Investment Q&A

Q: Looking at increasing my materials exposure over time. Mining been the focus. What CDN and US ETF's would be the best in your opinion?

Q: Helping my son with his investments which are as follows: MAW 106 24%,MAW 106 20%. VUS 21%, VEF 18%, VEE 8%, ZJG 6% and XQQ 3%.Feeling there is a bit of an overlap with some of these investments eg XQQ and VUS also with MAW 150 and VEF to a degree. Any advice is welcome ,stay as is , reduce holdings or increase some..He prefers ETF's and Mutual Funds (Mawer) and is a bit risk adverse but does realize markets go up and down though and is young( mid 30's ) enough to handle declines. ! Thanks.Paul

Q: I have an open ended time frame and $1000 which I am looking to put into the Gold mining sector. I am especially interested in Yamana Gold, but am willing to take on a fair bit of risk on something that might prove especially profitable. Any suggestions? Any risks to look out for in the near future? Thanks.

Q: Hello 5i,
I'm currently holding a 2.44% position in XGD etf. I would like to add 2.5% to either a junior gold etf or gold bullion CGL.C.T. My concern is has gold climbed to rapidly. Should I wait for a better entry position. If you have other gold buying suggestions or not, please add. Thank You. Walter

Q: Hi
If someone who already has a position in Gold and wants to add to their position from 2% to 10% AT THIS STAGE of Gold's cycle,
what would you suggest? 50/50 split between Junior Golds and Senior Golds (4% each) or asymmetrical buying of more Junior Golds than Senior producers? (Say 5% and 3 %)
Risk tolerance high.
Can add in any of my portfolios.
Question # 2: To one of my previous questions, you mentioned that Big boys moving the money around is 50% of the reason why the stock market is on a tear. (I am paraphrasing your words!)
When will these big boys take a liking for Gold? And how can one identify the smart money's movement into Gold?

Q: am considering forming my own mid to small cap etf...
looking at a total investment of $20,000 divided equally...
would appreciate your thoughts on these companies..
if you prefer something else pls. advise...especially if it is something you strongly believe in! and if so which one would you take out.
thanks - Ed in Montreal

Q: ZJG vs specific stocks:
Which 4 or 5 of the names (juniors) held in ZJG could do better than the ETF?
A ranking or risk level will also help
Thank you!

Q: For a 10% of my portfolio:
Which one would you prefer? Or do you think a basket your favorite Gold/Material companies is better than these ETFs? Example: FNV,AEM,KL, plus add a few others that come up often in your answers.

Q: Looking to add some gold /oil and wondered whether OR or maybe ZJG would be better.Also VET ?Open to any suggestions.Thanks Paul

Q: Good evening team,
I am looking for either a gold ETF with torc regarding the price of gold, possibly small cap stocks and am aware that you also like BTO gold.What do you suggest?
Many thanks,
Jean

Q: As a hedge which of these gold ETF's would you take a modest position in?

Q: Good Day,

Assuming that one holds the view that the junior mining space will see greater activity in the next few months/years, and assuming that you do not wish to hold individual positions, but would rather have broader exposure to the sector in general, is there any CDN vehicle other than ZJG that you would recommend?

Thanks

Q: Hi 5i trying to decide between picking 5 junior golds of zjg. They 5 would be small position that would total 2.5%. Recently bought FNV 5% as Trump seems likely to ramp things up in precious metals.thanks for your help!

Q: HI folks: AS of June 17 GDXJ will be kicking a large number
of Jr. gold stocks out of their ETF. This will likely
drag the price of these juniors down for a period.
If this pull back happens, what do you think of buying
some ZJG to maintain a holding of some Jr. gold companies?

Q: There does not seem to be an ETF covering the Venture Exchange. Can you suggest a combination of ETFs that would duplicate such an ETF? Thank you.

Q: My question is regarding this specific ETF, ZJG. As an Index ETF it appears to be held back by the non-performers in the Index. Which 10 (or so) equities from ZJG would you recommend for an equal weight (or other weight) DYI ETF that could provide better results, assuming my assumptions are correct?
Thanks for your reply.
Dietrich