Viewpoints by Glen Brown, at Manulife Private Wealth
Glen has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry working with high-net-worth clients both domestically and internationally. Glen is currently the Managing Director and Head of Manulife Private Wealth and is responsible for developing and implementing the vision and strategy of Manulife Private wealth as it continues to expand nationally. Before Manulife, Glen held senior positions with large Canadian banks, including leading the offshore trust company subsidiary of CIBC in The Bahamas. In this role, he traveled extensively around the world working closely with complex client needs including intergenerational wealth transfers and trust structures. Glen also led the Wealth Advisory Services team at TD Bank Group which supported advisors and clients in areas including Tax and Estate Planning, Business Succession Planning and Insurance Advisory Solutions. Glen has significant experience in working with leading advisors and dealing with high and ultra-high-net-worth clients globally. A graduate of Queen’s University and the University of Glasgow, Glen also holds the TEP and CFP® designations and is licensed as an Investment Counsellor across Canada. He lives in Toronto with his wife and daughters and can be seen most mornings chauffeuring his girls to early morning swim practices.
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The bear continues to growl
We take a 5-year time horizon, which is appropriate for a strategic timeframe and is better aligned with your time horizon. When looking at tactical allocation changes, here are some considerations that are made.
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Corrections are painful
While the present environment has been difficult to endure, history shows that the overall return of the markets is well above inflation.
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Continued volatility on the horizon
Following a year of low volatility in 2021, throughout the first quarter of 2022 the markets experienced a significant increase in volatility, as a result of inflationary pressures, interest rate tightening with the anticipation of further tightening to come and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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As 2021 comes to a close, will 2022 be more of the same?
As 2021 comes to a close, will 2022 be more of the same?
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Continued economic disruption and why Manulife Private Wealth is turning towards ESG
It’s hard to believe summer is over and we are heading into another fall season. It seems time is moving rapidly, but the pandemic and its fallout continue to impact every facet of our lives and the economy.
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The reopening recovery is underway
As we begin the summer season, health and safety protocols including lockdowns are being relaxed or eliminated and the Canadian economy is opening rapidly. So where do we go from here?
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Light at the end of the tunnel
As we look ahead into the second quarter and the rest of 2021 there are many positives. Global trade and industrial production are rebounding, as well as corporate profits with the US leading the charge.
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2020: A year we may hope to but will not forget
As a tumultuous 2020 ends the newest wave of the pandemic continues to accelerate in much of the world causing further lockdowns and economic challenges.
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Markets diverge from the pandemic and economy
We expect markets to continue to be volatile in the months ahead as investors digest the impact of economies reopening, additional localized coronavirus outbreaks, and other major geopolitical factors.
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This is what a pandemic looks like in economic terms
Find out what impact the COVID-19 pandemic has on the Canadian economy and the effects of the government and central banks’ massive economic stimulus measures.
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