Top Heavy Markets, Fragile Portfolios: How to Break Free of the Mag-7 Trap with Ahmed Farooq

The Insight is Capital™ Podcast · Jul 24, 2025 · 1h 9m

What do advisors do when markets feel like a giant game of Jenga—top-heavy, fragile, and unpredictable with every move? Ahmed Farooq, Senior VP and Head of ETF Distribution at Franklin Templeton Canada joins us to explore how smart ETF design, active fixed income, and global diversification are helping advisors rebuild sturdier portfolios for an increasingly uncertain world.

🎧 Summary:

In this episode, host Pierre Daillie welcomes Ahmed Farooq, for a wide-ranging, insight-packed conversation on the evolution of ETF usage by Canadian advisors. From navigating tariff turmoil and Mag-7…