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Current Trade Ideas
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BMO ETFs: Trading Best Practices
When trading ETFs its important to be aware of market conditions and underlying exposures that could impact your trading activity. Remember to consider these tips when buying and selling ETFs.
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Allocating Cash in Uncertain Markets - Time in the market is more powerful than timing the market
ADVISOR/BROKER USE ONLY Time in the market is more powerful than timing the market. Where can we invest today given uncertainty about the future?
July 2020 -
Hungry For Yield? 5 BMO ETFs Yielding > 5%
BMO ETFs presents our top 5 picks over 5% for investors who are looking for ideas to enhance the level of yield in their portfolios.
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BMO ETFs: COVID-19 Reports & Resources
During the COVID-19 crisis, BMO ETFs has you covered with support, up-to-date news, trade ideas and market insight to help investors make sense of turbulent markets. See below our library of COVID-19 related reports, trade ideas and podcasts, or visit our BMO ETF Dashboard for all our up-to-date ETF analytics and materials.
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Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris McHaney and Alfred Lee, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, discuss how volatility is impacting options strategies such as ZWG & ZPAY, how to use real return bonds and ZRR in portfolio construction, and provide insight on tax-loss harvesting.
October 21, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris Heakes and Alfred Lee, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, discussed sector plays in Infrastructure and Health Care, Global Quality exposure, and provided an update on preferred shares.
October 14, 2020 -
Is Investing in the Total Stock Market a Total Stock Mistake?
Modern Portfolio Theory tells us that over the long-term, small cap companies should outperform large caps because investors should be paid for the added risk they take on. However, given the data set and conclusions below, this theory is not exactly proven. We believe small and mid cap companies add value when they are tactically added at strategic points over time but can add more risk and less return on the long run, causing portfolio “diworstification” instead of intended diversification.
October 14, 2020 -
U.S. Elections 101
U.S. Presidential Election Product Roadmap
October 13, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris Heakes and Chris McHaney, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, discuss ETF flows into Government Bonds, Canadian equities, and make a case for Canadian over Global in fixed income.
October 7, 2020 -
Emerging Growth Opportunities with Emerging Market Equities: The growth engine of the global economy
U.S. equities have dominated all other regions in terms of equity growth over the last decade. The 10-year annualized return of the S&P 500 is 15% vs the MSCI World Index return of 11%.1 Investors have relied on U.S. equities to fulfill their need for growth, and this strategy has been working. But investors should not rely exclusively on the U.S. for growth.
October 5, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris Heakes, Alfred Lee and Matt Montemurro, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, provide comments on last night’s U.S. Presidential Debate and some ETF trade ideas as we enter election season.
September 30, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris Heakes & Matt Montemurro, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, provide updates on Low Volatility strategies, insight on the NASDAQ sell-off, and some trade ideas for global dividend (ZWG), gold (ZGD) and long federal bonds (ZFL).
September 23, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris McHaney and Chris Heakes, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, updates on BP’s recent peak oil report, a look at ZPAY, and thoughts on ESG investing as it gains momentum and interest among investors.
September 16, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris Heakes and Matt Montemurro, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, provide insight on current ETF flows, look at the recent tech sell-off, and their thoughts on adding EM equities to portfolios using the BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (ZEM).
September 9, 2020 -
An Alternative Way of Thinking About Portfolio Construction
Alternative investing using BMO ETFs, which highlights three alternative asset groups (ZGD, ZGI, ZRE) and two alternative strategies (ZPAY, ZZZD).
September 8, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris McHaney and Chris Heakes, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, updates on Fixed Income, Emerging Market Bonds, the Dow Jones Index re-balances, Currency and Quality.
September 2, 2020 -
BMO Trade Opportunity: BMO Premium Yield ETF: An Alternative Income Strategy for Today’s Markets
The BMO Premium Yield ETF: (ticker: ZPAY) is a defensive strategy which provides consistent yield, while taking advantage of increased market volatility to enhance portfolio income. Many traditional income strategies have struggled in this low rate environment, so investors should instead look to dynamic income strategies to maintain reliable yield while remaining defensive.
