Episodes
Friday Apr 12, 2024
2024 Q2 Market Outlook: Great Expectations and Calendar Watching
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Despite uncertainty around central bank policies, geopolitical events, and the election, returns were largely positive across major financial markets last quarter. In our latest Market Outlook podcast, Fiduciary's Chief Investment Officer, Hans F. Olsen, CFA, provides our perspective on the economy, the markets, and what may lie ahead this coming quarter.
Monday Jan 08, 2024
2024 Market Outlook: What If There is No Landing?
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
The economy and markets performed better in 2023 than many expected at the beginning of the year. In our 2024 market outlook podcast, Fiduciary's Chief Investment Officer, Hans F. Olsen, CFA, outlines key forces that are likely to shape the financial markets this year and shares key considerations for investment portfolios. In addition, Hans is joined by Fiduciary's President & CEO, Austin V. Shapard, to discuss topics on the minds of investors.
Friday Oct 20, 2023
2023 Q4 Market Outlook: The Pause that Refreshes?
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Going into the final months of the year, there are some key questions on many minds about where the economy and markets are headed. In our latest Market Outlook podcast, Fiduciary's Chief Investment Officer, Hans F. Olsen, CFA, discusses the state of the markets, the risk of a potential near-term recession, interest rates and inflation, and investment opportunities in the current environment.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Rising equity markets, along with increasing interest rates and tightening credit conditions have many investors questioning how these trends will play out in the second half of the year. In our Q3 Market Outlook podcast, Fiduciary's Chief Investment Officer Hans F. Olsen, CFA provides our perspective on the economy and markets as well as our outlook by asset class.
Friday May 05, 2023
How to Benefit from New Hampshire’s Trust Laws
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
The Granite State arguably has the best trust laws in the country, backed by a legislature with a history of staying on the forefront of advantageous trust laws. NH trusts are available to families nationwide and internationally, and their use can deliver tremendous benefits in tax savings, asset protection, and multi-generational asset transfer. They also permit directed trusts, where a grantor’s existing financial advisor can manage trust assets, while the trust administration is provided by a NH-based trust company.
In this podcast from Trusts & Estates journal, experts from Fiduciary Trust of New England and Holland & Knight discuss the key provisions of the Granite State’s trust laws, provide client examples, and address audience questions.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
2023 Q2 Market Outlook: A Business of Trust and Faith
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Last quarter, markets were broadly higher across major asset classes, although there are key economic and financial market concerns to monitor. In our Q2 Market Outlook podcast, our Chief Investment Officer Hans F. Olsen, CFA shared our perspective on the outlook for inflation and economic growth, the resiliency of the labor market, the probability of a recession, and our outlook by asset class.
Saturday Jan 07, 2023
2023 Market Outlook: Goodbye to All That
Saturday Jan 07, 2023
Saturday Jan 07, 2023
In our 2023 Market Outlook podcast, Fiduciary's Chief Investment Officer, Hans F. Olsen, CFA, provides our latest views on the areas of strength and recession risk in the economy, the underlying drivers of last year's market declines and expectations for 2023, and the outlook for inflation and interest rates.
Hans is also joined by Fiduciary's President & CEO, Austin V. Shapard for a discussion of key market questions.
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Friday Dec 02, 2022
Maximizing the Benefits of Donor-Advised Funds
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have grown tremendously over the past decade, and play a major role in funding a variety of charitable causes. Much of this rapid growth has been driven by the low cost, flexibility and other advantages of DAFs over private foundations and other giving vehicles.
In this podcast from Trusts & Estates journal, experts from Fiduciary Trust Charitable and Fiduciary Trust Company discuss innovative ways to use donor-advised funds to advance charitable giving. The topics discussed include when to use a donor-advised fund relative to a private foundation, how to convert a private foundation to a donor-advised fund, strategies to maximize the tax benefits of using DAFs, and innovative giving vehicles, such as the Fiduciary Flexible Endowment Fund™ and Fiduciary Restricted.
View the video version here.
Monday Oct 10, 2022
2022 Q4 Market Outlook: Narratives of Hope and Reality
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Last quarter, rising interest rates and inflation were at the forefront of the economy and markets. In our Q4 Market Outlook podcast, our Chief Investment Officer, Hans F. Olsen, CFA, discusses the current health of the U.S. economy, the outlook for inflation and interest rates, the likelihood of a recession, and our outlook for the financial markets. In addition, Hans discusses a few timely investment questions with our President & CEO, Austin V. Shapard.
For more information on Fiduciary Trust, visit FidTrustCo.Com
Monday Jul 11, 2022
2022 Q3 Market Outlook
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
This past quarter has raised many questions about the direction of the economy and markets as inflation rages and interest rates rise. In our Q3 Market Outlook podcast, our Chief Investment Officer Hans F. Olsen, CFA shares our perspective on the outlook for inflation and economic growth, whether now is a good time to buy, the current state of interest rates, and our investment outlook by asset class. In addition, Hans discusses a few timely investment questions with our President & CEO, Austin V. Shapard.