Q: Which preferred share ETF would you recommend among these four: HPR, ZPR, CPD, and ZUP, and is this sector worth investing in. It pays a nice dividend but the invested capital tends to get depreciated. Is now a good time to put money in this sector?
Can you please give me a ball park figure of the % Gas vs Oil torque imbedded in the holdings of XEG? Are there any ETFs that focus on Oil only or Gas only Companies?
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: 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: 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?