Market In Wait-And-See Moment

Every cloud has a silver lining, but what if the silver lining is actually grey?

Several Israeli financial experts discussed the potential outcome of the corona virus pandemic for Israel21c.

One noted that a recession has its benefits in that it facilitates the restructuring of the economy. People who lose their jobs will have a hard time finding new ones in the same line of work and will have to re-educate as businesses will have to modify how they operate.

The epidemic will force “right-sizing” and adopting new technologies (like Zoom).

Investors with cash will see many opportunities in companies hurt by the economy.

Forbes’ takeaway from Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting was: Warren Buffet can’t predict the future so he’s sitting on the sidelines now; large cap companies are still overvalued; and since Berkshire Hathaway’s intrinsic value has shrunk, so has the whole market.

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So, we’re still in a wait and see moment…

https://www.israel21c.org/prepare-for-recession-reinvention-and-opportunity-in-post-covid-economy/

About JeffKoeppel

I am a corporate/securities attorney in the Washington, DC area. Prior to joining the firm, I was a Senior Attorney Advisor in the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I am a member of the Bars of the States of Maryland, New York and the District of Columbia. You can also follow this blog on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeffrey-a-koeppel/0/63/5a9
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