Two Lower-risk Fidelity Fund Buys

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FIDELITY TRUE NORTH FUND $31.61 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (Fidelity Investments Canada, 483 Bay St., Suite 200, Toronto, Ont. M5G 2N7. 1-800-263-4077; Web site: www.fidelity.ca. Load fund — available from brokers) uses a “bottom-up” approach (using fundamentals such as earnings, cash flow and low debt) to identify undervalued companies. Fidelity True North Fund’s top holdings include high-quality stocks such as Manulife Financial, TD Bank, Suncor Energy, Rogers Communications, En- Cana Corporation, Bank of Montreal, Research in Motion, Canadian Natural Resources, Potash Corporation and Royal Bank. The fund now invests 8.6% of its assets outside of Canada. The fund’s breakdown by economic segment is: 28.8% in Financials, 25.5% in Energy, 13.7% in Materials, 8.8% in Information technologies, 7.4% in Telecommunication services, 5.1% in Industrials, 4.8% in Consumer discretionary and 1.2% in Consumer staples. The $7.2-billion Fidelity True North Fund’s oneyear gain is 23.0%, compared to a gain of 21.4% for the S&P/TSX over the same period. The fund’s MER is 2.43%. Fidelity True North Fund is…