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Which way is up? B.E. provides the answer by offering a slate of funds that will boost the performance of your portfolio. (Mutual Fund Overview).


ALEX A. BROWN, A STUNTMAN stunt·man  
n.
A man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk.

stuntman nespecialista m

stuntman 
 WHO HAS PERFORMED IN FILMS FROM GLORY to Rush Hour, knows how to take a fall. But he's not keen on watching the returns on his investments take a plunge The term Plunge has multiple meanings:
  • Plunge (American football), a play in American football
  • Plunge (Band), a band
  • The Plunge, a closed historic swim center in Richmond California
  • Plungė, a city in Lithuania.
. "There's a time to be aggressive and a time to be cautious," the 60-year-old film industry veteran says. "I've been following a plan for over 15 years, and I couldn't be happier."

Brown's method is simple but effective. He has bought less stock funds and added more bond funds to his portfolio--a good call in last year's portfolio-punishing environment. By following this strategy, he and his wife, Karen, 55, have built up a portfolio worth between $250,000 to $300,000.

In 2001, things went from bad to worse for stock fund investors. Recession and war were two major factors that introduced more turbulence turbulence, state of violent or agitated behavior in a fluid. Turbulent behavior is characteristic of systems of large numbers of particles, and its unpredictability and randomness has long thwarted attempts to fully understand it, even with such powerful tools as  into an already volatile market.

Just take a look at the past two years. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 Morningstar Inc., the Chicago-based mutual fund research firm, the average domestic stock fund hardly moved in 2000, earning 0.39%. But there were plenty of places to make money. Healthcare funds gained more than 50% that year, while natural resources, financial, and real estate funds all topped the 25% mark. Among diversified funds Diversified Fund

A type of investment fund that contains a wide array of securities and is adequately diversified. A mutual fund classified as a "diversified fund" will actively maintain a high level of diversification in its holdings, thus reducing the amount of risk in the fund,
, all types of value funds did well, with small- and mid-cap Mid-cap

Short for "Middle Cap," mid cap refers to stocks with a market capitalization of between $2 billion to $10 billion.

Notes:
As the name implies, a mid-cap is in the middle of the pack. A mid-cap isn't too big, but at the same time has a relatively decent market cap.
 value funds each gaining a healthy 18%.

That was 2000. In 2001, the market was more battered bat·ter 1  
v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters

v.tr.
1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows.

2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.

3.
 and bruised bruise  
v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es

v.tr.
1.
a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.

b.
 than a stuntman's torso torso /tor·so/ (tor´so) trunk (1).

tor·so
n. pl. tor·sos or tor·si
The human body excluding the head and limbs; trunk.
. The average domestic fund was down nearly 11%. The following were the biggest losers:

Growth funds. All types of growth funds fell in 2001, especially those that held large-cap Large-cap

A stock with a high level of capitalization, usually at least $5 billion market value.


large-cap

1. Of or relating to the common stock of a big corporation that has considerable retained earnings and a large amount of
 companies. The category dipped 24%.

Technology funds. After losing 32% of their value in 2000, tech funds were down another 38% last year.

Specialty funds specialty fund

See sector fund.
. Vehicles with a heavy concentration in communications, healthcare, natural resources, and utilities stocks suffered double-digit losses.

International stock funds. Funds that invest in non-U.S. companies fell by a staggering 17%. For the second straight year, Japanese and European funds faltered, plummeting 30% and 21%, respectively.

A FEW BRIGHT SPOTS

Believe it or not, investing in 2001 was not all gloom and doom gloom and doom
n.
A deeply pessimistic outlook or feeling.



gloom-and-doom
. Where did investors make money--or at least avoid huge losses--last year?

