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Your Private Equity Fund is Down -37% This Year. Where Do We Go From Here?

April 22, 2020 - Nearly 2,000 years ago, the ancient Roman writer Pliny the Elder first wrote that ostriches, when threatened, would bury their heads in the sand in an ill-advised attempt to hide from potential predators. (more…)

Mike Kesslering22 April 2020

Podcasts

Absolute Return Podcast #63: Fake Marks, Smoothed Returns and Gated Investors: A Warning on Private Debt Funds

April 20, 2020—Private Debt Funds Halt Redemptions as Investors Rush for the Exits and Asset values Plummet. (more…)

Mike Kesslering20 April 2020

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5 Reasons Why Merger Arbitrage is a Must-Own Investment Strategy

April 15, 2020 - Billionaire Investor Warren Buffett once stated, “Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man to arbitrage and you will feed him forever.” Notably, Warren Buffett earned a 53% rate of return from…

Mike Kesslering15 April 2020

Podcasts

Absolute Return Podcast #62: Don’t Fight the Fed: $2.3 Trillion and the New Bull Market

April 13, 2020—The Fed Announces Unprecedented $2.4 Trillion in Loans to Support Local Businesses and Governments. What are the Implications of This Massive Stimulus? (more…)

Mike Kesslering13 April 2020

Research

AlphaRank Factor Performance— March 2020

April 9, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic continued to wreak havoc on both communities and markets during the month of March. Investor fear reached an unprecedented level, (more…)

Mike Kesslering9 April 2020

Media

Webcast: Merger Arbitrage: A Strategy for Consistent Returns

April 7, 2020—In Merger Arbitrage: A Strategy for Consistent Returns, you will learn how merger arbitrage can improve risk-adjusted returns in your clients’ portfolios and how it presents a generational buying opportunity that is perhaps even greater than that of 2008-2009. (more…)

Mike Kesslering7 April 2020

Podcasts

Absolute Return Podcast #61: Investing in a COVID-19 World: Implications for Deals

April 6, 2020–T-Mobile Closes its $30 Billion Merger With Sprint. Why is This Transaction so Important? (more…)

Mike Kesslering6 April 2020

Press Releases

Accelerate Arbitrage Fund to Debut April 7, 2020

April 2, 2020 - Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc. (“Accelerate”) is pleased to announce that it has set April 7th, 2020, as the listing date for its Accelerate Arbitrage Fund (the “Fund” or “ARB”), an alternative exchange traded fund that will trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange…

Mike Kesslering2 April 2020

Podcasts

Absolute Return Podcast #60: The New Bull Market: Looking Past the Coronavirus

March 30, 2020-A Record 3.3 Million U.S. Workers File for Unemployment Benefits as Canadian Jobless Claims Soar Close to 1 Million. Should Investors be Worried? (more…)

Mike Kesslering30 March 2020

Blog

The Paradox of Choice: What to do When it Rains Gold

March 26, 2020 - In mid-January 2020, I put out a piece titled, “With Markets At Record High Valuations, This One Investment Strategy Can Help Diversify Your Portfolio” with the goal of flagging record-high equity valuations and making the case for allocating to…

Mike Kesslering26 March 2020

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