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Q: Dear 5i,

I am considering purchasing either PGF860 or PGF260 for my RIF and TFSA accounts.
Morningstar describes both as Global Small/Mid/Cap equity mutual funds but, PGF860 appears to have much fewer holdings. May I please have your thoughts on these two funds and whether they might be good considerations for my two different accounts. Might one be better suited for each account?
Thanks for the terrific service!
Read Answer Asked by Ian on February 03, 2021
Q: hi, what is your thoughts MFC 5786:ca and MFC 5303:ca for 2-3% portfolio

thanks Jean guy
Read Answer Asked by Jean Guy on January 27, 2021
Q: When mutual funds and ETF'S show there annual returns are they net of all fees? So if a mutual fund has a higher MER but out performs a lower fee ETF it would be obviously better to go with the Mutual fund if history shows better returns even if it's only say 0.5 %. Not guaranting future returns of course. Is this why you like recommending Mawer funds!
Read Answer Asked by Mike on January 26, 2021
Q: Good afternoon:
I have a Foundation account that I am managing
for my late mother, and was wondering if you could suggest 6 mutual funds to invest in. I am not allowed to invest in any higher risk funds. (I do like
the Mawer group of funds.)
Thanks!

Read Answer Asked by James on January 21, 2021
Q: First a big thank you for the terrific returns we received in 2020 thanks to your stellar guidance (our largest holdings we first discovered through 5i -hello LSPD,XBC and WELL!). We gifted our kids memberships in December and praise your service to everyone. This is truly an invaluable service.
Now to the question, my brother is tired of paying high fees for his CIBC pension holdings. When I looked into this for him last year, some pools had MER in the 2% range! He’s moved the following into cash and is looking for lower fee/higher return alternatives in the following areas of his pension account:
-Imperial Canadian Dividend Income Pool
-Imperial Canadian Equity High Income Pool
-Imperial US Equity Pool
-Imperial International Equity Pool
-Imperial Short Term Bond Pool
-Imperial Long Term Bond Pool
Please charge as many questions as required.
Read Answer Asked by Warren on January 21, 2021
Q: Hello,
I have some holdings in the Sun Life Granite Balanced Growth Portfolio class F as a "steady" fund for a blend of growth and safety. Thoughts on this fund please and any funds in your view that could be better in the space.

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Chris on January 18, 2021
Q: Would like your opinion of this fund (Desjardins Overseas growth fund)and of the portfolio manager (Baillie Gifford) . Would you have a recommendation on an ETF that is comparable and what other funds/etf's does this fund manager handles. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Saad on January 18, 2021
Q: Hi Peter
Can you point me to a good actively managed mutual fund(s). with reasonable MERs. Having been a very successful manager yourself is there anyone that stands out over the longer term preferablly with a mandate bigger than Canada.
Thx Blake
Read Answer Asked by blake on January 13, 2021
Q: Your thoughts on the IPO for Ninepoint Partners LP Bitcoin Trust - Class A, and how does this compare to other listed companies (GBTC, QBTC, BTCG, GLXY)? I am not interested in participating in the current FOMO, so willing to wait for the next pullback. In the meantime I'd like to assess how these current offerings compare to Ninepoint. Does Ninepoint trade like an ETF? Much thx.
Read Answer Asked by Henry on January 11, 2021
Q: Hi,
Can you give me your opinion on BlackRock Global Equity Index ACWI fund code 876.
Thank You
Martin Lavoie
Read Answer Asked by Martin on December 29, 2020
Q: Hi,
What is your general opinion of investing in segregated funds? I understand that there are some great benefits for estate planning purposes as you get older, i.e. bypassing probate/estate fees, quick transfer of funds to beneficiaries, guaranteed death benefit, etc... but are the high MER fees (>2%) really worth it? I was helping my mom who is retired look into some of her investments in her TFSA and her advisor has her in invested in these two Manulife products, MPS4959 and MPS4980. Thoughts on these two funds? Do these two funds pay dividends or have a distribution yield? Could not find it.
Aside from the benefits I mentioned above where you only get with Seg funds, and looking at just the pure investment return/structure of the funds, could you suggest 4-5 other attractive ETF's that she could invest in that would outperform these over the next 10-20 years? I would like to switch her into some low cost ETF's or an all in one fund that are either comparable(balanced fund) or better than these two expensive products. She is close to 70, won't need to draw any of this money to live on (she has other sources of income) and looking for some steady and stable growth assuming life expectancy for another 15-25 years. Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Keith on December 18, 2020
Q: Looking at the above MAWER funds which I believe you still like in the Mutual Fund field. I am interested in MAW 108 which is US Equity. MAW 120 is I think 56% US/ Canada with several of the holdings the same as in MAW 108 and 33 % Europe. MAW 102 seems to be 65% Europe incl UK ,27% Far East and only 5% US.So would MAW 108 and MAW 102 be a better combo? I guess it is a question of whether one thinks Europe will perform better than the US . Thanks for any help.Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on December 10, 2020
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