Value funds. "The same investors who were convinced they had to own growth stocks in the late 1990s bought value stocks Value stocks

Stocks with low price/book ratios or price/earnings ratios. Historically, value stocks have enjoyed higher average returns than growth stocks (stocks with high price/book or P/E ratios) in a variety of countries.
 in 2001, just as they did in 2000, driving up prices," maintains Scott Cooley, a senior fund analyst at Morningstar. In 2001, small-cap value funds gained more than 17%, mid-cap value funds gained more than 6%, and large-cap value funds (down 5.5%) lost only half as much as the average domestic stock fund.

Precious metals Precious Metals

Valuable metals such as gold, iridium, palladium, platinum, and silver.

Notes:
Investing in precious metals can be done either by purchasing the physical asset, or by purchasing futures contracts for the particular metal.
 funds. Although these funds were leaders last year, gaining almost 19%, the category provides little for long-term investors Long-term investor

A person who makes investments for a period of at least five years in order to finance his or her long-term goals.
 to cheer about--having posted negative five- and 10-year returns through the end of 2001. Real estate funds, which produced a 9% return, were runners-up for specialty fund performance leadership.

Bond funds. The flight to safety, however, paid off for a number of investors. Each of the 20 categories of bond funds tracked by Morningstar had positive returns last year--even junk bond junk bond, a bond that involves greater than usual risk as an investment and pays a relatively high rate of interest, typically issued by a company lacking an established earnings history or having a questionable credit history.  funds gained a tad more than 1%. Corporate bond funds generally beat government bond funds by a slight margin in 2001, with the former returning more than 7%. (See "Take Safety in Bonds," this issue.)

Which investors fared--and will continue to fare--best in this environment? Quality hounds. As the U.S. economy struggles to recover from a recession and the stock market labors to rebound rebound (rē´bownd),
n/v 1. a recovery from illness.
n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus

rebound adjective
, fund investors need to invest in class acts among many different classes of funds.

To help you find these top performers, BE once again provides you with our semiannual Semiannual

An event that occurs twice in a calendar year.

Notes:
A bond with semiannual coupons would issue payment once every six months.
See also: Annual, Bond, Coupon Bond
 ranking of the top 70 mutual funds. Morningstar Inc. has tracked the 12-month performance of the funds in 14 categories. In evaluating equity vehicles, Morningstar determines domestic stock funds by the size of the companies they own. Funds that tend to hold the largest 5% of U.S. companies--companies with a market value, or capitalization capitalization n. 1) the act of counting anticipated earnings and expenses as capital assets (property, equipment, fixtures) for accounting purposes. 2) the amount of anticipated net earnings which hypothetically can be used for conversion into capital assets. , of more than $8.54 billion--are considered large-cap funds. Funds that purchase the smallest 20% of U.S. companies--companies valued at $1.31 billion or less--are small-cap funds. Mid-cap funds fall between the two.

Diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s  U.S. equity funds are also classified according to the prices of the stocks they own. Value funds own companies with low share prices relative to their earnings and asset values. Recently, value funds held shares of such blue chips as Citigroup (NYSE NYSE

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). On the other hand, growth funds own stocks with relatively high prices compared to their earnings and asset values. Growth funds have recently bought Pfizer (NYSE: PFE 1. (text, editor) PFE - Programmer's File Editor.
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), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol)
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) and Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation).
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 (Nasdaq: CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol)
CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer
), which are expected to post above average earnings growth in future years.

Blend funds Blend Fund

A mutual fund composed of various asset classes (such as stocks, bonds and money market securities), allowing investors to diversify their holdings by owning just a single fund. Also called "hybrid funds".
, however, favor neither value stocks nor growth stocks.

Now that 2001 is fodder fodder

feed for herbivorous animals, usually used to describe dried leafy material such as hay. See also forage.


fodder beet
a root crop grown solely as a source of feed for cattle, possibly sheep.
 for the history books, what funds can you expect to pay off in 2002? The following are fund categories you should add to your portfolio.

