Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future

Geopolitical Alpha is an investment framework that helps readers forecast the future and beat the markets by focusing on measurable, material constraints facing policymakers. It uses a wealth of examples to illustrate how to generate investment-relevant insights and discusses paradigm shifts, why investment and corporate professionals can no longer treat geopolitics as an exogenous risk, and how to ignore the media and focus on what drives market narratives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 26 November 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Geopolitical Alpha – An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future is a comprehensive resource that offers readers a unique and insightful approach to forecasting the future and outperforming the markets. Authored by Marko Papic, an investment strategist, and geopolitical analyst, the book employs a novel framework to make sense of the complex landscape of geopolitical risks, with the ultimate goal of generating investment-relevant insights.

Geopolitical Alpha asserts that investors should disregard media-hyped narratives, insights from smoky rooms, and most political consultants, instead focusing solely on the measurable, material constraints facing policymakers. In the constant battle between policymakers' preferences and their constraints, the latter always prevails in the end. Papic employs a wealth of examples from the past decade to demonstrate how his constraint-framework can be used to generate Geopolitical Alpha. Throughout the book, he discusses:

1. Paradigm shifts that will drive investment returns over the next decade.
2. Why investment and corporate professionals can no longer treat geopolitics as an exogenous risk.
3. How to ignore the media and focus on what drives market narratives that generate returns.
4. The intersection of geopolitics, economics, and finance.

Geopolitical Alpha is an invaluable resource for investors, C-suite executives, and investment professionals alike. It belongs on the shelves of anyone interested in the interplay between geopolitics, economics, and finance. By leveraging the power of the constraint-framework, readers can gain a deeper understanding of the global landscape and make informed investment decisions that will lead to long-term success.

Weight: 498g
Dimension: 163 x 235 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119740216