Encouraging data from the U.S. bolsters the views of managers of Canadian dividend and income equity funds
Seg fund families that identified solid, reasonably priced companies performed well in 2011
Foreign equity funds dominate the rankings
Fund managers say that the economic crisis in Europe is the biggest risk
Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis and improvements in the U.S. send mixed signals to bond market
In a lousy year for mutual funds in general, those that followed unexciting investment strategies tended to perform well
Precious metals equity category the top performer
Portfolio managers of Canadian equity balanced funds say that despite economic woes in Europe, many companies are in good financial shape
Fixed income funds posted strong gains
Careful stock-picking will be crucial to fund performance this year