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.

Money Market and Ultra Short-Term Bonds

Oil is high, volatility is low, and the Canadian dollar isn’t behaving the way investors might expect. Bipan Rai welcomes Shaun Osborne, Chief FX Strategist at Scotiabank, to discuss the forces driving USD/CAD, the outlook for global currencies, and why the next big move in foreign exchange may be hiding in plain sight. This podcast was recorded on June 8, 2026

From Nasdaq and FTSE Russell to MSCI, the rules governing index inclusion are being rewritten in real time. In this episode, Matt Montemurro joins hosts Zayla Saunders and Hilly Cutler to unpack where the guardrails are bending, what SpaceX’s landmark IPO means for passive investors — and why the index you own may determine the exposure you get. Zayla Saunders is Vice President of ETF Online Distribution at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) and Hilly Cutler is Director of Portfolio Consulting and Senior Portfolio Consultant at BMO GAM. They are joined by Matt Montemurro, Head of Fixed Income and Equity Index ETFs at BMO GAM. This episode was recorded live on Monday, June 8, 2026.

In this episode, Darim Abdullah joins hosts Zayla Saunders and Hilly Cutler to unpack why not all US equity exposure is created equal — from the mechanics of concentration risk in market cap weighted indices, to how equal weighting can broaden a portfolio’s return drivers and reduce reliance on a handful of mega cap names.

As inflation risks rise, a resilient allocation strategy could require more than stocks and bonds. Here are five ways to help hedge portfolios and diversify risk.

Why are pensions, insurers and family offices increasingly turning to ETFs — not just tactically, but at the core of portfolio construction? Bipan Rai sits down with Daniel Stanley, head of institutional sales and services at BMO Global Asset Management, to discuss liquidity, ​“portable alpha”, fixed income ETFs and how institutions are reshaping the active-versus-passive debate. This podcast was record on May 27, 2026.

In this episode, host Zayla Saunders and guest Sheldon Quan King from MSCI Canada explore why index choice is itself an investment decision — from how index construction methodology shapes investor outcomes, to the case for international small and mid cap equities, and the growing role of equal weight strategies in reducing concentration risk.

In this episode, Erika Toth and Hilly Cutler sit down with host Zayla Saunders to break down the rise of asset allocation ETFs in Canada: from their origins and evolution over the past decade to the fee innovations, flow trends, and real-world portfolio use cases shaping the space today.