Jan 18, 2022
This episode’s guest is Rick Lear, Founder and Managing Partner at Lear Investment Management in Dallas, Texas, who talks about investment opportunities and potential risks with investing in China and India. You don’t want to miss hearing Rick’s perspective on what an emerging middle class and innovation means for India’s GDP, clean energy, chip shortage, and the continuing challenges of Covid.
Rick Lear has been in the investment management business for two decades. Prior to founding Lear Investment Management, he was a Partner and Portfolio Manager with a Dallas-based investment firm. From 2009 to 2015, Mr. Lear managed portfolios in a global, tactical, asset allocation strategy. His ability to identify global trends and tactically express with investments has led to superior outcomes for investors. His creative and intelligent research spans both fundamental and quantitative disciplines.
Previously, Mr. Lear served as Vice President at Neuberger Berman and as a Senior Investment Planning Analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. While at Bernstein, Mr. Lear was tapped to participate in the firm's Wealth Management Group to help solve complex investment dilemmas for high-net-worth families across the nation. He also served as a Portfolio Manager for US Trust on a team responsible for a multi-billion dollar quantitative, equity investment strategy. Mr. Lear now resides in Dallas, his hometown, with his wife, Laura, and their four children. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and the Securities Industry Institute of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Lear serves on the board of trustees of Lamplighter School, the board of trustees of Vogel Alcove, and the board of trustees of Positive Coaching Alliance. Always a student, Mr. Lear recently completed a program with the Harvard Business School Executive Education in India.
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