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The Best and Worst Funds in 2007's Third Quarter


U.S. Stock Funds ex-Specialty (P o s t e d 9/28/2007)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	CGM Focus	CGMFX	Large Blend	30.28	71.88
	American Century Legacy Foc Lg Cap R	ACFCX	Large Blend	18.20	44.35
	Direxion NASDAQ-100 Bull 2.5X Inv	DXQLX	Large Blend	16.67	56.47
	Ivy Large Cap Growth A	WLGAX	Large Growth	15.91	30.75
	Janus Aspen Forty Instl	JACAX	Large Growth	15.69	41.59

Worst	Touchstone JSAM Institutional Value	CIJVX	Mid-Cap Value	-20.63	-0.94
	Schneider Small Cap Value	SCMVX	Small Value	-19.21	-2.23
	Hotchkis and Wiley Small Cap Value I	HWSIX	Small Value	-18.42	-3.99
	Touchstone JSAM Institutional Lg Cp Val	CIJLX	Large Value	-14.44	1.19
	Touchstone Large Cap Value A	TLCAX	Large Value	-14.12	1.18


International Funds ex-Specialty (P o s t e d 9/28/2007)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	AIM China A	AACFX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	37.47	143.71
	Oppenheimer Baring China A	OBCAX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	35.53	N/A
	Columbia Greater China Z	LNGZX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	35.15	112.67
	Guinness Atkinson China & Hong Kong	ICHKX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	33.42	105.61
	Matthews China	MCHFX	Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk	33.17	120.06

Worst	Japan Smaller Companies	JSCFX	Japan Stock	-15.77	-7.87
	ProFunds UltraJapan Inv	UJPIX	Japan Stock	-15.39	6.67
	Direxion Japan Bull 2X Inv	DXJLX	Japan Stock	-14.90	4.61
	Ivy Cundill Global Value Adv	ICDVX	Foreign Large Value	-9.25	5.66
	Old Mutual Analytic Global Defens Eq A	ANGAX	World Stock	-7.01	6.48


Taxable Bond Funds (P o s t e d 9/28/2007)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Rydex Weakening Dollar 2x Strategy H	RYWBX	World Bond	10.94	21.91
	Direxion 10 Year Note Bull 2.5X Inv	DXKLX	Long-Term Bond	10.09	7.58
	Federated International Bond A	FTIIX	World Bond	9.81	6.41
	BlackRock Intl Bond Svc	CIFIX	World Bond	8.00	8.50
	Delaware Pooled International Fix-Inc	DPIFX	World Bond	7.81	8.60

Worst	Regions Morgan Keegan Select Hi Inc A	MKHIX	High Yield Bond	-32.71	-32.96
	Regions Morgan Keegan Select Int Bd A	MKIBX	Intermediate-Term Bond	-19.96	-19.82
	SSgA Yield Plus	SSYPX	Ultrashort Bond	-8.65	-5.36
	Rydex Strengthening Dollar 2x Strategy H	RYSBX	World Bond	-8.63	-12.92
	Integrity High Income A	IHFAX	High Yield Bond	-5.96	-0.09


Municipal Bond Funds (P o s t e d 9/28/2007)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Idaho Tax-Exempt	NITEX	Muni Single State Interm	2.81	2.70
	BlackRock DE Municipal Inv A	BDIAX	Muni Single State Long	2.60	2.74
	TIAA-CREF Inst Tax-Exempt Bond II Inst	TITIX	Muni National Interm	2.59	3.21
	SEI Tax-Exempt MA Municipal Bond A	SMAAX	Muni Massachusetts	2.55	3.05
	BB&T MD Intermediate Tax-Free A	BMAAX	Muni Single State Interm	2.52	3.35

Worst	Oppenheimer Rochester National Muni A	ORNAX	High Yield Muni	-5.70	-2.91
	Oppenheimer Rochester VA Municipal A	ORVAX	Muni Single State Interm	-5.48	-2.76
	Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals A	OPTAX	High Yield Muni	-5.13	-2.80
	Oppenheimer CA Municipal A	OPCAX	Muni California Long	-4.31	-2.13
	Goldman Sachs High Yield Muni A	GHYAX	High Yield Muni	-3.61	-1.53


Balanced Funds (P o s t e d 9/28/2007)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	Waddell & Reed Adv Asset Strategy A	UNASX	World Allocation	13.39	35.40
	Ivy Asset Strategy C	WASCX	World Allocation	12.35	32.69
	Marsico Flexible Capital	MFCFX	Moderate Allocation	10.33	N/A
	Loomis Sayles Global Markets Y	LSWWX	World Allocation	8.48	29.36
	Dunham Appreciation & Income C	DCAIX	Convertibles	8.10	20.42

Worst	Jacobs and Company	JACOX	Moderate Allocation	-5.60	-5.56
	Weitz Balanced	WBALX	Moderate Allocation	-4.42	5.60
	DWS Value Builder A	FLVBX	Moderate Allocation	-4.32	8.17
	Franklin Mutual Recovery Adv	FMRVX	Moderate Allocation	-3.62	14.68
	Sierra Club Equity Income	SCFLX	Moderate Allocation	-3.39	8.52


Specialty Funds (P o s t e d 9/28/2007)
	Fund Name	Ticker	Category	3rd Qtr Return	1 Year Return ( % )
Best	ProFunds Precious Metals UltraSector Inv	PMPIX	Specialty-Precious Metals	38.50	46.67
	Fidelity Select Gold	FSAGX	Specialty-Precious Metals	24.94	36.95
	First Eagle Gold A	SGGDX	Specialty-Precious Metals	21.60	28.40
	GAMCO Gold AAA	GOLDX	Specialty-Precious Metals	20.52	39.95
	Evergreen Precious Metals B	EKWBX	Specialty-Precious Metals	20.43	36.31

Worst	Fidelity Select Home Finance	FSVLX	Specialty-Financial	-13.59	-12.68
	Morgan Stanley UIF Global Real Estate II	UGETX	Specialty-Real Estate	-11.14	15.22
	Kensington Select Income A	KIFAX	Specialty-Real Estate	-9.98	-5.40
	Franklin Real Estate Securities A	FREEX	Specialty-Real Estate	-9.00	-8.06
	Alpine U.S. Real Estate Equity	EUEYX	Specialty-Real Estate	-8.32	-0.45

P o s t e d 9/28/2007. 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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