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After an extended period of isolation, China underwent an economic reform by opening up to the international community and foreign investment. The country moved fast to catch up with the developed world, and the new way forward—“socialism with Chinese characteristics”—has made China more vital, creative, and economically free. Yet, when it comes to investment, major institutional investors in the developed countries, especially in the North America, are very much underweight China in their portfolios, directly or indirectly.

There is a growing acknowledgment that government and philanthropic sources of capital will likely fall far short of what is needed in the coming decades to solve the pressing social and environmental challenges of our time. Hence, many investors are eager to find ways to generate positive impact through their investments.

The past couple of years have proven to be banner years for private equity and merger and acquisition activity, with no signs of slow down in 2019. With cash on hand to invest and the increase in Representation and Warranty Insurance policies, forecasters expect these trends to continue. Podcast host Michael Cohen is joined by Luca Salvi to discuss the current state of the M&A and private equity trends in the United States.

As an investor with assets primarily in the United States, you are probably weary of following the trials and tribulations of the Brexit drama in the United Kingdom. Since the British electorate voted back in June 2016 to withdraw from the European Union, negotiators for both sides have worked feverishly to address the will of the people without undue damage to economic activity and global trade. As the deadline looms, should we be worried about the economic fallout from a so-called “hard Brexit”?

There is much wisdom about the folly of prediction. But the process of thinking about variant perceptions and alternative scenarios is valuable to our investment process. With a nod to Byron Wien, the former Morgan Stanley and Blackstone Strategist who originated the annual 10 Surprises idea, we begin with the first potential surprise for 2019: #ActionsBeatWords.

In a rapidly changing environment, we all must learn to adapt our thinking about the optimal way to invest our capital for long-term success and that entails taking our cue from Charlie Kindleberger on the equity markets today and our cues from Charlie Noyes (and the other Crypto Charlies) about blockchain, crypto, and Bitcoin. Charlie Darwin truly was a good man and he was right, it is the one that is most adaptable to change that survives (and thrives).

In this Around the World with Yusko (#ATWWY) webinar, we explain why it’s time for investors to load up on CARBS—China, Argentina, Russia, Brazil, and South Korea—in their investment portfolio.