March 26, 2019 - Stock market timing strategies have been around since the dawn of markets. They are utilized to forecast trends, from bear markets to bull markets, and everything in between. The goal in using stock market indicators is to be fully invested in…
March 19, 2019 - Pension funds are some of the most sophisticated investors in the market. These funds represent enormous pools of capital, some larger than $100 billion, so their resources are near limitless and they are typically run by the best and brightest. Pension…
March 18, 2019– Barrick & Newmont joint venture: Was Barrick’s hostile bid just a ploy? Oaktree goes BAM. Did Howard Marks just call a market top? Boeing 737 aircraft suffers tragic crash. What are the implications? HEXO acquires Newstrike in $260 million deal. More…
March 12, 2019 - Growing up on the Canadian prairies, like most kids, I played hockey. I was a left-winger and had a penchant for scoring goals (what kid doesn’t?). For what I lacked in size and skill, I tried to make up in cherry-picking…
March 8, 2019 - The Canadian market for ‘liquid alts’ could grow to be worth $20 billion. By Victor Ferreira for the Financial Post. Canadian retail investors looking for exposure to hedge-fund like strategies that can involve leverage and short-selling are being inundated with new…
March 6, 2019 - I spent a recent Sunday afternoon reading “Merger Masters: Tales of Arbitrage” by Kate Welling and Mario Gabelli. The book explores how top merger arbitrage practitioners execute this storied investment strategy. A Primer on Merger Arbitrage Merger arbitrage, commonly known as…
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