Podcast
StFX Economics
Hosted by Greg Tkacz · EN
Discussions of programs, courses, and events in the Economics Departement at St. Francis Xavier University. Also coverage of current economic events and carreer prospects.
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Episode 11: Fletcher Hemmons (BBA 2011) / Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
Sep 12, 202000:18:53Tap to summarizeFletcher is a portfolio manager for a group that manages $1.5 Billion in assets. He majored in Finance at StFX, and took several complementary Economics courses. These have helped tremendously in his current position, where his group follows a "top-down" investment strategy which first assesses macroeconomic and financial conditions before focusing on specific industries or firms.
Transcribe →Episode 10: Casey Jones (BA 2014) / Finance Canada
Sep 8, 202000:19:41Tap to summarizeCasey is a two-time national champion with X-Women rugby who graduated as the top BA student is 2014. After StFX she spent two years working full-time at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa while simultaneously completing her M.A. degree in Economics on a part-time basis at Carleton University. In 2016 she moved to the Department of Finance and is currently working on many projects related to quantitative economics, including forecasting models of provincial economic activity.
Transcribe →Episode 9: Jack Evans (BA 2018) / RBC Capital Markets
Sep 4, 202000:17:42Tap to summarizeJack graduated from StFX with an Honours BA degree in Economics and took several Business courses as electives. His interests in Business and Economics continued in graduate school, where he obtained a Master of Financial Economics (MFE) at the University of Toronto. He did extremely well in that program, even helping them recruit more students from Atlantic Canada. He is currently working as a trader for RBC Capital Markets in Toronto.
Transcribe →Episode 8: Tory Novakova (BBA 2011) / Aberdeen Standard Investments
Sep 2, 202000:23:07Tap to summarizeAfter graduating with a BBA in 2011, Tory Novakova did a 5th-year at StFX in which she continued playing varsity basketball, loaded-up on Economics courses and worked as a Research Assistant on campus. She then completed a Masters degree in Finance and Economics at the University of Warwick in the UK and was immediately recruited to work as an equity research analyst in Edinburgh. She currently resides in Boston, working for Aberdeen Standard Investments, but will soon be joining Amundi Pioneer Asset Management.
Transcribe →Episode 7: Cormier (BA 2016), Sampson (BA 2018) and Rowe (BA 2019) / Charles River Associates
Sep 2, 202000:24:55Tap to summarizeMatt Cormier (BA 2016), Scott Sampson (BA 2018) and Amy Rowe (BA 2019) have a lot in common: (i) They all discovered Economics while at StFX; (ii) they all completed Masters degrees; and (iii) they all work at consulting firm Charles River Associates. However, while Matt and Amy work out of Toronto, Scott works in the Washington, DC office. Hear their stories about how StFX helped them develop the skills they needed to succeed, how they all ended-up at CRA, and of the usefulness of the StFX Economics alumni network.
Transcribe →Episode 6: Grace Tompkins (BSc 2019) / U. of Waterloo Biostatistics
Sep 1, 202000:13:17Tap to summarizeGrace graduated with an Honours degree in Statistics and was 3 credits shy of earning a Minor in Economics. She recently completed a MSc at the University of Waterloo and is starting her PhD studies in Biostatistics this fall. She speaks to us about her academic interests, overcoming adversity, completing her Masters degree during a pandemic, and about moving to the big city.
Transcribe →Episode 5: Warren Ferguson (BSc 2017) / Queen's U. Economics and Law
Aug 31, 202000:18:56Tap to summarizeWarren Ferguson was the first student to earn a BSc Joint Honours in Physics and Economics at StFX. He then went on to earn a M.A. in Economics from Queen's University in 2018, where a course in Industrial Organization sparked his interest in Law and Economics, specifically competition policy. He is currently attending law school at Queen's, where he is specializing in competition law.
Transcribe →Episode 4: Megan MacDonald (BBA 2014) / Finance Canada
Aug 28, 202000:15:41Tap to summarizeMegan MacDonald earned a Joint Honours degree in Business and Economics from StFX in 2014. Learn about the work she has done while employed at the Bank of Canada and Department of Finance in Ottawa, the courses she took as part of her M.A. in Economics at Queen's University, and the tips she has for first-year students.
Transcribe →Episode 3: Economics Programs
Aug 28, 202000:13:44Tap to summarizeConfused about what program to pursue? That's not surprising, as there are literally dozens of different Economics programs you can pursue at StFX. These range from Joint Honours degrees that pair Economics with subjects such as Business, Math or Physics, to the different Minor in Economics options. You'll also find out why Economics is a lot like rice.
Transcribe →Episode 2: Careers and Salaries
Aug 24, 202000:13:08Tap to summarizeWe discuss how economics graduates perform meaningful work in a wide variety of areas in both the public and private sectors. We also discuss how economics grads are amongst the highest paid.
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