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Q: Please rank the above ETFs in order of preference for income and safety. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Paul W on April 08, 2020
Q: I understand that a covered call ETF will produce lower highs and higher lows compared to a non-covered call ETF. However, what would cause the ETF's to have an inverse relation on a trading day? For example, if we take ZEB and ZWB, I noticed on some trading days in the past (even before the current volatility), one ETF would be up a few % points, while the other ETF would be down a few % points.
Read Answer Asked by Craig on April 01, 2020
Q: Most of my son's assets (all tfsa) are in the etfs zwb, vgg and vee. Would you suggest substituting any other etfs at this point with an eye to catching the rebound? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by William on March 31, 2020
Q: I have held the above stock, (TD) for several years and recently sold,, as it has easily been the most volatile stock in my portfolio. I am thinking of spreading the risk by investing in a good bank etf or reinvesting in one bank when the situation calms down. What are your thoughts, and if the etf route is best, which one or ones would you recommend.

Thanks, David
Read Answer Asked by david on March 23, 2020
Q: Thanks for your calming influence these days. Also appreciate your expression of empathy in your market update: we all recognize that what is unfolding brings a lot of emotional strain.
I own some ZWB because for the last few years didn't really see any catalyst to make banks move rapidly. Its Beta is 0.94. I am wondering if ZEB would be a better holding during the recovery with its Beta of 1.02. Does the "covered call" aspect of ZWB carry a downside for such market conditions?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Marilou on March 19, 2020
Q: Hi 5i team,
I want to buy ETFs for my RRSP to capture the eventual market recovery. I'm thinking of the utilities and banks sectors. I understand that 'covered call' ETFs are not ideal to capture market gain in an upswing. Which ETF would you recommend for Canadian utilities industry? And which one for Canadian banks? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Willie on March 16, 2020
Q: 5I Team,
I own IHI etf, I like it's limited number of stocks (10 top stocks 70%)
Can you please suggest few ETF that have limited number of stocks (any sector, US, Can, Global) ?
Thanks
Best regards
Read Answer Asked by Djamel on December 27, 2019
Q: Hi gang, I have some cash I would like to park for rrsp Acct . Any suggestions I will be happy with total 4-6% returns. In my mind comes zeb-zwb or pwf. Risk? Thanks. Alnoor
Read Answer Asked by Alnoor on November 22, 2019
Q: Hi the dividend on this etf shows on iTrade as 3.43%. However the stated dividends of the big five show as being between 3.9-5.2% when I check them individually. Is the difference explained simply by the management fee/mer? Should I sell the etf and just buy say two banks and if so whIch two would you recommend? Thanks, Bill
Read Answer Asked by Bill on April 02, 2019
Q: Hello I was wondering if you know of any ETF's like the ZEB for banks that would represent the insurers either traded in the US or Canada that you would recommend for a long term hold in and RRSP. DRIP eligible preferred.
Read Answer Asked by Kolbi on March 09, 2019
Q: Some market chatter from MT Newswires found on TD. It says: 'Crescat Capital sees the Canadian economy heading for recession as the housing market buckles. "That might be bad enough for the banks but they face an added strain: outside the financial sector, more than 80% of Canadian companies aren't generating enough cash to support their businesses, the highest in the world," according to Crescat.
"Canadian banks will be left holding the bag and the ones to suffer from what is likely to be a major economic recession," Tavi Costa, a global macro analyst at Denver-based Crescat, said by phone.'

I was wondering about these 2 issues they raised, especially about the lack of cash.

Thanks in advance for your views.
Read Answer Asked by TOM on January 18, 2019
Q: Hi Peter/Ryan
I don't have any banks in my portfolio. In current scenario is it better to go with single ETF or buy individual listed banks. Value your opinion.

Thanks
Sanjay
Read Answer Asked by S on November 05, 2018
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