How are today’s hot-button issues impacting markets? In this episode, ETF Strategist Bipan Rai, and your host, Erika Toth, share more on their cautiously optimistic outlook and provide a first quarter update on portfolio positioning.

Erika Toth
Director, Institutional & Advisory ETF Distribution, BMO ETFs
Eastern Canada
Erika brings to the table experience in investment analysis, portfolio construction, and trading of equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, options, ETFs and mutual funds. She is known for her attention to detail and consultative approach in providing support and education to advisors and portfolio managers. Erika is a CFA charter holder and has obtained several licenses with the Canadian Securities Institute in derivatives and options trading. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (double major in Finance and Marketing) from John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal.
Current Podcasts
Is the coast all clear for another banner year for U.S. assets? In this episode, ETF Strategist Bipan Rai, and your host, Erika Toth, explore several reasons to consider reorienting exposure. They also discuss important themes to watch in 2025. Erika Toth is a Director of Institutional and Advisory for Eastern Canada at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM). She is joined on the podcast by Bipan Rai, Head of ETF Strategy, at BMO GAM. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
After another 50-basis point rate cut, the market is weighing where the Bank of Canada’s rate path goes from here. While the latest inflation print south of the border may complicate that trajectory. BMO Portfolio Manager Matt Montemurro, Head of Fixed Income and Equity Index ETFs joins Bipan Rai, Managing Director, BMO ETFs Strategist, and your host Erika Toth, Director for BMO ETFs, Eastern Canada, to discuss how investors can play the central bank’s direction on monetary policy. This episode was recorded live on December 11, 2024.
As markets prepare for Trump 2.0, ETF Strategist Bipan Rai, and your host, Erika Toth, draw parallels between the 2016 and 2024 economic dynamics, discussing proposed policies, emerging trends, and what to expect going forward. Erika Toth is a Director of Institutional and Advisory for Eastern Canada at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM). She is joined on the podcast by Bipan Rai, Head of ETF Strategy, at BMO GAM. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.