Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter,

Are there any canadian CDR's for QQQ, IWO or other similiar etf's ?

Thanks

Q: It Looks like India is booming what etf you would recommend Also Grren Energy is the future Is It time to buy any stock for grren energywhich)or it is too early?

Q: what would you recommend as a US IT ETF

Q: Dear 5i,
If one were to hold VFV and VSP for an infinite period of time and assume MER's were the same and effects of currency were neutral.
Is it reasonable to assume VFV would outperform VSP by approximately 1% because of hedging costs? If not, can you help explain.

Q: I am considering investing some money in the Chinese market. Can I please have your thoughts on Baba and the two ETF's noted. as well what is your overall opinion on investing in China?

Q: Can you please suggest the best Canadian equivilents to PDBC and DBC and or other ways to play commodities preferrably through etf's in Canada to avoid complicated year end tax issues. Thanks for your help.

Q: I am using this high interest savings account (about 4% ) to hold money for RRIF (monthly)withdrawals. if I am correct there is no trading fee as with PSA etc. Is this the best way of managing this issue?
Thanks for your help Tom

Q: In these times where the financial health of companies are being put to the test, are bond funds like XHY, which hold 60% BB grade bonds and 30% B grade bonds, something that a wise investor should be pulling out of?

Q: After recent developments in Ukraine-Russia war, Russia now treating NATO as a direct enemy, so we are are going to see significant escalation in cyber war activities, meaning more money is going to be spend on cyber security. To capitalize on this, I would like to invest in one of these three cybersecurity ETFs. I am leaning towards BUG because it has higher concentration of security names, two other ETFs have many cloud/infrastructure holdings (e.g. Cisco, Cloudflare, etc.) that have little to do with cybersecurity. Yet, BUG is the smallest out of 3 ETFs and it has very high average P/E ratio... Which ETF do you recommend and what's you reasoning for the choice? Thanks.

Q: Wondering…..what would be your recommended route for investment in battery metals … stocks, ETFs ?

Q: Within a TFSA is the dividend of VFV:CA (Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF) subject to a withholding tax?

Thank you.

Q: I believe in copper investments for long term for various reasons.What would be your choice concerning copper mining stocks ETF,I noticed that COPP holds mostly CDN stocks and COPX is quite diversified geographically.Any other copper mining stock ETFs suggested ?

Q: How do you think REITS will do in 2023? What would be your preferred ETF? Thank you.

Q: I'm primarily a growth investor with a tolerance for risk. I do not have any semi-conductor companies in my portfolio. I was considering AMD or NVDA but I'm not wondering if AEHR might be good play to consider since it does chip testing. It does seem to be growing revenue quickly and surprising the market with it's earnings. What comments/advice do you have wrt to how I should think about the chip players including the high tech testing play that AEHR offers? Thanks!

Q: I have an RESP for my nephew who is in grade 12 now and attending a college in the fall. His parents are not great savers, and I don't have children, so I'm fine to subsidize his education. I currently hold only CDZ and TD in the RESP and would like to add some additional cash soon.

What's your advice on how to proceed? Do I add to one or both, or would I be better to invest in CASH or PSA.

Thanks,
Robert

Q: What are some thoughts and opinions on XSU

Q: Please explain why the yields on these etfs differ so much

Q: Hi.

Im looking for an ETF". developed Europe " on the US side similar to the VE (can)I looked at those but both have Asia included

VEA or Vxus


thanks a lot

Margit

Q: Hello I’m wondering if you could name a couple of USD traded etfs that would be as close to the equivalent of PSA or CASH but trade in USD either on a Canadian or US exchange if necessary. Thanks

Q: Good morning.
We are retired and rely on our investments for income.
We are looking to simplify our portfolios and would appreciate your opinion.
We are hoping to utilize etfs in our rrsp and tfsa.
In our non registered we would like etfs and Canadian dividend stocks to utilize the the dividend tax credit as this is our main source of income.
At present our set up is:
TFSA. VDY
RRSP. VIG
non registered. 70 % (VDY. XIU. VCE with 15 individual canadian stocks )
30%. ( VGG. ZSP. ZNQ)

Is this too simplified?
Are there any etfs we should add or delete or would be better.

Thanks for your help.
Victoria