Absolute Return Podcast

#94: $2.1 Billion of Value Lost: Cogeco's Big Mistake

Altice and Rogers Turn Up the Heat on Cogeco as They Increase Their Bid by $800 Million. Why Did Cogeco Reject Such a Lucrative Offer?

 

Paypal to Allow Customers to Buy, Sell and Shop Using Bitcoin. What do Crypto Investors Think of the Initiative?

 

ConocoPhillips to Acquire Concho Resources for $13 Billion. How Are Concho Shareholders Doing in the Deal?

#93: Leadership Chat: Wealth Management with Shawna Perron

Join our discussion with the portfolio manager of Cumberland Private Wealth and host of Take Control of Your Wealth podcast, Shawna Perron, where we talk about wealth management, touching on:

• Her journey to becoming a portfolio manager and what drew her to the industry
• Portfolio management strategies
• Asset allocation in today's market environment
• The future of investment management

 

 

#57: Emergency Fed Rate Cut Causes Market Panic. Are Yields Heading to Zero?

The Fed Implements Emergency Rate Cut in Response to Coronavirus Panic

Interest Rates Plunge to Record Lows as Global Markets Fear Recession

Xeros Launches Hostile Takeover Offer for Rival HP as M&A Activity Continues Despite Market Rout

Hedge Fund Elliott Management Unveils Shareholder Activist Campaign at Twitter merger

#54: Sprint Stock Nearly Doubles This Week. Will T-Mobile Finally Close This Deal?

Judge Approves T-Mobile’s Merger with Sprint. After Two Years in Limbo, Will this Deal Finally Close? 

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Cracks Down on M&A by the Largest Tech Companies. Will this Slow Deal Activity?

Simon Announces Acquisition of Taubman in a Mega-Mall Merger. Why are they Betting Big on Shopping Malls?

A Discussion on the Next Frontier in Investment Management: Alpha + Beta.

#53: Leadership Chat: Steve Feick, the Investor-Operator

Listen to Special guest Steve Feick, Vice President of Special Projects at the Mancal Corporation and President of Mancal Coal.

Mancal is one of the most successful private companies in Western Canada and is involved in industries including oil and gas exploration, mineral exploration, construction, real estate development, and venture capital and merchant banking.

Today we'll cover:

-Steve’s capital allocation strategy

-Top investment opportunities in today's environment

#44: Leadership Chat: Jim Beqaj, the CEO Coach

Jim Beqaj: The CEO coach. Learn how he:

 

Was promoted to president of one of the largest brokerage firms in the country at only 37 years old.

 

Was fired by two Bay Street firms and why he considered himself unemployable.

 

Transitioned from earning $5 million per year working in the capital markets to becoming an entrepreneur in executive coaching.

 

And lastly, tried to buy Lehman Brothers in the 1990s.