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INVESTMENT STRATEGY                                                                        FUND
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Agency and government securities                                                                    Yes

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Borrowing                                                                                           Yes
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Cash/money market instruments                                                                       Yes
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Collateralized bond obligations                                                                     Yes
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Commercial paper                                                                                    Yes
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Common stock                                                                                        Yes
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Convertible securities                                                                              Yes
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Corporate bonds                                                                                     Yes
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Debt obligations                                                                                    Yes
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Depositary receipts                                                                                 Yes
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Derivative instruments (including options and futures)                                              Yes
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Exchange-traded funds                                                                               Yes
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Floating rate loans                                                                                  No
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Foreign currency transactions                                                                       Yes
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Foreign securities                                                                                  Yes
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Funding agreements                                                                                  Yes
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High yield debt securities (junk bonds)                                                             Yes
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Illiquid and restricted securities                                                                  Yes
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Indexed securities                                                                                  Yes
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Inflation protected securities                                                                      Yes
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Inverse floaters                                                                                     No
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Investment companies                                                                                Yes
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Lending of portfolio securities                                                                     Yes
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Loan participations                                                                                 Yes
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Mortgage- and asset-backed securities                                                               Yes
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Mortgage dollar rolls                                                                                No
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Municipal obligations                                                                               Yes
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Pay-in-kind securities                                                                              Yes
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Preferred stock                                                                                     Yes
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Real estate investment trusts                                                                       Yes
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Repurchase agreements                                                                               Yes
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Reverse repurchase agreements                                                                       Yes
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Short sales                                                                                         Yes
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Sovereign debt                                                                                      Yes
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Structured investments                                                                              Yes
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Swap agreements                                                                                     Yes
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Variable- or floating-rate securities                                                               Yes
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Warrants                                                                                            Yes
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When-issued securities and forward commitments                                                      Yes
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Zero-coupon and step-coupon securities                                                              Yes
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lower price for the derivative instrument, selling other investments or foregoing another, more appealing investment opportunity.

Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited losses regardless of the size of the initial investment.

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (ETF) RISK. The price movement of an ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund's expenses and similar expenses incurred through ownership of the ETF.

FOREIGN/EMERGING MARKETS RISK. Foreign securities are securities of issuers based outside the United States. An issuer is deemed to be based outside the United States if it is organized under the laws of another country. Foreign securities are primarily denominated in foreign currencies. In addition to the risks normally associated with domestic securities of the same type, foreign securities are subject to the following foreign risks:

Country risk includes the political, economic, and other conditions of the country. These conditions include lack of publicly available information, less government oversight (including lack of accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards), the possibility of government-imposed restrictions, and even the nationalization of assets. The liquidity of foreign investments may be more limited than for most U.S. investments, which means that, at times it may be difficult to sell foreign securities at desirable prices.

Currency risk results from the constantly changing exchange rates between local currency and the U.S. dollar. Whenever the fund holds securities valued in a foreign currency or holds the currency, changes in the exchange rate add to or subtract from the value of the investment.

Custody risk refers to the process of clearing and settling trades. It also covers holding securities with local agents and depositories. Low trading volumes and volatile prices in less developed markets make trades harder to complete and settle. Local agents are held only to the standard of care of the local market. Governments or trade groups may compel local agents to hold securities in designated depositories that are not subject to independent evaluation. The less developed a country's securities market is, the greater the likelihood of problems occurring.

Emerging markets risk includes the dramatic pace of change (economic, social, and political) in these countries as well as the other considerations listed above. These markets are in early stages of development and are extremely volatile. They can be marked by extreme inflation, devaluation of currencies, dependence on trade partners, and hostile relations with neighboring countries.

INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES RISK. Inflation-protected debt securities tend to react to change in real interest rates. Real interest rates can be described as nominal interest rates minus the expected impact of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-protected debt security falls when real interest rates rise, and rises when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation- protected debt securities will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation and may be more volatile than interest paid on ordinary bonds. In periods of deflation, the fund may have no income at all. Income earned by a shareholder depends on the amount of principal invested and that principal will not grow with inflation unless the investor reinvests the portion of fund distributions that comes from inflation adjustments.

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO) RISK. IPOs are subject to many of the same risks as investing in companies with smaller market capitalizations. To the extent a fund determines to invest in IPOs it may not be able to invest to the extent desired, because, for example, only a small portion (if any) of the securities being offered in an IPO may be made available. The investment performance of a fund during periods when it is unable to invest significantly or at all in IPOs may be lower than during periods when the fund is able to do so. In addition, as a Fund increases in size, the impact of IPOs on the Fund's performance will generally decrease. IPOs will frequently be sold within 12 months of purchase. This may result in increased short-term capital gains, which will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

INTEREST RATE RISK. The securities in the portfolio are subject to the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. Interest rate risk is generally associated with bond prices: when interest rates rise, bond prices fall. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a bond, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

ISSUER RISK. An issuer, or the value of its stocks or bonds, may perform poorly. Poor performance may be caused by poor management decisions, competitive pressures, breakthroughs in technology, reliance on suppliers, labor problems or shortages, corporate restructurings, fraudulent disclosures, or other factors.

LEVERAGE RISK. Leverage occurs when the fund increases its assets available for investment using borrowings, short sales, derivatives, or similar instruments or techniques. Due to the fact that short sales involve borrowing securities and then selling them, the fund's short sales effectively leverage the fund's assets. The use of leverage may make any change in the fund's net asset value ("NAV") even greater and thus result in increased volatility of returns. The fund's assets that are used as collateral to secure the short sales may decrease in value while the short positions are outstanding, which may force the fund

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to use its other assets to increase the collateral. Leverage can also create an interest expense that may lower the fund's overall returns. Lastly, there is no guarantee that a leveraging strategy will be successful.

LIQUIDITY RISK. The risk associated from a lack of marketability of securities which may make it difficult or impossible to sell at desirable prices in order to minimize loss. The Fund may have to lower the selling price, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity.

MARKET RISK. The market value of securities may fall or fail to rise. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry, or the market as a whole. The market value of securities may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. This risk is generally greater for small and mid-sized companies, which tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments. In addition, focus on a particular style, for example, investment in growth or value securities, may cause the Fund to underperform other mutual funds if that style falls out of favor with the market.

PREPAYMENT AND EXTENSION RISK. The risk that a bond or other security might be called, or otherwise converted, prepaid, or redeemed, before maturity. This risk is primarily associated with asset-backed securities, including mortgage backed securities. If a security is converted, prepaid, or redeemed, before maturity, particularly during a time of declining interest rates, the portfolio managers may not be able to reinvest in securities providing as high a level of income, resulting in a reduced yield to the fund. Conversely, as interest rates rise, the likelihood of prepayment decreases. The portfolio managers may be unable to capitalize on securities with higher interest rates because the Fund's investments are locked in at a lower rate for a longer period of time.

QUANTITATIVE MODEL RISK. Securities selected using quantitative methods may perform differently from the market as a whole as a result of the factors used in the quantitative method, the weight placed on each factor, and changes in the factors' historical trends. The quantitative methodology employed by the investment manager has been extensively tested using historical securities market data, but has only recently begun to be used to manage open-end mutual funds. There can be no assurance that the methodology will enable the fund to achieve its objective.

REINVESTMENT RISK. The risk that an investor will not be able to reinvest income or principal at the same rate it currently is earning.

SECTOR RISK. Investments that are concentrated in a particular issuer, geographic region, or sector will be more susceptible to changes in price. The more a fund diversifies, the more it spreads risk and potentially reduces the risks of loss and volatility.

SHORT SALES RISK. The fund may make short sales, which involves selling a security the fund does not own in anticipation that the security's price will decline. The fund must borrow those securities to make delivery to the buyer. The fund may not always be able to borrow a security it wants to sell short. The fund will suffer a loss if it sells a security short and the value of the security rises rather than falls. It is possible that the fund's long positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of its short positions increase, thereby increasing potential losses to the fund. Short sales expose the fund to the risk that it will be required to buy the security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the fund. The fund may also be required to close out a short position at a time when it might not otherwise choose, for example, if the lender of the security calls it back, which may have the effect of reducing or eliminating potential gain, or cause the fund to realize a loss. Short positions introduce more risk to the fund than long positions (purchases) because the maximum sustainable loss on a security purchased (held long) is limited to the amount paid for the security plus the transaction costs, whereas there is no maximum attainable price of the shorted security. Therefore, in theory, securities sold short have unlimited risk. Additionally, the fund's use of short sales in effect "leverages" the fund, as the fund intends to use the cash proceeds from short sales to invest in additional long positions. This leverage effect potentially exposes the fund to greater risks due to unanticipated market movements, which may magnify losses and increase the volatility of returns. See Leverage Risk and Market Risk.

SMALL AND MID-SIZED COMPANY RISK. Investments in small and medium companies often involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies because small and medium companies may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification, experience, and competitive strengths of larger companies. Additionally, in many instances the securities of small and medium companies are traded only over-the-counter or on regional securities exchanges and the frequency and volume of their trading is substantially less and may be more volatile than is typical of larger companies.

TAX RISK. As a regulated investment company, a fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from sources treated as "qualifying income" under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Fund currently intends to take positions in forward currency contracts with notional value up to the Fund's total net assets. Although foreign currency gains currently constitute "qualifying income" the Treasury Department has the authority to issue regulations excluding from the definition of "qualifying incomes" a fund's foreign currency gains not "directly related" to its "principal business" of investing in stocks or securities (or options and futures with respect thereto). Such regulations might treat gains

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from some of the Fund's foreign currency-denominated positions as not "qualifying income" and there is a remote possibility that such regulations might be applied retroactively, in which case, the Fund might not qualify as a regulated investment company for one or more years. In the event the Treasury Department issues such regulations, the Fund's Board of Directors may authorize a significant change in investment strategy or Fund liquidation.

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fixed interest rate receives the residual interest payments -- money that is left over after the higher tiers have been paid. CBOs, like CMOs, are substantially overcollateralized and this, plus the diversification of the pool backing them, may earn certain of the tiers investment-grade bond ratings. Holders of third-tier CBOs stand to earn high yields or less money depending on the rate of defaults in the collateral pool. (See also High-Yield Debt Securities (Junk Bonds).)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with CBOs include: Credit Risk, Interest Rate Risk and Prepayment and Extension Risk.

COMMERCIAL PAPER
Commercial paper is a short-term debt obligation with a maturity ranging from 2 to 270 days issued by banks, corporations, and other borrowers. It is sold to investors with temporary idle cash as a way to increase returns on a short-term basis. These instruments are generally unsecured, which increases the credit risk associated with this type of investment. (See also Debt Obligations and Illiquid and Restricted Securities.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with commercial paper include: Credit Risk and Liquidity Risk.

COMMON STOCK
Common stock represents units of ownership in a corporation. Owners typically are entitled to vote on the selection of directors and other important matters as well as to receive dividends on their holdings. In the event that a corporation is liquidated, the claims of secured and unsecured creditors and owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

The price of common stock is generally determined by corporate earnings, type of products or services offered, projected growth rates, experience of management, liquidity, and general market conditions for the markets on which the stock trades.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with common stock include: Issuer Risk, Market Risk, and Small and Mid-Sized Company Risk.

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks, or other securities that may be converted into common, preferred or other securities of the same or a different issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price. Some convertible securities, such as preferred equity-redemption cumulative stock (PERCs), have mandatory conversion features. Others are voluntary. A convertible security entitles the holder to receive interest normally paid or accrued on debt or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted, or exchanged. Convertible securities have unique investment characteristics in that they generally (i) have higher yields than common stocks but lower yields than comparable non-convertible securities, (ii) are less subject to fluctuation in value than the underlying stock since they have fixed income characteristics, and (iii) provide the potential for capital appreciation if the market price of the underlying common stock increases.

The value of a convertible security is a function of its "investment value" (determined by its yield in comparison with the yields of other securities of comparable maturity and quality that do not have a conversion privilege) and its "conversion value" (the security's worth, at market value, if converted into the underlying common stock). The investment value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline. The credit standing of the issuer and other factors also may have an effect on the convertible security's investment value. The conversion value of a convertible security is determined by the market price of the underlying common stock. If the conversion value is low relative to the investment value, the price of the convertible security is governed principally by its investment value. Generally, the conversion value decreases as the convertible security approaches maturity. To the extent the market price of the underlying common stock approaches or exceeds the conversion price, the price of the convertible security will be increasingly influenced by its conversion value. A convertible security generally will sell at a premium over its conversion value by the extent to which investors place value on the right to acquire the underlying common stock while holding a fixed income security.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with convertible securities include: Interest Rate Risk, Issuer Risk, Market Risk, Prepayment and Extension Risk, and Reinvestment Risk.

CORPORATE BONDS
Corporate bonds are debt obligations issued by private corporations, as distinct from bonds issued by a government agency or a municipality. Corporate bonds typically have four distinguishing features: (1) they are taxable; (2) they have a par value of $1,000; (3) they have a term maturity, which means they come due all at once; and (4) many are traded on major exchanges. Corporate bonds are subject to the same concerns as other debt obligations. (See also Debt Obligations and High-Yield Debt

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Securities (Junk Bonds).) Corporate bonds may be either secured or unsecured. Unsecured corporate bonds are generally referred to as "debentures." See Appendix A for a discussion of securities ratings.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with corporate bonds include: Credit Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Issuer Risk, Prepayment and Extension Risk, and Reinvestment Risk.

DEBT OBLIGATIONS
Many different types of debt obligations exist (for example, bills, bonds, or notes). Issuers of debt obligations have a contractual obligation to pay interest at a fixed, variable or floating rate on specified dates and to repay principal on a specified maturity date. Certain debt obligations (usually intermediate- and long-term bonds) have provisions that allow the issuer to redeem or "call" a bond before its maturity. Issuers are most likely to call these securities during periods of falling interest rates. When this happens, an investor may have to replace these securities with lower yielding securities, which could result in a lower return.

The market value of debt obligations is affected primarily by changes in prevailing interest rates and the issuers perceived ability to repay the debt. The market value of a debt obligation generally reacts inversely to interest rate changes. When prevailing interest rates decline, the price usually rises, and when prevailing interest rates rise, the price usually declines.

In general, the longer the maturity of a debt obligation, the higher its yield and the greater the sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Conversely, the shorter the maturity, the lower the yield but the greater the price stability.

As noted, the values of debt obligations also may be affected by changes in the credit rating or financial condition of their issuers. Generally, the lower the quality rating of a security, the higher the degree of risk as to the payment of interest and return of principal. To compensate investors for taking on such increased risk, those issuers deemed to be less creditworthy generally must offer their investors higher interest rates than do issuers with better credit ratings. (See also Agency and Government Securities, Corporate Bonds, and High- Yield Debt Securities (Junk Bonds).)

Generally, debt obligations that are investment grade are those that have been rated in one of the top four credit quality categories by two out of the three independent rating agencies. In the event that a debt obligation has been rated by only two agencies, the most conservative, or lower, rating must be in one of the top four credit quality categories in order for the security to be considered investment grade. If only one agency has rated the debt obligation, that rating must be in one of the top four credit quality categories for the security to be considered investment grade. See Appendix A for a discussion of securities ratings.

All ratings limitations are applied at the time of purchase. Subsequent to purchase, a debt security may cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced below the minimum required for purchase by a fund. Neither event will require the sale of such a security, but it will be a factor in considering whether to continue to hold the security. To the extent that ratings change as a result of changes in a rating agency or its rating system, a fund will attempt to use comparable ratings as standards for selecting investments.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with debt obligations include: Credit Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Issuer Risk, Prepayment and Extension Risk, and Reinvestment Risk.

DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
Some foreign securities are traded in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADRs are receipts typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company evidencing ownership of the underlying securities of foreign issuers. European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) are receipts typically issued by foreign banks or trust companies, evidencing ownership of underlying securities issued by either a foreign or U.S. issuer. Generally, depositary receipts in registered form are designed for use in the U.S. and depositary receipts in bearer form are designed for use in securities markets outside the U.S. Depositary receipts may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the underlying securities into which they may be converted. Depositary receipts involve the risks of other investments in foreign securities. In addition, ADR holders may not have all the legal rights of shareholders and may experience difficulty in receiving shareholder communications. (See also Common Stock and Foreign Securities.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with depositary receipts include: Foreign/Emerging Markets Risk, Issuer Risk, and Market Risk.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative instruments are commonly defined to include securities or contracts whose values depend, in whole or in part, on (or "derive" from) the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, or commodities.

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A derivative instrument generally consists of, is based upon, or exhibits characteristics similar to options or forward contracts. Such instruments may be used to maintain cash reserves while remaining fully invested, to offset anticipated declines in values of investments, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs, or to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments are characterized by requiring little or no initial payment. Their value changes daily based on a security, a currency, a group of securities or currencies, or an index. A small change in the value of the underlying security, currency, or index can cause a sizable percentage gain or loss in the price of the derivative instrument.

Options and forward contracts are considered to be the basic "building blocks" of derivatives. For example, forward- based derivatives include forward contracts, swap contracts, and exchange-traded futures. Forward-based derivatives are sometimes referred to generically as "futures contracts." Option-based derivatives include privately negotiated, over-the-counter (OTC) options (including caps, floors, collars, and options on futures) and exchange- traded options on futures. Diverse types of derivatives may be created by combining options or futures in different ways, and by applying these structures to a wide range of underlying assets.

Options. An option is a contract. A person who buys a call option for a security has the right to buy the security at a set price for the length of the contract. A person who sells a call option is called a writer. The writer of a call option agrees for the length of the contract to sell the security at the set price when the buyer wants to exercise the option, no matter what the market price of the security is at that time. A person who buys a put option has the right to sell a security at a set price for the length of the contract. A person who writes a put option agrees to buy the security at the set price if the purchaser wants to exercise the option during the length of the contract, no matter what the market price of the security is at that time. An option is covered if the writer owns the security (in the case of a call) or sets aside the cash or securities of equivalent value (in the case of a put) that would be required upon exercise. The price paid by the buyer for an option is called a premium. In addition to the premium, the buyer generally pays a broker a commission. The writer receives a premium, less another commission, at the time the option is written. The premium received by the writer is retained whether or not the option is exercised. A writer of a call option may have to sell the security for a below- market price if the market price rises above the exercise price. A writer of a put option may have to pay an above-market price for the security if its market price decreases below the exercise price.

When an option is purchased, the buyer pays a premium and a commission. It then pays a second commission on the purchase or sale of the underlying security when the option is exercised. For record keeping and tax purposes, the price obtained on the sale of the underlying security is the combination of the exercise price, the premium, and both commissions.

One of the risks an investor assumes when it buys an option is the loss of the premium. To be beneficial to the investor, the price of the underlying security must change within the time set by the option contract. Furthermore, the change must be sufficient to cover the premium paid, the commissions paid both in the acquisition of the option and in a closing transaction or in the exercise of the option and sale (in the case of a call) or purchase (in the case of a put) of the underlying security. Even then, the price change in the underlying security does not ensure a profit since prices in the option market may not reflect such a change.

Options on many securities are listed on options exchanges. If a fund writes listed options, it will follow the rules of the options exchange. Options are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange. An option listed on a national exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, or NASDAQ will be valued at the last quoted sales price or, if such a price is not readily available, at the mean of the last bid and ask prices.

Options on certain securities are not actively traded on any exchange, but may be entered into directly with a dealer. These options may be more difficult to close. If an investor is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction, it will not be able to sell the underlying security until the call written by the investor expires or is exercised.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is a sales contract between a buyer (holding the "long" position) and a seller (holding the "short" position) for an asset with delivery deferred until a future date. The buyer agrees to pay a fixed price at the agreed future date and the seller agrees to deliver the asset. The seller hopes that the market price on the delivery date is less than the agreed upon price, while the buyer hopes for the contrary. Many futures contracts trade in a manner similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange and the commodity exchanges.

Generally, a futures contract is terminated by entering into an offsetting transaction. An offsetting transaction is effected by an investor taking an opposite position. At the time a futures contract is made, a good faith deposit called initial margin is set up. Daily thereafter, the futures contract is valued and the payment of variation margin is required so that each day a buyer would pay out cash in an amount equal to any decline in the contract's value or receive cash equal to any increase. At the time a futures contract is closed out, a nominal commission is paid, which is generally lower than the commission on a comparable transaction in the cash market.

