Investments Unplugged

By Macan Nia, Kevin Headland

An insightful and lively podcast that gives you access to ideas and insight from a range of market experts from Manulife Investment Management.(Intended for Advisor Use Only)... more

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How many episodes does Investments Unplugged have?

The podcast currently has 129 episodes available.

Investments Unplugged episodes:

October 01, 2020 Episode 42 — Never let a good opportunity to learn pass you by
Over the past six months, we’ve seen a bear market, a recession, decades-high unemployment, unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus, and a powerful equity market rally. In this episode of Investments Unplugged, the Capital Markets Strategy team at Manulife Investment Management share the key things they’ve learned during the COVID-19 lockdown — so far.
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46min
September 22, 2020 Episode 41 — That’s gold, Jerry! Gold!
In this episode of Investments Unplugged Jamie Robertson, and Alex Richard, both with Manulife Investment Management’s Asset Allocation team, join host Philip Petursson to discuss the importance of asset allocation. They also explore:
• How the recent market rally has been surprising – and how it hasn’t
• What market returns could look like over the next five years
• How the U.S. election outcome affects the team’s portfolio positioning
• The team’s outlook on gold, and how it has affected their asset allocation strategy
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39min
August 28, 2020 Episode 40 — A kid in a candy store
This episode of Investments Unplugged features Sandy Sanders, Head of the U.S. Core Value Equity Team at Manulife Investment Management, who joins Philip to share his view on the market, from a bottom-up perspective, for the remainder of 2020 through 2021. From June data, indicators suggest that the steep earnings decline through the second and third quarter of 2020 may give way to the beginning of an earnings recovery in the fourth.
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40min
August 07, 2020 Episode 39 — This too shall pass …
Will we see a global economic recovery in the next 18 months? In this episode of Investments Unplugged, the Capital Markets Strategy team share their outlook for the remainder of 2020 through 2021. They discuss what markets could look like if there’s a second or third wave of COVID-19 infections, whether we should be optimistic or not about future earnings growth, their updated model portfolio weightings, and the direction for the Canadian dollar.
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48min
July 13, 2020 Episode 38 — Because you asked: COVID-19 edition
In this Q&A episode of Investments Unplugged, the Capital Markets Strategy team respond to some of the common questions they’ve been receiving since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out their answers to questions like “Why has the Canadian dollar rebounded so strongly vs the U.S. dollar?” and “What’s the risk that the Big Six banks in Canada will cut dividends?” Tune in to hear more.
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42min
June 22, 2020 Episode 37 — Can we use megatrends as a basis for investing?
In this episode of Investments Unplugged, the Capital Markets Strategy team discusses megatrends — the social, demographic, environmental, and technological forces of change that are reshaping our world. Their conversation covers digital currency, nearshoring, digital transformation, biotechnology, smart cities, and how we can find the opportunities that the trends indicate.
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52min
May 25, 2020 Episode 36 - Fixed income — are bonds stronger now?
This episode of Investments Unplugged features Manulife Investment Management’s Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income Team’s Director and Senior Investment Analyst Charles Tomes, and Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager Thomas Goggins, to discuss the bond markets and what’s ahead for fixed income investments.
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48min
May 11, 2020 Episode 35 - Planning and positioning for a recovery
In this episode of Investments Unplugged, the Capital Markets Strategy team looks at strategies and ideas to prepare for a market recovery, including balanced versus equity portfolios and credit markets, as well as keeping emotions in check and expectations real.
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48min
April 21, 2020 Episode 34 – Quotes to invest by
In this episode of Investments Unplugged, the Capital Markets Strategy team share words of wisdom they’ve learned, which have shaped them as investors, and that they continually return to as guiding principles. These are their quotes to invest by. Tune in to hear what they’ve learned from these quotes, why right now is the best time for advisors to build their books of business, and more.
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38min
April 14, 2020 Episode 33 – Hope is not an investment strategy
In this episode of Investments Unplugged, host Philip Petursson is joined by Apollo Lupescu, Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). Apollo is responsible for communicating DFA’s academic foundations, investment beliefs, and their applications to financial advisors and individual investors. He often uses an alternative investment process to conventional management and indexing approaches.
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42min

FAQs about Investments Unplugged:

How many episodes does Investments Unplugged have?

The podcast currently has 129 episodes available.

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