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MARCH 12, 2001

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Maine GIFT College Investing Plan
INVESTMENT OPTIONS RETURNS YEAR 2000
(or from inception to year-end 2000)
1-4 4 age-based portfolios, ranging from 100% to 90% equity for newborns to 20% 0% equity for college student; -6.5% to 6.2% (for ML age tailored only)
5 100% equity (Merrill Lynch fund) -7%
6 100% Fixed Income (ML fund) 5.3%
7 75% equity/5% cash/20% bond (ML fund) -4.3%
8 Aggressive all equity (90% US, 10% global, small-cap & growth tilt) (AIM fund) N/A
9 Equity growth (90% US stocks; 10% foreign stocks, large-cap tilt with value/growth balance) (AIM fund) N/A
10 Growth & income (75% equity, 25% bonds) (AIM fund) N/A
11 All equity (80% US, 20% foreign stocks) (MFS fund) N/A
12 100% fixed income (MFS fund) N/A
13 All equity growth fund (70% US, 30% foreign) (Franklin Templeton fund) N/A
14 Growth & income fund (75% equity, 5% cash, 20% fixed income) (Franklin Templeton fund) N/A
14 Balanced fund (50% equity, 10% cash, 40% fixed income) (Franklin Templeton fund) N/A
 
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