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2021 Market Outlook – The Year Ahead for the U.S. and Canada

Unprecedented, unrivaled, unparalleled, and incomparable are all adjectives that can be used to described life in 2020, let alone equity markets in the U.S. and Canada. In the following podcast, we provide our outlook for both markets – how 2021 represents another year of the unprecedented bull in the U.S. and how Canada remains an undiscovered value proposition.


Brian Belski's Market Outlook under a Biden Presidency

In this episode, Sylvain Brisebois, Senior Vice-President and National Sales Manager, BMO Private Wealth speaks with Brian Belski, Chief Investment Strategist, BMO Capital Markets who shares his thoughts on the market outlook under Biden’s Presidency, and provides insight on potential implications of a split Congress or a blue-wave.


Bank of Canada’s Monetary Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

In this episode, Richard Belley, Fixed Income Strategist and Portfolio Manager, BMO Nesbitt Burns, and Michael Gregory, Deputy Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets discuss the Bank of Canada’s strong monetary response to the current economic crisis. After explaining the bank’s quantitative easing program, Richard and Michael dive into a discussion of how long current monetary policy could last, the potential of an inflationary cycle, and who will end up paying for the growing deficit.


Implications of the Federal Govt. deficit for Canadians

Recently, the Federal government released an economic and fiscal snapshot providing the first estimate of Canada’s finances post the COVID-19 pandemic. In this podcast, Lesley Marks, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investment Management, BMO Private Wealth and Doug Porter, Chief Economist, BMO Financial Group talk to Sylvain Brisebois, Senior Vice-President and National Sales Manager, BMO Private Wealth about the potential implications of the record deficit for Canadians.

Back to School and COVID: A Conversation with WebMD Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Whyte

It’s the time of year when most parents start thinking about school restarting. In prior years, parents and students would be ramping up and getting school supplies ready; however, this year is much different. The big question is: Should I even send my child back to school?
On August 11, BMO hosted a discussion with Dr. John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD, and Mike Stritch, Chief Investment Officer, BMO Wealth Management. Dr. Whyte provided his unique perspective on school reopening considerations in light of COVID.