New Offering Marks the Twentieth Anniversary of RBC Select Portfolios

 

TORONTO , January 22, 2007 — RBC Asset Management Inc. today launched the RBC Select Aggressive Growth Portfolio. This new Portfolio rounds out the RBC Select Portfolios suite of solutions that already covers conservative, balanced and growth investors.

With a proven track record of over 20 years, RBC Select Portfolios have become the investment choice of over 200,000 Canadians today. “More and more Canadians are looking to portfolio solutions because they automatically deliver good investing discipline,” said Brenda Vince, president, RBC Asset Management Inc. “With one simple decision, investors have access to well-constructed portfolios that encompass all of the essential elements for achieving long-term investment success. We are also proud of the excellent value that our portfolio solutions provide to investors.”

The RBC Select Aggressive Growth Portfolio invests in a diversified mix of approximately 35 per cent Canadian and North American equities, 35 per cent U.S. equities and another 30 per cent in international equities.

The RBC Select Portfolios suite of solutions is managed by veteran RBC Asset Management fund managers, vice-president and senior portfolio manager Jennifer McClelland and senior vice-president John Varao.

For more information about RBC Select Portfolios, please visit: www.rbcfunds.com.

 

About RBC Asset Management

RBC Asset Management Inc. is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC Asset Management Inc. provides a broad range of investment services to investors through mutual funds, pooled funds and separately managed portfolios. With over $75.8 billion in assets under management and offices in major financial centres around the world, RBC Asset Management Inc. is one of Canada's largest money managers. Visit our website at www.rbcfunds.com .

 

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