Investors favour bond and balanced funds
Bond and balanced funds benefit from increased sales
Report examines the advantages of advised portfolios over non-advised investors
Sales remain significantly lower compared to year earlier period
Volatile equity markets take a bite out of fund assets
Most fund investors start-out with less than $25,000 when they first seek advice
Monthly sales statistics will focus on the industry as a whole
Industry assets up 1% from December
Investors focus on balanced funds, fund-of-funds products