The A-List These equity mutual funds have earned A's for delivering the best risk-adjusted total returns over the past five years. Average Annual Total INVESTMENT RISK Return* CATEGORY FUND: AARP GROWTH & INCOME 20.2% Large-cap Blend Low AMERICAN CENT. EQUITY GROWH INV. 21.0 Large-cap Value Low AMERICAN CENT. INCOME & GROWTH 20.4 Large-cap Value Low AMERICAN MUTUAL 17.2 Large-cap Value Very low BABSON VALUE 20.9 Large-cap Value Low BERWYN INCOME 12.6 Domestic Hybrid Very low CALDWELL & ORKIN MK'T OPPORT.** 16.9 Domestic Hybrid Very low DEAN WITTER EUROPEAN GROWTH B 22.1 Europe Low DODGE & COX BALANCED 16.1 Domestic Hybrid Very low DODGE & COX STOCK 21.1 Large-cap Value Low DREYFUS BALANCED 13.6 Domestic Hybrid Very low ECLIPSE BALANCED** 14.9 Domestic Hybrid Very low EVERGREEN GROWTH & INCOME Y 20.3 Mid-cap Blend Low EXCELSIOR VALUE & RESTRUCTURING A 27.2 Mid-cap Blend Low FBL MANAGED** 12.7 Domestic Hybrid Very low FIDELITY ADV. GROWTH OPPORT. T 20.4 Large-cap Value Low FIDELITY ASSET MANAGER: INCOME 10.0 Domestic Hybrid Very low FIDELITY DESTINY I 22.9 Large-cap Value Low FIDELITY DESTINY II 22.4 Large-cap Value Low FIDELITY EQUITY-INCOME 20.3 Large-cap Value Low Average Annual Total INVESTMENT RISK Return* CATEGORY FUND: FIDELITY GROWTH & INCOME 20.9% Large-cap Blend Low FIDELITY LOW-PRICED STOCK 20.4 Small-cap Value Very low FIDELITY SELECT HOME FINANCE 32.0 Financial Average FIDELITY VALUE 18.9 Mid-cap Value Low FIRST AMERICAN EQUITY-INCOME A** 15.3 Large-cap Value Very low FIRST AMERICAN STOCK A** 20.1 Large-cap Value Low FLAG INVESTORS VALUE BUILDER A 17.7 Domestic Hybrid Very low FOUNDERS BALANCED 16.9 Domestic Hybrid Very low FRANKLIN BALANCE SHEET INVEST. 19.7 Small-cap Value Very low FRANKLIN CALIFORNIA GROWTH I 25.0 Mid-cap Growth Average FRANKLIN EQUITY INCOME I 16.2 Large-cap Value Very low GABELLI ASSET 18.9 Mid-cap Blend Low GABELLI EQUITY-INCOME** 18.2 Large-cap Value Very low GREENSPRING 16.3 Domestic Hybrid Very low HANCOCK REGIONAL BANK B 28.4 Financial Low HILLIARD LYONS GROWTH** 18.8 Large-cap Blend Low HOMESTEAD VALUE 19.5 Mid-cap Value Low HOTCHKIS & WILEY BALANCED** 13.1 Domestic Hybrid Very low INCOME FUND OF AMERICA 15.1 Domestic Hybrid Very low INVESCO TOTAL RETURN 15.9 Domestic Hybrid Very low Average Annual Total INVESTMENT RISK Return* CATEGORY FUND: JANUS BALANCED 14.6% Domestic Hybrid Very low LONGLEAF PARTNERS 21.4 Mid-cap Blend Very low LONGLEAF PARTNERS SMALL-CAP 20.0 Small-cap Value Very low MAIRS & POWER BALANCED** 16.3 Domestic Hybrid Very low MAIRS & POWER GROWTH 23.7 Mid-cap Blend Low MAP-EQUITY** 18.7 Mid-cap Blend Very low MAXUS EQUITY** 18.4 Mid-cap Value Very low MERGER 12.1 Mid-cap Blend Very low MERRILL LYNCH BASIC VALUE B 19.2 Large-cap Value Low MUTUAL BEACON Z 19.5 Mid-cap Value Very low MUTUAL DISCOVERY Z 22.7 World Very low MUTUAL QUALIFIED Z 20.0 Mid-cap Value Very low MUTUAL SHARES Z 20.0 Mid-cap Value Very low OAKMARK 22.8 Large-cap Value Low PAINEWEBBER FINAN. SVCS. GR. A** 24.7 Financial Low PEGASUS INTRINSIC VALUE A** 17.0 Mid-cap Value Very low PELICAN 19.7 Large-cap Value Low PILGRIM AMERICA BANK & THRIFT A 28.7 Financial Average PIMCO RENAISSANCE C 19.8 Large-cap Blend Low T. ROWE PRICE CAP. APPRECIATION 14.8 Domestic Hybrid Very low T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH 21.4 Large-cap Blend Very low T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY-INCOME 20.0 Large-cap Value Very low T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME 18.0 Large-cap Blend Low T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE 20.2 Small-cap Value Very low PUTNAM EQUITY INCOME A 19.5 Large-cap Value Low ROYCE PREMIER 15.2 Small-cap Value Very low SAFECO EQUITY NO LOAD 22.9 Large-cap Blend Low SAFECO INCOME NO LOAD 17.9 Large-cap Value Very low SALOMON BROS INVESTORS O 20.5 Large-cap Value Low SCUDDER GROWTH & INCOME 19.9 Large-cap Blend Low Average Annual Total INVESTMENT RISK Return* CATEGORY FUND: SEQUOIA 22.9% Large-cap Value Average SMITH BARNEY PREM. TOTAL RETURN B 15.8 Large-cap Value Very low SOUND SHORE 21.5 Mid-cap Value Low STRATTON GROWTH** 19.5 Large-cap Value Low STRONG SCHAFER VALUE 20.5 Mid-cap Value Low THIRD AVENUE VALUE 19.4 Small-cap Value Low TORRAY 23.7 Large-cap Blend Low VANGUARD ASSET ALLOCATION 17.2 Domestic Hybrid Low VANGUARD EQUITY-INCOME 19.0 Large-cap Value Low VANGUARD STAR 14.9 Domestic Hybrid Very low VANGUARD/WINDSOR II 20.7 Large-cap Value Low VISTA BALANCED A** 14.6 Domestic Hybrid Very low VONTOBEL U.S. VALUE** 19.4 Large-cap Value Low WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS 20.8 Large-cap Value Low WESTWOOD BALANCED** 17.6 Domestic Hybrid Very low WESTWOOD EQUITY** 21.8 Large-cap Blend Low *1993-97 pretax returns, appreciation plus reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. ** Fund data in Business Week Online. DATA: MORNINGSTAR Return to main story

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