71. That would allow bigger dividends when you make the second step, which would be a move from the balanced fund to fixed-income investments. 72. The benefit guarantee would apply only to workers who invest exclusively in the balanced fund. 73. The balance would be retained in conservative stock and balanced funds, designed to provide the all-important hedge against the effects of future inflation. 74. The Balanced fund has been disappointing. 75. The balanced fund will, of course, slightly increase the risk profile of your portfolio. 76. The Balanced fund, which has a much smaller holding in Pathnet, remains open. 77. The balanced fund was established so that small investors also could tap her stock market expertise. 78. The first trick in picking a balanced fund is to understand its exposure to the stock market as well as its interest-rate risk from bonds. 79. The final of these is usually considered a balanced fund, since it holds more than a third of assets in bonds and other fixed-income assets. 80. The fund is more risky than other balanced funds since it concentrates so much of its assets. |