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Investing with Dreyfus is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Just follow the instructions below to open up a Dreyfus Mutual Fund or a Dreyfus Lion Account®.

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To open a mutual fund account

Read the prospectus carefully.
You can download or receive by mail an account opening kit containing a prospectus and application.
  1. Make investments payable to The Dreyfus Family of Funds.
  2. Mail completed application to:

    The Dreyfus Family of Funds
    PO Box 55299
    Boston, MA 02205–8553

    If you are opening an IRA, please mail completed application and investment to:

    The Bank of New York Mellon, Custodian
    PO Box 55552
    Boston, MA 02205–8568

To open a Dreyfus Lion Account®

  1. Request a Dreyfus Lion Account® investment kit via U.S. mail so you can read the Dreyfus Lion Account® client agreement, related disclosures and the money market mutual fund prospectus.
  2. Complete the application and (if applicable) transfer form.
  3. Mail the application along with any combination of checks or securities totaling $10,000 or more to:

    Dreyfus Brokerage Services
    PO Box 9007
    Hicksville, NY 11802–9638

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund carefully before investing. Download a prospectus that contains this and other information about a fund, and read it carefully before investing.

   
   
 

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