Welcome everyone to the

Martiak Market Update with your host Mark Martiak. Mark is a Managing Director

of Investments with AGP/Alliance Global Partners, a

registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, member of FINRA/SIPC. This show will explore topics

ranging from market updates to the global economy and personal finance. Money

is knowledge, and Mark wants to help you navigate your relationship with money

by offering timely guidance and his unique perspective. Here's Mark Martiak.

Mark speaking: Welcome.

Thank you for joining me as we discuss key trends shaping our industries and

markets.

It’s been a humanitarian crisis for the

people of Ukraine, many of whom have faced devastation as the Russian invasion

and war entered a third week.

You hear a lot about economic sanctions that

have been put in place by countries including the U.S..

During this program, I want to look at sanctions

placed on Russia’s Oligarchs who are on the move amid a global dragnet that

Western governments have cast to ensnare their yachts, villas, jets, and bank

accounts.

Oligarchs — or extremely wealthy business leaders who are

politically connected — became

more prominent in Russia in the 1990s, but they are not unique to

Russia. 

Many Russian oligarchs are heavily involved in and benefit from

Russian President Vladimir

Putin's regime, with some serving in political positions.

For example, when Putin opened a new bridge to

Crimea in 2018 — a region Russia had annexed from Ukraine in 2014 —

the bridge was built by his friend Arkady Rotenberg's company and the truck he

drove across it was made by Sergei Chemezov's state corporation Rostec,

according to The

Carnegie Moscow Center, a think-tank that focuses on domestic and

foreign policy.

There is often a line of succession for oligarchs

in politics. For example, Dmitry Patrushev, the son of Russian Security Council

Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, was appointed as Russia's minister of agriculture,

according to The Carnegie Moscow Center.

Numerous Russian oligarchs and government officials were

sanctioned by the U.S. in 2018, in part for the regime's occupation of Crimea

and for continuing to instigate violence in Ukraine, according to the U.S.

Treasury Department, which announced the sanctions. Rotenberg’s son and Patruskev

were included in that round of sanctions for their involvement with the regime. 

"Russian oligarchs and elites who profit from

Mark speaking: I am Mark Martiak, and this is the Martiak Market Update.

Welcome back and a festive welcome to the year 2022. Thank you for joining me as we discuss key trends shaping our industries and markets.

Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Bradford Pineault, CFA a Capital Markets Strategist for the Fidelity Institutional Asset Management team.

Our conversation today will focus on the 2022 Market Outlook and what it may mean to your investment portfolio.

Before we begin, allow me to tell you a little bit about Brad. For the past four years, Brad is responsible for delivering timely market and economic commentary to Fidelity Institutional Asset Management clients across the country. He is a Chartered

Financial Analyst (CFA®), has his master’s in management from Bryant University and B.S. degree in Finance from UMASS Dartmouth. Welcome Brad.

Format:

Interview will take place with Mark asking Brad the following timely questions related to financial markets and what it means for Investors.

Will follow the guidelines of when speaking with the media and keep the conversation away from mentioning specific situations, publicly traded companies, or stocks.

1. What do historical trends suggest that investors in

equities could see in 2022?

2. What is your base case for economic activity in 2022 as it relates to corporate fundamentals?

3. Unprecedented level of Fiscal support is ending, but organic drivers of macro growth are increasingly present – can you elaborate?

4. Will Fed monetary policy accommodate 3 or 4 rate hikes in 2022?

A. In March?

B. What could prevent the Fed from raising the fed funds

rate in March or during the first half of 2022?

5. 10-year real yields remain negative, which should provide a positive catalyst for continued economic activity – can you elaborate on this?

6. What is the forecast for large cap growth stocks this

year?

7. Can you discuss how small cap growth and small cap value

does in a rising interest rate environment?

8. What is your outlook for international equities?

9. Given the rising interest rate backdrop, what can

Investors expect from having bond allocations in their investment portfolios?

On today’s episode, Mark Martiak welcomes special guest Jordan Jackson, Vice President and Global Market Strategist on the JP Morgan Asset Management Global Markets Insights Strategy Team to discuss inflation and what it can mean for your investment portfolio. Jordan is responsible for delivering timely market and economic commentary to JP Morgan Asset Management clients across the country and he has authored several papers on the economy and markets, with a focus on public fixed income and monetary policy and is often quoted in the financial press.

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