Strong GDP growth, corporate earnings in India, says Goldman's Burton

Investment Strategy & Outlook - Goldman Sachs Asset Management suggests diversifying portfolios and looking outside the US for better returns, recommending a "get down, get client, and get active" approach in equities [1][2] - The firm is constructive on small caps both in the US and outside the US [2] - Real estate, particularly on the debt side, is starting to look appealing [8] Small Cap Opportunities - Small cap growth strategies can capture more upside, offering an alternative to low volatility strategies [4] - Intra-stock and inter-stock correlations in the small cap sector are at multi-year lows (5-10%), presenting alpha opportunities [5] - Small cap exposure is viewed favorably as many investors are avoiding it [7] Emerging Markets & India - Broad emerging markets have outperformed the US this year, but single-country performance varies [9] - Goldman Sachs analysts have moved from underweight to overweight on India [9] - While broad EM is up 20-30% year-to-date, India is only up about 3% [9] - India's valuation has retraced from a 25 times multiple to a 23 times multiple, and its premium versus other EM has decreased from the '9s to closer to 4-5 [11] - Government and policy reforms, including tax cuts and bank deregulation, make India an interesting place to look for investment [12]