(PUB) Morningstar FundInvestor

September 2013

Morningstar FundInvestor

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Tracking Gold-Rated Funds

% Gold in Top Quartile

% Gold in Top Quartile

% Gold in Top Quartile

Trailing 10 Years Batting Average

Trailing 5 Years Batting Average

Trailing 3 Years Batting Average

Asset Group

US Stock

68.35 82.83 81.80 94.59 91.05

57.14 71.60 50.77 77.78 65.22

69.81 79.34 75.49 90.03 92.91

50.88 54.93 40.74 61.90 57.58

65.27 68.40 70.84 88.27 92.91

48.45 50.77 43.40 36.36 56.25

Taxable Bond

International Stock

Municipal Bond

Balanced

Data through Aug. 31, 2013. Batting Average and % picks in top quartiles are for Gold/Picks funds only. The results are compared with category average.

Cautious Muni Funds

Vanguard Limited-Term Tax-Exempt VMLTX

Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt VWAHX

14000

18000

Fund Return %

Category Return %

Fund Return %

Category Return %

26.82

24.32

62.29

41.41

10500

13500

10,500

13,500

QQQQ

QQQQQ

7000

9000

7,000

9,000

¶ Neutral ¶ Neutral ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive

∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive

Process

Process

Performance

Performance

3500

4500

3,500

4,500

People Parent

People Parent

0

0

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Price

Price

Fidelity Municipal Income FHIGX

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt VWSTX

24000

14000

Fund Return %

Category Return %

Fund Return % 105.77

Category Return %

5.10

24.32

75.37

18000

10500

10,500

18,000

QQ

QQQQ

Œ

12000

7000

7,000

12,000

∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive

∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ¶ Neutral ∞ Positive

Process

Process

Performance

Performance

6000

3500

3,500

6,000

People Parent

People Parent

0

0

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Price

Price

T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield PRFHX

16000

Fund Return %

Category Return %

33.21

27.86

12000

12,000

QQQQ

Œ

8000

8,000

∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ∞ Positive ¶ Neutral

Process

Performance

4000

4,000

People Parent

0

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

Price

Return Data through Aug. 31, 2013.

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