Podcast appearances and mentions of Sarah Wildman

Sarah Wildman's daughter Orli died from cancer when she was 14. "She would sometimes ask me, 'What do you think I did to deserve this?' And of course, that's not an answerable question," Wildman says. The NYT Opinion writer spoke with Terry Gross about her daughter's treatment and death and living with grief.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Sarah Wildman's daughter Orli died from cancer when she was 14. "She would sometimes ask me, 'What do you think I did to deserve this?' And of course, that's not an answerable question," Wildman says. The NYT Opinion writer spoke with Terry Gross about her daughter's treatment and death and living with grief.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund (PCBF), and Parul Garg, Associate Portfolio Manager of the Fund. They look back at market and fund performance in 2021, discuss factors and variables that have influenced market conditions and talk in depth about their thinking and process, which helped the team achieve positive returns in 2021. The team also looks ahead to the challenges and opportunities for 2022 and discuss what they have in their sights for this year. The podcast ends with a book recommendation and some economic observations from Parul after her recent travels.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr, CEO and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund and Felix Narhi, Pender's Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Global Focused Fund and Pender Strategic Growth & Income Fund. Together, they co-manage the Pender Value Fund. They look back on 2021 as a whole and provide their approach to 2022.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr, CEO and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund and Felix Narhi, Pender's Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Global Focused Fund and Pender Strategic Growth & Income Fund. Together, they co-manage the Pender Value Fund. They revisit last quarter's equity fund performance, looking at key contributors and discuss some of the holdings in detail. The podcast ends with a book recommendation.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr, CEO and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Sharon Wang, Senior Equity Analyst and Tracy Tidy, Equity Analyst. They look back on what happened in the quarter, some key contributors to the Fund, positioning and a few key characteristics of companies poised to scale up, leaning on Sharon's expertise in the tech space and Tracy's in-depth knowledge of the food sector.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund (PCBF), and Emily Wheeler, Associate Portfolio Manager of the Pender Bond Universe Fund (PBUF). They look back at the last quarter's performance, the rising rate environment and investing in areas that look uninvestable. The team also provides examples of holdings that were considered uninvestable but have performed well. The podcast ends with book recommendations from Geoff and Emily.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund, and Parul Garg, Associate Portfolio Manager. They look back at the last quarter's performance, the shift in credit markets and talk about risk buckets, drivers of return and the new opportunities they are excited for.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr, President, CEO and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund and Felix Narhi, Pender's Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, who manages the Pender Global Focused Fund and Pender Strategic Growth & Income Fund. Together, they co-manage the Pender Value Fund. They revisit the quarter's performance, look at key contributors and identify which ones would fall into the special situations bucket. The team also takes a moment to talk about M&A and the number of take-outs they have had this quarter.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr, President, CEO and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund and Felix Narhi, Pender’s Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, who manages the Pender US All Cap Equity Fund. Together, they co-manage the Pender Value Fund. They revisit the last 12 months of portfolio performance and look at how Pender’s investment process was both stress tested and set Pender’s equity funds up for their current performance profiles. They also take a moment to talk about the opportunities they are seeing at the moment, including what they are referring to as “Phoenixes”. 

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund, and Parul Garg, Associate Portfolio Manager. They take a short look back on the last quarter, discuss inflation and the term premium, and review some of the sectors that have caught their eye recently.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund, and Emily Wheeler, Associate Portfolio Manager who manages the Pender Bond Universe Fund with Geoff. They take a short look back on 2020 with the benefit of hindsight, but are mainly focused on the potential headwinds and tailwinds they are seeing for fixed income and the Funds in 2021.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr, President, CEO and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund and Felix Narhi, Pender’s Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, who manages the Pender US All Cap Equity Fund. Together, they co-manage the Pender Value Fund. They look back on 2020 as a whole, with a focus on the resurgence of equities, and in particular small-caps. They also look towards 2021, how they are positioning the funds for the coming year, with a detailed dive into cryptocurrency.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund, and Parul Garg, Associate Portfolio Manager of the Fund. They look back on the five-year anniversary of Geoff and Parul managing the Fund, look out to the next five, and discuss volatility and “the hunt for yield”, or as Geoff likes to say “managing for value”.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr, President, CEO and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund and Felix Narhi, Pender's Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, who manages the Pender US All Cap Equity Fund. Together, they co-manage the Pender Value Fund. They discuss their areas of focus including M&A and IPOs, the digital economy, and explore some portfolio holdings.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund and Pender Bond Universe Fund, and Emily Wheeler, Associate Portfolio Manager of the Pender Bond Universe Fund. They cover the Fund’s performance in the last quarter, the Fed’s inducement to take on risk, distressed credit and some interesting names in the portfolio.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr, President and Portfolio Manager of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund and the Pender Value Fund and Sharon Wang, Senior Equity Analyst. They cover the quarter for small and micro-cap tech stocks, review the continuing impact of COVID-19 on small-cap markets and our portfolios and talk about a few interesting ideas.