August 28, 2020 -
BMO Sector Trade Opportunity: Golden opportunity for gold
Now that the dust has settled from the sell-off, gold has rebounded reacting to market uncertainty and a weakening economy. The price of gold rallied to over $1,700 an ounce this week, pulling gold equities up with it.
August 28, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris McHaney and Chris Heakes, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, updates on Canadian Banks, US Banks, Defensive Growth for US Equities, Gold, and USD ETFs.
August 26, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Income Ideas - Getting Paid to Wait
The S&P 500 reached an all-time high on Aug 18th, surpassing pre-covid levels. While investors often look to the index as an indication of the overall market/economy’s health, really what’s happening is bifurcation of the market. Certain companies (Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Facebook) are doing very well benefitting from the secular trend of digitization while other companies are still well below where they were pre-covid.
August 19, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Matt Montemurro and Charles Myssie, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers update on Quality, Low Volatility, Corporate Spreads, Gold and Fixed Income.
August 12, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Top ETF Picks Over 6%
In the current economic environment, the hunt for yield is difficult. Interest rates are at historic lows, some even turning negative. The 10-year US treasury is yielding 0.52% today, a 118bps drop from one year ago.1 Investors should look to alternative income strategies such as BMO’s covered call option ETFs where they can generate meaningful portfolio yield that is tax efficient. Here are our top picks yielding over 6% for this month.
August 11, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Chris Heakes and Chris McHaney, BMO ETF Portfolio Managers, updates on defensive growth investing, flows in fixed income ETFs, sector rotation strategies, and core satellite investing with broad market index ETFs.
August 5, 2020 -
Market Update Webcast: Jeremy Fehr, SIA Wealth
SIA Wealth provides insights on adding a tactical sleeve of 20-25% in these markets.
August 3, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Insight on the winners and losers from earnings season, investing in Big Tech, and trade ideas in mid-corporate credit and gold.
July 29, 2020 -
BMO Trade Opportunity: BMO Premium Yield ETF: An Alternative Income Strategy for Today’s Markets
The BMO Premium Yield ETF: (ticker: ZPAY) is a defensive strategy which provides consistent yield, while taking advantage of increased market volatility to enhance portfolio income. Many traditional income strategies have struggled in this low rate environment, so investors should instead look to dynamic income strategies to maintain reliable yield while remaining defensive.
July 24, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Insight on the new Additional Tier One (AT1) issuance by RBC and its effect on the Pref Market, the EU’s recently announced stimulus package, and an update on the Energy sector.
July 22, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Quality Equity ETFs, For the Bulls and the Bears
Quality companies have been a strong outperformer of the broad market, and all other factor exposures since the equity market sell-off in March. High quality companies are defined as market leaders that have durable business models, strong balance sheets and sustainable competitive advantages. We continue to have high conviction in the Quality Factor as we look forward to uncertain and turbulent markets. Exposure to Quality companies will continue to offer both defensive down-side protection against a correction, and offensive positioning for market recovery making Quality something both Bulls and Bears can agree on owning.
July 22, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
With companies starting to announce their second quarter earnings, a fragile market confidence hangs in the balance. Will optimism remain through the second half of the year? Or should you begin to pre-position the portfolio for a bear market? In this timely episode, Mark Raes, Head of Product, BMO Global Asset Management, speaks with Chris Heakes and Chris McHaney, two Portfolio Managers and ETF Specialists at BMO Global Asset Management, about different scenarios and strategies to make the best of these unique times.
July 15, 2020 -
BMO Sector Trade Opportunity: A tactical time to add exposure to Canadian Banks
Many investors have come to appreciate the growth and income stability provided by owning the “Big 6” Canadian bank stocks. To meet this demand, BMO offers an equal-weighted basket of the Big 6 Canadian Banks in an ETF an also offers an enhanced income ETF version which employs a covered call overlay. Investors can chose which type of Canadian bank exposure is right for their portfolio.
July 24, 2020 -
ZPAY BMO Premium Yield: Looking Beyond Standard Stock and Bond Exposure
Stock markets have recovered the majority of their losses year-to-date, while bonds yields have plummeted to new lows. Where can investors go for something which might not move exactly like either of those? As an alternative exposure, we took a look at BMO Premium Yield ETF (Ticker: ZPAY).
