ETF Focus List – June 2014
Welcome to our inaugural edition of our ETF Focus List. The goal of this list, like our Recommended List of Funds, is to help you narrow your focus on what we believe to be the best ETFs available in a wide range of asset classes. This first edition is focused solely on Canadian traded ETFs, but over time will grow to include ETFs that also trade in the U.S. You can download your copy of this...
Read MoreBrandes Global Small Cap Fund
This deep value offering from Brandes had a very strong quarter, gaining nearly 9%, outpacing both the index and its peer group. The management team follows a very disciplined and repeatable process that looks to buy companies that are trading a significant discounts to their true value. While this process may result in periods of underperformance, over the long-term, I expect it can to deliver...
Read MoreTD Short Term Bond Fund
As the name suggests, it invests in a mix of government and corporate bonds that have a term to maturity of less than five years. The current mix favours corporate bonds, which make up nearly 60% of the fund. It has a duration of 2.7 years which is considerably shorter than a traditional bond fund, which would be in the ballpark of 6.8 years. It pays a variable monthly distribution that has...
Read MoreCundill Canadian Security Fund
Fund Company Mackenzie Investments Fund Type Canadian Focused Equity Rating B Style Value Risk Level Medium High Load Status Optional RRSP/RRIF Suitability Good TFSA Suitability Good Manager Lawrence Chin since April 2009 MER 2.54% Code MFC 738 – Front End Units MFC 838 – DSC Units Minimum Investment $500 Analysis: The Cundill Funds have long had a reputation as being contrarian, concentrated...
Read MoreEnergy & Gold push Canadian equities higher
After a solid first quarter, April turned out to be a mixed bag for markets with fixed income and Canadian equities largely higher, while global equities were mixed. Mixed economic data combined with modest inflation pressures helped to push bond yields lower in April. The yield on the benchmark Government of Canada ten year bond ended the month at 1.67%, down from 1.71% at the end of March. The...
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