2018 Global Equity Outlook: Is the Best Yet to Come?

Chautauqua Capital's investment approach is to identify trends and companies that, as a result of their business model advantages, stand to benefit disproportionately from these trends. At the height of this eight-year bull market, we are trying to reconcile the notion that the markets and the global economy may be "as good as it gets" with the potential that – as a result of technological change and increased market volatility – "the best may be yet to come."

In our most recent outlook, we examine the dynamics that helped global equity markets end 2017 on a high note and we discuss the trends we see carrying over or taking shape in the new year, including:

• The relative performance of growth versus value-style investments
• The potential impact of geopolitical dynamics that continue to play out in 2018
• The implications of recent and anticipated actions by global central banks
• The role technology continues to play in disrupting legacy business models around the world

 

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