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Steve McKee Highlights: PIMCO Total Return III, Fidelity Asset Manager, Vanguard Convertible, Neuberger Berman Genesis, Eclipse Small Cap Value, and Ariel Appreciation.


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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2003

Synchronize See synchronization.  your investment style with the modern market. Use Steve McKee's market analysis and mutual fund recommendations to bring the profit potential in your portfolio up to date. Learn about PIMCO PIMCO Pacific Investment Management Company  Total Return III (OTC OTC

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OTC

See over-the-counter market (OTC).
:PTSAX), Fidelity Asset Manager Income (OTC:FASIX), Vanguard Vanguard

Any of three unmanned U.S. experimental satellites. Vanguard I (1958), the second U.S. satellite placed in orbit around Earth (after Explorer 1), was a tiny 3.25-lb (1.47-kg) sphere with two radio transmitters.
 Convertible Securities (OTC:VCVSX), Neuberger Berman Neuberger Berman Inc., through its subsidaries, primarily Neuberger Berman, LLC, is an investment advisory firm founded in 1939 by Roy R. Neuberger and Robert Berman, to manage money for high net worth individuals.  Genesis (OTC:NBGNX) Eclipse Small Cap Value fund (OTC:EEQFX), and Ariel Appreciation (OTC:CAAPX). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://featuredexpert2bw.zacks.com/

Here are the highlights from the Featured Expert column:

Steve McKee is holding tight for now. This seems to be more of a relief rally, instead of the start of a big bull market. The problem arguing against the longer-term bull case is still one of valuations. Various ratios, like the PE, book/price, Price/Sales, and dividend yields are still at levels previously associated with market tops, rather than bottoms. Among other things, Steve will watch the VIX index VIX Index

An equity volatility measure developed in 1993 by the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The index is calculated using eight S&P 100 (OEX) option contracts, four calls and four puts, with an average time to maturity of 30 days.
 to help signal complacency com·pla·cen·cy  
n.
1. A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.

2. An instance of contented self-satisfaction.
, which will be the time to take profits.

Top-ranked Funds By C

C measures the risk (V) adjusted relative performance between fund and market (CS). Larger the C the better.

PIMCO Total Return III (OTC:PTSAX) invests in a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s  portfolio of fixed income securities while limiting investments concerning socially sensitive issues.

Fidelity Asset Manager Income (OTC:FASIX) allocates its assets among domestic or foreign stocks, bonds, and other investments.

Vanguard Convertible Securities (OTC:VCVSX) invests mainly in convertible securities, and looks for a high level of current income.

From the May 9th Update:

Neuberger Berman Genesis (OTC:NBGNX) has served McKee well over the months, but is now lagging Lagging

Strategy used by a firm to stall payments, normally in response to exchange rate projections.
. It is time to evolve, in each portfolio where appropriate sell Genesis and with the proceeds add to the Eclipse Small Cap Value fund (OTC:EEQFX).

In each portfolio where appropriate sell Ariel Appreciation (OTC:CAAPX) back to the money market.

Help your portfolio evolve into a more profitable instrument with additional mutual fund rankings from Steve McKee, and don't miss out on his "SLMBOND timing model report," Market Bubbles," and MAAPs" special reports by clicking: http://featuredexpert3bw.zacks.com/

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