During an interview with Peter Mansbridge on the CBC on Oct. 7, 2008, prime minister Stephen Harper suggested that the sudden drop in equity prices represented a good chance for Canadians to buy stock at a discount.
On the morning after the interview, the S&P/TSX index opened at 9,520. An investment of $1,000 in an TSX index fund that morning would now be worth $1205.09
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