How to Invest In Alliance Mutual Funds
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. is a world-known investment firm, serving more than 4 million clients and managing assets that total approximately $146 billion. AllianceBernstein Investment's parent company, AllianceBernstein L.P., consists of three other companies. In June 2006, the total managed assets for the companies combined was approximately $625 billion. Alliance offers numerous mutual funds, with a mutual fund and investment strategy to meet just about any objective.
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Understand Your Investment Options
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Understand Alliance's wealth strategies. Alliance's six wealth management strategies are intended to provide high returns, in keeping with your investment goals, and an acceptable level of risk.
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Understand that Alliance's ten retirement strategies are intended to contribute to a secure retirement. Seven of the retirement strategies are crafted for saving for future retirement and three are designed for those who are currently retired or planning to retire within a short time.
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Review the particulars of fixed-income funds. Alliance fixed-income mutual funds, also called bond funds, are designed to provide current income. Income is provided through fixed-income securities. These funds use the Alliance fixed-income proprietary research.
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Understand balanced funds. Balanced mutual funds are intended to avoid extreme risk while simultaneously producing income and appreciating capital, utilizing Alliance's equity and fixed-income research. Alliance balanced funds combine investments in both common and preferred stocks with bonds and short-term securities.
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Get to know money market funds. Money market funds invest in short-term debt instruments and are among Alliance's investment products. They are considered among the safest of investment options.
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Consider closed-end funds. Alliance closed-end mutual funds have a set number of shares and are invested in domestic and international securities. Alliance has both fixed-income and equity closed-end funds.
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Learn about equity mutual funds. Alliance equity mutual funds invest in highly diverse stocks. Each fund utilizes Alliance's equity research and a disciplined approach, with uncompromising adherence to fund objectives.
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Request and review prospectuses of the Alliance mutual funds that interest you.
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Discuss which funds may best fit your objectives with your broker or financial advisor. Invest with help from your advisor or by contacting the fund directly.
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Tips & Warnings
Though money markets are considered relatively safe investments, they are not Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured.
