Investment Q&A

Q: Can you recommend a Japanese ETF that is hedged to the Canadian dollar? Is the Japanese market still a buy since it is at an 18 year record high?

Q: GOOD MORNING FOLKS,
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THIS US CYBER SECURITY ETF PUT OUT BY PURE FUNDS ?

THANKS,
LARRY

Q: I am planning to add international equity exposure via US ETFs. Could you please recommend US-based ETFs for the following:

Broad US exposure (is there one that covers small and large cap or do I need two, like IWO and VFV?)
Broad world exposure (VXUS?)
Additional weight in China (FXI?)
Additional weight in India (?)
Additional weight in Japan (?)

If you see any concerns with this approach I'd would be interested to know. Also would be interested to know if you think Latin America would be underweighted in the above and if so, your recommendation on a US ETF. Thanks as always.

Q: Hi 5i:
I have not specifically bought any stocks as a play on US housing, but I'm thinking it may be time to do so. For possibilities I'm looking at Canadian lumber stocks, US home builders and US banks as sectors from which to chose. Do you have any advice? Of the US banks I've heard WFC suggested as the best housing play. Would you agree?

Q: Hi Team, I hold full positions in the above ETF's , do you think there is a bit of overlap between VV and VIG? If so , any recommended alternatives. Thanks for your expertise and wise counsel.

Q: Hello Team,

I am looking at the following healthcare related ETFS: ZUH, XPH, XHC. Can you please recommend which of these should be in a TFSA, RRSP and which should be outside a registered account. I would like your suggestion of other health care ETF in US$ suitable for a RRSP and if there is an ETF in CDN$ that is not hedged.

Thank You,
Joseph

Q: Hi Peter. Any thoughts on the emerging 3D printing market. Cisco and a few others seem to be at the forefront. Would you consider an ETF such as BMO Nasdaq as decent exposure to this. I have considerable cash sitting idle in my RRSP. I have a lot in 3 banks, but they are not doing so great anymore. Any suggestions. Thanks for all your great advice.
Cam

Q: Do the two (Classic and the Global couch Potato) portfolios have stock/ETF trading symbols?,
Which of the two is less vulnerable in case of rate increase?
Is SNC's legal issue a problem?
Many thanks, J.A. P

Q: Hi, I am considering selling an ETF (cdz) and replacing with JNJ for my RSP. Is this a good move?. This is about 3% of my overall portfolio. I also own GSK for about 2% of my portfolio.Thanks.

Q: Peter: I have cash in my usaccounts and wish to purchase a USA regional bank. Could you provide info on any good choices?
Thanks

Q: WSP is been deleted from the TSX Comp. high yeld dividend index,while WTE is been added,what is the criteria used by TSX in order to justify the swith ?

Thank You to the whole 5I team.

Q: How safe are these bonds in a portfolio? Barry Schwartz on BNN mentioned that " We would avoid bonds like the plague."

Q: As a new member may I ask if you comment on funds such as PHW. I am about to make a purchase. The strategy looks good to me. What do you think? Thanks.

Q: Hi Peter and team, great job as usual. Are you contemplating a US model portfolio? If not , I have 50K US to invest for a 3-5 year period, obviously I would like to keep it in US$, hence US stocks. Risk tolerance, moderate. Could you recommend a diversified portfolio with a 5% weighting. I have absolutely no knowledge of US Stocks.Thanks for all your great advice. Ivan

Q: Hi Team,

I own full positions in EFV, EEM, and VXUS. I am looking to free up some US dollars to invest elsewhere and was wondering what you thought about selling one of these ETFs. Do you think I need all three or would two suffice for international exposure? If two is enough, which two would you keep? Thank you.

Michael

Q: Hello Peter and all; As always appreciate your great service, one news item from Bloomberg that as come Monday, Saudi Arabia lifts a ban on direct investments by foreigners, fund allocators are preparing to shift money out of other countries and put it to work in the Arbab world's largest stock market. I wonder are there any etfs that are related to this market that we have access from here? Thanks.

Lin

Q: I know the question has been asked before but just to be clear,if I wanted to buy 3-4 ETF'S for exposure other than NA, would you recommend the following.VXUS- the world except NA,VWO-emerging markets,VEE or FEZ for Europe and any other suggestions.Interested in India as well.Thanks.Paul

Q: We are travelling in Europe - Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy ... and cannot ever recall seeing so much construction activity. Is there any way to verify the accuracy of the observation - as in high current levels of infrastructure projects.

And if the perception is correct, is there an investment opportunity here be it in canadian or US lusted companies?

Thanks

Q: In response to a recent question regarding US financial ETFs you recommended KIE as an insurance ETF. Do you have specific reasons for favouring KIE over IAK? Thanks.

Q: I would like your recommendation on ETFs for the US and Int'l portion of my portfolio. First a little background. My wife and I are both retired and in our late 50's with company pensions and CPP and OAS available when we reach age 60 and 65. Given that these income streams are secure and cover living expenses I have structured my Investment portfolio with 10% Fixed Income (CBO) and 90% equities of primarily dividend paying Canadian companies. I would now like to increase my US to 10%, Int'l exposure to 7% and Emerging Markets to 3% and want to continue to earn a good dividend yield. I would like to keep all my holdings in Cdn $ and am considering the following ETFs. The stock selection methodology of these ETFs should provide less volatility with a good and growing dividend. These would be for a long term hold.
U.S. - ZDY - 3.0%
Int'l - ZDI - 4.0%.
Emerging - RXD - 2.7%
Your thoughts on these choices or alternatives would be appreciated.