Know Your Risk Podcast The Importance of Value Investing
Dec 15, 2025
Zach and Chase dive into the shifting market landscape, exploring the significance of value investing, especially in emerging markets. They discuss the attractive prospects of companies like Rivian, highlighting its potential against giants like Tesla. The duo emphasizes the overlooked opportunities abroad, arguing that U.S.-centric investors may be missing out. They also champion contrarian strategies to tap into capital-starved sectors, underscoring the vast possibilities in international markets.
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Breadth Indicates Rotation Beyond AI
- Market breadth shows a rotation away from AI darlings into broader names, indicating healthier participation beneath the surface.
- Chase Taylor sees equal-weight and small caps outperforming, which signals a more durable rally if it continues.
Conversation That Triggered Fairfax Interest
- Zach recounts interviewing Ashif Lalani who retired early after strong stock research and shared top value ideas including gold names years ago.
- That conversation reminded Zach of Fairfax Financial and reinforced his interest in allocating to skilled foreign value managers.
Emerging Markets Are A Quiet Opportunity
- Emerging markets outperformed in 2025 but many investors remained unaware, creating a value opportunity for contrarian allocators.
- Chase Taylor argues U.S.-centric investors are missing asymmetric returns available abroad with currency tailwinds.