The question isn't if the region you're investing in is going to have high growth. Most retail investors make the mistake of assuming high growth = it will be

The question isn't if the region you're investing in is going to have high growth. Most retail investors make the mistake of assuming high growth = it will be a profitable investment. In fact, the companies and countries that are talked about in the press as being "the fastest growing" are typically the worst investments. How is this possible? Because everybody else has also purchased that investment thinking the same thing you are and pushed its valuation beyond even high growth levels.