This list is provided for readers to use as a template for taking notes on potential investments in single country or regional Frontier Markets. Please feel free to copy and paste it into a document you can edit. If there is anything you would like to add, please say so in the comments below and I will add it in. Please do me the kindness of crediting me if you use it in a professional setting.
Frontier Market Investing Checklist (by Jon Springer)
Trust. If your gut says no, don't invest.
GDP growth.
Natural Resources.
Other Economic Drivers.
Stability.
Accounting.
Graft, corruption, and other words for doing business.
Actionable events.
Holdings. What are you investing in? What do you want to invest in?
Scale.
Geography.
Seasonality and cycles.
When? When is the right time to invest?
Coverage. Where are you going to get data from?
Triangulated truths.
Liquidity.
What's your angle?
Do you "get it"? You need to understand the narrative of why the country will succeed and what the obstacles are to invest in a wise and opportunistic way.
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