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…