The Little Book of Emerging Markets: How To Make Money in the World's Fastest Growing Markets (Little Books. Big Profits) - Hardcover

Mobius, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118153812 ISBN 13: 9781118153819

Publisher: Wiley, 2012

Synopsis

The information you need to invest in emerging markets, in one Little Book

The world′s economies are in a state of flux. The traditional dominance of the G7 countries is being challenged by emerging market nations like Brazil and India, and while investment opportunities in these countries abound, the risks can be extremely high. In this Little Book, Mark Mobius, an internationally–renowned expert on emerging market funds, explains the ins and outs of emerging market investment, providing practical guidance on picking industries and companies likely to win, and explaining why policies and regulations matter as much as balance sheets, how to recognize global contenders, techniques for managing risk, and how to get out at the right time.

The emerging markets are expected to be a key driver of future global economic growth, and with The Little Book of Emerging Markets in hand, you have everything you need to take full advantage of these incredible opportunities.

• Explains how to pick the industries and companies mostly likely to boom, why policies and regulation are key to making intelligent investment decisions, how to recognize genuine opportunities, and much more
• Includes invaluable techniques for managing your risk
• Shows you how to get your money in and out of emerging markets without being burned

The Little Book of Emerging Markets is the perfect little guide to the world′s most exciting investment opportunities.

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Review

′Gives some amazing insights into the way that portfolios are balanced, risks assessed and macro factors read and handled.′ (IFA Magazine, August 2012)

From the Author

Who should be investing in the emerging markets?
Everyone with money to invest should be investing in emerging markets since emerging market countries are growing at five times faster than developed markets. Emerging markets also have more foreign reserves than developed markets as well as lower debt than developed markets. Just as important as these factors is the importance of diversity. Emerging markets behave differently than developed markets and thus should be used to diversify portfolios. Finally, emerging equity markets now represent more than 30% of the world's stock market capitalization--the asset class is too important to ignore.

What is the one piece of advice you’ll give readers about investing in emerging markets?
It would have to be to invest systematically and be patient in your investment process. Set aside a certain amount of money you want to invest. Then spread that over a few years with equal monthly investments so that you can benefit from the fact that bull markets last longer than bear markets and it goes up more in percentage terms than bear markets go down.

How will this book help you in investing in emerging markets?
The book will give you an opportunity to fully understand the background, rationale and process of emerging markets investing.

What’s the best approach to investing in emerging markets?
The best approach to investing in emerging markets is through emerging market mutual funds because they give you the opportunity to diversify while at the same time handling all the complex details related to stock investing in countries all over the world.

Isn’t it risky to invest in emerging markets, everything seems so uncertain?
In reality, by investing in emerging markets, you are actually reducing your risk since you are able to avoid having all "your eggs in one basket". Moreover, since emerging markets are growing faster, the chances of getting better returns is also greater.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118153812
• ISBN 13: 9781118153819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208