Investment Q&A

Q: I have divested a US holding and want to reinvest in fund excluding US. Have emerging markets and thought that VGK might be alternative to get some international exposure with some stability. Would there be other options that you could recommend?

Q: I'm a new DIY investor who is 15 yrs from retirement with a full DB pension.
I will be transferring my big bank mutual funds into an online brokerage and borrowing a lump sum to invest within TFSA and non-registered accounts.
Currently, I'm considering XIC, XAW, and QQQ with, say, a 30/50/10 allocation. The remaining 10% would be for 'conviction' stocks.
Is this a reasonable approach? How would you improve on it?
Thanks!

Q: These ETF's are TRI or Total Return Index ETF's. They pay out no distributions of dividends and no ROC. I'm guessing that they reinvest all the payouts and subtract the fees. Since they do this would you expect that there is no CRA paperwork to complete unless you sell units which would trigger capital gains. What is your opinion of holding these in a passive corp as I think Canadian dividends would be taxed higher in the passive corp and these only produce capital gains? I am looking at the HXQ (Nasdaq 100) so I do not have to complete the T1135 paperwork and stay in CDN $.

Q: I am retired and have significant positions in vsb and vab and both are valued less today than a couple of years ago.
I was thinking to sell one or both and purchase xhb and /or xcb and bep.un and/or ala.
I look forward to your comments. Thank-you

Q: Hi,
if one wanted exposure to commodities (not stocks of companies), are there any investment vehicles available to small investors? For example, I know that we can trade GLD to get exposure to gold and there are ETF's for silver. Are there such options for a broad basket of commodities?
If so can you provide some names and whether or not they are eligible for RRSP and/or TFSA accounts?
Thank you.
Dan

Q: DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THE WISDOM TREE ETF'S AVAILABLE ON THE TSX?

Q: My question involves taxation of these two ETFs at death as a Canadian citizen. VSP holds the US domiciled Vanguard S&P 500 ETF whereas the BMO ZUE invests in the Canadian domiciled ZSP which holds the US equities directly. Once a Canadian individual crosses certain net worth thresholds they are subject to double taxation from both the US and Canada on their US holdings at death. Is the structure of VSP put an individual at more risk? Can you or any members comment?

Q: I have given myself some exposure to Europe and Asia through ETF’s and have seen a down trend lately.Are these countries going to be in more trouble as the trade wars go on.I am thinking of selling and sit in cash or direct it into the US market which I already have lots of exposure.
Thanks

Q: What five ETF’s would be suitable to hold in an RRSP? I am interested in technology, healthcare, financials, energy and industrials. I am a moderately conservative investor, am looking at about a 15 year timeline and am interested in Canadian, US, global and emerging markets. Many thanks for your insights.

Q: Please provide your thoughts on this ETF. Thanks.

Q: do you like this ETF and would you recommend investing at this time

Q: There was a discussion on a financial network with a portfolio manager regarding future rate increases. The expectation is that rates will likely be increased 3 to 4 times over the next 15 months or so. This in turn would likely result in an inverted yield curve. In such an environment, financial stocks, especially insurance companies, have historically done very poorly. So not hold them.!
My questions are
What is your expectation for future interest rate increases this year and next?
Do you agree with how 3-4 rate increases would likely affect the yield curve?
From you experience, historically, has this type of scenario been quite negative for financial stocks; that is banks and insurance companies?
And if this is very negative for financial stocks, should one continue to hold such shares beyond the end of this year?
Your analysis please. Thanks.

Q: hi there,

i can't locate ITA in your stock drop down - ishares etf aerospace and defense. Just looking to beef up my industrials - i understand that can do well late in the cycle. Your thoughts on this ETF - am i too late to this one?

Q: What stocks and sectors(weighting’s) would you add to balance XIC?

Q: I own the following:
ZUT - 5%, loss -9%
ZIC - 4% loss -6%
BCE - 2%, loss -19%

Would you recommend trimming any of the above?

Q: Which is less likely to be affected by rising rates?

Q: Your thoughts on this healthcare etf. Do you have a preferred?
what would you focus on for a healthcare etf?

Thanks

Q: What are your two picks for a CDN ETF and two picks for a US ETF that covers financials, industrials, resources (and maybe healthcare?) for a very long term hold?

Q: Some ETFs pay a yield that is not supported only by the combined dividend yield of the holdings. FIE is one example. What contributes to an ETF payout?

Q: I have had LQD for about 2 years and down 5%. I think I would be better of with a GIC. Thoughts?