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Market. Market anxieties are still there. We got a bit of a Santa Clause rally. It came from a much lower level than he was expecting. He was not looking for support levels to break into well into 2019. It tells him that we ARE in a bear market and will eventually break into a recession. Into 2020 it will be very hard for markets to regain their highs. The market now has confidence that the Fed will not make errors. The markets may be okay for the next six months so play the rallies. He bought into the weakness at the bottom before the recent rally but as we go higher he is looking to go more defensive. A rate hike this week is completely priced out of the market.

ZGQ-T vs. XWD-T. ZWD-T is the world except for Canada. ZGQ-T is a world quality index. In a slowdown you want to own companies with the cleanest balance sheet and lowest leverage. That is the quality factor. He prefers ZGQ-T over ZWD-T.

ZGQ-T vs. XWD-T. ZWD-T is the world except for Canada. ZGQ-T is a world quality index. In a slowdown you want to own companies with the cleanest balance sheet and lowest leverage. That is the quality factor. He prefers ZGQ-T over ZWD-T.

SPLV-N vs. SPHB-N. Will it continue to outperform SPHB-N. It is the S&P, low volatility. There has been a preference for good dividends and low volatility. For the next couple of years this will probably continue to outperform the S&P 500.

SPLV-N vs. SPHB-N. Will it continue to outperform SPHB-N. It is the S&P, low volatility. There has been a preference for good dividends and low volatility. For the next couple of years this will probably continue to outperform the S&P 500.

Silver. Which ETF? SLV-N and SIL-N are the bigger ones and he would stick with the liquidity in this one. On the equity side XIL-N is the miners but has a lot more risk. Own the equities to be more aggressive than if you just own the bullion.

How to play the market defensively. The put-write strategy did perform better in the last couple of months. ZWU-T is a high dividend payer in the utilities. It has pipelines in it so as pipeline expansion has been crushed, this has weighted a lot on the sector. Otherwise he likes utilities here.

If markets were down 5% he would make a bigger allocation to this. You need to buy low and sell high. Once the market is down they are still writing calls. If the market then snaps back this one should underperform. Add to it after the markets have a good month.

Gold over the next 6 months? The sector under-performed over the last six months. We can see levels equal to the average of the highs in 2017. A return to the lows is also a potential. He is looking to lighten up exposure to this.

For a trade for a couple of months you would be okay. We need this end of cycle to happen before the recession. He is looking to sell into strength.

Educational Segment. Active or Passive ETFs? Guest: Raj Lala, CEO of Evolve ETFs. Their first set of ETFs were launched in September of 2017. They tried to serve two segments – actively managed ETFs and passive themes good for the long term. Their cyber security ETF was the country's top performing ETF. They also have a Future-of-the-Automobile ETF, an innovation ETF and a gender diversity ETF. Some sectors of the market don't warrant active management. Large caps are better passively managed. Preferred shares, high yields fixed income and small to mid caps benefit greatly from an active manager. Cyber security is very different than the FANG stocks and is an example of an actively managed ETF. The companies are creating the hardware and software to protect the fortune 500 companies and governments. Cyber crime will continue to increase and will cost the globe $6 Billion. It is a non-discretionary spend for a company. It is recession-proof.

Market. The party was put on hold and the next party will not be as flamboyant. The recovery in the US is still booming according to the jobs reports. The PE level of the market is returning to an average level. He thinks before the end of the business cycle we will see the highs of last September. He thinks the fundamentals of the market are strong. He is observing the level of companies buying back their shares because they are temporarily low. He owns AAPL-Q and bought some only a couple of weeks ago. For the patient, long term investor, there are gains to be made.

He still loves this name. You can still buy it in the low $30s and he has a target of the low $40s. They are making acquisitions.

The company seems to have a lot of moving parts of it and there are a lot of regulations affecting them. The government will probably tax a lot of their profits. Don't bet the farm on it.

The company operates a series of surgical clinics and drop in clinics. The dividend is safe. Their debt is high but they own a lot of real estate so that justifies it.