TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - (TSX:RBN.UN)(TSX:CIQ.UN) Advisors and investors are invited to listen to Bloom Investment Counsel's market update for both the Blue Ribbon Income Fund and the Canadian High Income Equity Fund. Award-winning lead portfolio manager Paul Bloom discusses how he was able to significantly outperform the market in 2011 and shares his views and outlook on the markets and the growing High Income Equity sector.
To listen to the entire conference call, please visit www.bromptongroup.com and click on the link on our homepage or www.blueribbonincomefund.com.
| Compound Annual Returns1 | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | 10-Year | Since Inception | Yield4 | |||||||||
| Blue Ribbon Income Fund (TSX:RBN.UN) | 8.0 | % | 24.3 | % | 9.3 | % | 12.5 | % | 12.7%2 | 5.9 | % | ||||
| Canadian High Income Equity Fund (TSX:CIQ.UN) | 10.7 | % | n/a | n/a | n/a | 16.0%3 | 6.6 | % | |||||||
| S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index | -8.7 | % | 13.2 | % | 1.3 | % | 7.0 | % | 6.2 | % | 4.0 | % | n/a | ||
Bloom Investment Counsel was established in 1985 and is a specialist in income-oriented investments. Paul Bloom has over 40 years of experience in the Canadian investment industry, with the last 27 years as principal and founder of Bloom Investment Counsel. Paul has previously been selected as one of the 50 Top Gun Portfolio Managers covering Canadian equities by Brendan Wood International.
1 Returns are net asset value returns for the periods ended Dec. 31, 2011 and are unaudited. Returns for RBN.UN were calculated based on publicly available information and accounting records. Annualized returns were calculated on a total return basis by assuming reinvestment of each cash distribution and deemed distribution on the exercise of rights/warrants into additional units. 2 Period from Sept. 16, 1997 to Dec. 31, 2011. 3 Period from Feb. 18, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2011. 4 As of Jan. 31, 2012 based on closing price.
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