Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager

Eric serves as a Portfolio Manager and a member of the Investment Committee at Accuvest Global Advisors, sub-advisor to a consumer-oriented strategy at Rational Funds. As a member of the Investment Committee, his responsibilities include research, investment analysis, technical analysis, macroeconomic commentary, and portfolio strategy & implementation. Eric is a frequent writer about the power of the consumer spending theme and global consumption trends. He is a brand consultant and leads the Alpha Brands Consumer Spending Index committee. He holds the Series 7 and 66 licenses.
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Brands Expert Calls It: The Social Gathering Recession

Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager -
When one plots the full business cycle on a chart it looks a lot like a mountain range or a roller coaster. There are peaks and valleys and period of “goldilocks” in between. Unfortunately, as investors we have to take the boom and bust cycles together.
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2021 ALPHA BRANDS CONSUMER SPENDING INDEX: NEW YEAR, UPDATED CONSUMPTION LEADERS

Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager -
Key Points To track an important theme, you need a dedicated universe of market leaders. The 2021 Brands Index is our dedicated global consumption...
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2021 ALPHA BRANDS CONSUMER SPENDING INDEX: NEW YEAR, UPDATED CONSUMPTION LEADERS

Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager -
Key Points To track an important theme, you need a dedicated universe of market leaders. The 2021 Brands Index is our dedicated global consumption...
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It’s Crystal Ball Time – What the Next Six Months Could Look Like

Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager -
I don’t know about you but to me, 2020 feels like it’s about three years long. The market started off the year incredibly well only to fall off a cliff in late February. Since February, there’s been significantly higher uncertainty than any of us are used to.
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It’s Crystal Ball Time – What the Next Six Months Could Look Like

Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager -
I don’t know about you but to me, 2020 feels like it’s about three years long. The market started off the year incredibly well only to fall off a cliff in late February. Since February, there’s been significantly higher uncertainty than any of us are used to.
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Generating Alpha: Skill or Luck?

Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager -
The media loves to create headlines designed for shock value. In general, we know the body of evidence suggests the vast majority of active equity funds regularly underperform their benchmark.
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Generating Alpha: Skill or Luck?

Eric Clark, Portfolio Manager -
The media loves to create headlines designed for shock value. In general, we know the body of evidence suggests the vast majority of active equity funds regularly underperform their benchmark.
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U.S. Retail: The Realities and Opportunities in a Changing Landscape

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America is over-retailed with well over 1,100 malls across the country and thousands more strip-shopping centers. Many of these malls and centers are in physical decline and are filled with irrelevant brands that sell products and services that are no longer important. The retail cleansing had already begun before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the process has been accelerated dramatically.
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