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MoneySense.ca Mutual Fund Newsletter

January 4 , 2009

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	INVESTING Larry MacDonald, columnistOutlook for 2010 It’s time for pundits to issue their predictions.

Index	Close	Change	%Change
S&P/TSX C	11,746.11	-8.50	-0.07
DJIA	10,428.05	-92.05	-0.87
S&P 500	1,115.10	-11.38	-1.01
Nasdaq	2,269.15	-16.54	-0.72
S&P/TSX V	1,520.72	51.14	3.48
Canadian $	0.9515	-0.0010	-0.1050

Change and %Change measure performance over previous week.

MUTUAL FUND NEWS

» PH&N launches two new funds

» CI Financial completes sale of Blackmont Capital

» Canaccord Wealth Management launches ETF portfolios

» Webb Enhanced Growth Fund Investors Approve Purchase of Assets

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ECONOMY
» Canadian economic outlook gets major boost from U.S. manufacturing number
» Government says Spaniards squirrel away more money because of recession
» GM says China sales up 67% in 2009 after December sets monthly record for purchases
More headline news…

INVESTING AND MARKETS

» 2010 trading off to positive start amid solid U.S., Chinese economic data

» Stocks advance as improving manufacturing reports

» Oil rises above US$80 in Asia on investor optimism US economy

» Financial Times 100-share index closed up 81.93 points to 5,494.81

More market news…

BEST AND WORST PERFORMING FUNDS (1-Yr.)

Best performing funds (as of December 12, 2009)	Total Return (%)
Mavrix Explorer Fund	197.81
Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund Series F	175.38
Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund	172.47
Front Street Canadian Energy Fund	165.70
Salida Multi Strategy Hedge Fund	162.65
Sentry Select Precious Metals Growth Fund A	137.46
Front Street Special Opportunities Canadian A (LL)	134.31
Front Street Special Opportunities Canadian B (FE)	134.31
Investors Canadian Natural Resources Fund Series A	131.45
Investors Canadian Natural Resources Fund Series B	131.12

Worst performing funds (as of December 12, 2009)	Total Return (%)
Mac Alternative Strategies Fund Series A C$	-85.16
Tower Matterhorn Fund (Income)	-75.26
Axis Investment Funds Inc. Series II	-39.16
Axis Investment Funds Inc. Series 1	-38.64
DeltaOne Strategic Energy Fund	-37.96
The VenGrowth Investment Fund Inc. Cl A Sr A	-33.84
I Lawrence Partners Fund Inc 102 (Reinvest)	-32.55
The VenGrowth Investment Fund Inc. Cl A Sr E	-31.93
Trans GROWSafe International Balanced	-23.64
Lawrence Enterprise Fund Series III	-22.44
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

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