Trade Ideas & Podcasts
The Iran energy crisis will have an uneven impact on an already fragile Canadian economy. Royce Mendes, head of macro strategy at Desjardins Capital Markets, joins Bipan to discuss where risks are most acute, and how central bank policymakers may respond. This podcast was recorded live on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
When markets turn, is your portfolio built to hold up? In this episode, Hilly Cutler and Bipan Rai join host, Tasha Konkin, to explore defensive investing — covering dividend, quality, low-volatility, and long-short strategies, and how they can help investors stay resilient in any market environment. Tasha Konkin is Director of ETFs for Western Canada at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM). She is joined by Hilly Cutler, Director of Portfolio Consulting and Senior Portfolio Consultant at BMO GAM and Bipan Rai, Head of ETF Strategy, Exchange Traded Funds at BMO GAM. This episode was recorded live on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
Understanding how ETF liquidity works can help investors and Advisors execute trades more efficiently, avoid common pitfalls and deliver better outcomes for clients. Below, we debunk myths on true liquidity and share best practices — from spreads and execution timing to block trades and price deviations.
What might recent AI developments mean for your investment portfolio? In this episode, Malcolm White joins host Zayla Saunders to explore the pace of innovation and the potential spending shifts emerging from the most recent earnings season — and why the ripple effects may be worth paying attention to, wherever you’re invested. Zayla Saunders is Vice President of ETF Online Distribution at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM). She is joined by Malcolm White, Director and Portfolio Manager of Global Equities at BMO GAM. This episode was recorded live on Wednesday, March 04, 2026.
Turn volatility into cash flow with our top 6 picks yielding 6% or more, for investors seeking to reduce volatility relative to broad markets while enhancing the level of yield in their portfolios.
After a muted initial reaction to the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran and risk that the conflict may rapidly widen, energy markets have started pricing in darker scenarios. In this episode, Bipan is joined by TD Securities commodities strategist Daniel Ghali, where the pair discuss the extent to which crude prices may rise further, as well as implications for the broader global commodities complex. This episode was recorded live on March 4, 2026.
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Turn volatility into cash flow with our top 6 picks yielding 6% or more, for investors seeking to reduce volatility relative to broad markets while enhancing the level of yield in their portfolios.
With Q4 2025 earnings largely complete and 75% of S&P 500 companies beating expectations, fundamentals remain constructive. That said, market leadership in 2026 looks very different than in 2025. Energy leads at +23% year-to-date (YTD), while Technology is down -3.4%, highlighting a clear rotation away from last year’s growth leaders.
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A look into the methodology that drives BMO Global Asset Management’s quantitative team mandates — a disciplined core process working in lockstep with strategy-specific constraints to produced a set of robust, proven strategies.
Stubborn inflation, geopolitical fragmentation and rising climate risks are coalescing to form a new paradigm for asset allocators. A broad exposure to the building blocks of the economy provides both protection, and potential.
Strong markets may have pushed portfolio returns ahead of schedule. Long-short, low-beta, and options-based strategies offer ways to protect gains, reduce risk, and remain allocated — without sacrificing long-term objectives.
A review of historical episodes of market and economic uncertainty underscores the powerful diversification benefits that Gold offers to Canadian investors…
As the data show, using short positions can lower equity correlations…
Analyzing the historical track record of key composite leading indicators provides an understanding of where we are in the current cycle, and contextualizes the expected performance of various areas of the economy.