Many global investors research and travel the world aboard the World Wide Web and depend on analysts in faraway places. Templeton Global Bond Fund Portfolio Manager, Michael Hasenstab believes nothing beats being there himself. He explains why he is traveling more than ever.
Michael Hasenstab
HASENSTAB: INVESTING WHERE OTHERS FLEE
Several years ago when other investors were buying U.S. Treasuries for their safety and liquidity, Templeton Global Bond Fund’s award-winning manager, Michael Hasenstab was an early seller, a bearish position he maintains to this day. Famous for looking for bargains where others flee, Hasenstab is looking for opportunities in the Ukraine, Korea, and Malaysia with the thinking, “we have the whole world to choose from.”