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Welcome to Harvest Talks, brought to you by Harvest ETFs. In this series, we aim to share our thoughts on current events and market trends – and enlighten listeners on the key themes behind the Harvest ETF investment strategies. To learn more, visit HarvestETFs.com read less
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Episode 26 | Why the Healthcare Sector should matter to investors now | Harvest Talks
08-05-2023
Episode 26 | Why the Healthcare Sector should matter to investors now | Harvest Talks
Harvest ETFs Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager Paul MacDonald joins the podcast to talk about structural and shorter-term drivers for the US healthcare sector, and why investors may want to consider the sector now.   Paul goes in depth about Canada’s largest Healthcare ETF – the Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF (HHL:TSX)   (00:24) – Long-term drivers for Healthcare (01:54) – Why Healthcare Now? (03:42) – Subsector and Style diversity in Healthcare & HHL (05:00) – Paul’s notable subsectors (08:06) – Why Healthcare has underperformed tech so far in 2023 (10:00) – What Styles are built into HHL (11:53) – What risks does Paul see in the Healthcare space (14:27) – Why HHL uses an income strategy (16:25) – The HHL elevator pitch     Hosted by: David Kitai Content Writer & Editor Harvest ETFs Guests: Paul MacDonald, CFA Chief Investment Officer Harvest ETFs   About Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. Founded in 2009, Harvest is a Canadian Investment Fund Manager. Harvest offers an innovative suite of exchange traded funds, mutual funds and publicly-listed structured fund products designed to satisfy the long-term growth and income needs of investors. We pride ourselves in creating trusted investment solutions that meet the expectations of our investors. For additional information: Please visit www.harvestportfolios.com, e-mail info@harvestportfolios.com or call toll free 1-866-998-8298.
Episode 24 | AI’s investor prospects with special guest ChatGPT | Harvest Talks
03-03-2023
Episode 24 | AI’s investor prospects with special guest ChatGPT | Harvest Talks
To unpack how the rapid rise of AI can benefit investors and potentially overhaul our whole economy, Harvest Talks brought on a unique expert for commentary: the AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT.   Intro (00:00). The potential economic and business impacts of AI (01:48). The companies capturing value from AI (04:01). Drawbacks of AI for businesses (06:30). What could a post-AI economy look like? (09:10). How can investors capture the rise of AI? (12:45). What ChatGPT knows about ETFs and Harvest ETFs (15:10). Is HTA exposed to AI? (17:12). Is ChatGPT going to take David’s job? (18:12). Reflecting on GPT’s answers with Senior Portfolio Manager James Learmonth (21:10). Potential applications for AI (22:50). Businesses James sees capturing value from AI (24:00). How the holdings in HTA are capturing value from AI (26:30). Is AI a startup story, or can large-caps win out? (29:22). James’ take – are writers going to lose their jobs? (31:00). Outro (32:00).   Hosted by: David Kitai Content Writer & Editor Harvest ETFs Guests: ChatGPT James Learmonth, CFA Senior Portfolio Manager  Harvest ETFs   About Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. Founded in 2009, Harvest is a Canadian Investment Fund Manager. Harvest offers an innovative suite of exchange traded funds, mutual funds and publicly-listed structured fund products designed to satisfy the long-term growth and income needs of investors. We pride ourselves in creating trusted investment solutions that meet the expectations of our investors. For additional information: Please visit www.harvestportfolios.com, e-mail info@harvestportfolios.com or call toll free 1-866-998-8298.
Episode 16 | Cashflow from a Volatile Market with Harvest CIO Paul MacDonald | Harvest Talks
17-06-2022
Episode 16 | Cashflow from a Volatile Market with Harvest CIO Paul MacDonald | Harvest Talks
As markets turn volatile and investors feel squeezed, Paul MacDonald—Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Harvest ETFs—sat down for a podcast outlining why markets are broadly down, what investors should be looking at, and how certain strategies can turn some of this market volatility into cashflow. Hosted by: Paul MacDonald, CFA Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio ManagerHarvest ETFs David Kitai Content Writer & EditorHarvest ETFs https://harvestportfolios.com/ ________________________________________________________________ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/c/HarvestETFs/?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://harvestportfolios.com/subscribe _______________________________________________________________ FOLLOW HARVEST ETFS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvest-portfolios-group/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/harvestetfs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvestETFs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nh71jcf778tZDICT7TznK Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/harvest-talks ________________________________________________________________ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please visit Website: https://harvestportfolios.com E-mail: info@harvestportfolios.com Toll free: 1-866-998-8298. ________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investing in Harvest Exchange Traded Funds (managed by Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.). Please read the relevant prospectus before investing. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns. Tax investment and all other decisions should be made with guidance from a qualified professional.
Episode 15 | Why the Travel Industry Forecasts Strong Demand in 2022 with Kushal A & David K | Harvest Talks
04-05-2022
Episode 15 | Why the Travel Industry Forecasts Strong Demand in 2022 with Kushal A & David K | Harvest Talks
Portfolio Manager Kushal Agarwal joins content editor David Kitai to explain why the Travel & Leisure Industries have shown strength and high demand despite persistent tailwinds in 2022. https://harvestportfolios.com/etf/trvl/ ________________________________________________________________   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5K0... SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://harvestportfolios.com/subscribe/ ________________________________________________________________   The Harvest Travel & Leisure Index ETF (TRVL:TSX) provides investors access to a diversified portfolio of large capitalization companies that own or operate travel related businesses. Harvest believes that prior to the pandemic, global travel growth had structural long-term drivers and, in the shorter term, these companies stand to benefit from a resumption in travel following global shutdowns. Benefits of investing in TRVL The top 30 dominant, large capitalization Travel & Leisure companies listed in North America Diversified across broad travel related sectors Sub-sectors have been disproportionately impacted by the shutdowns versus many other sectors Long term structural growth drivers were in place prior to pandemic and expected to resume Portfolio well positioned to benefit from resumption and pent-up demand for travel Index structure ________________________________________________________________   Harvest ETFs is an Independent Canadian ETF manager delivering portfolios of high-quality businesses, equity income strategies, and growth-oriented mega trends. ________________________________________________________________   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/c/HarvestETFs... SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://harvestportfolios.com/subscribe _______________________________________________________________   FOLLOW HARVEST ETFS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/harv... Twitter: https://twitter.com/harvestetfs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvestETFs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nh71jc... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/harvest... ________________________________________________________________   FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please visit Website: https://harvestportfolios.com E-mail: info@harvestportfolios.com Toll free: 1-866-998-8298. ________________________________________________________________   Disclaimer: Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investing in Harvest Exchange Traded Funds (managed by Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.). Please read the relevant prospectus before investing. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns. Tax investment and all other decisions should be made with guidance from a qualified professional.