Zack, Jenn, and Alex continue last week’s conversation about the ongoing global reckoning surrounding race, this time focusing on the movement to remove controversial statues. In several Western countries — including the United States, Belgium, and the United Kingdom — people are demanding that statues of historically notable slave traders and imperialists be taken down. The Worldly team discusses the significance of these fights, and look to two other examples of countries that have dealt with issues of historical memory and atrocity: Germany and Japan. References: This is a good brief explainer on the Edward Colston statue coming down in the UK and his role in Bristol’s history: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/europe/edward-colston-statue-bristol/index.html Here’s the Museums of Bristol website describing Colston as “revered philanthropist / reviled slave trader”: https://museums.bristol.gov.uk/narratives.php?irn=2374 This is a good New York Times piece about the Leopold II statue in Antwerp, Belgium, coming down: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/world/europe/king-leopold-statue-antwerp.html The book King Leopold’s Ghost goes deep into King Leopold II’s brutal exploitation of the Congo. Jenn mentioned Sarah Wildman’s piece for Vox about how Germany has dealt with its past, which discusses the stolpersteine cobblestones and the Topography of Terror memorial: https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/16/16152088/nazi-swastikas-germany-charlottesville Here’s a good piece about Belgium’s colonial-era human zoo and the museum where it once stood: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/26/649600217/where-human-zoos-once-stood-a-belgian-museum-now-faces-its-colonial-past This is a good look at the comfort women statues in South Korea and Japan’s reaction to them: https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/11/13/563838610/comfort-woman-memorial-statues-a-thorn-in-japans-side-now-sit-on-korean-buses And here’s Belgian soccer player Romelu Lukaku discussing his experience in his own words: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/romelu-lukaku-ive-got-some-things-to-say Hosts: Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), national security reporter, Vox   Consider contributing to Vox: If you value Worldly’s work, please consider making a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts   More to explore: Subscribe for free to Today, Explained, Vox’s daily news podcast to help you understand the news, hosted by Sean Rameswaram.   About Vox: Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.   Follow Us: Vox.com  Newsletter: Vox Sentences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund and the Pender Bond Universe Fund to provide a quarterly fixed income update. They discuss the actions of Geoff and the fixed income team to protect portfolios and maintain liquidity, and cover the areas that Geoff views as having early potential upside and how he is positioning the fund for the eventual recovery.

In this episode Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional & Family Office Wealth Services, sits down with Geoff Castle and Emily Wheeler, Portfolio Manager and Associate Portfolio Manager respectively of the recently launched Pender Bond Universe Fund. They discuss the new Fund, introduce Emily and highlight her experience, and talk about the current credit market and where both managers see opportunities.

Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund to provide the quarterly fixed income update. They look back on the last quarter, on 2019 as a whole, and anticipate the challenges and opportunities that await the Fund in 2020.

Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional Family Office Wealth Services, is joined by David Barr and Felix Narhi to provide their quarterly equity update, with a twist. They are in the perfect position to not only reflect on the last quarter, but to look back on all of 2019, while looking forward to what 2020 might hold for Pender.

Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional Relationships and Eric Tse, Vice President of Retail Sales look back on the many podcasts we recorded in 2019. They showcase excerpts from discussions on Pender’s funds and how we navigate markets, and highlight conversations with our many guests who shared insights on entrepreneurship and leadership, culture and investing in China.

