Why Emerging Markets Are Dominated by Asia

There’s a lot happening in the world right now, but we have one message: don’t panic sell! Bryce and Ren unpack why markets have historically held up through geopolitical shocks, reveal the first sale in the community portfolio, and break down what “emerging markets” actually means because for most investors, it’s probably not what they think.

In this episode:

00:00 Iran, markets and why you shouldn’t panic sell

6:14 Australian GDP: when good news is bad news

7:59 Tim Wilson’s BBOZ disaster

10:47 Community Portfolio update: first sale + where performance sits

13:22 James pitches LinQ Minerals (LNQ)

19:21 Emerging Markets 101: what they are and why they’re ripping

34:55 How to invest in emerging markets without doubling up

Stocks & ETFs mentioned: Betashares Australian Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund (ASX: BBOZ), Nanoveu (ASX: NVU), Global X Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETF (ASX: AIQ), LinQ Minerals (ASX: LNQ), Betashares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200), Betashares Global Shares ETF (ASX: BGBL), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (ASX: IEM), Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (ASX: VGE), VanEck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (ASX: EMKT), Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAE), Betashares Emerging Markets Complex ETF (ASX: BEMG), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930), Tencent (HKG: 0700), Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA), SK Hynix (KRX: 000660), HDFC Bank (NSE: HDFCBANK), Reliance Industries (NSE: RELIANCE), MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU), DLocal (NASDAQ: DLO).

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