XUS-T Vs. XSP-T. They are S&P exposure, hedged and unhedged. It is a currency call. He thinks the Canadian $ will weaken into the next recession as it has in past recessions. $0.70 is within reach. The closer to 78 cents, you want that hedging. He will add back below that to his US exposure and it will be unhedged.

XUS-T Vs. XSP-T. They are S&P exposure, hedged and unhedged. It is a currency call. He thinks the Canadian $ will weaken into the next recession as it has in past recessions. $0.70 is within reach. The closer to 78 cents, you want that hedging. He will add back below that to his US exposure and it will be unhedged.

ZZZD-T plays the ZWU-T, ZWC-T and so on so it is actively managed, aiming for a 4% yield See today's educational segment.

It is the healthcare leaders strategy ETF, actively managed with a covered call overlay. He sees a yield of about 9% but the holdings yield 3-4% so the rest is from the options strategy. The yield is sustainable if the managers know what they are doing. He likes the exposure and what they are trying to do.

Their core business of boxing and shipping stuff is not making money. This is not why you buy AMZN-Q. It is because they are a disruptor. Buy it when it gets beaten silly. He would not touch it today. Below $1000 it might be a buy.

In a registered account, the distribution has no tax treatment. In RIFF situations it is treated as all income. 20% is Canadian exposed and gets the benefit of the dividend tax credit. There is a component of income as well as dividend yield from the fund.