E69 – Hedging Against Inflation with ZTIP, ZGD & ZEO

BMO ETFs: Views from the Desk

With the Federal Reserve remaining unchanged on its stance on inflation in the wake of an economic recovery, what are the most pressing concerns for investors and how should they prepare? Alfred Lee and Danielle Neziol discuss the implications of the supply-demand imbalance, and reliable indicators to watch for. They also look at ETF strategies to hedge against inflation across both fixed income and equity portfolios, from US TIPs and real return bonds to base metals and oil.

Danielle Neziol is a Product Specialist at BMO Global Asset Management. She is joined on the podcast by Alfred Lee, an ETF Specialist and Portfolio Manager specializing in fixed income and preferred share strategies.

ETFs mentioned in the podcast

Fixed Income:

• BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (Ticker: ZTIP)
• BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF Hedged Units (Ticker: ZTIP.F)
• BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF USD Units (Ticker: ZTIP.U)
• BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZRR)

Equities:

• BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF (Ticker:ZGD)
• BMO Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF (Ticker:ZMT)
• BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF (Ticker: ZEO)

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