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Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
July 8, 2020
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BMO Trade Opportunity: Time to get out of GICs and HISAs and into Ultra Short-Term Credit
BMO’s Ultra Short-Term Bond ETFs hold investment grade bonds that mature in one-year or less. This means these bonds are highly liquid, have very low volatility and the corporate exposure allows for a yield boost over government bonds.
July 6, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
For a broad sweep of trade ideas, Mark Raes, Head of Product, BMO Global Asset Management, speaks with Chris McHaney and Matt Montemurro, two Portfolio Managers and ETF Specialists at BMO Global Asset Management, about strategies that run the gamut from gold to equities, alternatives and Canadian bonds within the short to mid fixed income space.
June 24, 2020
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Current Podcasts
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Podcast: Strategizing for November Market Turmoil
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October 21, 2020 -
Podcast: Chasing Yield with Quality & Preferred Shares
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October 14, 2020 -
Podcast: Portfolio Rebalancing between US, Canada & Emerging Markets
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October 7, 2020 -
Podcast: How to Election-Proof an Investment Portfolio
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September 30, 2020 -
Podcast: Why Emerging Markets Attract the “Smart Money” in ETF Flows – A ZEM Investigation
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September 29, 2020 -
Podcast: Finding Defensive Growth in a Fearful Market
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September 23, 2020 -
Podcast: Patient Strategies for “Peak Oil” & Mid-cap Equities
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September 16, 2020 -
Podcast: Protecting Yield in Times of Volatility
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September 9, 2020 -
Podcast: Rebalancing Bonds, Mega-Caps & CAD/USD
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September 2, 2020 -
Podcast: Riding the Highs with Banks, Gold & Quality
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August 26, 2020 -
Podcast: Why “Alternatives” Enhance Portfolio Risk and Reward
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August 25, 2020 -
Podcast: “Getting Paid to Wait” through a Crisis
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August 19, 2020 -
Podcast: A “Wild Ride” for Gold, Bonds & Quality
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August 12, 2020 -
Podcast: Hedging Against U.S. Political Uncertainty
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August 5, 2020 -
Podcast: Investing in Big Tech, Gold Equities & Bonds
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July 29, 2020 -
Podcast: Smart Bets for the Opportunistic Investor
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July 22, 2020 -
Podcast: Why “Quality” Outperforms in Bear and Bull Markets
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July 20, 2020 -
Podcast: A Closer Look at Q2 Earnings, Nasdaq & Emerging Markets
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July 15, 2020 -
Podcast: Flight to Quality, Beta and Government Bonds
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July 8, 2020 -
Podcast: Balancing Gold, Equities and Short & Mid Credit
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June 25, 2020
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Past Trade Ideas
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Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market on Quality and Low Vol, Canada and the Energy Trade, Option and Derivatives, Opportunities in Fixed Income, and Emerging Markets.
June 17, 2020 -
BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF: Tactical Opportunity to Add Defensive Income to Portfolios
The BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF: (ticker ZMBS) is the first ETF to provide exposure to the Canadian Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) market. The ETF holds AAA-rated, Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC) backed mortgage pools, so it is a defensive fixed income investment while offering a unique fixed income exposure to diversify portfolios.
June 12, 2020 -
BMO Sector Trade Opportunity: Adding US Health Care Sector as a satellite position
The BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF (ticker: ZHU) has outpaced the broad market (S&P 500) during the global health care and economic crisis. ZHU has returned 30% since March 23 vs the broad market return of 26% during that time.
June 4, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Update on BMO ETF Income Strategies
The market is improving, but we still advocate a prudent approach to equities. The BMO NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (unhedged ticker: ZNQ, hedged ticker: ZQQ) has been the strongest broad beta ETF YTD up 14% this year. Sectors such as Health Care and Info Tech and popular thematic exposures such as e-commerce, AI and cloud computing (tech sector) are all overweighed in the NASDAQ index, setting it up well to survive and thrive in the current market environment.
