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Q: I'm looking for some US exposure. Is this ETF suitable for a RRSP account. Other US ETF's suggestions ? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by David on July 26, 2018
Q: You mentioned in an earlier question that MBA was highly leveraged. Do you think it is reasonably leveraged compared to most REITs or a personal real estate portfolio? It seems to me that most of the debt is real estate related. Do you think this one is any more risky than owning leveraged real estate in general?
Read Answer Asked by Wayne on July 26, 2018
Q: Greetings 5i crew.

I would like to eventually add Lassonde and Waste Connections to my portfolio. If you could only add one today, for the long term, which would you select and why?

Thank you.

John
Read Answer Asked by john on July 26, 2018
Q: Hoping for some education on economics here. In an answer to Terrance about portfolio weightings, you were suggesting 20% be allocated to Industrials and 5% to Materials. I would have thought Materials would have been higher in this scenario on the assumption that a strong industrial sector would boost raw material costs.

Is the reason for the suggested minimal Materials allocation because of your oft-stated concern that Material producers tend to be price takers and not price makers or is there an underlying economic reason where material costs are shown to lag production increases?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on July 26, 2018
Q: I've held this ETF for 2-1/2 years, its up about 40%. I purchased it initially as a US dollar holding not subject to US estate tax exposure. With Trump doubling the estate value amount before those taxes kick in, for now, thats no longer a concern. For future buys, is there a better US dollar ETF you'd recommend - lower MER and/or better growth, safety?
Read Answer Asked by Lloyd on July 26, 2018
Q: How much influence do the various market players have in manipulating a stock price? I see Facebook is down 20% pre-market but I question to what degree if any is this manipulated or is it a true reflection of the number of buyers and sellers? I've been burned once or twice selling on a drop only to see it rebound hard. After years of investing I'm more at peace with holding for the long term as for myself it's been a losing game in the short term trying to out game short term reactions.
Read Answer Asked by Gooding on July 26, 2018
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