Risk Table - Prospectus Summary - NYLI Cushing MLP Premier Fund
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| Principal Risks |
You
can lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured
or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The investments
selected by the Subadvisor may underperform the market in which the Fund invests or other investments.
The Fund may receive large purchase or redemption orders which may have adverse effects on performance
if the Fund were required to sell securities, invest cash or hold a relatively large amount of cash at
times when it would not otherwise do so. The principal risks of investing in the Fund
are summarized below. The relative significance of each principal risk summarized below may change over
time.
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| Risk Lose Money [Member] |
You
can lose money by investing in the Fund.
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| Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Member] |
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured
or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
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| Market Risk |
Market
Risk: Changes in markets may cause the value of investments to fluctuate, which could
cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Such changes
may be rapid and unpredictable. From time to time, markets may experience periods of stress as a result
of various market, economic, social and geopolitical factors (including responses to government actions
or interventions), such as the imposition (or the threatened imposition) of tariffs for potentially prolonged
periods that may result in: (i) increased market volatility; (ii) reduced market liquidity; and (iii)
increased redemptions of shares. Certain securities may be difficult to value under such conditions,
and such conditions may add significantly to the risk of volatility in the net asset value of the Fund's
shares and adversely affect the Fund and its investments. The energy markets have experienced significant
volatility in recent periods, including a historic drop in the price of crude oil and natural gas prices,
and may continue to experience relatively high volatility for a prolonged period. Such conditions may
negatively impact the Fund and its shareholders. The Subadvisor will take measures intended to effectively
navigate the conditions of the energy markets. There is no guarantee that such efforts will be effective
or that the Fund's performance will correlate with any increase in oil and gas prices.
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| Portfolio Management Risk |
Portfolio Management
Risk: The investment strategies, practices and risk analyses used by the Subadvisor
may not produce the desired results or expected returns.
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| Cash Flow Risk |
Cash Flow Risk: The Fund will
derive substantially all of its cash flow from MLP Investments. The amount of cash that the Fund has
available to distribute to shareholders will depend on the ability of the MLP Investments in which the
Fund has an interest to make distributions or pay dividends to their investors and the tax character
of those distributions or dividends.
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| Concentration Risk |
Concentration
Risk: Because the Fund will be concentrated in the natural resources industry, it will
be more susceptible to the risks associated with the industry and sector than if it were more broadly
diversified over numerous industries and sectors. General changes in market sentiment towards MLP Investments
may adversely affect the Fund, and the performance of MLP Investments may lag behind the broader market
as a whole.
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| MLPs and Other Natural Resources Sector Companies Risks |
MLPs and Other Natural Resources Sector Companies Risks: MLPs and other
natural resources sector companies are subject to certain risks, including, but not limited to, the following: · MLPs
and other companies operating in the natural resources sector are affected by fluctuations in the prices
of energy commodities; · the
highly cyclical nature of the natural resources sector may adversely affect the earnings or operating
cash flows of MLPs or the ability of an MLP to borrow money or raise capital needed to fund its continued
operations; · a
significant decrease in the production of energy commodities would reduce the revenue, operating income
and operating cash flows of MLPs and other natural resources sector companies and, therefore, their ability
to make distributions or pay dividends; · a sustained decline in demand for energy commodities could
adversely affect the revenues and cash flows of MLPs and other natural resources sector companies; · MLPs
and other natural resources sector companies may be subject to construction risk, development risk, acquisition
risk or other risks arising from their specific business strategies; · the natural resources
sector is highly competitive; · extreme
weather or other conditions could result in substantial damage to the facilities of certain MLPs and
other natural resources sector companies and significant volatility in the supply of natural resources,
commodity prices and the earnings of such companies, and could therefore adversely affect their securities; · the
amount of cash that the Fund has available to distribute to shareholders will depend on the ability of
the companies in which the Fund has an interest to make distributions or pay dividends to their investors; · the
profitability of MLPs and other natural resources sector companies is subject to significant foreign,
federal, state and local regulation in virtually every aspect of their operations and could be adversely
affected by changes in the regulatory environment; · there is an inherent risk that MLPs may incur environmental
costs and liabilities due to the nature of their businesses and the substances they handle and the possibility
exists that stricter laws, regulations or enforcement policies could significantly increase the compliance
costs of MLPs, and the cost of any remediation that may become necessary, which MLPs may not be able
to recover from insurance; · certain
MLPs and other natural resources sector companies are dependent on their parents or sponsors for a majority
of their revenues and any failure by the parents or sponsors to satisfy their payments or obligations
would impact the companies’ revenues, cash flows and ability to make distributions; · the operations
of MLPs and other natural resources sector companies are subject to many hazards inherent in their businesses
and energy assets, specifically infrastructure and certain other assets, may be targeted in future terrorist
attacks; · securities
issued by MLPs are generally considered interest rate sensitive and may not provide attractive returns
in periods of interest rate volatility; and · securities issued by MLPs may experience limited trading volumes
and, thus, may be relatively illiquid.
