In an earlier less globalized era, American investors could ignore a debt default in Greece. European investors could disregard subprime mortgages in the United States. Investors did not care whether China devalued its currency or manipulated its stock market. Today, investors ignore global events at their peril.
We are often astonished that many investment professionals are unaware of basic international differences such as Common Law vs. Civil Law or bank vs. capital market financial systems. Understanding these fundamentals helps us gauge risk and reward in global financial markets. We believe country governance is as important as individual company analysis. In fact, this top-down valuation is so critical to our foreign investment strategy, we’ve developed proprietary tools to guide our decision making.
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November 22, 2022
As the year draws to a close, stocks remain in a trough while punishing inflation levels persist at multi-decade highs. Although these challenges will clearly spillover into 2023, there is...
November 16, 2022
Year-end is always a good time to evaluate your current tax situation, with an eye toward future changes.
November 15, 2022
On October 7th, 2022, the Biden administration announced new export control regulations, aimed squarely at China’s burgeoning advanced semiconductor industries. The new restrictions on specific leading-edge chip technologies are...
October 13, 2022
When bubbles burst, speculation tends to disappear, and rational thinking typically takes over with much greater emphasis on company profitability among other fundamentals.