Equity Market Commentary - May 2020

Juni 04, 2020

Value stocks historically garner their biggest outperformance coming out of recessions when they are particularly cheap. Cheap (value) stocks often remain dormant a long period of time before coming to life, and this is particularly problematic in this age of 24/7 account access and performance updates, where investors’ can easily lose patience. But we think the time has come to be overweighted in early cycle companies.

This is what has worked in the past. So then why have so few others embraced it now?

We think it’s classic behavioral finance. People looking backwards instead of at the opportunities ahead.

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Andrew Slimmon

Head of Applied Equity Advisors Team

Applied Equity Advisors Team

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