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Q: Hi Guys: . . Thank you for this great service; I am learning new things frequently. Two questions: I hold VEE and ZDM at about 6-7% each in my registered accounts. The share was higher, but I trimmed it recently in favor of individual stock holdings. Q1: With rising oil and US dollar prices, would you say that VEE is likely to remain stressed for another year or more? As per Vanguard it does have large India, Brazil, and South Africa components, countries I suspect might be more vulnerable to these stress factors than perhaps China & Taiwan, the biggest components. Q2: With Brexit approaching fast would you consider ZDM rather risky at this point with a 17% UK component? Again, what's the outlook in your opinion for the next 1-2 years.
Read Answer Asked by Bilal on September 26, 2018
Q: What ETFs would suggest for core holdings in a Rif account to cover the US...hedged with income and some growth prospects.
Read Answer Asked by Henry on September 25, 2018
Q: Hi 5i - I have some new money to put to work and would like to round out my Canadian portfolio with some US and International ETFs. Currently I have some XSP and nothing else outside Canada. Can you provide some suggestions and an example weighting for an investor looking 20 years out with tolerance for risk? Thanks, Neil
Read Answer Asked by Neil on September 25, 2018
Q: It seems every week there are headlines indicating that the Chinese stock market is down on account of trade worries with the US. I am a long term buy and hold investor and have no exposure to China in my portfolio and thought now might be the time. What are your thoughts on this idea? Is the chinese market in fact undervalued now based on the metrics you would use? And last but not least, what ETF would you suggest to get exposure?
Read Answer Asked by Morgan on September 25, 2018
Q: Facebook and Google have been moved out of this ETF and moved to the Communications Services ETF as a result of their industry reclassification. I still like the companies in the Tech ETF but Apple apparently makes up 20%. Would you move some cash from this ETF to the Vanguard Communications Services ETF? How do you handle such a change? (Amazon was moved as well). Is this one possible negative factor of ETFs in that a reclassification actually change your portfolio?
Read Answer Asked by Greg on September 24, 2018
Q: Where could I find daily or periodic forward P/E or forward earnings estimate for the whole TSX or for an appropriate ETF?
Read Answer Asked by Fraser on September 24, 2018
Q: Hi, i'd like to invest in the chinese yuan(reminbi). What stock or etf would you suggest. thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Dario on September 24, 2018
Q: ..please correct me if i'm wrong, but Canada seems to be a horrible place to put your money....with safety of principal first in mind, a desired yield of 4%, and an ever increasing risk of a market correction, what would you suggest for the next 6 - 12 months. thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Curtis on September 21, 2018
Q: Hello - I am very new to this web site and investing with minimal knowledge. I have investments with TD Waterhouse and set up all my accounts to self invest. It was suggested I start with ETF's. From there I don't know where to go or what to do. Can someone guide me?
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Susan on September 21, 2018
Q: For the past few years I've successful played a strategy for the big 6 Canadian banks. Each year I hold two banks. About this time each year I sell them and buy the 2 with the lowest P/E. The rationale is that the lower P/E banks revert to the mean. I've come across RBNK that has a similar yet a bit more diverse strategy. They look at higher yield vs my strategy of lower P/E, but they seem fairly well aligned. RBNK holds all 6 as follows: 1/4 weighting for the 2 highest dividends (BNS,CM) right now, 1/6 weighting for the next two highest yielders (RY, NA) and 1/12 weighting for the lowest yielders (TD,BMO) It's an inexpensive MER. What are your thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Brian on September 21, 2018
Q: Hi 5i Team,
My question is about how to invest in commodities as a buy and hold retail investor. I read in Tony Robbin's book about Ray Dalio's all weather portfolio that it allocates 7.5% to commodities and 7.5% to precious metals. These two asset classes are supposed to protect a portfolio from accelerated inflation. Is this statement accurate?

Thanks for your great service.
Regards,
Danny
Read Answer Asked by Danny on September 21, 2018
Q: Is there a ETF that is short Marijuna sector? I keep hearing the sector is a bubble and want to short the sector. What do you think?
Read Answer Asked by Roy on September 20, 2018
Q: My daughter is 51 years old, and has just sold a rental property for a profit of 240,000. She does not have a pension, though her husband does. She would like to invest the money in a conservative way, so as to not lose sleep, but would like to use this as her own pension in a few years time. How should she proceed?
Read Answer Asked by Phil on September 20, 2018
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