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Latest Episodes

The Storm of Inflation is Growing, Learn About Effective Ways to Address Your Client’s Concerns — With Christopher Huemmer (Ep. 15)
March 16, 2022

The data is in and investors are seeing the clouds of inflation roll in which for many investors is something they may not have anticipated or ever experienced. This may be creating stress for you as

Managing Through the Storm in 2022 With David Partain and Chris Huemmer (Ep 14)
February 18, 2022

As we ended 2021, everything looked so promising. Now more than ever with volatility seemingly on the rise, it is important to gain perspective from an experienced investment professional to help you

Ep 12: The Hard Hits to Infrastructure — With Chris Huemmer and Dan Phillips
June 23, 2021

Infrastructure has taken some of the hardest hits during the global pandemic. But what does infrastructure actually mean? In this episode, we talk with Chris Huemmer, senior investment strategist, and

Ep 11: Natural Resources Are Hot — With Mark Carlson and Daniel Phillips
May 26, 2021

There’s a shortage of supplies all across the global economy and prices continue to increase. Several factors are driving this crunch which has all eyes on inflation.  In this episode, Mark Carlson, s

Ep 10: Systematic Ways To Invest with Factors — With Chris Huemmer
April 28, 2021

Factors can identify systematic ways to invest that have historically been tested and are tied to economic rationales. These can lead to statistically significant incremental returns over time. In this episode,

Ep 9: The Impact of Inflation on Portfolios — with Mark Carlson and Ellen Chenoweth
April 05, 2021

Inflation continues to be top of mind for listeners and market participants alike with interest rates and inflation expectations on the rise this year.  In this episode, we talk with Mark Carlson and

Ep 8: The Trend of ESG Continues into 2021 — With Evan McCall
March 09, 2021

If investors thought ESG would go away, 2020 really caught them by surprise. In 2021, experts are still projecting ESG assets to reach more than one-third of global assets under management in 2025. In this episode, Jehan Mady is joined by Evan McCall,

Ep 7: Probability of Success with Low Volatility — With Chris Huemmer
January 28, 2021

Are you an investor using the low volatility approach in today’s environment? In this episode, Christopher Huemmer, senior investment strategist at FlexShares to discusses how to use low volatility st

Ep 6: Areas of Focus For Investors — with Ellen Chenoweth and Chris Huemmer
December 31, 2020

The year 2020 has been universally challenging for all of us and has brought on so many surprises, certainly one for the history books. In this episode, we talk with Ellen Chenoweth, associate investm

Ep 5: High Yield Marketplace- Evaluating The Risks — With Ellen Chenoweth
November 30, 2020

There’s still a lot of uncertainty regarding the future of the marketplace, and investors are scrambling to generate income while some may feel high yield is too risky.   In this episode Ellen Chenowe