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ABC Investment Plan®
The ABC Investment Plan® Provides You with an Opportunity to Automatically Invest in Our Funds with a Lower Initial Investment.
To sign up for the ABC Investment Plan,® simply complete section 8 of your new account application.
Saving is as easy as ABC! This systematic approach to investing, called dollar-cost averaging, provides you with a disciplined program for achieving your financial goals. With an initial investment amount of $1,000 and a minimum monthly investment of $100, this savings program allows you to automatically invest on a monthly basis. Simply choose the amount you want to invest and the day of the month you want to invest it (between the 1st and 28th). According to your instructions, we will transfer the money from your checking account and invest it in the fund of your choice.
Monthly investing is easy and affordable, and the power of compounding can make it pay off.
Long-term goals like buying a home, saving for college or building a retirement nest egg are achieved more easily when you put aside a little each month. Automatic reinvestment and compounding of dividend income add momentum to the building of your wealth. And, because the amount you invest stays the same, your money buys more shares when the price is low and fewer shares when the price is high.
The table below shows how your money can grow over time.
A program of regular investing doesn’t assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. You should evaluate your ability to continue in such a program in view of the possibility that you may have to redeem fund shares in periods of declining share prices as well as in periods of rising prices.
This hypothetical example assumes an 8% annual return, with earnings spread equally over 12 months. The example also assumes that monthly contributions were made at month end. Your actual return may be more or less than this amount. No investment program can guarantee a profit.
Monthly
Contribution |
5 years |
10 years |
20 years |
30 years |
$100 |
$7,744 |
$20,484 |
$75,937 |
$226,049 |
$250 |
$19,359 |
$51,211 |
$189,842 |
$565,122 |
$500 |
$38,719 |
$102,422 |
$379,684 |
$1,130,244 |
$1,000 |
$77,437 |
$204,845 |
$759,369 |
$2,260,488 |
This hypothetical example assumes an 8% annual return, with earnings spread equally over 12 months. The example also assumes that monthly contributions were made at month end. Your actual return may be more or less than this amount. No investment program can guarantee a profit.
3. Open Your Account by Mail or Wire Transfer.
To open an account, mail your investment check (made payable to the Eastern European Fund) with your application in the postage-paid envelope provided. Or, to arrange a wire transfer, call 1-800-873- 8637. Current shareholders may easily establish a new account by telephone exchange. On the day we receive your account application and investment, we will open your new account and immediately mail you a statement confirming your purchase.
Not part of prospectus
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