Three top advisors give their top investment picks
Dave Paterson, editor of the Mutual Funds/ETFs Update newsletter, picked two Canadian mutual funds that he believes are good choices for volatile times: the Fidelity Canadian Large Cap Fund and the IA Clarington Canadian Conservative Equity Fund.
Read MoreTD Canadian Bond Index
For cost conscious investors seeking exposure to the Canadian bond market, this mutual fund is a good choice. The fund is designed to track the DEX Universe Bond Index, after fees.
Read MoreTempleton Global Smaller Companies Fund
In March 2011, Brad Radin, long time manager of the Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund left the company. He was replaced by Martin Cobb, who has been with Templeton since 2003 and has been in the industry for the past 18 years.
Read MoreMutual Discovery Fund
Since taking over the reins of this go anywhere global equity fund two years ago, Philippe Brugere-Trelat and Peter Langerman have continued to deliver strong relative results for investors. The team uses a bottom up, value focused security selection process which looks to identify companies that are trading at a discount of between 25% and 30% below their estimate of the company’s true worth. Not only must the companies be trading at a discount, there must also be a near term catalyst which will help to close the valuation gap, bringing gains to investors.
Read MoreCI American Value Fund
Managed by the team of Bill Priest and David Pearl, this large cap focused U.S. fund has struggled to keep up with the S&P 500 in the past couple of years. However, long term numbers are very strong, outpacing not only the benchmark but most of the funds peers.
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