Last week, the Fed raised its key interest rate by 75 basis points, prompting speculation that a similar move by the Bank of Canada may be on the horizon. In today’s episode, portfolio managers Matt Montemurro, Chris Heakes, and your host, Mark Raes, break down what that could mean for the fixed income market. They also discuss corporate bond spreads, dividend ETF strategies, volatility, and the utilities sector.

Last week, U.S. inflation numbers came in higher than expected, causing the S&P 500 to officially enter bear market territory. In today’s episode, portfolio managers Alfred Lee, Chris McHaney, and your host, Mark Raes, discuss potential catalysts for a stock market rebound, as well as bond yields, low-volatility strategies, fintech, and gold equities.

In this special episode, Sohrab Movahedi, Chris Heakes and Daniel Stanley dive into second quarter results from Canada’s ​“Big Six,” discussing their outlook for Financials, how banks weather uncertainty, metrics that can help gauge the economy’s strength, and real estate. They also look at strategies to hedge against inflation, including the BMO Canadian Dividend ETF (ZDV) and the BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF (ZWC).

Central banks are laser focused on tackling inflation, but even with their aggressive approach, could it persist longer than markets are expecting? In today’s episode, portfolio managers Matt Montemurro, Chris Heakes, and your host, Mark Raes, discuss inflation-linked ETF strategies, as well as U.S. equities and banks, energy, and the portfolio construction and performance of Z-B-I, BMO’s Canadian Bank Income Index ETF.