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Greg Royce Interview With Elana Margulies-Snyderman Of EisnerAmper
June 2020
Trends Watch: Sector Spotlight
JUNE 18, 2020
By Elana Margulies-Snyderman
EisnerAmper’s Trends Watch is a weekly entry to our Alternative Investments Intelligence blog, featuring the views and insights of executives from alternative investment firms. If you’re interested in being featured, please contact Elana Margulies-Snyderman.
This week, Elana talks with Greg Royce, Founder & CIO, Maximus Long Short Equity Management.
What is your outlook for alternative investments?
The S&P 500 has recouped 70% of its drop since 2/19/20 and is trading at a rich 24x the forward 12-month estimate and 19x the 2021 estimate, according to Bloomberg. The continued market exuberance in the face of 38 million job losses is very surprising to us. As an optimist, I am happy to see the country re-opening, but as a realist, I realize that “re-opening” does NOT mean a V-shaped economic recovery as so much damage has been created from these shutdowns coupled with the likelihood that we will not have a vaccine for another year. We are far from out of the woods. As a result, I think the outlook for low-net exposure, sector-focused, absolute return strategies is highly attractive. I believe the granularity of research and sub-sector expertise can help to differentiate sustainable alpha generation.
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