Adventures in small-cap investing
Capital Ideas Podcast
“Being an analyst is the best job in the world,” says Greg Wendt, who happens to be the longest-serving analyst in Capital Group history. Wendt, who is about to wrap up a 37-year career, shares tales from his time venturing into the wild world of small-cap stocks, leveraging his college job at a department store into an interview with Sam Walton, legendary founder of Walmart, and helping launch Capital Group’s first-ever small-cap strategy. He explains how on-the-ground research can reveal a company’s competitive edge, and how business leaders can win with passion and a focus on the...
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The U.S. loses its triple-A credit rating. What’s next?
Capital Ideas Podcast
The United States lost its triple-A credit rating last month from Moody’s, the last of the major rating agencies to give U.S. sovereign debt its highest assessment. What does it mean for interest rates, the U.S. economy and your investment portfolio? Capital Group economist Darrell Spence shares his view. #CapGroupGlobal For full disclosures go to For our latest insights, practice management ideas and more, subscribe to Capital Ideas at . If you’re based outside of the U.S., visit for Capital Group insights. Watch our latest podcast,...
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Power shifts: The future of European utilities
Capital Ideas Podcast
The ongoing energy transition has fundamentally changed the utilities industry. Fixed income investment analyst Barbora Matouskova looks at the shifting backdrop for European utilities and potential opportunities for bond investors. #CapGroupGlobal For full disclosures go to For our latest insights, practice management ideas and more, subscribe to Capital Ideas at . If you’re based outside of the U.S., visit for Capital Group insights. Watch our latest podcast, Conversations with Mike Gitlin, on YouTube: This content is...
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Building resilient portfolios in volatile markets
Capital Ideas Podcast
Recent stock market volatility underscores the importance of diversification. Equity portfolio manager Diana Wagner shares with Mike Gitlin that such volatility can also unearth investment opportunities. She seeks durable companies that can perform well throughout an economic cycle, emphasizing pattern recognition, turnaround companies and the importance of culture. If you’re interested in potential long-term investment ideas beyond artificial intelligence, this episode is for you. #CapGroupGlobal For full disclosures go to For our latest insights, practice...
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Is U.S. dollar dominance ending?
Capital Ideas Podcast
After a decade of dominance, the U.S. dollar has fallen sharply in the first few months of 2025. As tariffs and geopolitical disputes upend the global economic outlook, could this be the end of one of the longest dollar rallies in U.S. history? Capital Group currency analyst Jens Sondergaard offers his view. #CapGroupGlobal For full disclosures go to For our latest insights, practice management ideas and more, subscribe to Capital Ideas at getcapitalideas.com. If you’re based outside of the U.S., visit capitalgroup.com for Capital Group insights. ...
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Fundamentals of investing: Embracing simplicity
Capital Ideas Podcast
In an era when too much information arrives at breakneck speed, simplicity has value. That’s one lesson Andrew Suzman, equity portfolio manager and chair of Capital Research and Management Company, shares from a more than 30-year career as he sits down with Mike Gitlin for a discussion on the fundamentals of investing. Suzman explains how country of domicile may be obscuring the potential of great companies, how investors ignore valuation at their peril and why he still brings a calculator to meetings with management. If you’re looking for ways to recognize value in the present rather...
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Tariff impacts on global markets
Capital Ideas Podcast
Capital Group portfolio managers Jody Jonsson and Chit Purani discuss their views on the equity and fixed income markets amid rising tariffs and escalating trade disputes around the world. Will tariff-related volatility continue to roil the markets? Tune in to hear their thoughts. #CapGroupGlobal For full disclosures go to For our latest insights, practice management ideas and more, subscribe to Capital Ideas at . If you’re based outside of the U.S., visit for Capital Group insights. ...
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Unlocking longevity: The future of health and aging
Capital Ideas Podcast
Equity investment analyst Rich Wolf looks at how increased life expectancy is reshaping healthcare and investment strategies, highlighting advancements in healthcare, the impact of aging, and promising areas in medical technology. #CapGroupGlobal For full disclosures go to For our latest insights, practice management ideas and more, subscribe to Capital Ideas at If you’re based outside of the U.S., visit capitalgroup.com for Capital Group insights. Watch our latest podcast, Conversations with Mike Gitlin, on YouTube: This content is published by Capital Client Group, Inc. U.K. investors...
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How avalanche safety training applies to high-yield debt investing
Capital Ideas Podcast
High-yield bonds are showing strong income potential. Bond manager David Daigle discusses how these bonds have evolved from the 1980s’ debt-fueled buyouts depicted in the movie Wall Street. In a conversation with Mike Gitlin, he compares high-yield debt investing to avalanche safety training and shares which investors may benefit from exposure to high-yield bonds. David also relays how investing in companies that ended in bankruptcy shapes his view on risk. If you’re interested in income-seeking investment ideas for your portfolio, this episode is for you. #CapGroupGlobal For...
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Patience helps a veteran investor manage through crisis
Capital Ideas Podcast
Veteran equity portfolio manager Chris Buchbinder explains the importance of patience in periods of market volatility and economic upheaval. He draws parallels between past crisis events and today’s brewing global trade war, and talks about where he is finding long-term investment opportunity. #CapGroupGlobal For full disclosures go to For our latest insights, practice management ideas and more, subscribe to Capital Ideas at . If you’re based outside of the U.S., visit for Capital Group insights. Watch our latest podcast, Conversations with Mike...
info_outlineCapital Group’s Mike Gitlin interviews pioneering emerging markets investor Victor Kohn as he retires after four decades in the business. Kohn, who helped manage the world's first emerging markets equity fund launched in 1986, discusses how the global investment landscape has changed, his early days as an analyst covering South America, and why he continues to hold a positive outlook on China — the world’s largest emerging market economy. #CapGroupGlobal
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