NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1-Significant Accounting Policies:
The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") as a non-diversified open-end
management investment company. Dreyfus Service Corporation ("Distributor") acts as the distributor of the
Fund's shares. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dreyfus Corporation ("Manager").
The Fund is incorporated under the name Dreyfus Global Investing, Inc. and began operating under the name
Premier Global Investing on October 4, 1993.
On November 9, 1992 the Fund's Board of Directors classified the Fund's existing shares into Class A shares
and authorized 300 million $.001 par value Class B shares. The Fund began offering both Class A and Class B
shares on January 15, 1993. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase and
Class B shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge imposed at the time of redemption on
redemptions made within six years of purchase. Other differences between the two Classes include the services
offered to and the expenses borne by each Class and certain voting rights.
(a) Portfolio valuation: Investments in securities (including options and financial futures) are valued at the last sales
price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the
national securities market. Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for
which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices, except for
open short positions, where the asked price is used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked
price is available. Securities for which there are no such valuations are valued at fair value as determined in good
faith under the direction of the Board of Directors. Short-term investments are carried at amortized cost, which
approximates value. Investments traded in foreign currencies are translated to