Investment Q&A

Q: Happy Holidays everyone! By the time you read this the Holidays should be over and we'll be in 2024 (Question submitted after the closing bell on Friday the 29th). I wish everyone a happy, healthy and richer year.
This question concerns an actively managed Invesco US ETF not available for consultation on your website: SPGP per Invesco's literature is based on the S&P 500 Growth at a Reasonable Price Index (?). It has no holding surpassing 2.1% or lower than .85% and is re-balanced twice a year. It's performance over the last 5 and 10 years is superior to the S&P500.
It seems more favorable to long term holding and sector movements (semi-annual if any) can be quite important. Can you give us your thoughts on this etf and if it has a place in a portfolio risk wise ?
Thank you!

Q: Would you own both of these 2 ETF's or only 1 is needed? If 1 only needed which one is preferred?

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Q: Is this the best instrument for taking advantage of AI for those of us who lack the interest/expertise to determine which stock(s) are superior in this sector? Your suggestions re:alternatives are very welcome… Thanks

Q: Is there an Canadian ETF that is like IWO and IJR?

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Q: Morning 5i;
If you have for an example $50K in a PSA or HISA account and you have that same amount on the 30th of the month ie x-dividend date you will get the full amount of the interest payment the next month a few days later . My question is if you had of taken out say $5k after the first two weeks of the month say the 15th , do you receive any interest payment on that $5k for the first 15 days that it was in the account OR do you only receive an interest payment based on whats in the account on the 3oth ?
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Bill C

Q: Is it true that all semis essentially come from Taiwan (almost as dumb as nearly all North American oil refinery is done in Texas))?

If so, what will happen to SMH ETF after China takes over Taiwan?

Seasons Greetings and thanks for this super duper service.

Q: Please recommend about four to five covered call bond ETFs & is now a good time to invest in covered call bond ETFs. Thanks ... Cal

Q: Can you give me your thoughts on this play?

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Q: Performances of these ETFs over the past 5 years seem similar. What should I be looking at in deciding which one to buy at this time? Thank you.

Q: Market timing for investing in QQQ. Is this the good time to get in?

Q: Happy Holidays,
I have a question about tax efficiency on HISA ETF investments in non-registered accounts. Do the dividends received from these ETFs qualify for any dividends tax credits? Or are they being treated as interest income, such as GIC, which will be subject to the usual marginal tax rates?

Thank you,

Q: What would be your recommendations for small cap ETF's in Canada and the US?

Q: May I get your thoughts on this ETF? Thanks.

Q: With say $1M in a self-directed portion of a RRSP converted to a RRIF in one year (2025), and two-thirds in CDN$ and one-third in US$ would you see any issues with the CDN$ split between HBAL and VBAL and the US$ into VIG? Your thoughts and alternate suggestions please.

Happy Holidays to all at 5i.

Q: Opening a fund for my grandson (5 months old). Could you recommend a few ideas please.
Thank you and Happy Holidays To All

Q: In many of the investment articles I have been reading Bonds are being touted as a good investment in 2024. Do you agree? If yes, what Bond ETF's would you recommend?

Q: ETF questions
1. When we look at charts or reports about the performance of an ETF, does the return include dividends received and net of all fees? For example. The TSX composite had an annualized return of about 5% over the past 10 years but it also pays a dividend of approximately 3%. Is the annualized return a total of 5% (as dividends are included in this figure and are re-invested) or is it about 8%.
2. To minimize duplication, which ETF (orETFs) would you suggest for international exposure if an S&P ETF is already planned for (or does it suffice to have US and Canadian ETF exposure as they are quite broad and many US companies already have international exposure).
Thanks again.

Q: Hello 5i,

Our portfolios initiated positions of TLT, VCLT, IEF, VCIT, and VAB ~2 months ago. TLT and VCLT are each at 2% of the portfolio. VAB, IEF, VCIT combined are 3%.

We will add additional funding to the ETF's. Would you recommend an increase across the board or should we focus our increase on TLT, VCLT, and VAB based on the latest talk about lowering rates?

Note: We are treating the ETF's as a stock as we have GIC's through to 2028 as our fixed income (15%). What are the triggers to indicate that the ETF's are reaching the end of the runway and a switch to individual stocks is recommended?

Thank you for your great service and Merry Christmas.

D&J

Q: Hi there,

Can I please get your opinion on HEQT. The asset allocation looks to be different from VEQT and XEQT with its NASDAQ exposure. Do you suspect that over a long period (ie: multiple decades), this will help this etf outperform? How would you rate it relative to VEQT and XEQT?

Thanks!

Q: https://www.rbadvisors.com/insights/4-for-24-year-ahead-outlook/

RB advisers recommend the following 4 themes for 2024 and as a value investor I am looking for ETF recommendations:
(1) US small caps: I am using XSU (100% IWM)
(2) US cyclicals: I found IYC but P/E is 27! Recommendation?
(3) Non-US and emerging markets: I have been using XEF and ZEM. I like XEM (100% EEM) because it posts a P/E each day.
(4) Theme 4 is "Industrials: deglobalization spurs infrastructure". No idea what ETFs to use here.
Thanks for your recommendations/comments!!!