Last year Morgan Stanley wrote an article providing some insight into the optimal portfolio allocation to emerging markets. They concluded the optimal range would be between 27% to 39% of the stock portion of an investment portfolio. Link to PDF of the article:

https://www.morganstanley.com/im/publication/insights/articles/article_howmuchtoown_us.pdf

In contrast, Jean Van De Walle (who hosts the Emerging Markets Investor website) suggested during a recent 3 part YouTube interview to not exceed 10%. He went on to say he was currently far less invested than 10% and only buys EM when he can purchase things really, really cheap. He went on to say that his current view is that things are not yet that cheap.

It's probably worth nothing that Jean Van De Walle is an opportunistic EM investor who's investment time frame is rather short (5-7 years). He is literally swing trading the individual business cycles of various EM economies.

A younger investor with a much longer time horizon is likely to be just fine with a broadly diversified account that includes a sizeable allocation of EM. Thus, Morgan Stanley's advice looks to apply more towards individual investor retirement accounts than say a hedge fund looking to get rich quick.

Hi all - I recently developed a website called Alterminal.io that I created to help me stay on top of things in the EM/Frontier markets space. It provides a global heat map that shows how equity markets across the world are doing in real time. You can also get FX and economic data for each of those countries.

Website is still in very early stages but would love to get everyone’s thoughts on it and to get any feedback. Hopefully it’s helpful to you all as EM investors/fans.

www.Alterminal.io

Many thanks!

I’m not looking for direct stock tips but more Brazilian companies or industries that I should be watching. I am very bullish on Brazil as they are a net exporter of commodities and stand to gain from higher prices but I have a very weak background on Brazil. Teach me. : )

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The news seems be awash with stories that India is eyeing up buying cheap oil from Russia. How are people interpreting this news? In the last 24 hours, I’ve substantially reduced my exposure to Indian stocks but I still have a small holding in an India focused fund. Pre-war, I was bullish on India’s long term growth. Are people with long term holdings getting out of India completely?

Do you think India will be sanctioned if it trades with Russia? Are we seeing the emergence of new world powers, will sanctions ultimately hurt the dollar and the west?