Authentically Active: The ClearBridge Podcast

ESG Approaches in Small Cap by ClearBridge Investments

Portfolio Managers Margaret Vitrano and Michael Testorf join Investment Strategist Jeff Schulze to discuss the outlook for the U.S. and global economies and where they see equity risks and opportunities in the second half.

Portfolio Manager Dmitry Khaykin joins Jeffrey Schulze, CFA to outline his value approach to media stocks and explains how Disney, Comcast, Fox, Netflix and other major players are vying for market share in a mercurial content and distribution landscape.

Portfolio Managers Elisa Mazen and Michael Testorf, CFA join Investment Strategist Jeff Schulze, CFA to provide perspective on the mixed signals in the global economy and how that impacts their diversified approach to growth investing. The PMs discuss risks and opportunities in Europe and the UK, Japan and China as well as the role of ESG factors in driving individual company growth.

Analysts Robert Buesing, Tatiana Eades and Mattew Lilling, CFA join Investment Strategist Jeffrey Schulze, CFA to discuss ClearBridge's 2018 Impact Report, highlighting the specific ESG issues they consider in their areas of coverage and providing examples of important company engagements during the past year.

Senior Energy Analyst Dimitry Dayen, CFA joins Vinay Nadkarni for a discussion of recent volatility in crude oil prices, the changing nature of the supply side of the market, and what will separate winning companies from laggards in the exploration & production and oilfield services segments.

Portfolio Manager Evan Bauman joins Investment Strategist Jeffrey Schulze, CFA to discuss the encouraging signs he is seeing in equity markets to start 2019, including catalysts in the health care, energy and media industries that could drive leadership change following recent volatility.

Will the U.S. find clarity on trade relations? Will growth companies continue to dominate the market? Is infrastructure spending around the corner? ClearBridge's Charles Harris, Scott Glasser and Jeffrey Schulze weigh the likely effects of volatility, tighter liquidity, trade tensions and interest rates on equity returns in 2019 and discuss the timing of the next U.S. recession.

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Portfolio Manager Michael Kagan and Investment Strategist Jeffrey Schulze discuss current market and economic risks and the value of defensive positions in an increasingly volatile environment. They also highlight the importance of the U.S. dollar and why select opportunities in paint and property and casualty insurance look attractive in 2019.

ClearBridge Investment Strategist Jeffrey Schulze, CFA joins ClearBridge health care analysts Marshall Gordon and Nicholas Wu, PhD to analyze drug pricing narratives and the health care M&A landscape, discuss opportunities created by innovation in biopharma, and highlight health care opportunities abroad.