May 25, 2026 - “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable,” quipped legendary economist John Kenneth Galbraith. Galbraith's line is a sharp jab aimed at the difficulty and false precision inherent to economic forecasts. He compares economic forecasting to astrology because both can appear…

May 16, 2026 – AlphaRank Factor Performance represents the daily historical performance of Accelerate’s proprietary model factor portfolios. (more…)

May 1, 2026 - The world of finance is littered with three letter acronyms. To add to the plethora of those regularly discussed in this memo (to be fair, it is about M&A and SPACs), CVR is one that should be in investors' lexicons. We previously…

April 27, 2026 - One of the biggest challenges that an investor may face is buying a stock when it is trading at its 52-week high. There are several reasons why buying at this level can be psychologically difficult: Investors anchor to lower past prices. If…