Top 5 wealth lessons learned in 2025

This past year will be remembered as a roller coaster ride. Between increasing tariffs, falling interest rates, fluctuating economic growth, and the familiar estate planning and tax-related issues that always arise, there was plenty to keep us on our...

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Beyond the Portfolio Podcast: Equity Market Outlook for 2026

Solid fundamentals in economic growth and earnings, alongside easing monetary and fiscal policy are setting the conditions for a fairly optimistic outlook for equity markets in 2026....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Fearless Forecasts

The Through Line: It’s been a year of market-moving events on every front imaginable – from sharply pivoting trade policy to technological innovation. Yet, global equity indexes have powered through in fine fashion, flirting with double-digit gains f...

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What two Stanley Cup runs have taught Oilers’ Kris Knoblauch about leadership

Two seasons. Back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals. Only two coaches in NHL history have reached 80 wins faster. Kris Knoblauch has certainly made his mark since arriving in Edmonton as the Oilers’ Head Coach in 2023......

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Economic Outlook: Insights Into 2026

Despite trade uncertainty due to U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports, the Canadian economy has held up better than we would have expected.......

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AI as a Corporate Sustainability Catalyst: Insights from BMO’s Chief AI and Data Officer

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, offering new ways to optimize operations, enhance decision-making, and unlock efficiencies....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Holiday Shoppers - Hopeful Harbinger or Hopelessly Over Their Skis?

The Through Line: The critical holiday shopping season is in full swing, with consumers on the hunt for bargains. Investors, on the other hand, are busy tracking down themes that can help them peg the trajectory for 2026, reflecting consumption’s pre...

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: The Fed’s Duel(ing) Mandate

The Through Line: The Fed’s next interest rate decision has been hotly debated among finance types for weeks. Unlike other central banks whose only objective is controlling inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve......

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Beyond the Portfolio Podcast: Private Markets Outlook for 2026

Momentum is building on several fronts as private markets head toward the New Year....

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