Investment Q&A

Q: Value investor with some growth, 78 years old with good pension. I am slightly overweight in financials as above. I now see that I own both BKCC and HMAX. I do not seem to need both. I intend to sell BKCC and buy AW.UN to take advantage of its current situation. Does this sound like a plan or are there pitfalls?
Thank you

Q: How would you rate this bond fund? Is there a better alternative in terms of performance, risk and cost?

Q: Following up on your excellent article comparing CASH & XBB.

I like the current 4.95% rate on CASH. '

As interest rates come down would the yield on CASH drop at the same rate ?

Thanks.

Q: What 5 market industry sectors do you recommend for investing in now, ranked in descending order, in the USA, for ETFs that will yield 10% per year including both dividends and capital appreciation please? Same question for ETFs in Canada please?

Q: In an investment account that does three cash transactions per month would you park the cash in TDB8150 or the CASH etf? Thanks Ron

Q: EDGE was mentioned on BNN the other day. It seems interesting as it offers substantial diversification compared to the mainstream equities I typically invest in. I have some questions for you:
1. What is your overall view about this ETF?
2. AUM is about $46M...is that too small for the fund to have much promise?
3. With $46M, is it too risky to take a large position, or is there protection from how ETFs operate?
4. It is perplexing to me....the average volume shows at about 600 on one trading platform I use and about 1,000 on another, yet there are bids and asks in excess of 2,000; why would there be such large bid / ask when the volume is much lower?
5. The quoted fee is 0.40% but about 1/2 of the holdings are other Evolve ETFs; is the real cost of the fee more than the 0.40% quoted (do they stack)? Would it be less of a fee if one simply bought the other funds?
Sorry if some of these are dumb questions, I don't often invest in ETFs. Many thanks for your excellent service.

Q: How safe are these high interest savings ETF’s?

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages for an investor to put all their funds in a "balanced ETF", i.e. Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio (VBAL.TO) or iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio (XBAL.TO)?

Q: Any opinion on I Shares XUSC (3% weighted) as a hedge against XSP where there is a major portion allotted to large companies?
I believe this is a new ETF and might, in my opinion, cause one to wait awhile however considering the issuer is there any point in holding off an attempt to partially offset XSP?
Any better ideas would be great.
Thanks

Q: My son is 25 years old and saving to buy a house in the near future. Which is a better TFSA investment strategy for him, investing his savings in a balanced ETF Vanguard Growth ETF portfolio (VGRO.TO) vs. allocating 25% of savings to Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB), 25% to Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF (VCN), and 50% to Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF(VXC)?

Q: What are the pros and cons for a Canadian to put money in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Portfolio (VFV.TO) vs. a Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Portfolio (VOO)?

Q: Hello,

My RRSP funds are with TD Strategic management balanced portfolio, MER is about 1.8%, it does not look like it is doing good. What are your thoughts about TD Strategic management balanced portfolio, and will self-manage option be better to save 1.8%

Q: Level's Deadlift ETF comprises eight major American companies, each holding a 12.50% allocation within the fund.

This ETF has outperformed the S&P 500 index by 140% over the past four years.

Is this true?

What is the symbol?

Thank you.

Q: Could you pls suggest a hedged and the related unhedged US Utility EFT that will earn about 10% including both dividend plus yield over 1 year?

Q: What is your opinion of this? How does one find if it is trading above or below NAV?

Q: Hello Team...Are you aware of any multi asset class etfs, like ZMI.U, that are available in and pay US$?. Best Regards gary

Q: I have been retired for 5 years. With equities outperforming my fixed income significantly over this time period I am now looking at options to increase the fixed income allocation in my portfolio from 20% to 25 or 30%.

I am looking for advice on what to purchase. I have had some laddered GICs but returns are dropping. Should I consider buying actual bonds...ie construct a bond ladder that might see better returns especially if interest rates continue to drop?

Q: Hi,
I'm looking for your sage opinion on how to deploy cash at this point in time. I have enough cash for 5 years of expenses and I'm in my 2nd year of retirement. The rest of my nest egg is in equities, real estate and bullion.

I have been thinking of just putting this cash into a five year GIC ladder and call it a day. But.... rates are already falling on GICs as we speak, likely in anticipation of further Bank of Canada and soon US Fed cuts.

Have you other options for me to consider for how to deploy this cash to 1) ensure a high probability of being able to meet expenses without selling equities in the event of a market downturn, while 2) ensuring a reasonably decent return from this cash over such a long period.

Specifically, does it make sense to accept around 4% as a guaranteed average rate or is there a solid case to make for dividend payers instead of GICs. Open to other and all suggestions.

Thanks for your invaluable service.
Michael

Q: Fidelity has two etf's Fidelity Canadian Growth (FCLC) and Fidelity Global Innovator (FINN) etfs actively managed by their two high profile managers. Can I get your thoughts on the two funds and any comments on the asset managers.

thank you

Q: Always looking for the best of all worlds - but find myself thinking "safety first" right now given global circumstances - and the US election.

So the above ETFs all yielding over 14% right now - too good to be true or a legitimate and safer way to go given their use of options - and 5i has clearly made us aware of the pros and cons of options (Thank you) .... but how about this combination of ETF's

As always Thank you.