Questions Your Clients Are Asking with Jason Vaillancourt, CFA Active Insights

In this episode, Chris speaks Jason Vaillancourt, Global Market Strategist on Putnam’s Capital Market Strategies team.  
During the conversation, they touch on many topics, including: 
Economic growth concernsInflationRecession riskThe FedHow to build a portfolio in the current environmentThe fixed income market
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