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Futures contracts may be based on various securities, securities indexes (such as the S&P 500 Index), foreign currencies and other financial instruments and indexes.

A fund may engage in futures and related options transactions to produce incremental earnings, to hedge existing positions, and to increase flexibility. The fund intends to comply with Rule 4.5 of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), under which a mutual fund is exempt from the definition of a "commodity pool operator." The fund, therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator, meaning that the fund may invest in futures contracts without registering with the CFTC.

Options on Futures Contracts. Options on futures contracts give the holder a right to buy or sell futures contracts in the future. Unlike a futures contract, which requires the parties to the contract to buy and sell a security on a set date (some futures are settled in cash), an option on a futures contract merely entitles its holder to decide on or before a future date (within nine months of the date of issue) whether to enter into a contract. If the holder decides not to enter into the contract, all that is lost is the amount (premium) paid for the option. Further, because the value of the option is fixed at the point of sale, there are no daily payments of cash to reflect the change in the value of the underlying contract. However, since an option gives the buyer the right to enter into a contract at a set price for a fixed period of time, its value does change daily.

One of the risks in buying an option on a futures contract is the loss of the premium paid for the option. The risk involved in writing options on futures contracts an investor owns, or on securities held in its portfolio, is that there could be an increase in the market value of these contracts or securities. If that occurred, the option would be exercised and the asset sold at a lower price than the cash market price. To some extent, the risk of not realizing a gain could be reduced by entering into a closing transaction. An investor could enter into a closing transaction by purchasing an option with the same terms as the one previously sold. The cost to close the option and terminate the investor's obligation, however, might still result in a loss. Further, the investor might not be able to close the option because of insufficient activity in the options market. Purchasing options also limits the use of monies that might otherwise be available for long-term investments.

Options on Indexes. Options on indexes are securities traded on national securities exchanges. An option on an index is similar to an option on a futures contract except all settlements are in cash. A fund exercising a put, for example, would receive the difference between the exercise price and the current index level. Options may also be traded with respect to other types of indexes, such as options on indexes of commodities futures.

Tax and Accounting Treatment. As permitted under federal income tax laws and to the extent a fund is allowed to invest in futures contracts, a fund would intend to identify futures contracts as part of a mixed straddle and not mark them to market, that is, not treat them as having been sold at the end of the year at market value. If a fund is using short futures contracts for hedging purposes, the fund may be required to defer recognizing losses incurred on short futures contracts and on underlying securities. Any losses incurred on securities that are part of a straddle may be deferred to the extent there is unrealized appreciation on the offsetting position until the offsetting position is sold. Federal income tax treatment of gains or losses from transactions in options, options on futures contracts and indexes will depend on whether the option is a section 1256 contract. If the option is a non-equity option, a fund would either make a 1256(d) election and treat the option as a mixed straddle or mark to market the option at fiscal year end and treat the gain/loss as 40% short-term and 60% long-term.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ruled publicly that an exchange-traded call option is a security for purposes of the 50%-of-assets test and that its issuer is the issuer of the underlying security, not the writer of the option, for purposes of the diversification requirements.

Accounting for futures contracts will be according to generally accepted accounting principles. Initial margin deposits will be recognized as assets due from a broker (a fund's agent in acquiring the futures position). During the period the futures contract is open, changes in value of the contract will be recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day's trading. Variation margin payments will be made or received depending upon whether gains or losses are incurred. All contracts and options will be valued at the last- quoted sales price on their primary exchange.

Other Risks of Derivatives. The primary risk of derivatives is the same as the risk of the underlying asset, namely that the value of the underlying asset may go up or down. Adverse movements in the value of an underlying asset can expose an investor to losses. Derivative instruments may include elements of leverage and, accordingly, the fluctuation of the value of the derivative instrument in relation to the underlying asset may be magnified. The successful use of derivative instruments depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the investment manager's ability to predict movements of the securities, currencies, and commodity markets, which requires different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular strategy will succeed.

Another risk is the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of a counterparty to comply with the terms of a derivative instrument. The counterparty risk for exchange-traded derivative instruments is generally less than for privately-

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negotiated or OTC derivative instruments, since generally a clearing agency, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded instrument, provides a guarantee of performance. For privately-negotiated instruments, there is no similar clearing agency guarantee. In all transactions, an investor will bear the risk that the counterparty will default, and this could result in a loss of the expected benefit of the derivative transaction and possibly other losses.

When a derivative transaction is used to completely hedge another position, changes in the market value of the combined position (the derivative instrument plus the position being hedged) result from an imperfect correlation between the price movements of the two instruments. With a perfect hedge, the value of the combined position remains unchanged for any change in the price of the underlying asset. With an imperfect hedge, the values of the derivative instrument and its hedge are not perfectly correlated. For example, if the value of a derivative instrument used in a short hedge (such as writing a call option, buying a put option, or selling a futures contract) increased by less than the decline in value of the hedged investment, the hedge would not be perfectly correlated. Such a lack of correlation might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded.

Derivatives also are subject to the risk that they cannot be sold, closed out, or replaced quickly at or very close to their fundamental value. Generally, exchange contracts are very liquid because the exchange clearinghouse is the counterparty of every contract. OTC transactions are less liquid than exchange- traded derivatives since they often can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction.

Another risk is caused by the legal unenforcibility of a party's obligations under the derivative. A counterparty that has lost money in a derivative transaction may try to avoid payment by exploiting various legal uncertainties about certain derivative products.

(See also Foreign Currency Transactions.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with derivative instruments include: Derivatives Risk and Liquidity Risk.

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) represent shares of ownership in mutual funds, unit investment trusts or depositary receipts. ETFs hold portfolios of securities that are designed to replicate, as closely as possible before expenses, the price and yield of a specified market index. The performance results of ETFs will not replicate exactly the performance of the pertinent index due to transaction and other expenses, including fees to service providers, borne by ETFs. ETF shares are sold and redeemed at net asset value only in large blocks called creation units and redemption units, respectively. ETF shares also may be purchased and sold in secondary market trading on national securities exchanges, which allows investors to purchase and sell ETF shares at their market price throughout the day.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, investments in ETFs involve the same risks associated with a direct investment in the types of securities included in the indices the ETFs are designed to replicate, including Market Risk. Shares of an ETF may trade at a market price that is less than their net asset value and an active trading market in such shares may not develop or continue. Finally, there can be no assurance that the portfolio of securities purchased by an EFT to replicate a particular index will replicate such index.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
Investments in foreign countries usually involve currencies of foreign countries. In addition, a fund may hold cash and cash equivalent investments in foreign currencies. As a result, the value of a fund's assets as measured in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. Also, a fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time causing a fund's NAV (Net Asset Value) to fluctuate. Currency exchange rates are generally determined by the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets, actual or anticipated changes in interest rates, and other complex factors. Currency exchange rates also can be affected by the intervention of U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or the failure to intervene, or by currency controls or political developments.

Spot Rates and Derivative Instruments. A fund may conduct its foreign currency exchange transactions either at the spot (cash) rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or by entering into forward currency exchange contracts (forward contracts). (See also Derivative Instruments.) These contracts are traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. Because foreign currency transactions occurring in the interbank market might involve substantially larger amounts than those involved in the use of such derivative instruments, a fund could be disadvantaged by having to deal in the odd lot market for the underlying foreign currencies at prices that are less favorable than for round lots.

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A fund may enter into forward contracts for a variety of reasons, but primarily it will enter into such contracts for risk management (hedging) or for investment purposes.

For hedging purposes, a fund may enter into forward contracts to settle a security transaction or handle dividend and interest collection. When a fund enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency or has been notified of a dividend or interest payment, it may desire to lock in the price of the security or the amount of the payment in dollars. By entering into a forward contract, a fund would be able to protect itself against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between different currencies from the date the security is purchased or sold to the date on which payment is made or received or when the dividend or interest is actually received.

A fund may also enter into forward contracts when management of the fund believes the currency of a particular foreign country may decline in value relative to another currency. When selling currencies forward in this fashion, a fund may seek to hedge the value of foreign securities it holds against an adverse move in exchange rates. The precise matching of forward contract amounts and the value of securities involved generally will not be possible since the future value of securities in foreign currencies more than likely will change between the date the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures. The projection of short-term currency market movements is extremely difficult and successful execution of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. A fund would not enter into such forward contracts or maintain a net exposure to such contracts when consummating the contracts would obligate it to deliver an amount of foreign currency in excess of the value of its securities or other assets denominated in that currency.

This method of protecting the value of the fund's securities against a decline in the value of a currency does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities. It simply establishes a rate of exchange that can be achieved at some point in time. Although forward contracts tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in value of hedged currency, they tend to limit any potential gain that might result should the value of such currency increase.

For investment purposes, a fund may invest in a combination of forward currency contracts and U.S. dollar-denominated market instruments in an attempt to obtain an investment result that is substantially the same as a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated instrument. For example, the combination of U.S. dollar-denominated instruments with long forward currency exchange contracts creates a position economically equivalent to a position in the foreign currency, in anticipation of an increase in the value of the foreign currency against the U.S. dollar. Conversely, the combination of U.S. dollar-denominated instruments with short forward currency exchange contracts is economically equivalent to borrowing the foreign currency for delivery at a specified date in the future, in anticipation of a decrease in the value of the foreign currency against the U.S. dollar. Unanticipated changes in the currency exchange results could result in poorer performance for funds that enter into these types of transactions.

A fund may designate cash or securities in an amount equal to the value of the fund's total assets committed to consummating forward contracts entered into under the circumstance set forth immediately above. If the value of the securities declines, additional cash or securities will be designated on a daily basis so that the value of the cash or securities will equal the amount of the fund's commitments on such contracts.

At maturity of a forward contract, a fund may either deliver (if a contract to sell) or take delivery of (if a contract to buy) the foreign currency or terminate its contractual obligation by entering into an offsetting contract with the same currency trader, the same maturity date, and covering the same amount of foreign currency.

If a fund engages in an offsetting transaction, it would incur a gain or loss to the extent there has been movement in forward contract prices. If a fund engages in an offsetting transaction, it may subsequently enter into a new forward contract to buy or sell the foreign currency.

Although a fund values its assets each business day in terms of U.S. dollars, it may not intend to convert its foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. It would do so from time to time, and shareholders should be aware of currency conversion costs. Although foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for conversion, they do realize a profit based on the difference (spread) between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to a fund at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should a fund desire to resell that currency to the dealer.

It is possible, under certain circumstances, including entering into forward currency contracts for investment purposes, that the fund may have to limit or restructure its forward contract currency transactions to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code.

Options on Foreign Currencies. A fund may buy put and call options and write covered call and cash-secured put options on foreign currencies for hedging purposes and to gain exposure to foreign currencies. For example, a decline in the dollar value of a foreign currency in which securities are denominated will reduce the dollar value of such securities, even if their value in the foreign currency remains constant. In order to protect against the diminutions in the value of securities, a fund may

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buy put options on the foreign currency. If the value of the currency does decline, a fund would have the right to sell the currency for a fixed amount in dollars and would offset, in whole or in part, the adverse effect on its portfolio that otherwise would have resulted.

Conversely, where a change in the dollar value of a currency would increase the cost of securities a fund plans to buy, or where a fund would benefit from increased exposure to the currency, a fund may buy call options on the foreign currency. The purchase of the options could offset, at least partially, the changes in exchange rates.

As in the case of other types of options, however, the benefit to a fund derived from purchases of foreign currency options would be reduced by the amount of the premium and related transaction costs. In addition, where currency exchange rates do not move in the direction or to the extent anticipated, a fund could sustain losses on transactions in foreign currency options that would require it to forego a portion or all of the benefits of advantageous changes in rates.

A fund may write options on foreign currencies for the same types of purposes. For example, when a fund anticipates a decline in the dollar value of foreign- denominated securities due to adverse fluctuations in exchange rates it could, instead of purchasing a put option, write a call option on the relevant currency. If the expected decline occurs, the option would most likely not be exercised and the diminution in value of securities would be fully or partially offset by the amount of the premium received.

Similarly, instead of purchasing a call option when a foreign currency is expected to appreciate, a fund could write a put option on the relevant currency. If rates move in the manner projected, the put option would expire unexercised and allow the fund to hedge increased cost up to the amount of the premium.

As in the case of other types of options, however, the writing of a foreign currency option will constitute only a partial hedge up to the amount of the premium, and only if rates move in the expected direction. If this does not occur, the option may be exercised and the fund would be required to buy or sell the underlying currency at a loss that may not be offset by the amount of the premium. Through the writing of options on foreign currencies, the fund also may be required to forego all or a portion of the benefits that might otherwise have been obtained from favorable movements on exchange rates.

All options written on foreign currencies will be covered. An option written on foreign currencies is covered if a fund holds currency sufficient to cover the option or has an absolute and immediate right to acquire that currency without additional cash consideration upon conversion of assets denominated in that currency or exchange of other currency held in its portfolio. An option writer could lose amounts substantially in excess of its initial investments, due to the margin and collateral requirements associated with such positions.

Options on foreign currencies are traded through financial institutions acting as market-makers, although foreign currency options also are traded on certain national securities exchanges, such as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange, subject to SEC regulation. In an over-the- counter trading environment, many of the protections afforded to exchange participants will not be available. For example, there are no daily price fluctuation limits, and adverse market movements could therefore continue to an unlimited extent over a period of time. Although the purchaser of an option cannot lose more than the amount of the premium plus related transaction costs, this entire amount could be lost.

Foreign currency option positions entered into on a national securities exchange are cleared and guaranteed by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), thereby reducing the risk of counterparty default. Further, a liquid secondary market in options traded on a national securities exchange may be more readily available than in the over-the-counter market, potentially permitting a fund to liquidate open positions at a profit prior to exercise or expiration, or to limit losses in the event of adverse market movements.

The purchase and sale of exchange-traded foreign currency options, however, is subject to the risks of availability of a liquid secondary market described above, as well as the risks regarding adverse market movements, margining of options written, the nature of the foreign currency market, possible intervention by governmental authorities and the effects of other political and economic events. In addition, exchange-traded options on foreign currencies involve certain risks not presented by the over-the-counter market. For example, exercise and settlement of such options must be made exclusively through the OCC, which has established banking relationships in certain foreign countries for that purpose. As a result, the OCC may, if it determines that foreign governmental restrictions or taxes would prevent the orderly settlement of foreign currency option exercises, or would result in undue burdens on OCC or its clearing member, impose special procedures on exercise and settlement, such as technical changes in the mechanics of delivery of currency, the fixing of dollar settlement prices or prohibitions on exercise.

Foreign Currency Futures and Related Options. A fund may enter into currency futures contracts to buy or sell currencies. It also may buy put and call options and write covered call and cash-secured put options on currency futures. Currency futures contracts are similar to currency forward contracts, except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements)

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and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures call for payment of delivery in U.S. dollars. A fund may use currency futures for the same purposes as currency forward contracts, subject to CFTC limitations.

Currency futures and options on futures values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates, but will not reflect other factors that may affect the value of the fund's investments. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a Yen- denominated bond against a decline in the Yen, but will not protect a fund against price decline if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates. Because the value of a fund's investments denominated in foreign currency will change in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of a forward contract to the value of a fund's investments denominated in that currency over time.

A fund will hold securities or other options or futures positions whose values are expected to offset its obligations. The fund would not enter into an option or futures position that exposes the fund to an obligation to another party unless it owns either (i) an offsetting position in securities or (ii) cash, receivables and short-term debt securities with a value sufficient to cover its potential obligations. (See also Derivative Instruments and Foreign Securities.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with foreign currency transactions include: Derivatives Risk, Interest Rate Risk, and Liquidity Risk.

FOREIGN SECURITIES
Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations involve special risks, including those set forth below, which are not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Foreign companies are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards comparable to those applicable to domestic companies. Additionally, many foreign stock markets, while growing in volume of trading activity, have substantially less volume than the New York Stock Exchange, and securities of some foreign companies are less liquid and more volatile than securities of domestic companies. Similarly, volume and liquidity in most foreign bond markets are less than the volume and liquidity in the U.S. and, at times, volatility of price can be greater than in the U.S. Further, foreign markets have different clearance, settlement, registration, and communication procedures and in certain markets there have been times when settlements have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions making it difficult to conduct such transactions. Delays in such procedures could result in temporary periods when assets are uninvested and no return is earned on them. The inability of an investor to make intended security purchases due to such problems could cause the investor to miss attractive investment opportunities.

Payment for securities without delivery may be required in certain foreign markets and, when participating in new issues, some foreign countries require payment to be made in advance of issuance (at the time of issuance, the market value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price). Some foreign markets also have compulsory depositories (i.e., an investor does not have a choice as to where the securities are held). Fixed commissions on some foreign stock exchanges are generally higher than negotiated commissions on U.S. exchanges. Further, an investor may encounter difficulties or be unable to pursue legal remedies and obtain judgments in foreign courts. There is generally less government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the U.S. It may be more difficult for an investor's agents to keep currently informed about corporate actions such as stock dividends or other matters that may affect the prices of portfolio securities. Communications between the U.S. and foreign countries may be less reliable than within the U.S., thus increasing the risk of delays or loss of certificates for portfolio securities. In addition, with respect to certain foreign countries, there is the possibility of nationalization, expropriation, the imposition of additional withholding or confiscatory taxes, political, social, or economic instability, diplomatic developments that could affect investments in those countries, or other unforeseen actions by regulatory bodies (such as changes to settlement or custody procedures).

The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in emerging markets, which may have relatively unstable governments, economies based on only a few industries, and securities markets that trade a small number of securities.

The introduction of a single currency, the euro, on Jan. 1, 1999 for participating European nations in the Economic and Monetary Union (EU) presents unique uncertainties, including the legal treatment of certain outstanding financial contracts after Jan. 1, 1999 that refer to existing currencies rather than the euro; the establishment and maintenance of exchange rates; the fluctuation of the euro relative to non-euro currencies; whether the interest rate, tax or labor regimes of European countries participating in the euro will converge over time; and whether the conversion of the currencies of other EU countries such as the United Kingdom and Denmark into the euro and the admission of other non-EU countries such as Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania as members of the EU may have an impact on the euro.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with foreign securities include: Foreign/Emerging Markets Risk and Issuer Risk.

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FUNDING AGREEMENTS
A fund may invest in funding agreements issued by domestic insurance companies. Funding agreements are short-term, privately placed, debt obligations of insurance companies that offer a fixed- or floating-rate of interest. These investments are not readily marketable and therefore are considered to be illiquid securities. (See also Illiquid and Restricted Securities.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with funding agreements include: Credit Risk and Liquidity Risk.

HIGH-YIELD DEBT SECURITIES (JUNK BONDS)
High yield (high-risk) debt securities are sometimes referred to as junk bonds. They are non-investment grade (lower quality) securities that have speculative characteristics. Lower quality securities, while generally offering higher yields than investment grade securities with similar maturities, involve greater risks, including the possibility of default or bankruptcy. They are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The special risk considerations in connection with investments in these securities are discussed below.

See Appendix A for a discussion of securities ratings. (See also Debt Obligations.)

All fixed rate interest-bearing securities typically experience appreciation when interest rates decline and depreciation when interest rates rise. The market values of lower-quality and comparable unrated securities tend to reflect individual corporate developments to a greater extent than do higher rated securities, which react primarily to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates. Lower-quality and comparable unrated securities also tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than are higher-rated securities. As a result, they generally involve more credit risks than securities in the higher- rated categories. During an economic downturn or a sustained period of rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers of lower-quality securities may experience financial stress and may not have sufficient revenues to meet their payment obligations. The issuer's ability to service its debt obligations also may be adversely affected by specific corporate developments, the issuer's inability to meet specific projected business forecasts, or the unavailability of additional financing. The risk of loss due to default by an issuer of these securities is significantly greater than a default by issuers of higher-rated securities because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors. Further, if the issuer of a lower quality security defaulted, an investor might incur additional expenses to seek recovery.

Credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies are designed to evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments of rated securities. They do not, however, evaluate the market value risk of lower-quality securities and, therefore, may not fully reflect the true risks of an investment. In addition, credit rating agencies may or may not make timely changes in a rating to reflect changes in the economy or in the condition of the issuer that affect the market value of the securities. Consequently, credit ratings are used only as a preliminary indicator of investment quality.

