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Top Flexible Balanced Funds – Mutual Fund Commentary

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Posted on Friday, October 16th, 2009 | In Investing Lessons, Stocks to Watch

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Today we are featuring top-performing “Flexible” balanced mutual funds, which can invest in stocks, bonds, or cash to any degree in search of income or total return.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Flexible Balanced Funds.

2 Great Picks

First American Strategy Conservative Allocation A (FSFIX) was incepted September 2001. The investment seeks a high level of current income consistent with limited risk to capital.

The fund emphasizes bond funds with a small portion of stock funds. Its long-term target allocation is 30% stock funds and 70% bond funds.

This non-diversified fund makes short-term adjustments to take advantage of opportunities in the current market cycle. It has an expense ratio of 0.40%.

Greenspring (GRSPX) seeks long-term capital appreciation with income as a secondary objective. It invests in a blend of securities designed to mitigate volatility.

The fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization and also in firms that are in the process of financial restructurings or liquidations. It primarily focuses on undervalued stocks and special situation bonds that have the potential to provide both capital appreciation and income.

Shareholders have to make a minimum initial investment of $2,000 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy”) fund. Its key holdings include Michael Baker Corp. (BKR – Snapshot Report), Assurant Inc. (AIZ – Analyst Report) and FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN – Analyst Report).

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By applying the Zacks Rank to mutual funds, investors can find funds that not only outpaced the market in the past but are also expected to outperform going forward.

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