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Morningstar
Morningstar Rating (Class A) as of 4/30/08
(Including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees)
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns and are historical and do not represent future results. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.
Fund Name
(Inception Date)
Morningstar
Category
Overall 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year


GROWTH FUNDS
Emerging Growth
(11/30/87)
Small Growth
out of 688

out of 688

out of 560

out of 270
Smaller Company Growth
(8/15/96)
Small Growth
out of 688

out of 688

out of 560

out of 270
Select Growth
(8/1/96)
Small Growth
out of 688

out of 688

out of 560

out of 270
MidCap Opportunities
(7/12/95)
Mid-Cap Growth
out of 828

out of 828

out of 694

out of 311
Growth
(5/12/92)
Large Growth
out of 1,458

out of 1,458

out of 1,205

out of 566
Technology
(11/15/95)
Specialty-Technology
out of 264

out of 264

out of 235

out of 69

VALUE FUNDS
Partners
(7/12/95)
Small Blend
out of 541

out of 541

out of 421

out of 178
Value
(6/30/93)
Mid-Cap Blend
out of 429

out of 429

out of 341

out of 158
Investors
(11/15/05)
Mid-Cap Blend Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Global Natural
Resources

(11/15/95)
Specialty-Natural
Resources

out of 150

out of 150

out of 99

out of 68
Large Cap Value
(2/3/03)
Large Value
out of 1,183

out of 1,183

out of 932

n/a

CORE EQUITY FUNDS
Small Cap Core Equity
(5/1/97)
Small Growth
out of 688

out of 688

out of 560

out of 270
Core Equity
(6/1/72)
Large Blend
out of 1,695

out of 1,695

out of 1,316

out of 630
Equity Dividend
(7/31/07)
Mid-Cap Value Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
International Growth
(2/16/93)
Foreign
Large Growth

out of 184

out of 184

out of 158

out of 75
Emerging Markets
(5/1/97)
Diversified
Emerging Markets

out of 211

out of 211

out of 189

out of 110

FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Investment Quality Bond
(2/16/93)
Intermediate-Term
Bond

out of 984

out of 984

out of 832

out of 439
Low Duration Bond
(7/30/03)
Short-Term
Bond

out of 388

out of 388

n/a

n/a
High Yield Bond
(9/1/98)
High Yield
Bond

out of 470

out of 470

out of 402

n/a
Tax-Exempt
(2/16/93)
Muni
National Long

out of 256

out of 256

out of 247

out of 201

S&P 500 INDEX FUND
S&P 500 Index
(8/7/00)
Large Blend
out of 1,695

out of 1,695

out of 1,316

n/a

ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
Asset Allocation
(2/16/93)
Large Blend
out of 1,695

out of 1,695

out of 1,316

out of 630


Top Lipper Ranking
Lipper Rankings (Class A) as of 4/30/08
Lipper rankings are based on total return with dividends reinvested and do not take into account sales charges. Quartiles and rankings are based on total return and are historical and do not represent future results.
Fund Name
(Inception Date)
Lipper
Category
1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year


GROWTH FUNDS
Emerging Growth
(11/30/87)
Small Cap
Growth

#269 out of 598

#263 out of 481

#220 out of 395

#64 out of 187
Smaller Company Growth
(8/15/96)
Small Cap
Growth

#463 out of 598

#397 out of 481

#164 out of 395

#84 out of 187
Select Growth
(8/1/96)
Small Cap
Growth

#59 out of 598

#160 out of 481

#172 out of 395

#48 out of 187
MidCap Opportunities
(7/12/95)
Mid Cap
Growth

#442 out of 604

#315 out of 503

#201 out of 414

#78 out of 179
Growth
(5/12/92)
Multi Cap
Growth

#286 out of 513

#189 out of 396

#89 out of 329

#69 out of 140
Technology
(11/15/95)
Science
& Tech

#117 out of 264

#87 out of 241

#47 out of 219

#9 out of 59

VALUE FUNDS
Partners
(7/12/95)
Small Cap
Core

#458 out of 796

#310 out of 638

#41 out of 493

#20 out of 190
Value
(6/30/93)
Mid Cap
Value

#109 out of 332

#66 out of 264

#11 out of 204

#11 out of 62
Investors
(11/15/05)
Mid Cap
Core

#241 out of 343

n/a

n/a

n/a
Global Natural
Resources

(11/15/95)
Natural
Resources

#136 out of 156

#73 out of 104

#47 out of 77

#23 out of 49
Large Cap Value
(2/3/03)
Large Cap
Value

#384 out of 543

#247 out of 471

#189 out of 388

n/a

CORE EQUITY FUNDS
Small Cap Core Equity
(5/1/97)
Small Cap
Core

#359 out of 796

#258 out of 638

#325 out of 493

#149 out of 190
Core Equity
(6/1/72)
Large Cap
Core

#13 out of 822

#7 out of 684

#107 out of 575

#228 out of 299
Equity Dividend
(7/31/07)
Small Cap
Core
Too new for ranking Too new for ranking Too new for ranking Too new for ranking

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
International Growth
(2/16/93)
International
#31 out of 64

#23 out of 53

#20 out of 50

#15 out of 27
Emerging Markets
(5/1/97)
Emerging
Markets

#16 out of 270

#9 out of 195

#17 out of 172

#17 out of 97

FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Investment Quality Bond
(2/16/93)
Intermediate
Investment

#196 out of 559

#184 out of 473

#164 out of 403

#60 out of 194
Low Duration Bond
(7/30/03)
Short Investment
Grade

#47 out of 262

#45 out of 211

n/a

n/a
High Yield Bond
(9/1/98)
High Current
Yield

#339 out of 458

#282 out of 383

#252 out of 333

n/a
Tax-Exempt
(2/16/93)
General
Municipal

#91 out of 234

#61 out of 221

#58 out of 211

#5 out of 151
Money Market
(11/3/82)
Money
Market

#225 out of 336

#184 out of 311

#176 out of 292

#130 out of 190

S&P 500 INDEX FUND
S&P 500 Index
(8/7/00)
S&P Index
#136 out of 184

#103 out of 170

#91 out of 153

n/a

ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
Asset Allocation
(2/16/93)
Flexible
Portfolio

#129 out of 148

#84 out of 105

#64 out of 95

#44 out of 55


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