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5th edition of Iberian Value: new investment ideas with MAPFRE AM and Jonathan Boyar

Jun 10, 2021

Redacción Mapfre

New phases bring forth new ideas, and the world of investment is no different. Four years ago, MAPFRE Asset Management signed an agreement with Boyar Value Group to provide solutions and new investment propositions that went beyond the most traditional options available. The US Forgotten Value Fund, jointly created by both groups in 2019, shone a light on seeking out market opportunities by leveraging value.

Eduardo Ripollés, institutional business development manager at MAPFRE AM, and Jonathan Boyar, president of the American firm, participated in the V edition of Iberian Value to talk about some of the joint investments made through their fund. More specifically, Boyar made a presentation on a US-based company called Angi, which represents 2.1 percent of the portfolio of the “forgotten” securities fund. Despite not being “statistically cheap”, the company’s fundamentals make it “interesting as an investment in the long-term".

Angi is a technology-driven home improvements and remodeling service platform and has enjoyed several years of impressive growth. Eduardo Ripollés stated that “little by little, value companies such as this one are revealing themselves as solvent and profitable and with an inherent premium, even if that is not reflected in their share price.”

High volatility in stock markets: why it happens and how to act

In recent weeks, international markets have faced their most challenging period since 2020. In a situation marked by surging volatility, emotions like fear take center stage in the minds of many investors, and market movements shift from linear to exponential. Such situations, although not frequent, do tend to recur periodically, and it’s important not to get swept up in the negative atmosphere or act impulsively with a short-term mindset, as the experts at MAPFRE remind us.

The dollar's hegemony under scrutiny

The US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency, historically underpinned by institutional credibility, financial depth, and trade dominance, is now facing mounting structural challenges that go beyond short-term economic fluctuations.

The tariff war shakes the global economy and casts doubt on U.S. debt

The tariffs are a problem that’s marking a major shift in the economic relationships we've built and developed over the past few decades. The U.S. President is using them as a tool to bring manufacturing back home and, in turn, boost government revenue through both direct and indirect taxation. But the ends don't always justify the means, and in pursuing these goals, the U.S. is now facing slower economic growth and rising inflation.