Category: Global Environmental Opportunities

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 ›

    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 ›

  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   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 ›

    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 ›

  Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) December 2023 Update     The recently difficult equity returns environment for the Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) abated in the month of November 2023 given positive updates from management teams, broader equity market participation, and some coding from the Federal Reserve that inflationary declines are resonating and on target. Currently, world... Read more ›

    Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) November 2023 Update     Equity market volatility continued in the month of October 2023, with expanding geopolitical crises amidst continued globally tight credit conditions. As the Federal Reserve paused on interest rate hikes, the market continued to worry about a forthcoming recession, placing continued pressure on smaller, growth oriented corporate equity... Read more ›

    Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) October 2023 Update   In his 1987 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett described the difference between short term trading and long-term investing using the metaphor of a voting machine versus a weighing machine. In the near term, the market can behave like a political contest, determining equity share prices based on popularity,... Read more ›

  Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) September 2023 Update     The month of August 2023 was a very difficult month for equities, especially smaller public equity shares. While it is hard to generalize an earnings season, second quarter earnings were muted, with many companies meeting earnings expectations at the low end of guidance. Market breadth, a measure of... Read more ›

Essex Global Environmental Opportunities Strategy (GEOS) August 2023 Update     Equity market volatility was dampened in July 2023, the result of Wall Street vacations and an investor redirection toward an economic soft landing versus the prior consensus for a recession. As we have been communicating the past year, this period is unlike most in history, as the pandemic and... Read more ›