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Colgate-Palmolive: an ESG Perspective
A brief stock pitch on Colgate with an emphasis on their ESG record.
QUALYS
An analysis on Qualys, a cloud-based security company.
Financial Open Competition 2021
We represented Concordia University in the Financial Open, Stock Simulation Competition. We pitched Guru, a Montreal-based energy drink company.
United Technologies & Raytheon
An analysis in the merger of UTX and RTN in my Mergers & Acquisitions class.
CFA Institute Research Challenge 2019
One of two teams representing Concordia in the regional competitions. We had to write a twenty page research report and then defend our findings in front of a panel of judges. Report: PowerPoint Presentation:
CNID Equity Challenge 2019
Round 1: Having to choose from a list of companies, we were tasked with writting a two page report. I choose to write about Pembina Pipeline. Round 2: The finalists were invited to an ‘analyst day’ where we learned how … Continue reading
COVID Vaccine Stocks
Price/Sales ratios of some healthcare stocks. This illustrates the runaway valuations and high levels of speculation that have occurred since the outbreak in early 2020.
Russell 3000 Rebalancing 2019
The Russell 3000 Index gets re balanced every year. New stocks are added while under performing ones are removed. I recently read an article explaining how this event could be an opportunity for abnormal returns. When these stocks are added … Continue reading
Dogs of the Dow; Five year Analysis
A few summers ago I read the book called “Beating the Dow” by Michael B. O’Higgins. He claimed that a simple stock picking strategy involving the thirty Dow Jones Industrial stocks could consistently outperform the market. The “Dogs of the Dow” … Continue reading