Investment Q&A

Q: What do you think of this Harvest ETF as way to play Cameco and uranium. Paying a hefty dividend. Sustainable?
Guy

Q: Just wondering what your thoughts are on MBSF (Regan Floating Rate MBS ETF). It was noted on BNN this morning. Is the dividend of 4.62% correct and is it safe ? Any red flags with this one ?

Also it is not in your database.

Q: How would you rank? Are there better alterntives for the ETF payments space?

Q: I prepared a question on EWJ but when I hit “submit” your website logged me out; I will prepare it again but if you see the first one of course please ignore this.

A couple of questions. First, what is your outlook for this investment going forward? The ETF is based on the Japan index; does the market in Japan seem favourable? In particular, there has been a suggestion that the “carry trade” will be winding down as interest rates begin to rise; will this affect the investment prospects? Or does the ETF being in US currency shield it from any effect?

Second, what is the expected yield going forward? Different profiles for the fund show different rates. 5i I has it at 1.9%; BMO shows it at 4.53%. However, in December, I received a payment that was probably just over 4%, but that was a semi-annual payment. Can you see what it might be going forward to the next one in May? And can you explain why the December payment seems so high, especially compared to distributions in the past years?

Many thanks for your excellent service.

Q: Can you share your top US ETF picks for each sector? Thanks!

Q: Looking to invest in gold ETFS which ones would you recommend .

Q: Cdn Banks and Lifecos are going gangbusters, with rising shares and increasing dividends. What would possess the admins of CEW.TO to cut the monthly distribution by 3%? See https://dividendhistory.org/payout/tsx/CEW/ Is this a bad sign that the ETF provider is not delivering value to holders?

Q: What is the simplest/most efficient way to add gold to a portfolio that has none?

Thanks as always.

Q: What would be the best Canadian equivalent to PICK?
Thank you.

Q: Good day! I'm wondering if there is still a case to be made for investing in gold, silver and other metals? If there is, how would you recommend investing? An ETF or individual stocks? Is there an ETF that covers all these metals?

Considering the geopolitical situation, how risky is the USD and investing in US assets? What percentage of YOUR portfolio would you assign to US assets looking to the next 5-10 years?

Please deduct credits as needed and thank you in advance.

Q: Hi 5i Team,

Could I please get your current thoughts on the Canadian oil sector? If one doesn't currently have a position in the sector how would you view starting one today?

I'm thinking of starting a position in Oily for an income focused, non-registered account. Besides ENCC are there any alternatives you could point out to me that could be a good fit?

Thanks for the Great Service

Q: Given the madness in US (debt, policies), is 5i more comfortable with short, med or long-dated Treasury ETFs for RSP/RRIF accts? eg, SHV=0-1 yr; IEI (3-7 yr); IEF (7-10 yr) and TLT (20+ years).

Q: What is your opinion of this Bond Fund CIG4102 - is it worthwhile to own? What are the pros / cons. What are better options Mutual Fund or ETF.

Q: Hi I’m 37 years old, considering myself a moderate risk investor. Can you recommend your top 5 ETFs in order? (CND or US) I prefer to buy and forget.

Thank you

Q: Mark Carney made quite the splash with his recent speech. He seemed to be saying the old economic system is broken and will not return. (we can no longer depend on the world's super powers to play by the old rules.) If he is right (I think he is) what 3 Canadian companies could benefit the most from this new reality? Also, this new paradigm being global, what three global ETFs could benefit the most? Thanks as always for your guidance.

Q: Hi, many investors DCA into index funds. If you were to choose five CDN and US quality long term compounders to DCA into that are going to beat the market over the next 5,10,15 years, what would they be? Thank you!

Q: A response to Savalai's question on an ETF for US natural gas producers.

Eric Nuttal's (or Ninepoint Energy's) own ETF seems to fit the bill.

The ticker is NNRG.NE.

Q: 1)Your thoughts on ASGI and would you buy it today?
2)DBC and PICK: Which do you prefer and would you buy them today?
Thank you

Q: Am I subjecting myself to a 15% US witholding tax on the (minuscule) dividend by holding this ETF in my TFSA?

Q: Early last year we invested 25% of our cash into the listed ETF's. We have another 50% of our cash in GIC's and 25% in an assortment of stocks. As you know they pay good dividends and we experienced good capitol gains growth on some of them last year, others were up marginally. We are looking at these as long term holds for income and would just like your thoughts on our choices. Would you recommend a different mix of ETF's.
Thanks Ron