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| Industry Specific Risk |
Industry Specific Risk: MLPs and other
natural resources sector companies are also subject to risks that are specific to the particular industry
in which they operate, including companies that operate in the pipeline, gathering and processing, exploration
and production, oil, propane, coal, and marine shipping industries.
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| MLP Structure Risk |
MLP Structure Risk:
Holders of MLP units are subject to certain risks inherent in the structure of MLPs, including (i) tax
risks; (ii) the limited ability to elect or remove management or the general partner or managing member;
(iii) limited voting rights, except with respect to extraordinary transactions; and (iv) conflicts of
interest between the general partner or managing member and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the
limited partners or members, on the other hand, including those arising from incentive distribution payments
or corporate opportunities.
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| Tax Risks |
Tax Risks: An investment in the Fund will involve
tax risks, including, but not limited to: · MLPs generally are not subject to U.S. federal income tax
at the partnership level. Rather, each partner is allocated a share of the partnership's income, gains,
losses, credits, deductions and expenses. A change in current tax law, a change in the underlying business
mix of a given MLP, or an elective change by an MLP itself could result in an MLP being treated, after
a taxable conversion, as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which would result in such
MLP being subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income as well as additional state and local
taxes. The treatment of an MLP as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes would, among other
consequences, have the effect of reducing the amount of cash available for distribution by the MLP. Thus,
to the extent the MLPs owned by the Fund are treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes
and to the extent the Fund invests in MLP-related investments or other non-partnership entities, this
could result in a reduction of the value of your investment in the Fund and lower income. · The
portion, if any, of a distribution received by the Fund as the holder of an MLP equity security that
is offset by the MLP's tax deductions or losses generally will be treated as a return of capital to the
extent of the Fund's tax basis in the MLP equity security, which will cause income or realized gain to be higher, or realized losses to be lower,
upon the sale of the MLP security by the Fund. The actual portion of the distributions received by the
Fund that are considered return of capital will not be known until the Fund receives a Form 1065, Schedule
K-1 with respect to each of its MLP investments. Distributions received by shareholders from the Fund
that are treated as return of capital would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, but would have
the effect of reducing a shareholder's basis in the shares of the Fund, which would cause gains to be
higher, or losses to be lower, upon the sale of shares by such shareholder. · Individuals and
certain other noncorporate entities are generally eligible for a 20% deduction with respect to net taxable
income from MLPs. The Fund will not be eligible for the 20% deduction and as of yet does not have regulatory
authority to pass through the 20% deduction for MLP net taxable income, if any, to Fund shareholders.
As a result, in comparison, investors investing directly in MLPs generally would be eligible for the
20% deduction for any such taxable income from these investments while investors investing in MLPs held
indirectly, if any, through the Fund (unless applicable regulatory authority is released) would not be
eligible for the 20% deduction for their share of such taxable income. · Changes in tax
laws, regulations or interpretations of those laws or regulations in the future could adversely affect
the Fund or the MLPs in which the Fund will invest.
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| Canadian Investment Risks |
Canadian Investment Risks: The Fund may invest
in the securities of Canadian issuers, including Canadian royalty trusts and Canadian exploration and
production companies. The Canadian economy is very dependent on the demand for, and supply and price
of, natural resources. The Canadian market is relatively concentrated in issuers involved in the production
and distribution of natural resources. There is a risk that any changes in these sectors could have an
adverse impact on the Canadian economy. The Canadian economy may be significantly affected by the U.S.
economy, given that the United States is Canada’s largest trading partner and foreign investor. Reduction
in spending on Canadian products and services or the United States’ withdrawal from, or renegotiation
of, its trade agreements with Canada may cause an impact in the Canadian economy.
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| Canadian Royalty Trusts Risks |
Canadian Royalty
Trusts Risks: A Canadian royalty trust is an oil, gas or mineral company that is organized
as a trust rather than as a traditional corporation and holds commodity producing properties. Potential
growth in a Canadian royalty trust may be sacrificed because revenue is passed on to a royalty trust’s
unit holders, rather than reinvested in the business. Canadian royalty trusts generally do not guarantee
minimum distributions or even return of capital, and if the assets underlying a Canadian royalty trust
do not perform as expected, the royalty trust may reduce or eliminate distributions.
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| Equity Securities Risk |
Equity Securities
Risk: MLP common units and other equity securities may be affected by macroeconomic,
political, global and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations concerning interest
rate movements, investor sentiment towards MLPs or the natural resources sector, changes in a particular
issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer
(in the case of MLPs, may be measured in terms of distributable cash flow or other factors). Prices of
common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities can also be affected by fundamentals unique
to the partnership or company, including earnings power and coverage ratios.
