How Investing Legend Mark Mobius Built a Fortune in Emerging Markets

From Baker's Son to Global Investment Legend.

Mark Mobius is known as a foundational figure in emerging markets investing. He is the chairman of Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund. Before that, he led the Templeton Emerging Markets Group for over 30 years, during which the group's assets under management grew from $100 million to over $50 billion.

In this episode of The NEON Show, Mark shares his rules for wealth creation, why India is his top investment pick, his reasons for pulling investments out of China, what keeps him at the top of his game at the young age of 87, two ways to lose money fast, and why understanding art and creativity is more important than finance when it comes to making money.

Connect with Mark Mobius
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To learn more from Mark check out his The Book Of Wealth
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Timestamps
00:00 - Trailer
00:00 - Early Lessons in Money & Creativity
04:13 - Becoming a Professional Student
05:43 - The Road to Mark’s First Million
08:04 - The First Emerging Markets Fund
11:03 - To Make Money Don’t Focus on It
12:38 - Making 10 Million Dollars
14:20 - Mark’s Early Investment Assets
15:56 - Power of Compounding: Reaching $100 Million
16:51 - Mark’s Success with Investing in Asia
19:22 - Why Mark is Not Bullish on China
22:44 - How Mark Invests in India
25:01 - Why Mark is Bullish on Taiwan
25:56 - Mark’s 3 Reasons to Invest in India
28:19 - When will India Surpass China?
30:51 - From Emerging Markets to Emerging Opportunities
32:37 - It’s All About Liquidity
34:27 - Mark’s Principles of Wealth Creation
35:49 - How Mark Invests in Startups
37:33 - How Not to Lose Money
38:43 - Make Friends & Learn From Them
39:38 - What Mark Learned From John Templeton
40:54 - Why Invest in Emerging Markets
42:10 - Who are the Best Political Leaders
42:50 - Why Mark Shifted to Dubai
44:02 - No Recession Anytime Soon
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