.685-4."
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#  Publications

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 [![AT1 bonds as a fire accelerant](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_32_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_32_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### AT1 bonds as a fire accelerant

Dr. Pirmin Hotz25. March 2026

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=477&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Gold is the better Bitcoin](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_28_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_28_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### Gold is the better Bitcoin

Dr. Pirmin Hotz26. January 2026

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=461&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Against blind faith in models](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_90_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_90_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### Against blind faith in models

Dr. Thomas Hauser14. January 2026

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=459&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Successful investors ignore politicians](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/grafiken/erfolgreiche-investoren-ignorieren-politiker-overview.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/grafiken/erfolgreiche-investoren-ignorieren-politiker-overview.jpg?width=&height=)

### Successful investors ignore politicians

Daniel Zulauf (External)3. January 2026

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=458&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![The ticking time bomb in the financial markets](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_105_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_105_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### The ticking time bomb in the financial markets

Dr. Pirmin Hotz14. November 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=453&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Seven Myths of Asset Management](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_75_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_75_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### Seven Myths of Asset Management

Dr. Thomas Hauser6. October 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/themarket_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=451&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Unfair taxation of capital withdrawals from pension plans](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_40_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_40_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### Unfair taxation of capital withdrawals from pension plans

Dr. Thomas Hauser11. September 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/hotz_auf_den_punkt_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=445&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![The bomb in the portfolios](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_66_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_66_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### The bomb in the portfolios

Dr. Pirmin Hotz2. August 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=443&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![When two people argue about Bitcoin](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/grafiken/wenn-sich-zwei-ueber-den-bitcoin-streiten_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/grafiken/wenn-sich-zwei-ueber-den-bitcoin-streiten_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### When two people argue about Bitcoin

Damien Martin (External)30. July 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=442&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Are property or stocks more lucrative?](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_72_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_72_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### Are property or stocks more lucrative?

Michael Ferber (Extern)24. June 2025

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![The biggest bubble of all time](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_46_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_01_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### The biggest bubble of all time

Dr. Pirmin Hotz21. May 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=433&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![The anatomy of crises](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_81_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_35_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### The anatomy of crises

Dr. Thomas Hauser8. May 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/themarket_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=431&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![What long-term Swiss Franc investors should bear in mind](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_35_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_35_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### What long-term Swiss Franc investors should bear in mind

Dr. Thomas Hauser25. March 2025

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=428&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![How Pension Funds Can Improve](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_01_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_01_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### How Pension Funds Can Improve

Dr. Pirmin Hotz22. March 2025

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Capital, capital and once again capital](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_54_1725px.jpg)

### Capital, capital and once again capital

Dr. Pirmin Hotz12. March 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/nzz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=424&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![What truly benefits the country and UBS](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_101_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_101_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### What truly benefits the country and UBS

Dr. Pirmin Hotz15. January 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=418&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![«You should mentally write off 10 per cent of your assets!»](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_82_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_82_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### «You should mentally write off 10 per cent of your assets!»

Daniel Zulauf (External)15. January 2025

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=416&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![«An unusually good year on the stock market»](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/grafiken/ein-selten-gutes-boersenjahr-overview.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/grafiken/ein-selten-gutes-boersenjahr-overview.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### «An unusually good year on the stock market»

Daniel Zulauf (External)3. January 2025

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/chmedia_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=413&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![AI as a miracle investment tool](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_14_1725px.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_14_1725px.jpg?width=2500&height=1725)

### AI as a miracle investment tool

Michael Ferber13. November 2024

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=407&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![The biggest investment mistakes](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_103_1725px.jpg)

### The biggest investment mistakes

Michael Ferber9. September 2024

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=403&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Investing money like the wealthiest](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_59_1725px.jpg)

### Investing money like the wealthiest

Dr. Pirmin Hotz28. August 2024

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=401&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![No competition from robots](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_104_1725px.jpg)

### No competition from robots

Alessandro Perucchi (External)9. August 2024

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/nlz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=399&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Population ageing impacts on interest rates](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_69_1725px.jpg)

### Population ageing impacts on interest rates

Dr. Thomas Hauser27. June 2024

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=398&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![The client is primarily a cash cow for banks](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Poblikation_19_1725px.jpg)

### The client is primarily a cash cow for banks

Albert Steck (Extern)16. June 2024

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=394&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Maldives instead of kickbacks](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_55_1725px.jpg)

### Maldives instead of kickbacks

Dr. Pirmin Hotz15. June 2024

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/finanz_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=389&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Independence over illusions](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_93_1725px.jpg)

### Independence over illusions

Dr. Pirmin Hotz, Dr. Thomas Hauser12. June 2024

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/wir_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=385&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Core satellite approach a dud](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_63_1725px.jpg)

### Core satellite approach a dud

Dr. Thomas Hauser28. May 2024

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/schweizer_personalvorsorge_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=383&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![Bank shares for gamblers](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_92_1725px.jpg)

### Bank shares for gamblers

Daniel Zulauf (External)27. March 2024

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=381&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![«Banks will again collectively face collapse»](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/Hotz_Publikation_76_1725px.jpg)

### «Banks will again collectively face collapse»

Daniel Zulauf (External)4. January 2024

![Medium](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/logos/boersenzeitung_pub.svg)

 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=369&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

 [![«Warren Buffett is not a role model for me»](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/images/publikationen/potrait_pirminhotz_1725.jpg)

### «Warren Buffett is not a role model for me»

Daniel Zulauf (External)3. January 2024

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 ](https://www.hotz-partner.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=368&catid=10&Itemid=296&lang=en)

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