Market.  Last week there was a big jump in ETF trading volume during the selloff.  People were feeling quite fearful.  ETF was almost 50% of trading in the US, but stayed the same in Canada.  ETFs are traded on exchanges just like stocks and can even be shorted.  They can also be optioned.  ETFs can lend out their stock holding within their fund to short sellers and this can create a yield for an ETF when its holdings do not pay a yield.

Most Canadians are very exposed to oil.  This is an interesting spin because it is the oil service companies and not the producers.  You can get broader exposure through others in Canada. 

SCHD-US or SPHD-US.  He likes their ETFs, but they are not yet in Canada.  They are really cost competitive.  With dividend ETFs any cost savings really helps.  It is hard to say right now where these will go with what the market is doing.  You should look for something with a value screen.

This is a way to play rising interest rates.  Banks generate profit with interest spreads.  This is a good tactical play.  It could be a good hedge. 

It is one of four in a series.  They are active ETFs.  He has been following these products closely.  VMO-T is every stock in the world held for momentum.  The factor exposure comes with some risk, however.

(A Top Pick Mar 29/18, Up 18%)  There are almost 4000 securities.  It has some small and mid-cap juice to it.  This is the way to enter the US market.

A US high dividend ETF.  It is available as XHD-T in Canada as a hedged wrapper.  It looks for companies with an economic moat.  It is a good product, the dividend is good and the performance has been okay.  The question is the currency exposure.  It may help you or hurt you.  XHD-T will insulate you from movements in the currency.

It is one of his core ETFs for international exposure.  He likes the broad diversification and the low cost.