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Columbia Balanced B (CBLBX)On Jul 3: 23.77  Up 0.01 (0.04%)  
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Columbia Balanced B
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Moderate Allocation
Fund Family:Columbia
Net Assets:7.69M
Year-to-Date Return:-0.73%
Yield:1.41%
Morningstar Rating:3 stars
Fund Inception Date:01-Nov-02
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Moderate Allocation
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Leonard A. Aplet
Lead Manager since 31-Oct-91
Aplet, a managing director of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, has been with U.S. Trust since July 2007 and has been associated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or its affiliates since 1987. Prior to joining the firm, he was a portfolio manager at the Farmers Home Administration in Seattle. Aplet holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$2,500
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$1,000
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$50
Min Subsequent Investment:$50
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$25
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$50
CBLBX can be purchased from 40 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks total return. The fund normally allocates 35% to 65% of assets in stocks and 35% to 65% of assets in debt securities. Its stocks will primarily be those of large-cap, well-established companies; and the debt securities will generally have intermediate- to long-term maturities. They will be primarily investment-grade, or unrated securities determined by the fund's investment advisor to be of comparable quality. The fund may also invest up to 10% of the total assets in non-investment grade securities.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (28-Mar-08): 0.09
Last Cap Gain (10-Dec-07): 0.15
Annual Holdings Turnover 78.00%
Average for Category: 70.12%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseCBLBXCategory
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Total Expense Ratio:1.76% 1.09%
Max 12b1 Fee:1.00% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:0.00% 5.25%
Max Deferred Sales Load:5.00% 2.77%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $860$630
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $1,164$963
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $1,897$1,882
* Per $10,000 invested


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