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Retirement
Lump Sum Payouts from Pension Plans
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The IRS recently announced that it will allow plan sponsors to pay out pensions as a lump sum to plan participants. In this video BMO Global Asset Management discusses what considerations should be made by plan sponsors and plan participants before choosing lump sum as an option.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The Veepstakes
John Adams—the United States’ first vice president—called his role as second-in-command to President George Washington “the most insignificant Office that ever the Invention of Man contrived or his imagination conceived.”
Market Outlooks
BMO Market Charts - August 5th, 2020
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Amid uncertainty surrounding economic conditions and corporate performance, the percentage of S&P 500 companies with EPS off 50% or more from estimates has risen substantially.
Market Outlooks
Behavioural Advisor: Beware Predictions and Magic Elixirs
The market and economy have gone through unprecedented events with a global pandemic, the shut-down of economies, massive government intervention and dramatic market swings.
Investing Ideas
Investment Strategy Commentary: The Role of Gold
Investors have been jumping into gold. While gold can help during big down markets, it isn’t the best inflation hedge.
Market Outlooks
Trends in Advisor Behavior During Market Volatility - Week of July 27, 2020
In addition to minor tweaks in asset class exposure, there was no meaningful change in cash flows, as allocations to cash have remained unchanged for almost two months.
Active/Passive Management
Adding alpha through active management and a consumer sector focus
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Growth in emerging market economies and equity markets continues to be driven by rising levels of income and consumer spending by an expanding middle class.
Portfolio Construction Insights
How rates rise matters
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In prior rising rate environments, various parts of the municipal yield curve reacted differently based on economic conditions and the pace and scale of Fed activity.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Fed keeps its foot on the gas as the virus threatens the recovery
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Viewpoints from the July 2020 Fed Meeting. The Fed hints at a new policy framework.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Macro Update: Taming the Golden Geese (Without Killing Them)
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After rising to the challenge of making lockdowns livable, technology firms and their investors face a trickier future than ever.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Multiple Treasury yields hit all-time lows
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U.S. Treasury yields fell again last week, with the 2-, 5- and 10-year yields reaching record lows.