An investor may have difficulty disposing of certain lower-quality and comparable unrated securities because there may be a thin trading market for such securities. Because not all dealers maintain markets in all lower quality and comparable unrated securities, there is no established retail secondary market for many of these securities. To the extent a secondary trading market does exist, it is generally not as liquid as the secondary market for higher- rated securities. The lack of a liquid secondary market may have an adverse impact on the market price of the security. The lack of a liquid secondary market for certain securities also may make it more difficult for an investor to obtain accurate market quotations. Market quotations are generally available on many lower-quality and comparable unrated issues only from a limited number of dealers and may not necessarily represent firm bids of such dealers or prices for actual sales.

Legislation may be adopted from time to time designed to limit the use of certain lower quality and comparable unrated securities by certain issuers.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with high-yield debt securities include: Credit Risk, Interest Rate Risk, and Prepayment and Extension Risk.

ILLIQUID AND RESTRICTED SECURITIES
Illiquid securities are securities that are not readily marketable. These securities may include, but are not limited to, certain securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, certain repurchase agreements, and derivative instruments. To the extent a fund invests in illiquid or restricted securities, it may encounter difficulty in determining a market value for the securities. Disposing of illiquid or restricted securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and legal expense, and it may be difficult or impossible for a fund to sell the investment promptly and at an acceptable price.

In determining the liquidity of all securities and derivatives, such as Rule 144A securities, which are unregistered securities offered to qualified institutional buyers, and interest-only and principal-only fixed mortgage-backed securities (IOs and POs) issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities the investment manager, under guidelines established by

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the Board, will consider any relevant factors including the frequency of trades, the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security and the nature of marketplace trades.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with illiquid and restricted securities include:
Liquidity Risk.

INDEXED SECURITIES
The value of indexed securities is linked to currencies, interest rates, commodities, indexes, or other financial indicators. Most indexed securities are short- to intermediate-term fixed income securities whose values at maturity or interest rates rise or fall according to the change in one or more specified underlying instruments. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instrument itself and they may be less liquid than the securities represented by the index. (See also Derivative Instruments.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with indexed securities include: Liquidity Risk and Market Risk.

INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES
Inflation is a general rise in prices of goods and services. Inflation erodes the purchasing power of an investor's assets. For example, if an investment provides a total return of 7% in a given year and inflation is 3% during that period, the inflation-adjusted, or real, return is 4%. Inflation-protected securities are debt securities whose principal and/or interest payments are adjusted for inflation, unlike debt securities that make fixed principal and interest payments. One type of inflation-protected debt security is issued by the U.S. Treasury. The principal of these securities is adjusted for inflation as indicated by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI) and interest is paid on the adjusted amount. The CPI is a measurement of changes in the cost of living, made up of components such as housing, food, transportation and energy.

If the CPI falls, the principal value of inflation-protected securities will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Conversely, if the CPI rises, the principal value of inflation-protected securities will be adjusted upward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities will be increased. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, even during a period of deflation. However, the current market value of the inflation-protected securities is not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Other inflation-indexed securities include inflation-related bonds, which may or may not provide a similar guarantee. If a guarantee of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

Other issuers of inflation-protected debt securities include other U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, corporations and foreign governments. There can be no assurance that the CPI or any foreign inflation index will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the rate of inflation in a foreign country will be correlated to the rate of inflation in the United States.

If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bond's inflation measure.

Any increase in principal for an inflation-protected security resulting from inflation adjustments is considered by IRS regulations to be taxable income in the year it occurs. For direct holders of an inflation-protected security, this means that taxes must be paid on principal adjustments even though these amounts are not received until the bond matures. By contrast, a fund holding these securities distributes both interest income and the income attributable to principal adjustments in the form of cash or reinvested shares, which are taxable to shareholders.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with inflation-protected securities include: Interest Rate Risk and Market Risk.

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS (IPOS)
Companies issuing IPOs generally have limited operating histories, and their prospects for future profitability are uncertain. These companies often are engaged in new and evolving businesses and are particularly vulnerable to competition and to changes in technology, markets and economic conditions. They may be dependent on certain key managers and third parties, need more personnel and other resources to manage growth and require significant additional capital. They may also be dependent on limited product lines and uncertain property rights and need regulatory approvals. Funds that invest in IPOs can be affected by sales of additional shares and by concentration of control in existing management and principal shareholders. Stock prices of IPOs can also be highly unstable, due to the absence of a prior public market, the small number of shares available for trading and limited investor information. Most IPOs involve a high degree of risk not normally associated with offerings of more seasoned companies.

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Although one or more risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with IPOs include: Small and Mid- Sized Company Risk and Initial Public Offering (IPO) Risk.

INVERSE FLOATERS
Inverse floaters are created by underwriters using the interest payment on securities. A portion of the interest received is paid to holders of instruments based on current interest rates for short-term securities. The remainder, minus a servicing fee, is paid to holders of inverse floaters. As interest rates go down, the holders of the inverse floaters receive more income and an increase in the price for the inverse floaters. As interest rates go up, the holders of the inverse floaters receive less income and a decrease in the price for the inverse floaters. (See also Derivative Instruments.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with inverse floaters include: Interest Rate Risk.

INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investing in securities issued by registered and unregistered investment companies may involve the duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with the securities of other investment companies include: Market Risk.

LENDING OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A fund may lend certain of its portfolio securities. The current policy of the Board is to make these loans, either long- or short-term, to broker-dealers. In making loans, the lender receives the market price in cash,

U.S. government securities, letters of credit, or such other collateral as may be permitted by regulatory agencies and approved by the Board. If the market price of the loaned securities goes up, the lender will get additional collateral on a daily basis. If the market price of the loaned securities goes down, the borrower may request that some collateral be returned. The risks are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due. During the existence of the loan, the lender receives cash payments equivalent to all interest or other distributions paid on the loaned securities. The lender may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash or money market instruments held as collateral to the borrower or placing broker. The lender will receive reasonable interest on the loan or a flat fee from the borrower and amounts equivalent to any dividends, interest, or other distributions on the securities loaned.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with the lending of portfolio securities include:
Credit Risk.

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS
Loans, loan participations, and interests in securitized loan pools are interests in amounts owed by a corporate, governmental, or other borrower to a lender or consortium of lenders (typically banks, insurance companies, investment banks, government agencies, or international agencies). Loans involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the borrower and may offer less legal protection to an investor in the event of fraud or misrepresentation.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with loan participations include: Credit Risk.

MORTGAGE- AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property, and include single- and multi-class pass-through securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs). These securities may be issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities (see also Agency and Government Securities), or by private issuers, generally originators and investors in mortgage loans, including savings associations, mortgage bankers, commercial banks, investment bankers, and special purpose entities. Mortgage-backed securities issued by private lenders may be supported by pools of mortgage loans or other mortgage-backed securities that are guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, or they may be issued without any governmental guarantee of the underlying mortgage assets but with some form of non-governmental credit enhancement. Commercial mortgage- backed securities (CMBS) are a specific type of mortgage-backed security collateralized by a pool of mortgages on commercial real estate.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are a type of mortgage-backed security that receive differing proportions of the interest and principal payments from the underlying assets. Generally, there are two classes of stripped mortgage-backed securities:

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Interest Only (IO) and Principal Only (PO). IOs entitle the holder to receive distributions consisting of all or a portion of the interest on the underlying pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. POs entitle the holder to receive distributions consisting of all or a portion of the principal of the underlying pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. The cash flows and yields on IOs and POs are extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the underlying mortgage loans or mortgage- backed securities. A rapid rate of principal payments may adversely affect the yield to maturity of IOs. A slow rate of principal payments may adversely affect the yield to maturity of POs. If prepayments of principal are greater than anticipated, an investor in IOs may incur substantial losses. If prepayments of principal are slower than anticipated, the yield on a PO will be affected more severely than would be the case with a traditional mortgage-backed security.

CMOs are hybrid mortgage-related instruments secured by pools of mortgage loans or other mortgage-related securities, such as mortgage pass through securities or stripped mortgage-backed securities. CMOs may be structured into multiple classes, often referred to as "tranches," with each class bearing a different stated maturity and entitled to a different schedule for payments of principal and interest, including prepayments. Principal prepayments on collateral underlying a CMO may cause it to be retired substantially earlier than its stated maturity.

The yield characteristics of mortgage-backed securities differ from those of other debt securities. Among the differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently on mortgage-backed securities, usually monthly, and principal may be repaid at any time. These factors may reduce the expected yield.

Asset-backed securities have structural characteristics similar to mortgage- backed securities. Asset-backed debt obligations represent direct or indirect participation in, or secured by and payable from, assets such as motor vehicle installment sales contracts, other installment loan contracts, home equity loans, leases of various types of property, and receivables from credit card or other revolving credit arrangements. The credit quality of most asset-backed securities depends primarily on the credit quality of the assets underlying such securities, how well the entity issuing the security is insulated from the credit risk of the originator or any other affiliated entities, and the amount and quality of any credit enhancement of the securities. Payments or distributions of principal and interest on asset-backed debt obligations may be supported by non-governmental credit enhancements including letters of credit, reserve funds, overcollateralization, and guarantees by third parties. The market for privately issued asset-backed debt obligations is smaller and less liquid than the market for government sponsored mortgage-backed securities. (See also Derivative Instruments.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with mortgage and asset-backed securities include:
Credit Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Liquidity Risk, and Prepayment and Extension Risk.

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). The interest on these obligations is generally exempt from federal income tax. Municipal obligations are generally classified as either "general obligations" or "revenue obligations."

General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of its full faith, credit, and taxing power for the payment of interest and principal. Revenue bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a project or facility or from the proceeds of a specified revenue source. Industrial development bonds are generally revenue bonds secured by payments from and the credit of private users. Municipal notes are issued to meet the short-term funding requirements of state, regional, and local governments. Municipal notes include tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, tax and revenue anticipation notes, construction loan notes, short-term discount notes, tax- exempt commercial paper, demand notes, and similar instruments.

Municipal lease obligations may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase, or a conditional sales contract. They are issued by state and local governments and authorities to acquire land, equipment, and facilities.

An investor may purchase these obligations directly, or it may purchase participation interests in such obligations. Municipal leases may be subject to greater risks than general obligation or revenue bonds. State constitutions and statutes set forth requirements that states or municipalities must meet in order to issue municipal obligations. Municipal leases may contain a covenant by the state or municipality to budget for and make payments due under the obligation. Certain municipal leases may, however, provide that the issuer is not obligated to make payments on the obligation in future years unless funds have been appropriated for this purpose each year.

Yields on municipal bonds and notes depend on a variety of factors, including money market conditions, municipal bond market conditions, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation, and the rating of the issue. The municipal bond market has a large number of different issuers, many having smaller sized bond issues, and a wide choice of different maturities within each issue. For these reasons, most municipal bonds do not trade on a daily basis and many trade only

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rarely. Because many of these bonds trade infrequently, the spread between the bid and offer may be wider and the time needed to develop a bid or an offer may be longer than other security markets. See Appendix A for a discussion of securities ratings. (See also Debt Obligations.)

Taxable Municipal Obligations. There is another type of municipal obligation that is subject to federal income tax for a variety of reasons. These municipal obligations do not qualify for the federal income exemption because (a) they did not receive necessary authorization for tax-exempt treatment from state or local government authorities, (b) they exceed certain regulatory limitations on the cost of issuance for tax-exempt financing or (c) they finance public or private activities that do not qualify for the federal income tax exemption.

These non-qualifying activities might include, for example, certain types of multi-family housing, certain professional and local sports facilities, refinancing of certain municipal debt, and borrowing to replenish a municipality's underfunded pension plan.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with municipal obligations include: Credit Risk, Inflation Risk, Interest Rate Risk, and Market Risk.

PREFERRED STOCK
Preferred stock is a type of stock that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of assets. Preferred stock does not ordinarily carry voting rights.

The price of a preferred stock is generally determined by earnings, type of products or services, projected growth rates, experience of management, liquidity, and general market conditions of the markets on which the stock trades.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with preferred stock include: Issuer Risk and Market Risk.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are pooled investment vehicles that manage a portfolio of real estate or real estate related loans to earn profits for their shareholders. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property, such as shopping centers, nursing homes, office buildings, apartment complexes, and hotels, and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling properties that have appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. REITs can be subject to extreme volatility due to fluctuations in the demand for real estate, changes in interest rates, and adverse economic conditions. Similar to investment companies, REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with certain requirements under the tax law. The failure of a REIT to continue to qualify as a REIT for tax purposes can materially affect its value. A fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any expenses paid by a REIT in which it invests.

REITs often do not provide complete tax information until after the calendar year-end. Consequently, because of the delay, it may be necessary for a fund investing in REITs to request permission to extend the deadline for issuance of Forms 1099-DIV beyond January 31.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with REITs include: Interest Rate Risk, Issuer Risk and Market Risk.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Repurchase agreements may be entered into with certain banks or non-bank dealers. In a repurchase agreement, the purchaser buys a security at one price, and at the time of sale, the seller agrees to repurchase the obligation at a mutually agreed upon time and price (usually within seven days). The repurchase agreement determines the yield during the purchaser's holding period, while the seller's obligation to repurchase is secured by the value of the underlying security. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of a default or insolvency of the other party to the agreement, including possible delays or restrictions upon the purchaser's ability to dispose of the underlying securities.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with repurchase agreements include: Credit Risk.

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
In a reverse repurchase agreement, an investor sells a security and enters into an agreement to repurchase the security at a specified future date and price. The investor generally retains the right to interest and principal payments on the security.

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Since the investor receives cash upon entering into a reverse repurchase agreement, it may be considered a borrowing. (See also Derivative Instruments.)

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with reverse repurchase agreements include: Credit Risk and Interest Rate Risk.

SHORT SALES
In short selling transactions, a fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. To complete the transaction, a fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. A fund is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by a fund, which may result in a loss or gain, respectively. Unlike taking a long position in a security by purchasing the security, where potential losses are limited to the purchase price, short sales have no cap on maximum losses, and gains are limited to the price of the security at the time of the short sale.

Short sales of forward commitments and derivatives do not involve borrowing a security. These types of short sales may include futures, options, contracts for differences, forward contracts on financial instruments and options such as contracts, credit linked instruments, and swap contracts.

A fund may not always be able to borrow a security it wants to sell short. A fund also may be unable to close out an established short position at an acceptable price and may have to sell long positions at disadvantageous times to cover its short positions. The value of your investment in a fund will fluctuate in response to the movements in the market. Fund performance also will depend on the effectiveness of the investment manager's research and the management team's investment decisions.

Short sales also involve other costs. A fund must repay to the lender an amount equal to any dividends or interest that accrues while the loan is outstanding. To borrow the security, a fund may be required to pay a premium. A fund also will incur truncation costs in effecting short sales. The amount of any ultimate gain for a fund resulting from a short sale will be decreased and the amount of any ultimate loss will be increased, by the amount of premiums, interest or expenses a fund may be required to pay in connection with the short sale. Until a fund closes the short position, it will earmark and reserve fund assets, in cash or liquid securities to offset a portion of the leverage risk. Realized gains from short sales are typically treated as short-term gains/losses.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with short sales include: Market Risk.

SOVEREIGN DEBT
A sovereign debtor's willingness or ability to repay principal and pay interest in a timely manner may be affected by a variety of factors, including its cash flow situation, the extent of its reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the sovereign debtor's policy toward international lenders, and the political constraints to which a sovereign debtor may be subject. (See also Foreign Securities.)

With respect to sovereign debt of emerging market issuers, investors should be aware that certain emerging market countries are among the largest debtors to commercial banks and foreign governments. At times, certain emerging market countries have declared moratoria on the payment of principal and interest on external debt.

Certain emerging market countries have experienced difficulty in servicing their sovereign debt on a timely basis that led to defaults and the restructuring of certain indebtedness.

Sovereign debt includes Brady Bonds, which are securities issued under the framework of the Brady Plan, an initiative announced by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Nicholas F. Brady in 1989 as a mechanism for debtor nations to restructure their outstanding external commercial bank indebtedness.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with sovereign debt include: Credit Risk and Foreign/Emerging Markets Risk.

STRUCTURED INVESTMENTS
A structured investment is a security whose return is tied to an underlying index or to some other security or pool of assets. Structured investments generally are individually negotiated agreements and may be traded over-the- counter. Structured investments are created and operated to restructure the investment characteristics of the underlying security. This restructuring involves the deposit with or purchase by an entity, such as a corporation or trust, of specified instruments, such as commercial bank loans, and the issuance by that entity of one or more classes of debt obligations ("structured securities")

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backed by, or representing interests in, the underlying instruments. The cash flow on the underlying instruments may be apportioned among the newly issued structured securities to create securities with different investment characteristics, such as varying maturities, payment priorities, and interest rate provisions. The extent of the payments made with respect to structured securities is dependent on the extent of the cash flow on the underlying instruments. Because structured securities typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. Structured securities are often offered in different classes. As a result a given class of a structured security may be either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and at any given time there may be no active trading market for a particular structured security. Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with structured investments include: Credit Risk and Liquidity Risk.

SWAP AGREEMENTS
Swap agreements are typically individually negotiated agreements that obligate two parties to exchange payments based on a reference to a specified asset, reference rate or index. Swap agreements will tend to shift a party's investment exposure from one type of investment to another. A swap agreement can increase or decrease the volatility of a fund's investments and its net asset value.

Swap agreements are traded in the over-the-counter market and may be considered to be illiquid. Swap agreements entail the risk that a party will default on its payment obligations. A fund will enter into a swap agreement only if the claims- paying ability of the other party or its guarantor is considered to be investment grade by the investment manager. Generally, the unsecured senior debt or the claims-paying ability of the other party or its guarantor must be rated in one of the three highest rating categories of at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) at the time of entering into the transaction. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, a fund will have to rely on its contractual remedies (which may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws) pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. In certain circumstances, a fund may seek to minimize counterparty risk by requiring the counterparty to post collateral.

Swap agreements are usually entered into without an upfront payment because the value of each party's position is the same. The market values of the underlying commitments will change over time resulting in one of the commitments being worth more than the other and the net market value creating a risk exposure for one counterparty or the other.

Interest Rate Swaps. Interest rate swap agreements are often used to obtain or preserve a desired return or spread at a lower cost than through a direct investment in an instrument that yields the desired return or spread. They are financial instruments that involve the exchange of one type of interest rate for another type of interest rate cash flow on specified dates in the future. In a standard interest rate swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange their respective commitments to pay fixed or floating rates on a predetermined specified (notional) amount.

The swap agreement notional amount is the predetermined basis for calculating the obligations that the swap counterparties have agreed to exchange. Under most swap agreements, the obligations of the parties are exchanged on a net basis. The two payment streams are netted out, with each party receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Interest rate swaps can be based on various measures of interest rates, including LIBOR, swap rates, treasury rates and other foreign interest rates.

Cross Currency Swaps. Cross currency swaps are similar to interest rate swaps, except that they involve multiple currencies. A fund may enter into a currency swap when it has exposure to one currency and desires exposure to a different currency. Typically the interest rates that determine the currency swap payments are fixed, although occasionally one or both parties may pay a floating rate of interest. Unlike an interest rate swap, however, the principal amounts are exchanged at the beginning of the contract and returned at the end of the contract. In addition to paying and receiving amounts at the beginning and termination of the agreements, both sides will also have to pay in full periodically based upon the currency they have borrowed. Change in foreign exchange rates and changes in interest rates, as described above, may negatively affect currency swaps.

Total Return Swaps. Total return swaps are contracts in which one party agrees to make periodic payments based on the change in market value of the underlying assets, which may include a specified security, basket of securities or security indexes during the specified period, in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate of the total return from other underlying assets. Total return swap agreements may be used to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning or taking physical custody of such security or market. For example, CMBS total return swaps are bilateral financial contracts designed to replicate synthetically the total returns of collateralized mortgage-backed securities. In a typical total return equity swap, payments made by the fund or the counterparty are based on the total return of a particular reference asset or assets (such as an equity security, a combination of such securities, or an index). That is, one party agrees

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to pay another party the return on a stock, basket of stocks, or stock index in return for a specified interest rate. By entering into an equity index swap, for example, the index receiver can gain exposure to stocks making up the index of securities without actually purchasing those stocks. Total return swaps involve not only the risk associated with the investment in the underlying securities, but also the risk of the counterparty not fulfilling its obligations under the agreement.

