Investment Q&A

Q: Is there any ETF without covered call you would recommend that holds similar stocks as SMAX. Either in USA or CDN dollars. I prefer CDN dollars.

Thanks for the great service

Q: Follow up on Bitcoin as an asset.
The price to mine a bitcoin has decreased over the years from about 37,000 dollars to 17,000 dollars. The total number of bitcoins to be mined is supposed to be restricted to a finite number which may be reached this year or next year.
Still the bitcoin value reaches rather extraorbitant values despite not having any asset to back up the value. It apparently may hide a bitcoin owner unless he or she declares its ownership . The legalized ETFs may be more open as to the ownership I presume.
Do you have any comments about the above issues?
I think 50% or more people who invest in bitcoin do not have idea that is a bitcoin.

Miroslaw

Q: Hi, If I want exposure to Japan, should I buy Toyota or an ETF or something else?

Q: Hi,

My partner I are doing financial planning, we will need a relatively significant (to us) amount of cash in the next 2-5 years for replacing aging cars and a down payment on a larger house.

I am always hesitant to hold cash/GICs for fear of missing out on growth opportunities. Currently, almost all the funds in our RRSPs and TFSA's are invested EXCEPT a long term GIC that came to term and is now sitting in cash (some in TFSA, some in Non-registered). We will need all this cash in the next 2-5 years.

I am looking for ideas on how to manage the cash.

Right now, the best option I can see is GICs with various terms, do you have any other suggestions or ideas to consider?

(we have already owned a house, so cannot use RRSP loan or the new FHSA)

Thanks

Q: Hi,

For total return, long term, do you prefer VIG or DGRW (not in database?) and why please? Thank you. Michael

Q: In your response to Francesco on March 13, 2024, you indicated that HEQT is 34% US but I think that is only the large cap portion. Also, previously you noted HEQT had 65% US exposure. A plot of historical trends of XWD and HEQT show almost identical plots. Did I miss something? What are the MERs?

Q: I cannot find SCHC (Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF) in the database.

This US-listed ETF is about 20% Canadian stocks and 80% outside North America. When held in an RRSP my understanding is that latter (outside NA) is subject to foreign withholding tax. But what about the Canadian stocks, any withholding tax?

Q: Hello, I have bought these during Covid and now >70% down. They are in TFSA and RESP so I can’t claim the tax loss. I don’t need the money for next 5 years in RESP, and can hold for long time in TFSA, would you suggest holding them or take a loss and use the rest of the funds somewhere else (VRT or GOOGL)? Thank for your service.
Regards
Rahul

Q: Can you please give best advice for purchasing a Copper stock today and also a recommended etf with Copper exposure. Thanks

Q: What do you think of the long-term price of uranium? If positive, how best could one invest? mineral etf or company etf?
Which one specifically for a 10 year hold in retirement acct?

Q: What will likely happen to PSA and CASH as interest rates drop?

Q: Good morning, I’m looking to park some cash, both CAD and USD in a savings account ETF. What are your favorite, high yielding, ETF options? Thanks

Q: Hi 5i, back in Feb 22 Tom asked a question re Global ETF's. Your answer referred to a Lo Vol ETF with symbol LVHI.
I have been unable to find this ETF, is there any chance that this might have been a "typo" ?
Could you give me the full ETF Name.
Thanks
Terry

Q: I know that you still like KXS, and you also like XIT. I manage my son’s TFSA, and he’s made a tidy profit in KXS, since it’s been held for quite a while. However, going forward, and since more recent charts indicate XIT's outperforformance, what would be your assessment of switching from KXS to XIT?

He doesn’t have enough room to buy CSU or SHOP, and I see that they’re the first two holdings in XIT, and would you agree that these two names are ‘better’ than KXS? As well, XIT holds a small amount of KXS.

Finally, he can buy and sell XIT with zero commission.

Your pertinent advice is, as always, important in our decision making.

Q: Where to park $ for 1 to 2 years looking for liquidity interest and safety. Recommendation? Thanx

Q: If someone had to purchase 1 etf in their portfolio, would you say that this is the best one even though it is pricey. Thank you

Q: Would you favor IYH over VHT considering the 10 year share price has increased about the same. But IYH has a 5.4% dividend.
Or does VHT have better future growth?

Thanks.

Q: With the up coming US election in November and the pressure on the fed to cut rates. What are your thoughts on where the TLT will be in the latter part of this year and would that likely be the high for the TLT for the next 12 months?

Thanks.

Q: Lots of comments around that there may not be a lot of upside to the Telcos. And we know that covererd call etfs`s also have built-in limited upside. Any thoughts on swapping Telus for a covered call etf for income?

Q: I am looking for a US listed ETF that holds US listed Dividend Growing Equities. I have found RDVY (First Trust Rising Dividend ETF) and CUD (Ishares US Dividend Growers). Both have relatively high MERs for ETFs (0.49 % and 0.6% respectively). Both have a current distribution of around 2% yield. Is there anything else out there in this segment of the market ? While CUD is hedged I am not too concerned about that at this time. Would you prefer one of these over the other or would you think splitting between the two. I will be holding them in my RRSP and am looking to invest around 1% of my total RRSP holdings in this investment.