Investment Q&A

Q: I have owned the various covered call BMO eft's since 2017. I understand how they work and I am not surprised that with some of them my capital investment is lower now than the purchase date (Even though the markets are setting new record highs). I feel that I may be leaving money on the table if I compare these ETF's to the Hamilton covered call units. I could basically double my Dividends by making a switch to the various offerings of Hamilton (SMAX or HMAX for example). My question is regarding
how the covered calls are processed. Hamilton is At the Money. Does this mean that in a market downturn, they will take even longer than the BMO covered call products to bounce back? I think some of the BMO covered calls are still lower than 2017 due to the nasty downturns we have had-particularly the covid period. Just trying to get a handle on the implications of a switch.

Q: Opinion Please? Might this be a way to play the weight loss drug trend? Do you have other healthcare suggestions?

Q: Hello 5i
I know that you do not have a crystal ball but I was wondering, if the market upturn continues to broaden out beyond a few technology stocks, would it be better to be invested in rsp or in voo?
Thanks as always for your great service

Q: The buyback program was started on January 2024. Do you see the dividend raising too. Does it have a strong natural gas play to enhance their revenue once the natural gas price increase. Will Transmountain pipeline and LNG pipeline comes on line will increase their revenue. All the points I mention above, will the stock have a re-rating.

Q: Good morning, Could you say if there is an ETF available inC$ for US mid cap growth ? If so what do you think of it ? thanks Larry

Q: In answer to Pat's question on Mar 19 related to CDZ and the % in Financials and % in Telco's.

ZLB = 19% financials and 9% in telcos.

Also....use the 5iR chart and compare CDZ and ZLB. ZLB outperforms CDZ in the 3 yr, 5 yr and 10 yr timeframes by a wide margin and the charts are Total Return!!

I have held both CDZ and ZLB for years as a core conservative part of my portfolio....very little overlap in their holdings and both steady performers (although I admit ZLB is better).

Steve

Q: Besides ZWA & ZDJ are there any other Canadian ETFs that invest in the Dow Jones Index. Thanks … Cal

Q: I am helping my in-laws take ownership of their investments. Presently, they have the majority of their funds managed by banks/'financial advisors' in high fee mutual funds. What is your opinion of the following funds and can you offer equivalent low-cost ETF solutions? RBF209, RBF269, RBF272, Invesco Global Select Equity Series P

Q: How safe is something like CASH or PSA? I know they invest in the deposit accounts of banks and credit unions and are not protected by CDIC. But what is the worst case scenario? That one of the banks fails? Just trying to determine how much of a safety difference there is between these and a GIC. Thanks!

Q: I've asked quite a few questions on these new Hamilton ETF's and thank you for the explanations you have given me thus far . They have been very informative ..... I'll likely have a few more before I make my final decision on whether to purchase .... I have noticed that though 5i generally gives them a nod of approval you fail to recommend them in questions as a covered call option. For example in a question this morning from KIM looking to replace his 11% yield from EIT.UN you give ZWU as an option instead of UMAX which yields better than KIim's target yield. First question is why ? The fact that you are giving the nod to the BMO product is making me pause in my purchase of the Hamilton product .....
Second question is though UMAX has only been around since June 23 please give the both the return without dividends and the return including dividends for both UMAX and ZWU during the available time period ? Thanks for your terrific service .....

Q: I one " strongly believes" that swiss money could be a protection against US or CDN dollars ( for various economical reasons..),would it then make sense to invest in a swiss multinational Cie to obtain benefits from a future growing exchange rate ,if yes what Cies (2-3) listed on US market would be interesting at the présent time?

Q: Your opinion on XMMO ETF?

Q: In your response to Pat today for dividend growth ETFs would you consider DGRC as a viable investment option in Canada? It is underweight financials but heavy in energy. Maybe that is a function of energy having better dividend growth than financials over the past few years.

Q: Is there a US dollar version of these that would not have the 15% withholding tax?

Thanks for all your great work
Mark

Q: Hi Peter can you provide opinion on TDV etf. What are your thoughts of it price and quality?

Q: Which would you prefer for a 2 to 3 year hold and why? Thanx.

Q: Hello. What do you think of JEPQ?

Q: Good morning. I have held Canoe EIT Income Fund since 2016 and it has averaged 11% annually. My goal is yield so I have been quite happy. I am currently reinvesting the distributions, but plan to eventually withdraw them to help fund my retirement. My EIT.UN holdings are now approaching 7% of my portfolio value and I was hoping to find something similar but different, for diversification. I know you have mentioned in the past that the fund is decent but has some drawbacks like a high MER. Could you provide some other options please? Thank you.

Q: BIZD Vanec BDC Income ETF

Stable, reliable income plus some growth?

Thanks.
I just submitted a question on this ETF …. BUT forgot to ask if it would also be a good complement to XLF because of the different composition of holdings. ?

Or is there a better financial ETF choice for that purpose?

Q: I am thinking about moving some of my portfolio to ETF's, and when I looked at CDZ holdings, I was surprised to see FSZ as their top holding - a stock you have recently seen as a sell. Do you have any suggestions for a Canadian ETF that is more about great companies with a growing Dividend and not so heavy in Financials and Telcos? Thank You!