The Financial Post 1995 Investor's Guide to Mutual Funds
Description
Contains Index
$19.95
ISBN 1 55013-608-9
DDC 332.63'27
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Patricia Morley is professor emerita of English and Canadian studies at
Concordia University, Japan Foundation Fellow 1991-92, and the author of
Margaret Laurence: The Long Journey Home and As Though Life Mattered:
Leo Kennedy’s Story.
Review
In this investor’s guide, Chevreau analyzes market fluctuations in
1994; profiles 14 top Canadian fund managers; dabbles in prophecy (in a
section wittily called “Reading the Entrails”); and analyzes the 500
most popular funds sold in Canada (as measured by asset size)—these
are not ranked.
The interviews with fund managers make a useful feature, as a fund’s
success depends on its manager(s). The short, punchy profiles are the
best part of this fairly comprehensive book.
In the foreword, Diane Francis concludes that a novice ignorant of the
kind of information in this guide will be “guaranteed failure,” a
strong warning given the field’s complexity and volatility. Chevreau,
currently the mutual funds reporter for The Financial Post, knows his
subject.