The investment seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The fund follows a value oriented strategy and seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity and debt securities, money market instruments, and derivatives. It may invest in, and may shift frequently among, a wide range of asset classes and market sectors. The fund may invest up to 65% of its assets in equity and debt securities of foreign issuers, including those in emerging markets. It may invest without limit in high yield debt securities, but currently the advisor intends to limit such investments to 35% of its assets.