Investors · 6 min read · 12 September 2026
Investing Through Every Economic Cycle
Defensive sectors, growth sectors, and real assets each play a role. Here's how we think about balance across the cycle.
Every economy moves in cycles: expansion, peak, contraction, recovery. Different sectors lead and lag at each stage.
Growth sectors such as technology and consumer discretionary tend to shine during expansions. Defensive sectors — consumer staples, health care, and utilities — hold their value when the economy slows. Real assets like real estate, energy, and materials can protect against inflation.
Rather than trying to time these cycles, Globe Regent's strategy is to be present in all of them. Our goal is a portfolio of operating businesses whose combined cash flows remain steady while individual sectors rise and fall.
For investors, that means exposure to high-growth opportunities with a foundation of stability underneath — a structure designed for the long term rather than the next quarter.
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