1-800-MUTUALS Advisor Series Replaces Arthur Andersen with Ernst & Young.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2002 MUTUALS.com, Inc. 1-800-MUTUALS Advisor Series, the fund family that is comprised of the five Generation-Wave funds managed by MUTUALS.com, Inc. has recently approved Ernst & Young as its new auditor, replacing Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing . Due to the recent issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc Arthur Andersen's involvement in the Enron scandal, MUTUALS.com said that it was in its shareholders' best interests to ask for Arthur Andersen's resignation and to immediately approve a new accounting firm to handle its needs. There were no disagreements regarding accounting matters and the motion was passed with unanimous approval from the fund family's audit committee. "Since our founding eight years ago, we've made things very simple for our clients. The last thing we want to do is to allow our choice of accountants to interfere with a client's decision to embrace our philosophy and use our company," said Richard A. Sapio, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MUTUALS.com, Inc. Eric McDonald, company President, added, "Since we take a very long-term view of our business, we believe that Ernst & Young better fits our unique vision, mission, values, and purpose." When questioned about their increased role, Mark Sinclair, a long-time partner at Ernst & Young, added, "Ernst & Young has worked with MUTUALS.com for many years, and we look forward to this opportunity to expand our relationship by now auditing their family of mutual funds." Since 1994, MUTUALS.com, an SEC registered Investment Advisor Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) is a designation obtainable in the United States by an individual who has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or state regulatory agency (where the primary business is situated or multiple States in some cases) in , has advised and analyzed all mutual funds - currently numbering 11,716. The company has a patent-pending with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its proprietary mutual fund selection/filtering system. MUTUALS.com manages a family of five mutual funds called the 1-800-MUTUALS Advisor Series: Generation-Wave Family of Funds Family of Funds A group of mutual funds offered by one investment or fund company. Each mutual fund has different characteristics and can range depending on investment objective. Also referred to as a "Mutual Fund Family" or simply a "Fund Family". . The company charges no loads, no transaction fees, and no commissions, which is key to its objective, unbiased approach. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. MUTUALS.com, Inc. is an NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). member firm. The 1-800-MUTUALS Advisor Series funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . |
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