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July 29, 2022

When to consider the RRIF successor annuitant option

Tax, Retirement & Estate Planning Services Team, Manulife Investment Management

If you want to provide for your children, or if your spouse is incapacitated or financially irresponsible, naming them as successor annuitant may be an option. It gives you more control over how your RRIF is handled after your death.

November 18, 2022

Don't be so negative: Three-minute macro

Erica Camilleri, Global Macro Analyst, Multi-Asset Solutions Team Manulife Investment Management

Earnings estimates have started to decline, but some sectors are doing far better than others. We also take a look at European trade dependence and how different commodities might perform in a slowing economy.

November 9, 2022

Episode 77: Eyeing the bond markets

Macan Nia, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Strategist Manulife Investment Management

Kevin Headland, CIM, Co-Chief Investment Strategist Manulife Investment Management

Unusually painful performance in fixed-income investments this past year seems to be blurring investors’ vision. We see potential opportunity in current and future economic conditions. Is fixed income worth a second look?

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Why Manulife’s dividend ETFs are thriving amid inflationary environment

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The art of finding gems amid broad selloffs

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Kevin Headland, CIM, Co-Chief Investment Strategist Manulife Investment Management

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December 1, 2022

2022 tax rate card for Canada

Tax, Retirement & Estate Planning Services Team, Manulife Investment Management
November 29, 2022

The three phases of fixed-income investing

Kevin Headland, CIM, Co-Chief Investment Strategist Manulife Investment Management

Macan Nia, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Strategist Manulife Investment Management
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Asset allocation view—navigating uncertainty

Nathan W. Thooft, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Senior Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Solutions Team, Manulife Investment Management Manulife Investment Management

Robert E. Sykes, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Asset Allocation, U.S., Multi-Asset Solutions Team Manulife Investment Management

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Alan Wicks, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Team Leader/Founder, Essential Equity

Alex Grassino, Head of Macro Strategy, North America, Multi-Asset Solutions Team

Benjamin W. Forssell, CFA, Client Portfolio Manager, Global Multi-Asset Team

Caryn E. Rothman, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Global Credit, Manulife Investment Management

Catherine Milum, Head of Wealth Sales, Wealth and Asset Management, Canada

Christian Deckart, CFA, Ph.D, Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager

Christoph Schumacher , Global Head of Real Assets, Private Markets and Chief Executive Officer, Timberland and Agriculture

Christopher M. Chapman, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income, Manulife Investment Management

Christopher N. Smith, CFA, CAIA, Senior Investment Analyst, Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income

Daniel S. Janis III, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Global Multi-Sector Fixed Income, Manulife Investment Management

David Lewis, President, BEworks Research Institute

Dominique Lapointe, CFA, Global Macro Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions Team

Elina Theodorakopoulou, Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Debt

Emilie Paquet, FSA, Head of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Multi-Asset Solutions Team

Emory W. (Sandy) Sanders, Jr., CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Core Value Equity

Endre Pedersen, Chief Investment Officer, Global Emerging Markets Fixed Income & Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Global Fixed Income

Eric Menzer, CFA, CAIA, AIF , Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Head of OCIO and Fiduciary Solutions, Multi-Asset Solutions Team

Eric Nietsch, CFA, Head of ESG Research and Integration Asia, ESG Team

Eric Theoret, CFA, CMT, Global Macro Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions Team, Manulife Investment Management

Erica Camilleri, Global Macro Analyst, Multi-Asset Solutions Team

Frances Donald, Global Chief Economist and Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions Team

Frederick W. Isleib III, CFA, Director of ESG Research and Integration, ESG Team

Geoffrey Kelley, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Head of Strategic Asset Allocation, Multi-Asset Solutions Team, Manulife Investment Management

Hans Peter Portner, CFA, Head and Senior Investment Manager, Thematic Equities Team Pictet Asset Management S.A.

Howard C. Greene, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of U.S. Core and Core-Plus Fixed Income, Manulife Investment Management

James Robertson, CIM, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Asset Allocation–Canada, and Global Head of Tactical Asset Allocation, Multi-Asset Solutions Team, Manulife Investment Management

Jaspreet Aulakh, Senior Natural Resource Economist

Jeff Mo, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Canadian Small Cap Equity, U.S. Mid Cap Equity

Jeffrey N. Given, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of U.S. Core and Core-Plus Fixed Income, Manulife Investment Management

John F. Addeo, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Manulife Investment Management

Jonathan d’Auvergne, Director of ETFs

Jonathan Popper, CIM, FCSI, Senior Portfolio Manager, Essential Equity

Kai-Kong Chay, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Greater China Equities

Kathryn Langridge, Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equity

Keith A. Balter, Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives, Timberland and Agriculture

Kevin Headland, CIM, Co-Chief Investment Strategist

Luke Browne, Head of Asset Allocation, Asia

Macan Nia, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Strategist

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Margaret Childe, Former Head of ESG Research and Integration, Canada,

Nathan W. Thooft, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Senior Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Solutions Team, Manulife Investment Management

Nicholas P. Renart, Portfolio Manager

Omar Soliman, ESG Analyst, ESG Team

Paolo H. Valle, Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Debt

Patrick Blais, CFA, FSA , Senior Portfolio Manager, Fundamental Equity Team, Manulife Investment Management

Peter Mennie, ASIP, Global Head of ESG Integration and Research and Global Head of Investment Risk and Quantitative Analytics, ESG Team

Philip Ehrmann, Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equity

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Robert E. Sykes, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Asset Allocation, U.S., Multi-Asset Solutions Team

Robert Wernic, Director of ETFs

Roberto Sanchez-Dahl, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Debt

Robi Krempus, Head of Marketing Analytics and Data Management, Manulife Investment Management

Roshan Thiru, CFA, Head, Canadian Fixed Income

Sandy Sanders, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager

Sarah Lu, CFA, FRM, Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation Team, Asia

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Steven G. Slaughter , Portfolio Manager, Capital Appreciation

Sue Trinh, Head of Macro Strategy, Asia, Multi-Asset Solutions Team

Talib Saifee, Portfolio Manager

Tax, Retirement & Estate Planning Services Team

Weiyi Zhang, Ph.D., Senior Agricultural Economist