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ETF Fees: What You Need to Know Before Investing

Investing in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) can be a smart move for many investors, but it's crucial to have a clear understanding of the costs and fees associated with these investment vehicles.

Why Investing in Clean Energy is a Good Opportunity

Investing in renewable energy is not only good for the environment, but it also presents several financial benefits.

Investors worried about higher inflation and slowing growth prefer investing in these cash alternatives to ride out the market volatility.

BMO ETF Portfolio Strategy Report (Q2 2023) All prices, returns and portfolio weights are as of market close on March 31, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.

What are Phantom Distributions from ETFs?

Phantom distributions aren’t anything spooky, but investors can expect to receive tax forms related to them.

Portfolio Building Blocks: Core Equity ETFs

While core equity ETFs provide the benefit of delivering the return of markets, fully participating in market appreciation, have they kept up with the competition?

Fixed Income: The Outlook & Opportunities

As markets and economies continue to recalibrate, investors are wondering how to position defensively.

Sector ETFs can provide investors with exposure to various industries, offering more diversity than simply investing in a single stock.

Benefits of a Core-Satellite Investment Approach

Asset allocation is one of the most critical investment decisions an investor can make.

Enhanced Monthly Cash Flow with Covered Call ETFs

The covered call strategy is a relatively simple concept to understand but can be difficult to execute correctly. The key is to understand the options market and the underlying stock before entering a covered call position.

When buying or selling Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), investors should take bid/ask spreads into account and be aware of other execution considerations to achieve the best experience.

Innovation has the potential to create higher productivity – the same input generates higher output. As productivity moves higher, more goods and services are produced, and as such the company or the economy grows.

While inflation was sidelined by several central banks and deemed as “transitory” for the most part during 2021, the tone shifted promptly this year as back-to-back red-hot inflation prints forced most central banks to go on an interest-rate hiking spree.

Why Clean Energy Investors Cheered Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

The directives of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act—in addition to the global energy transition, an energy crisis in Europe, and a renewed focus on energy security—represent strong tailwinds that support clean energy as an attractive investment opportunity.

Nasdaq 100 – Exposure to the Modern Economy

At a time when market volatility, rising rates and high inflation are a common denominator, investors are looking for alternative solutions that can boost returns, while diversifying their asset mix away from traditional assets and fixed income.

Infrastructure as an Alternative Investment

With recent market volatility, investors are demanding solutions that stay afloat during market ups and downs. Low Volatility investing is one such solution.

Sector ETFs provide exposure to a specific industry or market sector and have grown in popularity amongst “Do It Yourself” investors who are looking to add strategic or tactical opportunities to their investment portfolios.

It has been almost two months since Russia has invaded the Ukraine. During this time, we have been witnessing the dramatic impact the war has had on global markets and economies. There is also concern with how these events will impact our portfolios and investments.

One of the most common questions we get from investors is, “If a certain ETF doesn’t trade often, or has low trading volume, will I be able to sell the ETF when I need to?” The quick answer is yes you can, and I’ll explain why.

What is Asset Allocation and Why Should I Care?

Setting up a portfolio to reflect an optimal strategic asset allocation mix should be an investor’s number one decision in portfolio management, and this decision is often overlooked.