Q: Hi team,

Could you come up with a list of « sleep at night » ETFs, with a 5-10 years horizon, ranking them from best to lowest potential growth and from highest to lowest risk ?

Please deduct as many credits as you see fit.
Gratefully,

Jacques IDS

Q: I would like to set up a portfolio of approximately $250,000 for my son who is in his mid forties who has zero interest or ability to manage the portfolio. Half the money would be in a TFSA and the other half in a 'cash' account. One possible option is to invest in a number of ETF's along the lines of the MoneySaver, Model Portfolio but not certain that this would be a good option as rebalancing would be required on a regular basis.
The other option that I am considering is to invest in one or more balanced ETF's or mutual funds such as VBAL, VGRO, XBAL, ZBAL, etc, or perhaps MF's such as the TD Balance Index Fund or the CIBC Balanced index Fund.

How would you structure a portfolio that would require little / preferably no maintenance over a long time frame. Thanks

With ETF's such as VBAL, XBAl, are dividends or interest payments reinvested by the 'fund. or is reinvesting of any proceeds necessary?

Q: Which growth/balance Canadian ETFs would you recommend for a 2 year hold?
Thanks