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5 Within this section of the Policy Statement, several terms will be used to articulate various investment concepts. The descriptions are meant to be general and may share investments otherwise considered to be in the same asset class. They are: "Growth Assets" - a collection of investments and/or asset classes whose primary risk and return characteristics are focused on capital appreciation. Investments within the Growth Assets category can include income and risk mitigating characteristics, so long as the predominant investment risk and return characteristic is capital appreciation. Examples of such investments or asset classes are: domestic and international equities or equity funds, private or leveraged equity, and certain real estate investments. "Income Assets" - a collection of investments and/or asset classes whose primary risk and return characteristics are focused on income generation. Investments within the Income Assets category can include capital appreciation and risk mitigating characteristics, so long as the primary investment risk and return characteristic is income generation. Examples of such investments or asset classes are: fixed income securities, guaranteed investment contracts, and certain real estate investments. "Real Return Assets" - a collection of investments and/or asset classes whose primary risk and return characteristics are focused on real returns, net of inflation. Investments within the Real Return category may include, but are not limited to, inflation protected securities, commodities, certain real estate investments, natural resources, and liquid alternatives. Time Horizon The Trust’s investment objectives are based on a long-term investment horizon (“Time Horizon”) of five years or longer. Interim fluctuations should be viewed with appropriate perspective. The Administrator has adopted a long-term investment horizon such that the risks and duration of investment losses are carefully weighed against the long-term potential for appreciation of assets. Liquidity and Diversification In general, the Trust may hold some cash, cash equivalent, and/or money market funds for near-term Trust benefits and expenses (the “Trust Distributions”). Remaining assets will be invested in longer- term investments and shall be diversified with the intent to minimize the risk of long-term investment losses. Consequently, the total portfolio will be constructed and maintained to provide diversification with regard to the concentration of holdings in individual issues, issuers, countries, governments or industries. Asset Allocation The Administrator believes that to achieve the greatest likelihood of meeting the Trust’s investment objectives and the best balance between risk and return for optimal diversification, assets will be invested in accordance with the targets for each asset class as follows to achieve an average total annual rate of return that is equal to or greater than the Trust’s target rate of return over the long-term, as described in the section titled “Performance Expectations”.