Investment Q&A

Q: In a best case scenario, I think 4 years of Donald Trump in power will be chaotic and discruptive in the US and globally. In a worst case, I believe the US is heading for internal unrest/violence, and the certain parts of the globe will be at war. If you were a 74 year old investor who has done well listening to 5i the last 2 years, how would you now hedge against these scenarios?

Q: I have several 'Growth' companies which have grown quite large in both Cdn and US markets (Thanks). While I plan to let winners run, I am looking to take some capital out of those, and shift to areas of the market which are trading below their historical averages. Could you suggest some areas of both US and Canada to look for those areas? (Specific companies or ETFs which would target this both welcome)

Q: Can you go over your thoughts (other than sector differences) between these 2 types of products. I know they both use covered calls to generate additional income and that one is a split share.

Would a product like umax typically keep its payments at some level more consistently (as there is no preferred share to protect)? Is the upside (downside) potential higher on the split?

That is what I am thinking are the main differences but wondering if there are any other differences in how you see them.

If one was lookig at a swap from FTN to umax to keep a similar yield and lower leverage risk is that a reasonable view?

Q: Is there a Canadian dollar uranium ETF you would recommend?
Would you buy cameco at the current price $82 cad or wait for a pullback? Is it overvalued at todays price
Ty

Q: I am currently at loss with TLT in my cash account. I want to sell it as tax loss. I am thinking buying HYPT in margin account with interest rate of 7.95%. HPYT has yield of 17.27%. So, theocratically I can make 9.32% if I do not sell it. I want to hold it for a medium term 3-5 years. Does it make sense? Will it be more risky than investing in TLT?

Q: I am looking to move some recent high risk stock gains into a dividend/yield product (>7%) that is not a direct function of market equities as I think markets are very overbought. Would something like HYPT be appropriate and can you suggest a few other ideas? Thank you

Q: A conservative investor has these three ETFs. For a non-registered account would she be better off topping up one of these, or is there another ETF that would complement this group. With or without a dividend.

Q: What are your top 3 ETFs (US dollars) for general market exposure?

Q: Hi Gang
What are your 5 top Canadian income ETFs

Thanks Mike B

Q: Hi 5i

https://www.globalx.ca/product/hxdm#facts

I've looked at the "at a glance" section of HXDM (link above). It has a MER of 0.22 a mangement fee of 0.20, a trading expense ratio of 0.30, and a swap fee of 0.30.

The ETF has been around since at least 2018. Looking back, can you tell me what owners of this ETF would have paid in fees 2019 - 2023? It's hard to know based on the information below:
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Financial Highlights (continued)
Ratios and Supplemental Data
Year (1) 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Total net asset value (000’s) $ 394,907 259,253 227,812 569,390 102,401
Number of shares outstanding (000’s) 12,317 9,520 7,129 19,751 3,771
Management expense ratio (2) 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%
Management expense ratio before waivers and absorptions (2) 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%
Trading expense ratio (3) 0.29% 0.30% 0.29% 0.27% 0.27%

TIA!

Q: Could you please provide a list of top US ETF’s that can be bought (low cost with great management)
a) using a US dollar acct
b) using a CDN dollar acct
3-5 for each.

Thanks

Q: I have held this fund for several years and it is now back to its purchase price. Not sure if I should sell or hold on for better times. Any comments above why it isn’t doing better?
Thanks.

Q: Which would be better purpose high interest or coil thanks

Q: Hi 5iResearch Team,

I’m currently quite bullish on the copper industry and would appreciate your thoughts on the best way to invest in this space. Do you think CPER is a solid choice, or would you recommend looking at specific copper companies instead? If the latter, which copper companies do you have the most conviction in at the moment?

Thank you for your time and insights—I greatly appreciate your help.

Q: What are some ETFs that I can use to diversify my portfolio and have as a buy and hold strategy. 20+ year hold in TFSA. I want a portion of my portfolio that I don't have to look at at all. I currently have VFV and VEQT.

Q: I am concerned about the possibility of a bear market and would like to reduce my equity risk. I am looking for a safe investment which is highly liquid. I am in the process of considering cashable GICs. Are there any ETFs which you would recommend for money market funds? Can you please recommend an ETF for the Canadian market and one ETF for the US market.

Also, for a 1-2 year hold, what type of bond ETF would you recommend (long bond, mid-term, etc) for a fairly safe investment? Again, can you please recommend one Canadian and one US ETF.

Thank you again for this excellent service.

Q: Do you have any concerns with someone holding these ETF’s for a 3 to 5 year time period?

Q: For a CAD denominated S&P500 and NASDAQ100 ETF within a TFSA, would you prefer the HXS and HXQ funds - given no distributions and therefore no 15% withholding tax drag - vs other CAD denominated S&P500 and NASDAQ100 ETF options? Thanks.

Q: For tax purposes (t1135) is btcc considered foreign content?

Q: Good afternoon 5i staff
Just a brief addendum to my previous question regarding short or long term bond etf’s are best for today. Many say that Canada’s inflation rate is already rising and that Trump’s policies will push inflation. What I was interested in is why you don’t believe the narrative that we will be facing an inflationary environment.
Thanks