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Basic Values

Multi-Cap > Growth

Ave Maria Catholic Values Fund

DFDPX

Dec 12, 2005

Successful performance often comes at the cost of compromise. For George Schwartz and his team, however, success goes hand in hand with peace of mind and virtue. The Ave Maria Catholic Values Fund looks to invest in stocks in which investment value and Catholic values converge.

Finding Balance

Mid-Cap > Growth

Buffalo Balanced Fund

DFDMX

Dec 12, 2005

Balancing consistent income and capital appreciation is not easy, but John Kornitzer, the manager of Buffalo Balanced Fund, believes that investors pay for a special edge, not for following an index or buying Treasuries. The fund covers a wide spectrum of securities, including equities and high-yield bonds, to create a

Quality Growth Below the Radar

Small-Cap > Growth

William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund

DFDIX

Dec 12, 2005

Small-cap managers operate in a vast and under-researched world, and that is why their approach to analysis and idea generation is crucial. Karl Brewer, manager of the William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund, knows well the importance of discovering gems before Wall Street does. To sort out the worthy from

A Smooth Small-Cap Ride

Small-Cap > Growth

STI Classic Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

DFCIX

Nov 11, 2005

Consistency and efficiency are key words in the strategy of the STI Classic Small Cap Growth Stock Fund. Its management doesn't like taking huge bets on individual sectors and stocks and the respective volatility. Instead, the Fund spreads the risk across a wide universe of sectors and more than 200

Always Considering the Risk

Small-Cap > Value

Sentinel Common Stock Fund

DEVLX

Nov 11, 2005

One of the oldest mutual funds in the country, Sentinel Common Stock Fund, builds its track record since 1934 and its management is comfortable with the viability of the fund's strategy over full market cycles. The strategy looks simple - buying better than average companies and paying slightly below market

Not a Typical Growth Fund

Small-Cap > Value

Quaker Strategic Growth Fund

DEVIX

Oct 10, 2005

Manu Daftary, the manager of Quaker Strategic Growth Fund, has quite a different approach to investing than most growth managers. Instead of chasing the next huge growth winner, he focuses on avoiding the losers. He believes that managers should have as broad a mandate as possible to be able to

Knowing the World Thoroughly

Small-Cap > Value

US Global Investors Global Emerging Markets Fund

DEVCX

Oct 10, 2005

Unlike other funds, the Global Emerging Markets Fund has a flat structure, where managers are deeply involved in investing activities and less in administrative issues. The fund capitalizes on the pricing inefficiencies and lack of coverage of the emerging markets by thorough fundamental research and regular company visits. An emphasis

Flexibility and Risk Control

NA > NA

Thornburg Core Growth Fund

Oct 10, 2005

Growth investors have learned their lessons in the past years, according to Alex Motola, manager of Thornburg Core Growth Fund. He doesn’t try to time the market or predict which type of stocks will be hot in the future. Instead, he runs a portfolio that is diversified across the growth spectrum

Research and Experience Driven

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Wright International Blue Chip Equities Fund

Oct 10, 2005

Starting as a research firm 40 years ago, Wright Investors’ Service considers research and analysis to be the cornerstones of its investment process. The fund has its own definition of what a blue chip company is. To qualify for that label and to make it to Wright Approved Investment List, a

Different at the Core

NA > NA

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund

Oct 10, 2005

Abond fund that doesn't particularly emphasize yield may surprise you, but this approach fits well into the philosophy of the Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund. High yields are associated with high risk, and that is something the Fund’s managers try to avoid. Different from its peers, the fund focuses on what investors