May 20, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
Update on the Recovery: Is it For Real? New virus cases are down, and government stimulus has been heavy, both which have been positive for market sentiment. However, a cautious outlook on the economy is still warranted as the pace of the recovery is looking more challenging.
May 13, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the ETF Market
Flows into ETFs in April: The rapid global response to the economic shutdown both by monetary and fiscal stimulus was a huge tail wind for equities and in April we witnessed substantial flows into equities and out of fixed income.
May 6, 2020 -
BMO Trade Opportunity: Add Some GRANOLAS to Your Portfolio: European Quality Equities for Growth & Income
It’s no secret recipe: the companies that will survive a market correction are the ones with the strongest balance sheets (good cash flow management, low debt), provide low volatility, and will continue to pay dividends despite a harsher economic environment. With these qualities in mind, the “GRANOLAS”* have emerged: several large-cap quality European companies that exhibit all the characteristics that will enable them to come out of the market correction ahead. The BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF (ticker: ZEQ) is a one ticket solution to add a basket of these high Quality European equities to your portfolio.
May 6, 2020 -
BMO Trade Opportunity: US Equities with an Enhanced Yield: the BMO Covered Call US High Dividend ETF Fund
These are challenging times for companies, as the economic suppression is expected to have a significant impact to earnings over at least Q1 and Q2. BMO’s High Dividend Covered Call strategy has built a rules-based approach that focuses on long term dividend growers by identifying companies with both a willingness to pay dividends (dividends paid) and an ability to continue to pay those dividends (dividend payout ratio).
April 27, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
A discussion on the Energy market as future contracts turned negative, insights on the Bank Of Canada’s Bond-Buying program and looking at Health Care and Infrastructure as sector trade ideas.
April 22, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Tax-Loss Trade Idea - Sell Your Canadian Oil Stocks and Buy ZEO
Canadian oil companies have been hit hard during the market crisis. If you hold Canadian oil stocks you can sell these to crystalize a loss and buy ETF BMO Equal Weight Oil and Gas ETF (Ticker: ZEO) to maintain the same exposure.
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BMO Sector Trade Opportunity: BMO ETFs Banking on Strength in U.S. and Canadian Banks
Canadian and U.S. Banks are down more than the broad market YTD but have a lot of upside potential. Investors should consider adding these companies to their portfolio as they have attractive valuations and offer a good yield. If you already own Canadian or U.S. banks, you may want to consider implementing a tax loss strategy by selling the securities at a loss, and then maintaining the exposure by replacing it with an ETF.
April 20, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Fixed Income Market
A discussion on the Fed’s decision to begin buying "Fallen Angels", temporary dividend suspensions in Europe, and why now is a great time to look at REITs.
April 15, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Tax Loss Trade Idea – Sell Your Bank Stocks and Buy ZEB or ZWB
The Big 6 banks are down approximately 30% YTD. If you hold any Canadian bank stocks you can sell these to crystalize a loss and buy either the BMO Equal Weight Canadian Banks Index ETF (ZEB) or for added income buy the BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (ZWB) to maintain the same exposure.
April 8, 2020 -
Chinese Equity: New Global Leadership
Global stock markets have been in a state of turmoil from the Covid-19 health crisis, and subsequent economic fallout. In negative markets, we often find new leadership during carnage. Chinese Equity is showing its strength.
April 8, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Equity and Options Market
An update in the equity and options markets, the advantage of factor ETFs right now, and why it may be a good time to look to responsible investing.
April 8, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Updates in the Fixed Income Marketplace
An update in the credit market, the impact of the oil price on Canadian credit, and fixed income trade ideas for bulls and bears.
April 6, 2020 -
Best Practices for Trading ETFs in Every Climate
COVID-19, combined with the energy shock from competing major oil-producing nations, has led to a period of heightened market volatility and swing investor sentiment. Advisors and investors have recognized the trading efficiency of ETFs, using them as single-ticket solutions to help reposition portfolios, quickly respond to volatile markets and take advantage of price dislocations for clients.
