Value managers make a comeback
Many solid European firms have been hurt by the downturn and are now ripe for the picking
AGF Global Value fund has had a miserable time; less value-conscious Mackenzie Ivy Foreign Equity has done relatively well
Most funds had negative returns
TD Monthly Income Fund and its more modest payouts gets the nod over BMO’s Monthly Income Fund
The prospect of increasing inflation is a big factor in the strength of gold prices, say managers of precious metals funds
Canadian bond markets have recovered in the past year, thanks to central banks responding to the credit crunch and actions such as the Federal Reserve Board’s engineering of the US$30-billion rescue of Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. in March. Yet fund managers expect economic conditions to remain challenging for the near term, although they are divided […]
Mutual Discovery Fund co-manager Anne Gudefin remains concerned about the impact of past corporate excesses
Some fund managers are bullish; others more defensive, favouring well-established, “tall, dark, handsome and rich” companies
Mixed results for mutual funds investing outside of Canada