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The Best Performers in Their Categories
Rating bond funds by category, we awarded these funds three up-arrows. They
earned the highest risk-adjusted returns when compared to their peers.
AVERAGE ANNUAL
TOTAL RETURN*
SHORT (GENERAL)
HARBOR SHORT DURATION 5.1%
STRONG SHORT-TERM BOND 6.5
INTERMEDIATE (GENERAL)
FEDERATED BOND FORT. 10.5
FPA NEW INCOME 8.8
T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM INCOME 8.9
STRONG CORPORATE BOND 10.8
LONG (GENERAL)
INVESCO SELECT INCOME 9.0
LOOMIS SAYLES BOND 14.3
SHORT GOVERNMENT
AIM LTD. MAT. TREASURY RET. 5.0
ASSET MGMT. ADJUSTABLE RATE 5.2
FEDERATED ARMS INSTL. 4.7
NEW ENGLAND ADJ. RATE U.S. GOVT. A 4.8
INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT
AMERICAN CENT.-BENHAM GNMA 6.6
CARDINAL GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS 5.8
FIDELITY MORTGAGE SECURITIES 7.2
FIDELITY SPARTAN GINNIE MAE 6.4
LEXINGTON GNMA INCOME 6.4
VANGUARD FIXED-INCOME GNMA 6.7
LONG GOVERNMENT
DREYFUS 100% U.S. TREASURY LONG-TERM 7.5
CONVERTIBLES
OPPENHEIMER BOND FUND FOR GROWTH M 16.8
HIGH YIELD
FIDELITY SPARTAN HIGH-INCOME 15.6
MAINSTAY HI-YIELD CORP. BOND B 15.8
NORTHEAST INVESTORS 15.9
SELIGMAN HIGH-YIELD BOND A 14.9
MULTISECTOR
KEMPER DIVERSIFIED INCOME A 12.2%
INTERNATIONAL
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT PLUS A 9.8
GOLDMAN SACHS GLOBAL A 8.1
PRUDENTIAL INT. GLOBAL INCOME A 8.9
MUNICIPAL SHORT
DREYFUS SHORT-INTERMEDIATE MUNI. BD. 4.8
MUNICIPAL NATIONAL INTERM.
FLAGSHIP LTD.-TERM TAX-EXEMPT A 6.0
MUNICIPAL NATIONAL LONG
FRANKLIN HIGH YIELD T/F INCOME I 8.2
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL BOND R 6.8
T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH-YIELD 7.7
SIT TAX-FREE INCOME 7.1
THORNBURG INTERMEDIATE MUNI. A 7.3
UNITED MUNICIPAL HIGH-INCOME A 8.6
VAN KAMPEN AM. CAP. HI-YIELD MUNI. A 7.7
MUNI. SINGLE-STATE INTERM.
LIMITED TERM NY MUNICIPAL A 6.9
MUNI. SINGLE-STATE LONG
AMERICAN CENT-BEN CA. MUNI. HIGH-YLD. 7.9
FIDELITY SPARTAN PA MUNI. INC. 7.5
FRANKLIN AL TAX-FREE INC. I 7.1
FRANKLIN AZ TAX-FREE INC. I 7.0
FRANKLIN CA TAX-FREE INC. I 7.0
FRANKLIN FL TAX-FREE INC. I 7.1
FRANKLIN MA INS. TAX-FREE INC. I 6.8
FRANKLIN NY TAX-FREE INC. I 7.3
FRANKLIN PA TAX-FREE INC. I 7.2
PRUDENTIAL CA MUNI. CA INC. A 8.4
PUTNAM NY TAX EXEMPT OPPORT. A 6.8
*1992-96 pretax return, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
DATA: MORNINGSTAR INC..
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