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HHL-T vs ZUB: The performance of HHL has been mediocre since 2015. You're buying yield, but not getting growth. But there's nothing wrong with great yield. In ZUB, you get the opposite. Growth vs. yield: Which do you want?

HHL-T vs ZUB-T: The performance has been mediocre since 2015. You're buying yield, but not getting growth. But there's nothing wrong with great yield. In ZUB, you get the opposite. Growth vs. yield: Which do you want?

(Past Top Pick on August 8, 2017, Up 9%) Last summer he was striving for diversification outside Canada, so he bought and recommended this. It's done well, but he's not adding to it or any Canadian stocks these days.

(Past Top Pick on August 8, 2017, Up 25%) He's holding and adding to it. Includes big companies such as Shopify, and he expects the Canadian tech sector to perform well. There's more risk in this sector, but an investor is safe if it takes up 5% of a portfolio. And he's not excited about Canadian stocks in general now.

It's the prominent cannabis ETF, but the cannabis sector is all about consolidation and swapping paper. There are a lot of unknowns and nobody is making any money. Cannabis is a gamble and he avoids it.

He's not interest in any cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, but he's interested in the process of blockchain--that's real and growing.

This is about about covered calls in utilities, including a lot of American ones. Morgan Stanley is recommending some American utilities. True, rising interest rates pressure these stocks, but this ETF pays a dividend of 6.9%. This ETF will get beaten up a bit, but it's still good.

Are ETFs what a retiree should invest in? It's a very good idea. He buys them for his retired clients. The question is the bonds/stocks balance. Also, you can invest globally through Canadian ETFs, hedged to the CAD so you're protected.

He owns lots of it because it's on the Canadian banks with some U.S. exposure. The banks have had a good run. Pays a 3.9% dividend.

What asset allocation do you recommend for a retiree? A typical retiree should hold 40% bonds and 60% stocks, but he stresses owning at least some U.S. and limit Canadian exposure. Too many Canadian holds too much Canadian equity and zero American. Also, don't fiddle with your portfolio. Let it ride and leave it alone during volatility. Be CAD-hedged for safety.

A past top pick that he's sticking with. It holds no Canadian pipelines, he jokes. Canada has some good tech companies like Shopify, CGI, Constellation, Blackberry and Open Text. This ETF gets away from the typical Canadian stocks (banks), so this offers diversification.

He holds a lot of this. ZWB puts the covererd call portion on only 50-60%, so you also get the growth in the bank stocks. The Canadian banks will perform decently.

Should I switch from mutual funds to ETFs in my RRSP? Definitely. Mutual funds underperform the indexes because of high fees (2.25-2.5%), whereas an ETF can track the TSX for 0.08%. He wouldn't touch an ETF that charges say 1.00% MER. Bond ETFs are pricier, starting at 0.25% for some reason.

People buy this for the 6% yield, but the banks and high-yield companies inside this ETFs yield only half that. Where's does the rest come from? This is about a return of your own capital to goose the yield, not a return on capital. You end up with a lower adjusted cost base, so when you sell it yet get whacked with a heavier tax.

(Past Top Pick on August 8, 2017, Up 7%) More diverse and better than XIU, though he's not buying this--or any Canadian equities now.