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InvestED: RP Strategic Income Plus Fund
Investor Education Series
May 2021

In this segment of our Investor Education Series, Imran Dhanani and David Matheson discuss the five-year anniversary of RP Strategic Income Plus Fund. David reflects on how the strategy has performed over the past five years and what makes it unique.

Video transcript available upon request

 

 

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