Duncan Hood is features editor of MoneySense Magazine. Prior to joining MoneySense in 2004, Duncan was the editor of Strategy magazine.

Irwin Michael is head of Toronto-based I. A. Michael Investment Counsel Ltd., which runs the ABC Funds.

Norm Rothery, CFA, PhD, is chief investment strategist with Dan Hallett & Associates Ltd and the founder of StingyInvestor.com.

Scott Baker is president of SD Baker & Assoc. Inc., a Toronto-based investment counselor serving high net-worth clients.

Suzane Abboud is president of FundScope Ltd., a mutual fund research company located in Richmond Hill, Ont.

Michael Sprung is president of Sprung & Co., a Toronto firm that specializes in customized discretionary investment management.