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A Founder's Journey: Jason Hsu
Let your experience become your expertise. Find out how growing up in Taiwan provided Jason with unique perspective that informs his investment decisions today.
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March 09, 2025
CNBC: Constantly Changing Tariff Uncertainty Is Rattling Markets
Phillip Wool highlights that ongoing tariff uncertainty is driving market volatility, with potential responses from the Federal Reserve and the Trump administration.
February 20, 2025
ETF Trends: Rayliant Appears Well-Positioned to Follow Avantis’ Success Trajectory
Jason Hsu discusses the firm’s focus on emerging markets, its growth in international ETFs, and the challenges of competing with U.S.-centric firms, emphasizing the importance of diversification and the potential for international markets to outperform in the future.
February 16, 2025
Market Watch: ‘Trump Trades’ Like the Dollar and Bitcoin Are Stalling, While Chinese Stocks Are Racing Ahead
Jason Hsu stated that the success of China’s AI app DeepSeek has shifted investor sentiment, showing that China can innovate in AI and compete in software development, helping to boost its struggling stock market.
February 12, 2025
MarketWatch: Trump’s Tariffs Could Make International Stocks More Attractive Than U.S. Investments. Here’s Why.
Phillip Wool stated that while U.S. stocks aren’t at their highest historical valuation, they are more expensive than international stocks, which could predict international outperformance in the long term, while also noting that strong earnings growth is expected for both U.S. and emerging markets, with emerging markets offering better value.
February 10, 2025
CNBC: Chinese Companies Don’t Know Where to Put Their Cash — And It’s Sparking a Record Rise In Dividend Payouts
Jason Hsu explained that Beijing is driving the increase in corporate dividends, with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) responding to government incentives.
February 05, 2025
Business Insider: Trump’s Tariff Talks Are Fueling Stock Volatility. Investing Pros Share 4 Trades to Hedge the Chaos.
Phillip Wool sees volatility as a chance for buying opportunities, especially in East Asian markets and discounted Chinese tech stocks, despite recent declines from tariffs and the DeepSeek sell-off.
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February 02, 2025
CNBC: Trump Is Trying to Get Ahead of the Negative Reaction to the Initial Salvo of Tariffs: Analyst
Phillip Wool believes that the unpredictability of Trump’s trade policies will lead to significant frustration and anxiety among investors, and that in the end, the tariffs will give rise to some form of deal-making.
January 28, 2025
Reuters: US Tech Stock Tumble Highlights Risk of Market Reliance On Megacaps
Phillip Wool says that while DeepSeek’s impact on AI is unclear, many correlated and crowded trades are at risk if sentiment shifts.
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