Investment Q&A

Q: DXU is a new ETF and would appreciate your thoughts on it. Is this a good time to purchase or would it be best to do a "wait and see"? I currently hold ZUB and am wondering if it should be switched to an ETF that is not hedged. Which bank ETF would you consider for the unhedged or would you go with a single US bank. Thanks for your advice.

Q: Hi Peter & Team: For a growth portfolio, what % would you allocate to Cdn,US,EM and other developed mkt. ? What ETF's would you suggest for EM & other dev.mkt, hedged or not hedged to the loony? Thanks. Fooklin

Q: WHAT IS YOUR OPINION THESE DAYS ABOUT THIS STOCK.IS IT A GOOD TIME TO BUY?.THANK YOU.EBRAHIM

Q: In answer to another reader's question, you recently recommended the following 4 US tech stocks (NVDA, QCOM, GOOG, CGNX) and four US industrials (FLIR, LLL, UTX, ITRI).

If you had to narrow it down to two in each of these categories (tech and industrials), which would you pick at this time?

Q: Now that Apple has risen to within 1% of its all time high and I am finally at a position slightly higher than when I bought, I am considering selling the shares and would be interested in your latest view on whether this is a good time to sell, or whether there is any advantage to waiting a while.
The shares are held in my wife's RRIF and if sold, I would want to buy something else in the same sector, or move into the health/pharma sector.
I bought the shares a few years ago after asking your advice and you suggested to buy either AAPL or GOOG. I suspect that GOOG has done much better since and I have to say I was never really impressed with the low dividend that AAPL pays, especially considering how much cash it has on hand.

Does the tech sector still have legs? Are there any companies you like in the tech sector in the US that pay a 3%+ dividend and still a chance of growth?

Thanks in advance for your deliberations.

Q: Hello,

At one point you were hinting that a US portfolio may be in the cards for 5i. Any closer to a decision? If not, how would you invest 60k$ U$.

Thanks
M

Q: Good morning team. What do you think of NVDA quarterly results last night (Thursday)? My holding has grown to 3.5%. The after hours market looks neutral. I'm not sure why. Much thanks for all you do.

Q: I have a well diversified Canadian portfolio. I would like to have coverage of the US market with one or two etf's. Can you suggest any that would give me a broad selection of US stocks.
Many thanks Dorothy

Q: I currently hold ZWE, ZWU, and ZWH in my RRSP for a total weight of 4.8% .
Is this unnecessary duplication and / or is the weighting too high given
the nature of these products ? Joe

Q: I have some US cash and think I will deploy it in a copper stock because of the upward price pressure on copper. Could yo recommend some names that I can pick up using US dollars?

Q: HI Peter /group Does Paypal have lots of growth ahead as the on line purchases continue to grow?

Q: VFH is a US ETF with broad coverage of US banking. The bank ETFs & stocks took a big jump after the US election. Do you think all the potential upside is already priced in? Is there a Canadian ETF providing the same exposure that you would recommend or is VFH the best approach here? Many thanks.

Q: Hi gents looking to get into the tech sector as I have no holdings at present - prefer US but does but open to a Canadian company if it makes sense

Q: Which ETF would be your preference? Vanguard VSP or VFV
With thanks, Bill

Q: Hello,

I am selling my GILD stock today. what would you suggest as a replacment for this in the US.
Thank you

Q: Any update on Calm's dividend re instatement

Q: I realize this company (GSE Systems, GVP-US) may not be covered by you in the normal course of events but it was mentioned by a BNN analyst and sounded very interesting. Do you know anything about it?

Q: Would you comment on Gilead latest earnings and would you hang on for the longer term as a result, please.

Q: I have held Total SA in my RRIF account for several years; as it's dividend is not eligible for the foreign tax credit can you suggest a similar holding , preferably a US company, to replace it?
Thanks

Q: In Today's answer to a question by Peter,
5i wrote:
"Certainly AmazonGo is something that needs to be watched, as it reduces costs and time for the customer, thus it could be very popular. But others will follow if the techology works well, and Loblaw has already started a big online push."

Is this the technology that Shopify supplies ? Is there further opportunity to invest in this type of technology .