Three family-run businesses to buy now

Family-owned and run businesses really come into their own after sharp sell-offs, says professional investor Adam Johnson of Pictet Asset Management. Here he picks three of his favourites to buy now.

The real value of families becomes apparent in a crisis. The same applies to family-owned and run businesses. Our analysis shows that while they do well over the long term – between 2007 and June 2020 they outperformed the MSCI All Country World index by 56% – they really come into their own after sharp sell-offs, such as the one triggered by Covid-19 this spring.

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Adam Johnson is a product specialist at Pictet Asset Management's Pictet Family.