Investment Q&A

Q: Could you please give me your insight for KITS, along with your 1,3and 5 year outlook. As for ZWB and HCAL which one do you prefer today and the reason why.

Thank you

Q: For a young person (20 years old) who has little knowledge of or interest in investing, no interest in selecting individual investments, monitoring a portfolio or having to rebalance assets, what do you think of using a global 100% equity asset allocation ETF for long-term, ongoing contributions to TFSA’s, FHSA’s, RRSP’s, etc in order to make investing as easy and simple as possible and to encourage/reinforce a regular, long-term investing habit over several decades? If this sounds reasonable is there a global 100% equity asset allocation ETF that you would recommend or are they all pretty much interchangeable? Given the size, reputation and historical track record (safety) of firms like Blackrock, Fidelity, Vanguard, BMO, etc I assume there is little to choose from between the different ETF’s. Is there any other (better & simple) strategy you would suggest as an alternative, given the investor profile? Thanks.

Q: My wife has never dabbled in the markets and has often labelled it as too risky. She has tended to stay with GIC’s or higher interest saving accounts, yeilding perhaps 2-3.5% annually. However, after seeing returns on some of my equities and ETF’s she is reconsidering. While I know you cannot personalize what is best for her, can you please give your highest conviction for lower risk stocks/etf’s for an RRSP (about 130K) with a 3-5 year window. I have shown her RoR on Canoe ETF (about 8%) and HMAX (about 12%). Lower risk stocks like BN or GOOG are also being considered. Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for all the great work you do!
Brian

Q: If the price of oil and natural gas are higher for longer will basic agricultural commodities increase in price? I have found two ETFs, USCI and TILL that speak to this theme. Can you comment on them or suggest any others that might be better? Anything available in CAD? Thank-you.

Q: What is your view/opinion of funds with high yield (6-8%) distribution whereby the yield is partially funded by return of capital. I am looking for investment ideas to deploy funds from an inheritance where the objective is preservation of capital, tax efficiency some growth and some income. Any other investment ideas?
Thank You,


Francisco

Q: I want to simplify my RRIF investments by buying the index.
I have narrowed it to two bond funds and these etfs.
XSB, VSB. For bonds
VFV ZSP XUS XIC ZCN for equities.
Looking at $250,000 to invest.
How would you allocate funds for maximum return over five years?

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor. Long term holder of HHL with a full position. It is my proxy for the health care sector.

Looking at your "total return" chart (capital gain + distribution) over multiple time frames, it appears to me we may be approaching some significant support in the $6,50 to $6.60 area.

Would you agree that the risk-reward ratio is swinging in favor of adding additional funds? Or, do we need to continue to sit on our hands and wait for a change in USA Healthcare Gov't leadership?

Happy to continue to just sit......Steve

Q: I am thinking of adding one of these 2 beaten down health related ETF's to my holdings. I wonder if you can tell me if you feel either or both are at risk of further decline due to Trumps RX plan, and/or their exposure to the US healthcare system which seems to be under attack by this administration?
Do you have a preference for one over the other, or do you have another name in this space that you like, and how safe do you feel the dividend is for each of them?
I am looking for a steady reliable yield and prefer ones that trade in Canada. Thank you.

Q: Is there any inherent or unreasonable risk in having one's entire portfolio in a single ETF such as XEQT or VEQT? This would be under the scenario of buying a position and holding for an extremely long time frame eg 30 - 40 years. Given the complete diversification of either of these ETFs, is there a better approach than having all your eggs in one basket?

Q: Hello fantastic Team,
What do you think of GLCC today?
Many thanks!

Q: Hi Peter and Team,

The March 21st issue of the Globe & Mail had an interesting article called 'Give peace - and bonds - a chance'.

My feeling is that the war cannot go on much longer, and Trump will be compelled to 'claim victory' even though Iran still seems to have the upper hand in their blockade of the Strait. Perhaps it's true what the US underground bombing of an Iranian facility in the Strait very recently stated "We not only took out the facility, but also destroyed intelligence support sites and missile radar relays that were used to monitor ship movements," Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (Centcom) says in video message posted on X."

It occurs to me that it's extraordinarily difficult to follow one's portfolio with any degree of certainty now that economics and politics are so completely linked.

What's your take on David Berman's thesis, and the ZAG ETF he refers to.

Thanks as always for your insight, especially in these difficult times.

Q: Would you consider this stock as safe investment for a retired senior looking income. I see that it is near its one year low.? Cheers

Q: Would you please provide a few relatively safe places to place cash for the time being, somewhere better than allowing it to sit idle in my account.
Thank you.

Q: Which do you prefer and why?
VIU versus MAW104?
BNDX versus IAGG?

Q: I've noticed 5i has had some rather negative comments on HBND { yield 11.8% } lately . Is HPYT { yield 18.25% } essentially the same product ? ..... And does 5i hold the same negative views toward it ? .... What effect on unit price would the end of the war have ? Thanks for your terrific service ......

Q: Is there a CDN traded etf representing total US market similar to VTI? Thank you.

Q: Hello 5i Team,
Could you recommend a high yield ETF that pays it's distribution twice monthly that I can put on a DRIP?
Thank you,
Brent

Q: Hi 5i, I hold these 3 CC ETFs in different registered accounts and would like to simplify my holdings by reducing the number . Please rank them in order of preference for long term returns and risk. Thanks

Q: Options ETFs. Is there any advice on using these ETFs (Put and/or Call) as a portion of a portfolio to boast income? Thinking about 8% allocation. Do you have favorites?

Q: I've been asked to help my 20 yo niece with her recently opened TFSA and hard-earned $21K contribution. Sticking with ETF's and CAD in these early days of her investing journey, I'm asking for your thoughts on best CDN ETF representations for SP500, Nasdaq 100, Dividend Growth (USA), Small Cap Growth (USA), TSX 60 and International developed large cap. I'm thinking a 70/20/10 allocation USA/CDA/INTL, would you find this appropriate? Thank you.