Friday funny: Meet the basset hound who picks funds

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Swedish business publication Affärsvärlden has kicked off its annual investment competition by asking Signe, a basset hound, to pick her favourite funds.

In last year's competition, lemurs at the Skansen Zoo in Stockholm saw their fund selection place them 45th out of more than 3,800 competitors, Affärsvärlden reports. Signe's top picks are: - J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Debt - KPA Etist Blandfond - Odin Fonder - Söderberg & Partners Trygghet - Didner & Gerge Aktiefond   See Signe in action below (in Swedish). If you ever wanted to know what 'basset hound' is in Swedish this will also reveal the answer:    

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