Investment Q&A

Q: What do you think of this ETF. It has a pretty good yield and has shown some good dividend growth over the last few years. The management fee is a bit high @ 53bps when compared with other lesser yielding ETF's.

Q: Recently I sold units in FID6000 in my grandson's RESP because of its poor year to date performance and high MER. We did book an overall gain of 130% over a 3 year period. The RESP account owns a variety of income producing positions. that have modest gains. I am looking to invest in something growth oriented, with maybe a 3 to 5 year horizon ahead. I am considering splitting between one or two ETFs listed above and possibly TOI. Do you expect further growth from TOI?. Opinions on ETF's please. Moderate risk OK. Canadian currency only account.

Q: Expectations of sooner-than-expected rate increases have pushed short-term yields higher in recent days. If so, interest rates could be headed up faster than thought, with dismal consequences for stock prices and real estate speculators. Can you suggest a Canadian Bond EFT that would be suitable during this period of inflation? Cheers.

Q: Looking to put some money into fintech space which company or ETF would you recommend

Q: Hello 5i,
How would you compare/rank these two for International exposure?
Which would be your favourite and why?
Could both be held or is the overlap too significant?
Many thanks as always!!
Cheers,
Mike

Q: WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT INVESTING IN PHARMACEUTICALS AND IF SO WHICH ONES OR AN ETF

Q: The short duration bond ETFs like these have declined in last few months with possibility of increased rates. If these are held for five years, would there still be loss of principal, if interest rates stay higher than today. I was assuming if bonds are held to maturity, there is no loss of principal. Hopefully, my question makes sense.

Q: You have recommended HHL in several recent answers. I currently hold LIFE and would appreciate your comparison of the two. I would have to declare a small capital gain to make a switch; would you endorse such a move?

Q: I would like to invest 50 thousand in a etf or two investing outside of Canada. Please give a couple o f recommendations and a specific country or investment idea you would consider attractive at this time as well. I already own US banks through ZBK as well as Alibaba. Do you consider XID attractive at this time? THANKYOU I have been well pleased with 5i over the years and consider your advice a good investment.

Q: Can you explain the difference between Distribution yield advertised as 12.88% and trailing yield of 4.23%. I am looking to buy some fixed income, would this be a safe bet?

Q: What are the similarities and differences between the TD Canadian Index fund (e series) and XIU? The TD fund is based on the Solactive Canada Broad Market Index. XIU is based on the S&P/TSX 60 Index. After reviewing materials I'm not sure of the similarities and differences. Please explain.

Thank you for your ongoing excellent commentary on questions. I review questions and answers daily. It's a little after one year after signing up, and I am a much, much better investor because of your service.

Q: Hello and thanks for all you do.
Just wonder what your thoughts are on this ETF as a way to hedge against prolonged inflation/stagflation?

Q: Good day gentlemen, I would highly appreciate your comments regarding newly launched by Fount two thematic ETFs - SUBS and MVRT... Risks / Growth perspective/ expected growth derivative if things go well

Thank you for great service!

Q: Hi 5i, I started my stock market investing in March 2020 in order to get 'skin in the game'. I am a daily learner whose investing personality is that of an 'individualist'. I have determined my investing goal to be for income (mostly through dividends) and growth (for capital appreciation). I have found lately that my risk tolerance feels lower due to increasing volatility, talk of market decline/crash, increasing inflation, shortages, rising rates etc. As a result I would like to cash in the individual stocks I own that have given me good capital appreciation and replace them with ETF's and/or Index Funds. Income and growth plus diversification to my portfolio is my objective here. Since I hold more than enough physical precious metals and an emergency stash in US dollars I feel I have enough insurance/hedge against a worst case scenario happening in the economy. Please comment on these following ETF's. I am also open to other suggestions you might have as well. Please note that my entire TFSA is in my brokerage account so taxes are not an issue for me. Thanks

ZCN BMO S&P/TSX Composite Index
CIC CI First Asset Canadian Bank Income Class
ZWB BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks
RIT CI First Asset Canadian Banks
ZDV BMO Canadian Dividend
CDZ iShares Canadian Aristorcrats
XRE iShares Capped REIT
XEC Emerging Markets ETF

P.S. I assign an equal dollar amount for each investment in my portfolio. The ETF part of my portfolio are for long term holds.

Q: Can you tell me the Fanga ETF that has only the 6 high growth US companies. Thanks for your help Bob

Q: greetings - as i move into retirement i have been taking a hard look at some of my portfolio. I inherited this stock many years ago and really haven't look at it too hard because of the nice US dividend. I need both us and cdn income in retirement. Given the high dividend how much risk is there. What are the downsides of continuing to own?

Thanks

Q: Please name half dozen of your top choices for an income portfolio.

Q: Goldman Sachs introduced, Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF (GTEK). How does this offering compares to ARKK. Would you choose one over the other, or are they different enough to own both.Thanks

Q: I am looking for monthly income. So far I am considering ZEB, KEY, PPL, and either HHL-B or HHL-T. Your opinion on those, and any suggestions you have, please.

Q: Which one of these two cloud computing ETFs you would prefer and why?
Thank you!