Investment Q&A

Q: I own only 1 ETF (XQQ @ 10% of my portfolio). I'm looking to move to owning 3-5 ETFs to cover the broad market and then pick away at a few individual stocks for some extra growth.

Which few ETFs would you recommend to hold for 'adequate' and 'broad' market coverage. Note that I'm looking to hold 40-60% of my portfolio in these ETFs.

Q: Which of the following would be good to build on for long term investments for a 30 year old? This is for a TFSA. Looking for medium to high risk.

Q: please recommend three or four Canadian dollar ETFs that specialize in US based technology companies. Hopefully hedged & non-hedged. Thanks. …Cal

Q: I have the following investments and I am wondering which ones would be good for long term investments? I am 30 years old. This is for my TFSA. I would be okay with USA and Canadian investments for medium to high risk.

Q: I was planning on adding some or all of these to an RRSP and /or an RESP.
Any issues or better ideas. I am thinking ETF's and one or two blue chip.Thanks,Paul

Q: What would be your top 3 choices if you were buying Canadian ETF’s that hold USA tech companies including those with an AI focus?

Q: Hello 5i,
ZQQ or XQQ, and why?
Many thanks!!
Cheers,
Mike

Q: I currently hold these 4 ETF's in a RRSP account. Is there any other ETF that you would add to this list?

Q: I have a cash account with CDN stocks and CDRs. I am retired but will not need to dip into this account for at least 5 years. I am thinking of converting all the holdings into 5 or 6 etfs, all in CDN$, to reduce my time managing this account, while still holding the probability of a reasonable amount of growth.
I have not yet started the switch over but at the moment my list is : XIU and WXM for 30% Canadian; ZSP, XQQ and FCMO for 60% US; and VE for 10% other.
The usual questions about the overall strategy, alternative/better ETFs to hold, or other suggestions.
Thanks
Elliott

Q: Hello, I wanted to start a small position in AAPL, but didn't want to convert CDN $ to US$, would you recommend the CDR? . I noticed that since the beginning of the year both the CDR and the US listings are down about the same ~ 16% .. Are there any hidden fees with he CDR . Or would you recommend to just buy the XQQ:CA?
Thanks
Carlo

Q: Is this a good time to buy XQQ? I only have a 2.5% current holding at this time?

Thanks

Q: Hello ,
I was thinking of buying TD technology leaders etf (TEC) instead of XQQ , the nasdaq 100 etf as it has performed the nasdaq and seems to be more diversified. Any comments please?

Also, I looked at the details of VUN and XUU etfs, They both seem to have similar holdings and over 5 year period both have similar performance. However , going over more than 5 years, why has VUN out performed XUU. I am not clear on this..

Regardless of the tariffs situation, the US market seems to do well over time, and hence i thought instead of total Europe exposure, go with VEQT etf. Any comments please..

Also, do you prefer unhedged products like VUN as opposed to VUS? Lastly, i use yahoo to to compare charts. Do you know a better site please? Thanks very much

Q: I am just starting my TFSA and am starting young, I am wondering what are some good long term investments in the current environment? The companies listed are what I have recently bought shares in.

Q: Hello, for a 25 year old with $ 500.00 to invest in the TFSA, which of the above would you suggest?
Also, how about for a 27 year old with $ 100K, which one(s) would you suggest? Finally, does BMO have a S&P500 unhedged?
As a quick calculation the Unedged has retuned ~ 6% more with BMO (ZQQ /ZNQ) and ~ 12% with the ishare ( XQQ/XQQU). Right?
Thanks
Carlo

Q: Hello, For both registered and unregistered accounts for say 10 years time frame, which one would you recommend ? QQQ or S&P500.? Also, would you suggest hedged or unhedged?
Thanks
Carlo

Q: Hello 5i Research
Is there a etf that I purchase in Canadian dollars the replicates the VGT in the USA.
Thank you

Q: Are there any broad US market ETF's that I can buy in Canadian dollars that will be neutral to whether the Canadian dollar goes up or down vs the US. I am worried that if I convert too much money to USD at the current rate, it might backfire on me if our dollar somehow rallies, (which seems unlikely right now, but who knows)

Q: You prefer unhedged ETF so would ZNQ be a better choice than XQQ? This is for a RESP?

Thanks

Q: Could you recommend a few CAD etfs for the US market/SP500/Nasdaq that do not require to be reported on form T1135 for an unregistered account over $100K? Thanks in advance.

Q: Hello Peter and Team. I am about to open a new TFSA account with almost 100K. Time frame of 5-8 years. Could you please recommend 4-6 growth/income stocks with 1or 2 ETF’s?

I was thinking BN, VFV, EIT.UN, TVK. Any other recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks for the amazing service. Brian