| I have a couple of Scudder funds and have found their services top notch. The
stock Mutual Funds tend towards the conservative side for a long time. For
example Ken Heebner the current manager of CGM Capital Development used to work
for them, but I guess was too unconventional for their tastes. However, they do
conservative stock investing pretty good. I have our Annuties through them, and
have been quite pleased with the return. I also feel that they excell in bonds
and international investing, and when you combine the two you get the International
Bond fund. I have been very pleased with this fund, and it has done an excellent
job of handling currancy swings (ie. it gained 1% when the recent floor gave way).
I also have the High Yield Tax Free fund, and it too is going up rapidly (thank
you mister Clinton).
Michael
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| If it is your IRA and you don't need much service, OK, but I have
had bad service from Scudder. They have screwed up my DCA option
TWICE - including going into my savings rather than checking and almost
causing a "bounce" (no money in my savings). Also, I have tried 3
times to get an address change (they have my zip wrong - automatically
generated by computer, they change manually and I get confirmation
to correct address but the next statement goes to the bogus one)
and each service rep just passes the buck into the ozone.
However, I am (once I struggle to get teh money in) doing well in the
fund. But it is a Mass Tax Free Bond fund, which is obviously up
due to Clinton's tax threat and the rally in the long bond. They are
absorbing expenses this year, after that I may go with Fidelity
instead.
John
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