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Q: Good morning, I have $200,000.00 in a taxable account and am looking for a temporary safe place to invest it in for a period of 6 to 8 months, hoping to generate some yield.
Do you have any suggestions?
Kindly advise & Thank you
Sergio
Read Answer Asked by Sergio on October 16, 2024
Q: Hi,
I'm looking to park some Cdn funds in a high interest savings ETF, and use TD as my bank. I found HISA, but don't know anything about the .NE exchange - if you could enlighten me on that - and let me know if there are better products that this, I would appreciate it!
Thanks for all your consistently great advice!
Dawn
Read Answer Asked by Dawn on October 15, 2024
Q: I have a good mix of stocks and ETFs and cash and I want to keep a good portion of my portfolio low maintenance. What do you suggest as a good ETF to set and forget in which I can put some funds into when I'm trimming my winners.
Read Answer Asked by Danielle on October 08, 2024
Q: Hi, Can you let me know what High interest ETF (highest yield?) you recommend - in US and CDN $.
I also believe there is one High interest ETF, that does not pay interest, but accumulates capital gains, what is it's name and what do you think of it.
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on September 05, 2024
Q: I am holding a lot of cash in anticipation of buying a condo in the next 6 months. My main concern is capital preservation. What is safer: short term bonds or HISAs? Assuming a significant decrease in interest rates during the next 6-8 months, would short term bonds offer a greater total return than HISAs?
Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Grant on July 30, 2024
Q: My Son hopes to buy a condo in the next 6 months and has sold most of his stocks and now holds mainly cash. PSA, CASH, CBIL and UBIL.U all currently yield in the 5% range. I am thinking he is best to put most the funds in CBIL and UBIL.U, since these may benefit a bit if interest rates fall, whereas the yield in PSA and CASH would decrease. Or is he best to put funds in PSA or CASH and sacrifice a possible decrease in yield, for a safer investment in HISA ETFs. Thank you for your comments!!
Read Answer Asked by Grant on July 10, 2024
Q: Hello, Looking to take a position in a GIC type investment with the ability to withdraw funds quickly and with no penalty. I came across this fund, wondering your opinion? Do you prefer any other funds that fit this description? Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Cory on June 21, 2024
Q: I have a large sum of cash from a recent sale. I will need the funds in the next few months but would like to "put it to work" in the meantime. If it was your money, which of the myraid of options would you choose that offers safety, liquidity and max returns.

Many thanks

Scott
Read Answer Asked by Scott on June 12, 2024
Q: Good morning,

I was looking for somewhere to put my money for a short period of time and I heard about money market fund etfs and high intrest savings account etfs. I have a vague understanding of the two but would it be possible to get the pros and cons of each and when they preform differently and the worst case scenario (ie what a maximum loss would look like) for these two types of etfs?

Thank you very much,

Aidan
Read Answer Asked by Aidan on May 31, 2024
Q: For earning short term interest, in the past I have bought BA's and CP issued by Canadian Banks. I am now considering PSA and CASH.......which show better yields with lower buy/sell commissions. So - it seems like a no-brainer to put short term cash investments into PSA which shows an indicative yield of 5.5% - versus BA's CP or CASH. Am I missing anything here - does an investment in BA's or CP have advantages over buying PSA?? Does CASH have advantages over PSA despite the lower yield??
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Gary on May 27, 2024
Q: On behalf of my kids I am about to begin to drawn down some RESP funds. My goal is to keep some invested but move to less volatile/risky investments. As part of that I want to keep 1-2 years worth of draw down as 'near cash' but in an interest bearing instrument within the self directed RESP. What are some suggestions that maximize the cash generated but minimize the volatility?
Read Answer Asked by Graham on May 23, 2024
Q: Hi, Is there a site giving the actual yield of all the HISA ETF’s? The distributions are already decreasing. I guess they are pretty similar, but they change monthly. PS: I do not think the dividend/yield on 5iResearch MarketData are up-to-date. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Denise on May 23, 2024
Q: What are my best options for short term to park cash while gaining interest in a registered account, during BNN market call yesterday there was a discussion on a ETF [starting with P?] where interest is calculated daily until you hold the security.
Read Answer Asked by Francis on May 03, 2024
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