The freedom factor: Rethinking risk and opportunity in emerging markets
Wednesday 08 October 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00 | Webinar
Emerging markets face growing geopolitical risks due to rising authoritarianism, social unrest, and economic instability, as seen in countries like Russia and China. Traditional emerging markets indices often overexpose investors to these risks by focusing on market size rather than governance. However, some freer emerging markets may offer long-term opportunities due to low valuations, changing trade dynamics, and structural reforms.
Join Perth Tolle, founder of Life + Liberty Indexes, who will present a differentiated, evidence-based framework for emerging markets investing that incorporates country-level freedom metrics. Perth will share how this approach can improve long-term outcomes, better align capital with democratic and transparent governance, and help investors more effectively manage autocracy risk in today’s volatile geopolitical landscape.
This webinar will be of interest to asset owners, asset managers, wealth managers and consultants, and will help you think differently about emerging market allocations and provide a framework to build more resilient, freedom-aligned emerging markets strategy.
Speaker:
Perth Tollie, Founder of Life + Liberty Indexes and creator of the Freedom 100 EM Index and ETF (FRDM)
Perth Tolle is the founder of Life + Liberty Indexes and creator of the Freedom 100 EM Index and ETF (FRDM). Prior to forming Life + Liberty Indexes, Perth was a private wealth advisor at Fidelity Investments in Los Angeles and Houston. Before joining Fidelity, Perth lived and worked in Beijing and Hong Kong, where her observations led her to explore the relationship between freedom and markets.
Perth is a frequent speaker at investment industry events and provides commentary for various financial media including Barron’s, Bloomberg, Cheddar, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Fox Business, Institutional Investor, MarketWatch, Morningstar, Pensions & Investments, and the Wall Street Journal. Perth was named one of the Ten to Watch in 2020 by Wealth Management Magazine and one of the 100 People Transforming Business by Business Insider in 2021.
Timings:
Registration: 16:55
Event: 17:00 - 18:00
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