Q: vtsax. which cdn fund can I buy?
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iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XSP)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
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S&P 500 ETF TRUST ETF (SPY)
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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
Q: Hello Peter and team,
Would you prefer VOO or VTI at this time? Also, is there an etf in canadian dollars (tsx) that mimics VTI similar to xsp on tsx and SPY? Thanks very much.
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BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN)
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iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (XIC)
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iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU)
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Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF (VCN)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
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S&P 500 ETF TRUST ETF (SPY)
Q: Hi,
I'm looking for 2 or 3 broad based ETFs that track the CDN TSX closely, and two or three ETFs that track the US broad market closely, for a 'couch potato' strategy.
Q: Which one of the two would you pick at this time going forward?
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BMO Junior Gold Index ETF (ZJG)
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iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XQQ)
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap Ex U.S. Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VEF)
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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF (VEE)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
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Mawer Global Small Cap Fund Series A (MAW150)
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Mawer Canadian Equity Fund Series A (MAW106)
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
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BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF (ZLB)
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iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index ETF (XRE)
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Invesco Canadian Dividend Index ETF (PDC)
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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF (VEE)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
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Dynamic Active U.S. Dividend ETF (DXU)
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Fidelity International High Quality Index ETF (FCIQ)
Q: My daughter is 27 years old and is looking to invest around $35,000 as her first investment. She is considering investing 40% in Canadian equities (ZLB, PDC, and XRE), 50% in US Equities (VUS and DXU), and 10% in International Equities (FCIQ and VEE).
As an initial investment, does this balance seem reasonable or would you have other recommendations? Is this sufficiently diversified or are there too many funds?
Thank you!
Q: Hi Peter
do you think in 1 year time Canadian dollar will be back to .75 c from .70 in that case if you have to buy a etf for us stocks do you buy heged or unheged etf
thanks for your great service
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Horizons US Dollar Currency ETF (DLR)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
Q: Good morning - I have owned VUS (CAD hedged US Total Market ETF) for many years in a taxable account. I would like to switch to VTI (the un-hedged version of the same ETF) but would realize a large capital gain. Is there any way an individual could synthetically gain the same USD exposure via a swap or option contract? I would obviously like to avoid high fees to do this. Thanks
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Q: Hi,
Can you explain the difference in performance over 10 years between those two ETFs? I am showing a difference of almost double between the two over eight years. The portfolio seems to share similar stocks. Could it be the currency hedging? Please explain
Thank you for the great service
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InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (IIP.UN)
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap Ex U.S. Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VEF)
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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF (VEE)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
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Mawer Global Small Cap Fund Series A (MAW150)
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Mawer Canadian Equity Fund Series A (MAW106)
Q: Awhile back you suggested the following percentages for my son's investments.IIP.UN 23%,VUS 16%,VEF 16%,VEE 10%,MAW 106 20%,MAW 150 15%.Just wondering if these percentages are still valid?If so fine, if not do you have other suggestions?Thanks.Paul
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iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO)
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iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XQQ)
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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap Index ETF (VEE)
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Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (VGG)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
Q: Hi,
I'm currently in my late 30's and have some funds in a LIRA from a previous company pension. They were invested in some funds with Sunlife before but now just sitting in cash waiting to be in invested. I'm looking for long term capital appreciation as I won't be able to take these funds out until retirement. Looking to increase my US and Intl exposure, which ETFs would be best? Currently own VGG, VUS, XEF and VEE. Should I increase these weights to my desired % or add any others? Looking for low MER core positions. Also should I approach investing in my RSP and LIRA in different ways or would you view them as the same? For example, would you buy stock A in your LIRA instead of RSP or vise versa.
Thanks!
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Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (VFV)
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Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VSP)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
Q: I currently hold both VTI and VSP in my RRSP for US exposure.
VTI is my only US holding (i.e. trades on US exchange) in my RRSP, so it is the only holding that forces me to occasional exchange currencies (US dividend).
Which of the following options do you prefer (feel free to suggest an additional option):
1) Do nothing (continue converting the US dividends to CDN$).
2) move VTI to VSP. (CAD hedged.)
3) move VTI to VFV. (not hedged)
4) move VTI to VUN. (not hedged, broader index)
5) move VTI to VUS. (hedged, broader index)
Thanks.
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iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index ETF (CDZ)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
Q: Thinking of selling my CDZ and VUS and replacing them with Mawer 106,108 and 150.Or selling CDZ and keeping VUS and buying Mawer 106 and 150.Or do have another US ETF or fund that you like.Thanks Paul
Read AnswerQ: Hello I hold XSP for some US exposure but would like to increase my exposure to US market. Can you advise how much overlap there would be if i purchased VUS. Would it be better to just hold one, and do you have a preference? Thank you. Bill.
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Horizons S&P 500 Index ETF (HXS)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (VUN)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
Q: I have just recieved some new money to invest and woukd like to increase my expsosure outside Canada. Im thinking of a US index fund. Can you please tell me the difference between VUN/VUS, HXS and SPY? Which one is better? Do you think this is a good time to invest in the S&P with it at all time highs?
As always your advice is greatly appreciated.
Nancy
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iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (XIC)
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iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XIN)
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iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XHY)
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Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF (VXC)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
Q: The above 5 etfs are core holdings with VXC and XHY at 15% each and the others at 10% each. The balance of my portfolio is made up of a diversified set of individual stocks (Canadian companies). I am considering exchanging XIN with ZWE to still have European exposure but with a better yield or should I keep XIN and just add ZWE to my core holdings? As always, thanks for the advice.
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Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB)
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Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF (VCN)
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (VI)
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Vanguard U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VBU)
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Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF (CAD-hedged) (VUS)
Q: Hi,
My son is taking a break from active stock picking and has gone with this ETF model: VUS(15%), VBU(5%), VCN(22.5%), VAB(5%), VI(22.5%). His investing horizon is very long (10-20 years). Your thoughts on the individual ETFs? How about sector & geographic diversity? Any other concerns?
Thanks!
Q: Is there a Canadian ETF that mirrors the Schwab US Broad Market ETF (SCHB,50)? It captures America's 2.500 largest stocks.
Thanks, Austin