Investment Q&A

Q: if you would buy one bond etf in canada for growth, growth being the key word which one would it be. dave

Q: Hi,
Just wondering what would be the best type of an investment vehicle for money I will want back in possibly a years time? GIC's are giving over 5% but would a bond fund supply a better overall return and if so what bond fund duration would be best for this time frame? Appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you.

Q: What are your thoughts on this US Private Credit ETF (VPC)?

Q: I read an article in the Globe and Mail this morning where inflation-linked bonds were touted as a good investment at this time. Would you agree with that strategy?
Whether you agree or not could you please give the reasons why. If you do agree where can we buy these bonds and which would you recommend?

Q: The Bank of Canada hiked their policy rate 50 bp's today - will this be priced in to Fixed Income instruments (GIC's/Bonds/TBills etc) immediately or would it have already been priced in in anticipation.
Thanks

Q: How safe if the PSA? I ask because I know some commentators are talking about a “credit event” perhaps happening sometime in the next few years, and I remember some money market mutual funds having some kind of unexpected difficulty in the past.

Q: Is this iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIP Bond ETF
buyable now or is it better to wait for interest rates to rise further?

Also I don't understand how there is a yield of 3.95% (according to yahoo finance) if the underlying bonds are zero coupon bonds.

I would appreciate your overall opinion on GOVZ. Thank you

Q: Peter and team, not sure how to word this but I’ll try. When one buys a bond at less than face value [say $92] when it comes it comes due at the $100 face value, correct? On my brokers website it has a yield for semi annual and annual returns. Let’s say that’s 5% and it comes due in 3 years. Does that 5% make up a combination of the eight dollar capital gain plus the interest paid while I own it. If not how is that 5% calculated. Feel free to pick an existing bond being sold at a discount in order to answer my question. Are there any specific bonds or bond sectors that stand out as investable? I assume I’m better off, if I want to buy a discount, to wait until the next BOC announcement regarding rates.
Thanks as always
Bryan

Q: hello 5i:
We hold the Pimco Monthly Income Fund as our sole Global Fixed Income contributor. We are not displeased with it, but wonder if you favour another ETF, or mutual fund, that could replace it, or complement it. We would probably expect at least a 4.5% distribution. Ideas?
thanks
Paul L

Q: Perhaps a dumb question, but who exactly is buying the GOC 5 year bond with ytm of 3.15%?
5 yr GICs are 5+%
Inflation 6+%
5 yr investment corporates are 5+%
Prime lending rate 5.95% and virtually certain to go higher
I realize that the market is betting that rates will fall in the coming years (we’ll see), but these numbers still don’t square up with the GOC 5 yr bond price imo. Is it a liquidity thing?

Q: Hi Team,

Have you noticed all the BAIL-IN debt that's being raised right now by Canadian banks? Shouldn't we be exiting these stocks or am I misreading what is going on?

I was shopping for some short term bonds with high yields to hold to maturity and I see a number of issues where "Bail-in debt," is written in the comments on the bonds.

Q: This ETF is yielding 9.22% and running at about 40% discount. Is there anything not to like about this?

Q: I hear podcasters mentioning that you can buy some US high quality corporate bonds that are yielding 10-11%. Do you know of any, or anything remotely similar? Thank you.

Q: Hi Gent, For balancing purposes I’m looking for taxe efficient bond ETF for non register account. Looking for short term bond ETF and international exposure.

Thx

Luc

Q: VCB currently has a yield to maturity of 5.4%. I am thinking this would make the ETF a buy now given the future "bump" in NAV from maturing bonds with a high face value versus market value. Am I correct?

Q: Please recommend some good Canadian corporate bond ETF's with a bit of explanation, please

Q: Can I have your thoughts on Nationial banks cash saver account (NBC100 series A) the interest rate is 3.25%. It has a one day purchase and redemption.
I also am an x TD waterhouse investment customer and moved all of my accounts to National Bank and couldn't happier! Got rid of TD insurance also. TD continually had their hand in my pocket. I will never do business with them again.

Q: In the current bond market environment with raising interest rates how money markets funds will behave? Will they also increase to some degree? What is your opinion? I switched my bonds assets to money market funds when the bonds were tanking and this move stabilized the fixed asset part of my portfolio.
Thank you
Miroslaw

Q: Good Morning
In response to Gord's question on November 2, 2022 you indicated that the yield on CASH is 4.29%. My discount broker shows a dividend of $.84 yielding 1.67% and the closing price was $50.12.

Can you please clarify.
Thanks

Q: For price appreciation in the next 12-24 months, would you prefer a long-term ETF like XLB/TLT or an ETF with shorter duration like XBB/ZAG. Or a bit of both?
Thanks.