The weather is finally warming up across Canada. The days are longer, the sun is shining and the flowers are blooming. But what’s the spring forecast for factors? Joining host Quinn Flaherty today are Fidelity Canada ETF Strategists Etienne Joncas-Bouchard and Himesh Patel for a look at factor investing. Given the recent market volatility, inflation concerns, and how central banks will react to inflation, this seems like an opportune time to revisit the Fidelity Canada ETF lineup and specifically the factor-based ETFs. Etienne and Himesh also share their perspectives on the current market environment, look at the performance of various factors, and look at the topics and storylines they’ll be following in the weeks and months ahead.

Recorded on May 18, 2022.

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

Today we feature portfolio manager Don Newman, who manages Fidelity Dividend Plus Fund, and the equity portion of Fidelity Dividend Fund. Don and host Pamela Ritchie discuss energy, financials, and real estate. Don also shares how dividend paying stocks can help in an inflationary environment like we currently find ourselves in. This discussion was recorded during our Focus 2022 event on May 17th in Vancouver, with Don also taking questions from the live and virtual audience. Today’s podcast may be of interest to both investors and financial advisors. Advisors are encouraged to watch full video replays of the event by visiting fidelity.ca or reaching out to your Fidelity representative.

Recorded on May 17, 2022.

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

Today we hear from portfolio manager Steve MacMillan. Steve is an American equities investor who has a prudent focus on downside protection – making money by not losing money, with a low-turnover, long-term approach. For Canadian investors, Steve manages Fidelity Small Cap America Fund, American Equity Fund, and co-manages Fidelity CanAm Opportunities Class alongside Mark Schmehl. Steve discusses his current outlook and portfolio positioning, shares opportunities he is seeing in 2022, and notes the importance of investing expertise in the current environment. This presentation and Q&A session was recorded during our Focus 2022 event on May 17 in Vancouver, with Steve also taking questions from the live and virtual audience with moderator Pamela Ritchie. Today’s podcast may be of interest to both investors and financial advisors. Advisors are encouraged to watch full video replays of the event by visiting fidelity.ca or reaching out to your Fidelity representative.

Recorded on May 17, 2022.

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

Coming off another week of notable volatility, U.S. markets opened lower to begin the week of May 16, on weaker economic data out of China feeling concerns about global economic slowdown. With the prospect of continued volatility, inflation concerns and tightening monetary policy, what should investors be keeping an eye on? Also of note, China's lockdown-driven retail sales dropped by about 11% in April over last year marking their worst decline since March 2020. To share his latest insights and make sense of today's markets we're joined by Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro. Jurrien helps us make sense of the data with his always helpful charts and graphs. Please head to @TimmerFidelity on Twitter to follow along.

Recorded on May 16, 2022.

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

As Shanghai plans to reopen and be zero-COVID in the near future, we pose the question if China is more investable now than a few months ago? Also, what opportunities lie ahead for investors in the Asia-Pacific markets? Portfolio manager Eileen Dibb is our guest today to discuss all of these moving parts and the overall investment thesis for her portfolios. For Canadian investors, Eileen manages Fidelity AsiaStar Fund and Fidelity Japan Fund. Eileen also provides insights about the mRNA vaccine currently being developed in China, the depreciation of the Japanese yen hurting importers but positively affecting importers, commodities, investing in Indonesia, and the rising middle-class in Asia, among other topics.

Recorded on May 13, 2022.

Transcript (PDF): https://www.fidelity.ca/content/dam/fidelity/en/documents/transcripts/transcript_podcast_fidelityconnects_dibb_may13.pdf

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

Denise Chisholm, Director of Quantitative Market Strategy, joins us today. Inflation continues to be a major story, and Denise looks at both inflation and the connection to wages. U.S. CPI data is up from last month, and when the data was announced, markets slid and treasury yields spiked. Recessionary fears still loom, as we await the next move from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Today, Denise will unpack what investors should be focusing on, specifically looking at sectors and factors.

Recorded on May 12, 2022.

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

Rising inflation continues to be top of mind for investors. Joining us today to look at how dividends can be used to hedge against inflation is portfolio manager Ramona Persaud. For Canadian investors, Ramona manages Fidelity U.S. Dividend Fund, as well as private pools, and sub-portfolio manager on several funds including U.S. Monthly Income Fund, and Global Dividend Fund. Ramona is a Fidelity veteran, who focuses not just on a fund’s ultimate destination, but also on the quality of the journey – that journey being lower volatility, and the destination being strong risk-adjusted returns over a full market cycle. With host Pamela Ritchie today, Ramona also shares how her funds are positioned for the current market environment, and what may be coming up in the months ahead.

Recorded on May 10, 2022.

Transcript (PDF): https://www.fidelity.ca/content/dam/fidelity/en/documents/transcripts/transcript_podcast_fidelityconnects_persaud_may10.pdf

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro is with us today for his global macro update and markets outlook. Today, Jurrien shares that the bond market is caught in the crossfire of the actions taken by the Fed to achieve its goals, and the 10-year yield has moved up quite a lot lately. Also, looking at the recent earnings cycle with host Pamela Ritchie, Jurrien explains that the earnings cycle has been robust, and the economy is decelerating but still growing. Per usual, Jurrien will be sharing some charts so please head to @TimmerFidelity on Twitter to follow along.

Recorded on May 9, 2022.

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

Portfolio manager Steve Buller joins the show today. For Canadian investors, Steve manages Fidelity Global Real Estate Fund, and today he’ll dive into where he is finding opportunities in the current market environment. The real estate landscape is always changing, especially of late in this elevated inflationary environment. So what trends are Steve paying attention to, and how is his portfolio positioned accordingly? And what does he see in the months ahead for the real estate sector? Steve answers these questions and more today with host Pamela Ritchie.Recorded on May 6, 2022.

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.

Portfolio manager David Tulk joins us today, as we’ve experienced some recent uncertainty in the markets. With host Pamela Ritchie, David speaks on a wide range of topics including global asset allocation, the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada, as well as the Fidelity Managed Portfolios suite, and inflation. Inflation continues to be top of mind, and David shares insights on the current positioning and outlook for the Fidelity Managed Portfolios, amid rising inflation and interest rates. David and the G.A.A. team manage many multi-asset funds for Canadian investors, including the aforementioned Fidelity Managed Portfolios suite of funds, and Fidelity Inflation Focused Fund - which was launched in September 2021 and aims to invest in securities collectively resilient to inflation.

Recorded on May 5, 2022.

Transcript (PDF): https://www.fidelity.ca/content/dam/fidelity/en/documents/transcripts/transcript_podcast_fidelityconnects_tulk_may5.pdf

At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. For more information on Fidelity Mutual Funds and ETFs, visit www.fidelity.ca.

FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked the #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2021 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.