BridgeBytes

Paul Greene shares his thoughts on Apple, which is currently one of the portfolio's top holdings, and why he thinks that, in this current environment, it is going to be a slower grower compounder.

Paul Greene shared his thoughts on the mixed bag of improvements in AI and the impacts on businesses. Paul notes that there are many examples where productivity increases and companies are seeing real returns on their spend, but the opposite is being seen as well. Paul also shares that T. Rowe Price is optimistic about the possibilities of AI over time.

Paul Greene discusses the Magnificent 7 (Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta and Tesla) and why T. Rowe Price believes it's important to remember that they are all different companies with different drivers – something that can get lost when they're talked about as one big group.

Paul Greene discusses the increase in concentration within the U.S. stock market, noting that it's a trend that has been going on for over a decade and has several implications that T. Rowe Price must consider as a result.

Sid Jain discusses the kinds of opportunities that GQG is seeing in the Middle East and why they believe recent changes to business policies, permit processing and a shift in cultural mindset makes it an exciting time to invest in the region. Sid also shares his thoughts that while geo-political noise is nothing new in the Middle East, the UAE has always seemed to avoid getting involved.

Sid Jain provides his views on Brazil, noting that Brazil is coming out of a multi-year bear market environment resulting in a series of pro-business policies and government agendas which GQG believes is an attractive opportunity set. Sid also discusses the portfolio's largest holding (currently) in Brazil, Petrobras.

Brian Kersmanc discusses why, based on absolute risk-reward metrics, GQG is currently bearish on China. Brian also provides his thoughts on the potential for a China-Taiwan war and what that could mean for the markets.

Brian Kersmanc discusses why GQG Partners originally soft-capped the EM Fund early on and why they are excited to now have an EM Fund in the Canadian marketplace. Brian also highlights where GQG sees opportunity within the EM space and explains why they are currently very bullish on EM, excluding China.