Risk Table - BNY Mellon Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
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Principal Risks |
An
investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. It is not a complete investment program.
The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
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Risk Lose Money [Member] |
The fund's share price fluctuates, sometimes dramatically, which means you could lose money.
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Risk Not Insured [Member] |
An
investment in the fund is not a bank deposit. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.
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· Municipal securities risk |
· Municipal
securities risk: The amount of public information available about municipal
securities is generally less than that for corporate equities or bonds. Special factors, such as legislative
changes, and state and local economic and business developments, may adversely affect the yield and/or
value of the fund's investments in municipal securities. Other factors include the general conditions
of the municipal securities market, the size of the particular offering, the maturity of the obligation
and the rating of the issue. Changes in economic, business or political conditions relating to a particular
municipal project, municipality, or state, territory or possession of the United States in which the
fund invests may have an impact on the fund's share price. Any credit impairment could adversely impact
the value of their bonds, which could negatively impact the performance of the fund.
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· Interest rate risk |
· Interest
rate risk: Prices of bonds and other fixed rate fixed-income securities
tend to move inversely with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in rates will adversely affect
fixed-income securities and, accordingly, will cause the value of the fund's investments in these securities
to decline. A wide variety of market factors can cause interest rates to rise, including central bank
monetary policy, rising inflation and changes in general economic conditions. It is difficult to predict the pace at which central banks or monetary
authorities may increase (or decrease) interest rates or the timing, frequency, or magnitude of such
changes. During periods of very low interest rates, which occur from time to time due to market forces
or actions of governments and/or their central banks, including the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System in the U.S., the fund may be subject to a greater risk of principal decline from rising
interest rates. When interest rates fall, the fund's investments in new securities may be at lower yields
and may reduce the fund's income. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on markets,
may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from fund performance. The magnitude of these
fluctuations in the market price of fixed-income securities is generally greater for securities with
longer effective maturities and durations because such instruments do not mature, reset interest rates
or become callable for longer periods of time. Unlike investment grade bonds, however, the prices of
high yield ("junk") bonds may fluctuate unpredictably and not necessarily inversely with changes in interest
rates.
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· Credit risk |
· Credit
risk: Failure of an issuer of a security to make timely interest or principal payments
when due, or a decline or perception of a decline in the credit quality of the security, can cause the
security's price to fall. The lower a security's credit rating, the greater the chance that the issuer
of the security will default or fail to meet its payment obligations.
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· High yield securities risk |
· High
yield securities risk: High yield ("junk") securities involve greater credit risk,
including the risk of default, than investment grade securities, and are considered predominantly speculative
with respect to the issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. These securities are especially
sensitive to adverse changes in general economic conditions, to changes in the financial condition of
their issuers and to price fluctuation in response to changes in interest rates. During periods of economic
downturn or rising interest rates, issuers of below investment grade securities may experience financial
stress that could adversely affect their ability to make payments of principal and interest and increase
the possibility of default.
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· Liquidity risk |
· Liquidity risk: When
there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become more difficult
to sell the securities in a timely manner at or near their perceived value. In such a market, the value
of such securities and the fund's share price may fall dramatically. The secondary market for certain
municipal bonds tends to be less well developed or liquid than many other securities markets, which may
adversely affect the fund's ability to sell such municipal bonds at attractive prices. Investments that
are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. The market for below investment
grade securities may be less liquid and therefore these securities may be harder to value or sell at
an acceptable price, especially during times of market volatility or decline.
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· Market risk |
· Market
risk: The value of the securities in which the fund invests may be affected by political,
regulatory, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors,
industries or segments of the market. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity
in equity, credit and/or fixed-income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely
affect the fund. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and
conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different
country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments
adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect
companies world-wide. Local, regional or global events such as war, military conflicts, acts of terrorism,
natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could
have a significant impact on the fund and its investments.
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· Management risk |
· Management
risk: The investment process used by the fund's sub-adviser could fail to achieve the
fund's investment goal and cause your fund investment to lose value.
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