It seems like everyone is talking about high-tech stocks, IPOs, and specialist acquisition companies today, but you may be able to find some interesting investment opportunities in less volatile areas of the world. stock market.

On this December 14 fool live extract from our Industry: Finance show, Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, and host Jason Moser discuss two actions on their radar. Here’s why Matt thinks the Real Estate Investment Trust Public storage (NYSE: PSA) might have a few interesting months ahead of him, and why Jason has a consulting firm Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) on his radar.

Jason Moser: Matt, let’s end this with one to watch out for. We would like to give our listeners a few actions to keep on their radar for the week ahead. What are you going to watch this coming week?

Matthieu Frankel: I am looking at another real estate company called Public Storage. Almost everyone is familiar with Public Storage, the large orange storage buildings that are found across the country.

Moser: Sure.

Frankel: I’m sure there’s one within a mile or two where Jason is sitting right now.

Moser: Most likely. [laughs]

Frankel: They are everywhere. I think of over 3,000 of them in the country. It is a real estate investment trust. They recently brought in a great activist and appointed directors to the board. It’s a company that has been very accommodating for a while, in my opinion. I myself am a shareholder. For example, if you go to the Public Storage investor relations webpage, they don’t do things like give investor presentations. They don’t make an investor day every year. It really isn’t an investor-driven business at the moment. The fact that an activist really comes into play doesn’t really surprise me, and it’s a welcome change. I said their investor relations department needed an overhaul for a while. Not necessarily the growth strategy. They are by far the dominant player in self-storage in the country. I think they are bigger than their next three rivals combined. But I think there are opportunities to unlock shareholder value that I would like to see them explore. I am a huge fan of the Public Storage business, and even more so now. This is what I am looking at right now.

Moser: What is the ticker for Public Storage?

Frankel: PSA.

Moser: I’m going to dig a little deeper into a business called Korn Ferry, and it’s a business that I don’t think we’ve ever really talked about on this show, and it’s a business that I dug into for a recent episode. of Market madness with Chris Hill a few weeks ago. Korn Ferry, and I’m sure a lot of people actually recognize the name as the Development Golf Tour, the step below the PGA Tour. He’s actually a consultant. It’s in the consulting, and it’s just a small $ 2 billion business, but the consulting is a really good job, and you can build a hell of a business around that over time if you have a good network. . Like I said, it’s a small business, but it’s a slowly but steadily growing business.

The interesting thing about their consulting business is that around 20% of their business is devoted to the financial services industry. We have found that all of these consultancies are quite exposed to financial services, and Korn Ferry is no exception. A strong collection of offers and advice and digital. They’re looking for executives in RPO, or outsourcing recruiting processes, and looking for professionals. The interesting thing I found about the company, however, is that about 71% of their income comes from clients who use multiple lines of business. So it looks like they’re doing something that people love, and people keep coming back for more, and given its size, it feels like a business to me that could potentially have other opportunities on the horizon. I will continue to dig in there and see what that opportunity can be.