BIO
Randall is CEO and Portfolio Manager of Generation PMCA Corp., a firm he co-founded in 1999 shortly after founding its affiliate broker dealer, Generation IACP Inc., for which he is also CEO and a portfolio manager.
Randall graduated with a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Toronto in 1989, and his career has spanned investment banking, investment analysis and portfolio management.
Randall was named one of Canada’s ‘Stock Market Superstars’ in Bob Thompson’s Stock Market Superstars: Secrets of Canada’s Top Stock Pickers (Insomniac Press, 2008). Randall’s perspectives have appeared in leading media outlets such as the Financial Post, BNN Bloomberg, The Globe and Mail, Motley Fool, and ValueWalk. He has made numerous presentations at leading industry conferences such as the Value Investing Congress and MOI Global.
LATEST FROM RANDALL ABRAMSON, CFA
Up and Down
Randall Abramson, CFA Newsletter Excerpts
And up and down. Like a toilet seat, yo-yo, a game of Snakes & Ladders, not straight up and down like an elevator, but more like the ups and downs of a rollercoaster—that’s how the financial markets have felt lately. Unusually volatile, reacting to headlines related to inflation, rising interest rates, declining corporate earnings, layoffs, Ukraine, and covid-shutdowns in China. Emotions have been pushing markets up and down, while underlying fundamentals worsen.
Depressing the Optimists
Randall Abramson, CFA Newsletter Excerpts
Our glass is typically half full. Lately, the contents have been evaporating. What would fill it again? Either a substantial market decline lowering valuations, or a sudden reduction in core inflation levels along with a commensurate decline in interest rates. Neither are likely to occur in the short term. Though valuations have compressed from their highs, further deterioration is expected as the economic backdrop worsens.
What Does a Yellow Light Mean?
Randall Abramson, CFA Newsletter Excerpts
Most believe we are destined for a recession, if not already in one. Between the negative sentiment and the stock price valuation reset that needed to take place, it’s not surprising that the markets have meaningfully softened. While the economy is clearly slowing, we do not foresee an imminent recession.
Blueberries, Blowups and Babies
Randall Abramson, CFA Newsletter Excerpts
Our recent mantra has been “Sell the rallies” not “Buy the dips” because we’ve been expecting much more than a dip. That’s not to say that we’ve been expecting a recessionary-based bear market—prolonged and pronounced negative returns while underlying values are falling. We’ve been anticipating a correction, albeit maybe a substantial one, since prices started falling from levels that were above our estimate of fair market value (FMV).

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Randall is CEO and Portfolio Manager of Generation PMCA Corp., a firm he co-founded in 1999 shortly after founding its affiliate broker dealer, Generation IACP Inc., for which he is also CEO and a portfolio manager.
Randall graduated with a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Toronto in 1989, and his career has spanned investment banking, investment analysis and portfolio management.
Randall was named one of Canada’s ‘Stock Market Superstars’ in Bob Thompson’s Stock Market Superstars: Secrets of Canada’s Top Stock Pickers (Insomniac Press, 2008). Randall’s perspectives have appeared in leading media outlets such as the Financial Post, BNN Bloomberg, The Globe and Mail, Motley Fool, and ValueWalk. He has made numerous presentations at leading industry conferences such as the Value Investing Congress and MOI Global.