Investment Q&A

Q: HIU-T This was recommended on BNN as a way to off-set downside. Could you please explain in detail how this would work and would you recommend this method rather than holding cash in todays market with a bearish outlook? If you had $100,000 cash would you put it all into the HIU? What would be the down side?

Q: my teenage daughter has just registered her tfsa. She has a small amount of $ (4000) to start. she is thinking for simplicity and risk sake at this point in her life to go with the global couch potato. Which 4 ETFs would you recommend for her. she needs a CAN equity, US equity, INTER equity and a bond ETF.
Do you think this is a good idea or would you recommend she stick to specific company stocks instead?
thanks
michele

Q: Please comment on these income funds, including the effect of management expenses.

Q: Would you consider VFV buyable at today's price with a 1.46% dividend? Thanks, Bill

Q: I am in my early 60s. I have 46% of my portfolioin fixed income. All in CBO average cost $19.15. With interest rates in US likely going up a little in Dec. Should I reduce CBO and re-enter TD followig BMO better than expected results.

Q: volatility is low right now,but I am expecting this to increase.
Is there a way to play this in the market with some kind of etf?
and what is your opinion of this

Q: Hi 5i!

New member and I have found your wealth of knowledge very helpful in providing guidance for a relatively new do-it-myself “Core & Explore investor” and have prompted me to make some changes to my investment strategies and portfolio. My question is “Core Portfolio” management based and specifically regarding switching to Index ETFs from Index Mutual funds. I’ve been a regular monthly contributor to my RRSP built up and directing most of my funds towards a TD Canadian Index Fund TDB900 – e series and a lesser amount to the same e series TD International Index Fund TDB911 as they have very low MERs of 0.31% and 0.51% approximately. My strategy, since I dollar cost average into the indexes, is to continue to contribute to these TD mutual funds monthly but then funnel from them to ETF index funds so I can take advantage of the lower MERs of the ETF. Could you recommend ETFs to replace my current TD mutual funds? Would you also recommend adding a DOW Jones Index or another US index? What ratios would you consider appropriate for a portfolio? Any other thoughts are welcome and I’ll save my “Explore portfolio” questions for a later date.

Cheers!

Q: just read Peter's earlier question on CBO. I'm in the same boat. Over the past year CBO has returned exactly 0.44%. The distributions have almost been completely offset by the decline in CBO's unit price. A return of pretty much 0% is not what I expected from this one, especially since CBO was/is highly recommended by 5i.

Q: Is there an oil services ETF in Canada that would be similar to OIH on US markets

Q: I have held the etf CBO as part of the fixed income element for several years it is now off over 3%, please provide your opinion on this and should I move to other bond like units.

Q: I am currently watching XEG for an entry on a long term hold. I'm also looking for a Canadian ETF that is similar to OIH that trades in the US. Is there anything available on Canadian exchanges?

Q: I am considering shorting Oil. What are the ones to play in Canada and the USA ? Straight shorts and 2 times and three times short leverage

Q: Would you guys ever consider some model ETF portfolios - If not where is the best place to find such a model or tools to develop them

Q: Saw your suggestion for CPD, XHY, ZRE for dividend income and wondered what would drive each of these securities price performance given that their overall return will be a mixture of price appreciation/depreciation as well as yield and each has a significantly different price history. I'm not planning to blend as I think you should know what drives each investment. I also saw your two notes on CPD so what I think I need is an overview of the relevant price drivers please. Thank you

Q: I have dec calls on GDX, somewhat volatile: I could have gotten out with a small profit twice; should I keep holding for a bigger payoff?

Q: Could I have your thoughts on Royal Canadian Mint please. Value of the company. Is it investable or can money be used better elsewhere (bank stocks)? Will Canada's 150th birthday next year improve the outlook? Thanks J

Q: Would you mind explaining how the one year share price of XHY has gone from: Aug 19/15 at $19.81 to Feb 2/16 at $17.31 and then back up Aug18/16 to $20.01. Is share price only affected by interest rate changes or other things in the ETF that I'm missing? And is there a best time to buy the ETF.
Thank you.
G

Q: Going forward from here what would be your top 3 picks for 1)Growth stocks, 2)Dividend Stocks and 3)Bond ETF's (assuming one doesn't know what individual bonds to buy)?
After the decline of CXR you mentioned some ideas were coming for the growth portfolio - will u be sending out e-mail notifications?
Thanks kindly.

Q: In a recent member's question regarding a conservative portfolio construction you said that there are good consumer discretionary companies that are growing income and dividends. Which ones in Canada and the US would you recommend other than the auto related ones? Many thanks for the great service.

Q: Hi 5i team,

As infrastructure in various countries are now in an expansion/renewal phase, infrastructure stocks may be the new 'utility' stocks of the future. I currently already owned BIP.un. Given the current market conditions, please recommend some Canadian or US listed infrastructure stocks or ETFs that are worth investing in now. Thanks