How does MKG make investment decisions?

MKG's investment strategy comes from a combination of several schools of investment philosophy, and the combined experience of our principals.

Philosophy
At MKG, we focus on the influence of globalization on the industries and corporations of the world and on our specific region. Globalization - the competition and collaboration between international industries, the far-reaching effects of technology and production processes, the ever-increasing "flattening" of the world - is the most important driving force upon the world's economies, and at MKG we strive to understand the effects these trends are having on national and international markets.

Research
We research industry securities and corporate stocks in industry white papers, government and independent business reports, publications on new technology trends, and other relevant sources.

Our philosophy incorporates three primary investing paradigms: Value investing, Contrarian investing, and Special Situations (or Distressed Securities). A general overview of these paradigms is as follows:

Value investing refers to the idea that informed investors can determine, using fundamental analysis of corporate and industry reports, securities whose shares are underpriced.

Contrarian investing refers to the idea that crowd behavior (investors flocking to stocks that are doing well, and abandoning stocks that are doing poorly) can lead to situations in which securities are overvalued or undervalued. Contrarian investing ideally exploits these incorrect valuations by taking holdings contrary to what the wider market is doing.

Special Situations refers to making investments during unique situations when companies or industries are either overvalued or undervalued in the market. This is usually due to unique circumstances; often the influence of negative reports about a company (also called Distressed Securities).

Experience
MKG uses a team approach to portfolio management that relies on the combined 90 years of financial and investment experience of our principals. Meet the MKG Team here.