Q: At age of 85 is it worth for me to consider converting my present holdings of 20 diversified ETF's to All-in-One ETf's?
If yes can you give me an idea as to the negative or positive reasons behind this decision and which ones from your blog list that should be considered! All the present holdings are in RRIF and TFSA.
Thank you for taking the time for your reply & Merry Xmas!

Q: RE: 2025-03-07: Geographic - Diversification - For now, we would still favour the US, with a general suggested 50%, 30%, 20% (USA, CAN, INT). International could be 10% to 20% depending on the investor.

I'm currently converting my 25 stock portfolio to just two Balanced All-In-One ETFs: XBAL and AOM. I've determined the GEO distribution is: XBAL (45%, 25%, 29%) and AOM (62%, 3%, 34%). A mix of XBAL and AOM will leave my portfolio with ~ 30% International exposure -higher than 5i suggests above.

I googled this to try to figure out why these Balanced All-In-One funds have 'higher' international exposure:

"J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions suggest developed international stocks may produce better annual returns than U.S. equities over the next 10 to 15 years. The expected difference is about 1.4% annually – specifically, 8.1% for EAFE stocks (Europe, Australasia, Far East) versus 6.7% for U.S. stocks."


Your comments on this difference in international exposure would be most appreciated. Thank you.

Q: I was intrigued by this ETF and also looked up these other fidelity funds. can you give me your assessment of these three as a one stop shop for a retired senior looking for some fixed and growth investments being somewhat conservative. Any other suggestions for a income/ balanced, and equity ETF

Thanks Dave