Investment Q&A

Q: Why is GUD such a great investment when it holds 68% cash presently.Yet when i am holding app. 34% cash in my portfolio" many people say " that i am timing the market.Seems like both of us are waiting on an opportunity! What is your impressions of etf MOTI.

Q: hi folks:
what would be your choices for investments (etf or mutual funds) in the commodity space?

specifically is there one holding which covers all commodities from coffee to oils, or would a more narrow focus be better ie. xma, xba ?

because of the 'timing/rotation aspect of commodities in general I would not be adverse to a fund

thanks

Q: I think that the capital losses of CPD in 2015 were because of the BOC reducing the bank rate and the etf owns a large % of rate reset preferreds which do much better in a rising rate environment. Please confirm and explain why CPD also experienced large capital losses in 2008. I didn't think that reset preferreds were around in 2008. Did interest rates increase in 2008 and CPD was composed of perpetual preferreds back then? Thank you 5i.

Q: Is it time to take profits here or is period of strenght over. any reason for pullback. Thanks

Q: This is a followup to my question on PSA. For shorter term funds how would you rate the safety/risk between PSA and HFR ? Are there any tax implications in a TFSA for either product .
Also, a suggestion - I notice a number of people are looking for a place to park money with some degree ( including 100% ) of safety but don't necessarily want to get locked into GIC's. Any chance you could do a comparison chart for various alternatives that you feel would be appropriate, including tax impact for TFSA, other registered funds, and non-registered ?
Thanks again.

Q: Do not chuckle at my ignorance here please, but my question here is on ETF and Mutual Fund fees bought in self directed brokerage portfolios. If a posted managed fee (ie 1.5%) where does that withdraw fee show up and is it taken our annually or monthly? I never see a charge on my monthly statements for the etf management fees. How are they calculated, on the purchase price or a share value on a set date? Thanks

Q: As a retired couple looking for div. Growth, not to happy with 5% weight in zgi in our rrif. Could u please give a few better options.

Q: Enjoyed your article on dividend growth stocks and wish to participate. What is your take on NOBL ETF to include in my TFSA

Q: Hi I was thinking of buying some zwu for income and hopefully a little growth it continues to drop what would be a good entry point and any reasons for the continue drop thanks

Q: I have a question about 1536 how does Xhc look to invest in today

Q: Following up on a question from Greg Jan 24/18 do you have any information regarding how both ETF's compare. I understand that BLCN has many more stocks while BLOK is concentrated on fewer stocks.Fees tend to be the same or almost the same. I realize both funds are very new ,just launched last week and would be speculative but any investment would be a very minor part of my portfolio. Thanks for any guidance. Too early to invest?Paul

Q: Hi: I am considering buying XID and was wondering if this is a good time given the strong recent performance of the "nifty-fifty". thx, J

Q: Hi,
Can you suggest 1 or 2 good DOW etfs, both hedged and unhedged. I am leaning toward unhedged at the moment as our dollar is quite strong.

Thank You, John

Q: Where can i find information about Hedge Funds for the retail investor, and which ones are good, including the best managers, thanks?

Q: Hey there,
I am interested in US large cap value stocks. Is there an ETF on the tsx will give me exposure? If not, do you have a recommendation for an ETF in the US?

Thanks

Q: Can you please recommend few TITANIUM stocks or ETF.

Q: I've been looking for an ETF that covers the Blockchain space. BLOK.N from Amplify looks interesting as a managed ETF. This should be much safer that trying to play on the Cryptocurrency side. I'm in the technology space (software) and sort of the exponential growth of unstructured data we now create, I have not seen such a transformational new technology such as Blockchain.

https://www.amplifyetfs.com/blok

Q: Hi,
We need some help with revamping our health care stock strategy. Money not needed for 10 -15 years. Our health care stocks are SIS, GUD, Gilead, and PLI. We are underwater on all except SIS (thx it's been a great performer). I'd like to sell Gilead (owned for about 3-4 years and down 20%) and come up with a better US$ pick since there are so many more options in the states. What would be your best suggestion?
Thanks,
Kerri

Q: Hi,
I'm wondering about this IPO, primarily for it's focus on industries / sectors I feel will provide future growth. However, I have concerns over some of the wording in the prospectus and feel this may just be a 'flyer', as opposed to a trust unit opportunity. It is slated to begin trading under the ticker BL.UN and think it may be worth waiting to see how the IPO goes, before trying to assess its potential. I am wondering if you could offer any thoughts on it, as I have come to value your insight very much and certainly have benefited with your recommendation of NVDA as a stock focused on the future of AI. If your view is that there is a better approach through a selection of stocks or ETFs (such as ROBO or ARKW), then feel free to redirect my attention.

As always, I look forward to your thoughts.

Thanks,
Dawn

Q: Hi,

My web brokerage rates XIT as hi risk and lo reward. When I look at its performance over the short or long term it has underperformed its peers. What do you think it as a long term hold? Is there another tech ETF you'd prefer as I'm not good at high volatility?