In this brief audio recording, RBC Wealth Management’s investment specialists Kent McClanahan and Kelly Bogdanova discuss the new “Worlds Apart” series exploring the trend away from globalization and its ramifications for investors, economies, and financial markets.

The recording introduces the series and provides high-level thoughts about the first article. Globalization boosted economic growth, corporate earnings, and stock prices for decades. However, in recent years it has stalled out—and geopolitical developments have much to do with this.

Streamable audio file (approximately 13-minute duration)