Recent Fund Updates

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Fidelity Europe Fund

Posted by on Nov 3, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

Similar to the CIBC European Equity Fund, this offering can invest in companies of any size and looks for those that offer strong growth potential and high quality management teams. It tends to be fairly well diversified and will hold around 50 companies.

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CIBC European Equity Fund

Posted by on Nov 3, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

While this fund can invest in both medium and large companies in Europe, it is current focused on the bigger names.

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Mackenzie Ivy European Fund Class

Posted by on Nov 3, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

This is by far our most conservative pick of the European equity group and like all funds that carry the Ivy banner, it avoids highly levered companies and banks with complicated structures. Instead, they look for stable companies with clean balance sheets, good management, healthy

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Dynamic Dividend Advantage Fund

Posted by on Nov 2, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

After longtime manager David Taylor left Dynamic in October 2011 the reins of this fund were handed over to Cecilia Mo. Along with the new manager, it also got a new name, when it was renamed the Dynamic Dividend Advantage Fund, losing its old moniker, the Dynamic Dividend Value Fund.

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BMG Gold Advantage Return Bullion Fund

Posted by on Nov 2, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

Bullion Management Group, one of the pioneers in bringing investing in precious metals bullion to retail investors is at it again with the launch of their new BMG Gold Advantage Return Bullion Fund. The fund is designed to pay investors a monthly distribution of $0.07 per unit. At current prices that is an annualized yield of around 7%.

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Manulife Floating Rate Income Fund

Posted by on Nov 2, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

While the consensus is that interest rates are likely to remain low for the near term, there is little doubt that they will eventually be moving higher. One way to help reduce the risk associated with rising interest rates is to invest in a fund that invests in floating rate notes. This is one of those funds

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CI Canadian Investment

Posted by on Nov 2, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

The CI Canadian Investment Fund follows a very simple investment approach where manager Daniel Bubus looks to buy out of favour companies that are trading at a discounted valuation, often due to a controversy.

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RBC Global High Yield Bond Fund

Posted by on Nov 1, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

For those looking for a well managed fund that invests in high yielding corporate and government bonds around the world, then this is a great place to start. While the focus is on developed markets, it can also invest in emerging market debt. As of September 30, the fund had 38% exposure to emerging markets.

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O’Leary U.S. Strategic Yield Fund

Posted by on Oct 26, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

While this is officially classified as a global balanced fund, it is in fact, one of the few U.S. focused balanced funds that are available to investors. Launched in June 2011, it invests in equity and debt securities of U.S. issuers. It is available in a version which hedges the currency exposure and a version which does not.

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Altamira High Yield Bond Fund

Posted by on Oct 25, 2012 in Mutual Fund Updates | 0 comments

With interest rates hovering near historic lows, many investors are turning to high yield bonds as a way to generate additional return while rates remain stable, and provide better downside protection when interest rates begin to move higher.

This high yield offering from National Bank invests in high yield bonds of both Canadian and global issuers. As of September 30, it was heavily tilted towards U.S. issuers, which make up more than two thirds of the fund. Canadian issuers make up 17%.

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