Investment Q&A

Q: Do you see any upside for this ETF in the year or two.

Q: SOXQ What would be your suggestion(s) of a proxy for a tax loss sale of this ETF?

Q: Hi team. About a year ago I sold out of ZAG and replaced it with ZST. This has worked well as ZAG dropped about 16% while ZST was relatively flat. I would have thought that with rates still rising, ZST would be a safer place to be but I have heard a number of recommendations on BNN and elsewhere that it is time to get back into longer term bonds. I have noticed that the share price of ZAG has been turning up recently. Is it time to switch back into ZAG?

Q: Dear Peter et al,

Your answers seem to indicate that the bottom is near but will take sometime to get up to speed. You seem to suggest that a 3 to 5 year time horizon is a reasonable time frame to expect a recovery. (I am paraphrasing here!)

With this in mind which group of stocks would you choose. ARKK or FAANG group. I see that ARKK doesn't have the big names in FAANG except TSLA which some people don't include in FAANG!

An impressive bounce in ARKK , almost 10% makes me ask this question.

Q: Thoughts on xcs at current levels? Is it a good time to chip away or are we too early in the cycle?

Q: What are your thoughts on IQLT in this current environment? It does have a heavy weighting in Europe. Are you presently concerned about further deterioration of the European economy ?

Without trying to make this a question about market timing, would it be best to wait to add to one's current holdings? I am close to the desired weighting, but would like to top it up when things appear to be close to being at their worst. Wouldn't we all like to buy at the bottom ?!

Q: Just curious your thoughts on getting tech exposure. Could you please provide your preference (not individual names) on a basic etf like TEC or the covered call strategy? Pros and Cons of each one if you could please.

Q: What would be safe bond ETFs with decent dividends for the next 2 or 3 years.

Q: Hi 5i Team - Could you provide a couple (or more) ETF's related to the NASDAQ, with a long term horizon in mind. In particular are there any that reinvest their dividends rather than distribute them to their investors. Also what are the tax implications of reinvesting rather than distributing. Is there an ETF that covers all the listings on the the NASDAQ itself. Thanks.

Q: Hello

I am underweight in tech, overweight in Financials and have a few stocks under 1% in the portfolio. I am low on my US holdings

Thinking of future 5 years.

Sell NVEI, MU and TSU and buy IYW.

Your comments or suggestions most welcome.

Thank you

Mike

Q: Have losses on ZAG in a cash account. In your opinion, would selling ZAG and buying XFR (suggest a better one?) be a good move right now and pass the superficial loss test?
Many thanks.

Q: With the anticipated increase in demand for travel what are your thoughts on this travel ETF? Thanks.

Q: I just watched the most recent Kevin Oleary you tube plug on the above. He was promoting Bitbuys investment in Montana. Do you have a recommendation for a Data Centre / Data Collection position strategy ?
Amazon AWS ? or other ?

Q: Hi 5i team,

If you were to do a bond ETF portfolio to complement equity and other holdings, what (Cdn-listed) ETFs would you choose for balanced exposure to a range of market environments? Long-term registered account. I am thinking:

XBB--Canadian universe
VGAB--Global universe
XSTP--Short term US inflation-linked government

Thanks.

Q: I want to reduce Canadian exposure and increase international exposure in my portfolio. Would it be a good idea to sell XTC and buy ZXM? I am down in both securities. Could you please provide your views on future prospects for this move. Thanks

Q: Would you be a buyer of US Banks now or would you wait for potentially lower prices? I have a small position in RUBY which I'd like to increase but it is down 26% from my original purchase price but I am not sure how US Banks are expected to perform in this market and facing a possible recession.

Q: What your opinion of PID at these levels? Would you add to a position here? Good dividend but a horrible looking long term 10 year chart. Thanks Ron

Q: Many months ago, everybody and their brother was predicting interest rate increases, so I sold the bond funds in my RRSP (primarily ZAG) and bought short term bond funds like ZST and XFR. And for some fun /an experiment, I bought some TBF. I try not to time the equity market (as per your sage advice), but I could not resist with bonds (because it seemed like everyone was convinced about the interest rate direction). Good news is that TBF is up 22% YTD; and ZAG is down 13% YTD, but I do not understand why I do not hear anyone promoting TBF as a solution for this rising rate environment. What am I missing? Is there a liquidity risk for sellers when the rates start to flatten out; or is there a significant and quick price plunge risk; or...??? Thanks in advance for your comments.

Q: Hello everyone at 5i!! Would you consider ZPR to be a reasonably safe investment in a recession? Cheers, Tamara

Q: With minimal tax payable on small gain , would it make sense in your view to swap HACK for IHAK today?