Sarah Wildman is joined by Geoff Castle and Parul Garg, Portfolio Manager and Associate Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund. They discuss their thirteen-step decision-making checklist for analysing securities for inclusion in the portfolio.

Gallup managing editor for world news, Julie Ray, joins the podcast to break down the latest findings of Gallup's annual Global Law and Order Report. Which countries score highest and lowest on the Law and Order Index -- and how does the U.S. fare? Later, Sarah Wildman, Foreign Policy magazine deputy editor, gives context to how the findings play out in real-life situations around the world. How do the military and foreign policy decisions made by the U.S. impact life and safety for civilians in the Middle East?

Gallup managing editor for world news, Julie Ray, joins the podcast to break down the latest findings of Gallup’s annual Global Law and Order Report. Which countries score highest and lowest on the Law and Order Index -- and how does the U.S. fare? Later, Sarah Wildman, Foreign Policy magazine deputy editor, gives context to how the findings play out in real-life situations around the world. How do the military and foreign policy decisions made by the U.S. impact life and safety for civilians in the Middle East?

Gallup managing editor for world news, Julie Ray, joins the podcast to break down the latest findings of Gallup's annual Global Law and Order Report. Which countries score highest and lowest on the Law and Order Index -- and how does the U.S. fare? Later, Sarah Wildman, Foreign Policy magazine deputy editor, gives context to how the findings play out in real-life situations around the world. How do the military and foreign policy decisions made by the U.S. impact life and safety for civilians in the Middle East?

Sarah Wildman is joined by Geoff Castle for the Pender Quarterly Fixed Income Update Podcast. They discuss negative interest rates, rate reset preferred shares, current contributors to the Pender Corporate Bond Fund and the potential occurrence of another economic recession.

Japan and South Korea are in the throws of a dispute - and its getting worse. What was a trade war escalated to the security realm last month when the South Korean government announced that it was pulling out of a key intelligence sharing agreement with Tokyo. This agreement enabled the real-time sharing of key intelligence as it related to common threats, including from North Korea.  Needless to say, amid a growing threat from North Korea, which is regularly testing missiles that could reach both countries, this dispute between South Korea and Japan poses a big risk for international security.  So why are two key US allies that share a common adversary at such loggerheads? And what does a frayed relationship between Seoul and Tokyo mean for regional security and international relations more broadly? On the line with me to answer these questions and more is Andrew Yeo, associate professor of politics at the Catholic University of America. We kick off talking through the World War Two era origins of this conflict before having a longer conversation about the global implications of a dispute between Japan and South Korea.  If you have twenty minutes and want to learn why historical grievances have become hyper-relevant in East Asia -- and why relations are poised to get worse between these two countries, have a listen.    People often ask me what podcasts I most enjoy listening to and top of the list for me is "First Person" from Foreign Policy magazine. The host, Sarah Wildman, is someone I have gotten to know over the years and whose work I have long admired. Each week she draws out from one guest a personal story or narrative that has some broader global significance.It's a great show and if you are fan of Global Dispatches, you'll certain enjoy First Person.   First Person Homepage Apple Podcasts Spotify  

Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional Relationships, is joined by David Barr and Felix Narhi to provide an early quarterly equity update. With investor sentiment turning more fearful, concerns over trade wars and political unrest we wanted to bring our update forward to address these global events and their effect on current markets, while providing an update on our portfolios.

Sarah Wildman is joined by Geoff Castle for the first of the Pender Quarterly Fixed Income Update Podcasts. Geoff is the portfolio manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund. They discuss the current fixed income environment, negative rates, the preferred shares market, current investment stories and current market risks. Geoff also shares what he’s reading this summer.

Sarah Wildman is joined by David Barr and Felix Narhi for the first of the Pender Quarterly Update Podcasts. David and Felix are both are analysts and portfolio managers of the Pender Value Fund. David also manages the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund, and Felix, the US All Cap Equity and Strategic Growth and Income mandates. They discuss the current equity environment, contribution, M&A, current investment stories and more. They also share what books are on their summer reading lists.

