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Globe & Mail: How SPACs can tone down your risk in these frothy markets

December 29, 2021 - Special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) list on stock markets to raise capital and acquire private companies. Relatively few have listed in Canada compared with the United States, where more than 700 have gone public since 2020. (more…)

Mike Kesslering30 December 2021

Research

AlphaRank Merger Monitor – Another Smooth Year for Merger Arbitrage

December 29, 2021 - According to J.P. Morgan, merger arbitrage has been the most consistent performing alternative investment strategy since 2011. (more…)

Mike Kesslering29 December 2021

Podcasts

Absolute Return Podcast #191: Leadership Chat: NFTs with Chibi Labs Founder Mat Sposta

December 29, 2021 - On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Chibi Labs Founder Mat Sposta. Chibi Labs has created three futuristic NFT collections featuring cool 3D characters. (more…)

Mike Kesslering29 December 2021

Blog

Happy Holidays! Our Top 10 Podcasts from 2021

December 24, 2021 – Over the past year, we recorded 75 shows for the Absolute Return Podcast. In a new holiday tradition, here is a list of our top 10 favourite CEO discussions on the podcast: (more…)

Mike Kesslering24 December 2021

Research

AlphaRank SPAC Monitor – A 2x Asset Class in 2021

December 23, 2021 - If we were to have an "Asset Class of the Year" award, it would undoubtedly go to SPACs. Special Purpose Acquisition Companies as an asset class nearly doubled in size, ending 2021 with an aggregate market capitalization of more than $200 billion.…

Mike Kesslering23 December 2021

Podcasts

Absolute Return Podcast #190: Leadership Chat: Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu

December 20, 2021- On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu. Customers Bank is a full-service financial institution with nearly $20 billion in assets. (more…)

Mike Kesslering20 December 2021

Press Releases

Accelerate Declares Estimated Annual Distributions

December 17, 2021 – CALGARY, AB, Dec. 17, 2021 /CNW/ - Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc., ("Accelerate") today announced the estimated December 2021, annual share distributions for Accelerate Exchange Traded Funds ("Accelerate Funds"), summarized below, that are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange ('TSX"). The ex-dividend date for the annual…

Mike Kesslering17 December 2021

Research

AlphaRank Top Stocks – December 2021

December 16, 2021 - AlphaRank Top Stocks for December 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…)

Mike Kesslering16 December 2021

Press Releases

Accelerate Declares Quarterly Distributions, 17.6% ARB Distribution Increase

December 15, 2021 – Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc., (“Accelerate”) today announced the December 2021, quarterly cash distributions for Accelerate Exchange Traded Funds (“Accelerate Funds”), summarized below, that are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (‘TSX”). (more…)

Mike Kesslering15 December 2021

Blog

Accelerate Monthly: Stocks’ Reversion to the Mean

December 14, 2021 - Short selling of stocks was extremely challenging in 2019 and 2020. Historically, overvalued shares of unprofitable companies dramatically underperformed the market. However, over the previous two years, this market dogma flipped - the more a stock was overvalued, and the more money a…

Mike Kesslering14 December 2021

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