Mutual Funds

Funds listed this section are open-end mutual funds. They have been selected on the basis of their previous 12-month performance. Mutual funds should be judged on their long term, and consistent performance. The listing hers is mainly intended to point out the current trends. You may want to compare your fund's performance with the top-performing funds. But do not switch in a hurry.

Equity Funds include funds whose objectives are long-term capital appreciation or a combination of capital appreciation and income.

Lists of both RRSP and non-RRSP-eligible funds are given here.

Real Estate Funds invest primarily in commercial real estate.

Bond and Mortgage Funds invest in bonds, mortgages, or both. Canadian short term bond funds are included in our list Many of these funds are RRSP-eligible.

Balanced Funds emphasize long-term goals. Traditionally, they invest 50% of their assets in bonds and 50% in Canadian equities

Preferred Dividend Funds are designed to provide high after-tax income. They invest mostly in high-yielding shares of Canadian corporations

Money Market Funds invest in short-term securities such as Treasury Bills. Many of them are RRSP-eligible. All money market funds mentioned here have a one-year return of over 5.6%.

Source: Southam FUND PROFILER published by Southam Mutual Fund Group.

Phone (416) 445-5534, 1-888-328-9252.

Website: www.fundprofiler.com

(Period ending April 30, 2001).