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The Best and Worst Funds in 2006's Third Quarter


U.S. Stock Funds ex-Specialty (P o s t e d 9/29/2006)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	American Growth D	AMRGX	Large Growth	11.59	8.71
	Direxion S&P 500 Bull 2.5X Inv	DXSLX	Large Growth	11.32	N/A
	Old Mutual Large Cap Z	OLCVX	Large Blend	9.89	16.69
	Federated Strategic Value A Load Waived	SVAAX.LW	Mid-Cap Value	9.88	19.35
	ING Large Cap Value C	IVCLX	Large Value	9.71	13.95

Worst	Ameritor Investment	AIVTX	Small Growth	-66.67	-90.91
	American Heritage Growth	AHEGX	Small Blend	-16.27	-36.20
	Roxbury Micro Cap Instl	RMRIX	Small Growth	-14.49	-14.16
	CAN SLIM Select Growth	CSSGX	Mid-Cap Growth	-13.64	-9.32
	Ameritor Security Trust	ASTRX	Small Growth	-12.20	-14.29


International Funds ex-Specialty (P o s t e d 9/29/2006)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Matthews India	MINDX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	17.88	N/A
	T. Rowe Price Em Eur & Mediterranean	TREMX	Diversified Emerging Mkts	12.90	20.22
	Eaton Vance Greater India B	EMGIX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	12.35	26.29
	William Blair Emerging Mkts Growth Instl	BIEMX	Diversified Emerging Mkts	10.55	31.94
	PIMCO European StocksPLUS TR Strat Inst	PESIX	Europe Stock	10.30	16.62

Worst	Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies	FJSCX	Japan Stock	-7.94	0.81
	Japan Smaller Companies	JSCFX	Japan Stock	-5.10	-3.65
	DFA Japanese Small Company	DFJSX	Japan Stock	-4.97	3.48
	Morgan Stanley Japan B	JPNBX	Japan Stock	-4.73	12.61
	SPARX Japan Institutional	SPARX	Japan Stock	-4.51	3.91


Taxable Bond Funds (P o s t e d 9/29/2006)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Direxion 10 Year Note Bull 2.5X Inv	DXKLX	Long-Term Bond	10.72	-2.50
	American Century Target Mat 2025 Inv	BTTRX	Long Government	9.84	1.01
	ProFunds U.S. Government Plus Inv	GVPIX	Long Government	9.68	-2.86
	Rydex Govt Long Bond Advantage Inv	RYGBX	Long Government	9.51	-1.96
	CM Advisers Fixed Income	CMFIX	Long Government	8.95	N/A

Worst	Credit Suisse Trust Commodity Return Str	CCRSX	Short-Term Bond	-6.48	N/A
	Rydex Dynamic Weakening Dollar H	RYWBX	World Bond	-2.68	5.91
	Prudent Global Income	PSAFX	World Bond	-1.60	7.47
	Franklin Templeton Hard Currency A	ICPHX	World Bond	-0.65	6.23
	ProFunds Falling U.S. Dollar Investor	FDPIX	World Bond	-0.62	4.81


Municipal Bond Funds (P o s t e d 9/29/2006)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Muni B	ORMBX	Muni Single State Long	5.08	N/A
	Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Bond I	EVMBX	Muni National Long	4.94	7.40
	Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal B	OROBX	Muni Ohio	4.93	N/A
	Oppenheimer AMT-Free NY Municipal A	OPNYX	Muni New York Long	4.78	7.62
	Eaton Vance NJ Municipals B	EVNJX	Muni New Jersey	4.76	6.88

Worst	PIMCO Short-Duration Muni Income Inst	PSDIX	Muni National Short	0.78	4.38
	BlackRock Ultra Short Municipal BlackRoc	BUMPX	Muni National Short	0.83	2.94
	Schwab California Tax-Free YieldPlus Sel	SWYCX	Muni California Interm/Sh	0.92	2.90
	Schwab Tax-free YieldPlus Investor	SWYIX	Muni National Short	0.93	2.72
	Alpine Tax Optimized Income	ATOIX	Muni National Short	1.05	3.51


Balanced Funds (P o s t e d 9/29/2006)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Banc of America Retirement 2010 A	BFBAX	Target-Date 2000-2014	8.10	N/A
	Banc of America Retirement 2005 A	BAAAX	Target-Date 2000-2014	8.00	N/A
	SunAmerica 2020 High Watermark C	FOUSA058EP	Target-Date 2015-2029	7.93	5.63
	Banc of America Retirement 2020 A	BFDAX	Target-Date 2015-2029	7.91	N/A
	Banc of America Retirement 2015 A	BFCAX	Target-Date 2015-2029	7.50	N/A

Worst	TA IDEX Federated Market Opportunity I	FOUSA05HFI	Conservative Allocation	-4.41	N/A
	Performance Adv LifeStyle Growth C	PALFX	Moderate Allocation	-2.82	0.19
	Federated Market Opportunity A	FMAAX	Conservative Allocation	-2.74	2.64
	Ivy Asset Strategy C	WASCX	Moderate Allocation	-2.30	15.77
	Waddell & Reed Adv Asset Strategy A	UNASX	Moderate Allocation	-2.22	17.27


Specialty Funds (P o s t e d 9/29/2006)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	ProFunds Pharmaceuticals UltraSector Inv	PHPIX	Specialty-Health	17.34	16.34
	ProFunds Telecom UltraSector Inv	TCPIX	Specialty-Communications	14.25	33.66
	E.I.I. International Property Instl	EIIPX	Specialty-Real Estate	13.60	40.59
	Profunds UltraSector Health Care Inv	HCPIX	Specialty-Health	12.12	4.91
	Morgan Stanley Inst Intl Real Estate B	IERBX	Specialty-Real Estate	11.80	36.19

Worst	ProFunds Precious Metals UltraSector Inv	PMPIX	Specialty-Precious Metals	-18.67	7.18
	Rydex Commodities H	RYMBX	Specialty-Natural Res	-17.28	-23.90
	BlackRock Real Investment I	MACDX	Specialty-Natural Res	-15.49	-21.27
	BlackRock Global Resources Inv A	SSGRX	Specialty-Natural Res	-14.41	-3.20
	Oppenheimer Real Asset A	QRAAX	Specialty-Natural Res	-14.16	-19.20

P o s t e d 9/29/2006. 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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