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Q: My daughter is starting her TFSA. I have suggested a couch potato strategy to start - can you recommend a good all in one ETF that rebalances and any suggestions for 1-2 buy and hold Canadian stocks if she wants to try that out too.
Read Answer Asked by Graham on January 18, 2026
Q: It's almost too good to be true. I have owned HMX for 2.5 months and have a 5.82% share price gain on top of the monthly paid12% (annual) dividend. I understand that the underlying sector - financials - has been on a hot roll. Let's assume that banks were suddenly flat. How would that impact the share price performance and their ability to sustain the lofty dividend? i.e. can this potentially be a long term hold or am I just riding a wave?

Secondly how do you feel about the two sister ETFs HDIV and UMAX?

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Kim on January 18, 2026
Q: I have a very large position in the 5 big Canadian Banks. How can I hedge my position in the event of a decline this year (and longer). Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Murray on January 18, 2026
Q: Hello 5I team, Currently have an account at Wealth Simple. Considering investing in there Classic portfolio which is a managed holding and I would pay a .35% fee.These funds would be to increase my equity % as suggested by analytics. I would possibly choose the aggressive portfolio.Can not find any performance data. Can you comment and if you could provide a possible better option.Thanks Larry
Read Answer Asked by Larry on January 17, 2026
Q: Would like to get some guidance. I have ~$250K cash in a LIRA and would like to invest it in an ETF. I would like some guidance in terms of which ETF I should invest in. Should I invest in VFV or VOO?

In the long run, which one is a better investment choice for a Canadian, considering foreign exchange rates, MER, fund performance and dividend withholding taxes?

Based on my research a LIRA is exempt from the US withholding tax, similar to a RRSP.

Also, aside from the factors above that I’m considering, from your perspective are there any other pertinent factors that I’m missing?
Read Answer Asked by Sal on January 17, 2026
Q: There are Covered Call ETFs with mighty high yields: HPYT 18%; SMAX 10%; HMAX 10%; and HDIV 9%. These yiieds are so high that I feel there must be a downside, so my question is, what are my risks in using these ETFs as part of my income portfolio?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on January 17, 2026
Q: I'm cleaning up my investment portfolio. looking for a global (balanced) ETF 3yr window.
Thx for the great service!
Read Answer Asked by LARRY on January 17, 2026
Q: I am a value dividend investor with some growth at 80 years with a 5 to ten year outlook. I am low on real esate with only ZRE.to which is doing well for me. Should I just add to this or would you please suggest another option that has a good dividend with a little growth. I do not have any material so please suggest two material stocks or ETF's with, again, a good dividend with a little growth. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by STANLEY on January 17, 2026
Q: Hi there - I've been researching into using a laddered GIC for my fixed income portion of my asset allocation. I stumbled upon target date bond etfs which look to share some similarities to a GIC in terms of fixed maturity date. My potential plan would be to have a ladder target date bond ETF instead of a ladder GIC. What would be your thoughts on this and what would the risks be? Additionally, there seem to be many etf providers who are creating these types of products. Which would be your recommended etfs to create such a ladder, maturing in 2026, 27, 28 etc.

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on January 17, 2026
Q: This ETF seems too good to be true,roughly 17.5% yield,up about 8.5% since inception from July of last year and if that’s not enough it pays an 18 cent distribution twice a month.
.85 % MER seems high but I guess that’s for the 25% leverage and zero day to expiry(whatever that means) I suspect.If this is like most covered call ETFs it would have limited upside would it also possibly more defensive in a correction,your thoughts on this income ETF …Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Greg on January 16, 2026
Q: Are there any listed international ETF like QQQ.us and XIT. Canadian ?
Read Answer Asked by David on January 15, 2026
Q: What is your opinion of these 2 mutual funds. I have held for years but wondering if there is a better ETF to move the funds into or just keep theses two funds. They are held in a RRSP. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Greg on January 15, 2026
Q: Any suggestions for a technology EFT that covers United States, Canada and Global
Read Answer Asked by David on January 15, 2026
Q: Looking for a CDN $ etf covering uranium - including physical commodity, miners, and companies involved in associated technologies. URA seems to fit the bill but is traded in US $. Is HURA the same -? Looking at both websites, I get the impression there may be differences but it's not completely clear. Can you confirm that it is or is very similar ? If not, do you still feel it would be a good choice or would you recommend another CDN $ traded ETF ?
Many thanks as always.
Read Answer Asked by Alexandra on January 14, 2026
Q: Could you help me to understand ZCS.L - accumulating units - ie. the nature and merits of " accumulating units ".
From the BMO web-site , this ETF appears to be identical to ZCS -their S/T Corporate Bond ETF except that distributions are made only annually .
Is this correct ?
Is this the only difference ?
For someone who does not need / want the income from ZCS's monthly distribution but just some FI allocation , is this a better option ?
Chart suggests so .
And would it also be a better option in this respect than HBB which makes no distributions but has a much longer ( undesired ) duration ?
Thank-you for the clarifications
Read Answer Asked by William on January 14, 2026
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