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January 31, 2024 - In the Star Wars universe, the conflict between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire represents an age-old dramatic struggle between the forces of freedom and those of tyranny. The Galactic Empire, led by the Emperor and imposed by his formidable enforcer, Darth Vader, ruled the…

January 28, 2024 - Passive income, representing earnings derived from a source in which a person is not actively involved, is a popular theme amongst individual investors. Unlike active income, which is earned through labour, passive income is generated through an initial investment in which little…

January 21, 2024 - It turns out it indeed was a suckers' rally. The junk stock surge that accompanied 2023's year-end stock market bull run, in which the most shorted securities jumped more than 20% in a matter of weeks, has completely reversed itself over the…

January 13, 2024 – AlphaRank Factor Performance represents the daily historical performance of Accelerate’s proprietary model factor portfolios. (more…)

December 30, 2023 - Four years ago, the blank check market was a niche backwater of the capital markets with just 90 special purpose acquisition companies trading, representing an aggregate market capitalization of less than $25 billion. Active participants in the asset class were pleasantly surprised when…

December 28, 2023 - As we conclude 2023, the landscape of corporate merger and acquisition activity has been marked by a dynamic interplay of strategic consolidations and industry realignments. Corporations maneuvered through a rising, then falling, interest rate environment, and a volatile but ultimately well-performing equity market. Periods of…

December 17, 2023 - The tremendous rally in equities and risk assets in November, spurred by declining interest rates and the most significant easing of financial conditions in four decades, was led by the lowest-quality stocks. Last month, top-ranked Canadian stocks gained 3.4% while the top-decile U.S.-listed…

December 8, 2023 – AlphaRank Factor Performance represents the daily historical performance of Accelerate’s proprietary model factor portfolios. (more…)

November 25, 2023 - In making the case against investment portfolio diversification, people will point to the Forbes 400 list. At the top, you will see three individuals, worth over $100 billion each, who became the wealthiest in the world by buying into one stock and holding…

November 17, 2023 – AlphaRank Top Stocks for November represents Accelerate’s predictive equity ranking according to its proprietary multi-factor model. Stocks with the highest AlphaRank are expected to outperform, while stocks with the lowest AlphaRank are expected to underperform. (more…)