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Evaluating financial returns from Economic Advantage: Is the UK as cheap as chips?

Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. Reference to specific securities is not intended as a recommendation to purchase or sell any investment.

Matt Tonge and Alex Wedge of the Liontrust Economic Advantage team discuss with Quest how they evaluate stocks through cashflow return on capital and a factor model, the quality of companies within the Special Situations portfolio, why they believe the UK stock market is undervalued by 30% and whether the environment for small caps will be positive in 2024.

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Matt Tonge
Matt Tonge
Matt Tonge joined the Economic Advantage team in 2015 to analyse small caps. Matt moved to the Liontrust trading desk in 2003 from Barclays Capital Asset Management and in 2014 was named Mid-Tier trader of the year by The Trade magazine.
Alex Wedge
Alex Wedge
Alex Wedge joined the Economic Advantage team in March 2020 and became a co-manager at the start of 2021. Alex moved from Singer Capital Markets, one of the largest dedicated small cap brokers in London, where he had spent over seven years, latterly as a senior member of the equity sales team.

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