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Van Kampen American Franchise Fund
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Time: 8 min 8 sec
* recorded 11/06/07 These comments were valid on the date the video was recorded. Markets move continuously. Ask your financial advisor for more up-to-date information. |
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Three Reasons to Consider American Franchise Fund
- Experienced Management Team*
- A Unique Investment Process
- Diversification**
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Fund to Consider in Today’s Market
At Van Kampen, we understand that economic uncertainty can be unsettling. We encourage you to discuss the following information with your financial advisor to determine if American Franchise Fund may aid you in navigating today’s volatile markets.
- One of “14 picks that should help guard a portfolio against a
crumbling market”, as noted in Morningstar Advisor, Fall 2007
- Invests in high quality companies with intangible assets (brands, patents, licenses, copyrights and distribution networks) which are more difficult for competitors to duplicate
- Low correlation with traditional benchmarks may help reduce volatility of a portfolio
- Potential to outperform when markets are falling given the relatively stable nature of businesses in which the portfolio invests and its bias toward capital preservation
* Team members may change without notice
from time to time.
** Diversification does not eliminate risk
of loss.
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There is no assurance that a mutual fund will achieve its investment
objective. Funds are subject to market risk, which is the possibility
that the market values of securities owned by the fund will decline and
that the value of fund shares may therefore be less than what you paid
for them. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in this fund. Please
be aware that this fund may be subject to certain additional risks.
Non-diversification. Because this fund expects to hold a
concentrated portfolio of a limited number of securities, a decline in
the value of these investments would cause the fund's overall value to
decline to a greater degree than a less concentrated portfolio.
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