Since I had recommended DC Pensions, I thought I would also share this article with you. The article is by Randy Bauslaugh a partner at McCarthy Tétrault law firm. There is also an interview with him by Sheryl Smolkin.
I would always suggest that if you have a choice of funds to invest in go with a plain vanilla fund with a name such as Canadian Dividend Fund or just Dividend Investment fund. Do not do anything fancy. I would stay away from any foreign investments unless they are for the US.
I also think that balanced funds or any funds with bonds are a bad idea. The times have changed. We have come from a 30 year bull market in bonds to a bear market. In a bond bull market interest rates decline and conversely bond values go up. In a bond bear market interest rates go up and bond values go down. The value of a bond and interest rates always go in the opposite direction.
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Would utilities fall into the same category as bonds?
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