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Market. He is looking at prices, rather than the election, BREXIT, etc. Both bond and equity prices are at all-time highs, which makes him a little apprehensive. The S&P 500 is close to record territory, which makes him a little nervous. He is still very bullish on the US, but there could be a pullback. He actually likes volatility because it allows him to buy good stuff cheap, but is looking at ways of doing a little hedging on portfolios.

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He sees absolutely nothing wrong with being in the biotech sector. The fees are going to be low.

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The REITs market is very subject to interest rates. If you are buying into REITs, you have to be aware that there has been a big explosion in real estate, however you have managers that know what they are doing. If you want to be in the sector, it has a good rate of return. Just be a little cautious and don’t go nuts.

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The REITs market is very subject to interest rates. If you are buying into REITs, you have to be aware that there has been a big explosion in real estate, however you have managers that know what they are doing. If you want to be in the sector, it has a good rate of return. Just be a little cautious and don’t go nuts.

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A covered call ETF based on the largest European stocks. It has a pretty attractive yield of about 7%. The dividend part will be classified as income, but the covered call is capital gain. The question is, do you want to be in Europe right now? He has basically left Europe and not adding it to positions. However, this is a really good ETF and a good way to participate in European markets with a covered call overlay giving you some downside protection.

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What is an ETF? Like a mutual fund, they are highly diversified. However, unlike a mutual fund, they are very cheap. Mutual fund fees are often 2.5%. You can buy a similar ETF with almost exactly the same number of stocks and the same weightings for 15 basis points. A disadvantage is that if you are someone who is contributing monthly to your portfolio, a discount broker will charge you a commission. For the smaller investor who is contributing on a monthly basis, he would recommend going to your local bank and buy the Canadian Index Fund or US Index Fund. Management fee should be around 90 basis points.

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India? There is this one as well as one from the Bank of Montréal. This is the one that he would use as a long term play.

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Medical marijuana ETF’s? There is no ETF. The reason is, a lot of these companies are little with no liquidity, and the banks don’t want to hold their money.

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Whenever you have one of these leveraged ETF’s, you have to remember that these are a short-term trading vehicle. You would never hold one for more than a week. You could be on the right side of the market and still lose your shirt. Leveraged ETF’s have their price reset every day. You have to watch these like a hawk.

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Canadian Venture Exchange ETF? There used to be one through iShares, but there isn’t any longer. It is just not feasible to run.

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How do Binary Options work? These are inter-day options, but it is just nonsense. This is something that people should not be involved in. The risks are huge and they are very, very short term.

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Because of its oil exposure, this had dropped quite a bit, but is now working its way back. There is now some stability in oil prices, so he is holding this. It gives a good yield of 4.9%.