VANGUARD FTSE EMERGING MKTS ALL CAP IDX (VEE.TO)

(A Top Pick Feb 26/16. Up 20.69%.) A market leader with broad diversification to emerging markets globally. People need more emerging markets in their portfolios.

Emerging markets are a very important part of the world. Their growth is strong. A really good way to get stocks and still be diversified.

If you like emerging markets, he thinks this is a great ETF to go with.

Feels people should be invested a) outside of Canada (emerging markets) and b) broad diversification with low costs.

Because of market risk he does not want a lot of exposure here right now. He would wait for a pullback rather than put new money here. South Korea is not included as an emerging market in this ETF. The BMO and iShares products includes South Korea.

(A brand new product.) He is a big believer in emerging markets, and this is probably the market leader in Canada for the emerging-market space. Lowest cost. Very broadly diversified and does a very good job of tracking. It will be above average volatility, but if you have a long-term time horizon, emerging markets is an area you should be looking at.

This has been flat year to date. He continues to like the space. Rio de Janeiro Olympics is creating a lot of buzz.

(A Top Pick May 27/15. Down 17.24%.) Likes this very much, but it has been down a lot. He continues to believe that emerging markets are a ridiculously under owned asset class in Canada. This is probably the market leader in the Canadian market space. It is going to be a more volatile play, but this is a part of the world that is growing at 4%-6% GDP growth in a growing middle class. Very cheap and very diversified. This will be a long-term hold.

VEE-T Vs. XST-T. He is a big fan of VEE-T. XST-T is a good, safe sort of thing to have. It is pretty much recession proof. You won’t get much lift, nor much drop.

This is one of the most courageous picks in a long time. Emerging markets are still the most under owned asset class in Canada. There is 5-7% growth per year. PEs are low and economic growth is higher than North America. No one wants to call a bottom, but he has to believe we are getting close.

(A Top Pick Nov 5/14. Down 1.23%.) Emerging markets are an under owned asset class by most people. Although everything dropped a lot this summer, he thinks it is pretty close to a cyclical bottom, so not a bad opportunity to get in right now. You have to be able to stomach some volatility and that is why you need a balanced portfolio.

China and Taiwan represents 36% of the holdings in this ETF. If you think the China is going to start moving back up and all the noise is behind it, then it is probably a good ETF to buy. He would stay away from this space. There is some risk when it comes to emerging markets including the rising US$, external debt and fed tightening. In the very near term, you might see a reflex bounce from oversold levels, but in terms of a sustainable, medium or long-term hold, it is probably not a space he would put money in at this time.

You should have 20% exposure to emerging markets.

He likes emerging markets, and this is the ETF that he uses the most. This is broadly diversified and holds 33-34 different countries.