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Q: I have xhy.ca in my unregistered account and am down about 20%. Does it make sense to sell this and buy HPYT or HBND or are these totally different products?
Read Answer Asked by john on December 02, 2024
Q: Looking to move some money into the bond section of my portfolio. On the more risky side looking at XHY and USHY. How would you rate these for safety going forward on the the capital gain/loss side. Also I may sell some stocks like Magna that don't appear to be doing much.

I've been listening to Howard Marks and he thinks now is the time to be leaning towards bonds and Warren Buffet has been raising cash.
Read Answer Asked by Mark on November 06, 2024
Q: If starting an RESP account today, would you go with Portfolio A or B? Will start drawing from account in 5 years.
A. VBAL
B. 40% XHY & 60% XWD, rebalanced annually
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Curtis on October 31, 2024
Q: I have recently read that actively managed bond funds or etfs, unlike equities or the same, have a better outperformance history. Can you please comment on this? Would you recommend buying into any and if so could you recommend some?
Also do you think there is more room to run from dropping rates?
Those referenced here are general passive funds.
Thanks

Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on October 23, 2024
Q: Building the bond part of my investments. What proportion would you allocate to each of the four indicated. 2-What is the difference between XSB and XBB? 3- Do you consider OK to allocate some XHY as a bond equivalent?

Thanks for your great service.

Yves
Read Answer Asked by Yves on October 23, 2024
Q: Good Monday Morning to all at 5i!

I have both of there ETFs and have had them for a while. They are both underwater and I was wondering about their future prospects since interest rates are falling. Do they have a chance of seeing an upside???

Cheers,

Tamara
Read Answer Asked by Tamara on October 02, 2024
Q: Would both these 2 ETF fall under Financial services? I have 25% holding in this sector and need to reduce and wonder which ETF would you sell to bring down the weight. Both are 5% weight in my RRSP account. I have also some other financial stocks in a non registered account but reluctant to sell as this would would create a capital gain and I have no loss to offset the gain with.

Thanks
Read Answer Asked on October 01, 2024
Q: These are some of the bond ETFs you have previously suggested. You have recently noted that, while interest rates are dropping and long-term bonds should ultimately provide the most torque in this scenario, shorter-duration bonds should not be forgotten. Does this suggest that a 50/50 split between longer and shorter duration is best, or would you suggest some kind of uneven split for a retired-income investor looking for stability and reasonable growth? As a general strategy, would you also include some portion be allotted to convertible bonds?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on September 23, 2024
Q: If you were going to build my bond portion (40% +/-) portion of my portfolio using ETFs, how would you build that? Is there one ETF that provides a broad mix of corporate / municipal / provincial / federal, a broad laddering of periods, a mix of risk, a mix of regions, etc? Or would you build it using multiple ETFs that specialize in specific products?
Read Answer Asked by Tony on September 16, 2024
Q: Could you recommend 2-3 fixed income ideas for both in a registered and non-registered situation.
Read Answer Asked by Steven on August 29, 2024
Q: Good afternoon, I am realigning my RRSP account using geographic and asset type recommendations. The asset allocator recommends that 15% of my portfolio be in fixed income. Can you please recommend a few fixed-income ETFs? Also, should fixed-income holdings be mostly domestic or include international as well? Lastly, would you consider CASH.CA part of the fixed-income component of a portfolio or simply a place to keep cash until it is directed into another asset? Thank you in advance.
Read Answer Asked by bernie on August 20, 2024
Q: 2 questions:
In a taxable account what would you suggest to play the role of Bonds if any? I need to beef up my bonds allocation and need to keep cash and cash equivalent in my taxable account where I have new funds.

For a young retiree with a comfortable portfolio what percentage would you allocate to cash and bonds? Volatility is not a problem for me with a long term view.

Thank you
Yves
Read Answer Asked by Yves on August 06, 2024
Q: Can you please recommend 3 bond ETFs that will provide in one year 10% yield including both dividends and capital appreciation?
Read Answer Asked by Ron on July 18, 2024
Q: The fixed income portion of my portfolio is fairly low. Would now be a good time switch from equities into fixed income in bonds, or has the horse left the barn? What would be, in your opinion, some suggestions for fixed income?
Much appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Francisco on July 16, 2024
Q: Hoping you could suggest an ETF portfolio for an RRSP account with a minimum 12 years until withdrawals are made. The account is starting from scratch.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Curtis on May 10, 2024
Q: Can you suggest 10 best (sleep at night) low risk, monthly/quarterly income, tax efficient, Canadian etfs. Monthly preferred but not essential. Held in non registered account.
Read Answer Asked by Craig on April 29, 2024
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