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• Best Performing Sectors re:  Mutual Fund Investments and current market place data & other information that may affect / enhance mutual fund performance.  (Please peruse entire web page for other investment opportunities that may be available to you.)

 

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• Personal Portfolio Holdings:

Some changes have been made to my personal mutual fund holdings this past week.  New and Current  holdings listed below.

Mavrix Explorer Fund  (see chart)

New–Sentry Select Mining Opportunities Fund  (see chart)

New–Excel Emerging Markets Europe Fund  (see chart) 

Front Street Growth Fund  (see chart)

Front Street Special Opportunities Fund  (see chart)

AIC Sm/Mid Cap Fund  (see chart)

 

Weekly Market Wrap Up

MARKETS	This Week	1 Week Ago	1 Month Ago
Dow Jones	10,609.65	10,618.19	10,328.89
TSX	11,685.37	11,953.83	11,463.40
Nasdaq	2,287.99	2,317.17	2,211.69
Venture	1,593.47	1,605.10	1,430.20
S&P	1,136.03	1,144.98	1,102.47

METALS	This Week	1 Week Ago	1 Month Ago
Gold	$1,131.00	$1,139.20	$1,110.80
Silver	$18.42	$18.46	$17.30
Platinum	$1,592.50	$1,565.70	$1,429.30
Palladium	$447.75	$425.15	$366.25

Oil & Gas	This Week	1 Week Ago	1 Month Ago
Oil	$78.00	$83.25	$73.36
Nat Gas	$5.72	$5.70	$5.78

 

It would appear that North American markets are having trouble moving higher to their next levels.  The Dow hesitant and still holding  under the 11,000 mark and likewise the TSX not quite ready to break into the 12,000 level.  I would expect this to change in the not too distant future, possibly the next week or two.  Once these new levels have been reached, it should be onward and upward to new highs unless some unforseen drastic economic news rears it’s head.  This would certainly delay the inevitable.

 

-The mutual fund guy