Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i,
I have a bit of a tax-treatment question for ETFs like PSA held in taxable accounts. Assuming one is in the top tax bracket, should they not look to make monthly sales right before ex dividend so that the 'growth' in share price gets taxed as a capital gain vs. having the distribution pushed out as income? Am I thinking about this correctly? The total tax owing would roughly be cut in half. Assume trades are zero commission for simplicity :)

Q: What would your advice be for someone who wants to "park" some money in an ETF or other vehicle, to not lose any significant value over the next 6-12 months, while still earning a 5%+, return? Are there relatively safe options besides cash or a GIC that could retain most of their value in a downturn? Do you have any ideas using these criteria? Thank you as always.

Q: hi,
I have parked cash in these funds ( money market fund?), which I am told will not suspend redemptions anytime, so one is able to freely withdraw if wanted. do you have a list of others with same properties ( as many as you know )? take as many points as you want. looking for mostly CDN$ but 1-2 USD$ as well.
cheers, Chris

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: Hello and appreciate all your insight. I have raised a fair amount of cash in my portfolio and was wondering what would be a safe way to invest it but still have immediate access to it if needed. I would like to have access to it for opportunities that arise but at the same time would like to earn something on it with very minimal risk in the current environment. Thoughts?

Thank you

Q: Re: RESP

I would a conservative GIC or HISA for CASH remaining in an RESP account, last child about to start 2nd 4 year degree, so it will get used up in the next 4 years.

I presently use BMO investorline. Please let me know what options I have for best GIC OR HISA available , I am not against switching out to another institution i.e. wealth simple.

Q: Hello, Im looking for a conservative option to GICs
Would it be preferred shares ? Please help and avise

thanks so much

Tim

Q: what is your opinion on TSCH-TD Cash Management ETF? Are there other options I should consider? I am considering putting some of my cash into this ETF- this cash is not required for at least 18 months so I would like to optimize returns. Thanks.

Q: What are the best cash proxy ETFs in your opinion?

Q: Hello 5i,

We have decided to trim equity positions by 15%-20% and replace those stocks with less risky investments. This move is to retain capital investments for the near term due to leveraged market evaluations and the Narcissist who is making a serious attempt to change the US from a democracy to a Totalitarian state.

Can you please provide a list of safe havens to shelter against some of the potential risks?

Thank you
D&J

Q: I currently have 25% of my unregistered investment portfolio in PSA and HSAV. While the rest of my portfolio is well-diversified, I've noticed that the returns / interest from PSA and HSAV, (after accounting for taxes,) aren't keeping pace with inflation. I'm looking for strategies or alternative investment ideas to address this and improve my portfolio's ability to beat inflation.
The money in these funds are not needed in the foreseeable future but serves as sleep at night factor.
(TSFA's and RRSP's are fully funded)
Any ETF ideas would be much appreciated

Q: Hi Team:
I have some cash sitting in RIF acct. Presently in RBF2010 paying 2.3% interest, with unlimited charge for buy or sells..
Would I be better to spent the $9.95 and buy into something like CASH or PSA? Then I would also have to pay $9.95 to get out.
As a follow-up to that question how about if this was in an 'open account' , Where the interest is taxed at 100% income whereas CASH or PSA would act like a dividend income and therefore taxed at roughly 66% income.
OR do you have a better suggestion for larger amounts of $$
Thank you. :-)

Q: Hi, new hear and would like to know the best place to park some money for each account type. Money will be needed between 3 to 12 months. Also if selling in which order would you sell the following ZWK, ZPW, UMAX, ENCC, TD, NA, FC, SLF.
Thank you

Q: HI there,

I have a bit of cash sitting on the sidelines right now and would like to place it in a cash alternative ETF so that I am not losing money while I wait to invest it within the next few months. Are there any high interest savings ETFs you would recommend? Thank you.

Q: Is TDB8160 as good as these others? What is the advantage or disadvantage to the others, and is one more liquid/safer than the other? Thank you!

Q: I submit this question again since it did not seem to go through, sorry if is doubled .I intend to invest cash very progressively in 2025 ,since I consider as ''not totally impossible'' that (among other world factors ), the economic situation in Japan could lead to a sell-off of their US bonds , and have an impact on word economy and eventually on interest rates. On Yahoo finance website : YTD daily total return indicates : 0,97% for CASH,1,08% for PSA,and 0,77% for HSAV ! Does this means that lower NAVs counterbalance the yields after one year ? (but NAV looked relatively stable..).Once I can finally understand those numbers, I wish to choose the most efficient ETF in a non registered account if you could suggest one of the 3 ,considering all factors , as capital gain fiscal advantage of HSAV, VS total Yields and NAVs tendencies. Many thanks for your always very useful clarifications

Q: I am 25 years old and have my TFSA and FHSA maxed out. I will likely buy a house in 1-3 years. Should I start contributing (and investing) any additional money in my RRSP or in a cash investment account? Which ETF should I invest in? Thanks!

Q: Hi 5i, in mid-December 2024 I trimmed my overweight Mag 7 holdings and put the cash into a US high interest savings account. I am now concerned about a decline in the US$. My question: should I be and if so, can you suggest some alternative holding/investment suggestions? Thanks!

Q: Best vehicle to park a bunch of cash in a brokerage account till the noise stops?

Q: Hi there,

I'm evaluating the fixed income portion of my portfolio and am debating between a ladder GIC vs a HISA ETF. I understand GICs are locked in rates and HISA etfs are floating, but can you provide any insight as to the general historical differences in performance over historical time? In other words, say 100k split into 5 rungs of 20k vs 100k in a floating rate HISA etf - is there any difference in performance historically?

Thank you!