Episode 156: Kevin Carter shares his path as an investor and entrepreneur who founded EMQQ, The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF.

Guest Biography

Kevin Carter is the Founder of EMQQ the Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF and Chairman of the EMQQ Index Committee. Prior to EMQQ, he was the Founder & CEO of AlphaShares, an investment firm offering five Emerging Markets ETFs in partnership with Guggenheim Investments. Previously Kevin was the Founder & CEO of Active Index Advisors acquired by Natixis in 2005 and the Founder & CEO of eInvesting acquired by ETRADE in 2000. Kevin received a degree in Economics from the University of Arizona and began his career in 1992 with Robertson Stephens & Company.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Different approaches to investing - growth vs value, long vs short, active vs passive.
• Thinking like an investor when looking around you for opportunities.
• The opportunity and rationale for investing in emerging markets.

Show notes: http://www.inspiredmoney.fm/156

Find more from our guest:

• The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (EMQQ)
• LinkedIn

Mentioned in this episode:

• Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump
• Boone by T. Boone Pickens, Jr.
• A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing by Burton G. Malkiel
• Robertson Stephens
• Burton Malkiel
• Peter Lynch
• One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market by Peter Lynch
• The Arithmetic of Active Management by William F. Sharpe
• Bershire Hathaway Shareholder Letter 2016

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