Swaption Transaction. A swaption is an option on a swap agreement and a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms, in return for payment of the purchase price (the "premium") of the option. The fund may write
(sell) and purchase put and call swaptions to the same extent it may make use of standard options on securities or other instruments. The writer of the contract receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the market value on the underlying swap agreement.

Swaptions can be bundled and sold as a package. These are commonly called interest rate caps, floors and collars. In interest rate cap transactions, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or cap. Interest rate floor transactions require one party, in exchange for a premium to agree to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified level, or floor. In interest rate collar transactions, one party sells a cap and purchases a floor, or vice versa, in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels or collar amounts.

Credit Default Swaps. A credit default swap agreement may have as reference obligations one or more securities that are not currently held by the fund. The fund may be either the buyer or seller in the transaction. Credit default swaps may also be structured based on the debt of a basket of issuers, rather than a single issuer, and may be customized with respect to the default event that triggers purchase or other factors. As a seller, the fund generally receives an up front payment or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap, which typically is between six months and three years, provided that there is no credit event. If a credit event occurs, generally the seller must pay the buyer the full face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference obligations that may have little or no value. If the fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the fund recovers nothing if the swap is held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the buyer may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference obligation that may have little or no value.

The use of swap agreements by a fund entails certain risks, which may be different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the securities and other investments that are the referenced asset for the swap agreement. Swaps are highly specialized instruments that require investment techniques, risk analyses, and tax planning different from those associated with stocks, bonds, and other traditional investments. The use of a swap requires an understanding not only of the referenced asset, reference rate, or index, but also of the swap itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the swap under all the possible market conditions. Because some swap agreements have a leverage component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate, or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the swap itself. Certain swaps have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with swaps include: Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk and Market Risk.

VARIABLE- OR FLOATING-RATE SECURITIES
Variable-rate securities provide for automatic establishment of a new interest rate at fixed intervals (daily, monthly, semiannually, etc.). Floating-rate securities generally provide for automatic adjustment of the interest rate whenever some specified interest rate index changes. Variable- or floating-rate securities frequently include a demand feature enabling the holder to sell the securities to the issuer at par. In many cases, the demand feature can be exercised at any time. Some securities that do not have variable or floating interest rates may be accompanied by puts producing similar results and price characteristics. Variable-rate demand notes include master demand notes that are obligations that permit the investor to invest fluctuating amounts, which may change daily without penalty, pursuant to direct arrangements between the investor as lender, and the borrower. The interest rates on these notes fluctuate from time to time. The issuer of such obligations normally has a corresponding right, after a given period, to prepay in its discretion the outstanding principal amount of the obligations plus accrued interest upon a specified number of days' notice to the holders of such obligations. Because these obligations are direct lending arrangements between the lender and borrower, it is not contemplated that such instruments generally will be traded. There generally is not an established secondary market for these obligations. Accordingly, where these obligations are not secured by letters of credit or other credit support arrangements, the lender's right to redeem is dependent on the ability of the borrower to pay principal and interest on demand. Such obligations frequently are not rated by credit rating agencies and may involve heightened risk of default by the issuer.

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Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with variable- or floating-rate securities include:
Credit Risk.

WARRANTS
Warrants are securities giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy the stock of an issuer at a given price (generally higher than the value of the stock at the time of issuance) during a specified period or perpetually. Warrants may be acquired separately or in connection with the acquisition of securities. Warrants do not carry with them the right to dividends or voting rights and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. Warrants may be considered to have more speculative characteristics than certain other types of investments. In addition, the value of a warrant does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and a warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with warrants include: Market Risk.

WHEN-ISSUED SECURITIES AND FORWARD COMMITMENTS
When-issued securities and forward commitments involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Normally, the settlement date occurs within 45 days of the purchase although in some cases settlement may take longer. The investor does not pay for the securities or receive dividends or interest on them until the contractual settlement date. Such instruments involve the risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. If the security is not issued as anticipated, a fund may lose the opportunity to obtain a price and yield considered to be advantageous.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with when-issued securities and forward commitments include: Credit Risk.

ZERO-COUPON, STEP-COUPON, AND PAY-IN-KIND SECURITIES
These securities are debt obligations that do not make regular cash interest payments (see also Debt Obligations). Zero-coupon and step-coupon securities are sold at a deep discount to their face value because they do not pay interest until maturity. Pay-in-kind securities pay interest through the issuance of additional securities. Because these securities do not pay current cash income, the price of these securities can be extremely volatile when interest rates fluctuate. See Appendix A for a discussion of securities ratings.

Although one or more of the other risks described in this SAI may apply, the largest risks associated with zero-coupon, step-coupon, and pay-in-kind securities include: Credit Risk and Interest Rate Risk.

A fund cannot issue senior securities but this does not prohibit certain investment activities for which assets of the fund are set aside, or margin, collateral or escrow arrangements are established, to cover the related obligations. Examples of those activities include borrowing money, delayed- delivery and when-issued securities transactions, and contracts to buy or sell options, derivatives, and hedging instruments.

SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

Except as otherwise noted, the description of policies and procedures in this section also applies to any fund subadviser. Subject to policies set by the Board, as well as the terms of the investment management agreements, the investment manager or subadviser is authorized to determine, consistent with a fund's investment objective and policies, which securities will be purchased, held, or sold. In determining where the buy and sell orders are to be placed, the investment manager has been directed to use its best efforts to obtain the best available price and the most favorable execution except where otherwise authorized by the Board.

Each fund, the investment manager, any subadviser and RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds) has a strict Code of Ethics that prohibits affiliated personnel from engaging in personal investment activities that compete with or attempt to take advantage of planned portfolio transactions for the fund.

A fund's securities may be traded on an agency basis with brokers or dealers or on a principal basis with dealers. In an agency trade, the broker-dealer generally is paid a commission. In a principal trade, the investment manager will trade directly with the issuer or with a dealer who buys or sells for its own account, rather than acting on behalf of another client. The investment manager may pay the dealer a commission, or instead, the dealer's profit, if any, is the difference, or spread, between the dealer's purchase and sale price for the security.

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BROKER-DEALER SELECTION
In selecting broker-dealers to execute transactions, the investment manager and each subadviser will consider from among such factors as the ability to minimize trading costs, trading expertise, infrastructure, ability to provide information or services, financial condition, confidentiality, competitiveness of commission rates, evaluations of execution quality, promptness of execution, past history, ability to prospect for and find liquidity, difficulty of trade, security's trading characteristics, size of order, liquidity of market, block trading capabilities, quality of settlement, specialized expertise, overall responsiveness, willingness to commit capital and research services provided.

The Board has adopted a policy prohibiting the investment manager, or any subadviser, from considering sales of shares of the funds as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers through which to execute securities transactions.

On a periodic basis, the investment manager makes a comprehensive review of the broker-dealers and the overall reasonableness of their commissions, including review by an independent third-party evaluator. The review evaluates execution, operational efficiency, and research services.

COMMISSION DOLLARS
Broker-dealers typically provide a bundle of services including research and execution of transactions. The research provided can be either proprietary (created and provided by the broker-dealer) or third party (created by a third party but provided by the broker-dealer). Consistent with the interests of the fund, the investment manager and each subadviser may use broker-dealers who provide both types of research products and services in exchange for commissions, known as "soft dollars," generated by transactions in fund accounts.

The receipt of research and brokerage products and services is used by the investment manager, and by each subadviser, to the extent it engages in such transactions, to supplement its own research and analysis activities, by receiving the views and information of individuals and research staffs of other securities firms, and by gaining access to specialized expertise on individual companies, industries, areas of the economy and market factors. Research and brokerage products and services may include reports on the economy, industries, sectors and individual companies or issuers; statistical information; accounting and tax law interpretations; political analyses; reports on legal developments affecting portfolio securities; information on technical market actions; credit analyses; on-line quotation systems; risk measurement; analyses of corporate responsibility issues; on-line news services; and financial and market database services. Research services may be used by the investment manager in providing advice to multiple RiverSource accounts, including the funds (or by any subadviser to any other client of the subadviser) even though it is not possible to relate the benefits to any particular account or fund.

On occasion, it may be desirable to compensate a broker for research services or for brokerage services by paying a commission that might not otherwise be charged or a commission in excess of the amount another broker might charge. The Board has adopted a policy authorizing the investment manager to do so, to the extent authorized by law, if the investment manager or subadviser determines, in good faith, that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage or research services provided by a broker or dealer, viewed either in the light of that transaction or the investment manager's or subadviser's overall responsibilities with respect to a fund and the other funds or accounts for which it acts as investment manager (or by any subadviser to any other client of that subadviser).

As a result of these arrangements, some portfolio transactions may not be effected at the lowest commission, but overall execution may be better. The investment manager and each subadviser have represented that under its procedures the amount of commission paid will be reasonable and competitive in relation to the value of the brokerage services and research products and services provided.

The investment manager or a subadviser may use step-out transactions. A "step- out" is an arrangement in which the investment manager or subadviser executes a trade through one broker-dealer but instructs that broker-dealer to step-out all or a part of the trade to another broker-dealer. The second broker-dealer will clear and settle, and receive commissions for, the stepped-out portion. The investment manager or subadviser may receive research products and services in connection with step-out transactions.

Use of fund commissions may create potential conflicts of interest between the investment manager or subadviser and a fund. However, the investment manager and each subadviser has policies and procedures in place intended to mitigate these conflicts and ensure that the use of fund commissions falls within the "safe harbor" of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1940. Some products and services may be used for both investment decision-making and non-investment decision-making purposes ("mixed use" items). The investment manager and each subadviser, to the extent it has mixed use items, has procedures in place to assure that fund commissions pay only for the investment decision-making portion of a mixed-use item.

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TRADE AGGREGATION AND ALLOCATION
Generally, orders are processed and executed in the order received. When a fund buys or sells the same security as another portfolio, fund, or account, the investment manager or subadviser carries out the purchase or sale pursuant to policies and procedures designed in such a way believed to be fair to the fund. Purchase and sale orders may be combined or aggregated for more than one account if it is believed it would be consistent with best execution. Aggregation may reduce commission costs or market impact on a per-share and per-dollar basis, although aggregation may have the opposite effect. There may be times when not enough securities are received to fill an aggregated order, including in an initial public offering, involving multiple accounts. In that event, the investment manager and each subadviser has policies and procedures designed in such a way believed to result in a fair allocation among accounts, including the fund.

From time to time, different portfolio managers with the investment manager may make differing investment decisions related to the same security. However, with certain exceptions for funds managed using strictly quantitative methods, a portfolio manager or portfolio management team may not sell a security short if the security is owned in another portfolio managed by that portfolio manager or portfolio management team. On occasion, a fund may purchase and sell a security simultaneously in order to profit from short-term price disparities.

The investment manager has portfolio management teams in its Minneapolis and Los Angeles offices that may share research information regarding leveraged loans. The investment manager operates separate and independent trading desks in these locations for the purpose of purchasing and selling leveraged loans. As a result, the investment manager does not aggregate orders in leveraged loans across portfolio management teams. For example, funds and other client accounts being managed by these portfolio management teams may purchase and sell the same leveraged loan in the secondary market on the same day at different times and at different prices. There is also the potential for a particular account or group of accounts, including a fund, to forego an opportunity or to receive a different allocation (either larger or smaller) than might otherwise be obtained if the investment manager were to aggregate trades in leveraged loans across the portfolio management teams. Although the investment manager does not aggregate orders in leveraged loans across its portfolio management teams in Minneapolis and Los Angeles, it operates in this structure subject to its duty to seek best execution.

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- Foreign securities traded outside the United States are generally valued as of the time their trading is complete, which is usually different from the close of the Exchange. Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars utilizing spot exchange rates at the close of regular trading on the NYSE.

- Occasionally, events affecting the value of securities occur between the time the primary market on which the securities are traded closes and the close of the Exchange. If events materially affect the value of securities, the securities will be valued at their fair value according to procedures decided upon in good faith by the Board. This occurs most commonly with foreign securities, but may occur in other cases. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price.

- Short-term securities maturing more than 60 days from the valuation date are valued at the readily available market price or approximate market value based on current interest rates. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less that originally had maturities of more than 60 days at acquisition date are valued at amortized cost using the market value on the 61st day before maturity. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less at acquisition date are valued at amortized cost. Amortized cost is an approximation of market value determined by systematically increasing the carrying value of a security if acquired at a discount, or reducing the carrying value if acquired at a premium, so that the carrying value is equal to maturity value on the maturity date.

- Securities without a readily available market price and securities for which the price quotations or valuations received from other sources are deemed unreliable or not reflective of market value are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board. The Board is responsible for selecting methods it believes provide fair value.

- When possible, bonds are valued by a pricing service independent from the funds. If a valuation of a bond is not available from a pricing service, the bond will be valued by a dealer knowledgeable about the bond if such a dealer is available.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Each fund's Board and the investment manager believe that the investment ideas of the investment manager with respect to management of a fund should benefit the fund and its shareholders, and do not want to afford speculators an opportunity to profit by anticipating fund trading strategies or by using fund portfolio holdings information for stock picking. However, each fund's Board also believes that knowledge of the fund's portfolio holdings can assist shareholders in monitoring their investments, making asset allocation decisions, and evaluating portfolio management techniques.

Each fund's Board has therefore adopted the investment manager's policies and approved the investment manager's procedures, including the investment manager's oversight of subadviser practices, relating to disclosure of the fund's portfolio securities. These policies and procedures are intended to protect the confidentiality of fund portfolio holdings information and generally prohibit the release of such information until such information is made public, unless such persons have been authorized to receive such information on a selective basis, as described below. It is the policy of the fund not to provide or permit others to provide holdings information on a selective basis, and the investment manager does not intend to selectively disclose holdings information or expect that such holdings information will be selectively disclosed, except where necessary for the fund's operation or where there are legitimate business purposes for doing so and, in any case, where conditions are met that are designed to protect the interests of the fund and its shareholders. Although the investment manager seeks to limit the selective disclosure of portfolio holdings information and such selective disclosure is monitored under the fund's compliance program for conformity with the policies and procedures, there can be no assurance that these policies will protect the fund from the potential misuse of holdings information by individuals or firms in possession of that information. Under no circumstances may the investment manager, its affiliates or any employee thereof receive any consideration or compensation for disclosing such holdings information.

A complete schedule of each fund's portfolio holdings is available semi-annually and annually in shareholder reports filed on Form N-CSR and, after the first and third fiscal quarters, in regulatory filings on Form N-Q. These shareholder reports and regulatory filings are filed with the SEC in accordance with federal securities laws and are generally available within sixty (60) days of the end of a fund's fiscal quarter, on the SEC's website. Once holdings information is filed with the SEC, it will also be posted on the funds' website (riversource.com/funds), and it may be mailed, e-mailed or otherwise transmitted to any person.

In addition, the investment manager makes publicly available, on a monthly basis, information regarding a fund's top ten holdings (including name and percentage of a fund's assets invested in each such holding) and the percentage breakdown of a fund's investments by country, sector and industry, as applicable. This holdings information is generally made available through the website, marketing communications (including printed advertisements and sales literature), and/or telephone

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customer service centers that support the fund. This holdings information is generally not released until it is at least fifteen (15) days old.

From time to time, the investment manager may make partial or complete fund holdings information that is not publicly available on the website or otherwise available in advance of the time restrictions noted above (1) to its affiliated and unaffiliated service providers that require the information in the normal course of business in order to provide services to the fund (including, without limitation entities identified by name in the fund's prospectus or this SAI, such as custodians, auditors, subadvisers, financial printers (Cenveo, Inc., Vestek, Data Communique, Inc.), pricing services (including Reuters Pricing Service, FT Interactive Data Corporation, Bear Stearns Pricing Service, and Kenny S&P), proxy voting services (Institutional Shareholder Services), and companies that deliver or support systems that provide analytical or statistical information (including Factset Research Systems, Bloomberg, L.P.), (2) to facilitate the review and/or rating of the fund by ratings and rankings agencies (including Morningstar, Inc., Thomson Financial and Lipper Inc.), and (3) other entities that provide trading, research or other investment related services (including Citigroup, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Merrill Lynch & Co., and Morgan Stanley). In such situations, the information is released subject to confidentiality agreements, duties imposed under applicable policies and procedures (for example, applicable codes of ethics) designed to prevent the misuse of confidential information, general duties under applicable laws and regulations, or other such duties of confidentiality. In addition, the fund discloses holdings information as required by federal or state securities laws, and may disclose holdings information in response to requests by governmental authorities.

Each fund's Board has adopted the policies of the investment manager and approved the procedures Ameriprise Financial has established to ensure that the fund's holdings information is only disclosed in accordance with these policies. Before any selective disclosure of holdings information is permitted, the person seeking to disclose such holdings information must submit a written request to the Portfolio Holdings Committee ("PHC"). The PHC is comprised of members from the investment manager's General Counsel's Office, Compliance, and Communications. The PHC has been authorized by the fund's Board to perform an initial review of requests for disclosure of holdings information to evaluate whether there is a legitimate business purpose for selective disclosure, whether selective disclosure is in the best interests of a fund and its shareholders, to consider any potential conflicts of interest between the fund, the investment manager, and its affiliates, and to safeguard against improper use of holdings information. Factors considered in this analysis are whether the recipient has agreed to or has a duty to keep the holdings information confidential and whether risks have been mitigated such that the recipient has agreed or has a duty to use the holdings information only as necessary to effectuate the purpose for which selective disclosure was authorized, including a duty not to trade on such information. Before portfolio holdings may be selectively disclosed, requests approved by the PHC must also be authorized by a fund's Chief Compliance Officer or the fund's General Counsel. On at least an annual basis the PHC reviews the approved recipients of selective disclosure and, where appropriate, requires a resubmission of the request, in order to re-authorize any ongoing arrangements. These procedures are intended to be reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of fund holdings information and to prohibit their release to individual investors, institutional investors, intermediaries that distribute the fund's shares, and other parties, until such holdings information is made public or unless such persons have been authorized to receive such holdings information on a selective basis, as set forth above.

Although the investment manager has set up these procedures to monitor and control selective disclosure of holdings information, there can be no assurance that these procedures will protect a fund from the potential misuse of holdings information by individuals or firms in possession of that information.

PROXY VOTING

GENERAL GUIDELINES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The funds uphold a long tradition of supporting sound and principled corporate governance. For over 30 years, the Board, which consists of a majority of independent Board members, has determined policies and voted proxies. The funds' investment manager, RiverSource Investments, and the funds' administrator, Ameriprise Financial, provide support to the Board in connection with the proxy voting process.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS -- The Board supports proxy proposals that it believes are tied to the interests of shareholders and votes against proxy proposals that appear to entrench management. For example:

- The Board generally votes in favor of proposals for an independent chairman or, if the chairman is not independent, in favor of a lead independent director.

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- The Board supports annual election of all directors and proposals to eliminate classes of directors.

- In a routine election of directors, the Board will generally vote with management's recommendations because the Board believes that management and nominating committees of independent directors are in the best position to know what qualifications are required of directors to form an effective board. However, the Board will generally vote against a nominee who has been assigned to the audit, compensation, or nominating committee if the nominee is not independent of management based on established criteria. The Board will also withhold support for any director who fails to attend 75% of meetings or has other activities that appear to interfere with his or her ability to commit sufficient attention to the company and, in general, will vote against nominees who are determined to have been involved in options backdating.

- The Board generally supports proposals requiring director nominees to receive a majority of affirmative votes cast in order to be elected to the board, and opposes cumulative voting based on the view that each director elected should represent the interests of all shareholders.

- Votes in a contested election of directors are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. In general, the Board believes that incumbent management and nominating committees, with access to more and better information, are in the best position to make strategic business decisions. However, the Board will consider an opposing slate if it makes a compelling business case for leading the company in a new direction.

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLANS -- The Board generally supports shareholder rights plans based on a belief that such plans force uninvited bidders to negotiate with a company's board. The Board believes these negotiations allow time for the company to maximize value for shareholders by forcing a higher premium from a bidder, attracting a better bid from a competing bidder or allowing the company to pursue its own strategy for enhancing shareholder value. The Board supports proposals to submit shareholder rights plans to shareholders and supports limiting the vote required for approval of such plans to a majority of the votes cast.

