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How to Invest in the Emerging Markets NowHow to Invest in the Emerging Markets Now

There’s been a shift from infrastructure to the consumer

Gregory D. Singer, Senior Vice President

September 13, 2013

8 Min Read
How to Invest in the Emerging  Markets Now

The conventional wisdom is to “go where the growth is.” As a result, many advisors have recommended that investors add to their emerging markets holdings over the past five years. Unfortunately, for many, this strategy hasn’t worked as planned, especially for those invested in passive index funds. Despite gross domestic product (GDP) growth that’s continued to be more than two times that of the developed world, emerging markets equity returns have been disappointing (see “A Slow Recovery,” this page), falling well short of the S&P 500 and not yet returning to the previous highs of 2007. Now, as the United States begins to show signs of recovery, concerns about the emerging markets have increased, as China tightens credit, GDP growth rate...

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About the Author

Gregory D. Singer

Senior Vice President, Capital Group Private Client Services

Gregory D. Singer is an asset allocation and wealth planning specialist at Capital Group Private Client Services. Prior to joining Capital Group in 2012, Greg was a senior managing director with AllianceBernstein serving in wealth planning, investment and marketing roles. Previously, he was a director for the Pepsi-Cola Company, where he held positions in finance, strategy and marketing. He has also served as the lead strategist for a subsidiary of The Limited and as an M&A analyst for Lehman Brothers. Singer concurrently earned a BS in finance and a BAS in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania, and he holds an MBA in finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He has published extensively in industry press and academic journals and has been cited in numerous periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is also a member of the investments editorial board for Trusts & Estates magazine. Greg is based in New York.