Analyst Articles

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act on March 25th and that initially led investors hoping for quick passage of a Senate bill to match the bill passed in the House. Last week, however, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would not be introducing the Senate’s version of the House’s act, called the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act (CAOA), until toward the end of April. [more]

April is the final month of the historical period of market strength that begins each year in October. May through September, while generally weaker, can still produce positive returns. We believe that, in 2022, because of the exceptional performance throughout 2021, that overall returns in 2022 will be much more difficult to achieve. [more]

The Financial Sector is a major component of the stock market in both Canada and the USA. This report compares and contrasts the performance of the Canadian and the U.S. Financial Sector ETFs, both for 2021 and for 2022 to date. [more]

Fandom Sports Media, a Vancouver-based gaming and entertainment company, is all set to launch its all-ages gamification platform that will reward fan engagement through Fandom Sports’ recently launched NFT marketplace (www.Fandomart.com) where fans can mint, buy, sell, trade, and store their NFTs. [more]

North American stock markets have not fared very well so far in 2022, which perhaps is not surprising given the sterling performance in 2021. In both Canada and the USA, there are more Sector ETFs in negative territory than are positive. One Sector, though, in particular stands out and that is Energy. This report compares and contrasts the performance of the Canadian and the U.S. Energy Sector ETFs. [more]

Graphano Energy recently spun out from Manganese X and raised over C$5.3 million as the Company explores its flagship project, the 100%-owned, Lac Aux Bouleaux Graphite Property in Quebec. Graphano Energy’s properties have a documented history of having active deposits of natural graphite, which is one of the most sought-after technology minerals for Electric Vehicles and other green tech solutions. [more]

As we mentioned last month, March is a very active month, with a whopping 30 indexes/sectors entering strong seasonality trends, and only 2 ending their latest strong period. Many of these indexes and sectors will need to show “good colours” because performance in the first two months has been brutal almost across the board. Below, we highlight some of the indexes/sectors that are due for a rebound. [more]

The value of our Dividend Yield Portfolio reached a new high in mid-February, just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Portfolio followed the gyrations of the market as the attack by Russia unfolded. However, by month-end, the Portfolio’s value had almost regained its recent high. Since Inception on June 1, 2021, our Portfolio is up 16.7%, or 22.3% on an annualized basis. [more]