AUDITORS -- The Board values the independence of auditors based on established criteria. The Board supports a reasonable review of matters that may raise concerns regarding an auditor's service that may cause the Board to vote against a management recommendation, including, for example, auditor involvement in significant financial restatements, options backdating, material weaknesses in control, attempts to limit auditor liability or situations where independence has been compromised.

STOCK OPTION PLANS AND OTHER MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION ISSUES -- The Board expects company management to give thoughtful consideration to providing competitive long-term employee incentives directly tied to the interest of shareholders. The Board votes against proxy proposals that it believes dilute shareholder value excessively. The Board believes that equity compensation awards can be a useful tool, when not abused, for retaining employees and giving them incentives to engage in conduct that will improve the performance of the company. In this regard, the Board generally favors minimum holding periods of stock obtained by senior management pursuant to an option plan and will vote against compensation plans for executives that it deems excessive.

SOCIAL AND CORPORATE POLICY ISSUES -- The Board believes proxy proposals should address the business interests of the corporation. Shareholder proposals sometime seek to have the company disclose or amend certain business practices based purely on social or environmental issues rather than compelling business arguments. In general, the Board recognizes our fund shareholders are likely to have differing views of social and environmental issues and believes that these matters are primarily the responsibility of a company's management and its board of directors.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The policy of the Board is to vote all proxies of the companies in which a fund holds investments. Because of the volume and complexity of the proxy voting process, including inherent inefficiencies in the process that are outside the control of the Board or the Proxy Team (below), not all proxies may be voted. The Board has implemented policies and procedures that have been reasonably designed to vote proxies and to ensure that there are no conflicts between interests of a fund's shareholders and those of the funds' principal underwriters, RiverSource Investments, or other affiliated persons. In exercising its proxy voting responsibilities, the Board may rely upon the research or recommendations of one or more third party service providers.

The administration of the proxy voting process is handled by the RiverSource Proxy Administration Team ("Proxy Team"). In exercising its responsibilities, the Proxy Team may rely upon one or more third party service providers. The Proxy Team assists the Board in identifying situations where its guidelines do not clearly require a vote in a particular manner and assists in researching matters and making voting recommendations. RiverSource Investments may recommend that a proxy be voted in a manner contrary to the Board's guidelines. In making recommendations to the Board about voting on a proposal, the

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investment manager relies on its own investment personnel (or the investment personnel of a fund's subadviser(s)) and information obtained from an independent research firm. The investment manager makes the recommendation in writing. The process requires that Board members who are independent from the investment manager consider the recommendation and decide how to vote the proxy proposal or establish a protocol for voting the proposal.

On an annual basis, or more frequently as determined necessary, the Board reviews recommendations to revise the existing guidelines or add new guidelines. Recommendations are based on, among other things, industry trends and the frequency that similar proposals appear on company ballots.

The Board considers management's recommendations as set out in the company's proxy statement. In each instance in which a fund votes against management's recommendation (except when withholding votes from a nominated director), the Board sends a letter to senior management of the company explaining the basis for its vote. This permits both the company's management and the Board to have an opportunity to gain better insight into issues presented by the proxy proposal(s).

VOTING IN COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES (NON-U.S. COUNTRIES) -- Voting proxies for companies not domiciled in the United States may involve greater effort and cost due to the variety of regulatory schemes and corporate practices. For example, certain non-U.S. countries require securities to be blocked prior to a vote, which means that the securities to be voted may not be traded within a specified number of days before the shareholder meeting. The Board typically will not vote securities in non-U.S. countries that require securities to be blocked as the need for liquidity of the securities in the funds will typically outweigh the benefit of voting. There may be additional costs associated with voting in non-U.S. countries such that the Board may determine that the cost of voting outweighs the potential benefit.

SECURITIES ON LOAN -- The Board will generally refrain from recalling securities on loan based upon its determination that the costs and lost revenue to the funds, combined with the administrative effects of recalling the securities, generally outweigh the benefit of voting the proxy. While neither the Board nor the funds' administrator assesses the economic impact and benefits of voting loaned securities on a case-by-case basis, situations may arise where the Board requests that loaned securities be recalled in order to vote a proxy. In this regard, if a proxy relates to matters that may impact the nature of a company, such as a proposed merger or acquisition, and the funds' ownership position is more significant, the Board has established a guideline to direct the funds' administrator to use its best efforts to recall such securities based upon its determination that, in these situations, the benefits of voting such proxies generally outweigh the costs or lost revenue to the funds, or any potential adverse administrative effects to the funds, of not recalling such securities.

INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED FUNDS -- Certain RiverSource funds may invest in shares of other RiverSource funds (referred to in this context as "underlying funds") and may own substantial portions of these underlying funds. The proxy policy of the funds is to ensure that direct public shareholders of underlying funds control the outcome of any shareholder vote. To help manage this potential conflict of interest, recognizing that the direct public shareholders of these underlying funds may represent only a minority interest, the policy of the funds is to vote proxies of the underlying funds in the same proportion as the vote of the direct public shareholders. If there are no direct public shareholders of an underlying fund, the policy is to cast votes in accordance with instructions from the independent members of the Board.

OBTAIN A PROXY VOTING RECORD

Each year the RiverSource funds file their proxy voting records with the SEC and make them available by August 31 for the 12-month period ending June 30 of that year. The records can be obtained without charge through riversource.com/funds or searching the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov.

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INVESTING IN A FUND

SALES CHARGE

Investors should understand that the purpose and function of the initial sales charge and distribution fee for Class A shares is the same as the purpose and function of the contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") and distribution fee for Class B and Class C shares. The sales charges and distribution fees applicable to each class pay for the distribution of shares of a fund.

Shares of a fund are sold at the public offering price. The public offering price is the NAV of one share adjusted for the sales charge for Class A. For Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 there is no initial sales charge so the public offering price is the same as the NAV.

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                                                 Sales charge* as a percentage of:
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                                             PUBLIC OFFERING
          TOTAL MARKET VALUE                     PRICE**             NET AMOUNT INVESTED
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Up to $49,999                                     5.75%                     6.10%
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$50,000 - $99,999                                 4.75%                     4.99%
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$100,000 - $249,999                               3.50%                     3.63%
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$250,000 - $499,999                               2.50%                     2.56%
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$500,000 - $999,999                               2.00%                     2.04%
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$1,000,000 or more***                             0.00%                     0.00%
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* Because of rounding in the calculation of purchase price, the portion of the sales charge retained by the distributor may vary and the actual sales charge you pay may be more or less than the sales charge calculated using these percentages.

** Purchase price includes the sales charge.

*** Although there is no sales charge for purchases with a total market value over $1,000,000, and therefore no re-allowance, the distributor may pay a financial intermediary making such a sale. Money market funds do not have a sales charge for Class A shares.

CLASS A - LETTER OF INTENT (LOI)
If you intend to invest $50,000 or more over a period of time, you may be able to reduce the sales charge for investments in Class A by completing a LOI form and committing to invest a certain amount. The LOI must be filed with and accepted in good order by the distributor. The LOI can start at any time and you will have up to 13 months to fulfill your commitment. Existing Rights of Accumulation (ROA) can be included in your LOI. For example, a shareholder currently has $60,000 ROA in RiverSource funds. Shareholder completes an LOI to invest $100,000 in RiverSource funds (ROA eligible accounts). Shareholder only needs to invest an additional $40,000 in RiverSource funds' Class A shares in order to fulfill the LOI commitment and receive reduced front-end sales charge(s) over the next 13 months. Your investments will be charged the sales charge that applies to the amount you have committed to invest under the LOI. Five percent of the commitment amount will be placed in escrow. The LOI will remain in effect for the entire 13 months, even if you reach your commitment amount. At the end of the 13-month period, the LOI will end and the shares will be released from escrow. Once the LOI has ended, future sales charges will be determined by ROA or the total value of the new investment combined with the market value of the existing RiverSource fund investments as described in the prospectus. If you do not invest the commitment amount by the end of the 13 months, the remaining unpaid sales charge will be redeemed from the escrowed shares and the remaining balance released from escrow. The commitment amount does not include purchases in any class of RiverSource funds other than Class A; does not include any new reinvested dividends and directed dividends earned in any RiverSource funds during the 13-month period; purchases in RiverSource funds held within a wrap product; and purchases of RiverSource Cash Management Fund and RiverSource Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund unless they are subsequently exchanged to Class A shares of a RiverSource fund within the 13 month period. A LOI is not an option (absolute right) to buy shares. If you purchase shares through different channels, for example, in a brokerage account or through a third party, you must inform your financial institution in writing about the LOI when placing any purchase orders during the period of the LOI. If

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you do not complete and file the LOI form, or do not request the reduced sales charge at the time of purchase, you will not be eligible for the reduced sales charge.

CLASS A SHARES

Class A shares may be sold at net asset value to certain persons since such sales require less sales effort and lower sales-related expenses as compared with sales to the general public. If you are eligible to purchase Class A shares without a sales charge, you should inform your financial advisor, financial intermediary or the transfer agent of such eligibility and be prepared to provide proof thereof.

INITIAL SALES CHARGE -- WAIVERS OF THE SALES CHARGE FOR CLASS A SHARES. Sales
charges do not apply to:

- Shareholders whose original purchase was in a Strategist fund merged into a RiverSource fund in 2000.

- Participants of "eligible employee benefit plans" including 403(b) plans for which Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial Services) serves as broker-dealer, and the school district or group received a written proposal from Ameriprise Financial Services between November 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008 (each a Qualifying 403(b) Plan). In order for participants in one of these 403(b) plans to receive this waiver, at least one participant account of the 403(b) plan must have been funded at Ameriprise Financial Services prior to December 31, 2009. This waiver may be discontinued for any Qualifying 403(b) Plan, in the sole discretion of the distributor, after December 31, 2009.

- To participants in retirement and benefit plans made through financial intermediaries that perform participant recordkeeping or other administrative services for the plans and that have entered into arrangements with the funds and/or the distributor specifically for such purchases.

CLASS B SHARES
Class B shares have a CDSC for six years. For Class B shares purchased prior to May 21, 2005, those shares will convert to Class A shares in the ninth calendar year of ownership. For Class B shares purchased beginning May 21, 2005, those shares will convert to Class A shares one month after the eighth year of ownership.

CLASS C SHARES
Class C shares are available to all investors. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. For Class C shares, a 1% CDSC may apply if shares are sold within one year after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a distribution fee.

CLASS I SHARES
Class I shares are offered to qualifying institutional investors. Class I shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or CDSC.

CLASS R SHARES
Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 shares are offered to certain institutional investors. Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or a CDSC. Class R2 and Class R3 shares are subject to a distribution fee. Class R2, Class R3 and R4 shares are subject to a plan administration fee. The following investors are eligible to purchase Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 and Class R5 shares:

- Qualified employee benefit plans;

- Trust companies or similar institutions, and charitable organizations that meet the definition in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

- Nonqualified deferred compensation plans;

- State sponsored college savings plans established under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code;

- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) created pursuant to public law 108-173.

Additionally, the following eligible investors may purchase Class R5 shares:

- Institutional or corporate accounts above a threshold established by the distributor (currently $1 million per fund or $10 million in all RiverSource funds); and

- Bank Trusts.

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REJECTION OF BUSINESS

Each fund and RiverSource Distributors, Inc. reserves the right to reject any business, in its sole discretion.

SELLING SHARES

You have a right to sell your shares at any time. For an explanation of sales procedures, please see the applicable prospectus.

During an emergency, the Board can suspend the computation of NAV, stop accepting payments for purchase of shares, or suspend the duty of a fund to redeem shares for more than seven days. Such emergency situations would occur if:

- The Exchange closes for reasons other than the usual weekend and holiday closings or trading on the Exchange is restricted, or

- Disposal of a fund's securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the fund to determine the fair value of its net assets, or

- The SEC, under the provisions of the 1940 Act, declares a period of emergency to exist.

Should a fund stop selling shares, the Board may make a deduction from the value of the assets held by the fund to cover the cost of future liquidations of the assets so as to distribute these costs fairly among all shareholders.

Each fund has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, which obligates the fund to redeem shares in cash, with respect to any one shareholder during any 90-day period, up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net assets of the fund at the beginning of the period. Although redemptions in excess of this limitation would normally be paid in cash, the fund reserves the right to make these payments in whole or in part in securities or other assets in case of an emergency, or if the payment of a redemption in cash would be detrimental to the existing shareholders of the fund as determined by the Board. In these circumstances, the securities distributed would be valued as set forth in this SAI. Should a fund distribute securities, a shareholder may incur brokerage fees or other transaction costs in converting the securities to cash.

PAY-OUT PLANS

You can use any of several pay-out plans to redeem your investment in regular installments. If you redeem shares, you may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge as discussed in the prospectus. While the plans differ on how the pay-out is figured, they all are based on the redemption of your investment. Net investment income dividends and any capital gain distributions will automatically be reinvested, unless you elect to receive them in cash. If you redeem an IRA or a qualified retirement account, certain restrictions, federal tax penalties, and special federal income tax reporting requirements may apply. You should consult your tax advisor about this complex area of the tax law.

Applications for a systematic investment in a class of a fund subject to a sales charge normally will not be accepted while a pay-out plan for any of those funds is in effect. Occasional investments, however, may be accepted.

To start any of these plans, please consult your financial institution. Your authorization must be received at least five days before the date you want your payments to begin. Payments will be made on a monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual basis. Your choice is effective until you change or cancel it.

TAXES

SUBCHAPTER M COMPLIANCE
Each fund has elected to be taxed under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code as a regulated investment company. Each fund intends to maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company by meeting certain requirements relating to distributions, source of income, and asset diversification. Distribution requirements include distributing at least 90% of the fund's investment company taxable income and tax-exempt ordinary income to fund shareholders each taxable year. The source of income rules require that at least 90% of the fund's gross income be derived from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, gain from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies (subject to certain limitations), and certain other income derived with respect to its business of investing in stock, securities or currencies, and net income from certain interests in qualified publicly traded partnerships. Asset diversification requirements are met when the Fund owns, at the end of each quarter of its taxable year, a portfolio, 50% of which includes cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies and, securities of other issuers in which the fund has not invested more than 5% of the value of the fund's assets (or 10% of the value of the

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outstanding voting securities of any one issuer). Also, no more than 25% of the fund's assets may be invested in the securities of any one issuer or two or more issuers which the fund controls and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses (excepting U.S. government securities and securities of other regulated investment companies) or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. This is a simplified description of the relevant laws.

If the fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M, the fund would be taxed as a corporation on the entire amount of its taxable income without a dividends paid deduction. Also, "all of" a shareholder's distributions would become ordinary dividends (or could be treated as a return of capital, if there weren't sufficient earnings and profits).

Under federal tax law, by the end of a calendar year a fund must declare and pay dividends representing 98% of ordinary income for that calendar year and 98% of net capital gains (both long-term and short-term) for the 12-month period ending Oct. 31 of that calendar year. The fund is subject to an excise tax equal to 4% of the excess, if any, of the amount required to be distributed over the amount actually distributed. Each fund intends to comply with federal tax law and avoid any excise tax. For purposes of the excise tax distributions, section 988 ordinary gains and losses are distributable based on an Oct. 31 year end. This is an exception to the general rule that ordinary income is paid based on a calendar year end.

The fund intends to distribute sufficient dividends within each calendar year, as well as on a fiscal year basis, to avoid income and excise taxes.

A fund may be subject to U.S. taxes resulting from holdings in passive foreign investment companies (PFIC). To avoid unfavorable tax consequences, a fund may make an election to mark to market its PFIC investments. A foreign corporation is a PFIC when 75% or more of its gross income for the taxable year is passive income or 50% or more of the average value of its assets consists of assets that produce or could produce passive income.

Income earned by a fund may have had foreign taxes imposed and withheld on it in foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes. If more than 50% of a fund's total assets at the close of its fiscal year consists of securities of foreign corporations, the fund will be eligible to file an election with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under which shareholders of the fund would be required to include their pro rata portions of foreign taxes withheld by foreign countries as gross income in their federal income tax returns. These pro rata portions of foreign taxes withheld may be taken as a credit or deduction in computing the shareholders' federal income taxes. If the election is filed, the fund will report to its shareholders the per share amount of such foreign taxes withheld and the amount of foreign tax credit or deduction available for federal income tax purposes.

A fund may use equalization payments to satisfy its requirement to make distributions of net investment income and capital gain net income. Equalization payments occur when a fund allocates a portion of its net investment income and realized capital gain net income to redemptions of fund shares. These payments reduce the amount of taxable distributions paid to shareholders. The IRS has not issued any guidance concerning the methods used to allocate investment income and capital gain to redemptions of shares. If the IRS determines that a fund is using an improper method of allocation for these purposes, the fund may be liable for additional federal income tax.

This is a brief summary that relates to federal income taxation only. Shareholders should consult their tax advisor as to the application of federal, state, and local income tax laws to fund distributions.

EXCHANGES
For tax purposes, an exchange is considered a sale and purchase, and may result in a gain or loss. A sale is a taxable transaction. If you sell shares for less than their cost, the difference is a capital loss. If you sell shares for more than their cost, the difference is a capital gain. Your gain may be short term (for shares held for one year or less) or long term (for shares held more than one year).

A capital loss on a sale or redemption of a security in a nonqualified account may be disallowed for tax purposes if the same or a substantially identical security is purchased or acquired within 30 days before or after the date of the loss transaction. This is called a wash sale. When a wash sale occurs, the loss is disallowed to the extent of shares repurchased, and the cost basis on the security acquired is increased by the amount of the loss that is disallowed. The loss is disallowed in a nonqualified account whether the purchase is in a nonqualified account or in an IRA or Roth IRA, however, an individual's cost basis in an IRA or Roth IRA is not increased due to the wash sale rules. The wash sale rules apply only to capital losses. Sales of securities that result in capital gains are generally recognized when incurred.

If you buy Class A shares and within 91 days exchange into another fund, you may not include the sales charge in your calculation of tax gain or loss on the sale of the first fund you purchased. The sales charge may be included in the calculation of your tax gain or loss on a subsequent sale of the second fund you purchased.

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FOR EXAMPLE
You purchase 100 shares of an equity fund having a public offering price of $10.00 per share. With a sales load of 5.75%, you pay $57.50 in sales load. With a NAV of $9.425 per share, the value of your investment is $942.50. Within 91 days of purchasing that fund, you decide to exchange out of that fund, now at a NAV of $11.00 per share, up from the original NAV of $9.425, and purchase a second fund, at a NAV of $15.00 per share. The value of your investment is now $1,100.00 ($11.00 x 100 shares). You cannot use the $57.50 paid as a sales load when calculating your tax gain or loss in the sale of the first fund shares. So instead of having a $100.00 gain ($1,100.00 - $1,000.00), you have a $157.50 gain ($1,100.00 - $942.50). You can include the $57.50 sales load in the calculation of your tax gain or loss when you sell shares in the second fund.

If you have a nonqualified investment in a fund and you wish to move part or all of those shares to an IRA or qualified retirement account in the fund, you can do so without paying a sales charge. However, this type of exchange is considered a redemption of shares and may result in a gain or loss for tax purposes. See wash sale discussion above. In addition, this type of exchange may result in an excess contribution under IRA or qualified plan regulations if the amount exchanged exceeds annual contribution limitations. You should consult your tax advisor for further details about this complex subject.

DISTRIBUTIONS
DIVIDENDS
Net investment income dividends received should be treated as dividend income for federal income tax purposes. Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to a deduction equal to 70% of that portion of a fund's dividend that is attributable to dividends the fund received from domestic (U.S.) securities. If there is debt-financed portfolio stock, that is, bank financing is used to purchase long securities, the 70% dividends received deduction would be reduced by the average amount of portfolio indebtedness divided by the average adjusted basis in the stock. This does not impact the qualified dividend income available to individual shareholders. For the most recent fiscal period, net investment income dividends qualified for the corporate deduction as shown in the following table.

