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Today, Mike Philbrick commented about whether CCOR-N, CGL-T, HHF.A-T, BASE-T, VGRO-T, ZWU-T, ZUT-T, XUT-T, GDX-N, VEE-T, XBM-T, HRA-T, KSA-US, CNYA-N, XMW-T, XWD-T, VBAL-T, HAD-T, HHL-T are stocks to buy or sell.

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DON'T BUY

You need some bond exposure, but can this return above the 42-basis-point MER? Can you earn 10% above that to make a decent return?

BUY

A good Vanguard ETF for bonds and stocks in a balanced portfolio? VBAL and VGRO. VBAL is more balacned, and VGRO. Now, be more conservative so choose VBAL, but VGRO is better for growth. They both track North American stocks.

COMMENT

I bought rreferred share ETFs for safety and yield, but their value has decreased. Preferreds are like high-yield bonds. Credit spreads are expanding now, so investors want a premium over risk-free rates. Preferreds act calm, but when they go off the rails, like in 2008, they really go off. There are likely rate-set reset preferreds inside those ETFs, so those resets will fall along with yields, which impacts ETF price.

COMMENT

Growth potential? It's good for growth, especially with a long-term horizon. An even better way to harness market beta is XMW, which a minimum-volatility index ETF and reduces the risk of high-risk stocks by excluding them. You'll get the same long-term returns, maybe higher, but at lower risk. A smoother ride.

BUY

XWD-T An even better way to harness market beta is XMW, which a minimum-volatility index ETF and reduces the risk of high-risk stocks by excluding them. You'll get the same long-term returns, maybe higher, but at lower risk. A smoother ride.

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(A Top Pick Jun 04/18, Down 7%) It's a long-term play. He's never owned this. He recommended it because China is the second-biggest economy and share market cap, but represents only 0.73% in the world MSCI emerging market indexes. This is changing to 16% of EM. This is expanding as we speak.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jun 04/18, Up 5%) SA is the 7th-largest stock exchange in emerging markets, and the largest Arab one. This offers diversity and runs on a completely different economic cycle. The Saudi currency is pegged to the USD. It's a unique market that few own.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jun 04/18, Up 4%) Finished Q4 with a slightly positive return, but better than North American markets. Why? This owns the whole world in a balanced way to absorb market shocks and pay a steadier rate of return.

COMMENT

Now is the time to start edging into this sector. Expect volatility though. To reduce that and add income, then look at BASE, a new ETF from Evolve. Nobody knows the bottom in mining.

BUY

It's exposed beyond North American tech which has outpaced emerging markets recently, but over 20 years, EM has outperformed slightly. Every dog has its day, and this will. So, it's worth holding onto. Remember: EM represents only 8% of global market cap, but 49% of global GDP.

BUY

Gold responds well during inflationary periods, with or without growth. You can play the gold miners or this ETF, which is market-cap weighted. It's a good ETF especially for growth.

COMMENT

An actively managed ETF portfolio vs. a managed mutual fund one. There are pros and cons. Mutual funds offer intra-day liquidity, not ETFs. But ETFs offer lower cost. Is paying more worth it?

COMMENT

Be careful in the market now. Investors are over-confident and are taking on too much risk as they reach for yield and returns; these stocks do worse in a correction. Mid-caps are underperforming the S&P by 9% and micro-caps by 22%. Global growth is slowing. Given all this, money managers are investing in bigger-caps and less so in smaller-caps. Not good. Now, utilities and other defensives are outperforming. Consider the risks in these sectors. Actually, the best risk and return is in bonds, especially government bonds (not junk).

COMMENT

An ETF for utilities. A great defensive sector with amazing performance lately. XUT-T is good, but 60% is in the top 4 holdings (inculding Fortis and Algonquin); 4% yield and 55 basis point cost. ZUT-T is more diversified and equal-weight. ZWU is also equal weight but does covered calls to create extra income, which sells future income for gains today; yields 6%. Given the strong performance of utilities in the past year, covered calls have lagged.

BUY

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