Manga Mark Mobius - An Illustrated Biography of the Father of Emerging Markets Funds (Paperback)

by Kaoru Kurotani (Author)

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Learn how to find good value companies from an emerging markets guru.

A market collapse lays the foundation for the next boom.
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A pioneer, Dr. Mark Mobius, ventured into unknown rough seas 16 years before the launch of BRICs Funds. He joined Templeton in 1987 as president of the Templeton Emerging Markets Fund with assets under management totaling US$100 million. Now his team manages about US$40,000 million. That's a growth of 40,000% over the last 20 years. He still travels the world spending over 200 days a year to find good companies that may be unknown to others. He is regarded as one of the most successful emerging markets investors in the last 20 years. Moreover, he and his team have received over 100 accolades by international entities such as Micropal, Standard & Poor's, Morningstar, CNBC, and Reuters. Mark and his team have conducted over 16,000 company visits in more 100 different countries in the last 20 years to kick the tires and find the most attractive investments. The secrets of his investment are...

Finding companies with good earning prospects for the next five years and selling at low prices. Long-term value investment
Diversity - many eggs and many baskets. Global investing
Choose companies, not countries. Bottom-up approach

The key to his success in emerging markets is based on his practice of making on-site visits to companies. This is the illustrated biography of the pioneer of emerging markets.

Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter1 The Bald Eagle
Chapter2 Emerging Markets
Chapter3 Lili Marlene
Chapter4 Columbus' Descendant
Chapter5 A Mouse in Asia
Chapter6 The Doll Business and His Ambition
Chapter7 Fateful Call
Chapter8 Templeton
Chapter9 Customers and Fund Managers
Chapter10 Russian Roulette
Chapter11 A White Elephant and A Bald Eagle
Chapter12 The Last Frontier
Epilogue

Mark Mobius, Ph.D., Executive Chairman, joined Templeton in 1987 as president of the Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. In this capacity, he directs the Templeton Global Emerging Markets Equity Group based in Templeton's 13 global offices and manages emerging markets portfolios. Dr. Mobius has spent more than 40 years working in emerging markets all over the world. Dr. Mobius earned Bachelors and Masters degrees from Boston University and a Ph.D. in Economics and Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of the books "Trading With China", "The Investor's Guide to Emerging Markets", "Mobius on Emerging Markets", "Passport to Profits", "Equities - An Introduction To The Core Concepts and Mutual Funds - An Introduction To The Core Concepts''

''Top 100 Most Powerful and Influential People'' in 2006 Asiamoney ''Emerging Markets Equity Manager of the Year 2001'' International Money Marketing ''Ten Top Money Managers of the 20th Century'' the Carson Group in 1999 ''1994 First in Business Money Manager of the Year'' CNBC ''Closed-End Fund Manager of the Year'' in 1993 Morningstar ''Investment Trust Manager of the Year 1992'' The Sunday Telegraph

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Pan Rolling; 1st edition (October 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4775930400
• ISBN-13: 978-4775930403
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,080,375 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for what it is, September 3, 2008

By	therosen "therosen" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This is a book you have to take at face value - it's a simplified manga overview of a complex individual. As such, the book aspires only to introduce the reader to Mark Mobius to the lay reader, and lightly cover his background. Think of it as a "Mobius for Beginners."

In this, the book succeeded. In an hour, you can learn about Mobius, his background, his travel-intensive approach to investing, and how he has done in his career. This is neither an in-depth biography on Mr. Mobius, nor a textbook on emerging markets investing. Then again, it wasn't intended to be.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Manga-type biography of a finance icon, July 26, 2008

By	Yoga Prakasa "indrayudha.net" (Jakarta, Indonesia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Certainly not the first economic/finance book using comic style that I've read. But, the manga style proved the be the first for me and so far the best at conveying the topic in a comic book format. It is a short biography of Mark Mobius, and a crash course to investing in emerging market countries. There are plenty of historical examples where Mobius had encountered various situations that called for important investment decisions and his rationale behind them. Also illustrated in the manga, side stories that adds to the overall nuance of the biography.