We're joined this week by Dr. Shadi Hamid and Sarah Wildman to discuss the resurgent role of global Islam, the relationship between nationalist populism and Muslims, Sharia law in the Middle East, the role of religion in Western democracies, and the enduring question of how deep religious convictions can align with more lasting expressions of public pluralism   Links from today's episode: Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World, Shadi Hamid, 6/6/17 The role of Islam in European populism: How refugee flows and fear of Muslims drive right-wing support, Shadi Hamid, Brookings, 2/19 Islam in Modern American Society, Shadi Hamid's 2018 address at Faith Angle Religious Conflict and the Future of the Middle East - Shadi Hamid's 2014 address at Faith Angle First Person, Foreign Policy podcast hosted by Sarah Wildman, with Shadi Hamid, on Mohamed Morsi and the Passing of Egypt's Democratic Moment, 6/21/19 Left Populism and the Rediscovery of Agonistic Politics, Shadi Hamid, American Affairs, Winter 2018 Making Sense, Sam Harris's podcast, with Shadi Hamid, on Islamism vs. Secularism, 12/5/16  

David Barr is interviewed by Sarah Wildman, Director of Institutional Relationships at PenderFund. They look back on the past 10 years of Pender, highlighting key events and stories, the Pender culture, and of course, investing. Key Takeaways [01:03] The key events for Pender over the past 10 years. [05:11] The key factors which have contributed to Pender's growth. [05:53] The Pender Edge. What are the three core components? [10:47] “There are two types of companies in the market: Those with problems and those that will have problems.” [13:30] The core characteristics of Pender’s clientele. [17:30] Michael Lombardi’s Gridiron Genius – How this applies to Pender when evaluating companies to invest in. [23:47] David’s must-read books on investing, building a business, leading teams and decision making.

