Wiley Investing in Frontier Markets: Opportunity, Risk and Role in an Investment Portfolio

The only comprehensive guide to reaping big returns investing in the hottest new growth marketsThis book makes a compelling case that, just as today's well-rounded portfolio includes emerging market funds, tomorrow's well-rounded portfolio will include frontier market funds. More importantly, it alerts you to the vast opportunities and potential pitfalls of investing in frontier markets while providing expert advice and guidance on how to research and invest in the most promising frontier growth markets. Widely considered to be the next emerging markets, frontier markets, such as those of certain sub-Saharan African, Eastern European, Asian, and Central and South American countries, are showing strong signs of reaching economic critical mass. If you are an investor on the lookout for authoritative, actionable information on the next big investment opportunity, this book is for you.Provides sector-by-sector analyses that let you assess opportunities and risks in each frontier marketProvides strategies and tools for determining the most efficient methods for executing, monitoring, and exiting investmentsGuides you through the wide diversity within frontier markets, showing how to differentiate countries on the basis of economic development and wealth distribution and other factors From the Inside Flap Frontier markets offer the opportunity for investors to achieve comparable returns to those of present-generation emerging markets, such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Frontier markets include parts of Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and Eastern Europe, and this book explains the factors underpinning the growth and success of emerging markets and why and how these will be replicated in frontier markets.Engaging and informative, this reliable resource makes a compelling case that, just as today's well-rounded portfolio includes emerging market funds, tomorrow's well-rounded portfolio will need to include frontier market funds. More importantly, it alerts you to the vast opportunities and potential pitfalls of investing in frontier markets while providing expert advice and guidance on how to research and invest in the most promising frontier growth markets.Widely considered to be the next emerging markets, frontier markets, such as those of certain sub-Saharan African, Eastern European, Asian, and Central and South American countries, are showing strong signs of reaching economic critical mass. If you are an investor on the lookout for authoritative, actionable information on the next big investment opportunity, this book is for you.Investing in Frontier Markets skillfully:Provides sector-by-sector analyses that let you assess opportunities and risks in each frontier marketHighlights strategies and tools for determining the most efficient methods for executing, monitoring, and exiting investmentsGuides you through the wide diversity within frontier markets, showing how to differentiate countries on the basis of economic development and wealth distribution and other factorsFeatures contributions from international expertsFrontier markets have fast-growing economies that are attracting investment and as such there is an ever-increasing need to understand these markets. This book will put you in a better position to achieve this elusive goal. From the Back Cover As emerging markets mature, the question on investors' minds is "Where will the next opportunity come from?" The answer: frontier markets. Frontier markets include parts of Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and Eastern Europe, and this book explains the factors underpinning the growth and success of emerging markets and why and how these will be replicated in frontier markets.Page by page, authors Gavin Graham and Al Emid guide you through the huge diversity that exists in these markets and explain why it is important to differentiate countries within regi