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Q: Would you please look under the hood of these 2 new etfs and compare,contrast and state a preference with regards to holdings,fees and long term prospects. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Steve on February 09, 2021
Q: What is your view on a core portfolio of the following ETFs: IEMG (12%), IEFA (23%), ITOT/ VFV (40%). The US ETFs would be in RRSP to minimize fees and withholding taxes while VFV would be in a TFSA. Both accounts would be supplemented with individual stocks from the 5i balanced/growth portfolios and a select few US stocks (CRWD, U, SQ, PINS, PLTR, NVDA) for Canada/growth exposure. Do you prefer Vanguard’s comparative US ETFs over the ones mentioned or are you largely indifferent? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by George on February 09, 2021
Q: Hi Guys
How do you think Mawer International fund will perform going out 5 or 10 years, or would you choose Emerging Markets instead, Would China be a risk ?
Geographic Allocation
45.9% Europe Ex. U.K.
20.0% United Kingdom
14.2% Asia Pacific Ex. Japan
10.7% Japan
5.3% United States
3.9% Cash & Cash Equivalents
0.0% Middle East/Africa
0.0% Latin America
0.0% Canada
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on February 09, 2021
Q: USA is currently in talks with nickel mining companies in Canada, trying to alter it's dependence on Chinese companies supplying periodic table elements to them. Do you see a Canadian company/ companies benefiting from nickel supply to the EV market that are current producers, or in early development of mining that can fill this need that are undervalued. Alternately is there a royalty company supplying nickel. Which company would you pick.
Read Answer Asked by Ric on February 09, 2021
Q: Among these three companies, which would be your objective choice realizing that TT seems to be favored. But have the other two similar potential?
Thank you, Team
(My trading portfolio return was the highest ever last year, thanks to your excellent recommendations!)
Read Answer Asked by Sigrid on February 09, 2021
Q: As I approach retirement I am looking at transitioning more to ETF's (Cdn, US, Europe). Traditionally my comfort level is best when I own good quality divd paying stocks (hard asset to me).
Question: with etf's such as zwh, cdz, zwp (all owned), am I actually owning a basket of stock within those funds? Or do these funds utilize levers such as forward contracts, derivatives, indexes etc (which I have very little knowledge of) to generate their returns.
If not, are their cdn/us/Europe etfs with actual holdings that you can recommend
Read Answer Asked by Harry on February 09, 2021
Q: Over the years CSU has been building in my TFSA and UnReg account to the point where it is too large of a single holding. I am thinking of selling enough to buy two stocks and keep an equal amount of CSU. Thoughts are buy KXS and TOI. I would very much appreciate your suggestions/thoughts on this please. Open to US ideas as well. Thanks again.
Read Answer Asked by Danny-boy on February 09, 2021
Q: Isn't Sandy about to exceed the cumulative total TFSA limit?
Read Answer Asked by Peter on February 09, 2021
Q: I have never purchased an IPO of an ETF. When Ark Invest unveils its SPACE ETF in March, what strategy do you recommend ? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Norman on February 09, 2021
Q: Assumming you still use a balanced and diversified portfolio in your tfsa. As of today what 20 stocks would you hold. Deduct as many credits as you see fit.
Read Answer Asked by Todd on February 09, 2021
Q: Hi !

I have more of an investor psychology question.

Let's say I am interested in an initial investment in a company such as WELL which saw a nice move upwards recently. I find that after a company moves up I am strongly resistant to investing in it. I pretty much "won't" do it. There are many examples where the error of this mentality has been shown.

Would you be able to suggest a mental strategy so that I feel okay about investing in companies that have spiked?

Yours kindly,
David
Read Answer Asked by D on February 09, 2021
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