Friday, May 14, 2010

7 Conservative Funds for Seniors

The following list of balanced funds comes to us by way of SmartMoney.com.

The website analyzed data from Morningstar to find funds that were in the top 25% of their category in the last 3- and 5-year time periods.

Balanced funds haven’t been star performers of late; SmartMoney writes that the category is down -0.36%, while the S&P 500 is up +0.22%.


The funds on the list, though, are up +2.7%.

Among SmartMoney’s criteria for the list, these funds are open to new money, and the minimum investment is less than $5,000. Additionally, the annual expense ratio is under 1.5%.

1. Berywn Income
2. Hussman Strategic Total Return
3. James Balanced: Golden Rainbow
4. Mairs & Power Balanced
5. Permanent Portfolio
6. T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation
7. Vanguard Wellesley Income

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