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Preferred Portfolio: A plurality (31%) of Manitobans would choose
Portfolio B (+20%/-7%), on par with national numbers (31%)
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; national =5,000, Manitoba n=500]
National
2020
28%
2017
24%
34%
40%
37%
28%
30%
20%
20%
13%
Return (%)
10%
0%
-2%
-10%
-7%
31%
14%
7%
19%
-13%
-20%
-20%
-30%
Portfolio A
Portfolio B
Portfolio C
Portfolio D
18%
8%
16%
2012
23%
33%
18%
10%
17%
2020
Manitoba
25%
2017
23%
31%
29%
16%
5%
22%
18%
10%
2012
22%
31%
23%
Portfolio A: +13%/-2%
Portfolio D: +37%/-20%
Portfolio B: +20%/-7%
Don't know
7%
21%
Portfolio C: +28%/-13%
18%
Note: 2017 national n=5,000, MB n=500; 2012 national n=5,198, MB n=218; 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."
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