BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 29, 2001 ISSUE
SPECIAL REPORT

Weighing Funds' Tax Baggage


POTENTIAL TAX BOMBS

                                  UNREALIZED
FUND                                GAINS %*

SMITH BARNEY TELECOMM. INCOME        99.3%
ARMADA TAX MANAGED EQUITY            83.4
CENTURY SHARES                       65.7
GALAXY GROWTH II TRUST               65.7
WELLS FARGO EQUITY INDEX             60.5



POTENTIAL TAX SHELTERS UNREALIZED FUND LOSSES %* JACOB INTERNET 429.4% INVESCO GOLD 313.5 PROFUNDS ULTRASHORT OTC 304.1 AM. CENTURY GLOBAL GOLD 182.1 FIDELITY EMERGING MARKET 181.2

* Biggest gains and losses as a percentage of total assets for funds with more than $50 million Data: Standard & Poor's


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