Investment Q&A

Q: I currently own half my bond holdings in ZAG. I put the other half in ZST as I was looking for something that wouldn't go down as much as interest rates go up. But ZST is a mix of govt and corporate short term bonds and Ive been reading that short term corporate will be less affected by interest rates than govt bonds. Would you recommend another ETF for very short duration corporate bonds that I could replace ZST with?

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,

Back in 2014, Larry Berman said: " CMR-T is a money market fund. FIE-T is a multi holding income strategy holding all kinds of assets, so there will be more volatility. When markets are up go into CMR-T and FIE-T when they are down."

I'm asking this question to see if Larry's thesis is still valid. Our broker is Scotia iTrade, and both CMR and FIE are "commission-free" for both buying and selling. What we've been doing is to deploy dividends in our RRIF's into CMR, so that we can generate cash for the compulsory RRIF withdrawals. I was wondering if FIE could also be used, following Larry's advice, while realizing that FIE is more volatile than CMR. Thanks for providing such useful advice and insight.

Q: Please give me your thoughts on the above. The first two are ETFs , and that to me means covering more than one crypto currency ? Could you elaborate on this and what they cover as an ETF ? Their mer's = 1%. What is the diff. between QBTC and QBTC.U and is there an mer on these ? If you were to buy Bitcoin in a TFSA, would it be one of these or would you recommend another one that might have lower management fees. Looking at these 4 on the stock market today, QBTC is up 2.76% while the 2 first ones are up less than 1% ? I certainly like a 2.76% daily increase ! Thanks for any info.

Q: Good morning,
I mostly follow the Growth, Balanced and Income ETF portfolio's and was thinking about adding some VEE for international emerging markets. Would now be a good time in preparation for a world economy recovery.
Cheers
Carl

Q: My fixed income portfolio currently consists of HBB, XBB,XCB and XSB. Is this diversified enough or do I need some international and US bonds?

Q: As a follow up to my question on fixed income, would you suggest I hold both XBB and CBO or pick one and if so, which one please? Similarly, hold both SHY and TLT or choose one and which one?

Thanks.

Q: What are the potential downfalls/risks in starting a position in ARK Innovation ETF today, and are there other alternate ETF options in this arena that are worth considering

Q: I have reviewed these two ETF for Healthcare sector allocation using CDN funds and wonder what 5i’s preference would be between the two and why your preference. My Healthcare sector currently is made up with small caps GUD and WELL and the 13% or so of VFV and VIG ETFs

Q: Could you point me to Canadian ETFs that hold significant (1) Value equities and (2) Growth equities? Or are ETFs too diversified to meet this goal? Thanks.

Q: Hi 5i
A question was recently asked concerning the "return of capital" required to support the high distributions of FHI.

What percentage is required for HHl,and LIFE ?

What is long term net effect of "return of capital" on the share price of these funds? Does it continue to fall?

Does it ever get to a point where all or most "capital" has been returned ?
Just looking for very general understanding if return of capital is good or bad.... or maybe not an issue?
Thx
Jim

Q: What are your views on investing in Bitcoin ETF.

If it is a good idea, then please suggest a ETF

Q: I plan to retire in the next few years and have in mind to replace employment income with dividends. I have moderate to high risk tolerance. What dividend generating index funds or ETFs do you recommend to be in each of the following. My funds are split as noted below.
RRSP: 70%
TFSA: 10%
Cash account: 20%

Q: In a cash account, from a taxation perspective, which ETF would you prefer between XAW and VXC and why? Thanks

Q: I have seen both VGG and ZDY recommended for US Dividends. I currently own ZDY. What are the pros and cons of both of these ETFs for a portfolio. Should I own both? I am retired, 70 years old and am adding to my portfolio.

Q: Hi Peter,

Would you put new money into this ETF ARKK following the recent sell-off? This ETF has >22% in three companies ; TSLA, SQ and ROKU all of which are quite volatile names so this ETF could go either way depending on the market, right? Looking for growth, medium to high risk, 5-10 years hold.

Thanks in advance.

Q: Hi Guys,

I am retired and is looking for recommendations for 10 US and 10 CDN core stocks. Also an ETF or two for ex North American exposure.
Thank you

Q: Do you have a recommendation on the best ETF idea with a growth focus over the next 15 year span to hold within an RESP? Starting with a small amount of capital so a single purchase that will be added to over time is pefered - otherwise would just copy your excellent growth portfolio!

Q: Grateful for your views on this ETF for a growth portfolio. Buy ? Hold ? Sell ? Or another ETF with AMZN you would like better ?

Yours,

Jacques IDS

Q: What are your thoughts on ZWT, a new offering in the field of income focused tech ETFs? How would you rate this against TXF? Are there other ETFs in this area you would recommend instead?

Q: I would like to invest in each of the eleven TSX sectors through eleven ETFs that track those sectors. If those ETFs do exist could you please recommend an ETF for each sector. Thanks … Cal