Post-Pandemic Investment Opportunities

What if the pandemic's long-term effects will be neither as severe nor as long-lasting as the consensus believes? [Liberty Through Wealth]( SPONSORED [Why the Market Makers DEFINITELY Don't Want You to See This]( [Options Exchange ID]( This baby-faced former CBOE trader uncovered a secret technique that gives everyday investors the chance to make money whether a stock goes up OR down! The market makers [DO NOT WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT HE'S GOING PUBLIC WITH](. Note from Managing Editor Allison Brickell: We've been writing about IPOs a lot lately. And that's for good reason: The IPO market is incredibly profitable. Even amid a pandemic, 2020 saw a record number of companies go public. And we have reason to believe that 2021 will bring even more opportunities. As a recent Wall Street Journal headline reported, "Record IPO Surge Set to Roll On in 2021." So we're thrilled that Alexander Green has revealed his [No. 1 tech IPO stock for 2021](. If you've been following along, you know that Alex has a track record of getting in early on majorly successful stocks. So if I were you, I would [pay attention to what he has to say](. [Click here to learn more about Alex's top IPO pick for 2021.]( THE SHORTEST WAY TO A RICH LIFE The Power of Thinking Differently Nicholas Vardy | Quantitative Strategist | The Oxford Club [Nicholas Vardy] The past 12 months will go down in history as the most difficult the world has faced since the Second World War. And the conventional wisdom goes something like this... "New York City is dead forever" scream the headlines. Inner cities, suburban shopping malls and business travel will never rebound. Businesses have gone remote. Employees aren't returning to the office. It's nothing short of a death spiral. Yet this doom and gloom spells opportunity for the savvy investor. I've already more than doubled my money investing in cruise lines, movie theater chains, and oil and gas companies left for dead by most investors. Now, I don't credit my unique insights for these investments. I used a far simpler rule of thumb. I looked at the market consensus... And I did [the opposite](. Investing Rules of Thumb Hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt talks about "variant perception." He argues that the best investment opportunities arise when "perception" diverges from reality. Steinhardt believes his ability to see the world differently than others has been his biggest edge in investing. Last week, I also wrote about [Charlie Munger's mental model of "inversion."]( Inversion is about observing a situation and then asking yourself whether the opposite could be true. Steinhardt's and Munger's approaches are similar in one crucial way: They force you to challenge the consensus view. And there is no reason you can't do the same to assess [investment opportunities]( in the post-pandemic world. So ask yourself the question... What if the pandemic's long-term effects will be neither as severe nor as long-lasting as the consensus believes? Put another way, imagine a world where New York City is not dead forever. There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic. Start with remembering the long-term impact of [far worse pandemics](. The Spanish flu claimed 50 million to 100 million lives in 1918 - out of a global population of just 1.8 billion. To date, COVID-19 has claimed 2.5 million lives - out of a global population of 7.8 billion. Of course, every loss of life is a tragedy. But the Spanish flu - a far more fatal and nefarious pandemic than COVID-19 - left few long-term scars on the U.S. and global economy. SPONSORED [Palm Beach Millionaire Is Giving Away His Top Income Secrets... FREE OF CHARGE.]( [Millionaire Sticker]( [CLICK HERE]( Think Differently About Commercial Property Commercial property might be the most hated sector on the planet. After all, city centers are dead. Office rents are plunging. The office sector is a dead man walking. Bruce Flatt, CEO of the Canadian investment group Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM), disagrees. Since joining Brookfield in 1990, Flatt has seen many ups and downs. Today, he believes investors are underestimating the speed and extent to which people will return to work in offices. Why is he so confident? First, he understands that this is not the first time [real estate]( has endured a bust. And it won't be the last. Amid a lockdown, it's easy to believe that people will abandon offices forever. But if you want a glimpse of the future, look no further than Shanghai, Dubai and Australia. There, the pandemic is under control. And most workers have happily returned to work at their offices. There's little reason to think that their counterparts in New York and London won't do the same. Second, the demand for office space may grow in unexpected ways. Brookfield Asset Management has been back in its New York office since June. Surprisingly, Brookfield even took an additional floor and a half of office space. Why? Pre-pandemic, up to a third of Brookfield's staff was always away, traveling on business. Today, they need to work in the office more than ever. Third, Flatt understands the importance of office culture and water-cooler conversations. As he puts it... In business and life, there are always problems and having a personal connection with others helps you work through those situations. That's why office spaces are important. Set out this way, all the above seems like common sense. Alas, most investors disagree. Today, Brookfield's vast real estate portfolio is trading at a discount to its tangible value. That means investors are paying a fraction of the value of the underlying real estate. And they are largely ignoring the income generated by it. As a result, Flatt intends to delist Brookfield's property arm from the stock market. Flighty public shareholders will be replaced by private investors with a longer-term horizon. Once the market rebounds, Brookfield will then sell the very same properties back to stock market investors at a tidy profit. Think Differently About Investing Why is it so hard to think like Flatt, Steinhardt or Munger in practice? The price of a stock reflects the collective [psychology]( of the market. Excess enthusiasm blows financial bubbles with sky-high valuations. Excess pessimism causes "inverse bubbles" that turn valuable assets into investment pariahs. The lesson for investors is clear. Whether you call it "variant perception" or "inversion," always think differently. And bet against the extremes. 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