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Keeping it real - thematic investing in an inflationary world

5 min read 4 Nov 22

By Alex Araujo
  • Inflation has returned with a vengeance, exacerbated by the spike in energy prices in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine
  • Investors punished growth stocks and took refuge in defensives, hurting growth-hungry thematic funds; but to us this does not mean thematic investing is a busted flush
  • Recent events serve as a telling reminder that investors ignore valuation at their peril

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