VALUE FUNDS TRY FOR A THREE-PEAT

After two years of setting the pace in equities, value funds are still favored by many investors and advisors. In fact, they will continue to be embraced as long as the economy remains sluggish, and the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act  dampens investors' spirits. Says Jeffrey B. Hammond, a financial planner Financial Planner

A qualified investment professional who assists individuals and corporations meet their long-term financial objectives by analyzing the client's status and setting a program to achieve these goals.
 in Chicago, "I think value funds will continue to out-perform growth funds. People remember the [tech] bubble A bit in bubble memory or a symbol in a bubble chart.  bursting so they are still not confident about investing in the big growth stocks." Among his favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. : Kenwood Growth & Income (KNWDX), a mid-cap value fund that can be found on the RE Black Mutual Fund Index (See Moneywise, this issue.)

Like her husband, Alex, Karen Brown is pleased to manage a moderate portfolio rich with value funds. "We're both semiretired sem·i·re·tired  
adj.
Working only on a part-time basis, as for reasons of ill health or advanced age.



sem
," she says, "so we didn't want to take on a great deal of risk in our investments. A few years ago, growth stocks had become so expensive that it seemed like a good time to cut back."

Most of all, she's learned not to track her holdings every day. "If you keep up with the news, you tend to get worried, especially the way things have been the past two years. Now, I take a longer-term view, counting on a balanced portfolio."

According to their advisor, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  financial planner Marv Kaye, J.D., CFP 1. CFP - Constraint Functional Programming.
2. CFP - Communicating Functional Processes.
3. CFP - Call For Papers (for a conference).
, the Browns' target asset allocation Asset Allocation

The process of dividing a portfolio among major asset categories such as bonds, stocks or cash. The purpose of asset allocation is to reduce risk by diversifying the portfolio.
 is 70% in stocks and 30% in bonds. "Growth stocks had gone up so much [in the late '90s] that the ratio [of stocks to bonds] went to 80/20," he says. "That seemed to be too risky, especially considering the prices at which some stocks were selling. So we moved out of some growth and technology funds, even ones that we liked."

On the equity side, aggressive stock funds were replaced by additional investments in [one of] the PIMCO PIMCO Pacific Investment Management Company  Renaissance Funds which invest in mid-cap value stocks, and Alliance Growth & Income (CABDX), which provides exposure to the large-cap value category. "In stocks, I'm still two-thirds in value," says Kaye, "because those stocks seem reasonably priced compared to growth stocks."

Value investor Joseph Delaney, a schoolteacher in Como, Mississippi Como is a town in Panola County, Mississippi, United States which borders the Mississippi Delta. The population was 1,310 as of the 2000 census. Geography
Como is located at  (34.513343, -89.
, has made American Funds
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Please see the discussion on the talk page.
 offering, Investment Company of America (AIVSX), one of his mainstay investments. "I began to invest seriously just a few years ago when I decided to build up a retirement fund," he says. "I've been putting money into Investment Company of America every month, no matter how good or bad the market has been doing. I have developed the habit of consistent investing, and for the first time I feel like I'm getting somewhere."

Delaney's advisor, Memphis, Tennessee For the ancient Egyptian capital, see .

Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just below the mouth of the Wolf River.
, financial planner Lee A. Jackson, notes that Investment Company of America, classified as a large-cap value fund by Morningstar, has a stellar long-term record. "It has been around since 1934 with only a few negative years, so I thought that this would be a good fund for someone like Joseph, who's just getting his feet wet as an investor," Jackson says. The fund's 4.6% loss last year was its first drop in more than a decade (it has turned in an impressive 13% annual return over the past 10 years).

According to Jackson, Delaney serves as a model for first-time investors. "He's someone who hadn't done anything for retirement but has started saving systematically," Jackson says. "Joseph has the discipline, and he's on his way to accumulating something that will be significant."

GROWTH MAY GET GOING AGAIN

Even though value funds have been up while growth funds have been beaten down, investors shouldn't abandon that area altogether. After two dismal dis·mal  
adj.
1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary: dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy.

2.
 years, Kaye says the time may be ripe to buy such growth fund leaders as RS Emerging Growth (RSEGX). The mid-capper turned in a 182% return in 1999, and still--after two weak years--boasts one of the best five-year records of all mutual funds.

