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Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:59:47 GMT | By Canadian Business
What investment style is right for you?

Bonds

Guaranteed payouts, small risk and little growth in bonds. (© Michele Westmorland/Stone/Getty)
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  • mutual funds, retirement, investment goals (© Getty)
  • gold can balance dips in the equities market (© Mahesh Kumar A./The Associated Press)
  • Guaranteed payouts, small risk and little growth in bonds. (© Michele Westmorland/Stone/Getty)
  • Gas, forestry, mining can be valuable investments. (© Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg/Getty)
  • Consider tech funds as high risk. (© Warren Diggles Photography/Getty)
  • Expand beyond your country borders with global equity funds. (© Vincent Yu/The Associated Press)
  • Expand your portfolio into the United States, which operates on a much larger scale than Canada. (© Spencer Platt/Getty)
  • Balanced funds have government and corporate bonds and cash.
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Fund: bond, dividend and income
Goal: safety, income, growth

If you want your investments to grow but don't like risk - or if you're nearing retirement - these funds may be right for you. They invest in the bond market and stable dividend-paying companies like banks, insurance companies and utilities. While there would be small risk in these funds and little room for growth, your fund would guarantee regular payouts.

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