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## Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued) 

## MetLife, Inc. 

The table below summarizes the actual weighted average allocation of the fair value of total plan assets by asset class at December 31 for the years indicated and the approved target allocation by major asset class at December 31, 2012 for the Invested Plans: 

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(1) Fixed maturity securities include ABS, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate, federal agency, foreign bonds, mortgage-backed securities, municipals, preferred stocks and U.S. government bonds. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified from alternative securities into fixed maturity securities to conform to the current year presentation. 

(2) Equity securities primarily include common stock of U.S. companies. 

(3) Alternative securities primarily include derivative assets, money market securities, short-term investments, and other investments. Postretirement life’s target and actual allocation of plan assets are all in short-term investments. 

The pension and postretirement plan assets measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis were determined as described in “— Plan Assets.” These estimated fair values and their corresponding placement in the fair value hierarchy are summarized as follows: 

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