Investment Q&A

Q: I have been beaten up badly with this stock. Assuming I want continued general exposure to the REIT market would you cut ties and move onto something else such as ZRE.TO to reduce some risk but maintain exposure?

Q: What’s going on to cause the jump in remx, or is it an error. I can’t find a news release to explain it.

Q: I recently sold CDZ, XEI and ZDV for a tax loss and would like to re-purchased equivalent ETF's. Can you recommend appropriate replacements?

Q: I would appreciate your views about the Global Dow Index (GDOW). Would you recommend this index for individuals seeking global and sectoral diversification, but with more conservative, stable companies? Or, do you recommend other indexes?

Can you please also recommend both a Canadian-based and a US-based ETF which tracks the GDOW (or other international index if you so recommend).

Thanks again for this wonderful service!

Q: What do you think of this ETF for fixed income portion of a portfolio?

Q: A question about corporate bonds from Gary posted April 14, was answered with "We would prefer to comment on individual issues that your broker might have rather than list several that might not be available." I see that your income portfolio includes CVD. This ETF seems to be not very large and not very liquid; is that correct? If so, I would otherwise be leery of taking a position; but here it is in the portfolio. Is it indeed something that is recommended? If not, is there another ETF that would be better? Or is an ETF not the way to go because of the potential failure of some bonds in any basket? Thanks,

Q: Given the number of companies either suspending or eliminating dividends , would you say the outlook for this fund to be rather weak, for the time being?

Q: What do you think about global dividend ETFs like CYH? Any concerns about the lower volume?

Q: Keen to get your take of this EFT - YXM:CA....the hedged one because of how strong the US dollar is to the Loonie.....and I know that the MER is .60%.......Is it an opportune time to hold a US momentum EFT like CI First Asset Morningstar US Momentum Index ETF YXM?.....thanks....Tom

Q: please explain an etf hedged to Can. $, and an etf unhedged. which is advantageous when Can. $ rises, when Can.$ falls ?
thank you

Q: Is there an interesting small cap ETF on the market. Having a few small cap positions which are stagnent I would switch
As always thanks for the great support

Q: If one wanted to get exposure to AI and 5G technology, what would you recommend in equity or ETF
GUY

Q: I sold some VBAL:CA at a loss to realize some tax losses and would like to repurchase this ETF at a lower entry point. Can I purchase a comparable ETF from another company like XBAL prior to 30 days, or would that be considered a superficial loss for tax purposes? Similarly, would purchasing a different asset mix product from the same company e.g. VGRO:CA or VCNS:CA be considered a superficial loss?

Q: Hi,
If one believes the Canadian dollar will depreciate vs USD, what products/strategies available to hedge ? For example could you suggest unhedged ETF with less volatility tracking some US/International markets ? Thanks a lot

Q: High yield funds have had a nice run up. Would you consider it too late or too risky to buy either of these funds at today’s prices? Wait for a drop?

Is there another etf that you could suggest in this area?

Thanks.

Q: First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund tdiv
Vanguard Div Appreciation vig
Are there any significant differences ?
Do you prefer one over the other?
Thankyou

Q: Good day team, with current environment for context, and looking at tech/big data companies: Are there etfs (Canadian but with CDN/US/Global exposure) that cater to broad based tech. I feel once we are out of this, technology will play an even greater role in our lives and in industry, healthcare, security etc etc

Q: I managed to miss the recent recovery as I was expecting the market to go lower. I'm now considering gold given the high amounts of government spending and possible inflationary pressures. May I have your thoughts on gold as an investment right now? In particular, the GLD etf? Thanks,

Jason

Q: Hi 5i Team. Question(s) for you on the ETF HPR as it relates to taxation. This summary was taken from my recently received T3. On the T3 summary in the first column it indicates, on a monthly basis a total distribution of $352.14. The $352.24 is broken down as follows: 2nd column on the T3, indicates a return of capital or foreign tax paid of $18.81. The 3rd column on the T3 then states the actual non-elig.div or actual elig.div or foreign tax paid of $344.63. Should I assume that the $344.63 is actual elig. div for the Canadian Dividend Tax credit? Please deduct number credits as required. Thx Steve.

Q: HI, I just recently made the switch from mutual funds to ETF’s and a DIY strategy and am looking to lock down 4 low cost ETF’s that I will invest in for the long term (30 + years) and leaning more toward the aggressive side for these. I am looking to take advantage of some dollar cost averaging to enter the ETF market for some broad market index ETF’s in my TFSA and was looking for you opinion of some that I am trying to choose between.
Canadian Market – I am trying to choose between XIC, VCN & ZCN. They all have significant overlap and same MER so I don’t see a whole lot of difference between the three, although I am leaning towards XIU, thoughts on which one you would choose for your portfolio?
US Market – I am trying to decide between VUN & VFV. The VFV has lower MER than VUN and has outperformed VUN as of late. Smaller and mid-cap companies historically had higher volatility than the large-cap companies found in the S&P 500, and so the trade-off is potentially higher growth, for potentially more volatility if you go with a total market index like what is found in VUN. The S&P 500 has outperformed the total market index as of late so I guess the question is will this continue, I am leaning towards VFV, thoughts on which one you would choose for your portfolio?
International Developed – I am trying to decide between XEF & VIU, both have similar MER, thoughts on which one you would choose for your portfolio?
Emerging Markets – I am trying to decide between XEC & VEE for a small percentage of my portfolio, thoughts on which one you would choose for your portfolio?
These are some ETFs’ I have come across from doing build wealth Canada course and reading other materials and listening to podcasts that seem to fit my long-term outlook. I am by no means experienced in this matter and just looking to hit the ground running so If you have better suggestions for certain markets that I may have missed feel free to outline them.

Thanks
Sean