Value-prone Hammond also believes the time may be near to go for growth. "Investments that have lagged for a couple of years may be attractive," he says, "so mid- and small-cap growth funds might rebound. If the economy improves and interest rates start to turn up this year, bond funds will be hurt, so investors are likely to move money into growth stocks."

How should you react to your portfolio being clawed claw  
n.
1. A sharp, curved, horny structure at the end of a toe of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

2.
a. A chela or similar pincerlike structure on the end of a limb of a crustacean or other arthropod.

b.
 by the bear market of 2000-2001?

Of course, monitor your holdings. Before making radical asset shifts, keep in mind the resilience resilience (r·zilˑ·yens),
n
 of the stock market. For instance, the S&P 500 was up an impressive 16.8% in the four months after its September 21 low (the index plummeted, due in large part to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon Pentagon

Huge five-sided building (1941–43) in Arlington, Va., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Designed by George Edwin Bergstrom, it was, on its completion, the world's largest office building, covering 34 acres (14 hectares) and offering
). Historically, the S&P 500 has had an average gain of 18.6% during rebounds after nine preceding postwar post·war  
adj.
Belonging to the period after a war: postwar resettlement; a postwar house.


postwar
Adjective

occurring or existing after a war

Adj. 1.
 bear markets.

FINDING BALANCE WITH BONDS

Long-term investors should heed this bit of advice: Stay diversified across-the-board. In addition to growth and value stock funds, purchase bond funds as well.

In some cases, Hammond has repositioned his clients' assets, putting more of their money into bond funds last year. But he may not be as aggressive going forward. "Since interest rates are more likely to go up from here than to go down further," he asserts, "I'm reluctant to advise a greater allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place.

In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as
 to bond funds."

The Browns, however, like safe instruments and increased their fixed-income allocation last year, moving dollars into bond offerings such as Alliance California Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: AKP AKP Adalet Ve Kalkinma Partisi (Turkish: Party for Justice and Progress)
AKP Arbeidernes Kommunist Parti (Norwegian Political Party)
AKP Agjencia Kombetare e Privatizimit
), a closed end fund which provides income free of state or federal tax. The couple will continue to embrace diversification Diversification

A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. It is designed to minimize the impact of any one security on overall portfolio performance.

Notes:
Diversification is possibly the greatest way to reduce the risk.
 and quality. In order to maximize their holdings and retire comfortably, with a $1 million portfolio, the Browns will stay away from "stunt" investing. And you should too.
B.E.'S TOP MUTUAL FUND PERFORMANCES

                                           AVG. ANNUALIZED
                                            TOTAL RETURN

                                1-YEAR
                                 TOTAL
FUND NAME              TICKER   RETURN *   3-YEAR   5-YEAR

Large Growth

Rydex Arktos Inv.      RYAIX      15.13%   -13.39     NA
Potomac OTC/Short      POTSX        6.77   -18.07     NA
Rydex Retailing Inv.   RYRIX        3.23    -3.99     NA
Bear Stearns Focus     BSFAX        2.93     3.87     NA
  List A
Fidelity Export &      FEXPX        0.72    13.17    17.02
  Multinational

Mid-cap Growth

Heritage Mid-Cap       HMCAX       19.15    21.74     NA
  Stock A
Needham Growth         NEEGX       12.07    29.33    24.56
Fidelity Select Bus    FBSOX        9.59    11.84     NA
  Serv & Outsrcg
Liberty Acorn          ACTWX        8.00    15.97     NA
  Twenty Z
Strong Discovery       STDIX        2.75     3.99     5.94

Small Growth

Buffalo Small-Cap      BUFSX       31.18    33.21     NA
([dagger]) William     WBSNX       25.99     NA       NA
  Blair Small-Cap
  Growth N
Dreyfus Premier        DPMGX       25.44     NA       NA
  Micro-Cap Growth A
Oberweis Micro-Cap     OBMCX       23.86    10.8      9.47
Exeter Small-Cap A     MNSMX       22.05    13.64     7.31

