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Portfolio Strategy Report (Q2 2025)

As we update our quarterly portfolio strategy, we’re reminded of an important lesson that often must be re-learned. Namely, that markets are terrible at forecasting non-linear events. To wit, we are preparing this edition just ahead of the ​“America First Trade Policy” memorandum is scheduled to be released. That release is expected to recommend additional country-specific tariffs to be implemented based on the principle of reciprocity and other non-tariff barriers. Additionally, tariff exemptions on USMCA-compliant imports from Canada and Mexico are set to expire on April 2nd while the threat of sector-specific damage on autos, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals still looms large.

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Portfolio Strategy Report (Q1 2025)

In the markets, the theme of ‘American exceptionalism’ has received a lot of air play of late – and for good reason. Over the past two years, the benchmark S&P 500 has increased by at least 25%. In fact, since the end of 2018, the index is up by close to 160% with an average annual return of 18.6%. With all due respect to the other large developed markets, it’s only in the U.S. where an investor could have hoped to sniff numbers like that.

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Podcast: How Will Trump Tariffs Hit Tech? - February 3, 2025

As the world reacts to Trump’s tariffs, questions mount over the far-reaching implications. In this episode, ETF Strategist Bipan Rai, Portfolio Manager Jeremy Yeung, and your host, Michelle Allen, explore what this could mean for the domestic economy, global supply chains, and the Technology sector. Michelle Allen is a Senior Associate of Online Distribution at BMO Exchange Traded Funds. She is joined on the podcast by Bipan Rai, the Head of ETF Strategy at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM), and Jeremy Yeung, a Portfolio Manager (Technology and Communications), Global Equity, at BMO GAM. The episode was recorded live on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 11:00 AM, before Trump and Trudeau confirmed a 30-day moratorium on tariffs.

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ETFs 2025 outlook: Adding portfolio ballast with active allocations

The Canadian ETF industry continues to expand – with estimates up to the end of November of last year suggesting assets under management in ETFs were now just above $565 billion.1 That represents a substantial increase over the prior year ($380 billion) and speaks to the growing popularity of ETFs as an investment tool.

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Podcast: BMO ETF Q3 Investment Strategy - August 28

As a shifting economic backdrop fans recession fears in the U.S., is a soft landing still on the table? In this episode, ETF Strategist Bipan Rai, and your host, Erika Toth, analyze the market outlook. They also discuss our third quarter investment strategy reports and portfolio construction across asset classes. 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, August 28, 2024.

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