When it comes to sizing up mutual funds, BUSINESS WEEK has plenty of 
experience. Our fund ratings (A through F) have appeared every January since 
1986 and have been updated monthly since Jan., 1998, in the Mutual Fund Corner 
of our Web site (www.businessweek.com/investor/). Below, you'll find the funds 
that joined our A-list this year. Ratings are based on five-year risk-adjusted 
total returns.

                                    FIVE-YR. AVG.
FUND                                ANNUAL RETURN*

AMERICAN BALANCED                        16.8%
AMERICAN MUTUAL                          19.8
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTOR LIFEPATH 2010   14.3
BT INVESTMENT LIFECYCLE SHORT RANGE      10.1
DODGE & COX BALANCED                     17.3
FBP CONTRARIAN BALANCED                  16.7
FEDERATED STOCK & BOND A                 16.1
FIDELITY SELECT UTILITIES GROWTH         26.4
FIDELITY UTILITIES                       22.8
FRANKLIN GROWTH A                        21.7
GABELLI ASSET                            22.4
GABELLI GROWTH                           29.4
JANUS TWENTY                             36.7
MAS BALANCED PORTFOLIO INST.             17.8
MENTOR CAPITAL GROWTH A                  26.0
MFS TOTAL RETURN A                       15.6
MFS UTILITIES B                          21.5
MONTGOMERY U.S. ASSET ALLOCATION R       19.9
NATIONS ASSET ALLOCATION A               18.8
ONE GROUP BALANCED B                     16.0
PIONEER GROWTH A                         33.1
T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED                   16.5
RAINIER BALANCED                         19.1
REYNOLDS BLUE CHIP GROWTH                34.3
SALOMON BROTHERS INVESTORS O             25.1
SEI INST. BALANCED A                     16.3
SMITH BARNEY CONCERT SOCIAL A            18.9
STAGECOACH EQUITY INDEX A                26.6
STAGECOACH LIFEPATH OPPORTUNITY A         9.0
U.S. GLOBAL INV. ALL AMERICAN EQUITY     24.5
UAM SAMI PREFERRED STOCK INCOME           6.3
VICTORY BALANCED A                       17.1
WEITZ HICKORY                            32.8


*Through June 30. Appreciation plus reinvestment of dividends and capital 
gains before taxes

DATA: MORNINGSTAR INC., BW