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How to help your clients cope with a volatile market The Global Agriculture Portfolio (AGRI) may offer:
  • Potential buy opportunity from a viable trend resulting from a worldwide shift in the supply/demand balance in the global agriculture market.
  • Potential defensive play with strong fundamentals resulting from current market conditions: supply shortages coupled with the increased demand from fast-growing developing economies and the use of biofuels for alternative energy.
  • A thematic investment that is tapping into other themes such as emerging markets and alternative energy.
How to help your clients cope with a volatile market   The Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Strategy (CSGI) may offer:

  • Capitalize on infrastructure trends and growing population
  • Above-average total return
  • Global diversification
  • Expert portfolio construction

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Global Agriculture Portfolio

Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Strategy


Product Guide
Global Agriculture: Shifting to a long-term bull market?

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Risk Consideration

 

There is no assurance the trust will achieve its investment objective. An investment in this unit investment trust is subject to market risk, which is the possibility that the market values of securities owned by the trust will decline and that the value of trust units may therefore be less than what you paid for them. AGRI is unmanaged and its portfolio is not intended to change during the trust's life except in limited circumstances. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in AGRI.

Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Strategy (CSGI) is concentrated in the utility industry. Because this trust invests significantly in the utility industry, it may be highly susceptible to any economic, political, or regulatory occurrences affecting this industry.

Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Strategy (CSGI) is also concentrated in the industrials sector. General risks of industrials companies include the general state of the economy, intense competition, consolidation, domestic and international politics, excess capacity and consumer spending trends.

Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Strategy (CSGI) is also concentrated in the energy sector. There are certain risks specific to the energy sector, including the potential adverse effect of state and federal regulation and increasing costs of natural resources.

Stocks of small companies are often more volatile than those of larger companies as a result of several factors such as limited trading volumes, products or financial resources, management inexperience and less publicly available information.

Common stocks do not assure dividend payments. Dividends are paid only when declared by an issuer's board of directors and the amount of any dividend may vary over time.

Investing in foreign securities involves certain risks not typically associated with investing solely in the United States. This may magnify volatility due to changes in foreign exchange rates, the political and economic uncertainties in foreign countries, U.S. or foreign tax treatment, and the potential lack of liquidity, government supervision and regulation.

The portfolio invests in securities of companies in the agribusiness industry. Companies involved in the agribusiness industry are subject to numerous risks, including cyclicality of revenues and earnings, economic recession, currency fluctuations, changing consumer tastes, extensive competition, weather conditions, quotas, product liability litigation and governmental regulation and subsidies. Generally, the agribusiness industry is affected by the economic health of consumers. A weak economy and its effect on consumer spending would adversely affect agribusiness companies.

Global Agriculture Portfolio (AGRI) is also concentrated in the basic materials sector. Basic materials companies are subject to price and supply fluctuations, excess capacity, economic recession, domestic and international politics, government regulations, volatile interest rates, consumer spending trends and overall capital spending levels.

Global Agriculture Portfolio (AGRI) is also concentrated in the consumer products industry. Companies that manufacture and distribute consumer products face risks such as intense competition, the lack of serious barriers to entry for on-line entrants, economic recession and a slowdown in consumer spending trends.

"S-Network Global Indexes, LLCSM", "S-Network Agriculture IndexSM" are service marks of S-Network Global Indexes, LLC and have been licensed for use by the portfolio. The portfolio is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S-Network Global Indexes, LLC and S-Network Global Indexes, LLC makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the portfolio.

The portfolio is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S-Network Global Indexes, LLC, ("SNGI"). SNGI makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the portfolio or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the portfolio particularly or the ability of the S-Network Agriculture Index to track the performance of the agricultural market. SNGI's only relationship to the portfolio is the licensing of certain service marks and trade names of SNGI and of the S-Network Agriculture Index that is determined, composed and calculated by SNGI without regard to the portfolio. SNGI has no obligation to take the needs of the portfolio or the owners of the portfolio into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S-Network Agriculture Index. SNGI is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the portfolio to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the portfolio is to be converted into cash. SNGI has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the portfolio.

SNGI DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S-NETWORK AGRICULTURE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND SNGI SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. SNGI MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY PORTFOLIO, OWNERS OF THE PORTFOLIO, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S-NETWORK AGRICULTURE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. SNGI MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE S-NETWORK AGRICULTURE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL SNGI HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

The portfolio is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") or its third party licensors. Neither S&P nor its third party licensors make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the portfolio or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the portfolio particularly or the ability of the S-Network Agriculture Index to track general stock market performance. S&P's and its third party licensor's only relationship to S-Network Global Indexes, LLC is the licensing of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of S&P and/or its third party licensors and for the providing of calculation and maintenance services related to the S-Network Agriculture Index. Neither S&P nor its third party licensors is responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of the portfolio or the timing of the issuance or sale of the portfolio or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the portfolio is to be converted into cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the portfolio.

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"In the long-term, emerging markets offer tremendous opportunity. Looking at the contribution of emerging markets to global growth and the size of their markets, there’s a mismatch suggesting a tremendous amount of opportunity in these markets."

- Rick Golod, Director of Global Investment Strategies with Van Kampen Investments

 

 


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