E58 - Betting on Megatrends with Innovation ETFs

BMO ETFs: Views from the Desk

From clean energy to automation and genomics, technological advancements are ushering in an era of unprecedented change across sectors. In this episode, Chris McHaney and Danielle Neziol offer a bird’s-eye view of the biggest Megatrends shaping investor opportunities, and explain why the time to invest in the future is now.

Danielle Neziol is a Product Specialist at BMO Global Asset Management. She is joined on the podcast by Chris McHaney, an ETF Specialist and Portfolio Manager specializing in equities and derivatives strategies.

ETFs mentioned in the podcast:

• BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (Ticker: ZCN)
• BMO MSCI Innovation Index ETF (Ticker: ZINN)

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

• BMO Innovation ETFs

Source: “In the U.S., six of the top 10 best-performing ETFs has exposure to the theme of clean energy [in 2020],” RBC Capital Marketing Global ETF Roundup, January 4, 2021.

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