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balanced fund

American  

noun

Finance.
  1. a type of open-end investment company that includes bonds and preferred stocks in its portfolio.


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During the bear market of the 2000s, for example, the plain balanced fund made you effectively no money in real terms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

That means if the market dropped 10%, Wellington would likely see an 8.7% decline, while the typical balanced fund would decline by 9.1%

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

His Wanjia Macro Timing Mixed Fund was the best performing balanced fund this year, reaping a return of 48.4%.

From Reuters Dec. 30, 2022

I could have given her just one, a global balanced fund, for example.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2021

When the fund failed to outperform peers, investors fled, mostly under the guise that they had bought a stock fund and now owned a bond or a balanced fund.

From Seattle Times Jun. 15, 2019

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