Scape Scape:
That is the risk of investing in to the free market. You have to admit the odds are heavily stacked in the investors favor and this also has the added bonus of helping keep investment in BC. Not that I would suggest risking money on patriotic causes but if it catches on it would create its own lift to the market as well.
Courtesy of Globefund:
WOF Balanced Series 1 (Inception date 1992):
Returns as of January 31, 2006
Fund Group Avg Index*
1 month 1.20% 0.33% 8.68%
3 month -0.78% 2.64% 21.04%
6 month -2.44% 1.19% 21.07%
1 year -5.95% 1.42% 29.67%
3 year -2.74% -1.54% 28.33%
5 year -9.19% -7.83% 15.99%
10 year 3.35% 0.26% 11.64%
15 year n/a 1.54% 12.75%
20 year n/a 4.01% n/a
Since Inception 3.08% n/a n/a
3 year risk 5.81 7.32 14.35
3 year beta 0.15 0.12 1.00
* Index refers to BMO Nesbitt Burns Cdn Small Cap Index