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MONEY FUND YIELDS

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Highest seven-day compound yields for period ended June 26. 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: 7.80% 1 Fidelity Spartan US Govt MMF k: 8.66 2 Benham Govt Agency Fund k: 8.46 3 Fidelity US Treasury MMF k: 8.39 4 Dreyfus US Guar MM Acct LP k: 8.37 5 Kemper Money Market Govt Port: 8.26 6 Transamerica US Govt Cash Res k: 8.24 7 Vanguard MMR Federal: 8.21 8 US Treasuries Cash Assets Tr k: 8.18 9 UST Master Govt MF: 8.17 10 Mariner Government Fund: 8.15

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

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GENERAL PURPOSE Average: 7.96% 1 Alger Money Market Portfolio k: 8.89 2 Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar MMF k: 8.84 3 Vista Premier Global MM k h: 8.54 4 Fidelity Spartan MMF k: 8.53 5 INVESCO Treasurer’s MM Res k h: 8.52 6 Laurel Prime MM I Port k: 8.45 7 Vanguard MMR Prime: 8.43 8 Evergreen MM Trust k: 8.40 9 St. Clair MMF/Prime Oblig k: 8.35 10 Salem Money Market Portfolio k: 8.35

TAX-FREE Average: 5.45% 1 Strong Municipal MMF: 6.56 2 Centennial NY T-E Trust k: 6.36 3 USAA Tax-Exempt MMF: 6.08 4 Evergreen Tax-Exempt MMF k: 6.07 5 Calvert T-F Reserves MM: 6.02 6 General NY Municipal MMF k: 6.02 7 Reich & Tang/MI Daily T-F k: 6.00 8 Templeton T-F Money Fund k: 5.99 9 Spartan NY Municipal MMP k: 5.99 10 General CA Municipal MMF k: 5.95

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

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