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 $ISHARES CORE EQUITY ETF PORTFOLIO UNITS CAD(XEQT.CA)$ )...

All my registered accounts are maxed and filled with $ISHARES CORE EQUITY ETF PORTFOLIO UNITS CAD(XEQT.CA)$ . I have about 250k I can invest that will not touch for about 15-20 years. Is there a huge difference in tax efficiency between XEQT and $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$ for a non-registered account, or am I just overthinking?

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...

I am a 30 year old investor. Should I invest:
20% $ISHARES CORE EQUITY ETF PORTFOLIO UNITS CAD(XEQT.CA)$
20% $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$
20% $INVESCO NASDAQ 100 INDEX ETF CAD UNIT(QQC.CA)$
20% $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT(VDY.CA)$
10% $ISHARES CORE S&P US TOTAL MKT INDEX TRUST UNITS(XUU.CA)$
10% $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT(XIU.CA)$
Please advise!

Which one gives a higher return? Which one is better for the long term hold in the future.
$VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF(VFV.CA)$$ISHARES CORE EQUITY ETF PORTFOLIO UNITS CAD(XEQT.CA)$$ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT(XIU.CA)$