Watch Replay: Navigating Geopolitical Shifts - Strategies for Investors

Recorded May 12, 2025, 1PM ET

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Geopolitical risks are no longer just temporary market noise; they are now driving long-term economic and market realignments.

Geopolitical risks are no longer just temporary market noise; they are now driving long-term economic and market realignments.

The global order is undergoing a profound transformation. The era of U.S.-led globalization – marked by open markets, liberal trade, and geopolitical stability – is giving way to a world defined by great power competition, economic nationalism, and rising conflict. For investors, this shift is critical.

The global order is undergoing a profound transformation. The era of U.S.-led globalization–marked by open markets, liberal trade, and geopolitical stability–is giving way to a world defined by great power competition, economic nationalism, and rising conflict. For investors, this shift is critical.

   

     

Geopolitical Uncertainty Can No Longer Be Treated As a Passing Concern

Each point highlights a primary source of regional geopolitical tension. Hover to learn more.

   

   

Chart - Swan Lake: The risks that would most disrupt consensus in 2025

Meet the Moment: Move Beyond Reactive Risk Management Towards Proactive Adaption

A black swan is a high-impact, unpredictable event that disrupts investor consensus. Investor attention around them may ebb and flow, but these events always can, at any time and with no warning, upend entrenched economic narratives and reset market expectations.

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Chart - Swan Lake: The risks that would most disrupt consensus in 2025

   

   

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