Investments Unplugged

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)

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Episode 1

Investments Unplugged

01/05/18 • 61 min

Episode 1: Featuring Macan Nia, Sr Investment Strategist and special guest, Terry Carr, Head, Fixed Income Canada, Manulife Asset Management. (Recorded January 5, 2018)

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Episode 11B: 2019 Outlook - Travel with Caution, not fear - Part 2

Investments Unplugged

01/18/19 • 42 min

The Capital Markets and Strategy team conclude their two-part series with a focus on WYNTK for International Equities, Fixed Income and the Canadian Dollar in 2019. Philip Petursson, Macan Nia and Kevin Headland ends this episode with their individual 2019 fearless forecast. Listen on.

Episode 47 — The eternal optimist

Investments Unplugged

01/04/21 • 38 min

Sandy Sanders, Head of the U.S. Core Value Equity Team at Manulife Investment Management, joins host Philip Petursson for this Investments Unplugged episode. Sandy and Philip talk about where we’ve come from in 2020, where we are now, and what we’re looking toward in 2021. They cover a variety of areas that may affect markets in the new year: • COVID-19 vaccines • Joe Biden as the next U.S. president • interest rates at record-low levels • potential earnings growth ... and many other topics.

Episode 5: Collecting vs Investing vs Speculating – What Are The Differences?

Investments Unplugged

06/05/18 • 57 min

The Dutch Tulip Craze, Beanie Babies, a $450 million Leonardo da Vinci or Comic Books, should they be recognized as collections? Investments? Or Speculation?

Episode 4: Not all ETFs Are Created Equally - Do You Know the Differences?

Investments Unplugged

05/08/18 • 48 min

From Obesity ETFs to Marijuana ETFs, last year ETFs saw record growth and took in over $460 billion globally, growth of nearly 60 percent relative to 2016. ETFs have hit the mainstream leading to nearly $4.5 trillion in global ETF assets. Not all ETFs are created equally.

Episode 44 — Thinking strategically about fixed income

Investments Unplugged

11/10/20 • 36 min

This episode of Investments Unplugged features Daniel Janis, Head of the Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income Team at Manulife Investment Management, who joins Philip to talk about what the fixed-income portfolio looks like heading into 2021. Dan shares how his team analyses and assesses risk within fixed-income investing, and how they pivoted their portfolio in 2020. Philip and Dan also discuss modern monetary theory and their outlook on the U.S. dollar.

Episode 7: I Love Me A Big Bowl Of Risks, A Bowl Of Speculation - No Thanks!

Investments Unplugged

08/15/18 • 46 min

In most cases given the option humans will choose an unknown risk over uncertainty except when it comes to investing. Investors rather react to uncertainty than the known risks and this behavior is the biggest mistake they take. What does Lotto 649, Funerals and Apple tell us about the differences between risk and uncertainty? Join us as we discuss these issues and many more on Investments Unplugged.

Episode 48 — The 2021 fearless forecast

Investments Unplugged

01/22/21 • 46 min

Join the Capital Markets Strategy team for a lively discussion about what they think could happen in the economy and financial markets through 2021. The team’s energetic exchange covers many possibilities for this year, including: • market returns • inflation and interest rates • oil prices related to the demand for oil • an extension of the 2020 gold rally. Listen in.

Episode 53 — Where do we go from here?

Investments Unplugged

04/14/21 • 44 min

The economy continues to reopen, more people are receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, and the day when the pandemic is no longer a significant part of our lives draws closer. In light of this, the Capital Markets Strategy team discusses their economic outlook at the end of the first quarter of 2021: • Could massive pent-up demand and low inventories affect the economic rebound? • How does monetary and fiscal stimulus factor into the markets? • Equities or fixed income — which is currently the biggest challenge when building a portfolio? • Is inflation always a bad thing? • What stage of economic recovery are we in? Hear the answers to these questions ... and learn about revenge spending and envy spending.

Episode 17: I shouldn’t have done that…

Investments Unplugged

06/03/19 • 48 min

As an advisor, you have seen time and time again, investors panicking during periods of market volatility, selling at the market bottom, locking in losses, sitting out as the market recovers and finally jumping back in at the top of the recovery. Dr. David R. Lewis PhD and Pauline Kabitsis M.Sc. from BEworks, a behavioural economics consulting firm and research institute join Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist, to share insights and offer advisors strategies to help curb irrational investor behavior during market volatility.

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How many episodes does Investments Unplugged have?

Investments Unplugged currently has 118 episodes available.

What topics does Investments Unplugged cover?

The podcast is about Investments, Investing, Podcasts, Finance and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Investments Unplugged?

The episode title 'Episode 1' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Investments Unplugged?

The average episode length on Investments Unplugged is 38 minutes.

How often are episodes of Investments Unplugged released?

Episodes of Investments Unplugged are typically released every 20 days, 21 hours.

When was the first episode of Investments Unplugged?

The first episode of Investments Unplugged was released on Jan 5, 2018.

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Macan Nia, Kevin Headland

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