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With Farm Bureau Financial Services, you can count on strength, stability and experience that make us Country Wise, City Smart. SM Whether your objective is to accumulate retirement income, finance a child's education or build your estate, investing in mutual funds can help you work toward your financial goals.

This investment option can provide diversification and help you reach nearly any investment need regardless of your strategy, risk tolerance or time horizon. A Farm Bureau agent can provide information about the mutual funds administered by any of the following industry-respected fund families and discuss strategies to help you meet your financial goals.



EquiTrust® Mutual Funds
EquiTrust Mutual Funds has more than 30 years of experience in the mutual funds arena. A value-oriented philosophy means our fund managers focus on consistent total return and minimizing risk, helping to achieve the objectives of each portfolio while providing funds with varying levels of risk.
EquiTrust Series Fund, Inc.
The EquiTrust Series Fund is a multi-portfolio mutual fund. Whether you’re looking for long-term capital growth, current income, preservation of principal or a combination of all three, the EquiTrust Series fund offers options that may match your investment objectives.

EquiTrust Money Market Fund, Inc. 1
The EquiTrust Money Market Fund is an excellent cash management tool that can provide maximum, current income for your short-term needs.


American Funds®
American Funds is one of the nation's oldest mutual fund families, serving investors since 1931. It ranks among the three largest mutual fund families in the U.S., with more than $900 billion in investments and over 40 million shareholder accounts. With a broadly diversified family of 30 mutual funds and the American Funds Target Date Retirement Series SM, American Funds has a portfolio for every investor.



Dreyfus Founders and Premier Family of Funds
The Dreyfus Corporation, established in 1951 and headquartered in New York City, is one of the nation's leading mutual fund companies, currently managing more than $190 billion in more than 200 mutual fund portfolios nationwide.

Dreyfus Founders Funds
The Dreyfus Founders® Familyof Funds range from aggressive small company and international funds to more conservative growth/income and balanced offerings.

Dreyfus Premier Funds
Dreyfus Premier Funds offer a wide range of funds with varying investment objectives to help you meet your investment goals.


Fidelity Investments®
With more than 50 years experience in fund management, Fidelity Investments is a market leader with more than 300 Fidelity mutual funds.

Fidelity Advisor Global and International Funds
Fidelity Advisor Global and International Funds offer investment opportunities around the world, providing more diversification and long-term growth potential by investing in foreign securities.

Fidelity Advisor Growth Funds
Fidelity Advisor Growth Funds provide a way to pursue strong growth potential by investing in stocks of companies with above average growth prospects.

Fidelity Advisor Growth and Income Funds
Growth and income funds seek to combine long-term capital growth with current income. Typically, these funds invest a portion of their assets in dividend-paying stocks and/or bonds, fixed-income securities, common stocks or a combination.

Fidelity Advisor Income Funds
Income funds seek ways to pursue a regular stream of income by investing in interest-paying bonds and money market funds.


1 An investment in the Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the net asset value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

American Funds is a registered trademark of American Funds Distributors, Inc.

Additional Resources

Related Links
Morningstar Educational Series
Gain a solid foundation for investing in mutual funds through this informative series.
FINRA
Investor information to help you make more informed decisions.
College Board
Provides several popular and trusted college-planning tools.
Investment Company Institute
Read about current developments, research and statistics in mutual fund investments.

Questions
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IMPORTANT: The information and material contained on this Web site is not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security or any insurance product in any jurisdiction. No security or other insurance product is offered or will be sold in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities, insurance or other laws of such jurisdiction. Not all products are available in all states. Exclusions, limitations and reductions may apply.  This Web site briefly highlights Farm Bureau's insurance policies and their benefits. The contract is contained only in the policy. Farm Bureau products are offered by Farm Bureau agents -- for more information about any Farm Bureau product, please contact your local agent or nearest office using the Agent Locator.

The information contained on this Internet site is not an offer to sell or a solicitation or offer to buy shares in any fund or any series of any fund to any person in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Further, the mutual funds are available for sale by registered representatives of EquiTrust Marketing Services, LLC in the states listed on www.equitrust.com. The funds are not available for sale outside the United States.

Diversification does not protect an investment from market risks and does not ensure a profit.

Variable products, subaccounts, mutual funds and municipal fund securities are subject to market risk and possible loss of principal. This and other important information is contained in the prospectus and in the issuer's official statement, which can be obtained from a registered representative and should be read carefully before you invest or pay money. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing.

International stock portfolios contain additional risk that is not associated with U.S. domestic issuers, such as changes in currency exchange rates, different governmental regulations, economic conditions and accounting standards.

Agent must be a registered representative of EquiTrust Marketing Services, LLC to discuss mutual funds or variable products.  


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