• Text size
  • Send this article to a friend
  • Print this article

Brazil gamble could offer good long-term gains for investors

SCOTS looking to fine tune their investment portfolios for 2012 might consider looking to the "B" in Bric (Brazil, India China and Russia) if they want to lock in some potential for returns in the long-term.

Brazil has been long overshadowed by India and China, but the last couple of years have seen a few fund management houses launch standalone Brazil funds.

Mike Shedlock, of Sitka Pacific Capital Management, believes this is long overdue. He said: "Brics are fundamentally different and must be evaluated individually because of the vastly differing energy needs, inflation and internal politics."