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Focused on Global Growth

Artisan Growth Opportunities Fund is a global, high conviction, flexible fund that invests in stocks on the higher end of the market capitalization spectrum.

Featured Funds: Growth Opportunities

04/10/2012
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Uncovering Growth In Foreign Markets - 2012 & Beyond

Despite the overhang of the global economy, significant long-term growth opportunities do exist in overseas markets. Our goal as active, bottom-up investors is to find where growth is occurring around the globe and to find companies that can participate in that growth on a sustainable basis.

Featured Funds: International

02/29/2012
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A Great Recipe for Large-Cap Equities

High earnings yields indicate equity investors are getting paid well to take on equity risk compared with the debt of the same company, especially as borrowing costs have fallen in today’s low interest rate environment. This opportunity is most notable among large-cap companies due to their lower cost of capital.

Featured Funds: Value

09/30/2011
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A Case for Growth

For the past few years, we have expected a growth investing cycle to take hold. Much of the evidence shared was statistical as we dissected the way performance patterns cycle and valuation premiums for growth stocks have compressed. Now as growth stocks have led in 2009 and 2010…

Featured Funds: Growth Opportunities, Mid Cap, Small Cap

06/30/2011
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Understanding Portfolio Exposure by Revenue Source

Evaluating regional and country exposures by revenue source provides additional insight into the overall makeup of a portfolio and can assist in the asset allocation decision making process.

06/30/2011
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Globalization – The Investor Perspective & The Asset Allocation Perspective

Globalization is changing the way investors and individuals view global investment opportunities. Incorporating a global equity product into an asset allocation model has several benefits.

Featured Funds: Global Equity, Global Value, Growth Opportunities

05/31/2011
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Global Investing – Why Invest Globally? Why Artisan Global Funds?

The increasing globalization of economies and financial markets demands an evolved investment approach that accurately reflects this economic reality. The Artisan Global Value and Artisan Global Equity teams have recognized the opportunity to leverage the full breadth of their research capabilities and their non-U.S. investment experience to capitalize on this secular trend.

Featured Funds: Global Equity, Global Value

12/31/2010

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