Vangrd Dividend Appr. E.T.F. (VIG)

Thinks the Canadian dollar will continue to be weak. You should have some US participation in your portfolio. It has all the big names in it.

(A Top Pick Dec 12/13. Up 15.06%.) This is a dividend appreciation fund in the US. These are big, old, well-established companies that have a long record of increasing their dividends.

Dividend appreciation is a thing that is a little bit gimmicky, but it is broadly diversified, low cost and doing exactly what it is supposed to do. This can be used as a long-term hold.

He sees the US market as offering specific opportunities at specific times. The dividend appreciation is one that he has used extensively with his clients who want exposure. A very high quality company. Well diversified and quite a conservative portfolio. A good place to have a piece of the US market. Yield of 2.45%.

(A Top Pick June 7/13. Up 14.67%.) These are people that increase their dividend on a regular basis. Yield is not that high, but the names in the list are all very good, long-standing dividend payers in the US.

(His 3 Picks are all ETFs and a good way for the average investor to get into some part of the market with a fair amount of safety and diversification.) A good way to participate in the US market. Thinks the US market is going to continue to make good headway. This consists of companies that have shown a good ability and the desire to increase their dividends on a regular basis.

This gives you an entrée into the US market with a lot of the big stocks that have shown a tendency to increase their dividends. Low yielder, but a good hold. Good diversification.

Doesn’t follow this one, but when you are looking at Vanguard you are looking at the leaders in the field of lower costs. Sees nothing wrong with getting this, but don’t forget you are going to be paying full income tax on the US dividends.

High yield is fixed income but correlates with equities. If they pullback, you get corrections there. It is high risk right now. If we get a correction, then high yield will correct 2/3rds of that. When we get dips, it is a good opportunity for people looking for yield.