The 10 best and worst performing funds since Lehmans

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On the third anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and subsequent credit crisis, Investment Week looks at the best and worst performing funds and sectors over the last three years.

Unsurprisingly, some of the strongest funds since 2008 have been those investing in gold. With the precious metal hitting record highs continuously this year, investors buying into gold equities have outperformed, and four prominent gold funds top the whole list. Perhaps more surprising is the appearance of three UK smaller companies funds, two of which are managed by Close's Deryck Noble-Nesbitt. A China fund, a UK growth fund, and a property fund also made the winners list. Below are the top ten performers over three years.   10 BEST PERFORMING FUNDS SINCE THE LEHMAN COLLAPSE ...

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