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- From: msingh@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (The Supreme Commander)
- Subject: Re: Dreyfus Funds
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:42:47 GMT
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- In article <scott.727587968@geta> scott@geta.life.uiuc.edu (mrh) writes:
- >I'm pretty happy with the Appreciation Fund- they pay a reasonable yearly
- >Dividend, have a respectable manager, and slow, but steady improvement in
- >their stock prices. Their strategy appears to be value centered.
-
- As my previous post suggested, I have not seen this "steady
- improvement", but then you have probably been in the fund longer than
-
- >On the downside, its fee structure reminds me of a typical Fidelity fund-
- >complex enough to preclude easy calculation of management fees.
- >All told, they rake off about 10-15% of any profits via 12b-1 and expenses.
-
-
- This is one of my complaints with the fund. If it was a stellar
- performer, then those hefty fees would be worth it. However, it isn't
- a stellar performer, and funds like the Janus Twenty produce far
- better results.
-
- >Get an annual report before you decide to go in, because as you said,
- >the Prospectus doesn't say squat.
-
- Also, the original poster should realize that the fund just recently
- asked shareholders to vote on whether or not to change the fund's
- investment goals/philosophy. This is surely an indication that the
- fund is not performing as well as intended.
-
- Then again, who is this Fayez Sarofim guy? Dreyfus says he's a great
- investment manager. But can anyone back this up?
-
-
- ...Manu
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