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For years, U.S. markets felt unstoppable. Now the script is flipping.On this episode of In the Money with Amber Kanwar, Matthew Strauss, SVP, Portfolio Manager & Lead – Global Equities at CI Global Asset Management, makes the case for rotating into global and emerging market equities. After years of American dominance, Matthew argues that stretched U.S. valuations, crowded positioning, and a shifting growth differential are finally pushing investors to look abroad.Matthew, who has been investing in emerging markets since the 1990s, breaks down how the asset class has matured — from serial crises to more disciplined fiscal policy, freer-floating currencies, and stronger domestic growth engines. He explains why today’s emerging markets are no longer just export stories, why China, Taiwan, South Korea and India now dominate the field, and why widening economic growth differentials could support another year — or even two — of international outperformance.In the Mailbag, we globe-trot through investor questions on India and Reliance Industries (RELIANCE.NS), where Matthew remains constructive long term but cautious near term given valuations and slowing flows. We discuss MercadoLibre (MELI) and rising competition from Amazon (AMZN) and Sea Limited (SE), why he exited Pop Mart (9992.HK) after peak Labubu growth, the activist push at Japanese toilet-maker Toto and what that says about the Japanese market (5332.T), and whether luxury giant LVMH (MC.PA) needs a stronger Chinese consumer before becoming attractive again.In Pro Picks, Matthew shares three high-conviction international ideas. First, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), where he sees upside from high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) tied to the AI build-out despite lingering execution risks. Second, Alibaba (BABA), which he believes is evolving from a pure e-commerce story into a full-stack AI cloud infrastructure player in China. And third, Vista Energy (VIST), a fast-growing Argentine shale producer with improving well productivity, low break-even costs around $45 oil, and a disciplined balance sheet positioned to benefit from export-priced crude.If the era of automatic U.S. outperformance is fading, this episode lays out where the next leadership cycle could come from — and how to position for it.Timestamps02:20 intro04:40 What is different about emerging markets today vs. The 1990s? 07:20 Forget about the BRICS acronym! 08:10 What does it take to be a good emerging markets stock picker? 09:50 Why are global markets performing better than U.S. markets? 12:50 Why haven’t tariffs dented the growth prospects of markets outside of the U.S.?14:00 Why Mag 7 companies are top holdings in the global equity fund17:50 Why Matthew expects another year or 2 of global market outperformance19:10 Expectations for Japan 22:05 ITM Mailbag: Is now a good time to invest in India? 28:00 Reliance Industries stock (RELIANCE NS)31:50 MercadoLibre stock (MELI) 35:00 Pop Mart stock (9992 HKG)40:20 Toto stock (5332 TYO)43:00 LVMH stock (MC EPA)46:30 Matthew’s Pro Picks (Samsung, Alibaba, Vista Energy)SponsorsFor over 25 years, Raymond James has been helping Canadians achieve their financial goals. Visit https://raymondjames.ca today to discover how you can live a life well planned.Pro Picks is brought to you by ATB Financial. Visit https://ATB.com/inthemoney for more informationCI Global Asset Management is a sponsor of this show. 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