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August 11, 2008

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	INVESTING Larry MacDonald, columnist The bull market in pessimism Despite the economic doomsayers, things always work out.

Index	Close	Change	%Change
S&P/TSX C	13,341.74	-154.79	-1.15
DJIA	11,734.32	408.00	3.60
S&P 500	1,296.32	36.01	2.86
Nasdaq	2,414.10	103.14	4.46
S&P/TSX V	2,091.47	-146.64	-6.55
Canadian $	0.9369	-0.0367	-3.7695

Change and %Change measure performance over previous week.

MUTUAL FUND NEWS
» AGF reports July 2008 mutual fund sales
» IGM Financial to acquire Saxon Financial for $286 million
» Mackenzie Investments reports total assets under management and fund sales for July
» Kevin Elliott appointed portfolio manager of Fidelity Canadian Growth Company Fund
» Sun Life Financial reports second quarter 2008 results
» Mackenzie announces Keystone fund mergers
» Horizons BetaPro's NYMEX Commodities-Based ETFs Surpass $500 million in First 6 Months
» Dynamic Funds Launches Series 8 of BMO Dynamic RetirementEdge Income Portfolios
» Barclays Global Investors announces certain iShares funds trading on TSX
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ECONOMY
» Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week
» Jobs boom went bust in July: Statistics Canada
» Jobless claims in U.S. hit highest point in more than 6 years
» Treasury Department rules that companies can't transfer pension plans to banks
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INVESTING AND MARKETS
» Russian stock market tumbles due to conflict with Georgia over South Ossetia
» Nikkei Stock Average closed 262.50 points higher to 13,430.91
» Financial Times 100 - share index is down 7.2 points at midday to 5,345.4
» Hang Seng Index closed at 21,859.34, down 25.87 points
» Financial Times 100 - share index is up 54.10 points at midday to 5,531.6
» With banks failing, it's important to understand deposit insurance rules
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BEST AND WORST PERFORMING FUNDS (3-Mos.)

Best performing funds (as of August 11, 2008)	Total Return (%)
Mac Universal American Growth Class (Hdg) Ser A	41.23
Creststreet Energy Hedge Fund LP Series I	34.05
Hartford Canadian Value Fund A	34.04
Creststreet Energy Hedge Fund LP Series VI	33.96
Creststreet Energy Hedge Fund LP Series IV	33.90
Creststreet Energy Hedge Fund LP Series II	33.82
Creststreet Energy Hedge Fund LP Series III	33.75
Creststreet Energy Hedge Fund LP Series IX	33.57
Creststreet Energy Hedge Fund LP Series X	33.40
Creststreet Energy Hedge Fund LP Series XI	33.30

Worst performing funds (as of August 11, 2008)	Total Return (%)
Copernican British Banks Fund	-34.88
AIC Global Advantage Segregated 100% Guaranteed	-19.51
AIC American Advantage Seg Fund 100% Guarantee	-19.42
AIC American Advantage Corporate Class	-19.32
AIC American Advantage Seg Fund 75% Guarantee	-19.19
Excel India Fund	-19.14
AIC Global Advantage Segregated 75% Guaranteed	-19.10
AIC Global Advantage Corporate Class	-19.05
AIC American Advantage Fund	-19.02
AIC Global Advantage Fund	-18.90
Mutual fund data rotates through a four-week cycle to include best and worst performers for the past 3-month, 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods. Data provided for informational purposes only.

FORUMS
»	From our Mutual funds message boards: Precious metal funds Given the U.S. dollar and energy prices, is there any breath left in this sector? — snowball Share your thoughts…
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