"Nexus" reflects the returns of the Nexus North American Balanced Fund after September 30, 1997, and, until then, a composite of Nexus portfolios managed to a balanced mandate. Such returns are time-weighted, total rates measured in Canadian dollars and calculated after deducting such direct and indirect costs as applicable withholding taxes, trading commissions, custody fees and other fund/account expenses, but without deducting Nexus's management fees (which are charged to client accounts and vary by client). "CPI" is the "All-Items" Consumer Price Index for Canada, not seasonally adjusted.