Our official company description reads something like this: 'Sentry Investments is one of the fastest-growing independent asset management companies in Canada, managing over $15 billion in assets on behalf of more than 400,000 Canadian investors.' And while this description does a fair job of articulating what we've achieved, it fails to articulate who we are.We are a family-owned, family-run business – always have been. Sentry was founded by John F. Driscoll, a passionate, industrious entrepreneur, who was driven by the goal of helping Canadians achieve their investment goals.more...See more text
Like the majority if not all corporate Sentry funds, the back office grossly overestimated in Nov the amount of the annual Capital Gain Dividend payable in Dec. For example, while the Sentry Canadian Income Class fund was estimated to pay 11.78%, it actually payed 0% (also, this fund did not pay a Capital Gain Dividend for 2017 or 2018). I find this degree of misrepresentation and utter carelessness deplorable. I will have no further dealings with Sentry.
