Canadians' Confidence in Balanced Mutual Funds Climbs 10 Per Cent in One Year; Highest Level Since 2011

Investor confidence in balanced mutual funds – which blend stock and bond investments – continues to grow, rising 10 per cent since December 2015, according to the latest Manulife Investor Sentiment Index. Coming in at 26 per cent on the index, this is the highest level of confidence in balanced mutual funds the survey has seen since 2011. Investor confidence in stocks, funds, TFSAs, RSPs and ETFs also up.