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Q: I was asked to review my sons portfolio and he is a ETF investor mainly. I have a concern with the very high MER of 3.76% current for healthcare Leader income ETF It has a high yield (8.4%) that I think is tempting him but Brand leader fund by the same firm has a mer of 1.44 %. Why the big difference. I see the hhl is advertised and promoted heavily on BNN. Are they charging fund holders for their promo on a under preforming fund? I found a great site The Wealth Game (wealthgame.ca) that lets you calculate the true cost over time of fees. It can be an eye opener for younger people with longer time horizons that are sucked into what they may think are low fees such as 2 or 3 percent. Your views please.
Read Answer Asked by James on March 03, 2017
Q: Hi 5i,
The after hours trading (Feb 28th) on SRPT was ugly following their report. A big miss on expectations but they were expected to lose money and I can’t tell what the expectations themselves might have been based on. I know you may not be overly familiar, as it is a US stock, but can you help size it up? I'm wondering if it is real trouble or maybe an over-reaction opportunity once things settle down a bit. Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Lance on March 01, 2017
Q: Hello 5i,
I don't have much healthcare exposure right now but I'm thinking about getting back in. I noticed the resent many reasonably priced options in Canada - CRH and GUD seem like the go to names but each have massive P/E ratios.
As a result, I was thinking about buying a US retail pharma stock like CVS or just buying the XLV instead. I like CVS as it is kinda like "owning the race track instead of the the race car". Am I hitting the mark with this analogy or am I missing something? Some Bio tech names appear quite cheap due to pricing/political risk etc. But I also would never know which one to buy. Do you see any issues with the CVS in general? Would you recommend just buying the XLV instead? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Scott on February 23, 2017
Q: Can we get your opinion on TH with regards to:
- financial results announced Feb.8/17
- results of recent tests of their product
- is their a chance this company could become a portfolio changer, I mean should I average up and take this to a 3% position from 1.5%

Thanks for your great service as I would likely not heard of a company like TH without being a member
Read Answer Asked by James on February 21, 2017
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