Investment Fraud Awareness

Preferred Portfolio: Among investors, 4-in-10 (39%) would choose Portfolio B, slightly more than in 2017 or 2012 (34%) Q A portfolio is a basket of different investments. The returns earned by a specific portfolio depend on the mix of investments that make up the portfolio. The following graph shows the probable range of returns of four hypothetical portfolios over a one-year period. Which of these portfolios would you prefer to invest in? [asked of all respondents but showing among investors only; national n=2,314; Manitoba n=225] National 2020 24% 42% 40% 37% 28% 30% 20% 20% 13% Among investors only Return (%) 10% 0% -2% -10% -7% -13% -20% 20% 7% 7% -20% -30% Portfolio A Portfolio B Portfolio C Portfolio D 2017 21% 40% 23% 7% 9% 2012 21% 39% 23% 9% 8% 2020 Manitoba 23% 2017 18% 2012 26% 34% 39% 34% 24% 23% 29% 7% 8% 10% 14% 4% 7% Portfolio A: +13%/-2% Portfolio D: +37%/-20% Portfolio B: +20%/-7% Don't know Portfolio C: +28%/-13% Note: 2017 national n=2,364, MB n=221; 2012 national n=2.873, MB n=125; Prior to 2020, second sentence of the question said "The following graph shows the probably range of returns (from best to worst) of four hypothetical portfolios over a one-year period." INNOVATIVE RESEARCH GROUP 50 50

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