About Felix Niederer

Founder and CEO of True Wealth. After graduating from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) as a physicist, Felix first spent several years in Swiss industry and then four years with a major reinsurance company in portfolio management and risk modeling.

Articles by Felix Niederer

Economy

#73 What happens when everyone only buys ETFs?

As passive investing gains popularity, critics and naysayers regularly speak...

25.08.2026

About Felix Niederer

Articles by Felix Niederer

#73 What happens when everyone only buys ETFs?

#72 How long is my investment horizon for pillar 3a?

#71 Are «free ETF savings plans» really free?

#70 What investors should keep in mind when filing their tax returns

Most stocks yield negative returns

#69 How well are my retirement savings protected if a bank goes bankrupt?

True Wealth: Over 600 million francs in investment returns

#68 New to Switzerland? Here's how you'll be taxed

The trillion-dollar IPOs are coming. A case for staying passive.

#67 Multi-asset benchmark: The first customized benchmark index for retail investors

#66 Six rules for investors over 60

#65 What is the maximum amount I can lose if I invest in stocks?

Talk – What research says about financial literacy and investment behavior

#64 What bank failures mean for depositors and investors

Smart beta: How smart is it really?

#63 Stable portfolio thanks to low correlations

«ETF bubble» – much ado about little risk?

The costs of market timing: A look at the SMI

#62 What happens when an ETF disappears?

Talk – How and why do young people invest?

Interest rates are back to zero. How can I invest my money in Switzerland?

#61 US estate tax: Why non-Americans may also be liable for tax

Tax return: Get it done faster and get more money back

#60 How risk management avoids cluster risks in the portfolio

Security: How we protect your assets

Optimize your taxes with pillar 3a when building up your wealth

#59 Pillar 3a for buying your own home: early withdrawal or pledging?

#58 Swiss stocks – a hedge against currency risks?

#57 Why most fund managers invest in line with their index

#56 Price-earnings ratio: What does the P/E ratio tell us?

#55 Kickbacks: Where fund owners lose returns

Talk – What is the current state of social mobility in Switzerland?

True Wealth news: Cost comparison of 3a apps

Pension fund withdrawal: How to do it

Comparison of interest rates for pillar 3a apps

#54 Survivorship bias: Only the surviving funds make history

Occupational pension plan throughout life

Introduction to occupational pension plans (BVG)

Talk – How do young people invest?

#53 Stocks are also worthwhile for retirees

E-ID: What would change for our customers?

#52 Retroactive 3a payments: What you need to bear in mind

Pillar 3a: Those who don't switch are giving away a fortune

#51 What are options and how do they work?

A successful start on the stock market – made easy with ETFs

#50 ETF savings plan or digital wealth manager: which one is better?

The crux of withholding tax

#49 How do I read my pension fund statement correctly?

Greater transparency in terms of performance

Four rules for investors under forty

#48 Performance Fee: Friend or Foe?

#47 Actively managed ETFs: what you need to know

What to look for when choosing ETFs

#46 Active vs. passive funds: Which one performs better?

Everything you need to know about Pillar 3a withdrawals

#45 The 3-pillar system simply explained

Pillar 3a: How to save twice as much tax

#44 How do I withdraw my assets properly?

MSCI World: What the global ETF can't do

#43 Cost averaging: Smart strategy or expensive myth?

Talk – Start-up country Switzerland with Olivier Kofler

#42 Leveraged ETFs promise dream returns. Is there a catch?

Why Trump only talks about the trade deficit

Drawdown: How much loss can you afford?

#41 Full transparency of individual securities: with the ETF-Lookthrough

Talk – Start-up country Switzerland with Andri Silberschmidt

#40 Apparent security: the hidden costs of 3a savings policies

Talk – How parents invest and save for their children

#39 How is money created?

#38 Exchange fees: the hidden yield eater

#37 Investing with Low Risk: Am I Limited to Swiss Investments?

#36 The biggest pitfalls when investing

#35 Voluntarily paying into the 2nd pillar: is it worth it?

#34 Do multiple investment strategies make sense?

#33 Withholding tax-exempt index funds in the 3rd Pillar

#32 Distributing or accumulating ETF: which is better?

#31 Are dividend shares worth it?

Talk – What is the state of financial literacy among the Swiss population?