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Risk/Reward Spectrum
 

A key to building a sound investment strategy is not always following the latest trend or trying to pick the best time to get into the market. Rather, it's asset allocation, the strategy of spreading your investment dollars — based on your personal needs — among stocks, bonds or money market instruments.

As the chart below illustrates, risk and potential reward usually go hand-in-hand. When creating your Northern Funds portfolio, you'll want to select the right investment mix to match your comfort level with risk. Use our Risk/Reward spectrum below to navigate your way to the 100% no-load mutual fund1 that's right for you.

 

 
 

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Performance Information
All Equity Funds
All Fixed Income Funds
All Money Market Funds

Equity Funds

Offering you opportunities for capital appreciation and long-term growth.

International Equity Funds & Sector Funds
Emerging Markets Equity
Technology
Global Real Estate Index Fund
International Growth Equity
Multi-Manager International Equity
International Equity Index
Global Sustainability Index
 

Small- & Medium-Capitalization Equity Funds
Small Cap Growth
Small Cap Value
Multi-Manager Small Cap
Small Cap Index
Mid Cap Growth
Multi-Manager Mid Cap
Mid Cap Index
 

Income & Large-Capitalization Equity Funds
Select Equity
Growth Equity
Large Cap Value
Multi-Manager Large Cap
Enhanced Large Cap
Stock Index
Income Equity
 

Fixed Income Funds

Providing you with the potential for current income.

Longer-Term, Global & High Yield Bond Funds
High Yield Fixed Income
High Yield Municipal
Global Fixed Income
California Tax-Exempt
Arizona Tax-Exempt
Tax-Exempt
 

Intermediate-Term Bond Funds
Fixed Income
Bond Index
California Intermediate Tax-Exempt
Intermediate Tax-Exempt
Short-Intermediate Tax-Exempt
Short-Intermediate U.S. Government
U.S. Government

Money Market Funds

Helping you meet your cash management and short-term investment needs.

Money Market Funds
California Municipal Money Market
Municipal Money Market
U.S. Government Select Money Market
U.S. Government Money Market
Money Market

 
An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

     
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Not FDIC insured May lose value No bank guarantee
1 Although the Funds are no-load, other fees and expenses do apply as described in the Prospectus.