Interview Highglights: Nancy Prial and Saralyn Sacks of Essex Investment Management Company on Investing Strategies

November 29, 2016

Nancy Prial and Saralyn Sacks discuss Essex Investment Management Company, LLC. In the small-cap and midcap space, Ms. Prial and Ms. Sacks believe investors often confuse volatility with investment risk. Rather, Ms. Prial and Ms. Sacks see these companies as being able to control their own destiny due to their size and agility. When choosing investments, Ms. Prial and Ms. Sacks look for companies with improving fundamentals and growth prospects that are not fully priced into the stock. They also dig in to learn what a company’s catalyst is for the improving fundamentals, how sustainable the change is and if it has a good management team. As growth investors, Ms. Prial and Ms. Sacks are currently finding opportunities in technology, health care and consumer.

Full interview available here.