Trade Ideas
Where should investors be looking abroad? In this deep dive episode, Bipan Rai, Johan Ahlberg, and your host, Erika Toth, put international equities under the microscope. They explore trends in recent flows data, ways to diversify outside of Canada with ETFs and CDRs, and the outlook for the months ahead. Erika Toth is Director, Institutional & Advisory, Eastern Canada at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM). She is joined on the podcast by Bipan Rai, Head of ETF Strategy, Exchange Traded Funds at BMO GAM and Johan Ahlberg, Director, Development & Strategic Advisory, Structured Solutions at BMO GAM. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
There is an important and meaningful difference between the current AI capex boom and the Tech bubble from 25 years ago. That being that the current AI spending boom is largely funded by internal cash flows as opposed to external (debt) financing.
As markets continue to send contradictory signals, ETF and Alternatives Strategist, Bipan Rai and host, Michelle Allen, analyze which parts of the prevailing narrative are fact — and which are fiction. Michelle Allen is a Senior Associate, Online Distribution, at BMO Exchange Traded Funds. She is joined on the podcast by Bipan Rai, Head of ETF Strategy, Exchange Traded Funds at BMO Global Asset Management. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
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Where should investors be looking abroad? In this deep dive episode, Bipan Rai, Johan Ahlberg, and your host, Erika Toth, put international equities under the microscope. They explore trends in recent flows data, ways to diversify outside of Canada with ETFs and CDRs, and the outlook for the months ahead. Erika Toth is Director, Institutional & Advisory, Eastern Canada at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM). She is joined on the podcast by Bipan Rai, Head of ETF Strategy, Exchange Traded Funds at BMO GAM and Johan Ahlberg, Director, Development & Strategic Advisory, Structured Solutions at BMO GAM. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz joins Bipan to discuss the implications of the fourth industrial revolution now underway, and how Canadian policymakers can respond to seismic shifts to the economy. This podcast was recorded live on October 16, 2025. This podcast was recorded live on October 16, 2025.
As markets continue to send contradictory signals, ETF and Alternatives Strategist, Bipan Rai and host, Michelle Allen, analyze which parts of the prevailing narrative are fact — and which are fiction. Michelle Allen is a Senior Associate, Online Distribution, at BMO Exchange Traded Funds. She is joined on the podcast by Bipan Rai, Head of ETF Strategy, Exchange Traded Funds at BMO Global Asset Management. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
A surprisingly hardline stance from Beijing on rare earths exports combined with Trump’s renewed threat of steep import tariffs has swiftly thrust global trade tensions back to the forefront for markets. TD Cowen’s Chris Krueger joins Bipan to discuss where the renewed trade war could go from here — amid an ongoing U.S. government shutdown that could go on for weeks or more. This podcast was recorded live on October 14, 2025.
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Actionable research, performance data and ETF education.
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Actionable research, performance data and ETF education.