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Morningstar
Morningstar Ratings (Class A) as of 8/31/08
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 - Morningstar Category
(Inception Date)
Overall 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year


GROWTH FUNDS
Emerging Growth - Small Growth Category
(11/30/87)
without sales charge
out of 703

out of 703

out of 578

out of 277
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 703

out of 703

out of 578

out of 277

Smaller Company Growth - Small Growth Category
(8/15/96)
without sales charge
out of 703

out of 703

out of 578

out of 277
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 703

out of 703

out of 578

out of 277

Select Growth - Small Growth Category
(8/1/96)
without sales charge
out of 703

out of 703

out of 578

out of 277
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 703

out of 703

out of 578

out of 277

MidCap Opportunities - Mid-Cap Growth Category
(7/12/95)
without sales charge
out of 831

out of 831

out of 687

out of 333
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 831

out of 831

out of 687

out of 333

Growth - Large Growth Category
(5/12/92)
without sales charge
out of 1,490

out of 1,490

out of 1,215

out of 584
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,490

out of 1,490

out of 1,215

out of 584

Technology - Specialty-Technology Category
(11/15/95)
without sales charge
out of 253

out of 253

out of 225

out of 77
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 253

out of 253

out of 225

out of 77


VALUE FUNDS
Partners - Small Blend Category
(7/12/95)
without sales charge
out of 551

out of 551

out of 438

out of 192
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 551

out of 551

out of 438

out of 192

Value - Mid-Cap Blend Category
(6/30/93)
without sales charge
out of 408

out of 408

out of 322

out of 159
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 408

out of 408

out of 322

out of 159

Investors - Mid-Cap Blend Category
(11/15/05)
without sales charge Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating

Global Natural Resources - Specialty-Natural Resources Category
(11/15/95)
without sales charge
out of 154

out of 154

out of 103

out of 69
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 154

out of 154

out of 103

out of 69

Large Cap Value - Large Value Category
(2/3/03)
without sales charge
out of 1,181

out of 1,181

out of 955

n/a
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,181

out of 1,181

out of 955

n/a


CORE EQUITY FUNDS
Small Cap Core Equity - Small Growth Category
(5/1/97)
without sales charge
out of 703

out of 703

out of 578

out of 277
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 703

out of 703

out of 578

out of 277

Core Equity - Large Blend Category
(6/1/72)
without sales charge
out of 1,715

out of 1,715

out of 1,343

out of 665
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,715

out of 1,715

out of 1,343

out of 665

Equity Dividend - Mid-Cap Value Category
(7/31/07)
without sales charge Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating
Too new for
star rating


INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
International Growth - Foreign Large Growth Category
(2/16/93)
without sales charge
out of 178

out of 178

out of 153

out of 70
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 178

out of 178

out of 153

out of 70

Emerging Markets - Diversified Emerging Markets Category
(5/1/97)
without sales charge
out of 217

out of 217

out of 190

out of 110
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 217

out of 217

out of 190

out of 110


FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Investment Quality Bond - Intermediate-Term Bond Category
(2/16/93)
without sales charge
out of 991

out of 991

out of 846

out of 453
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 991

out of 991

out of 846

out of 453

Low Duration Bond - Short-Term Bond Category
(7/30/03)
without sales charge
out of 378

out of 378

out of 313

n/a
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 378

out of 378

out of 313

n/a

High Yield Bond - High Yield Bond Category
(9/1/98)
without sales charge
out of 480

out of 480

out of 410

n/a
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 480

out of 480

out of 410

n/a

Tax-Exempt - Muni National Long Category
(2/16/93)
without sales charge
out of 254

out of 254

out of 243

out of 200
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 254

out of 254

out of 243

out of 200


S&P 500 INDEX FUND
S&P 500 Index - Large Blend Category
(8/15/96)
without sales charge
out of 1,715

out of 1,715

out of 1,343

n/a
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,715

out of 1,715

out of 1,343

n/a


ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
Asset Allocation - Large Blend Category
(2/16/93)
without sales charge
out of 1,715

out of 1,715

out of 1,343

out of 665
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,715

out of 1,715

out of 1,343

out of 665

Please Note: Without sales charge rating for Class A shares should only be considered by investors who are not subject to a front-end sales charge.


Top Lipper Ranking
Lipper Rankings (Class A) as of 8/31/08
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

#502 out of 605

#324 out of 494

#308 out of 407

#84 out of 199
Smaller Company Growth
(8/15/96)
Small Cap
Growth

#573 out of 605

#468 out of 494

#349 out of 407

#72 out of 199
Select Growth
(8/1/96)
Small Cap
Growth

#488 out of 605

#336 out of 494

#366 out of 407

#67 out of 199
MidCap Opportunities
(7/12/95)
Mid Cap
Growth

#590 out of 605

#428 out of 521

#300 out of 419

#101 out of 192
Growth
(5/12/92)
Multi Cap
Growth

#406 out of 488

#266 out of 372

#127 out of 318

#71 out of 138
Technology
(11/15/95)
Science
& Tech

#75 out of 102

#63 out of 97

#49 out of 85

#3 out of 27

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

#148 out of 792

#427 out of 629

#56 out of 494

#14 out of 198
Value
(6/30/93)
Mid Cap
Value

#51 out of 344

#77 out of 275

#13 out of 208

#6 out of 72
Investors
(11/15/05)
Mid Cap
Core

#134 out of 333

n/a

n/a

n/a
Global Natural
Resources

(11/15/95)
Natural
Resources

#48 out of 95

#52 out of 61

#34 out of 47

#18 out of 30
Large Cap Value
(2/3/03)
Large Cap
Value

#371 out of 565

#253 out of 491

#152 out of 407

n/a

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

#571 out of 792

#246 out of 629

#331 out of 494

#142 out of 198
Core Equity
(6/1/72)
Large Cap
Core

#4 out of 845

#1 out of 712

#42 out of 595

#224 out of 331
Equity Dividend
(7/31/07)
Small Cap
Core

#188 out of 283
n/a n/a n/a

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
International Growth
(2/16/93)
International
#8 out of 78

#20 out of 60

#11 out of 58

#17 out of 31
Emerging Markets
(5/1/97)
Emerging
Markets

#123 out of 284

#17 out of 200

#18 out of 173

#20 out of 97

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

#245 out of 556

#190 out of 464

#148 out of 399

#69 out of 200
Low Duration Bond
(7/30/03)
Short Investment
Grade

#39 out of 260

#33 out of 211

#41 out of 174

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

#311 out of 465

#272 out of 394

#230 out of 340

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

#35 out of 228

#68 out of 214

#33 out of 203

#7 out of 147
Money Market
(11/3/82)
Money
Market

#232 out of 337

#198 out of 311

#180 out of 294

#132 out of 194

S&P 500 INDEX FUND
S&P 500 Index
(8/7/00)
S&P Index
#116 out of 183

#100 out of 169

#90 out of 152

n/a

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

#132 out of 143

#86 out of 100

#74 out of 87

#45 out of 51


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