IVY CANADIAN FUND $20.80

IVY CANADIAN FUND $20.80 (CWA Rating: Conservative) invests in high-quality, large-capitalization stocks.

The $1.8-billion fund’s top holdings include: Thomson Reuters, Shoppers Drug Mart, Imperial Oil, Tim Hortons, Becton Dickinson & Co., McDonald’s, Colgate-Palmolive, Nestle SA, Bank of Nova Scotia and Reckitt Benckiser Group plc.

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We still like some Ivy funds

In the past, investors bought mutual funds within the “fund families” promoted by fund sellers for a couple of main reasons.

Mutual funds within a particular fund family often shared some key investment characteristic, such as a conservative or aggressive investment approach, or a stress on… Read More

Profit from our CWA Fund Ratings

When we judge the investment quality of an individual company, we take nine key factors into account. These are: a record of profit; a record of dividends; an influential industry position; balance-sheet strength; geographical diversification; freedom from business cycles; freedom from excess regulation or insider… Read More

IVY CANADIAN FUND $20.73

IVY CANADIAN FUND $20.73 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (Mackenzie Financial Corp., 150 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B5. 1-800-387-0780; Web site: www.mackenziefinancial.com. Load fund — available from brokers) is a good example of a Conservative fund. Ivy Canadian’s managers keep risk low by investing in… Read More

How to build a mutual-fund portfolio

Now more than ever we think you need to invest in only the highest-quality mutual funds. Here are some keys to building a sound portfolio with these mutual funds.

Diversify. Spread your portfolio out over several funds that practice a variety of investing styles. Vary your… Read More

Ivy Canadian Fund $24.81

IVY CANADIAN FUND $24.81 (CWA Rating: Conservative) invests in high-quality, large capitalization stocks.

The $2.6 billion fund’s top holdings include Shoppers Drug Mart, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Manulife Financial, Canadian National Railway, Becton Dickinson & Co., Enbridge, McDonald’s Corp., Thomson Reuters, Imperial Oil and Nestle SA.

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Ivy Funds: 2 Buys, 2 Sells & One Hold

At one time, mutual funds within a particular ‘fund family’ often shared some key investment characteristic, such as a conservative or aggressive investment approach, or a stress on value as opposed to growth.

However, due to corporate mergers and takeovers in the mutual-funds industry, and more… Read More

Ivy Canadian Fund $26.71

IVY CANADIAN FUND $26.71 (CWA Rating: Conservative) invests in high-quality, large capitalization stocks.

The $3.0 billion fund’s top holdings include Shoppers Drug Mart, TD Bank, Manulife Financial, Canadian National Railway, Becton Dickinson & Co., Enbridge, McDonald’s Corp., Thomson Corporation, Diageo plc and Walgreen Co.

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Just Two of These Ivy Funds Are Buys

At one time, mutual funds within a particular ‘fund family’ often shared some key investment characteristic, such as a conservative or aggressive investment approach, or a stress on value as opposed to growth.

However, due to corporate mergers and takeovers in the mutual-funds industry, and more… Read More

Ivy Canadian Fund $30

IVY CANADIAN FUND $30 (CWA Rating: Conservative) invests in high-quality, largecapitalization stocks.

The $3.7 billion fund’s top holdings include Shoppers Drug Mart, Imperial Oil, Manulife Financial, Canadian National Railway, Reckitt Benckiser plc, McDonald’s Corp., Thomson Corporation, Diageo plc and PepsiCo.

Ivy Canadian’s breakdown by industry is: Consumer… Read More