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Microcap Gems

NA > NA

Ariel Discovery Fund

FGILX

Jun 6, 2013

Small companies with market caps below $2 billion are largely ignored by large investors; smaller companies under $500 million in market value attract even less attention. David Maley and Ken Kuhrt follow a disciplined deep value investing approach seeking a “margin of safety” that simultaneously buffers downside risk and allows

Anchor Points

NA > NA

RS Growth Funds

May 5, 2013

Growth companies and growth stocks are two different things. Companies that have the capacity to sustain organic growth are not always appreciated on Wall Street. Especially, companies with beachhead in the niche markets that can offer new products and services and develop additional revenues and earnings from the growing list

International Growth Drivers

Infrastructure > NA

Thornburg International Growth Fund

FGIAX

May 5, 2013

As the world grows interconnected commerce has gone global and so are investing opportunities. Companies domestic or otherwise are finding opportunities to shift operations to best locations and search for markets around the world as technology and logistics connect all markets in new ways. Greg Dunn and Tim Cunningham along

Disciplined and Quality Selective

Precious Metals-Minerals > NA

Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Select Equity Fund

FGDTX

May 5, 2013

Business with sustainable competitive advantages that are generating free cash flows are the most attractive to investors, especially when these companies are trading below their long term intrinsic values. Atlanta Capital has a disciplined approach in discovering these opportunities.

Persistent Long Term Trend Follower

Large-Cap > Growth

Longboard Managed Futures Strategy Fund

FGDKX

May 5, 2013

Markets rotate in their attractiveness to generate superior returns as economies evolve and global themes adjust to changing competitive dynamics. Cole Wilcox and Eric Crittenden use a flexible approach to identify persistent log term trends on the up and down side to benefit from regardless of the geography and the

Multi-Manager Mid-Cap Value Strategy

Precious Metals-Minerals > NA

American Beacon Mid-Cap Value Fund

FGDIX

May 5, 2013

Mid-cap asset class has historically outperformed all equity classes with less volatility over the last three decades. American Beacon Fund manages its mid-cap fund with the help of three sub-advisors to deliver consistent returns over the longer terms.

A Three Dimensional Approach to Consistent Returns

Precious Metals-Minerals > NA

Strategic Capital Alternatives

FGDCX

May 5, 2013

Traditionally investors have done allocation between stocks and bonds but returns have lagged or have been volatile for most investors. Strategic Capital Alternatives has added two more pieces to puzzle to capture most of the upside in the market and miss most of the downside.

Best of Both Worlds

Precious Metals-Minerals > NA

Madison Mid Cap Fund

FGDAX

May 5, 2013

Companies with market cap between $500 million and $10 billion have the best of both worlds of large and small cap companies. Strong balance sheets and management resources generally found in large companies and growth opportunities available to smaller companies. Richard Eisinger and Matt Hayner and a team of five

Overlooked Mid-Cap Gems

Multi-Cap > Growth

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund

FGCKX

May 5, 2013

Mid cap companies have the best of both worlds -- the financial strength of large companies and nimbleness of smaller companies. But the asset class is misunderstood and overlooked because of the widespread perception that the return-to-risk profile can be replicated with the blend of large and small cap funds.

Valuing Access

Precious Metals-Minerals > NA

Huntington Situs Small Cap Fund

FGADX

Apr 4, 2013

Smaller companies need to use every resource efficiently and effectively. And, advantages to small companies can come in many ways, from access to raw materials, to proximity to customers, from areas that have more favorable tax treatments or human-intellectual resources. Randy Bateman and his team are looking for small companies