Large Blend

ProFunds UltraBear     URPIX       22.65     1.34     NA
  Inv.
Thompson Plumb         THPGX       19.13    16.81    20.09
  Growth
Rydex Ursa Inv.        RYURX       16.33     6.17    -5.19
ProFunds Bear Inv.     BRPIX       14.29     5.27     NA
Auxier Focus           AUXFX       12.67     NA       NA

Mid-cap Blend

Yacktman               YACKX       19.46     4.05     6.04
StockCar Stocks        SCARX       16.31     5.74     NA
  Index
Ariel Appreciation     CAAPX       16.23     9.94    16.99
Oppenheimer Main St    OMSOX       16.14     NA       NA
  Opportunity A
Mosaic Mid-Cap         GTSGX       15.31    14.36    13.34

Small Blend

Schroder Ultra Inv.    SMCFX       73.46   103.08     NA
CGM Focus              CGMFX       47.65    35.08     NA
Satuit Capital           NA        38.16     NA       NA
  Micro-Cap
FBR Small-Cap Value    FBRVX       32.63    13.11    15.04
  A
CRM Small-Cap Value    CRMSX       26.34    18.29    12.08
  Inv.

Large Value

Citizens Value         MYPVX       13.41    13.26    14.98
FBP Contrarian         FBPEX       11.38     4.26    10.85
  Equity
Dean Large-Cap         DALCX       10.78     5.34     NA
  Value A
Summit Apex Everest    SAEVX       10.45     NA       NA
Clipper                CFIMX       10.26    14.07    18.21

Mid-cap Value

Ameristock Focused     AMFVX       60.42     NA       NA
  Value
Columbia Strategic     CSVFX       29.76     NA       NA
  Value
Icon Leisure &         ICLEX       25.03    10.94     NA
  Consumer Staples
Fidelity Select        FSAVX       22.82    -0.48     3.84
  Automotive
Marshall Mid-Cap       MRVEX       22.10    14.98    14.55
  Value Inv.

Small Value

Corbin Small-Cap       CORBX       53.66    14.38     NA
  Value
Aegis Value            AVALX       42.66    21.46     NA
Franklin Micro-Cap     FRMCX       41.28    14.98    12.60
  Value A
FPA Capital            FPPTX       38.13    15.21    12.38
Heartland Value Plus   HRVIX       34.76     7.69     7.79

Foreign Stock

Oakmark Internatio-    OAKEX       12.98    16.55     6.73
  nal Small-Cap I
Longleaf Partners      LLINX       10.47    20.05     NA
  International
First Eagle SoGen      SGOVX        5.35    14.03     9.39
  Overseas A
Quant Foreign Value    QFVOX       -3.41     0.57     NA
  Ord
Tweedy, Browne         TBGVX       -4.67    10.31    12.87
  Global Value

World Stock

Oakmark Global I       OAKGX       20.05     NA       NA
RS Partners            RSPFX       16.72    16.75     6.46
Polaris Global Value   PGVFX        2.21     3.90     NA
Van Kampen Global      VGFAX        1.04    15.54     NA
  Franchise A
Templeton Growth A     TEPLX        0.54    10.09     8.62

Domestic
Hybrid Funds

Bruce                  XO960       22.48    10.85    10.76
Grizzly Short Fund     GRZZX       22.11     NA       NA
Comstock Capital       DRCVX       21.41    -1.31   -11.44
  Value A
Valley Forge           VAFGX       18.57     6.11     5.61
Oakmark Equity &       OAKBX       18.01    15.14    16.77
  Income I

US Gov't Funds

([dagger]) American    BTFIX       13.57     6.29     8.64
  Century Target Mat
  2005 Inv.
Pauze U.S. Govt Ltd    PGTRX       12.27     4.71     6.05
  Duration NoLoad
PaineWebber Pace       PCGTX        9.69     7.09     7.34
  Govt Secs Fix-Inc
  P
Eaton Vance            EVGOX        9.06     6.17     6.26
  Government
  Obligations A
Strong Government      STVSX        8.92     6.25     7.18
  Securities Inv.

