Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter and 5i staff,
I have a portfolio of Canadian stocks with reasonable sector weightings. If I were to add an ETF like VFV comprising of US Stocks, my weightings would seem quite high in many of the sectors. Do I need to re-balance ?
Thanks for all the great advice.
Ivan

Q: I hold the above mentioned securities in my total portfolio. Some positively,some negatively affected by rising interest rates. Group one (5%)-cpx,Enb& AD. Group two (3.4%)-Reits cuf & kmp . Group three (7.4%)- zpr & Ecn.pr.a
My plan reduce positio in group one esp. Enb and use proceeds to buy cpd.a my concern with cpd.a is fees totaling 2%. Also when purchasing this security there appears to be a trailer fee attached as indicted when I attempted to make a trade. Your opinion please.

Q: Hi
The marijuana stocks seem to be taking a beating with HMMJ down from the 25 dollar range to about 19. Should I be buying more or take my small profit and run??
GUY R

Q: Hi: I am listening to all the doom and gloom about bonds - heard the term yesterday "taper tantrum". I have about 40% of my Fixed Income Exposure in CBO, 40% in HPR and 10% in HAB. HPR has slowly recovered from its downturn of a few years ago and I like the yield. HAB is doing better than CBO. Question - should I sell CBO at a loss and invest in a more active fund like HAB? My time horizon is at least 5 years.
thank you

Q: Can you recommend an ETF equivalent/similar to the TD Science & Technology Mutual Fund? Thank you.

Q: Could you please explain the difference between a bond ETF (like XSB or CBO) and buying a bond portfolio in a mutual fund.
Are the ETFs safe for capital retention or do they act more like equities?
Thanks

Q: Hi. I am looking for a China Technology ETF. What are your thoughts on QQQC or are there other ones that you prefer. I will be purchasing in US$. Thanks for your help.

Q: For a retired investor with 2/3 of his portfolio in an diversified dividend equity portfolio and with 500 k to invest in safer income producing investments and just purchased 73k of CPD, 60k of ZPR, 40k of XHY, leaving 327k still to invest, would you add to these positions or could you suggest other places to invest for income. Would you wait till after NAFTA is decided and then invest. Thanks for your opinion.

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Q: What is your opinion of ZST as a fixed income asset? Would it be a good ETF in a market downturn? What are your favorite fixed income ETFs?
Thanks

Q: After reading your article about Dividend Growth Stocks, the first question that came to mind was "Is there a Canadian ETF that covers dividend growth stock for Canadian stocks and one for US stocks and would you recommend them based on past experience? With thanks, Bill

Q: Good Morning team, the only thing that’s more of a mystery is the weather

I am thinking of starting my ETF income portfolio with a 5% position in PMIF. With all the interest rate forecasts for 2018, do you think waiting for later in the year is advisable or strike now?

Thanks team and a prosperous New Year to all.

Q: I hold ZEB. The banks have been good since 2009 raising dividends. Would those individual dividend increases be passed on and benefit holders of this etf? Thanks, Bill

Q: Hello 5i team: from what I gather zmi has lower roc than xtr albeit a higher payout. Do you think this a concern and do you like any other names etf or mutual funds that you would prefer for a all in one hands off income provider for a retirement fund?

Q: I am contemplating selling some or all of my position( $17k, 8% weight in my RSP) In XBB in hopes of climbing the ladder a bit in yield & the possibility of some growth, while keeping the risk factor somewhat the same or perhaps a tad higher. My RSP is reasonably well diversified. Could you recommend a couple of ideas, or just stay put?
Thanks,
Ted

Q: Hi, I am looking into a couple of etf's to invest in new technology.I am looking at HACK,ROBO, and BOTZ.In your opinion is there one of these or another one that you would advise if one were to want to invest in Artificial Intelligence stocks only.
Thanks,
Brad.

Q: Dear team,
Thank you for your valuable investment guidance that has helped me to invest prudently so far. I have around $10,000 to invest in my RRSP this year.Which one of the following three stocks/ETFs -BABA, VGT, ZQQ- would you recommend to add to my portfolio? I already own equal weight of stocks FB, NVDA, BRK.A in my RRSP account. Many thanks in advance .

Q: Hi,
Is there a reason why ZWU is down so much last few weeks
My utilities weighting is 20% with ENB at 8%
And vnr,aqn and kWh other 8% and ZWU at 4%
Please can you let me know if I should reduce and if so which one need to go
They are my long term holds and growing though drips

Q: I am setting up an all ETF portfolio for a 20 yr plus holding period and I have a two-part question. The first part concerns the makeup of the Canadian/US component. Is it better to go with a combination of SPY and XIC or would including CDZ and VIG provide stability and perhaps a bit more growth to the mix (keeping in mind that I intend to hold at least 5% of each but don't need income yet)?

Secondly, I am looking for higher risk assets for my TFSA. I was thinking of IWO. I know that there are specialized sectors I could include but I looking for a fairly hands-off approach. Do you think this approach would serve me well - I know that it is only one asset type - or is there a better mix out there that would still be quite manageable?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: Hi,
What would be your choice for Europe, Japan, Emerging Markets ETF’s?
Thx Chris

Q: What are the differences between these two and which do you prefer for overall exposure to emerging markets? Is there a better vehicle than either of these for emerging markets?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.