| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 11, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| FINANCE
The Best Bond Funds TAXABLE FUNDS
TOTAL RETURN*
THIRD AVENUE HIGH-YIELD 4.42%
STRONG INTERNATIONAL BOND 4.04
MUNDER INTERNATIONAL BOND A 4.01
LEGG MASON GLOBAL GOVT. PRIM. 3.69
ABN AMRO INTL. FIXED-INCOME COMM. 3.43
MAINSTAY INTERNATIONAL BOND B 3.33
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON HARD CURRENCY A 2.59
ALLIANCE NORTH AMERICAN GOVT. INC. B 2.45
NORTHERN INTERNATIONAL FIXED-INCOME 2.36
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL BOND 2.20
AVERAGE OF 1303 FUNDS -0.04
TAX-FREE FUNDS
HIGHMARK CA. INTERM. TAX-FREE BOND A 1.11%
CALIFORNIA INVESTMENT CA. INS. INTERM. 1.07
FRANKLIN CA. INTERM. TAX-FREE INCOME 0.79
CALVERT TAX-FREE RES. LIMITED-TERM A 0.71
PAYDEN & RYGEL SHORT DURATION T/E R 0.71
BERNSTEIN SHORT DURATION CA. MUNICIPAL 0.70
AMERICAN CENTURY CA. LTD.-TERM T/F INV. 0.69
MUNDER TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERM. BOND A 0.67
M.S.D.&T. INTERMEDIATE TAX-EXEMPT 0.63
SMITH BARNEY INTERM. MATURITY CA. A 0.59
AVERAGE OF 1426 FUNDS -1.26
*Appreciation plus reinvestment of dividends and capital gains before taxes,
July 1 through Sept. 27, 1999
DATA: MORNINGSTAR, INC.
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