2 balanced advantage funds that are most bullish on equity

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What are Balanced Advantage Funds?

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How BAFs can be tactical

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BAFs can be indicators of market trends

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The 2 BAFs with 80 to 100% equity allocation

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Some BAFs have 60-79% equity allocation

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Please note

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Thanks for Reading!

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