The Bond Fund Leaders TAXABLE FUNDS TOTAL RETURN* PHOENIX EMERGING MARKETS BOND A 12.45% FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME 9.46 FIDELITY ADVISOR EMERG. MKTS. INC. T 9.00 SCUDDER EMERGING MARKETS INCOME 8.48 BEAR STEARNS EMERGING MKTS. DEBT A 8.36 MORGAN STANLEY WORLD. HIGH-INC. B 8.20 GT GLOBAL HIGH-INCOME B 7.49 JOHN HANCOCK HIGH-YIELD BOND B 7.02 ALLIANCE GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVT. B 6.89 TOUCHSTONE INCOME OPPORTUNITY A 6.61 AVERAGE OF 1,153 FUNDS 1.55 TAX-FREE FUNDS TOTAL RETURN* VAN KAMPEN AM. CAP. H/Y MUNI. A 3.05% ALLIANCE MUNI. INCOME II AZ A 3.04 STRONG HIGH-YIELD MUNICIPAL BOND 2.76 UNITED MUNICIPAL HIGH-INCOME A 2.74 VOYAGEUR CA TAX-FREE A 2.73 ND TAX-FREE 2.65 NUVEEN FLAGSHIP ALL-AMER. MUNI A 2.60 NUVEEN FLAGSHIP KS MUNI. BOND A 2.60 IAA TAX-EXEMPT BOND 2.56 ALLIANCE MUNI. INCOME NY A 2.52 AVERAGE OF 1,362 FUNDS 1.51 *APPRECIATION PLUS REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS BEFORE TAXES, JAN. 1-MAY 30, 1997 DATA: MORNINGSTAR, INC. Return to main story

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