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Roland, CIMA Co-Chief Investment Strategist Emily leads the investment research function for John Hancock Investment Management. She and her team are responsible for leveraging capital markets and industry research to help set the firm’s product and business strategy. Read more Follow Emily on Twitter Matthew D. Miskin, CFA Co-Chief Investment Strategist Matt is a senior member of the investment research team at John Hancock Investment Management , where he focuses on capital markets research. He also works closely with the firm’s manager oversight team to obtain real-time insight of investment trends from the firm’s network of asset managers. Read more Follow Matt on Twitter Important disclosures Read more from our authors September 16, 2021 Dispelling today’s four common bond investing myths Matthew D. Miskin, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Strategist John Hancock Investment Management Emily R. Roland, CIMA, Co-Chief Investment Strategist John Hancock Investment Management Avoid these four bond investing mistakes by focusing on data over false narratives. Read more July 29, 2021 Is the China stock sell-off cause for concern? Emily R. Roland, CIMA, Co-Chief Investment Strategist John Hancock Investment Management Matthew D. Miskin, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Strategist John Hancock Investment Management Chinese equities have come under pressure recently amid a major regulatory crackdown on education and technology stocks. Read more Stay updated on our outlook September 24, 2021 | 19:28 | Ep. 36 Fixed‐income investors are making some false assumptions about the market that could negatively affect portfolios, according to Co‐Chief Investment Strategists Emily R. Roland, CIMA, and Matthew D. Miskin, CFA. 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