The Invested

Sustainable Investing principles and designing an ESG reflective product shelf

In our newest episode of the Mackenzie Investments Podcast Series, Host Matt Schnurr speaks with Fate Saghir, Head of Sustainable Investing, about all things environmental, social and governance (ESG). There discussion includes how to think about designing a product shelf to reflect investor's E, S and G principles; how to incorporate these principles into institutional investing; and why Europe is ahead of most of the world within this space.

Carrie Freeborough on GameStop, short squeezes and how institutional investors are reacting to them

On this episode of the Mackenzie Investments Podcast Series host Matt Schnurr is speaking with Carrie Freeborough, SVP and Head of Trading at Mackenzie Investments on how retail traders are sending stocks like GameStop through the roof, What a short squeeze is and how institutional investors are reacting to them, and regulation and what options are available for market structures going forward.

What 2020 tells us about the future of economics and the financial markets

In this episode host Matt Schnurr speaks with Mackenzie's Chief Economist, Todd Mattina and Chief Fixed Income Strategist, Dustin Reid about what the events of 2020 tells us about the future of the economy and financial markets. They dive into fiscal and monetary stimulus, trade balances and what's top of mind in 2021 for both Todd and Dustin.

Steve Locke on Fixed Income investing in low-rate environments and where he searches for yield

In our recent episode of the Mackenzie Investments podcast Series, host Matthew Schnurr speaks with Steve Locke, Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Head of the Mackenzie Fixed Income Team about Fixed Income investing in ultra low-rate environments and where he searches for yield in asset classes like high yield, floating rate loans, emerging market debt, private credit and alternatives. 

Richard Wong on value investing and views on banks, energy and 2021

In our recent episode of the Mackenzie Investments podcast Series, host Matthew Schnurr speaks with Richard Wong, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Head of Mackenzie's Cundill Team about value investing, his views on banks, energy companies and his thoughts on what 2021 and beyond holds for value.

Views on current election events including the trump lawsuits and upcoming FOMC meeting

In this episode host Matt Schnurr speaks with Mackenzie's Chief Fixed Income Strategist, Dustin Reid, regarding his views on recent election events, including the Trump lawsuits, what the US Federal government is most likely to do at the upcoming FOMC meeting and the phase 4 fiscal policy.

PM Konstantin Boehmer on the Looming Pension Crisis

PM Konstantin Boehmer joins #MackenziePodcast to talk about his whitepaper series on the Looming Pension Crisis. He discusses the state of the US pension plans, what it means for investors and how it impacts the economy.

Key drivers in Environmental Investing and opportunities in the space - Updates from John Cook

In this episode of Mackenzie Investments Podcast Series, host Matthew Schnurr sits down with John A. Cook, Portfolio Manager of the Mackenzie Global Environmental Equity Fund and CEO of Greenchip Financial Corp. This quick discussion follows up on their original discussion and dives deep into the opportunity in the environmental investing and SRI space. John takes us through his views on the current energy transition, key drivers in the environmental investing and the future of ESG and SRI.

What a Biden presidency and Republican held senate might mean for markets - Insights from Dustin Reid post U.S election

In this episode host Matt Schnurr speaks with Mackenzie's Chief Fixed Income Strategist, Dustin Reid, about the probability of the Trump lawsuits being able to swing the election or have some impact on the markets, the lame duck sessions and what a Biden presidency and a Republican held senate might mean for markets moving forward.

PM Onno Rutten on strategic allocation to gold

In this episode of the Mackenzie Investments Podcast series, host Matt Schnurr speaks with Onno Rutten, who is Vice President, Investment Management, and a Portfolio Manager on the Mackenzie Resource Team. In this episode we dive into the gold, current market environment and strategic allocation to gold.