The Q1 Survey asked Canadian investment advisors to give their outlook on 18 distinct asset classes. Advisors responded whether they were bullish, bearish or neutral on the anticipated returns for these asset classes over the next quarter.
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The fourth quarter of 2011 saw a number of asset classes rebound, most notably equities. The Q1 Survey results indicate that the majority of Canadian advisors expect equity returns to remain in positive territory over the next three months.
Roughly two out of three Canadian advisors (60%) were bullish on Canadian equities. Similarly, bullish sentiment increased more than 7 percentage points from the previous advisor survey on US large cap equities.
"Stocks were a good asset class to be invested in last quarter, and it’s clear that many Canadian advisors expect them to deliver strong returns for the first part of 2012," said Howard Atkinson, CEO of Horizons ETFs.
Sentiment on the value of the Canadian dollar versus the US dollar was mixed, with there being almost as many bears on the loonie (37%) as there were bulls (38%).
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