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MONEY FUND YIELDS

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Highest seven-day compound yields for period ended Feb. 12. 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 6.32% 1 US Gov. Secs Savings Fund k 7.54 2 Dreyfus 100% US Treas MMF LP k 7.37 3 Benham Govt Agency Fund k 7.26 4 Vanguard MMR Federal 7.09 5 Fidelity Spartan US Treas MMF k 7.06 6 SBSF Funds -MMF k 6.94 7 Merrill Lynch CMA Govt 6.91 8 Fidelity Spartan US Govt MMF k 6.87 9 The US Treasury Trust k 6.81 10 Woodward Govt Fund 6.78

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 6.66% 1 Summit Cash Reserves 8.01 2 Merrill Lynch Ready 7.89 3 Merrill Lynch CMA MF 7.88 4 Pru-Bache MoneyMart Assets 7.72 5 GW Sierra Global Income MM k 7.65 6 Kemper Money Market 7.49 7 Strong Money Market Fund k 7.49 8 Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar MMF k 7.46 9 Fidelity Spartan MMF k 7.45 10 Vanguard MMR Prime 7.45

TAX-FREE

Average 4.37% 1 Atlas T-F Money Fund k 5.61 2 USAA Tax-Exempt MMF 5.54 3 Strong Municipal MMF 5.49 4 Calvert T-F Reserve NJ Port k 5.36 5 Calvert T-F Reserves MM 5.29 6 Evergreen Tax-Exempt MMF k 5.25 7 Templeton T-F Money Fund k 5.25 8 Vanguard Muni Bond/MM 5.15 9 Bayshore Tax-Free Fund k 5.11 10 USAA NY T-F MMF k 5.08

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

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