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Marc and Ty are joined by Joe Imbrogno, President of JDI Cleaning Systems, to discuss ways to ensure both your work place and home stay safe and clean during COVID.

Marc and Ty are joined by Greg Taylor, Chief Investment Office for Purpose Investments, to discuss why growth stocks have outperformed value stocks and whether he thinks this trend will continue. He also discusses unique opportunities the downturn has created for active management.

Frances Donald, Global Chief Economist and Head of Macro Strategy at Manulife Investment Managment, joins Marc and Ty to discuss what the post crisis economy might look like and explain potential disconnects between the economy and the stock market.

Marc Hamel and Ty Smith, Financial Advisors at Manulife Securities, are joined by Mike Greenberg, VP & Portfolio Manager at Franklin Templeton Investments, to discuss the market impact of COVID-19 and how they have managed their portfolios through the market downturn.

Marc Hamel and Ty Smith, Financial Advisors at Manulife Securities, are joined by Mike Greenberg, VP & Portfolio Manager at Franklin Templeton Investments, to discuss the market impact of COVID-19 and how they have managed their portfolios through the market downturn.

There have been a number of COVID-19 related scams - here are some scams that are being used to take advantage of people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While bull markets don’t last forever, neither do bear markets. Since 1928, the strength and duration of S&P 500® bull markets has meaningfully outweighed that of bear markets.

Moving in and out of the stock market—trying to predict the highs and lows— may cause you to miss out on potential long-term growth.

In times of unusual volatility, you may sometimes feel an impulse, large or small, to push the panic button. But panicking often leads to wrong decisions. Talk to us. We can help you determine how to weather the turbulence — it’s what we do.

I am reminded of one of Warren Buffet’s comments on investing – “its simple, but not easy”.

I began my journey as an investment advisor in the waning months of 1999, just in time to experience the dot-com bubble bursting in 2000. Then in September 2001 the markets plunged on 911, just to rise into 2002 and then shave off almost 4 years of growth. The correction of the century, the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 saw a steady decline of 50% off global stock markets. There was the bear market of 2011 which quickly stripped 20% off the S&P 500 and then 2015 over a few short months $10 trillion dollars was wiped off of global markets. The most recent correction was in the last quarter of 2018 with almost 20% being taken off the markets leading into Christmas.