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Value Through Earnings

Multi-Cap > Growth

Edgewood Growth Retail Fund

ECCPX

Jan 1, 2008

Investing in growth stocks restricted to U.S.-located and traded businesses is quite a challenging task today, when the US economy is clearly not the growth engine of the world. Edgewood Growth Retail Fund manager Alan W. Breed and his team of portfolio managers face this challenge and look to invest in

Covering the Globe in an Efficient Way

Mid-Cap > Growth

API Trust Efficient Frontier Capital Income Fund

ECASX

Jan 1, 2008

For some investors, global diversification means buying a couple of foreign stocks, but for David Basten, it means leaving no market segment or geography uncovered. With the ambitious goal to provide a complete and efficient portfolio, the company runs five separate funds that, when combined, provide a balanced whole. One

Bottom-Up Discipline

NA > NA

UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund

Dec 12, 2007

Investing in large cap stocks with a view to achieving higher long-term values requires a great deal of company, sector and industry insight. The portfolio construction team along with the 25-member team of analysts of the US Large Cap Value Equity strategy rely on intense research to reach fair values of

Dividend Paying Culture in High Growth Asia

Mid-Cap > Value

Guinness Atkinson Asia Pacific Dividend Fund

EBCVX

Dec 12, 2007

The Asian markets may provide an exciting long-term growth story, but not too many investors feel comfortable to invest in the foreign environment. The Asia Pacific Dividend Fund was set with the idea to provide exposure to this high-growth environment but in a more conservative way and with less volatility. The

Exploiting Negative Emotions

Mid-Cap > Growth

Putnam International Capital Opportunities Fund

EBCGX

Dec 12, 2007

Focusing on the little-known arena of international small and mid-cap companies requires substantial enterprise and research. Joe Joseph and Randy Farina, portfolio managers of the Putnam International Capital Opportunities Fund, have built a portfolio comprising of the bottom 20% of international small cap companies, from developed markets by adopting a unique

Disciplined, Yet Adaptable

Large-Cap > Value

Old Mutual Analytic US Long Short Fund

EATVX

Dec 12, 2007

With the premise that investors’ focus changes over time, Harindra de Silva, the manager of the Old Mutual Analytic U.S. Long/Short Fund, believes that the challenge for modern managers is adapting to changes in a systematic way. Quantitative in nature, the fund’s core competence is weighting the various data factors

Searching for Operating Leverage

NA > NA

T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund

EAPDX

Nov 11, 2007

Investing in Asian markets requires a great deal of research involving the study of several country-specific constraints. T. Rowe Price New Asia Fund portfolio manager Frances Dydasco and her research team search for all-cap size companies with a lot of undiscounted operating leverage in the diverse Asian markets including India

Looking for Total Return

Mid-Cap > Growth

Quaker Core Value Fund

EAMCX

Nov 11, 2007

Getting the best long-term total return from stocks that appear to be currently underpriced is a difficult task. Quaker Core Value Fund manager John Geewax has quantitative investment approach that involves a blend of value and growth concepts. His team looks at yield, growth, valuation and an acceptable discount rate

Undervalued Market Leaders

Large-Cap > Growth

Hillman Focused Advantage Fund

EALCX

Oct 10, 2007

A focused model driven fund portfolio can be quite a risky proposition. However, Mark Hillman, portfolio manager of Hillman Focused Advantage Fund, surmounts such risk by investing in companies that are market leaders, possessing a sustainable competitive advantage in their industries, but which are currently trading at a discount to their intrinsic

Mid-Cap Quant Strategy

Large-Cap > Growth

Viking Small-Cap Value Fund

EAGCX

Oct 10, 2007

Small-cap stocks offer great opportunities for capital appreciation, but tend to be vulnerable to competitive challenges and bad economic news. Viking Small-Cap Value fund employs a strategy designed to give downside protection in the search of long-term total return and capital preservation. For Gregory Greene, portfolio manager, buying high-quality companies