Peter Toogood is the chief investment officer at retirement solutions provider Embark Group, having worked for 25 years in financial services including as an advisor, researcher and investment manager. In this podcast, we talk with him about the current market battle between growth and value, the rise (and sometime inconsistencies) of ESG, and Peter's own solution for the global debt pile.
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Covid-19 and the response to it has left a trail of destruction. Lives have been lost or permanently altered. Economies are bruised, job losses have soared and public sector deficits are set to serve as an unpleasant reminder of the trauma for many years to come. In this series of features, we will be looking on a sector-by-sector basis – from healthcare to financial services – at how investors can navigate this simultaneously exciting and disruptive change that the world needs.
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Playing future trends with niche ETFs
Natural as it might seem to break down your portfolio by geography and asset class, the best returns of the last decade can generally be attributed to specific themes and sectors. US equities may have led the pack, but much of this outperformance has stemmed from the tech majors and the various factors driving their ascendancy.