Muni National Funds

Nuveen High Yield      NHMAX       11.29     NA       NA
  Municipal Bond A
AIM High Income        AHMAX        6.80     0.79     NA
  Municipal Bond A
American Century       ABHYX        6.50     3.79     NA
  High-Yield Muni
  Inv.
Northern High Yield    NHYMX        6.33     2.00     NA
  Muni
American Funds         AMHIX        6.22     3.66     5.22
  High-Inc Muni
  Bond A

                                 MIN.
                                 INT.        ASSETS *
FUND NAME              TICKER   INVEST.   (in millions)       PHONE

Large Growth

Rydex Arktos Inv.      RYAIX    $25,000      $91,597,511   800-820-0888
Potomac OTC/Short      POTSX     10,000        5,588,566   800-851-0511
Rydex Retailing Inv.   RYRIX     25,000       24,899,117   800-820-0888
Bear Stearns Focus     BSFAX      1,000       19,353,659   800-766-4111
  List A
Fidelity Export &      FEXPX      2,500      672,889,376   800-544-8888
  Multinational

Mid-cap Growth

Heritage Mid-Cap       HMCAX      1,000       83,936,454   800-421-4184
  Stock A
Needham Growth         NEEGX      5,000      345,008,813   800-625-7071
Fidelity Select Bus    FBSOX      2,500       57,734,959   800-544-8888
  Serv & Outsrcg
Liberty Acorn          ACTWX      1,000       69,369,717   800-322-2847
  Twenty Z
Strong Discovery       STDIX      2,500      158,266,367   800-368-1030

Small Growth

Buffalo Small-Cap      BUFSX      2,500      536,477,702   800-492-8332
([dagger]) William     WBSNX       5000       12,278,700   800-742-7272
  Blair Small-Cap
  Growth N
Dreyfus Premier        DPMGX      1,000       16,348,000   800-782-6620
  Micro-Cap Growth A
Oberweis Micro-Cap     OBMCX      1,000       28,317,533   800-323-6166
Exeter Small-Cap A     MNSMX      2,000      103,472,085   800-466-3863

Large Blend

ProFunds UltraBear     URPIX     15,000       51,711,817   888-776-3637
  Inv.
Thompson Plumb         THPGX      1,000      327,817,909   800-999-0887
  Growth
Rydex Ursa Inv.        RYURX     25,000      228,728,884   800-820-0888
ProFunds Bear Inv.     BRPIX     15,000        9,319,577   888-776-3637
Auxier Focus           AUXFX      2,000       10,929,173   800-862-7283

Mid-cap Blend

Yacktman               YACKX      2,500      112,580,670   800-525-8258
StockCar Stocks        SCARX        250        4,419,618   800-494-2755
  Index
Ariel Appreciation     CAAPX      1,000      771,294,354   800-292-7435
Oppenheimer Main St    OMSOX      1,000      233,049,862   800-525-7048
  Opportunity A
Mosaic Mid-Cap         GTSGX      1,000       13,038,516   800-368-3195

Small Blend

Schroder Ultra Inv.    SMCFX     10,000      176,214,164   800-464-3108
CGM Focus              CGMFX      2,500      246,332,530   800-345-4048
Satuit Capital           NA       1,000          910,157   800-567-4030
  Micro-Cap
FBR Small-Cap Value    FBRVX      2,000       27,063,195   888-888-0025
  A
CRM Small-Cap Value    CRMSX     10,000       84,341,166   800-276-2883
  Inv.

