The CFG Podcast Series

Matthew A. Costanzo is joined by David Polak to continue our election series.

David Polak is an equity investment director at Capital Group (American Funds), leading the investment specialist team for equities and representing a number of Capital Group’s global equity strategies. In addition, he is the global investment director for ESG.

Matthew and David highlight some key economic indicators, discuss Capital Group’s equity and bond strategies and outline how Capital Group intends to navigate through volatility over the coming months.

In this episode of the CFG Podcast Series, Matthew A. Costanzo joins Mitchell Stehly to begin a new educational series focused on the upcoming election’s impact on the markets and economy as a whole. Matthew provides his thoughts on the important issues of this election, current market conditions and the pandemic’s impact on your portfolios.

Matthew A. Costanzo welcomes Cetera’s Chief Investment Officer & Director of Research, Gene Goldman to the podcast.

Mr. Goldman has more than 26 years of experience in the development of investment strategies, money manager research and overseeing investment analysts. He holds Series 7 and 63 securities registrations and is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA).

Matthew A. Costanzo and BlackRock’s Russ Koesterich discuss the contrasts we see in our economy, how those contrasts are reported in the media and the overall impact on our investment strategies and market performance.

Russ Koesterich is one of three Portfolio Managers for the BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, and is the lead portfolio manager for BlackRock’s GA Selects Managed Portfolio Strategies. Previously, Russ was BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist and Chairman of the Investment Committee for the Model Portfolio Solutions business, and formerly served as the Global Head of Investment Strategy for scientific active equities.

Andrew J. Costanzo Jr. and Matthew A. Costanzo bring you up to speed on what we have seen in the markets and economy since our last market update.

Why has the market risen when nothing is certain? Unemployment rates remain staggeringly high – what has happened and where do we go from here? How have recent stimulus packages impacted the outlook of the economy? And of course, how do all of these factors impact the management of your portfolios?

Andrew J. Costanzo Jr., Matthew A. Costanzo and two very special guests review the market events over the past weeks and emphasize the importance of managing your mindset in uncertain times. Economic recovery does not have to be complex if we stick to the fundamentals of simplicity and consistency.

Andrew J. Costanzo Jr. and Matthew A. Costanzo review and discuss the market events over the past week, our greatest economic challenges going forward, what industries will lead us out of this and what that will recovery process will look like. Matthew and Andrew also provide additional context to this bear market and reinforce the necessary tools to navigate your Investment and Retirement plans during periods of volatility.

Andrew J. Costanzo Jr. and Matthew A. Costanzo review and discuss the market events over the past week, CFG’s strategies for dealing with market volatility and the impact of recent legislation on your Investment and Retirement Planning efforts.

Andrew J. Costanzo Jr. and Matthew A. Costanzo review the market events over the past week and discuss why it’s important to have more context and data before using words like “recession.” Additionally, Andrew and Matthew discuss how economic anxiety and partisanship can distort the messages we need to hear.

Matthew A. Costanzo reviews the events over the past week, the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy, how this market compares to others and what steps our organization has taken to ensure continuity of service.