The Outlook for Shifting Dynamics of Emerging Markets Firms
It’s a mistake to consider emerging markets investing as merely a leveraged bet on developed markets. As bottom-up stock pickers, the key is finding companies that can compete and grow even when the global economic winds are not at their back.
Surging populism and nationalism are altering the global trade regime. And it’s likely to be a prolonged disruption. The firms willing and able to acknowledge and prepare for these changes are best positioned to thrive in this rapidly changing environment.
Bouts of volatility can strain financial markets, especially in emerging economies. But this volatility is a feature of EM investing, not a bug, and to EM investors it represents the best prospects for higher long-term growth.
A Scientific Approach to Identifying Profit Cycles
Portfolio managers Jim Hamel, Matt Kamm, Craigh Cepukenas and Jason White discuss their approach to identifying compelling potential growth opportunities and how they aim to make that process as scientific and repeatable as possible.
Portfolio manager Mark Yockey reviews his team’s investment process and discusses some of the global secular themes that are driving the team’s fundamental stock picks. As of 13 Jun 2013.