Balanced Mutual Funds For The Best of Both Worlds

Balanced mutual funds or hybrid funds attempt to create the best of both worlds when it comes to investing.

Bonds are normally considered safe investments, as long as the company does not go under they have to pay back their bond holders back with interest.

Stocks on the other hand are far riskier, they go up and down based on how the company and the economy as a whole are doing. But they do tend to give off much higher returns over time to make up for it.

Balanced funds are the compromise between the two. They invest into both stocks and bonds. For example a fund may invest 60% into stocks and 40% into bonds. Usually they weigh more heavily on stocks then equities, but they are still a good way to diversify.

If you are interested in the diversification that they bring here are the top balanced funds to look at and to do your own research on.

FAFAX Fidelity Advisor Freedom Income A

GBMFX GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation III

HRAAX Hartford Growth Allocation A

HSTRX Hussman Strategic Total Return

LCORX Leuthhold core Investment

MALOX Blackrock Global Allocation I

MLLAX MFS Lifetime Retirement Income

PRPFX Permanent Portfolio

SGENX First Eagle Global A

SVBAX JHankock Balanced A

UNASX Waddell and Reed Assets Strategy A

WASCX IVY Assets Strategy C

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