Q: With Tapering now on the doorstep, where do you see short term bond prices going? Is there any scenario where ZCS and/or XSB might actually rise? Thanks.
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iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (CPD)
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BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (ZPR)
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BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCS)
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Horizons Active Ultra-Short Term Investment Grade Bond ETF (HFR)
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Horizons Active Floating Rate Preferred Share ETF (HFP)
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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF (XSB)
Q: Hi! I have an ETF portfolio and a portfolio of Canadian and U.S. stocks. I have 10% of my ETF portfolio in Fixed Income given the historically low interest rates. This accounts for about 5% of my overall portfolio which is pretty low. Difficult to add here. I have some XHY and CBO which offset the risks of rising rates somewhat. Should I add to my fixed income portfolio or wait for rates to rise a bit. If I do add, rate reset preferred might be another option or continue adding to CBO and XHY?
Thank you,
Jason
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BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCS)
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iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF (CLF)
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iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF (XSB)
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iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (XIC)
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (VIU)
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (VI)
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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF (VEE)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN)
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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
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Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VIDY)
Q: I would like to invest using only 4 ETFs. One for short bonds, one for all Canadian stocks, one for emerging markets, one for the whole US market, and one for the developed world (as wide as possible) excluding Canada and the US.
Which ETFs should I use?
Thanks