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TARGET RETIREMENT INCOME ACCOUNT

Following is a summary of information about the Target Retirement Income Account. Investors are advised to learn key data about an investment prior to making any investment decision.

Objective

The objective of this account is to seek current income and capital appreciation. It is invested solely in the Vanguard® Target Retirement Income Fund.

Investor Profile

The Target Retirement Income Account may be suitable for investors who are approaching or are in retirement, and seeking a high level of income and a simple way to achieve a diversified holding of stocks and fixed-income securities. Individuals must be willing and able to accept low to moderate fluctuations in unit price and have an intermediate investment horizon (more than three years).

Investment Strategy

Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund invests in other Vanguard mutual funds using an asset allocation strategy designed for investors currently in retirement. The Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund is a “fund of funds,” a term used to describe a mutual fund that pursues its objective by investing in other mutual funds, rather than in individual stocks and bonds.

Investment Considerations

The Target Retirement Income Account is subject to several stock and bond market risks, any of which could cause an investor to lose money. However, given approximately 80 percent of assets are in the less volatile asset classes of bonds and money market instruments, the fund’s overall risk level should be relatively low.

PORTFOLIO DATA

Asset Allocation (as of 09-30-2008)
  
Bonds64.97%
Stocks29.84%
Short-term Reserves5.19%
 
Allocation to Underlying Funds (as of 09-30-2008)  
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund45.10%
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund24.20%
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund19.90%
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund5.20%
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund3.10%
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund1.40%
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund1.10%
Total100.00%
Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund*
Average Annual Returns Annual Total Returns
(as of 09-30-2008) (as of 12-31)
    
 1 Month(4.30)% 
 3 Months(4.21)% 
 YTD(5.77)% 
 1 year(4.23)% 
 3 years3.01% 
 5 yearsN/A 
 10 yearsN/A 
    
    
    
    
 2004      6.82% 
 2005      3.33% 
 2006      6.38% 
 2007      8.17% 

The average weighted expense ratio for the Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund as of 3/10/2008 was 0.19 percent. The investment manager for the Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund is Duane F. Kelly. *Performance figures for the Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. All returns are net of portfolio expenses. Money invested by participants in the Sentry Life Target Retirement Income Account is then invested by Sentry Life Insurance Company of New York into the underlying fund. A separate account fee for sales, marketing, taxes, account compliance, overhead and legal/audit fees will be applied to this Separate Account. The separate account fee will reduce the total returns of the Separate Account quoted above. The information contained in this fact sheet is for illustrative purposes only and is not an indication of future composition or performance. The investment return and principal value of this Separate Account will fluctuate along with changes in the Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund so that units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.


Sentry Life Insurance Company of New York, Syracuse, New York (products available in New York only)

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