Senior Portfolio Manager James Learmonth joins the podcast to unpack what market capitalization is, why it’s key to our equity ETFs at Harvest, and how the Harvest Brand Leaders Plus Income ETF (HBF:TSX) exemplifies our large-cap focus

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.

Harvest ETFs President & CEO Michael Kovacs joins the podcast to discuss Harvest’s newest investment products offering high monthly income: The Harvest Diversified Equity Income ETF (HRIF:TSX) and the Harvest Travel & Leisure Income ETF (TRVI:TSX).

The goal of TRVI (01:09).

The tailwinds behind Travel (02:20).

Why TRVI was launched with income (04:11).

About HRIF and what makes it different from HDIF (06:12).

Underlying holdings in HRIF (06:58).

What no leverage means, and who this ETF could be suited to (08:48).

Tailwinds & diversification delivered by HRIF (09:51).

How leading companies have performed in recent history (11:15).

How should investors see these two new ETFs (11:45).

Hosted by:

David Kitai
Content Writer & Editor
Harvest ETFs

Guests:

Michael Kovacs
President & CEO
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.

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.

Harvest ETFs CIO and Portfolio Manager Paul MacDonald joins the podcast to give his macro outlook for the markets in 2023

00:00 - Intro

01:30 - Why volatility has persisted

05:29 - How recessionary fears might play in the market

09:15 - Why the breadth of expectations is so wide

11:10 - Expectations for 2023

14:10 - How active management can give an advantage

16:15 - Summary

Hosted by:

Paul MacDonald, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Harvest ETFs

David Kitai
Content Writer & Editor
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.

After a challenging year for investors, Harvest ETFs President & CEO Michael Kovacs joined the Harvest Talks Podcast to discuss lessons learned, highlight successes, and share his thoughts on what the future may hold for investors.

00:00 - Intro

01:26 - What have investors learned from 2022?

02:56 - Other challenging moments Michael has witnessed

04:12 - Michael’s investing approach and its resilience in 2022

05:55 – Highlights for Harvest in 2022

07:38 – Profiling new Harvest ETFs

11:10 – Michael’s biggest lessons from 2022

13:18 – An outlook for 2023

Hosted by:

Michael Kovacs
President & CEO
Harvest ETFs

David Kitai
Content Writer & Editor
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.

Harvest ETFs Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager explains call option ETFs, ETF basics, and explores the mechanics of call options trading executed by the Harvest ETFs portfolio management team.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:10 – What is an ETF?

04:00 – What are the different uses of ETFs we see in the modern market?

06:37 – How can ETFs include more ‘institutional’ strategies?

08:52 – What is call option writing?

12:55 – Importance of active management

14:30 – The scale of options trading at Harvest ETFs

18:45 – Summarizing Harvest Call Option ETFs

Hosted by:

Paul MacDonald, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Harvest ETFs

David Kitai
Content Writer & Editor
Harvest ETFs

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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.