Q: Thanks for the earlier response regarding a u.s. Dollar denominated bond fund. I was surprised that you offered something trading on the tsx. Don't know why, but i thought it would have been bought on the american exchanges. I also meant to add but didn't that i would be looking for something similar to cbo.
Thanks
Q: I would like your opinion on which of these two, INF in the US or BGI.un in Canada, is the better investment for an infrastructure play. They both have global infrastructure exposure through various assets but there are some of the same companies in each although holdings differ in weighting. I know the associated costs are higher in closed end funds but they offer diversification that I cannot achieve through 1 or 2 individual companies unless you have a better choice. Thank you
Q: Hello team Can I get your thoughts and analysis on nvda. It's been on a sharp rise recently. Do you still see some good growth in the stock over the next yr or so. What would be a good entry point now?
Q: Rob today asked for your recommendation on an ETF that tracks the broader US market, that he can buy with CDN funds. Your recommendation was VGG a dividend appreciation etf with 1 year return (as of yesterday) of ~ 18%. You have recommended this etf on various other occasions today and in the past. You should be aware the tempting 18% return is due to currency because the hedged VGH return over the same period is a mere 1.9%. I cannot understand why you continue to pick these "niche " etf's especially when someone asks for a broad index. The broadest US index with lowest mer in US $ is VTI and in Canadian $ VUN. And VUN has 1 year return of 22.6%. VTI/VUN over various cycles outperforms these "niche" etf's tracking some subset of a market and this is what etf's were originally designed to do anyways so just recommend the broadest index to maximize investors returns.
Steve
Q: I have half positions in Kinder Morgan (KMI) and Williams (WMB).
I am primarily interested in secure income and they are currently very attractive yielding 6.12% and 6.01%.
At their current prices, they also seem quite attractive for growth.
What are your thoughts on KMI and WMB as a buy right now? And do you prefer one over the other to hold for income first then some growth for the next 5 years?
Q: Can you please recommend an ETF that tracks the broader US market, that I can buy with CDN funds. I know you have identified IWO in the past but I don't have US funds and the cost and spread on currency conversion turns me off... It seems you are going to lose 3+% coming and going just on the conversion charges. Thanks