All participants thank you for standing by, your meeting is ready to begin. Please be advised that this conference call is being recorded. Good afternoon and welcome to the Manulife Financial Q2 2012 Financial Results Conference Call for August 9, 2012.
Looking past the month-to-month volatility in retail sales reveals a trend of slow, tapering growth, with some hope for improvement in the months ahead.
A panel of Morningstar equity, mutual fund, and ETF experts detail several individual investment opportunities and sensible investing strategies for income and growth in today's tough market.