Investment Q&A

Q: Hello, can you give me your updated outlook on PTY? Also, your thoughts on USA? If you are not a fan, can you recommend others?

Thanks!

Q: Hello,

Which aggressive growth ETF (or a set of ETFs), would you recommend for a long (e.g. 14+ years hold) in a RESP account?

Thank you

Q: PAVE
Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF

Would you consider this ETF a buy? Or is there a better one to buy?

Thank you.

Q: Can I have your thoughts on this new ETF. Would you consider it a good buy, if not, what would be a comparable ETF?

Q: Greetings:
A comment was made today on BNN that value stocks are trading at a 40% discount to where they have been trading historically, and that if an investor buys into this, and is value oriented,. then a good vehicle is the Direxion Russell 1000 value over growth ETF. RWVG. Do you agree with the 40% statement and if so, with the recommendation of this ETF. Would you further offer as much rebuttal as possible about both statements.
Thanks,
BEN.

Q: This ETF looks like a solid Dividend payer, with the underlining holdings
being Flour Mills, Sugar, Cement, etc etc, also of note is Nestle Nigeria.
I believe the Dividend Yield is around 5.5 % is this correct?
Also can you comment on your opinion of this ETF
Thanks!

Q: My daugter is 22 years old, finishing her last year of university. She has some extra cash ($2500) and has just opened a TFSA. What stock or ETF would you buy today? Can you give a few options and put them in order of risk?
Thank you for your great service.

Q: 1) I'm in BAM but I'm looking for
ETFs to counter a very QQQ centric portfolio.

2) How's are BLK and TROW different then SPY?

Thanks
Mark

Q: What eft or fund would you recommend for upside in case of Black Swan event. Is there any etf that mimics Mark Spitznagel’s $4.3 billion Universa Investment fund. Any thought on Kim Bolton's Black Swan tech fund?

Q: Considering the fact that developped markets other than Europe are rare and that there is obviously overlap in the two. What is the advantage if one on using XEF over XEH for diversification purpose. What other countries are included in XEF? Which would you choose?

Q: With Tapering now on the doorstep, where do you see short term bond prices going? Is there any scenario where ZCS and/or XSB might actually rise? Thanks.

Q: I recently asked a question about recommended ETF holdings in my RRSP for coverage of the US market. You had suggested converting my holdings to USD and purchase VOO direct on the US market rather than the CAD ETFs I currently hold. This would eliminate withholding taxes.
How much of a drag on performance would these withholding taxes represent?

Q: Is there a good website to check MER's?

Q: Hi! I have an ETF portfolio and a portfolio of Canadian and U.S. stocks. I have 10% of my ETF portfolio in Fixed Income given the historically low interest rates. This accounts for about 5% of my overall portfolio which is pretty low. Difficult to add here. I have some XHY and CBO which offset the risks of rising rates somewhat. Should I add to my fixed income portfolio or wait for rates to rise a bit. If I do add, rate reset preferred might be another option or continue adding to CBO and XHY?

Thank you,
Jason

Q: HI,
can you recommend an ETF with exposure to Australia and can you tell me your thoughts on Australia's potential for improvement?
thanks

Q: Hi 5i,
What is your opinion of perpetual preferred shares at this time (some utilities and financial companies)? I invested in them last year and have made a modest profit. The profit is nice but the dividend based on my cost base is nice also. I know the growth is limited but do they remain good investments for the next few years considering the economic climate?
Thank you.

Q: is there a ETF that focuses on companies / industries that well benefit from the movement towards solar power and electric powered vehicles.

Q: After selling a rental property I now have cash that equals approx 25% of my investment portfolio. My goal with this cash would be to create a mini portfolio within 2 TFSA's to produce dividend income to help with everyday expenses for the next 5 years or so. After this time the investments would be sold and incorporated into my balanced portfolio as the income should no longer be needed. I am looking to keep the portfolio to a max of 6 positions that are diversified from a geographical and sector standpoint. I do not have an exact income requirement, but 4% was my initial target. What investments would you suggest to meet my goals? Feel free to deduct as many credits as required.

Q: I hold the US portion of my portfolio in my RRSP. It represents roughly 20% of my total investment. I do not need to convert to RRIF for another 5 years and at that time will be taking the minimum required.
I currently hold ZQQ; ZPAY; ZDY; ZWH; ZSP.
I am thinking of switching my holdings to the following in roughly equal amounts: ZPAY; VUN; ZSP; ZNQ; XSU.
The objective is to get better coverage of the total US market through XSU and VUN. Maintain coverage of S&P 500 through ZSP. For Tech switching to non hedged via ZNQ. ZPAY will still provide good income with perhaps some downside protection through its options strategy.
Your thoughts and recommendations of alternatives.
The rest of my portfolio in my Non-Registered account and TFSA follow a mixture of your 3 portfolios which by the way have provide me with a return of 12 - 15% in the past 6 plus years.

Q: Hi 5i,
I believe in diversification with a dividend bent. That said, I have Canada covered and thank you! The USA is mostly covered as I have bought large cap. div. companies and about to buy DES to cover the smaller cap. companies, does that make sense or is there a better way? Also the rest of the world is currently covered with VXUS, what else can be bought to cover equities in the rest of the world, if needed.
Many Thanks!