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    August 9, 2019 - In a month with relatively pedestrian returns for U.S. and Canadian equity markets, up 1.4% and 0.3% respectively, the multi-factor portfolios downright kicked ass in the month of July with an 8.5% gain (long minus short) in Canada and…

    August 2, 2019—Arbitrage is defined as the simultaneous buying and selling of an asset, such as a product or a stock, in different markets or in different forms to capitalize on the difference, or “spread” between the price one can buy and the…

    July 18, 2019 - From skinny jeans to aviator sunglasses, modern fashion is littered with trends - some a flash-in-the-pan and some enduring.  (more…)

    July 9, 2019 - They say that May showers bring June flowers and with value’s underperformance in May, investors were hoping that June would bring a subsequent turnaround in value performance. (more…)

  June 27, 2019 - The “hot hand” phenomenon occurs when a person who experiences a successful attempt has a greater chance, or positive momentum, in successful further attempts.  (more…)

June 18, 2019 - “Own only high quality stocks” is an oft-repeated investment mantra. (more…)

June 12, 2019 - Stock market returns in May were volatile, with the S&P 500 down -6.4% and the S&P / TSX Composite down -3.1%. (more…)

May 23, 2019 - One hundred and ten years ago, a successful laboratory experiment run by chemist Fritz Haber revolutionized the agricultural industry worldwide. (more…)

May 8, 2019 -  We had previously warned investors not to invest in stocks based on their dividend yields in a recent piece entitled “Whatever You Do, Don’t Invest Based On Dividend Yield”. (more…)

April 23, 2019 - Fundraising for the private equity industry has been knocking it out of the park over the past number of years, with $3 trillion raised from investors since 2012. As one private equity firm remains on track to raise the largest leveraged…