To achieve investment objective, it invests at least 80 percent of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a non-diversified portfolio of equity securities of companies that have a strong track record of paying a rising long-term dividend. These securities will typically, but not always be, companies that the Adviser believes are recession resistant, defensive in nature, and at the time of investment, have a strong track record of paying a rising long-term dividend income stream to investors. The Adviser considers a company to be recession resistant, if it has the potential to reduced long-term volatility within the Fund, has the potential to provide risk-adjusted returns in excess of its benchmark, and historically generates a long-term rising dividend income stream to investors.