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Capital Growth with Downside Protection Brandon Snow Principal & Portfolio Manager. S&P/TSX Total Return (2001-2011). Source: Paltrak. 2. Comparison S&P 500 & S&P/TSX Total Return. Source: Paltrak. 3. Comparison of returns – indexes plus the median Canadian Equity Fund. Source: Paltrak. 4.
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Capital Growth with Downside ProtectionBrandon SnowPrincipal & Portfolio Manager
S&P/TSX Total Return (2001-2011) Source: Paltrak 2
Comparison S&P 500 & S&P/TSX Total Return Source: Paltrak 3
Comparison of returns – indexes plus the median Canadian Equity Fund Source: Paltrak 4
Long-term equity performance Source: Dow Jones. U.S. Census. Stifel Nicolaus format. 6
Tech bubble & bust – very similar to the Great Depression Source: Barry Bannister Stifel Nicolaus 7
Leverage is an issue Government Plus Financial Debt to GDP 8
Leverage = volatility Earnings volatility 9
The good news – long-term equities are attractive Source: Stifel Nicolaus 10
Dividends attractive vs. bond yields, and dividends grow Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg 11
Dividends attractive vs. bond yields, and dividends grow Source: TD Securities 12
Dividends attractive vs. bond yields, and dividends grow Source: TD Securities 13
Outlook – summary We are more than 10 years into this secular bear market We need to accept slower growth going forward, stocks already are pricing this in in a lot of cases Volatility likely to continue as we work off excess leverage Flexibility and active management are key in this environment 14
Who is Cambridge? Robert Swanson Principal & Portfolio Manager Alan Radlo Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager Brandon Snow Principal & Portfolio Manager Greg Dean Analyst Stephen Groff Analyst Emi Winterer Analyst 16
Why invest with Cambridge? Flexibility Nimble asset base Open mandates Focus on absolute returns Big company resources Aligned with fundholders 17
The importance of flexibility 5% 1% 23% 28% As at November 30, 2011 18
The importance of flexibility SPTSX Dec 31, 1999 SPTSX - Current 5% 1% 28% 23% 19
The importance of flexibility Source: Stifel Nicolaus 20
Cambridge is not benchmark focused Source: Paltrak, November 30, 2011 21
Cambridge is not benchmark focused Source: CI Investments 22
Philosophy • Long-term holdings • Management aligned with shareholders • Strong capital allocation • Competitive advantage • Examples: • CN Rail • Enghouse • Couche-Tard • Short-term investments • Information edge • An industry where we have experience • Path to value recognition • Examples: • F5 Networks • Petroleum Geo-Services ASA • Eagle Materials Attractive risk/reward 23
Our sell discipline Short-term investments Reaches fair value Thesis was wrong Long-term holdings Valuation becomes excessive Thesis changes We find better opportunities 24
What Cambridge offers? Top quartile performance Source: Paltrak As of November 30, 2011 25
Cambridge offers a variety of mandates * Effective June 5, 2011 funds were renamed from CI American Equity Corporate Class and CI American Equity Fund. Source: RBC Dexia at November 30, 2011 26
Right team, right philosophy, right experience Experienced investment team Focused on capital growth with downside protection With the flexibility to deliver in volatile markets “If everything is coming your way, you’re probably in the wrong lane.” – Warren Buffett 27
Cambridge’s recent additions Robert Swanson, Principal and Portfolio Manager, has an investment career spanning 27 years, with extensive experience in managing Canadian and global equity, income and balanced portfolios. Prior to joining CI, he was lead portfolio manager of several mutual funds with combined assets under management exceeding $20 billion. In 2010 and 2011 his funds won seven Lipper Fund Awards. Brandon Snow, Principal and Portfolio Manager, has nearly 10 years of investment management experience. Prior to joining CI, he was portfolio manager of two Canadian-focused equity funds with a total of $1.7 billion in assets. His large-cap fund was the winner of a Lipper Fund Award in 2010. 28
Cambridge’s recent additions Greg Dean joined Cambridge Advisors as a research analyst in May 2011. Prior to joining Cambridge, Mr. Dean was a research analyst at a large Canadian mutual fund company from 2008 to 2011. Stephen Groff joined Cambridge Advisors as a research analyst in May 2011. Prior to joining Cambridge, Mr. Groff was a research analyst at a large Canadian mutual fund company from 2007 to 2011, analyzing primarily Canadian equities. 29
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