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01/27/12 - First Trust Canadian Capital Strength Portfolio - Capital Strength Philosophy
01/27/12 - FIRST DEFINED PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT CO. ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO FIRST TRUST CANADIAN CAPITAL STRENGTH PORTFOLIO (formerly known as RBC Dominion Securities Canadian Focus Picks Portfolio)
01/24/12 - First Trust Advantaged Short Duration High Yield Bond Fund Quarter in Review - January 2012
01/19/12 - FSD.UN Declares Monthly Distribution for January 2012 for each Class A Unit and Class F Unit
01/18/12 - First Trust Advantaged Short Duration High Yield Bond Fund Announces Expected Distribution Amount for the Next Twelve Months
01/03/12 - RBC Dominion Securities Canadian Focus List Portfolio - Management Information Circular
01/03/12 - RBC Dominion Securities Canadian Focus List Portfolio - Amended Prospectus Dec. 9, 2011
01/03/12 - RBC Dominion Securities Canadian Focus List Portfolio - Amended Annual Information Form Dec. 9, 2011
12/09/11 - RBC Dominion Securities U.S. Focus List Portfolio - Notice of Termination to the Shareholders dtd Dec. 9, 2011
12/01/11 - First Defined Portfolio Management Co. Announces Proposed Changes to RBC Dominion Securities Canadian Focus List Portfolio
12/01/11 - First Defined Portfolio Management Co. Announces Termination of RBC Dominion Securities U.S. Focus List Portfolio
01/25/11 - FHM.UN 2010 Tax Information

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Pricing as of 1/27/2012
FT Mutual Fund Corporation Funds Currency Fund Code NAV Price % Change
First Trust Raymond James Canadian Focus Picks Portfolio CAD FTC551 $14.17 -0.28%
RBC Dominion Securities U.S. Focus List (Hedged) CAD FTC531 $6.43 -0.06%
RBC Dominion Securities U.S. Focus List (Hedged) USD FTC532 $6.42 -0.26%
RBC Dominion Securities U.S. Focus List (Unhedged) CAD FTC533 $6.27 0.11%
RBC Dominion Securities U.S. Focus List (Unhedged) USD FTC534 $6.26 -0.08%
Veritas Canadian Select Portfolio CAD FTC541 $9.41 -0.25%
 
Pricing as of 1/27/2012
Mutual Fund Trusts Currency Fund Code NAV Price % Change
First Trust Canadian Capital Strength Portfolio CAD FTC461 $17.42 0.16%
First Trust Global Capital Strength Portfolio (Hedged) (closed to purchases) CAD FTC556 $10.51 0.28%
Scotia McLeod Canadian Core Portfolio CAD FTC511 $18.82 -0.27%
Scotia McLeod Canadian Core Portfolio USD FTC512 $18.79 -0.47%
TD Canadian Quantitative Research Portfolio CAD FTC521 $10.71 -0.06%
 
Pricing as of 1/26/2012
Closed-End Funds Ticker NAV
Price
Share
Price
% Price Change
First Trust Advantaged Short Duration High Yield Bond Fund FSD.UN $10.63 $10.40 0.00%
 

First Trust Raymond James Canadian Focus Picks Portfolio - January 2012 Commentary Click Here For Download

The First Trust Raymond James Canadian Focus Picks Portfolio is a mutual fund that invests in securities that make up theRaymond James Canadian Focus Picks List.
Stock selection for the Fund is a bottom-up process anchored by recommendations from Raymond James Canadian Research Analysts.-continued

Veritas Canadian Select Portfolio - January 2012 Commentary Click Here For Download

The Veritas Canadian Select Portfolio is a mutual fund that invests in securities that make up the V-List produced by Veritas Investment Research Corporation. The V-List is a concentrated portfolio of 12 to 25 companies chosen by the Veritas Selection Committee as the best investment opportunities drawn from Veritas’ research.
Veritas does not utilize quantitative or momentum models to select stocks. Instead, it is focused on companies that offer long-term value and capital appreciation.-continued

TD Canadian Quantitative Research Portfolio - January 2012 Commentary Click Here For Download

Looking into 2012, we see several negative trends that can make it difficult for the Canadian market to achieve a sustained recovery. Most important, from our quantitative perspective, is the decline in the earnings cycle. Both trailing and forward earnings momentum peaked late last year, and we expect both to continue to decline into the first half of 2012.
With the possibility of further earnings disappointments and downward estimate revisions, multiple expansion will not come easily for stocks, particularly in such an uncertain global macro environment. Given this view, we believe that four investment styles will continue to outperform: growth over value, non-cyclical over cyclical, large cap over small cap, and income.-continued

ScotiaMcLeodTM* Canadian Core Portfolio - January 2012 Commentary Click Here For Download

Reflecting back on the fourth quarter of 2011 the Canadian equity market performed well against a backdrop of mostly negative headlines and sentiment emanating from Europe; however, the positive performance was primarily due to a particularly solid October, followed by modest declines in November and December.
Investor optimism regarding potential resolution of the European debt crisis, premature as it turns out, led to the return of the so called “risk trade” in October, leading commodities and other economically sensitive stocks higher. Consistent with the risk trade, investors fled the safety of the U.S. dollar, driving it lower during the month, which contributed to the strength in commodities.-continued

Weekly Outlook - Rally Not Built on Complacency - January 23, 2012 contains Consensus forecasts from Bloomberg Click Here For Download

There are three types of people involved in the prognostication business these days. The “end of the world” types, the “it’s a slower, post-apocalypse world” types, and the “everything is going to be OK” types.
For a long time now, we have been saying that the “end of the world” types are over-doing it. This is actually a dangerous stance for us to take because the “end of the world” types can be very nasty to people who disagree with them.-continued
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