$800K purchase of $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$ . Market order a bad idea?
Going to be making a big purchase of XEQT soon due to rebalancing/consolidating my investments.
I’ve never made even close to such a large trade. I’m concerned about getting boned by the bid/ask spread.
Is that a concern? Should I do a limit order? Or several smaller orders? $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT(XIU.CA)$ $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$

I am considering both ETFs. What happens to that type of investment in the bear market or in the market crash? $NEOS NASDAQ 100 HIGH INCOME ETF(QQQI.US)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$

I have the goal of purchasing my first home within the next year - because of this short term I think a lower risk portfolio would be more suitable.
My current strategy:
invest 75% in high yielding dividend ETFs (i.e. $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$ ) so that I have low risk and am growing my portfolio from dividends
gamble 2% on an individual stock
invest the remaining 23% in higher growth ETFs (i.e. $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$ or $ISHARES CORE EQUITY ETF PORTFOLIO UNITS CAD(XEQT.CA)$ )...

Hi guys, as title says. There are SO many out there. So far I've got on my list $ISHARES CORE EQUITY ETF PORTFOLIO UNITS CAD(XEQT.CA)$ , $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$ , $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC VANGUARD ALL EQUITY ETF(VEQT.CA)$ . $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT(XIU.CA)$ . $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$ . What else are out there?, Not too concerned on volatility as i'm l...

Hi, In my previous job i had RRSP matching with my employer. In total i have about 10k. Its with manulife. I left that job one year ago and Yesterday i saw that it has decreased $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT(XIU.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$ $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$

Index funds are the average investors path to building massive amounts of wealth with very little effort
Here are 2 index funds I buy every month that allow me to sleep well at night: $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$ $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT(XIU.CA)$

Do you could only pick 1… 📈
A) Lump Sum Investment
B) Dollar Cost Average
What would it be? For context let’s say we’re referring to an S&P500 investment. $标普500指数(.SPX.US)$ $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$ $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT(XIU.CA)$

Dear Vanguard,
Thank you for $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$ & $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$ . It's one of the best ETFs for buying and holding long term. Don't know what I'd do without it.
Sincerely,
The "average" investor

Is there an international ETF that is inclusive of US and all international developing and emerging markets? Like a global S&P 500 ETF that includes the top 500 companies worldwide by market cap?
Before someone says 'just buy $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$ ' that includes almost 2000 individual holdings. I'm looking for an ETF with only top 500/100. $标普500指数(.SPX.US)$ $SPDR 标普500指数ETF(SPY.US)$

Canada 5YR rate up at 3.82% too.
Let’s go preferred! $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT(XIU.CA)$ $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$