The investment seeks high long-term total return through growth and current income. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of convertible, equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. companies without regard to market capitalization. The Advisor attempts to utilize these different types of securities to strike, in the investment adviser's opinion, the appropriate balance between risk and reward in terms of growth and income. The fund may also invest in foreign securities that are represented in the United States securities markets by ADRs or similar depository arrangements.