On Geopolitics and Portfolios: A Pragmatic Look at Defense Stocks
It’s a rather grim business, this talk of conflict and investment in the same breath. But let’s not be naive. When the drums of war begin to beat, however faintly, money moves. And right now, the noise coming from the Middle East, particularly concerning Iran's nuclear ambitions, is getting harder to ignore. To me, it seems the predictable, if unsettling, cycle of geopolitical tension leading to military spending is well and truly underway.
As an investor, you can either stick your head in the sand or you can acknowledge the world as it is, not as you wish it were. And as it is, governments are getting nervous. When that happens, their chequebooks open for the companies that build the tools of modern statecraft.