Only certain qualified dividend income (QDI) will be subject to the 15% and 0% (for lower-bracket taxpayers) tax rates for 2008-2010. QDI is dividends earned from domestic corporations and qualified foreign corporations. Qualified foreign corporations are corporations incorporated in a U.S. possession, corporations whose stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities market (ADRs), and certain other corporations eligible for relief under an income tax treaty with the U.S. that includes an exchange of information agreement. PFICs are excluded from this treatment. Holding periods for shares must also be met to be eligible for QDI treatment (more than 60 days for common stock and more than 90 days for certain preferred's dividends).

CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS
Capital gain distributions, if any, received by shareholders should be treated as long-term capital gains regardless of how long shareholders owned their shares. Short-term capital gains earned by a fund are paid to shareholders as part of their ordinary income dividend and are taxable as ordinary income. Special rates on capital gains may apply to sales of precious metals, if any, owned directly by a fund and to investments in REITs.

Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates that occur between the time a fund accrues interest or other receivables, or accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the fund actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, gains or losses on disposition of debt securities denominated in a foreign currency attributable to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the date of acquisition of the security and the date of disposition may be treated as ordinary or capital gains or losses. These gains or losses, referred to under the Code as "section 988" gains or losses, may increase or decrease the amount of a fund's investment company taxable income to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income.

RETURN OF CAPITAL
If a mutual fund is the holder of record of any share of stock on the record date for any dividend payable with respect to the stock, the dividend will be included in gross income by the fund as of the later of (1) the date the share became ex-dividend or (2) the date the fund acquired the share. Because the dividends on some foreign equity investments may be received some time after the stock goes ex-dividend, and in certain rare cases may never be received by the fund, this rule may cause a fund to pay income to its shareholders that it has not actually received. To the extent that the dividend is never received, the fund will take a loss at the time that a determination is made that the dividend will not be received.

If a fund's distributions exceed its current and accumulated earnings and profits, that portion of the fund's distributions will be treated as a return of capital to its shareholders. A return of capital will generally not be taxable, however, any amounts

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received in excess of a shareholder's tax basis are treated as capital gain. Forms 1099 will be sent to shareholders to report any return of capital.

SERVICE PROVIDERS

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                                                                     ANNUAL RATE AT EACH
                 FUND                       ASSETS (BILLIONS)            ASSET LEVEL
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Recovery and Infrastructure                    First $1.0                   0.650%
                                               Next 1.0                     0.600
                                               Next 4.0                     0.550
                                               Over 6.0                     0.500
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PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE                                  ADJUSTMENT RATE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.00% -- 0.50%               0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.50% -- 1.00%               6 basis points times the performance difference over 0.50%, times
                             100 (maximum of 3 basis points if a 1% performance difference)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00% -- 2.00%               3 basis points, plus 3 basis points times the performance difference
                             over 1.00%, times 100 (maximum 6 basis points if a 2% performance
                             difference)
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2.00% -- 4.00%               6 basis points, plus 2 basis points times the performance difference
                             over 2.00%, times 100 (maximum 10 basis points if a 4% performance
                             difference)
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4.00% -- 6.00%               10 basis points, plus 1 basis point times the performance difference
                             over 4.00%, times 100 (maximum 12 basis points if a 6% performance
                             difference)
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6.00% or more                12 basis points
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decrease. The 36-month comparison period rolls over with each succeeding month, so that it always equals 36 months, ending with the month for which the performance adjustment is being computed.

TRANSITION PERIOD

The performance incentive adjustment will not be calculated for the first 24 months from the inception of the fund. After 24 full calendar months, the performance fee adjustment will be determined using the average assets and Performance Difference over the first 24 full calendar months, and the Adjustment Rate will be applied in full. Each successive month an additional calendar month will be added to the performance adjustment computation. After 36 full calendar months, the full rolling 36-month period will take affect.

CHANGE IN INDEX

If the Index ceases to be published for a period of more than 90 days, changes in any material respect, otherwise becomes impracticable or, at the discretion of the Board, is no longer appropriate to use for purposes of a performance incentive adjustment, the Board may take action it deems appropriate and in the best interests of shareholders, including: (1) discontinuance of the performance incentive adjustment until such time as it approves a substitute index, or (2) adoption of a methodology to transition to a substitute index it has approved.

In the case of a change in index, the Fund's performance will be compared to a 36-month blended index return that reflects the performance of the current index for the portion of the 36-month performance measurement period beginning the effective date of the current index and the performance of the prior index for the remainder of the measurement period. As the conclusion of the transition period, the performance of the prior index will be eliminated from the performance incentive adjustment calculation, and the calculation will include only the performance of the current index.

MANAGER OF MANAGERS EXEMPTION
The RiverSource funds have received an order from the SEC that permits RiverSource Investments, subject to the approval of the Board, to appoint a subadviser or change the terms of a subadvisory agreement for a fund without first obtaining shareholder approval. The order permits the fund to add or change unaffiliated subadvisers or the fees paid to subadvisers from time to time without the expense and delays associated with obtaining shareholder approval of the change.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS. For funds other than money market funds, the following table provides information about the funds' portfolio manager as of Nov. 30, 2008.

                                                OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED (EXCLUDING THE FUND)
                                          -------------------------------------------------------            POTENTIAL
                                                               APPROXIMATE                         OWNERSHIP CONFLICTS
                                          NUMBER AND TYPE      TOTAL NET       PERFORMANCE BASED    OF FUND      OF    STRUCTURE OF
FUND                 PORTFOLIO MANAGER    OF ACCOUNT(A)        ASSETS          ACCOUNTS(B)         SHARES(C)  INTEREST COMPENSATION
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Recovery and         Warren Spitz         16 RICs              $11.82 billion  10 RICs ($11.45B)  None          (1)         (A)
Infrastructure
                                          2 PIVs               $25.51 million
                                          9 Other accounts(d)  $361.48 million
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(a) RIC refers to a Registered Investment Company; PIV refers to a Pooled Investment Vehicle.

(b) Number of accounts for which the advisory fee paid is based in part or wholly on performance and the aggregate net assets in those accounts.

(c) The fund is new and shares were not yet being offered as of Nov. 30, 2008.

(d) Reflects each wrap program strategy as a single client, rather than counting each participant in the program as a separate client.

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
(1) RiverSource Investments portfolio managers may manage one or more mutual funds as well as other types of accounts, including hedge funds, proprietary accounts, separate accounts for institutions and individuals, and other pooled investment vehicles. Portfolio managers make investment decisions for an account or portfolio based on its investment objectives and policies, and other relevant investment considerations. A portfolio manager may manage another account whose fees may be materially greater than the management fees paid by the Fund and may include a performance-based fee. Management of multiple funds and accounts may create potential conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities, competing investment decisions made for different accounts and the aggregation and allocation of trades. In addition, RiverSource Investments monitors a variety of areas (e.g., allocation of investment opportunities) and compliance with the firm's Code of Ethics, and places additional investment restrictions on portfolio managers who manage hedge funds and certain other accounts.

RiverSource Investments has a fiduciary responsibility to all of the clients for which it manages accounts. RiverSource Investments seeks to provide best execution of all securities transactions and to aggregate securities transactions and

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then allocate securities to client accounts in a fair and equitable basis over time. RiverSource Investments has developed policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, designed to mitigate and manage the potential conflicts of interest that may arise from the management of multiple types of accounts for multiple clients.

In addition to the accounts above, portfolio managers may manage accounts in a personal capacity that may include holdings that are similar to, or the same as, those of the fund. The investment manager's Code of Ethics is designed to address conflicts and, among other things, imposes restrictions on the ability of the portfolio managers and other "investment access persons" to invest in securities that may be recommended or traded in the fund and other client accounts.

STRUCTURE OF COMPENSATION

(A) Portfolio manager compensation is typically comprised of (i) a base salary, (ii) an annual cash bonus, a portion of which may be subject to a mandatory deferral program, and may include (iii) an equity incentive award in the form of stock options and/or restricted stock. The annual cash bonus is paid from a team bonus pool that is based on the performance of the accounts managed by the portfolio management team, which might include mutual funds, wrap accounts, institutional portfolios and hedge funds. The bonus pool is determined by a percentage of the aggregate assets under management in the accounts managed by the portfolio managers, including the fund, plus, where applicable, a percentage of the assets of the funds they support as research analysts, and by the short term (typically one-year) and long-term (typically three-year and five-year) performance of those accounts in relation to the relevant peer group universe. Funding for the bonus pool may also include a percentage of any performance fees earned on long/short mutual funds managed by the Team. Senior management of RiverSource Investments has the discretion to increase or decrease the size of the part of the bonus pool and to determine the exact amount of each portfolio manager's bonus paid from this portion of the bonus pool based on his/her performance as an employee. RiverSource Investments portfolio managers are provided with a benefits package, including life insurance, health insurance, and participation in a company 401(k) plan, comparable to that received by other RiverSource Investments employees. Certain investment personnel are also eligible to defer a portion of their compensation. An individual making this type of election can allocate the deferral to the returns associated with one or more products they manage or support or to certain other products managed by their investment team. Depending upon their job level, RiverSource Investments portfolio managers may also be eligible for other benefits or perquisites that are available to all RiverSource Investments employees at the same job level.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Each fund has an Administrative Services Agreement with Ameriprise Financial. Under this agreement, the fund pays Ameriprise Financial for providing administration and accounting services. The fee is calculated as follows:

                                                          ASSET LEVELS AND BREAKPOINTS IN APPLICABLE FEES
                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       $500,000,001 -   $1,000,000,001 -   $3,000,000,001 -
FUND                                $0 - 500,000,000    1,000,000,000     3,000,000,000     $12,000,000,000   12,000,000,001 +
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recovery and Infrastructure               0.060%            0.055%            0.050%             0.040%            0.030%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The fee is calculated for each calendar day on the basis of net assets as of the close of the preceding day.

Third parties with which Ameriprise Financial contracts to provide services for the fund or its shareholders may pay a fee to Ameriprise Financial to help defray the cost of providing administrative and accounting services. The amount of any such fee is negotiated separately with each service provider and does not constitute compensation for investment advisory, distribution, or other services. Payment of any such fee neither increases nor reduces fees or expenses paid by shareholders of the fund.

TRANSFER AGENCY SERVICES

Each fund has a Transfer Agency Agreement with RiverSource Service Corporation (the "transfer agent") located at 734 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. This agreement governs RiverSource Service Corporation's responsibility for administering and/or performing transfer agent functions, for acting as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions and for performing shareholder account administration agent functions in connection with the issuance, exchange and redemption or repurchase of the fund's shares.

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CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C. RiverSource Service Corporation will earn a fee from the fund determined by multiplying the number of shareholder accounts at the end of the day by a rate determined for each class per year and dividing by the number of days in the year. The fund will pay on the basis of the relative percentage of net assets of each class of shares, first allocating the base fee (equal to Class A shares) across share classes, and then allocating the incremental per share class fee, based on the number of shareholder accounts.

The annual per account fee accrued daily and payable monthly, for the applicable classes is as follows:

Class A        Class B        Class C
-------        -------        -------
 $19.50         $20.50         $20.00

CLASS R2, CLASS R3, CLASS R4 AND CLASS R5. RiverSource Service Corporation will earn a fee from the fund, accrued daily and payable monthly, determined by multiplying the average daily net assets of the applicable class by the annual rate shown below:

Class R2    Class R3    Class R4    Class R5
--------    --------    --------    --------
  0.05%       0.05%       0.05%       0.05%

In addition, an annual closed-account fee of $5.00 per inactive account may be charged on a pro rata basis from the date the account becomes inactive until the date the account is purged from the transfer agent system, generally within one year. The fees paid to RiverSource Service Corporation may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval.

PLAN ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

The funds have a Plan Administration Services Agreement with the transfer agent. Under the agreement the fund pays for plan administration services, including services such as implementation and conversion services, account set-up and maintenance, reconciliation and account recordkeeping, education services and administration to various plan types, including 529 plans, retirement plans and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

The fee for services is equal on an annual basis to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the fund for Class R2, Class R3 and Class R4.

The fees paid to the transfer agent may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval.

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

RiverSource Distributors, Inc., 50611 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., and RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., 100 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of RiverSource Investments, LLC (collectively the "distributor") serve as the fund's principal underwriters. The fund's shares are offered on a continuous basis. Under a Distribution Agreement, sales charges deducted for distributing fund shares are paid to the distributor daily.

Part of the sales charge may be paid to selling dealers who have agreements with the distributor. The distributor will retain the balance of the sales charge. At times the entire sales charge may be paid to selling dealers.

PLAN AND AGREEMENT OF DISTRIBUTION

To help defray the cost of distribution and servicing not covered by the sales charges received under the Distribution Agreement, each fund approved a Plan of Distribution (the "Plan") and entered into an agreement under the Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, of the type known as a reimbursement plan, the fund pays the distributor a fee up to actual expenses incurred at an annual rate as follows:

The fee is equal on an annual basis to the following percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund attributable to the applicable class:

Class A   Class B   Class C   Class R2   Class R3
-------   -------   -------   --------   --------
 0.25%     1.00%     1.00%      0.50%      0.25%

For each class, up to 0.75% (up to the total fee if less than 0.75%) is reimbursed for distribution expenses.

For Class B and Class C, up to an additional 0.25% is paid to the distributor to reimburse certain expenses incurred in connection with providing services to fund shareholders.

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Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses include payment of distribution and shareholder servicing fees to financial institutions that sell shares of the fund. Financial institutions may compensate their financial advisors with the distribution and shareholder servicing fees paid to them by the distributor.

Each class has exclusive voting rights on the Plan as it applies to that class. In addition, because Class B shares convert to Class A shares, Class B shareholders have the right to vote on any material increase to expenses charged under the Class A plan.

Distribution expenses covered under this Plan include commissions to financial intermediaries, printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, the preparation, printing and distribution of advertising and sales literature, personnel, travel, office expense and equipment, and other distribution-related expenses. Shareholder service expenses include costs of establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts and records, assisting with purchase, redemption and exchange requests, arranging for bank wires, monitoring dividend payments from the funds on behalf of shareholders, forwarding certain shareholder communications from funds to shareholders, receiving and responding to inquiries and answering questions regarding the funds, aiding in maintaining the investment of shareholders in the funds and other service-related expenses.

A substantial portion of the expenses are not specifically identified to any one of the RiverSource funds. The fee is not allocated to any one service (such as advertising, compensation to financial intermediaries, or other uses). However, a significant portion of the fee is generally used for sales and promotional expenses.

The Plan must be approved annually by the Board, including a majority of the disinterested Board members, if it is to continue for more than a year. At least quarterly, the Board reviews written reports concerning the amounts expended under the Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made. The Plan and any agreement related to it may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of Board members who are not interested persons of the fund and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to the Plan, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant class of shares or by the distributor.

Any agreement related to the Plan will terminate in the event of its assignment, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. The Plan may not be amended to increase the amount to be spent for distribution without shareholder approval, and all material amendments to the Plan must be approved by a majority of the Board members, including a majority of the Board members who are not interested persons of the fund and who do not have a financial interest in the operation of the Plan or any agreement related to it. The selection and nomination of disinterested Board members is the responsibility of the other disinterested Board members. No Board member who is not an interested person has any direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or any related agreement.

PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

The distributor and its affiliates make or support additional cash payments out of their own resources (including profits earned from providing services to the funds) to financial intermediaries, including inter-company allocation of resources or payment to affiliated broker-dealers, in connection with agreements between the distributor and financial intermediaries pursuant to which these financial intermediaries sell fund shares and provide services to their clients who are shareholders of the funds. These payments and inter-company allocations (collectively, "payments") do not change the price paid by investors and fund shareholders for the purchase or ownership of shares of the funds, and these payments are not reflected in the fees and expenses of the funds, as they are not paid by the funds. These payments are in addition to fees paid by the funds to the distributor under 12b-1 plans, which fees may be used to compensate financial intermediaries for the distribution of fund shares and the servicing of fund shareholders, or paid by the funds to the transfer agent under the transfer agent agreement or plan administration agreement, which fees may be used to support networking or servicing fees to compensate financial intermediaries for supporting shareholder account maintenance, sub-accounting, plan recordkeeping or other services provided directly by the financial intermediary to shareholders or plans and plan participants, including retirement plans, 529 plans, Health Savings Account plans, or other plans, where participants beneficially own shares of the funds.

These payments are typically made pursuant to an agreement between the distributor and the financial intermediary, and are typically made in support of marketing and sales support efforts or program and shareholder servicing, as further described below. These payments are usually calculated based on a percentage of fund assets owned through the financial intermediary and/or as a percentage of fund sales attributable to the financial intermediary. Certain financial intermediaries require flat fees instead of or in addition to these asset-based fees as compensation for including or maintaining funds on their platforms, and, in certain situations, may require the reimbursement of ticket or operational charges -- fees that a financial intermediary charges its representatives for effecting transactions in the funds. The amount of payment varies by financial intermediary, and often is significant. In addition, the amount of payments may differ based upon the type of fund sold or maintained; for instance, the amount of payments for an equity fund may differ from payments for a money-market or fixed income fund. Asset-based payments generally will be made in a range of up to 0.25% of assets or 0.25% of sales or some

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combination thereof. Exceptions to these general ranges will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Flat fees or annual minimum fees required by a financial intermediary in addition to such asset-based fees, are considered on a case-by- case basis.

MARKETING AND SALES SUPPORT

Payments may be paid in support of retail, institutional, plan or other fee- based advisory program distribution efforts. These payments are typically made by the distributor in its efforts to advertise to and/or educate the financial intermediary's personnel, including its registered representatives, about the fund. As a result of these payments, the distributor may obtain a higher profile and greater visibility for the fund within the financial intermediary's organization, including placement of the fund on the financial intermediary's preferred or recommended list. The distributor may also obtain greater access to sales meetings, sales representatives, and management representatives of the financial intermediary, including potentially having increased opportunity for fund representatives to participate in and/or present at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited registered representatives and their clients and other events sponsored by the financial intermediary.

PROGRAM AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING

Payments may be made in support of recordkeeping, reporting, transaction processing, and other plan administration services provided by a financial intermediary to or through retirement plans, 529 plans, Health Savings Account plans, or other plans or fee-based advisory programs but may also be made in support of certain retail advisory programs, including wrap programs. A financial intermediary may perform program services itself or may arrange with a third party to perform program services. These payments may also include services rendered in connection with fund selection and monitoring, employee enrollment and education, plan balance rollover or separation, or other similar services.

OTHER PAYMENTS

The distributor and its affiliates may separately pay financial intermediaries in order to participate in and/or present at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited registered representatives and other financial intermediary employees, client and investor events and other financial intermediary-sponsored events, and for travel expenses, including lodging incurred by registered representatives and other employees in connection with prospecting, asset retention and due diligence trips. The amount of these payments varies depending upon the nature of the event. The distributor and its affiliates make payments for such events as they deem appropriate, subject to internal guidelines and applicable law.

From time to time, to the extent permitted by SEC and NASD rules and by other applicable laws and regulations, the distributor and its affiliates may make other reimbursements or payment to financial intermediaries or their registered representatives, including non-cash compensation, in the form of gifts of nominal value, occasional meals, tickets, or other entertainment, support for due diligence trips, training and educational meetings or conference sponsorships, support for recognition programs, and other forms of non-cash compensation permissible under regulations to which these financial intermediaries and their representatives are subject. To the extent these are made as payments instead of reimbursement, they may provide profit to the financial intermediary to the extent the cost of such services was less than the actual expense of the service.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY ARRANGEMENTS

The financial intermediary through which you are purchasing or own shares of funds has been authorized directly or indirectly by the distributor to sell funds and/or to provide services to you as a shareholder of funds. Investors and current shareholders may wish to take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendations they receive relating to fund shares.

If you have questions regarding the specific details regarding the payments your financial intermediary may receive from the distributor or its affiliates related to your purchase or ownership of funds, please contact your financial intermediary.

CUSTODIAN SERVICES

The funds' securities and cash are held pursuant to a custodian agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPMorgan"), 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10005. The custodian is permitted to deposit some or all of their securities in central depository systems as allowed by federal law. For its services, each fund pays its custodian a maintenance charge and a charge per transaction in addition to reimbursing the custodian's out-of-pocket expenses.

As part of this arrangement, securities purchased outside the United States are maintained in the custody of various foreign branches of JPMorgan or in other financial institutions as permitted by law and by the fund's custodian agreement.

