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MONEY FUND YIELDS

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Highest seven-day compound yields for period ended May 29. Yields represent compounded rate of return to shareholders for past seven days. Past returns are not necessarily indicative of future yields. Investment quality and maturity may vary among funds.

GOVERNMENT ONLY

Average: 7.75%

1 Fidelity Spartan US Govt MMF k 8.60 2 Benham Govt Agency Fund k 8.48 3 Fidelity US Treasury MM LP k 8.42 4 Dreyfus US Guar MM Acct LP k 8.32 5 Kemper Money Market Govt Port 8.28 6 Vanguard MMR Federal 8.24 7 Transamerica US Govt Cash Res K 8.15 8 UST Master Govt MF 8.14 9 Woodward Govt Fund 8.13 10 Vanguard US Treasury 8.12

GENERAL PURPOSE

Average: 7.98%

1 Harbor Money Market Fund 10.21 2 Alger Money Market Portfolio k 8.94 3 Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar MMF k 8.89 4 Summit Cash Reserves 8.81 5 Bell Atlantic MMP k 8.69 6 Fidelity Spartan MMF k 8.63 7 Laurel Prime MM I Port k 8.60 8 Vista Premier Global MM k h 8.57 9 INVESCO Treasurer’s MM Res k h 8.52 10 Evergreen MM Trust h 8.44

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TAX-FREE

Average: 5.54%

1 Templeton T-F Money Fund k 6.47 2 Spartan PA Municipal MMP k 6.31 3 Strong Municipal MMF 6.23 4 Calvert T-F Reserve CA Port k 6.19 5 Evergreen Tax-Exempt MMF k 6.17 6 Putnam T-E MMF k 6.14 7 Kemper MmF T-E Port 6.13 8 INVESCO Treasurer’s T-E Res h 6.12 9 USAA Tax-Exempt MMF 6.12 10 Calvert T-E Reserves MM 6.10

k-Manager absorbs a portion of fund’s expenses. h-fund requires minimum initial investment of $50,000 or more.

Source: Donoghue’s Moneyletter, Holliston, Mass. 01746

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