ZAG - BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF

The higher-for-longer narrative continues. In today’s episode, Portfolio Managers Matt Montemurro, Omanand Karmalkar, and your host, Mckenzie Box, analyze the rate-cut delays and where central bank policy expectations are diverging. They also discuss the Canadian dollar, oil, longer-duration bonds, and covered call strategies. McKenzie Box is Vice President of Product Management and Strategy at BMO Global Asset Management. She is joined on the podcast by Matt Montemurro and Omanand Karmalkar, Portfolio Managers and ETF Specialists at BMO Global Asset Management. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

As interest rates peak both in the U.S. and Canada and central banks contemplate reducing the cost of borrowing, keeping exposure in short-term bond funds is likely to become less attractive.

Despite turbulent markets in 2023, the ETF industry continues to thrive, providing Canadian investors with new options for growth. Portfolio manager Alfred Lee and your host, McKenzie Box, take a deep dive into the themes driving demand and the benefits ETFs have to various user types. McKenzie Box is Director of Product and Strategy at BMO Global Asset Management. She is joined on the podcast by Alfred Lee, a Portfolio Manager and ETF Specialist at BMO Global Asset Management. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.