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Unlock insights into the principles of behavioural economics to enhance your ability to understand and counteract the negative aspects of human emotions in financial decision-making, especially in volatile markets.

Understanding and Navigating Client Behaviour

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Market Volatility

March 25, 2020

Making sense of the market drawdown: what history has shown us

Nathan Thooft, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager Manulife Investment Management

Staying invested in times of extreme market volatility may sound counterintuitive, but historical market performance suggests otherwise. Find out more.

March 30, 2020

Strengths and weaknesses across emerging markets: COVID-19’s uneven impact

Kathryn Langridge, Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Securitized Assets Manulife Investment Management

The coronavirus outbreak has changed the outlook of the global economy. But its impact on individual countries—particularly in emerging markets—will be uneven.

March 24, 2020

U.S. core value equity team – Market update

Sandy Sanders, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager Manulife Investment Management

Sometimes, not reacting — or over-reacting as the case may be — is the hardest thing to do and we as a team have remained disciplined.

Tax Planning

March 19, 2020

Extraordinary measures for extraordinary times

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

March 18, 2020, Prime Minister Trudeau announced a number of measures as part of the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan to support Canadian individuals and businesses. The following represents a high-level summary of measures of interest to investment advisors.

February 6, 2020

Tax return checklist

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

A checklist to help you prepare your personal tax return

February 6, 2020

Understanding Your Tax Slip

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

Investors receive annual tax slips from each of their funds. Learn what the information means, and how to use it to report taxable amounts on tax returns.

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Life is predictable. Until it’s not. When the unexpected happens, we believe in the value of advice.

Global Intelligence

Generating income in the era of negative bond yields: our 1H 2020 outlook

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March 31, 2020

The U.S. expansion is over — the recession has officially begun (officially to us, anyway)

Kevin Headland, Senior Investment Strategist Manulife Investment Management

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Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist Manulife Investment Management
March 30, 2020

Unlocking Locked-In Funds

Tax, Retirement & Estate Planning Services Team, Manulife Investment Management
March 30, 2020

Bank of Canada makes history—again

Frances Donald, Managing Director, Global Chief Economist & Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy Manulife Investment Management
March 30, 2020

Strengths and weaknesses across emerging markets: COVID-19’s uneven impact

Kathryn Langridge, Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Securitized Assets Manulife Investment Management
March 26, 2020

Superficial losses

Tax, Retirement & Estate Planning Services Team, Manulife Investment Management
March 25, 2020

Making sense of the market drawdown: what history has shown us

Nathan Thooft, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager Manulife Investment Management