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The Best and Worst Funds in 2006's Second Quarter


U.S. Stock Funds ex-Specialty (P o s t e d 6/30/06)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	2nd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Rydex Transportation Inv	RYPIX	Mid-Cap Blend	5.83	41.47
	Pinnacle Value	PVFIX	Small Value	4.84	11.69
	CGM Focus	CGMFX	Mid-Cap Blend	4.53	26.45
	Security Large Cap Value A	SECIX	Large Value	3.81	22.39
	Neiman	NEIMX	Large Value	3.71	12.49

Worst	Ameritor Investment	AIVTX	Small Growth	-40.00	-75.00
	Frontier MicroCap	FEFPX	Small Blend	-21.90	-17.83
	Rational Investor	F063NF	Mid-Cap Blend	-21.25	N/A
	Kopp Emerging Growth I	KEGIX	Small Growth	-20.20	14.22
	Prasad Growth	PRGRX	Small Growth	-19.01	-3.06


International Funds ex-Specialty (P o s t e d 6/30/06)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	2nd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	ProFunds UltraShort Japan Inv	UKPIX	Japan Stock	15.91	N/A
	Old Mutual Clay Finlay China Inst	OMINX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	5.23	N/A
	Direxion Spectrum Global Perspective Svc	SFGPX	Foreign Large Blend	4.72	28.05
	Columbia Greater China Z	LNGZX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	4.37	30.71
	Delaware Pooled Labor Select Intl Eq	DELPX	Foreign Large Value	3.45	23.31

Worst	ProFunds UltraJapan Inv	UJPIX	Japan Stock	-17.57	77.87
	Direxion Emerging Markets Bull 2.0X Inv	DXELX	Diversified Emerging Mkts	-15.81	N/A
	Matthews India	MINDX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	-15.79	N/A
	Eaton Vance Greater India B	EMGIX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	-15.18	38.64
	American Heritage	AHERX	World Stock	-12.93	-16.47


Taxable Bond Funds (P o s t e d 6/30/06)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	2nd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Rydex Dynamic Weakening Dollar H	RYWBX	World Bond	10.36	7.15
	Merk Hard Currency Inv	MERKX	World Bond	5.67	9.40
	ProFunds Falling U.S. Dollar Investor	FDPIX	World Bond	5.53	4.98
	AIM International Bond A	AUBAX	World Bond	4.50	N/A
	Prudent Global Income	PSAFX	World Bond	4.43	10.85

Worst	Rydex Dynamic Strengthening Dollar H	RYSBX	World Bond	-8.48	-4.40
	ProFunds U.S. Government Plus Inv	GVPIX	Long Government	-4.70	-16.51
	Rydex Govt Long Bond Advantage Inv	RYGBX	Long Government	-4.25	-15.56
	ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income A	IMIAX	Emerging Markets Bond	-4.21	N/A
	Payden Emerging Markets Bond	PYEMX	Emerging Markets Bond	-4.19	4.05


Municipal Bond Funds (P o s t e d 6/30/06)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	2nd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Legg Mason Partners AZ Municipals A	SLAZX	Muni Single State Long	2.73	6.29
	Legg Mason Partners Municipal High Inc B	SXMTX	High Yield Muni	2.05	9.36
	Dreyfus High Yield Municipal Bond	DHMBX	High Yield Muni	1.58	N/A
	Waddell & Reed Adv Muni High-Inc A	UMUHX	High Yield Muni	1.44	5.26
	North Dakota Tax-Free B	NDTFX	Muni Single State Interm	1.43	6.44

Worst	Eaton Vance SC Municipals B	EVSCX	Muni Single State Long	-0.77	1.09
	YieldQuest Tax Exempt Bond	YQTEX	Muni National Long	-0.75	N/A
	Columbia Tax-Exempt Insured A	CEXIX	Muni National Long	-0.74	-1.48
	Value Line Tax-Exempt	VLHYX	Muni National Long	-0.74	-0.90
	Eaton Vance MA Municipals B	EVMAX	Muni Massachusetts	-0.73	0.57


Balanced Funds (P o s t e d 6/30/06)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	2nd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Federated Market Opportunity A	FMAAX	Conservative Allocation	5.41	7.84
	Ivy Asset Strategy C	WASCX	Moderate Allocation	3.40	36.08
	Waddell & Reed Adv Asset Strategy A	UNASX	Moderate Allocation	3.35	38.80
	Ivy International Balanced A	IVBAX	World Allocation	2.67	14.17
	Hennessy Balanced	HBFBX	Conservative Allocation	2.47	5.93

Worst	ACM Convertible Securities	CNCVX	Convertibles	-9.94	11.35
	Leonetti	LEONX	Moderate Allocation	-4.95	3.36
	Loomis Sayles Global Markets Y	LSWWX	World Allocation	-4.81	9.11
	Sierra Club Equity Income	SCFLX	Moderate Allocation	-4.24	5.95
	ABN AMRO Balanced N	CHTAX	Moderate Allocation	-4.09	1.43


Specialty Funds (P o s t e d 6/30/06)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	2nd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Midas	MIDSX	Specialty-Precious Metals	7.43	104.55
	U.S. Global Investors Gold Shares	USERX	Specialty-Precious Metals	7.27	104.28
	Rydex Commodities H	RYMBX	Specialty-Natural Res	6.89	10.45
	ProFunds Utilities UltraSector Inv	UTPIX	Specialty-Utilities	6.72	2.92
	Oppenheimer Real Asset A	QRAAX	Specialty-Natural Res	6.50	14.88

Worst	Turner Technology Instl	TTECX	Specialty-Technology	-18.63	11.41
	Fidelity Select Network & Infrastruct	FNINX	Specialty-Technology	-16.91	9.48
	Monetta Select Technology	MSCEX	Specialty-Technology	-15.41	-3.23
	ProFunds Semiconductor UltraSector Inv	SMPIX	Specialty-Technology	-15.40	-9.21
	Profunds UltraSector Mobile Telecomm Inv	WCPIX	Specialty-Communications	-15.07	-6.04

P o s t e d 6/30/06. Before the end of the quarter, Morningstar shows preliminary data using trailing 13-week returns to approximate total returns for the quarter. This information is updated to reflect quarterly returns as soon as our quarterly total-return data is finalized. Results exclude bear market and long-short funds.

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