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Ratings and Rankings

Morningstar
Morningstar Ratings (Class A) as of 6/30/08
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 705

out of 705

out of 571

out of 273
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 705

out of 705

out of 571

out of 273

Smaller Company Growth - Small Growth Category
(8/15/96)
without sales charge
out of 705

out of 705

out of 571

out of 273
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 705

out of 705

out of 571

out of 273

Select Growth - Small Growth Category
(8/1/96)
without sales charge
out of 705

out of 705

out of 571

out of 273
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 705

out of 705

out of 571

out of 273

MidCap Opportunities - Mid-Cap Growth Category
(7/12/95)
without sales charge
out of 813

out of 813

out of 684

out of 325
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 813

out of 813

out of 684

out of 325

Growth - Large Growth Category
(5/12/92)
without sales charge
out of 1,488

out of 1,488

out of 1,215

out of 589
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,488

out of 1,488

out of 1,215

out of 589

Technology - Specialty-Technology Category
(11/15/95)
without sales charge
out of 257

out of 257

out of 229

out of 76
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 257

out of 257

out of 229

out of 76


VALUE FUNDS
Partners - Small Blend Category
(7/12/95)
without sales charge
out of 549

out of 549

out of 429

out of 185
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 549

out of 549

out of 429

out of 185

Value - Mid-Cap Blend Category
(6/30/93)
without sales charge
out of 410

out of 410

out of 323

out of 152
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 410

out of 410

out of 323

out of 152

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 153

out of 153

out of 101

out of 69
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 153

out of 153

out of 101

out of 69

Large Cap Value - Large Value Category
(2/3/03)
without sales charge
out of 1,183

out of 1,183

out of 928

n/a
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,183

out of 1,183

out of 928

n/a


CORE EQUITY FUNDS
Small Cap Core Equity - Small Growth Category
(5/1/97)
without sales charge
out of 705

out of 705

out of 571

out of 273
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 705

out of 705

out of 571

out of 273

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

out of 1,715

out of 1,325

out of 660
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,715

out of 1,715

out of 1,325

out of 660

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 182

out of 182

out of 157

out of 75
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 182

out of 182

out of 157

out of 75

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

out of 217

out of 189

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

out of 217

out of 189

out of 110


FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Investment Quality Bond - Intermediate-Term Bond Category
(2/16/93)
without sales charge
out of 990

out of 990

out of 831

out of 438
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 990

out of 990

out of 831

out of 438

Low Duration Bond - Short-Term Bond Category
(7/30/03)
without sales charge
out of 381

out of 381

n/a

n/a
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 381

out of 381

n/a

n/a

High Yield Bond - High Yield Bond Category
(9/1/98)
without sales charge
out of 476

out of 476

out of 413

n/a
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 476

out of 476

out of 413

n/a

Tax-Exempt - Muni National Long Category
(2/16/93)
without sales charge
out of 257

out of 257

out of 248

out of 204
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 257

out of 257

out of 248

out of 204


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 1,325

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

out of 1,715

out of 1,325

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 1,325

out of 660
including the effect of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees
out of 1,715

out of 1,715

out of 1,325

out of 660

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 6/30/08
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

#310 out of 604

#269 out of 486

#241 out of 400

#76 out of 192
Smaller Company Growth
(8/15/96)
Small Cap
Growth

#531 out of 604

#439 out of 486

#272 out of 400

#73 out of 192
Select Growth
(8/1/96)
Small Cap
Growth

#111 out of 604

#204 out of 486

#288 out of 400

#37 out of 192
MidCap Opportunities
(7/12/95)
Mid Cap
Growth

#498 out of 596

#335 out of 501

#238 out of 408

#61 out of 181
Growth
(5/12/92)
Multi Cap
Growth

#386 out of 493

#231 out of 374

#113 out of 314

#74 out of 135
Technology
(11/15/95)
Science
& Tech

#58 out of 108

#64 out of 102

#27 out of 90

#3 out of 27

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

#295 out of 786

#258 out of 628

#45 out of 486

#15 out of 193
Value
(6/30/93)
Mid Cap
Value

#38 out of 343

#33 out of 270

#7 out of 209

#6 out of 65
Investors
(11/15/05)
Mid Cap
Core

#160 out of 333

n/a

n/a

n/a
Global Natural
Resources

(11/15/95)
Natural
Resources

#53 out of 94

#45 out of 65

#33 out of 49

#20 out of 32
Large Cap Value
(2/3/03)
Large Cap
Value

#370 out of 551

#291 out of 478

#193 out of 392

n/a

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

#355 out of 786

#217 out of 628

#313 out of 486

#154 out of 193
Core Equity
(6/1/72)
Large Cap
Core

#51 out of 817

#3 out of 692

#52 out of 574

#232 out of 323
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
#28 out of 77

#20 out of 60

#17 out of 56

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

#69 out of 280

#27 out of 200

#21 out of 172

#18 out of 97

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

#196 out of 557

#172 out of 464

#150 out of 393

#55 out of 189
Low Duration Bond
(7/30/03)
Short Investment
Grade

#40 out of 263

#52 out of 212

n/a

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

#335 out of 460

#302 out of 387

#238 out of 339

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

#77 out of 235

#86 out of 220

#59 out of 210

#8 out of 153
Money Market
(11/3/82)
Money
Market

#227 out of 337

#186 out of 310

#178 out of 293

#130 out of 192

S&P 500 INDEX FUND
S&P 500 Index
(8/7/00)
S&P Index
#125 out of 185

#100 out of 171

#92 out of 153

n/a

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

#137 out of 145

#90 out of 101

#75 out of 91

#50 out of 55


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