Investing in Asian markets requires a great deal of research involving the study of several country-specific constraints. T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund portfolio manager Frances Dydasco and her research team search for all-cap size companies with a lot of undiscounted operating leverage in the diverse Asian markets including India and China by following a unique research method of visiting, talking to companies, assessing industry trends, and comparing valuations in different markets.

Getting the best long-term total return from stocks that appear to be currently underpriced is a difficult task. Quaker Core Value Fund manager John Geewax has quantitative investment approach that involves a blend of value and growth concepts. His team looks at yield, growth, valuation and an acceptable discount rate to get the best total returns from their stocks with a view to outperform the S&P 500 Index.