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Essex’s Nancy Prial on Schwab Discussing the Bull Market and Small Cap Stocks

Essex's Co-CEO, Nancy Prial, recently appeared on the Schwab Network to share her thoughts on the current Bull Market touching on topics of earnings, Fed rates, and the impact on the Russell Indexes.  Additionally, she provided several Small Cap stock picks she's favoring. To view the entire video please click here.         Please find important disclosures here. Read more ›

April 2024 GEOS Update

    Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) April 2024 Update    The Orchestra Over the past decade, we have written extensively about the importance of the electrical grid, especially the strong positioning of companies delivering modern technologies to power our economy more efficiently from industry to home. The companies enabling electricity delivery and grid modernization have done well over... Read more ›

The Problem with the Polarization of Clean Tech

The Problem with the Polarization of Clean Tech Clean technologies represent one of the greatest economic opportunities today. And we say this without even taking into consideration the much-maligned environmental advantages of these technologies. The country that can take leadership in clean technology will effectively be in an OPEC-like position of control for our future energy sources and economic power. ... Read more ›

March GEOS 2024 Update

    Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) March 2024 Update     The Anti-Bubble   …a price fall in and of itself does not necessarily reflect adverse business developments or value deterioration.  It is vitally important for investors to distinguish stock price fluctuations from underlying business reality.  If the general tendency is for buying to beget more buying and... Read more ›

February GEOS 2024 Update

  Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) February 2024 Update   Got AI?   Performance for the Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS, Strategy) languished in January 2024 after strong performance in November and December. Our take is market sentiment continued to favor mega cap technology – what drove the equity market last year, as investors remain completely risk averse... Read more ›

Giving Cleantech a Bad Name

  Giving Cleantech a Bad Name   We are cringing following the latest announced capital raise by Plug Power, Inc.  Although we are not investors in Plug Power, the company frustrates us nonetheless as it highlights the type of corporate behavior that hurts the cleantech investment case.  If you are unfamiliar with the Plug Power story, consider yourself lucky that... Read more ›

January GEOS 2024 Update

    Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) January 2024 Update     For the quarter and the year, GEOS significantly outperformed the secondary benchmark, the Wilderhill Clean Energy Index, as has been consistent with our track record during times of volatility amidst the clean tech sector. GEOS underperformed the primary MSCI World Index for the year, given significant headwinds... Read more ›