Forty-two trusts have risen more than tenfold over the last two decades. What made the winners stand out? And how can we identify future outperformers? Max King sifts through the evidence.
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Talk of a bounce back from the economic devastation wreaked by Covid-19 may feel a little premature in the UK. We are still in the midst of it all. But some countries are enjoying the first signs of recovery.
So-called emerging market economies have started to see strong growth and many investment experts believe they present good long-term opportunities for investors.
Sam Dickens, portfolio manager at IG, is one of them. He points out that since stock markets plunged last March, an index of the biggest companies in emerging markets has outperformed US companies by close to 17 per cent.
Opportunity: The poverty and the riches on display in Mumbai. Experts believe India offers a huge amount of potential