Sentry Investments Inc. introduces Sentry Conservative Balanced Income Class

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2012) - Sentry Investments Inc. ("Sentry") is pleased to announce that Sentry Conservative Balanced Income Class (the "Fund") is now available for purchase through FundSERV. The Fund offers Series A shares in Front End, Low Load and Deferred Sales Charge options, in addition to Series F shares, which are generally for fee-based accounts, and Series I shares.

Please read the prospectus before investing or contact your advisor/broker for further details on purchasing the Fund.

The Fund's investment objective is to provide investors with stable income and long-term capital appreciation by investing substantially all of its assets in securities of its underlying fund, Sentry Conservative Balanced Income Fund. The underlying fund invests primarily in a conservative, diversified portfolio of Canadian fixed-income and income-oriented equity securities. Sentry Conservative Balanced Income Fund has a current monthly distribution of $0.0375 per unit.

A simplified prospectus for the Fund was filed with, and the receipt therefore issued by, the securities commissions and regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada.

Sentry Investments

Sentry Investments is a Canadian asset management company with approximately $7 billion in net assets under management on behalf of Canadian investors. Sentry Investments offers a diverse range of investment products including mutual funds, hedge funds, flow-through limited partnerships and other alternative investment products. Sentry Investments was recognized as Canada's Best Equity Fund Family at the 2011 Lipper¹ Fund Awards and was one of only five companies in 2011 to receive the prestigious Brendan Wood International TopGun Asset Management Team Award.

Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those identified by the expressions "expect," "intend," "will" and similar expressions to the extent that they relate to the Fund. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the eligibility and receipt of tax benefits by investors through participation in the Fund. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the General Partner's and Sentry's current expectations regarding future results or events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. Although the General Partner and Sentry believe that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. Neither the General Partner nor Sentry undertake any obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement or information whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law. For a complete disclosure record for the Fund please visit the Fund's profile on www.sedar.com.

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

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