Large Value

Citizens Value         MYPVX      2,500       20,780,818   800-223-7010
FBP Contrarian         FBPEX     25,000       61,088,029   866-738-1127
  Equity
Dean Large-Cap         DALCX      1,000       15,948,907   800-268-4007
  Value A
Summit Apex Everest    SAEVX      5,000       63,727,188   888-259-7565
Clipper                CFIMX      5,000    2,467,988,901   800-776-5033

Mid-cap Value

Ameristock Focused     AMFVX     $1,000       $3,753,522   800-394-5064
  Value
Columbia Strategic     CSVFX      1,000      101,433,884   800-547-1707
  Value
Icon Leisure &         ICLEX      1,000       62,815,886   800-764-0442
  Consumer Staples
Fidelity Select        FSAVX      2,500       23,468,976   800-544-8888
  Automotive
Marshall Mid-Cap       MRVEX      1,000      189,509,596   800-236-8560
  Value Inv.

Small Value

Corbin Small-Cap       CORBX      2,000        2,042,927   800-924-6848
  Value
Aegis Value            AVALX     10,000       69,606,512   800-528-3780
Franklin Micro-Cap     FRMCX      1,000      272,282,779   800-342-5236
  Value A
FPA Capital            FPPTX      1,500      551,581,599   800-982-4372
Heartland Value Plus   HRVIX      1,000       60,056,877   800-432-7856

Foreign Stock

Oakmark Internatio-    OAKEX      1,000      189,775,412   800-625-6275
  nal Small-Cap I
Longleaf Partners      LLINX     10,000      834,445,256   800-445-9469
  International
First Eagle SoGen      SGOVX      1,000      450,270,103   800-334-2143
  Overseas A
Quant Foreign Value    QFVOX      2,500       27,486,422   800-326-2151
  Ord
Tweedy, Browne         TBGVX      2,500    3,834,492,384   800-432-4789
  Global Value

World Stock

Oakmark Global I       OAKGX      1,000       75,955,760   800-625-6275
RS Partners            RSPFX      5,000       71,576,196   800-766-3863
Polaris Global Value   PGVFX      2,500       16,701,951   888-263-5594
Van Kampen Global      VGFAX      1,000       20,637,652   800-421-5666
  Franchise A
Templeton Growth A     TEPLX      1,000   12,108,104,983   800-342-5236

Domestic
Hybrid Funds

Bruce                  XO960      1,000        3,793,128   800-872-7823
Grizzly Short Fund     GRZZX     10,000       15,324,301   800-273-6886
Comstock Capital       DRCVX      2,500       47,381,000   800-422-3554
  Value A
Valley Forge           VAFGX      1,000        6,766,000   800-548-1942
Oakmark Equity &       OAKBX      1,000      761,954,544   800-625-6275
  Income I

US Gov't Funds

([dagger]) American    BTFIX      2,500      339,588,280   800-345-2021
  Century Target Mat
  2005 Inv.
Pauze U.S. Govt Ltd    PGTRX     25,000        2,090,437   800-327-7170
  Duration NoLoad
PaineWebber Pace       PCGTX     10,000      200,055,355   800-647-1568
  Govt Secs Fix-Inc
  P
Eaton Vance            EVGOX      1,000      290,885,782   800-225-6265
  Government
  Obligations A
Strong Government      STVSX      2,500    1,630,156,701   800-368-1030
  Securities Inv.

Muni National Funds

Nuveen High Yield      NHMAX      3,000       27,106,443   800-257-8787
  Municipal Bond A
AIM High Income        AHMAX        500       69,855,180   800-959-4246
  Municipal Bond A
American Century       ABHYX      5,000       28,663,910   800-345-2021
  High-Yield Muni
  Inv.
Northern High Yield    NHYMX      2,500       34,467,870   800-595-9111
  Muni
American Funds         AMHIX        250      685,743,780   800-421-4120
  High-Inc Muni
  Bond A

* AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001, SOURCE: MORNINGSTAR INC.

([dagger]) INDICATES ONE OF A SERIES OF FUNDS; FUNDS WITHIN THIS
FAMILY VARY IN COMMISSION STRUCTURE.
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