Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i,

Wondering if you have any recommendations in the Biometrics category, either ETF or stock? And any particular thoughts regarding current valuations and future prospects versus other opportunities?

Thanks for your feedback.

Ralph

Q: I currently hold hyld.
Do you prefer hdiv or hdif to diversify my portfolio.
How about some smax to round things out.

Thank you

Q: Which would you recommend as would provide the largest % total yield, dividend+capital appreciation, for the first year of ownership? What is your reasoning please?

Q: With the downward trend of OIL -what effect will it have on the yield of ENCC ? etc?

Q: What US equity ETF do you suggest for a very long time horizon (I’m in my 20s so likely will keep investing for decades)?

Earlier this year I had been adding to RSP since most of the gains were concentrated in the Mag 7. With the market having broadened out a bit, I’m not sure if I should keep adding to RSP or if I’m better off investing new money in VOO (or VTI).

Which of the 3 ETFs (RSP, VOO, VTI) would you expect to have the best long-term total return?

Q: Hello 5i,
I have a follow=up question about HIND:CA. When I look at the data on your company profile, the market cap shows as being 2.5 million. Both GlobeInvestor and the company website peg it at around 26 million. I am guessing that your feed has a typo?
Also, on the company website, they reference a number - "126 B" as being their "Average Market Capitalization". What does this reference in relation to the fund's market capitalization of 26.5 M?
I note, incidentally, that this fund's market cap seems to be slowly increasing. At what point should one take this fund seriously? Would increasing market cap need to be considered in conjunction with length of time as an operating fund before jumping in?
I am not quite ready to "pull the trigger" on this one, but it is very high on my list, and I am looking for "buy signals" as opposed to buying blind.
Many thanks for any insights you can offer.
Cheers,
Mike

Q: Through the Spring and early summer, there appeared to be a lot of positive views about small caps. IJR is one of many ETFs mentioned during this period. With all the volatility and turmoil in the last few weeks, at his juncture and in the midst of the "broadening out" of the market, what is your view of small caps? Is it a sector you still see as prospectively positive? Are there other areas that you see as having more potential? Many thanks for your excellent service.

Q: Hi, Can you let me know what High interest ETF (highest yield?) you recommend - in US and CDN $.
I also believe there is one High interest ETF, that does not pay interest, but accumulates capital gains, what is it's name and what do you think of it.
Thanks.

Q: Hi — Appreciate the service.

Question about FPR-T, purchased in ~2018 at $21.09 as fixed-income/yield instrument at a time of low interest rates.

Need to generate some cash and am considering selling this achieved-its-purpose stock.

Question: on a scale of 1 - 10, how much (more) upside could I be missing out on if I sell now?

Thank you.

Q: With the lowering of interest rates, what bond funds to invest in? Bond ETF’s?

Q: Could you please suggest a hedged ETF for renewable energy including Uranium, that could earn 10% in the first year, including both dividend and capital appreciation? Same question please also for a Canadian ETF? could you also please include grid energy or large scale energy storage as part of the question?

Q: Which do YOU prefer today and why?

Q: I was having coffee with a friend of mine yesterday and he had mentioned these products which seem to use leverage 1 for 1 for example in stocks and bonds or stocks and futures. Can you give me a quick overview and your gut feeling on these type of ETF's, it looks like the history is extremely limited and I don't quite understand how these work.

Q: Hi Guys
what your guess on HPYT.U when int. rates start to move down
Bob

Q: Could you please add FGRO ETF to your database.
I understood these 5 ETF's would have similar price performance but FGRO and TGRO outpace the other three for the last 3 Years. ZGRO, XGRO and VGRO pretty much have the same performance. Can you help explain why FGRO and TGRO have significantly outperformed the three?

Q: Hi 5i Team,

Is there an ETF equivalent of RSP (S&P equal weight) that trades in Canada? If, not can you suggest a best alternative?

Thanks for the amazing service over the last 10+ years!

Angelo

Q: Would you consider this a good hold for a 3-5 year time horizon?

Thank you.

Q: Hello, I would like to have your opinion on XHAK. I have been looking at buying a cybersecurity stock for some time, trying to decide between Palo Alto and Crowdstrike and some others. Could this ETF be a way in the sector? Looking at the portfolio, it includes some cos that don’t seem to be directly involved in cybersecurity, though. Not sure why these are included in this ETF… Thanks

Q: How do these corporate bonds compare. I was considering a 2% position.
Do you prefer one over the other, or a 1-1.5% position in both.

Thank you

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