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| Debt Securities Risk |
Debt Securities Risk:
The risks of investing in debt or fixed-income securities include (without limitation): (i) credit risk,
e.g., the issuer or guarantor of a debt security may be unable or unwilling (or be perceived by market
participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise as unable or unwilling) to make timely principal
and/or interest payments or otherwise honor its obligations, or changes in an issuer’s credit rating
or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may affect the value of the Fund’s investments;
(ii) maturity risk, e.g., a debt security with a longer maturity may fluctuate in value more than one
with a shorter maturity; (iii) market risk, e.g., low demand for debt securities may negatively impact
their price; (iv) interest rate risk, e.g., when interest rates go up, the value of a debt security generally
goes down, and when interest rates go down, the value of a debt security generally goes up (long-term
debt securities are generally more susceptible to interest rate risk than short-term debt securities);
and (v) call or prepayment risk, e.g., during a period of falling interest rates, the issuer may redeem
a security by repaying it early, which may reduce the Fund’s income if the proceeds are reinvested
at lower interest rates. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s
investments in fixed-income or debt securities will change because of changes in interest rates.
There is a risk that interest rates across the financial system may change, possibly significantly and/or
rapidly. Changes in interest rates (or the expectation of such changes) or a lack of
market participants may lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income or debt
markets, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell its fixed-income or debt holdings. Decreased liquidity
in the fixed-income or debt markets also may make it more difficult to value some or all of the Fund’s
fixed-income or debt holdings. For most fixed-income investments, when market interest rates fall, prices
of previously-issued fixed-rate debt securities rise. However, when market interest rates fall, prices
of certain variable and fixed-rate debt securities may be adversely affected (i.e., falling interest
rates bring the possibility of prepayment risk, as an instrument may be redeemed before maturity). Very
low or negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk. There is a risk that the income generated
by investments may not keep pace with inflation. Actions by governments and central banking authorities
can result in increases or decreases in interest rates. Periods of higher inflation could cause such
authorities to raise interest rates, which may adversely affect the Fund and its investments. Changing
interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, may have unpredictable effects on markets, may
result in heightened market volatility and may detract from Fund performance to the extent the Fund is
exposed to such interest rates and/or volatility. Other factors that may affect the value of debt securities
include, but are not limited to, economic, social, political, public health, and other crises and responses
by governments and companies to such crises. Not all U.S. government debt securities are guaranteed by the U.S. government—some
are backed only by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. The Fund’s
yield will fluctuate with changes in short-term interest rates.
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| Market Capitalization Risk |
Market Capitalization Risk: Investments in
securities issued by small-, mid-, or large-cap companies will be subject to the risks associated with
securities issued by companies of the applicable market capitalization. Securities of small-cap and mid-cap
companies may be subject to greater price volatility, significantly lower trading volumes, cyclical,
static or moderate growth prospects and greater spreads between their bid and ask prices than securities
of larger companies. Smaller capitalization companies frequently rely on narrower product lines and niche
markets and may be more vulnerable to adverse business or market developments. Securities issued by larger
companies may have less growth potential and may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful
smaller companies, especially during strong economic periods. In addition, larger companies may be less
capable of responding quickly to competitive challenges and industry changes, including those resulting
from improvements in technology, and may suffer sharper price declines as a result of earnings disappointments.
There is a risk that the securities issued by companies of a certain market capitalization may underperform
the broader market at any given time.
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| Liquidity and Valuation Risk |
Liquidity and Valuation Risk: The Fund’s investments
may be illiquid at the time of purchase or liquid at the time of purchase and subsequently become illiquid
due to, among other things, events relating to the issuer of the securities, market events, operational
issues, economic conditions, investor perceptions or lack of market participants. The lack of an active
trading market may make it difficult to sell or obtain an accurate price for a security. If market conditions
or issuer specific developments make it difficult to value securities, the Fund may value these securities
using more subjective methods, such as fair value pricing. In such cases, the value determined for a
security could be different than the value realized upon such security's sale. As a result, an investor
could pay more than the market value when buying shares or receive less than the market value when selling
shares. This could affect the proceeds of any redemption or the number of shares an investor receives
upon purchase. The Fund is subject to the risk that it could not meet redemption requests within the
allowable time period without significant dilution of remaining investors' interests in the Fund. To
meet redemption requests or to raise cash to pursue other investment opportunities, the Fund may be forced
to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, which may adversely affect
the Fund’s performance. These risks are heightened for fixed-income instruments in a changing or volatile
interest rate environment.
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| Non-Diversification Risk |
Non-Diversification Risk: The Fund is a
non-diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. A non-diversified fund may have a significant portion of its investments in a smaller number
of issuers than a diversified fund. Having a larger percentage of assets in a smaller number of issuers
makes a non-diversified fund more susceptible to the risk that one single event or occurrence can have
a significant adverse impact upon the Fund.
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