Preface

The Ultimate Business

Mutual Funds converted the savings of millions of Canadians from safe GICs and savings bonds to risky stocks

In the process, they propelled the greatest bull market of all time

The Invention of an Industry

The founders of the mutual fund industry became multimillionaires by being in the right place at the right time -- just when millions of boomers were looking for an easy way to make their money grow

The Distribution Dilemma

For most of the mutual fund industry, selling ``products'' is more important than managing money

The Mysterious Art of Investment Management

Two big fund companies have the same investment philosophy -- and very different results

What Do Fund Managers Do?

If mutual fund managers are so smart, why don't more of them beat the index?

What To Do With My Money?

The black art of investing made simple

The Money Machine in the 21st Century

How Technology is making the world a better place for investors

Glossary

Index