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BOARD SERVICES CORPORATION

Each fund has an agreement with Board Services Corporation (Board Services) located at 901 Marquette Avenue South, Suite 2810, Minneapolis, MN 55402. This agreement sets forth the terms of Board Services' responsibility to assist the funds' Board, as the Board may reasonably request, to carry out the legal and fiduciary responsibilities of the Board and its members.

ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

Each fund is an open-end management investment company. The fund's headquarters are at 901 S. Marquette Ave., Suite 2810, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3268.

SHARES

The shares of a fund represent an interest in that fund's assets only (and profits or losses), and, in the event of liquidation, each share of a fund would have the same rights to dividends and assets as every other share of that fund.

VOTING RIGHTS

As a shareholder in a fund, you have voting rights over the fund's management and fundamental policies. You are entitled to vote based on your total dollar interest in the fund. Each class, if applicable, has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters for which separate class voting is appropriate under applicable law. All shares have cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of Board members. This means that you have as many votes as the dollar amount you own, including the fractional amount, multiplied by the number of members to be elected.

DIVIDEND RIGHTS

Dividends paid by a fund, if any, with respect to each applicable class of shares will be calculated in the same manner, at the same time, on the same day, and will be in the same amount, except for differences resulting from differences in fee structures.

                                                                                                    FISCAL
                                       DATE OF        DATE BEGAN       FORM OF         STATE OF      YEAR
FUND*                               ORGANIZATION      OPERATIONS     ORGANIZATION    ORGANIZATION     END    DIVERSIFIED**
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RIVERSOURCE BOND SERIES,         4/29/81, 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       7/31
  INC.(2)
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RiverSource Floating Rate                               2/16/06                                                   Yes
  Fund
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RiverSource Income                                      6/19/03                                                   Yes
  Opportunities Fund
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RiverSource Inflation                                   3/4/04                                                     No
  Protected Securities Fund
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RiverSource Limited Duration                            6/19/03                                                   Yes
  Bond Fund
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CALIFORNIA TAX-EXEMPT TRUST            4/7/86                     Business Trust(2)       MA       8/31(10)
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RiverSource California Tax-                             8/18/86                                                    No
  Exempt Fund
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RIVERSOURCE DIMENSIONS SERIES,   2/20/68, 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       7/31
  INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Disciplined Small                           5/18/06                                                   Yes
  and Mid Cap Equity Fund
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RiverSource Disciplined Small                           2/16/06                                                   Yes
  Cap Value Fund
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RIVERSOURCE DIVERSIFIED INCOME   6/27/74, 6/31/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       8/31
  SERIES, INC.(2)
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RiverSource Diversified Bond                            10/3/74                                                   Yes
  Fund(3)
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RIVERSOURCE EQUITY SERIES,       3/18/57, 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       11/30
  INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Mid Cap Growth                              6/4/57                                                    Yes
  Fund(4)
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RIVERSOURCE GLOBAL SERIES,            10/28/88                       Corporation          MN         10/31
  INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Absolute Return                             6/15/06                                                    No
  Currency and Income Fund
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RiverSource Emerging Markets                            2/16/06                                                    No
  Bond Fund
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                                                                                                    FISCAL
                                       DATE OF        DATE BEGAN       FORM OF         STATE OF      YEAR
FUND*                               ORGANIZATION      OPERATIONS     ORGANIZATION    ORGANIZATION     END    DIVERSIFIED**
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RiverSource Global Bond Fund                            3/20/89                                                    No
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RiverSource Global Technology                          11/13/96                                                   Yes
  Fund
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Threadneedle Emerging Markets                          11/13/96                                                   Yes
  Fund(4),(5),(11)
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Threadneedle Global Equity                              5/29/90                                                   Yes
  Fund(5),(6),(11)
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Threadneedle Global Equity                              8/1/08                                                    Yes
  Income Fund
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Threadneedle Global Extended                            8/1/08                                                    Yes
  Alpha Fund
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RIVERSOURCE GOVERNMENT INCOME          3/12/85                       Corporation          MN         5/31
  SERIES, INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Short Duration                              8/19/85                                                   Yes
  U.S. Government Fund(3)
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RiverSource U.S. Government                             2/14/02                                                   Yes
  Mortgage Fund
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RIVERSOURCE HIGH YIELD INCOME          8/17/83                       Corporation          MN         5/31
  SERIES, INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource High Yield Bond                             12/8/83                                                   Yes
  Fund(3)
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RIVERSOURCE INCOME SERIES,       2/10/45; 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       1/31
  INC.(7)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Income Builder                              2/16/06                                                    No
  Basic Income Fund
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RiverSource Income Builder                              2/16/06                                                    No
  Enhanced Income Fund
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RiverSource Income Builder                              2/16/06                                                    No
  Moderate Income Fund
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RIVERSOURCE INTERNATIONAL              5/9/01                        Corporation          MN         10/31
  MANAGERS SERIES, INC.(2)
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RiverSource Partners                                    9/28/01                                                   Yes
  International Select Growth
  Fund(11)
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RiverSource Partners                                    9/28/01                                                   Yes
  International Select Value
  Fund(11)
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RiverSource Partners                                    10/3/02                                                   Yes
  International Small Cap
  Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE INTERNATIONAL              7/18/84                       Corporation          MN         10/31
  SERIES, INC.(2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Disciplined                                 5/18/06                                                   Yes
  International Equity Fund
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Threadneedle European Equity                            6/26/00                                                   Yes
  Fund(5),(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Threadneedle International                             11/15/84                                                   Yes
  Opportunity Fund(4),(5),(11)
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RIVERSOURCE INVESTMENT SERIES,   1/18/40; 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       9/30
  INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Balanced Fund(4)                            4/16/40                                                   Yes
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RiverSource Disciplined Large                           5/17/07                                                   Yes
  Cap Growth Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Disciplined Large                           8/1/08                                                    Yes
  Cap Value Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Diversified                                10/15/90                                                   Yes
  Equity Income Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Mid Cap Value                               2/14/02                                                   Yes
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE LARGE CAP SERIES,    5/21/70, 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       7/31
  INC.(2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Disciplined                                 4/24/03                                                   Yes
  Equity Fund(4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Growth Fund                                 3/1/72                                                    Yes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Large Cap Equity                            3/28/02                                                   Yes
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Large Cap Value                             6/27/02                                                   Yes
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE MANAGERS SERIES,           3/20/01                       Corporation          MN         5/31
  INC.(2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Partners                                    4/24/03                                                   Yes
  Aggressive Growth Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Partners                                    6/18/01                                                   Yes
  Fundamental Value Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Partners Select                             3/8/02                                                    Yes
  Value Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Partners Small                              3/8/02                                                    Yes
  Cap Equity Fund(4),(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Partners Small                              6/18/01                                                   Yes
  Cap Value Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Statement of Additional Information - Jan. 28, 2009 Page 44

                                                                                                    FISCAL
                                       DATE OF        DATE BEGAN       FORM OF         STATE OF      YEAR
FUND*                               ORGANIZATION      OPERATIONS     ORGANIZATION    ORGANIZATION     END    DIVERSIFIED**
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIVERSOURCE MARKET ADVANTAGE           8/25/89                       Corporation          MN         1/31
  SERIES, INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Portfolio Builder                           3/4/04                                                    Yes
  Conservative Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Portfolio Builder                           3/4/04                                                    Yes
  Moderate Conservative Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Portfolio Builder                           3/4/04                                                    Yes
  Moderate Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Portfolio Builder                           3/4/04                                                    Yes
  Moderate Aggressive Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Portfolio Builder                           3/4/04                                                    Yes
  Aggressive Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Portfolio Builder                           3/4/04                                                    Yes
  Total Equity Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource S&P 500 Index                              10/25/99                                                   Yes
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Small Company                               8/19/96                                                   Yes
  Index Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE MONEY MARKET         8/22/75; 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       7/31
  SERIES, INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Cash Management                             10/6/75                                                   Yes
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE SERIES TRUST(14)           1/27/06                    Business Trust(2)       MA         4/30
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource 120/20 Contrarian                          10/18/07                                                   Yes
  Equity
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource 130/30 U.S.                                10/18/07                                                   Yes
  Equity
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Recovery and                                1/28/09                                                    No
  Infrastructure Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Retirement Plus                             5/18/06                                                    No
  2010 Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Retirement Plus                             5/18/06                                                    No
  2015 Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Retirement Plus                             5/18/06                                                    No
  2020 Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Retirement Plus                             5/18/06                                                    No
  2025 Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Retirement Plus                             5/18/06                                                    No
  2030 Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Retirement Plus                             5/18/06                                                    No
  2035 Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Retirement Plus                             5/18/06                                                    No
  2040 Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Retirement Plus                             5/18/06                                                    No
  2045 Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE SECTOR SERIES,             3/25/88                       Corporation          MN         6/30
  INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Dividend                                    8/1/88                                                    Yes
  Opportunity Fund(8)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Real Estate Fund                            3/4/04                                                    Yes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE SELECTED SERIES,           10/5/84                       Corporation          MN         3/31
  INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Precious Metals                             4/22/86                                                    No
  and Mining Fund(9)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE SHORT TERM           4/23/68, 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       7/31
  INVESTMENTS SERIES,
  INC.(15)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Short-Term Cash                             9/26/06                                                   Yes
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE SPECIAL TAX-EXEMPT         4/7/86                     Business Trust(2)       MA       8/31(10)
  SERIES TRUST
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Minnesota Tax-                              8/18/86                                                    No
  Exempt Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource New York Tax-                               8/18/86                                                    No
  Exempt Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE STRATEGIC                  10/9/84                       Corporation          MN         9/30
  ALLOCATION SERIES, INC.(2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Strategic                                   1/23/85                                                   Yes
  Allocation Fund(4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Strategic Income                            5/17/07                                                   Yes
  Allocation Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE STRATEGY SERIES,           1/24/84                       Corporation          MN         3/31
  INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Equity Value Fund                           5/14/84                                                   Yes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Partners Small                              1/24/01                                                   Yes
  Cap Growth Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Small Cap                                   5/4/99                                                    Yes
  Advantage Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Statement of Additional Information - Jan. 28, 2009 Page 45

                                                                                                    FISCAL
                                       DATE OF        DATE BEGAN       FORM OF         STATE OF      YEAR
FUND*                               ORGANIZATION      OPERATIONS     ORGANIZATION    ORGANIZATION     END    DIVERSIFIED**
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIVERSOURCE TAX-EXEMPT INCOME   12/21/78; 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       11/30
  SERIES, INC.(2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Tax-Exempt High                             5/7/79                                                    Yes
  Income Fund(4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY     2/29/80, 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       12/31
  MARKET SERIES, INC.(2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Tax-Exempt Money                            8/5/80                                                    Yes
  Market Fund(4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE TAX-EXEMPT SERIES,   9/30/76, 6/13/86(1)                 Corporation         NV/MN       11/30
  INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Intermediate Tax-                          11/13/96                                                   Yes
  Exempt Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RiverSource Tax-Exempt Bond                            11/24/76                                                   Yes
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIVERSOURCE VARIABLE SERIES           9/07(12)                      Business Trust        MA         12/31
  TRUST(12)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disciplined Asset Allocation                            5/1/08                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Aggressive
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disciplined Asset Allocation                            5/1/08                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Conservative
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Disciplined Asset Allocation                            5/1/08                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Moderate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Disciplined Asset Allocation                            5/1/08                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Moderately
  Aggressive
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Disciplined Asset Allocation                            5/1/08                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Moderately
  Conservative
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Partners Variable                           5/1/06                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Fundamental
  Value Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Partners Variable                           2/4/04                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Select Value
  Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Partners Variable                           8/14/01                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Small Cap Value
  Fund(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    4/30/86                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Balanced Fund(4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                   10/31/81                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Cash Management
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    9/10/04                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Core Equity Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                   10/13/81                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Diversified Bond
  Fund(3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    9/15/99                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Diversified
  Equity Income Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    5/1/96                                                     No
  Portfolio - Global Bond Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    9/13/04                                                    No
  Portfolio - Global Inflation
  Protected Securities
  Fund(13)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    9/15/99                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Growth Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    5/1/96                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - High Yield Bond
  Fund(3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    6/1/04                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Income
  Opportunities Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                   10/13/81                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Large Cap Equity
  Fund(5)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    02/4/04                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Large Cap Value
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    5/1/01                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth
  Fund(4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    5/2/05                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Mid Cap Value
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    5/1/00                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - S&P 500 Index
  Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    9/15/99                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Short Duration
  U.S. Government Fund(3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RiverSource Variable                                    9/15/99                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - Small Cap
  Advantage Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Threadneedle Variable                                   5/1/00                                                    Yes
  Portfolio - Emerging Markets
  Fund(4),(5),(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Threadneedle Variable                                   1/13/92                                                   Yes
  Portfolio - International
  Opportunity Fund(4),(5),(11)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Effective Oct. 1, 2005 American Express Funds changed its name to RiverSource funds and the names Threadneedle and Partners were removed from fund names.

** If a non-diversified fund is managed as if it were a diversified fund for a period of three years, its status under the 1940 Act will convert automatically from non-diversified to diversified. A diversified fund may convert to non-diversified status only with shareholder approval.

Statement of Additional Information - Jan. 28, 2009 Page 46

(1) Date merged into a Minnesota corporation incorporated on April 7, 1986.

(2) Effective April 21, 2006, AXP Discovery Series, Inc. changed its name to RiverSource Bond Series, Inc.; AXP Fixed Income Series, Inc. changed its name to RiverSource Diversified Income Series, Inc.; AXP Growth Series, Inc. changed its name to RiverSource Large Cap Series, Inc.; AXP High Yield Tax-Exempt Series, Inc. changed its name to RiverSource Tax-Exempt Income Series, Inc.; AXP Managed Series, Inc. changed its name to RiverSource Strategic Allocation Series, Inc.; AXP Partners International Series, Inc. changed its name to RiverSource International Managers Series, Inc.; AXP Partners Series, Inc. changed its name to RiverSource Managers Series, Inc.; AXP Tax-Free Money Series, Inc. changed its name to RiverSource Tax-Exempt Money Market Series, Inc.; and for all other corporations and business trusts, AXP was replaced with RiverSource in the registrant name.

(3) Effective June 27, 2003, Bond Fund changed its name to Diversified Bond Fund, Federal Income Fund changed its name to Short Duration U.S. Government Fund and Extra Income Fund changed its name to High Yield Bond Fund, Variable Portfolio - Bond Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - Diversified Bond Fund, Variable Portfolio - Extra Income Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund and Variable Portfolio - Federal Income Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - Short Duration U.S. Government Fund.

(4) Effective Oct. 1, 2005, Equity Select Fund changed its name to Mid Cap Growth Fund, High Yield Tax-Exempt Fund changed its name to Tax- Exempt High Income Fund, Managed Allocation Fund changed its name to Strategic Allocation Fund, Mutual changed its name to Balanced Fund, Partners Growth Fund changed its name to Fundamental Growth Fund, Partners International Core Fund changed its name to International Equity Fund, Partners Small Cap Core Fund changed its name to Small Cap Equity Fund, Quantitative Large Cap Equity Fund changed its name to Disciplined Equity Fund, Tax-Free Money Fund changed its name to Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, and Threadneedle International Fund changed its name to International Opportunity Fund. Variable Portfolio - Equity Select Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund, Variable Portfolio - Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund, Variable Portfolio - Threadneedle International Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - International Opportunity Fund, and Variable Portfolio - Managed Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund.

(5) Effective July 9, 2004, Emerging Markets Fund changed its name to Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund, European Equity Fund changed its name to Threadneedle European Equity Fund, Global Equity Fund changed its name to Threadneedle Global Equity Fund, and International Fund changed its name to Threadneedle International Fund, Variable Portfolio - Capital Resource Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Equity Fund, Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund and Variable Portfolio - International Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio - Threadneedle International Fund.

(6) Effective Oct. 20, 2003, Global Growth Fund changed its name to Global Equity Fund.

(7) Effective Jan. 31, 2008, the fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to Jan. 31.

(8) Effective Feb. 18, 2004, Utilities Fund changed its name to Dividend Opportunity Fund.

(9) Effective Nov. 1, 2006, Precious Metals Fund changed its name to Precious Metals and Mining Fund.

(10) Effective April 13, 2006, the fiscal year end was changed from June 30 to Aug. 31.

(11) Effective March 31, 2008, RiverSource Emerging Markets Fund changed its name to Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund; RiverSource Global Equity Fund changed its name to Threadneedle Global Equity Fund; RiverSource European Equity Fund changed its name to Threadneedle European Equity Fund; RiverSource International Opportunity Fund changed its name to Threadneedle International Opportunity Fund; RiverSource International Aggressive Growth Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners International Select Growth Fund; RiverSource International Select Value Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners International Select Value Fund; RiverSource International Small Cap Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners International Small Cap Fund; RiverSource Aggressive Growth Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Aggressive Growth Fund; RiverSource Fundamental Value Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Fundamental Value Fund; RiverSource Select Value Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Select Value Fund; RiverSource Small Cap Equity Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Small Cap Equity Fund; RiverSource Small Cap Value Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Small Cap Value Fund; RiverSource Small Cap Growth Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Small Cap Growth Fund; RiverSource Variable Portfolio -- Fundamental Value Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Variable Portfolio -- Fundamental Value Fund; RiverSource Variable Portfolio -- Select Value Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Variable Portfolio -- Select Value Fund; and RiverSource Variable Portfolio -- Small Cap Value Fund changed its name to RiverSource Partners Variable Portfolio -- Small Cap Value Fund.

(12) Prior to January 2008, the assets in the funds in RiverSource Variable Series Trust were held by funds organized under six separate Minnesota Corporations.

(13) Effective June 8, 2005, Variable Portfolio -- Inflation Protected Securities Fund changed its name to Variable Portfolio -- Global Inflation Protected Securities Fund.

(14) Prior to September 11, 2007, RiverSource Series Trust was known as RiverSource Retirement Series Trust.

(15) Prior to April 21, 2006, RiverSource Short Term Investments Series, Inc. was known as AXP Stock Series, Inc.

