Invest in Columbia Mutual Funds

As a leading investment firm, Columbia Management lends its experience and investment strategies to investors throughout the world. Columbia tailors its investment solutions to provide results that are consistently strong. With a focus on client needs, dynamic resources and investment research, Columbia offers a range of funds to fit a variety of investment objectives. Columbia offers close to 80 different mutual funds, including those in income, growth and tax-free categories.

Instructions

Think about your investment goals and use Columbia Management's Web site (the link can be found below in the Resources section) to research mutual funds that are in line with those goals. Using Columbia Management's Web site, you may search for funds by name, asset category or style of management.

Consider the past performance of the mutual funds that interest you. By visiting the company's Web site, you'll find tools for comparing mutual fund performance by category.

Realize that understanding investment risk is an important part of building strong portfolios and positioning investments for success. Learn about the degree of risk present within each mutual fund category by viewing the Columbia Funds Risk Spectrums.

View and compare the prices for Columbia mutual funds. You may compare pricing by category.

Review prospectuses, fact sheets and other fund literature online or request them by mail.

Determine the Columbia mutual funds that fit your investment needs. Keep your investment time horizon and the rest of your portfolio in mind as you make your choice.

Open a mutual fund investment account to begin purchasing shares or contact your broker for assistance. The minimum investment per fund is $1000 or $50 if you opt for the automatic investment plan.

Tips & Warnings

• When reviewing a mutual fund's past performance, remember that the past does not predict the future. The mutual fund you choose may perform better, worse or the same as it has in the past. As such, you could earn, lose or maintain with your investment.
• Keep in mind that there are many costs involved in mutual funds. Carefully review these charges before you invest. Columbia offers online tools for estimating the fees and expenses associated with its funds.
• For most mutual funds, you will invest by purchasing shares from the fund company or through a financial professional. If you decide to pursue closed-end funds, however, your purchasing process will be different. Unless you are able to invest in the fund's initial offfering, you will need to purchase shares on the stock market.