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Alternative Investments
What is a Hedged Equity?
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Simple, straight-forward explanation of a fast-growing sub-category of investment strategies.
Fixed Income Insights
The Dire Outlook for Bonds in the Wake of COVID-19
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This brief update revisits the main tenets of “The Bleak Future of Bonds” paper and provides updates to some key numbers in the aftermath of the COVID-19/coronavirus crisis and what this means for portfolio construction going forward.
Fixed Income Insights
June 2021 BMO Fixed Income Market Update
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U.S. GDP estimates released in May showed the economy grew 6.4% in the first quarter, unchanged from the prior estimate and modestly below expectations.
Fixed Income Insights
Views on the Dynamic Post-Pandemic Trading Environment
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Our global fixed income trading team provides valuable insights that inform the positioning in our fixed income portfolios.
Fixed Income Insights
April 2021 Fixed Income Market Update
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We continue to observe demand for income-generating assets with additional relative value opportunities across the sector, quality and security levels.
Fixed Income Insights
An Early Spring Awakening in Munis
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Turbulence for municipals may present opportunities, and we believe that credit research is of increasing importance.
Fixed Income Insights
Beware the ides of March
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As the first quarter draws to a close, investors should be mindful of the seasonal weakness typically seen with municipal bonds (munis) at this time of year. This seasonality is due to a confluence of factors, including an uptick in supply (versus a lack of), fewer maturing bonds and lower coupon payments – and a potential pause in industry flows as a result of investors paying their tax bills in April.
Retirement
Can I invest my IRA in this?
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Alternative assets, such as cryptocurrencies, art, private equity and more, have seen a surge in press coverage over the past decade, to the point that many of these alternative investments have become more mainstream than ever before.
Fixed Income Insights
TIPS Attractive Amid Potential for Upside Inflation Surprise
TIPS are attractive because inflation could exceed the widely anticipated increase in consumer prices later in 2021.