Publications

2026 Wealth Planning Facts & Figures

This is a helpful resource summarizing important tax, retirement and estate planning information.
2026 Wealth Planning Facts & Figures

Global Markets Commentary

Our experts provide an overview of recent global events and their impact on the markets.
Global Markets Commentary

Planning for the Family Vacation Property

If you own a vacation property, this provides information on the tax consequences of selling a second home and highlights important estate planning considerations, if your plan is to keep your vacation property in the family for the next generation.
Planning for the Family Vacation Property

BMO Private Investment Counsel Global Markets Commentary 2025 Year in Review: Resilience and Feedback

Resilience and feedback and are two words that best sum up 2025. The year may also go down as the “t” year: tariffs, tensions, trade, TACO and Trump all featured prominently......

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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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Resetting expectations for Canadian markets

Three-quarters of the way into 2025, and the Canadian and U.S. markets are in a significantly different – yet arguably better – place than where many people expected them to be at the start of the year......

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Riding Herd on a Budget Deal

The Through Line: As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to herd the cats toward passage of a budget reconciliation deal, bond vigilantes kept a close eye on the details. The U.S. budget deficit run rate – and the accumulated total debt......

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Global Markets Commentary: The great rotation

Worried headlines were the order of the day during the first quarter of 2025. Words and deeds of the new U.S. administration produced many heavy hearts and unpleasant surprises......

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Global Policy Pivots – Transitory or Enduring?

The Through Line: While meant for moving objects, Newton’s first law applies to trends as well – and President Donald Trump clearly qualifies as the outside force prompting pivots in a wide swath of global trade, security and political alliances......

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Investment Strategy - March 2025

As we publish this report, some U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico have been postponed (again) until April 2. The nascent U.S.-instigated trade war is clearly negative for the entire North American economy as it increases inflation and lowers......

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Stock market selloff – tariffs and then some

Equity markets in both the U.S. and Canada are being rattled by a combination of tariffs and, at least in the case of the U.S., convergent factors including DOGE cuts and softening economic data......

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Breathe

The Through Line: Our natural wiring prompts us toward a desire for instant (and all-too-often hyper emotional) reaction to breaking news......

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Global Markets Commentary: Off to a good start – until it wasn’t

January’s positive start to the year is now in jeopardy after the U.S. launched a trade war. Tariffs on China are going ahead, but Canada and Mexico have been given a temporary reprieve. The level of uncertainty remains elevated and headlines......

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Upcoming Events:

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Past Events:

Investment Strategy: Shake, Rattle, and Roll

 

Market & Economic Outlook for 2024 with Doug Porter

 

Mike Gill & Kam Aliyev - Christmas

 

Market and Economic Outlook for the Second Half of 2023 and beyond.

 

Introduction to the BMO Team with Mike Gill and Kam Aliyev

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Incorporating Financial Planning to achieve your long-term financial goals with Mike Gill and Kam Aliyev

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Market & Economic Outlook for 2023 with Doug Porter

 

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Market & Economic Outlook for 2021 and Beyond

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Economic Outlook: Second Thoughts on Second Wave (Part 2)

 

Deputy Chief Economist, Michael Gregory

                                                     

Mike Gill hosted an exclusive sit down with Deputy Chief Economist, Michael Gregory on January 7th 2021 as he provided an economic and market update and outlook for 2021. 

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Economic Outlook: Second Thoughts on Second Wave (Part 1)

Chief Economist, Doug Porter

 

 

 

Hosted by Mike Gill, Director and Senior Investment Counsellor, an exclusive sit down with Chief Economist, Doug Porter as he provides an update to Canada's market and economic outlook. 

 

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