Glossary of Terms

A-shares: a share class offered in a family of multi-class mutual funds featuring a front-end sales charge.

Active management: use of a human element to make investments to manage a fund’s portfolio.

ADRs: American depository receipts

Equity: An investment type focused on stocks or other securities representing an ownership interest in a company.  Investors typically invest in equities or equity portfolios for dividend income and/or capital appreciation.

EPS: Earnings per share is calculated as a company's profit divided by the outstanding shares of its common stock.

Growth stock: A share in a company that is anticipated to grow at a rate significantly above the average for the market.

Quality investing: Identifying stocks of companies that reflects a forecast of profitability. with the characteristics of good businesses.

S&P 500 Index: A stock market index that measures the stock performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. Past performance does not guarantee future results, which may vary. There is no guarantee that these objectives will be met.

SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission

Value stock: Shares of a company with solid fundamentals that are priced below those of its peers.

 

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Emerging markets securities may be less liquid and more volatile and are subject to a number of additional risks, including but not limited to currency fluctuations and political instability.

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