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Market. Every year he wonders if we will plateau in ETF inflows or will we break records and it looks like we are headed to break records again this year. There are about 640 ETFs in Canada now. There are more to come including actively managed ones. We have a friendlier regulatory environment for actively managed ETFs in Canada. It is more like mutual funds. The Canadian ETF market has more headroom to grow than the US. The whole world comes to the US ETF market to invest. Many Canadian investors have a home bias. Equal weighting is a good way to get a sector weight exposure.

RISKY

It is purely based on where you think it will go in the next while but it could be a good bet. It is risky and only for the riskiest investors. There could be pull backs equal in magnitude to the run ups we have seen. There are not large blocks transacting regularly so it is a home grown retail investor interest. It is definitely a growing industry.

COMMENT

Covered call currency hedged ETF. It is narrowly focused in the industrial sector. They write on 25% of the portfolio.

COMMENT

It is the iShares semiconductor US company ETF. It has been around for a lot of tie and has a lot of size and volume.

WAIT

US$ Investments in Telecoms. Today’s telecom is not like your granddaddies telecom. They could then deliver stable dividends and returns. There will be a lot of shifts to that classification. Over the next year there will be a shakeup in how telecom stocks are classified. A lot of social networking companies will come into the space. It is an interesting investment theme but he wants to take a wait and see approach. You will get currency risk in US investment accounts.

BUY

It is a covered call ETF that is actively managed. It holds a basket of stocks. It is into typically Canadian exposure. It is difficult to judge whether it is going to outperform. It has a high yield (just over 5.2%). If you want this then it is a good investment.

COMMENT

HXS-T vs. XUS-T vs. VUN-T. HXF is the financial swap based ETF and the swap fee has a fee of zero. It is Canadian bank that is doing the swaps. When you sell it down the line you will have compounded the yield. There are reasons to buy into Canadian financials at this time. HXF is a good idea.

COMMENT

HXS-T vs. XUS-T vs. VUN-T. HXF is the financial swap based ETF and the swap fee has a fee of zero. It is Canadian bank that is doing the swaps. When you sell it down the line you will have compounded the yield. There are reasons to buy into Canadian financials at this time. HXF is a good idea.

COMMENT

HXS-T vs. XUS-T vs. VUN-T. HXF is the financial swap based ETF and the swap fee has a fee of zero. It is Canadian bank that is doing the swaps. When you sell it down the line you will have compounded the yield. There are reasons to buy into Canadian financials at this time. HXF is a good idea.

COMMENT

Canadian listed ETF to US counterpart. Taxes, fees and so on all play a part. US ETFs are often cheaper. Currency is a major factor and in a Canadian ETF you may have the option of a hedged ETF.

RISKY

BitCoin Stocks. The investment fund is not an ETF. They are closed end funds. There are no ETFs that hold BitCoins. GBTC-N has pretty high premiums to BitCoin. It is very, very risky. He would wait for an actual ETF. Futures in the currency are coming out shortly and could inspire more ETFs.

HOLD

It is one of the earliest ETFs in Canada. There are others now with better pricing. A payout fall could only reflect a fall in the underlying sectaries’ payout.

BUY

BOTS-Q vs. ROBO-Q. A good homerun in the market. The ETFs have been around since 2016 but have rocketed. You pick them in Canada or the US. BOTZ-Q is a bit more focused. AIEQ-N is run by artificial intelligence. It is actively managed by a robot.

HOLD

BOTS-Q vs. ROBO-Q. A good homerun in the market. The ETFs have been around since 2016 but have rocketed. You pick them in Canada or the US. BOTZ-Q is a bit more focused. AIEQ-N is run by artificial intelligence. It is actively managed by a robot.

DON'T BUY

A Levearge ETF. He advised to steer clear of these kinds of investment. They are trading vehicles the are intended to be watched daily. D