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Canadians really need diversified portfolios. Investors don't appreciate how unique 2017 was: volatility was a low 6.5, the second lowest in 84 years, which bred complacency. This changed early this year. Canadians need to diversify their sectors and geography. Home-country bias: we're second only to Australia, with 59% of stocks in Canadian when it should be one-tenth of that. To hedge or not to hedge CAD: follow the 50/50 rule.

BMO U.S. dividend: make sure there's a quality measure in this ETF. US equities are doing quite well. This is offered in hedged and unhedged. Consider both 50/50 for portfolio diversity. It'll be large-cap names. This is not horrible.

The A market in China is inaccessible to foreigners. The MCSI EM market will expand in 10 years for Chinese stocks to comprise nearly-zero to 16% of it to be Chinese stocks. That means a tidal wave of money will flood into the Chinese stock market. Now, it doesn't have the liquidiity, but now is a chance to get in before the big boys do. There's a lot of growth here. Get in early. This is the second-largest market cap and GDP in the world.

This month it will likely be included in MSCI exmerging market indexes. Saudi Arabia is the largest exchange in the Middle East and the seventh-largest exchange with Saudi Aramco coming. There are challenges in Saudi Arabia, namely women's rights, and have a long way to go. But this society could become enlightened and you can capitalize on it.

This is a good global balanced fund with low-risk, offering diversification for Canadian portfolios.

One of the most liquid ETFs out there and a great way to get exposure to South Korea, and Canadians are underexposed to the Pacific Rim.

There are better dividend options. This one doesn't score high enough for him. This is merely okay. 4.5% dividend.

What are covered call options? An institutional desk can manage these more efficiently than a retail investor. For example, you sell a $10 stock to a speculator who wants to put up only 50-cents and own the stock anywhere above $11. He has ownership of that stock over $11, but you're betting the stock will rise above $11. You give up the upside, but get a little of the downside and pocket that little premium. Options decay in value quickly near the end.

This ETF is broadly U.S. heavy in tech. Tech does not regress-with iPhones, we haven't gone back to desktop PCs. This is a good way to play this sector.

Cannabis or cannabis tech ETF? The problem with cannabis stocks are valuations--only one of the holdings in HMMJ has positive earnings. He's anticipating a lot of growth, like tech in 2000. He doesn't know enough about the tech behind growing cannabis, but look at ROBO-T and other AI ETFs.

This ETF follows the Dow Jones but is unhedged to CAD. It's a price-weighted index. Top holdings include Goldman Sachs, Boeing and Apple.

A good ETF that captures small-caps, value and momentum. This reduces market beta or general market risk. You will make more than the market in 3-4 years and survive downside well.

Generally speaking, tech valuations are high. It's a low-fee ETF, but this a volatile sector ETF, prone to wild swings. Be careful here.

It's a preferred share ETF. It provides income. It's a hybrid between a stock and a bond. This gives you a good position in a Canadian taxable account.

There's massive focus on this now: collecting personal data and hacking into company databases, which happens more than we think. Cyber security companies have explosive potential growth. Caveat: this is a highly concentrated basket of stocks. Like Amazon, at some point these companies will suffer a sudden 90% drop.