Statement of Additional Information - Jan. 28, 2009 Page 47

                           POSITION HELD
                          WITH FUNDS AND
                             LENGTH OF           PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION                OTHER               COMMITTEE
   NAME, ADDRESS, AGE         SERVICE           DURING PAST FIVE YEARS           DIRECTORSHIPS          MEMBERSHIPS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kathleen Blatz 901 S.    Board member      Chief Justice, Minnesota         None                    Board Governance,
Marquette Ave.           since 2006        Supreme Court, 1998-2006;                                Compliance,
Minneapolis, MN 55402                      Attorney                                                 Investment Review,
Age 54                                                                                              Joint Audit
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Arne H. Carlson 901 S.   Board member      Chair, RiverSource Funds, 1999-  None                    Board Governance,
Marquette Ave.           since 1999        2006; former Governor of                                 Compliance,
Minneapolis, MN 55402                      Minnesota                                                Contracts,
Age 74                                                                                              Executive,
                                                                                                    Investment Review
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pamela G. Carlton 901    Board member      President, Springboard-Partners  None                    Distribution,
S. Marquette Ave.        since 2007        in Cross Cultural Leadership                             Investment Review,
Minneapolis, MN 55402                      (consulting company)                                     Joint Audit
Age 54
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Patricia M. Flynn 901    Board member      Trustee Professor of Economics   None                    Board Governance,
S. Marquette Ave.        since 2004        and Management, Bentley                                  Contracts,
Minneapolis, MN 55402                      College; former Dean, McCallum                           Investment Review
Age 58                                     Graduate School of Business,
                                           Bentley College
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anne P. Jones 901 S.     Board member      Attorney and Consultant          None                    Board Governance,
Marquette Ave.           since 1985                                                                 Compliance,
Minneapolis, MN 55402                                                                               Executive,
Age 73                                                                                              Investment Review,
                                                                                                    Joint Audit
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jeffrey Laikind, CFA     Board member      Former Managing Director,        American Progressive    Distribution,
901 S. Marquette Ave.    since 2005        Shikiar Asset Management         Insurance               Executive
Minneapolis, MN 55402                                                                               Investment Review,
Age 73                                                                                              Joint Audit
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Stephen R. Lewis, Jr.    Chair of the      President Emeritus and           Valmont Industries,     Board Governance,
901 S. Marquette Ave.    Board since       Professor of Economics,          Inc. (manufactures      Compliance,
Minneapolis, MN 55402    2007, Board       Carleton College                 irrigation systems)     Contracts,
Age 69                   member since                                                               Executive,
                         2002                                                                       Investment Review
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

John F. Maher            Board member      Retired President and Chief      None                    Distribution,
100 Park Avenue          since 2008        Executive Officer and former                             Investment Review,
New York, NY 10017                         Director, Great Western                                  Joint Audit
Age 64                                     Financial Corporation
                                           (financial services) 1986-1997
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Catherine James Paglia   Board member      Director, Enterprise Asset       None                    Board Governance
901 S. Marquette Ave.    since 2004        Management, Inc. (private real                           Compliance,
Minneapolis, MN 55402                      estate and asset management                              Contracts,
Age 56                                     company)                                                 Executive,
                                                                                                    Investment Review
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Statement of Additional Information - Jan. 28, 2009 Page 48

                           POSITION HELD
                          WITH FUNDS AND
                             LENGTH OF           PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION                OTHER               COMMITTEE
   NAME, ADDRESS, AGE         SERVICE           DURING PAST FIVE YEARS           DIRECTORSHIPS          MEMBERSHIPS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Leroy C. Richie          Board member      Counsel, Lewis & Munday, P.C.    Digital Ally, Inc.      Contracts,
100 Park Avenue          since 2008        Since 1987; Vice President and   (digital imaging);      Distribution,
New York, NY 100                           General Counsel, Automotive      Infinity, Inc. (oil     Investment Review
Age 66                                     Legal Affairs, Chrysler          and gas exploration
                                           Corporation, 1990-1997           and production); OGE
                                                                            Energy Corp. (energy
                                                                            and energy services
                                                                            provider.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alison Taunton-Rigby     Board member      Chief Executive Officer and      Idera Pharmaceuticals,  Contracts,
901 S. Marquette Ave.    since 2002        Director, RiboNovix, Inc. since  Inc. (biotechnology);   Distribution,
Minneapolis, MN 55402                      2003 (biotechnology); former     Healthways, Inc.        Executive,
Age 64                                     President, Forester Biotech      (health management      Investment Review
                                                                            programs)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                           POSITION HELD
                          WITH FUNDS AND
                             LENGTH OF           PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION                OTHER               COMMITTEE
   NAME, ADDRESS, AGE         SERVICE           DURING PAST FIVE YEARS           DIRECTORSHIPS          MEMBERSHIPS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
William F. Truscott      Board member      President - U.S. Asset           None                    Investment Review
53600 Ameriprise         since 2001, Vice  Management and Chief Investment
Financial Center         President since   Officer, Ameriprise Financial,
Minneapolis, MN 55474    2002              Inc. and President, Chairman of
Age 48                                     the Board and Chief Investment
                                           Officer, RiverSource
                                           Investments, LLC since 2005;
                                           Director, President and Chief
                                           Executive Officer, Ameriprise
                                           Certificate Company since 2006;
                                           Chairman of the Board, Chief
                                           Executive Officer and
                                           President, RiverSource
                                           Distributors, Inc. since 2006;
                                           Senior Vice President - Chief
                                           Investment Officer, Ameriprise
                                           Financial, Inc. and Chairman of
                                           the Board and Chief Investment
                                           Officer, RiverSource
                                           Investments, LLC, 2001-2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Interested person by reason of being an officer, director, security holder and/or employee of RiverSource Investments.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Vice President, the fund's other officers are:

                                    POSITION HELD
                                   WITH FUNDS AND
                                      LENGTH OF                  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
       NAME, ADDRESS, AGE              SERVICE                  DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Patrick T. Bannigan               President since   Director and Senior Vice President - Asset
172 Ameriprise Financial Center   2006              Management, Products and Marketing,
Minneapolis, MN 55474                               RiverSource Investments, LLC since 2006;
Age 43                                              Director and Vice President - Asset
                                                    Management, Products and Marketing,
                                                    RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006;
                                                    Managing Director and Global Head of Product,
                                                    Morgan Stanley Investment Management, 2004-
                                                    2006; President, Touchstone Investments, 2002-
                                                    2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Statement of Additional Information - Jan. 28, 2009 Page 49

                                    POSITION HELD
                                   WITH FUNDS AND
                                      LENGTH OF                  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
       NAME, ADDRESS, AGE              SERVICE                  DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Michelle M. Keeley 172            Vice President    Executive Vice President - Equity and Fixed
Ameriprise Financial Center       since 2004        Income, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and
Minneapolis, MN 55474                               RiverSource Investments, LLC since 2006; Vice
Age 44                                              President - Investments, Ameriprise
                                                    Certificate Company since 2003; Senior Vice
                                                    President - Fixed Income, Ameriprise
                                                    Financial, Inc., 2002-2006 and RiverSource
                                                    Investments, LLC, 2004-2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Amy K. Johnson                    Vice President    Vice President - Asset Management and Trust
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center  since 2006        Company Services, RiverSource Investments,
Minneapolis, MN 55474                               LLC, since 2006; Vice President - Operations
Age 43                                              and Compliance, RiverSource Investments, LLC,
                                                    2004-2006; Director of Product
                                                    Development - Mutual Funds, American Express
                                                    Financial Corporation, 2001-2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Jeffrey P. Fox                    Treasurer since   Vice President - Investment Accounting,
105 Ameriprise Financial Center   2002              Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since 2002; Chief
Minneapolis, MN 55474                               Financial Officer, RiverSource Distributors,
Age 53                                              Inc. since 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Scott R. Plummer                  Vice President,   Vice President and Chief Counsel - Asset
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center  General Counsel   Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since
Minneapolis, MN 55474             and Secretary     2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors,
Age 49                            since 2006        Inc. since 2006; Vice President, General
                                                    Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate
                                                    Company since 2005; Vice President - Asset
                                                    Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial,
                                                    Inc., 2004-2005; Senior Vice President and
                                                    Chief Compliance Officer, USBancorp Asset
                                                    Management, 2002-2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jennifer D. Lammers               Chief Compliance  U.S. Asset Management Chief Compliance
172 Ameriprise Financial Center   Officer since     Officer, RiverSource Investments, LLC, since
Minneapolis, MN 55474             2006              2006; Director - Mutual Funds, Voyageur Asset
Age 47                                              Management, 2003-2006; Director of Finance,
                                                    Voyageur Asset Management, 2000-2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Neysa M. Alecu                    Money Laundering  Compliance Director and Anti-Money Laundering
2934 Ameriprise Financial Center  Prevention        Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since
Minneapolis, MN 55474             Officer since     2004; Manager Anti-Money Laundering,
Age 44                            2004              Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 2003-2004;
                                                    Compliance Director and Bank Secrecy Act
                                                    Officer, American Express Centurion Bank,
                                                    2000-2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Statement of Additional Information - Jan. 28, 2009 Page 50

COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE -- Supports the Funds' maintenance of a strong compliance program by providing a forum for independent Board members to consider compliance matters impacting the Funds or their key service providers; developing and implementing, in coordination with the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), a process for the review and consideration of compliance reports that are provided to the Boards; and providing a designated forum for the Funds' CCO to meet with independent Board members on a regular basis to discuss compliance matters.

CONTRACTS COMMITTEE -- Reviews and oversees the contractual relationships with service providers. Receives and analyzes reports covering the level and quality of services provided under contracts with the fund and advises the Board regarding actions taken on these contracts during the annual review process.

DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE -- Reviews and supports product development, marketing, sales activity and practices related to the funds and will report to the Board as appropriate.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE -- Acts for the Board between meetings of the Board.

INVESTMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE -- Reviews and oversees the management of the Funds' assets. Considers investment management policies and strategies; investment performance; risk management techniques; and securities trading practices and reports areas of concern to the Board.

JOINT AUDIT COMMITTEE -- Oversees the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Funds and internal controls over financial reporting. Oversees the quality and integrity of the Funds' financial statements and independent audits as well as the Funds' compliance with legal and regulatory requirements relating to the Funds' accounting and financial reporting, internal controls over financial reporting and independent audits. The committee also makes recommendations regarding the selection of the Funds' independent auditor and reviews and evaluates the qualifications, independence and performance of the auditor.

BOARD MEMBER HOLDINGS

The following table shows the aggregate dollar range of equity securities of all RiverSource funds overseen by the Board member.

                                                AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES OF
BOARD MEMBER                                          ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN BY BOARD MEMBER
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kathleen Blatz                                                    Over $100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arne Carlson                                                      Over $100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pamela Carlton                                                  $10,001-$50,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Patricia Flynn                                                    Over $100,000*
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anne P. Jones                                                     Over $100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeffrey Laikind                                                   Over $100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stephen R. Lewis, Jr.                                             Over $100,000*
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John F. Maher                                                     Over $100,000*
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Catherine James Paglia                                            Over $100,000*
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Leroy C. Richie                                                    Over 100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alison Taunton Rigby                                              Over $100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Includes deferred compensation invested in share equivalents.

As of 30 days prior to the date of this SAI, the Board members and officers as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of any class of any fund.

COMPENSATION OF BOARD MEMBERS

The independent Board members determine the amount of compensation that they receive, including the amount paid to the Chair of the Board. In determining compensation for the independent Board members, the independent Board members take into account a variety of factors including, among other things, their collective significant work experience (e.g., in business and finance, government or academia). The independent Board members also recognize that these individuals' advice and counsel are in demand by other organizations, that these individuals may reject other opportunities because the time demands of their duties as independent Board members, and that they undertake significant legal responsibilities. The independent

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Board members also consider the compensation paid to independent board members of other mutual fund complexes of comparable size. In determining the compensation paid to the Chair, the independent Board members take into account, among other things, the Chair's significant additional responsibilities (e.g., setting the agenda for Board meetings, communicating or meeting regularly with the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer, Counsel to the independent Board members, and the Funds' service providers) which result in a significantly greater time commitment required of the Board Chair. The Chair's compensation, therefore, has generally been set at a level between 2.5 and 3 times the level of compensation paid to other independent Board members.

Effective Jan. 1, 2008, independent Board members will be paid an annual retainer of $95,000. Committee and sub- committee Chairs will each receive an additional annual retainer of $5,000. In addition, independent Board members will be paid the following fees for attending Board and committee meetings:
$5,000 per day of in-person Board meetings and $2,500 per day of in-person committee or sub-committee meetings (if such meetings are not held on the same day as a Board meeting). Independent Board members are not paid for special telephonic meetings. In 2008, the Board's Chair will receive total annual cash compensation of $400,000.

The independent Board members may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of the compensation they receive in accordance with a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Plan). Under the Deferred Plan, a Board member may elect to have his or her deferred compensation treated as if they had been invested in shares of one or more RiverSource funds and the amount paid to the Board member under the Deferred Plan will be determined based on the performance of such investments. Distributions may be taken in a lump sum or over a period of years. The Deferred Plan will remain unfunded for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. It is anticipated that deferral of Board member compensation in accordance with the Deferred Plan will have, at most, a negligible impact on Fund assets and liabilities.

INFORMATION REGARDING PENDING AND SETTLED LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc., was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. In response to defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint, the Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 8, 2007.

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource Funds' Board of Directors/Trustees.

On November 7, 2008, RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., acquired J.&W. Seligman & Co., Inc. ("Seligman"). In late 2003, Seligman conducted an extensive internal review concerning mutual fund trading practices. Seligman's review, which covered the period 2001-2003, noted one arrangement that permitted frequent trading in certain open-end registered investment companies managed by Seligman (the "Seligman Funds"); this arrangement was in the process of being closed down by Seligman before September 2003. Seligman identified three other arrangements that permitted frequent trading, all of which had been terminated by September 2002. In January 2004, Seligman, on a voluntary basis, publicly disclosed these four arrangements to its clients and to shareholders of the Seligman Funds. Seligman also provided information concerning mutual fund trading practices to the SEC and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York ("NYAG"). In September 2005, the New York staff of the SEC indicated that it was considering recommending to the Commissioners of the SEC the instituting of a formal action against Seligman and the

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distributor of the Seligman Funds, Seligman Advisors, Inc., relating to frequent trading in the Seligman Funds. Seligman responded to the staff in October 2005 that it believed that any action would be both inappropriate and unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that Seligman had previously resolved the underlying issue with the Independent Directors of the Seligman Funds and made recompense to the affected Seligman Funds.

In September 2006, the NYAG commenced a civil action in New York State Supreme Court against Seligman, Seligman Advisors, Inc., Seligman Data Corp. (transfer agent for the Seligman Funds) and Brian T. Zino (collectively, the "Seligman Parties"), alleging, in substance, that, in addition to the four arrangements noted above, the Seligman Parties permitted other persons to engage in frequent trading and, as a result, the prospectus disclosure used by the registered investment companies managed by Seligman is and has been misleading. The NYAG included other related claims and also claimed that the fees charged by Seligman to the Seligman Funds were excessive. The NYAG is seeking damages of at least $80 million and restitution, disgorgement, penalties and costs and injunctive relief. The Seligman Parties answered the complaint in December 2006 and believe that the claims are without merit. Any resolution of these matters may include the relief noted above or other sanctions or changes in procedures. Any damages would be paid by Seligman and not by the Seligman Funds. If the NYAG obtains injunctive relief, each of Seligman, RiverSource Investments and their affiliates could, in the absence of the SEC in its discretion granting exemptive relief, be enjoined from providing advisory and underwriting services to the Seligman Funds and other registered investment companies including those funds in the RiverSource complex of funds. Neither Seligman nor RiverSource Investments believes that the foregoing legal action or other possible actions will have a material adverse impact on Seligman, RiverSource Investments or their current or former clients, including the Seligman Funds and other investment companies managed by RiverSource Investments; however, there can be no assurance of this or that these matters and any related publicity will not affect demand for shares of the Seligman Funds and such other investment companies or have other adverse consequences.

Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Funds are not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased fund redemptions, reduced sale of fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The financial statements contained in a fund's Annual Report will be audited by the independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, 220 South 6th Street, Suite 1400 Minneapolis, MN 55402-3900. The independent registered public accounting firm also provides other accounting and tax-related services as requested by the fund.

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The rating CI is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being paid.

Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due, even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The D rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are jeopardized.

MOODY'S LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS
Aaa - Bonds that are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk. Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa - Bonds that are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present that make the long-term risk appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

A - Bonds that are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper-medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present that suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

Baa - Bonds that are rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations (i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba - Bonds that are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements -- their future cannot be considered as well-assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate, and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

B - Bonds that are rated B generally lack characteristics of a desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa - Bonds that are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

Ca - Bonds that are rated Ca represent obligations that are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

C - Bonds that are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds, and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

FITCH'S LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS
Fitch's bond ratings provide a guide to investors in determining the credit risk associated with a particular security. The ratings represent Fitch's assessment of the issuer's ability to meet the obligations of a specific debt issue in a timely manner.

The rating takes into consideration special features of the issue, its relationship to other obligations of the issuer, the current and prospective financial condition and operating performance of the issuer and any guarantor, as well as the economic and political environment that might affect the issuer's future financial strength and credit quality.

Fitch ratings do not reflect any credit enhancement that may be provided by insurance policies or financial guaranties unless otherwise indicated.

Fitch ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security. Ratings do not comment on the adequacy of market price, the suitability of any security for a particular investor, or the tax-exempt nature of taxability of payments made in respect of any security.

Fitch ratings are based on information obtained from issuers, other obligors, underwriters, their experts, and other sources Fitch believes to be reliable. Fitch does not audit or verify the truth or accuracy of such information. Ratings may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or the unavailability of, information or for other reasons.

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INVESTMENT GRADE
AAA: Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit quality. The obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay principal, which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable events.

AA: Bonds considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is very strong, although not quite as strong as bonds rated AAA. Because bonds rated in the AAA and AA categories are not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable future developments, short-term debt of these issuers is generally rated F-1+.

A: Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.

BBB: Bonds considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, however, are more likely to have adverse impact on these bonds and, therefore, impair timely payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall below investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.

SPECULATIVE GRADE
BB: Bonds are considered speculative. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal may be affected over time by adverse economic changes. However, business and financial alternatives can be identified, which could assist the obligor in satisfying its debt service requirements.

B: Bonds are considered highly speculative. While bonds in this class are currently meeting debt service requirements, the probability of continued timely payment of principal and interest reflects the obligor's limited margin of safety and the need for reasonable business and economic activity throughout the life of the issue.

CCC: Bonds have certain identifiable characteristics that, if not remedied, may lead to default. The ability to meet obligations requires an advantageous business and economic environment.

CC: Bonds are minimally protected. Default in payment of interest and/or principal seems probable over time.

C: Bonds are in imminent default in payment of interest or principal.

DDD, DD, and D: Bonds are in default on interest and/or principal payments. Such bonds are extremely speculative and should be valued on the basis of their ultimate recovery value in liquidation or reorganization of the obligor. DDD represents the highest potential for recovery on these bonds, and D represents the lowest potential for recovery.

A-1   This highest category indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
      payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong
      safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+) designation.

A-2   Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is
      satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for
      issues designated A-1.

A-3   Issues carrying this designation have adequate capacity for timely
      payment. They are, however, more vulnerable to the adverse effects of
      changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher
      designations.

B     Issues are regarded as having only speculative capacity for timely
      payment.

C     This rating is assigned to short-term debt obligations with doubtful
      capacity for payment.

D     Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when
      interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due, even
      if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that
      such payments will be made during such grace period.

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SP-1  Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Issues determined to
      possess very strong characteristics are given a plus (+) designation.

SP-2  Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some
      vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of
      the notes.

SP-3  Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

Municipal bond rating symbols and definitions are as follows:

Standard & Poor's rating SP-1 indicates very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics will be given a plus (+) designation.

Standard & Poor's rating SP-2 indicates satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.

Standard & Poor's rating SP-3 indicates speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

MOODY'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS
Moody's short-term debt ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay punctually senior debt obligations. These obligations have an original maturity not exceeding one year, unless explicitly noted.

Moody's employs the following three designations, all judged to be investment grade, to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers:

Issuers rated Prime-l (or supporting institutions) have a superior ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. Prime-l repayment ability will often be evidenced by many of the following characteristics: (i) leading market positions in well-established industries, (ii) high rates of return on funds employed, (iii) conservative capitalization structure with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection, (iv) broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation, and (v) well established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

Issuers rated Prime-2 (or supporting institutions) have a strong ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above, but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, may be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

Issuers rated Prime-3 (or supporting institutions) have an acceptable ability for repayment of senior short-term obligations. The effect of industry characteristics and market compositions may be more pronounced. Variability in earnings and profitability may result in changes in the level of debt protection measurements and may require relatively high financial leverage. Adequate alternate liquidity is maintained.

Issuers rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

MOODY'S SHORT-TERM MUNI BONDS AND NOTES
Short-term municipal bonds and notes are rated by Moody's. The ratings reflect the liquidity concerns and market access risks unique to notes.

Moody's MIG 1/VMIG 1 indicates the best quality. There is present strong protection by established cash flows, superior liquidity support or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

Moody's MIG 2/VMIG 2 indicates high quality. Margins of protection are ample although not so large as in the preceding group.

Moody's MIG 3/VMIG 3 indicates favorable quality. All security elements are accounted for but there is lacking the undeniable strength of the preceding grades. Liquidity and cash flow protection may be narrow and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well established.

Moody's MIG 4/VMIG 4 indicates adequate quality. Protection commonly regarded as required of an investment security is present and although not distinctly or predominantly speculative, there is specific risk.

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FITCH'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS
Fitch's short-term ratings apply to debt obligations that are payable on demand or have original maturities of generally up to three years, including commercial paper, certificates of deposit, medium-term notes, and municipal and investment notes. The short-term rating places greater emphasis than a long-term rating on the existence of liquidity necessary to meet the issuer's obligations in a timely manner.

Fitch short-term ratings are as follows:

F-1+: Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating are regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.

F-1: Very Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+.

F-2: Good Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating have a satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment, but the margin of safety is not as great as for issues assigned F-1+ and F-1 ratings.

F-3: Fair Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating have characteristics suggesting that the degree of assurance for timely payment is adequate, however, near-term adverse changes could cause these securities to be rated below investment grade.

F-S: Weak Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating have characteristics suggesting a minimal degree of assurance for timely payment and are vulnerable to near-term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

D: Default. Issues assigned this rating are in actual or imminent payment default.

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