Financial

BlackRock sees climate risk as investment risk and plans to act ahead before the serious impacts of climate change by asking vested companies to be accountable for ESG risks. [more]

As major industries get disrupted by start-ups that leverage technology, acquisitions have become a key method for many mature companies to continue leading their respective markets. [more]

2019 was an outstanding year for the stock market. And, to start the year, if January 1’s trading is any indication, 2020 might just continue the market’s longest bull-run. A key to profitable portfolio performance can be gained by assessing the market’s seasonality trends. This report highlights what indexes/sectors are currently going-in/going-out of expected strength. [more]

The second U.S. acquisition of a RIA in the past month is part of the company’s strategy to expand its wealth management platform and globalize the firm. [more]

VersaPay shareholders would receive C$2.70 per share for a total of approximately C$126 million on a fully diluted basis. [more]

As 2019 starts to draw to a close, investors will be assessing their portfolio performance. Results should be good as most major indexes in North America did well. Our December Seasonality Trends Report highlights what indexes/sectors are currently going-in/going-out of expected strength. [more]

Dealmaking last week covered the whole gamut from gas stations to retailers to gold miners, from online trading to ticket trading, and from champagne drinkers to cannabis smokers. [more]

Our Top Ten Portfolio performed well of late and regained the $600,000 level. Including dividends and trading profits, the Portfolio is up 20.4% YTD and exactly matches this year’s gain by the S&P/TSX Composite Index. We think that we should be able to do better than the general index. [more]