Manuel Schleifer was fascinated by the stock market from an early age and has completely focussed his education and professional career on his passion. Born in Upper Austria, he graduated from the Karl-Franzens University in Graz and, in addition to his degrees in business administration and economics, also holds a trader's licence from the Vienna Stock Exchange. After graduating, he moved to Vienna, where he worked in asset and risk management at a FinTech company. In 2018, Manuel Schleifer joined Raiffeisen Bank International AG, where he is working in the Markets and Investment Banking area. He is a CFA® charterholder and, in his function as an equity market strategist, provides international and domestic clients with in-depth analyses and estimates on the global markets. In 2021, Manuel Schleifer also took on the role of sector analyst for international blue chip defensive consumer stocks and coverage of digital assets and cryptocurrencies.