-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LPJSyfYynl3S/acT2PwslwXm/qyFthzTzsOQDmg3BfsglW+KQOYJ9vNitg2rrafu 1fA0tRd5OAkgRSajTwKu7g== 0000746637-95-000005.txt : 19951130 0000746637-95-000005.hdr.sgml : 19951130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000746637-95-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NSAR-B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19950930 FILED AS OF DATE: 19951127 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FD FOR INV & RET CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000746637 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NSAR-B SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04035 FILM NUMBER: 95596287 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 9011 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092823319 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT BENEFIT INVESTMENT PROG INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FUND FOR INVESTMENT & RETIREMENT DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910529 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT BENEFIT INVESTMENT PROGRAM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910501 NSAR-B 1 N-SAR (3.0.A) PAGE 1 000 B000000 09/30/95 000 C000000 0000746637 000 D000000 N 000 E000000 NF 000 F000000 Y 000 G000000 N 000 H000000 N 000 I000000 3.0.a 000 J000000 A 001 A000000 ML BALANCED FUND FOR INV. & RET., INC. 001 B000000 811-4035 001 C000000 6092827165 002 A000000 P.O. 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RICHARD TITLE TREASURER EX-27 2 WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
6 0000746637 MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FUND FOR INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT 1 FULL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO 12-MOS SEP-30-1995 OCT-01-1994 SEP-30-1995 572648242 639964390 10766023 4578234 0 655308647 1965810 0 2035773 4001583 0 561559473 2637319 3424576 5264881 0 17172044 0 67310666 30485421 6790388 19733199 41541 10717240 15847888 18675904 33323321 67847113 0 1043247 3297664 0 1070519 2253897 396121 (98491626) 3227255 59682149 0 0 4289001 0 10717240 33882379 11.67 .32 .88 .34 .97 0 11.56 1.01 0 0

EX-27 3
6 0000746637 MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FUND FOR INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT 1 FULL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO 12-MOS SEP-30-1995 OCT-01-1994 SEP-30-1995 572648242 639964390 10766023 4578234 0 655308647 1965810 0 2035773 4001583 0 561559473 12951639 60402048 5264881 0 17172044 0 67310666 152121232 6790388 19733199 41541 10717240 15847888 18675904 33323321 67847113 0 3008886 27299110 0 2091731 51973712 2431572 (98491626) 3227255 59682149 0 0 4289001 0 10717240 291951722 11.75 .21 .90 .14 .97 0 11.75 2.04 0 0

EX-27 4 WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
6 0000746637 MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FUND FOR INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT 1 FULL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO OTHER SEP-30-1995 OCT-21-1994 SEP-30-1995 572648242 639964390 10766023 4578234 0 655308647 1965810 0 2035773 4001583 0 561559473 99541 0 5264881 0 17172044 0 67310666 1154235 6790388 19733199 41541 10717240 15847888 18675904 33323321 67847113 0 10834 10962 0 132339 33800 1002 (98491626) 3227255 59682149 0 0 4289001 0 10717240 561798 11.74 .19 .92 .28 .97 0 11.60 2.04 0 0

EX-27 5
6 0000746637 MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FUND FOR INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT 1 FULL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO OTHER SEP-30-1995 OCT-21-1994 SEP-30-1995 572648242 639964390 10766023 4578234 0 655308647 1965810 0 2035773 4001583 0 561559473 40520316 0 5264881 0 17172044 0 67310666 467546176 6790388 19733199 41541 10717240 15847888 18675904 33323321 67847113 0 11100445 29225123 0 45534933 8339827 3325210 (98491626) 3227255 59682149 0 0 4289001 0 10717240 370120319 11.66 .27 .90 .32 .97 0 11.54 1.27 0 0

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