Investment Q&A

Q: Hello, on October 29 last you advised that MAW105 was better for a non-registered account. Conversely is MAW104 better for a registered account? Thanks, Bill

Q: I have recently joined my local share club and am learning how to feel more comfortable acting as my own financial advisor.
I have transferred my existing mutual funds over to a TD Waterhouse Account and would like your advise on what to do next with these funds. I am 56 and would like this to grow over the next 10 years and then produce income for me as I have no pension. Thank You.
These are approximate
TDB889C - 29%
AIM1595C - 19%
AIM1571C - 13%
AIM1561 - 9%
AIM1581C - 7%
AIM1559C - 5%
Cash - 17.5%

Thank you

Q: I currently own small positions in XEG, CPG, ARX, WCP and VET. They total 6% of my portfolio and I plan to move towards a 10% oil weighting by the end of the year.

I'd also like to buy a position in small cap energy so that I can benefit from the rebound, but I can't pick which one to invest in and am afraid if I buy just one, it may end up being the small cap that goes bankrupt. What do you think of me buying Sprott's Energy fund? I don't usually like mutual funds because of the high fee (2.5%) but if I buy very small positions in 10 small caps myself, it will cost me 1-2% in transaction costs anyway. Also, if the fund goes up 30 or 40 percent, I won't care much about the fee. Do you think this is a good idea? Do you like the fund? Are there any ETFs that would be comparable? I own XEG but it is mostly large cap oil, so not comparable.

Q: I have been a long term holder of this unit 10 yrs. With the current uptick and potential now upside would you recommend adding to my position or to continue holding my position with no increase in units. What are your thoughts on this holding?

Q: Dynamic Strategic Yield (1560)
Sentry All Cap Income (recent name change)
YieldPlus Income Trust
Sentry Growth & Income (727)

Hi

I'm 75 and have been living off these since I retired. Over the years they have done well for me.

Recently Sentry Growth (727) cut their dividend by about half. Is it time to get out and look for a better one. I have these with a financial adviser but i don't have a lot of faith in his advice. He wants to sell me products and i don't know enough to know if they are good or bad. I have thought about going on my own but i don't have the knowledge to do it. If i screw it up i'm beat.

I've looked for help but i can't find anyone who wants to bother with under a half million. I'm a truck driver, i don't have that kind of money.

Paul J

Q: Hi guys,

I have an index portfolio set up for my son - 1/3 Canada TDB900, 1/3 US TDB902 (S&P 500 unhedged) and 1/3 International TDB911. Given the rise of the US currency vs. the CDN $, would it be prudent to flip all of TDB902 to TDB904? Would you do a 50/50 split between TDB902 and TDB904? I guess I could ask the same concerning TDB911 and TDB905.

Thanks!

Aaron

Q: Hello Peter
I own a large poition of my portfolio in the MAW150 fund , it has been down about 9 % this year 2016 so far. Should i be worried, or contuine to hold for the long term ?
Thanks

Q: Good Morning
I have purchased the PHN Hi Yield Mutual Bond fund a couple of years ago and it has lost approximately 12% of its value. I noted that some of the top holdings are related to the energy sector such as Savanna, Gibson, Baytex, Trinidad Drilling etc.
Can you please comment whether I should hold or sell this mutual fund?
Can the value of this fund decline further if some of the companies included in the top holdings list like Baytex go bankrupt??
Is the ranking of 4 stars out of 5 by Morningstar for this mutual fund of any significance?
Thanks

Q: Could you explain when the funds are hedged and unhedged how they work with the movement of the dollar ?

Q: I am up 25% in 1030, a long term holding but down on both of the 1033 and 1042. Would appreciate your advise as to sell or move into other Mfund. Many thanks, J.A.P, Burlington

Q: Is CRA form T1135 required for investments in this fund, since it invests in numerous countries in the world? And how on earth would an investor get accurate numbers for this? Or does the Mutual Fund company provide the necessary information?

Q: What are your thoughts on couple of BMO Mutual fund.
BMO Tactical Dividend ETF = GGF31734
BMO Tactical Balanced ETF GGF31222

Q: My question pertains to all of my mutual funds. It appears that there is at least a 1 day delay in the on-line values of my funds: on days when the market and the top 10 companies in a fund are down, the fund will show an increase and the opposite is also true. Do most funds rebalance daily?

Q: Good Day,
I'm wondering if this Mawer fund (MAW104) is a good one ticket solution to an older conservative investor looking for stability? I see the fund currently has about 1/3 of the fund in fixed income, some cash and the balance in equity diversified geographically around the world. Seems like a pretty good solution, would you agree with this?
Thank-you.

Q: What is your opinion of this fund. I have held it for a number of years. But now with the market malaise am wondering if I should add to it; or sell it in order to put the funds to better use - in a well diversified (mostly 5i oriented 3 dimensional portfolio - BE, Income, and Growth). NCE appears to be up almost 1.8% YTD which seems like a "grand slam" compared to mostly everything else.

As usual, thanks in advance for your guidance on this one.

Q: Happy New Year Peter and all at 5i.
Our diversification outside of Canada is through the 5i portfolio Canadian companies with such diversification (ATD, BNS, BOS, CSU, SJ, TCN etc). We don't have any US or Global domiciled stocks. Is this enough looking at 2016 or is it prudent to add some US or Global focus ? Also, we've always been impressed with Dennis Mitchell who now has 4 US/Global funds at Sprott. Though new funds, based upon Mr Mitchell's track record at Sentry, would you recommend any of these ? An alternative ? What percentage of a 5i based portfolio ? Sincere thanks for all your guidance in 2014 and 2015. All the Best in 2016 ! Paul

Q: In TFSA I have 250 shares of XIC, I'm thinking trading XIC for MAW150 or MAW105. In RRSP I have MAW104 should I trade for MAW150 or have both. Would you consider fees to be too high. MAW150 fee in USF or Canadian?
Thank you

Q: what would generally be your top 5 mutual fund families and why?

Q: I have held this fund for about 10 years and I am down 7%. The quarterly dividends are reinvested in the fund and are reflected in the book value. It has been a good fund over the years, but currently has hit a rough patch. The fund is the income portion of my RSP and TFSA.

Should I sell or stay the course? I am reading and watching on BNN that the high yield market is in for a rough ride.

Thank you and season's greetings to everyone at 5i.

Q: Your thoughts as an all-in-one for registered plans