Viewpoints by Matthew D. Miskin, CFA, at Manulife John Hancock Investments
Matt is a senior member of the investment research team at John Hancock Investment Management, where he focuses on capital markets research. He also works closely with the firm’s manager oversight team to obtain real-time insight of investment trends from the firm’s network of asset managers. Matt also leads the development of the firm's quarterly market outlook, Market Intelligence. Prior to joining the company, Matt worked at LPL Financial Research, covering hedge funds and liquid alternatives as well as other long-only strategies. Matt earned an M.B.A. from Babson College and a B.S. in Finance from Elon University, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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2025 outlook—resist turning up the volume
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Beyond the ballot: the real drivers behind stock market performance
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Fed trims rates—what next?
The U.S. Federal Reserve kicks off the rate-cutting cycle with a 50 basis-point rate cut and signals that there could be more on the way before year end. We take a closer look at what this could mean investors.
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From earnings to recession fears—making sense of market volatility
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Russia invades Ukraine: what's next for the markets?
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