MD Market Watch Podcast

Danielle Amiel, Director, Governance & Risk Management for the Medicus Pension Plan, and Craig Maddock, Vice-President & Senior Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management team discuss pension plans – what they are, how they work, how they can improve the financial situation of its members and the latest updates about the Medicus Pension Plan. Legal disclaimers and full transcript avai...

Craig Maddock, Vice-President and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Mark Fairbairn, Portfolio Manager, look back at the second quarter of 2022 and discuss what’s likely in store for the near term. Topics discussed include market events, economic conditions, portfolio performance and more. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/home/markets-are-down-inflation-is-h...

Jean-Francois Bordeleau, Senior Practice Manager, and David Larocque, Portfolio Analyst, at MD Financial Management (MD) discuss responsible investing at MD – why it’s important, how it works and why it’s ingrained in our investment management process. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/how-responsible-investing-is-part-of-investment-management-p...

Wesley Blight, Assistant VP and Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management team explains the current state of fixed income investing – recent negative performance, the role fixed income plays in a portfolio, what we can expect going forward and more. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/what-is-up-with-fixed-income 

Craig Maddock, VP and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Ian Taylor, Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management team chat about what happened in a somewhat volatile first quarter. Topics discussed include the return of stock market volatility, inflation proving more stubborn than anticipated, the path for interest rates and the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Legal disclaimers and full tra...

Craig Maddock, VP and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Ian Taylor, Assistant VP and Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management team look back at 2021 – headlines (inflation, interest rates, valuations, metaverses and cryptocurrencies) and performance, MD fund and portfolio takeaways and what lies ahead for 2022. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blo...

Craig Maddock, VP and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Ian Taylor, Assistant VP and Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management team at MD Financial Management review the third quarter of 2021 – market events and performance, MD fund and portfolio takeaways – and what lies ahead in the fourth quarter and beyond. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/home/is...

Craig Maddock, VP and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Ian Taylor, Assistant VP and Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management team at MD Financial Management review the second quarter of 2021 – events that impacted markets, MD portfolio performance and key takeaways – and their expectations for what’s ahead. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here:  https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs...

Jean-Francois Bordeleau, Senior Practice Manager, Investments, Mark Fairbairn, Assistant VP and Portfolio Manager, and Craig Maddock, VP and Senior Portfolio Manager, at MD Financial Management discuss cryptocurrencies within the framework of MD’s investment philosophy. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here:  https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/why-cryptocurrencies-like-bitcoin-don-t-f...

Julie Petrera, National Lead of Financial Planning Content, and Jean-Francois Bordeleau, Senior Practice Manager, Investments, at MD Financial Management discuss investing within the context of financial planning for physician families. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here:  https://invested.mdm.ca/home/the-financial-planning-and-investing-landscape-for-canadas-physicians 

Craig Maddock and Ian Taylor dissect the first quarter of 2021 – the ongoing recovery, changes within global markets and sticking to a proven investment process. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here:  https://invested.mdm.ca/home/ongoing-recovery-and-interesting-changes-in-global-markets-2

Wesley Blight joins the podcast to discuss inflation – what it is, why it’s in headlines and what it means for investors. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/home/inflation-too-hot-too-cold-or-just-right

Wesley Blight and Greg Scott introduce the MD Platinum Global Private Credit Pool. Learn more about MD Platinum and how it can benefit investors and get updates on existing MD Platinum products. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/introducing-the-md-platinum-global-private-credit-pool

Craig Maddock and Ian Taylor on 2020 and what’s ahead. Surprise, 2020 was pretty good for investors and there’s plenty of optimism for 2021. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/home/looking-back-at-2020-and-looking-forward-to-2021 

Julie Petrera and Jean-Francois Bordeleau discuss the U.S. election – What could happen and what does it mean for you? Legal disclaimers available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/home/us-election-discussion-what-could-happen-and-what-it-means-for-you

Craig Maddock and Ian Taylor recap the third quarter of 2020 – the ongoing economic and stock market recovery, the impact to MD funds and portfolios, and expectations for what’s ahead.  Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/q3-2020-review-and-outlook

Edward Golding, discusses the MD Platinum Global Private Equity Pool – how it has performed, how the pandemic has impacted the asset class, and why its still a unique investment opportunity. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/the-pandemic-and-private-equity

Craig Maddock and Ian Taylor recap the second quarter of 2020 – the impact of re-opening economies, a sharp stock market rebound, and expectations for what’s ahead. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here:  https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/living-through-the-pandemic-q2-2020-review-and-outlook

Wesley Blight explains bond yields. What it is, how it’s related to other important economic variables, and why it matters today. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here:  https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/whats-up-with-bond-yields

Ian Taylor provides an update on the U.S.-China relationship, why it’s important, why it’s complicated, and expectations going forward. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/u-s-china-relationship  

Mark Fairbairn explains value and growth investing styles. What exactly are these investment styles, which is better, and why is it so important today? Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here:  https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/value-and-growth-investing

What is it? How does it work? And why is it so important to global markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here:  https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/quantitative-easing-and-why-it-s-important-to-global-markets

Reviewing market and MD Portfolio performance amid the COVID-19 pandemic and where we go from here. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/reviewing-market-and-md-portfolio-performance-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic

Craig Maddock is Vice-President and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Multi-Asset Management team at MD Financial Management. Legal disclaimers and full transcript available here: https://invested.mdm.ca/md-blogs/craig-maddock-on-markets-our-outlook-and-our-strategy