Head of investment strategy, Nadeem Kassam, returns to The Advantaged Investor to discuss equity markets with host Chris Cooksey, including:

Ajay Virk, a fixed income and foreign exchange specialist, joins The Advantaged Investor to discuss the world of foreign exchange with host Chris Cooksey, including:  the outlook for the USD, the greenback/loonie rate and what he’s watching for in currencies moving forward.

Nadeem Kassam, head of investment strategy, returns to The Advantaged Investor to discuss equity markets with host Chris Cooksey, including:  expectations for the back half of the year and into 2022; equity valuations - considering the robust earnings outlook and the current low yield environment, are they justified; areas of the market with the greatest opportunities in both Canada and in the US; earnings season in the US - Nadeem’s take and a review of a recently published piece,  It’s Getting Hot in Here, which discusses the recent pickup in inflation and discusses investor positioning ideas.

Greg Jizmayjan, one of Raymond James’s estate planning advisors, returns to The Advantaged Investor to discuss income replacement through insurance solutions with host Chris Cooksey, including:  What your greatest asset? Isn’t life insurance more important? Where does employer provided group long term disability fit in? What about association plans like the Ontario Medical Association or professional engineers associations? Which one is more important to have: disability insurance or critical illness insurance? And, where’s a good place to start?

Harvey Libby, vice president, fixed income and currencies with Raymond James, joins The Advantaged Investor host Chris Cooksey to talk about fixed income, including the current state of fixed income markets, how inflation may affect things moving forward and what about rates? Are they going up?

Neela White, portfolio manager with 3Macs, a division of Raymond James, joins The Advantaged Investor host Chris Cooksey to answer the following question about elder abuse; Post pandemic, do you feel that the focus on LTC has lost its shine?, Do you think that as a result of the pandemic, financial abuse has increased?, How do you recognized abuse, neglect and financial abuse? and What can you do? Neela also speaks from personal experience about her own worries as her parents aged in place.

Nadeem Kassam, head of investment strategy with the Raymond James Private Client Solutions group, joins The Advantaged Investor host Chris Cooksey to review the first quarter of 2021, provide an outlook for the remainder of the year and talk about inflation risks when there is so much central bank driven liquidity in the market.

Chris Antony, investment specialist, fixed income with the Raymond James Private Client Solutions group, joins The Advantaged Investor host Chris Cooksey to discuss how environmental, social and governance investments performed in 2020 and what were some of the key trends it the space? How do large institutional investors, such as pension funds, view ESG? How are corporations embedding sustainability in their business models and what are their motivations? And what are the biggest ESG trends/catalysts expected in 2021?

Greg Jizmejian,  estate planning advisor, Raymond James Financial Planning, joins The Advantaged Investor host Chris Cooksey to answer common questions about life insurance including; how much is appropriate, are you ever too young or too old, what is the right type for you and how past health issues can affect coverage.