With tensions escalating into conflict in the Middle East, a wave of uncertainty and volatility has hit global markets. The news cycle is moving faster than most can process, so Wesley Blight, VP and Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management, joins the podcast to provide some investment management perspective and insights for long-term investors. 

After 3 years of markets reaching new highs, many are asking whether we are in a bubble or if there’s more room to run. Wesley Blight, VP and Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management, joins the podcast to chat about what’s really driving markets, the influence of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and what all of it could mean for your portfolio in 2026. 

Is it time to celebrate or worry? With equity markets at all-time highs despite a slowing global economy, Wesley Blight, VP and Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management, unpacks the situation. Other topics covered in the episode include trade, A.I., interest rates and key investment lessons taken from the current environment.

The portfolio management team address top-of-mind questions coming from our clients and advisors. In this episode, we discuss the multi-faceted relationship between Canada and the U.S., fixed income and equity markets, our portfolio management approach in the current environment, artificial intelligence (A.I.) and more. Hosted by Susan Petersson, this episode features Wesley Blight, Richard Schmidt, Ian Taylor and Qi Zhang from the Multi-Asset Management Team.

After a roller-coaster quarter, we break down the key events, examine how markets responded, and highlight what investors should watch for in the months ahead with Craig Maddock, VP, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management, and Yuko Girard, VP and Portfolio Manager. 

In this episode, the portfolio management team joins the podcast to address questions that are top-of-mind, directly from clients and advisors. Topics covered include our outlook, with a focus on the U.S. given current events, what the team has done and how it works during times of increased uncertainty, a discussion on how active management adds value and more. Hosted by Susan Petersson, this episode features Ross Swanson, Ian Taylor, Wesley Blight, Richard Schmidt and Yuko Girard from the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management.

Craig Maddock, VP, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management, and Wesley Blight, VP and Portfolio Manager, discuss tariffs, market volatility and what it all means for investors.

Craig Maddock, VP, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management, and Wesley Blight, Portfolio Manager, look back at an overall strong 2024 and discuss top-of-mind topics – including the interest rate and inflation environment, expectations for market performance, portfolio positioning, and more.

The portfolio management team joins the podcast to address questions that are top-of-mind, directly from clients and advisors. Topics covered include the new Trump administration, tariffs, our U.S. equity positioning, the resignation of Prime Minister Trudeau and more. Hosted by Susan Petersson, Portfolio Manager and Director, this episode features Mark Fairbairn, Wesley Blight, Yuko Girard and Richard Schmidt from the Multi-Asset Management Team.

With the launch of the MD Platinum™ Global Private Real Estate 2025 Trust, we discuss private real estate – what it is, how it works, its benefits and more.