April 8, 2020 -
Views From the Desk: Quality Equity ETFs, For the Bulls and the Bears
With the majority of Quality, "blue chip" stocks trading below their 52-week highs, both bulls and bears can take advantage of the equity market sell-off by adding quality companies to their portfolio as core, long-term positions.
April 6, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Upgrading to Quality in Your Fixed Income Portfolio
The market can reverse course and go lower, but investors may want to take advantage now of the market sell-off by averaging into the market at attractive valuations, and upgrading to quality assets that will be core, long-term positions.
March 30, 2020 -
Currency Hedging in These Markets: To Hedge or Not to Hedge?
Currency is not immune to recent market volatility. Over the past several weeks, currency has experienced extraordinary levels of volatility, which has significantly impacted performance. Your views of the depth and severity of this economic slowdown will determine which currency exposure is best for your portfolio. BMO ETFs offer many U.S. equity and fixed income exposures in both hedged and unhedged versions.
March 27, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Equity Income Strategies in These Markets
The extreme price decline in equity markets has created the unintended benefit of higher yields. Equity income-oriented strategies have become attractive opportunities for investors to enter the market while getting paid as they wait for markets to rebound.
March 25, 2020 -
BMO Sector Trade Opportunity: Tactical Golden opportunity (ZGD)
We are reviewing our ETF line up for the best buying opportunities, both in terms of the realized price retreat and each ETF’s potential to outperform during trying economic conditions. Recently, we have identified gold equities as an asset class with attractive valuations and an economic backdrop which could support it over the next 6-12 months.
March 24, 2020 -
Views from the Desk: Understanding the price movements of fixed income ETFs, funds and bonds
Looking for bond exposure in a stressed market? Find out why fixed income ETFs provide better liquidity during volatile periods – and get actionable trading ideas – in our handy guide to ETF investing.
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Views from the Desk: Keep Calm and Carry On
With markets staggering from the “one-two punch” of COVID-19, Alfred Lee provides short-term and long-term opportunities for the fixed income side of your portfolio.
March 19, 2020 -
In Turbulent Markets, Defence is the Best Offence
Given the late stage of the business cycle now, and current market instability, investment in alternative income strategies that have lower overall volatility and higher yield is an excellent way to improve a portfolio’s defensive characteristics.
March 10, 2020
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Past Podcasts
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Podcast: Key Exposures for a Defensive Growth Portfolio
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June 17, 2020 -
Podcast: Becoming the “Smart Money” in ETF Flows
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June 10, 2020 -
Podcast: ZMBS for Defensive Income in the Portfolio
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June 10, 2020 -
Podcast: Are Defensive Growth Strategies Working?
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June 3, 2020 -
Fully insured, AAA rated - What's different about Canadian MBS?
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BrightTALK, June 3, 2020 -
Podcast: Decoding Bank Earnings, Gold and China
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May 27, 2020 -
Podcast: Why ZPAY Earns More Through a Crisis
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May 22, 2020 -
Podcast: Adding a Growth Sleeve to Client Portfolios
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May 11, 2020 -
Podcast: Cautious Growth Strategies for the Fragile Market Recovery
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May 13, 2020 -
Podcast: ZWG for Enhanced Yield in Volatile Markets
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May 11, 2020 -
Podcast: Equity Trade Ideas as the Economy Re-opens
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May 6, 2020 -
Podcast: Defensive Growth Strategies for the Cautious Optimist
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April 29, 2020 -
Podcast: Satellite Trade Ideas for Portfolio Rebalancing
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April 22, 2020 -
Podcast: Defensive Trade Ideas to Manage Volatility Risks
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April 15, 2020 -
Podcast: Factor Investing in Volatile Equity Markets
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April 8, 2020 -
Podcast: Bond ETFs to Survive (and Thrive) in a Volatile Market
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April 7, 2020 -
Podcast: Equity Trade Ideas for the Current Marketplace
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April 1, 2020 -
Podcast: Opportunity vs. Risk in the Fixed Income Universe
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March 30, 2020 -
Podcast: Income Trade Ideas for the Current Marketplace
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March 25, 2020 -
Podcast: Decoding Price Movements in the Fixed Income Universe
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March 23, 2020
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