aggressive growth portfolio recent media appearances forbes august 4 2016 how the brexit paid off for one safety seeking fund manager . marketwatch august 3 2016 opinion mutual fund manager who is whipping the s & p 500 warns of inflation risks . bloomberg radio july 27 2016 michael j. cuggino with a broad look at the markets and big tech earnings . view more tax center record date dec. 8 2015 reinvestment date dec. 9 2015 permanent portfolio short term treasury portfolio versatile bond portfolio aggressive growth portfolio legal information privacy policy performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results . the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor s shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost . investment performance current to the most recent month end may be lower or higher than the performance quoted . it can be obtained by calling 800 531 5142 . for standardized 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especially during periods when the prices of u.s. stock market investments in general are declining . the portfolio invests in smaller companies which will involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility . the portfolio also invests in foreign securities which will involve greater volatility political economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods . short term treasury portfolio s investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise . the risk is usually greater for longer term debt securities . the federal deposit insurance corporation or any other government agency does not guarantee an investment in the short term treasury portfolio . therefore you may lose money by investing in the portfolio . versatile bond portfolio s investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise . the risk is usually greater for longer term debt securities . investments in below investment grade 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statements . forward looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions risks and uncertainties which change over time . actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward looking statements . fund holdings can be reviewed by clicking on the following fact sheets permanent portfolio short term treasury portfolio versatile bond portfolio and aggressive growth portfolio . fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security . citigroup 3 month u.s. treasury bill index tracks the performance of u.s. treasury bills with a remaining maturity of three months . dow jones industrial average is an average of the stock prices of thirty large companies and represents a widely recognized unmanaged portfolio of common stocks . standard & poor s 500 composite stock index is a market capitalization weighted index of five hundred unmanaged common stocks and is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general . the hang seng index is a free float capitalization weighted index of a selection of companies from the stock exchange of hong kong . the price to earnings ratio or p e ratio is an equity valuation measure defined as market price per share divided by annual earnings per share . the cboe volatility index vix is a key measure of market expectations of near term volatility conveyed by s & p 500 stock index option prices . national association of securities dealers automated quotation nasdaq is a national securities exchange that is owned and operated by the nasdaq omx group . the nasdaq stock market is comprised of three market tiers 1 the nasdaq global select market 2 the nasdaq global market formerly the nasdaq national market and 3 the nasdaq capital market formerly the nasdaq smallcap market . for a company to trade on the nasdaq stock market it must meet the listing requirements of at least one of these three market tiers . some of these listing requirements include meeting specified minimum thresholds for the number of publicly traded shares total market value stock price and number of shareholders . the russell 2000 index measures the performance of the small cap segment of the u.s. equity universe . the russell 2000 index is a subset of the russell 3000 index representing approximately 10 % of the total market capitalization of that index . u.s. dollar index usdx is a measure of the value of the u.s. dollar relative to majority of its most significant trading partners . this index is similar to other trade weighted indexes which also use the exchange rates from the same major currencies . the dow jones transportation average djta is a price weighted average of 20 transportation stocks traded in the u.s. the s & p homebuilders select industry index represents the homebuilding sub industry portion of the s & p total markets index . the s & p 500 consumer discretionary index comprises those companies included in the s & p 500 that are classified as members of the gics consumer discretionary sector . the s & p 500 energy index comprises companies included in the s & p 500 that are classified as members of the energy sector as per the global industry classification standard gics . earnings per share eps is a company s profit divided by its number of common outstanding shares . indexes do not include management fees transaction costs or expenses . investments can not be made directly in an index . beta is a measure of systematic risk or the sensitivity of a manager to movements in the benchmark . a beta of 1 implies you can expect the movement of a manager s return series to match that of the benchmark used to measure beta . investment in gold involves risks such as the possibility to generate no interest or dividends offering only the potential for price appreciation . gold is subject to market risk and has experienced volatile fluctuations in price from time to time . the swiss franc is subject to the risk that inflation will decrease in the u.s. or rise in switzerland . while switzerland has historically been a politically stable nation swiss government bonds are subject to some risk of default and their credit quality is not rated by certain u.s. rating agencies . each morningstar category average represents a universe of funds with similar investment objectives . pacific heights asset management llc pacific heights is the investment adviser to permanent portfolio family of funds fund . the fund is distributed by quasar distributors llc quasar a member of finra . quasar is not affiliated with pacific heights . not fdic insured . no bank guarantee . may lose value . permanent portfolio the permanent portfolio family of funds a fund for all seasons and the permanent portfolio family of funds logo are registered trademarks of pacific heights asset management llc . copyright 2016 permanent portfolio family of funds . all rights reserved .