
MD Market Watch Podcast
Join MD's Multi-Asset Management team as they examine investment strategies, current events, and macroeconomic trends. MD Financial Management aims to help Canadian physicians and their families achieve financial well-being.
Episodes
41 episodes
Episode 42: What tariffs, trade tensions and market volatility means for investors
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.
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28:24

Episode 41: A year in review with the Multi-Asset Management team
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 ...
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24:12

Episode 40: Special Episode – Presidents, Prime Ministers and Portfolio Positioning
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 M...
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30:39

Episode 39: Convenient exposure to a diversified global private real estate investment
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.
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20:29

Episode 38: Market dynamics are changing once again, here’s what it 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, delve into the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut, the market’s shift from the Magnif...
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30:54

Episode 37: Canada cuts interest rates and U.S. equities continue to run on AI
Craig Maddock, VP, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management, and Wesley Blight, Portfolio Manager, reflect on the first six months of the year and discuss what we can expect for the remainder...
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23:41

Investing 101: A beginner’s guide to investing
The basics of investing, from GICs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs, to common investing misconceptions and the value of an advisor. Listen now.
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Episode 36
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33:17

Equities thrive, fixed income stalls as we wait for rate cuts
Description: We discuss fixed income struggles, interest rate expectations, portfolio positioning and performance, and the importance of staying invested. Listen now.
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16:47

The fourth quarter put the year on its back: The importance of staying invested
There’s three reasons to stay invested right now. Number one, fixed-income outlook looks particularly more appealing than it’s been for most of the past several years. For stocks, even after a nice run, valuations are starting to get a little h...
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Episode 34
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17:25

Episode 33: Markets pull back in the third quarter – here’s what you need to know
We look back at the key drivers of investment performance in the third quarter of 2023 and discuss outlook and portfolio positioning. Listen now.
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12:31

Episode 32: Top-of-mind investing topics and questions with our portfolio managers
The portfolio management joins the podcast to address top-of-mind investing topics such active portfolio management, artificial intelligence and more.
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40:55

Episode 31: Despite a solid performing second quarter, uncertainties remain
We look back at the key drivers of investment performance in the second quarter of 2023 and discuss how to position your portfolio. Listen now.
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12:30

Looking back at a solid performing, but volatile first quarter
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 the key drivers of investment performance in the first quarter of 2023. This in...
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Episode 30
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18:51

Private equity spotlight: Portfolio benefits and more
Wesley Blight, Portfolio Manager, and Belgacem Ghazi, Senior Portfolio Analyst, of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management, join the MD Market Watch Podcast to discuss private equity, which is back by popular demand via the lau...
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Episode 29
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17:59

Special episode: Checking in on performance and performance expectations
This special episode is playback of a conversation with the portfolio management team about recent performance and performance expectations. Hosted by Kelli Costigan, PIC Portfolio Manager, this episode features Wesley Blight, Mark Fairbairn, a...
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Episode 28
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24:29

Reflecting on 2022 and discussing what kind of performance will we see in 2023
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 the key drivers of investment performance in 2022, discuss their outlook for 20...
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Episode 27
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23:21

Here’s what you need to know after a messy third quarter
Craig Maddock, VP and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Ian Taylor, Portfolio Manager, of the Multi-Asset Management Team of 1832 Asset Management reflect on the third quarter and discuss their outlook for the rest of the year. Topics discussed inc...
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Episode 26
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17:41

Special episode: The Medicus Pension Plan – For Canada’s incorporated physicians
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, h...
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11:46

Markets are down and inflation is high… Now what?
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 co...
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Episode 24
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22:25

Responsible investing is part of our investment management process
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 ...
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Episode 23
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20:45

What is up with fixed income?
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 forwar...
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Episode 22
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21:09

Market volatility is back!
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, ...
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Episode 21
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27:10

Stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and expensive stocks
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 per...
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Episode 20
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27:57

Is the post-pandemic equity rally over?
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 portf...
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Episode 19
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25:35

What’s up with fixed income, inflation and the global economy as we try to stomp out the pandemic?
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 perf...
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Episode 18
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33:23