Zack, Jenn, and Alex delve into the dark far-right echo chamber that seemingly motivated the New Zealand mosque shooter. They talk about the French origins of apocalyptic theories about nonwhites and Muslims overrunning the West, how those ideas went global, and how Islamophobic nationalists are locked in a cycle of violence with jihadists. On Elsewhere, they answer some more listener Brexit questions — looking specifically at how Scotland and the broader EU are thinking about the UK’s impending break with Europe. Zack shows off his recollection of offensive Steve King quotes, Jenn continues her tradition of doing horrible accents from the UK, and Alex claims all Brexit questions can be answered in three words. Vox’s Jane Coaston has a great breakdown of the white nationalist rhetoric in the shooter’s manifesto. We discuss works by Jean Raspail and Renaud Camus in the context of the shooting. Our former Vox colleague Sarah Wildman also interviewed Camus. We referenced two specific tweets. First, one from Rep. Steve King. And then here’s then-candidate Donald Trump’s March 2016 tweet. The Daily Beast has a great piece on the little girl whose died in a 2017 terror attack in Sweden. YouTube and Facebook have both discussed why their efforts to take down the shooter’s video failed. Sean Illing's interview with a filmmaker who spent months interviewing both neo-Nazis and jihadists. And here’s the piece Zack referenced abouut how ISIS-linked media is already using the New Zealand attack in the group’s propaganda. Aja Romano explained how the New Zealand shooter’s manifesto was steeped in the far-right memes and rhetoric found on 8chan.    Here’s the NPR interview with former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd All Worldly’s past Brexit coverage, all in one place! Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon saying Brexit makes Scottish independence even more likely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zack, Jenn, and Alex explore the utterly bizarre diplomatic fight between Saudi Arabia and Canada — and why it has everything to do with the ruthless ambition of Saudi’s young new crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. On Elsewhere, they discuss a big scoop Alex got on what the US is asking from North Korea in their nuclear arms negotiations — and what that tells us about how those negotiations are going (spoiler: not very well). Zack finally grants his Canadian fiancée’s wish to do a Canada episode, Jenn proposes a new location for a Trump hotel, and Alex reveals his unique nickname for the Saudi crown prince. References! Jenn’s piece on the Saudi Arabia-Canada fight (and a shorter, more up-to-date version here) The tweet from the Canadian foreign ministry that kicked things off Jenn specifically described one tweet with an image of a plane flying towards the Toronto skyline, and cited some Washington Post reporting. Here’s an article on the Saudi-owned media outlet al-Arabiya putting out a video calling Jordan Peterson a political prisoner. As we mentioned, there’s a Today, Explained episode that goes into much more depth on Jordan Peterson’s ideology! Zack also wrote a Peterson explainer. For more on the 2014 human rights violations that Alex mentioned, read this executive summary. Zack and Jenn talked about Mohammed bin Salman’s rise to power. Here’s that story in more depth. Sarah Wildman wrote a great piece for Vox last year about Saudi princes being held at a Ritz-Carlton. As Alex mentioned, Saudi Arabia is currently bombing civilians in Yemen and has a diplomatic blockade against Qatar. And just this Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition bombed a school bus full of children in Yemen, killing at least 43 people, at least 29 of whom were children under the age of 15. Jenn quoted this essay from the Globe and Mail at the end of the first segment. We spent most of Elsewhere discussing Alex’s recent North Korea piece.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yochi, Jenn, and Zack talk about President Trump’s threats to bomb Syria after a brutal chemical weapons attack there — and why a US military strike won’t have much impact on the country’s civil war. On Elsewhere, they talk about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who just cruised to reelection despite (or perhaps because of) his anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, and at times anti-Semitic rhetoric. Zack shows off his knowledge of Emerson, Yochi mocks Bashar al-Assad’s unusually long neck, and Jenn decides it’s okay to body-shame a genocidal dictator. Show Notes! -The war in Syria, explained. -For more background on Syria, listen to the latest Today, Explained primer. -Yochi mentioned photos that make Aleppo look like Leningrad after WWII. -Zack mentioned “siege, starve, and surrender” as a strategy. Here’s a lot more context on that. -Jenn talked about the ways Russia and Assad spin the narrative around chemical weapons attacks. -More reading on the Russian nerve agent attack in the UK that Yochi mentioned, and on the killing of Kim Jong Nam. -Yochi mentioned two Pentagon leaks — one involving Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the other involving Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford. -This BBC piece gives some good background on Prime Minister Orbán, and on his statements about George Soros. -Jenn mentioned Sarah Wildman’s piece about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Europe-bashing hot mic. -Zack talked about the demographic trends in Hungary, drawing on this article in the Guardian. -And this piece talks about Orbán running on an anti-immigrant platform even though there are more anti-immigrant billboards than immigrants and refugees who were let into Hungary in all of 2017.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of our Olympics series, print editor Sarah Wildman and FP reporter Emily Tamkin chat with Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen ahead of the games in Pyeongchang.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of our two-part Olympics series, print editor Sarah Wildman calls up two historians to ask what we can learn from past games ahead of the kick off in South Korea on February 9. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Wildman is a journalist and the author of Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind. In her book, Wildman documents a journey to find her grandfather's girlfriend Valy Scheftel, who stayed behind in Vienna in 1938 when he immigrated to America. The book is a detailed portrait of one young woman's experience during the Holocaust, but also a deliberation about this generation's role in preserving memory.

There are roughly three weeks until the summer clock unofficially runs down. How will you spend these last lazy days? Maybe you’ll be under an umbrella by the sea or in a hammock next to a green meadow or flopped on a big, soft couch in your very own living room. Wherever you are, you’ll want a good book by your side. To help you figure out exactly what that good book will be, Vox Tablet host Sara Ivry asked some experts what they’ve enjoyed reading this summer and what they’re still yearning to dive into. Music for this week’s podcast comes from Podington Bear. *** Book Recommendations:

In 2007, journalist Sarah Wildman discovered a hidden cache of letters in her grandfather’s home office. By that time, her grandfather Karl was no longer living, but he had been a strong presence for most of her life—a worldly bon vivant and successful doctor whose smooth escape from Vienna in 1938 was part of the family lore. The letters, written mostly in German, came from people he’d left behind—people Wildman had never heard of before and, in particular, one young Jewish woman named Valy, whose letters made clear that she and Karl had been much more than friends. The letters—sent between 1939 and 1941—overflowed with love and yearning, but also conveyed that her... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.