Investment Q&A

Q: Is there an ETF you can recommend to protect my US$ portfolio from US$ declining?

Q: Don't see any questions on IDRV which is an ishares ETF focusing on self driving cars and automation of vehicles. What are your views apart from its newness and small market capitalization.?

Q: Further to the question related to the dividend cut for CDZ, is it safe to assume the cut is related to the associated dividend cuts from the underlying securities? And if that is true, then can we assume that once these securities reinstate their dividends, then the CDZ dividend will, in turn, rebound?

OR, is it a case whereby the ETF is periodically reconstituted and it is a fresh start for the underlying securities and we have to wait for the natural progression of dividend increases related to these "new" underlying securities? In this case how long does an individual security have to be "off-side" to be turfed from the ETF?

Thanks for helping me understand...Steve

Q: What etf would you recommend with higher yeid in rental apartments only

Q: I am looking for an equal weight, cad hedged Etf’s focused on any or all of the following:
- nasdaq 100
- s&p 500
- technology / IT

I hoping something exists. I’m worried about Over concentration in fang stocks but still love the sector they are in. I also think the USD dominance is coming to an end. Thanks

Q: Hi team
I am looking to start a position in global value ETF fund; I am looking at the above
VVL; I already have some exposure in International through the Mawer International funds
could you recommend one more ETF similar to VVL ?

thanks
Michael

Q: Hello,
recently I was listening to an interview of a portfolio manager of Artemis Capital. He was discussing portfolio construction and allocations to different types of investment classes.
His firm did research over an extended period of time and they devised an allocation model which performed the best over the time frame. The main point of the interview was diversification which would be in line with what 5i keeps saying time and time again when reading replies to member questions.
Having said all that, there is one point they made which I did not follow to well and would like your view on. They indicated that they would allocate a portion of a portfolio to volatility. Anyway, I did not understand and would like to know what they meant by this. They were talking about options so is it basically using puts and calls?
If you can expand on what would constitute investing in volatility and perhaps give a few examples i would appreciate it to help my understanding of this concept.
Thanks,
Dan

Q: Just reading about the new limited resource capital notes (LRCNs) that RBC is issuing to institutional investors at 4.5%. Since these pay interest, they are better for the banks than equity because they can deduct interest payments but not dividends. For investors, dividends are preferable from a tax point of view but I am wondering if banks are going to try and reduce traditional preferrred share offerings and issue more of these LRCNs. This is probably why preferreds have gone up recently. How do you see this playing out?

Q: Hi
If someone who already has a position in Gold and wants to add to their position from 2% to 10% AT THIS STAGE of Gold's cycle,
what would you suggest? 50/50 split between Junior Golds and Senior Golds (4% each) or asymmetrical buying of more Junior Golds than Senior producers? (Say 5% and 3 %)
Risk tolerance high.
Can add in any of my portfolios.
Question # 2: To one of my previous questions, you mentioned that Big boys moving the money around is 50% of the reason why the stock market is on a tear. (I am paraphrasing your words!)
When will these big boys take a liking for Gold? And how can one identify the smart money's movement into Gold?

Q: my question is what is the difference between cef and phys if any and which is a better hold

Q: Hello
Looks like the CDZ dividend for July 2020 is going to .074 from .104 the months prior.
Thinking of moving to SCHD for more US exposure and I can use the loss on CDZ for taxes
I thank you for your time.
Sincerely
Mike

Q: In your opinion, would now be the time to invest in VXUS? Or would you prefer sticking with the Canadian and U.S. markets?
Ed in Montreal

Q: Hi,

I'm wondering if you might be able to provide me with some insight as to how you believe the Harvest Healthcare Leaders ETF appears to be able to sustain a yield of over 9%, when the vast majority of the investments it holds don't pay a dividend of anything close to that level of return and in fact in some cases pay no dividend at all?

I understand that they write covered calls on up to 33% of the portfolio but the difference between the return being paid by this ETF and the investments it holds seems too vast for those premiums to be able to make up all the difference. Am I perhaps mistaken in that belief or might this ETF being sustaining its current payout on "borrowed time"? I cannot afford any more investments like CPG or VET or any other examples of times I've reached for yield only to end up losing a massive percentage of my very hard earned money.

Thank you!

Q: What are your 2 best choice ETF's in Healthcare; Technology and Utiliites in US or Canada?

Q: Are there tsx listed etfs equiviant to TIP & LQD ? Thanks.

Q: Any thoughts on VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF? How large is the fund, is it well diversified and is it's MER reasonable? We already own AEM (2% weighting), KL (2% weighting) and KRR (1% weighting). If we bought GDXJ we would buy an additional 2% weighting. Gold seems to be running now. Not sure if that is a good or bad sign.
Thanks in advance.
Jim

Q: ..likely a dumb question but if a company running an ETF finds itself in trouble for some reason and goes bankrupt, or is put out of business for some other reason, what happens to the unit holders? overall, do you see the ETF space as a safe place to invest in and which management companies would you try and stick with....ishares, BMO, Horizon for example. thanks.

Q: For diversification, I would like to invest in Europe.

Your suggestions, please, for strong growth, in stocks and ETFs.
Gratefully,

Jacques, IDS

Q: Some recent news about the concentration of top five companies holdings on the S&P500. I hold VSP looking for inexpensive, easy, and broad diversification. I've looked at VUN in the past for same and not a big difference in relative concentration. Do you have any particular concerns in general for the concentration and secondly, any thoughts on VUN vs VSP over a 10+ year horizon. Welcome your thoughts on any alternatives that might come to mind as well. Thank you.

Q: I have 4 questions:

1. I have not diversified my assets outside the TSX and would like to do so. Between a TFSA, an RRSP, and non-registered account, which is best to purchase US stocks (for tax purposes)?

2. If I wanted to buy an ETF on the TSX for US exposure, what would be a good one?

3. If I wanted to buy an ETF (also on the TSX) for exposure to emerging markets, what would be a good one?

4. Would you buy an emerging markets ETF in your TFSA, RRSP, or non-registered account?

Thank you for answering my questions. The information you provide is very valuable.

Best wishes,
Terri