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    Worst Performing Dead Mutual Funds
    Rank Mutual Fund Name Total Loss
    over the life
    of the Fund    		 Born Died Last Fund Objective
    1 Harwick Fund
    -96.5%
    		 12/1/70 12/31/72 Max. Capital Gains
    2 S&P/InterCapital Dynamics
    -95.7%
    		 12/1/69 12/31/74 Not Available
    3 Chase Frontier Capital Fund of Boston
    -92.6%
    		 12/1/68 12/31/80 Max. Capital Gains
    4 Steadman Technology & Growth Fund
    -91.1%
    		 5/1/68 6/30/98 Max. Capital Gains
    5 Mutual Securities Fund of Boston
    -90.1%
    		 12/1/61 12/31/72 Growth
    6 Doll Fund
    -88.6%
    		 12/1/68 12/31/78 Max Capital Gains
    7 Investment/Indicators Fund
    -85.8%
    		 12/1/67 12/21/73 Max. Capital Gains
    8 First Sierra Fund
    -84.4%
    		 12/1/61 12/31/72 Growth
    9 E & E Mutual Fund
    -83.7%
    		 12/1/61 12/31/74 Growth
    10 CitiFunds Emerging Asian Markets Equity Prt
    -82.5%
    		 8/1/95 9/30/98 International Stocks
    11 de Vegh Mutual Fund
    -81.3%
    		 12/1/61 12/31/86 Growth
    12 Directors Capital Fund
    -81.0%
    		 12/1/70 12/31/82 Max. Capital Gains
    13 All American Fund
    -80.8%
    		 12/1/63 12/31/74 Growth
    14 Astron Fund
    -80.7%
    		 12/1/68 12/31/72 Not Available
    15 Warren (Ted) Fund
    -80.3%
    		 12/1/67 12/31/72 Growth
    16 Morgan Stanley Instl Fd: Gold/B
    -79.4%
    		 1/1/96 3/31/98 Precious Metals
    17 Capital Investors Growth Fund
    -77.9%
    		 12/1/61 12/31/73 Growth
    18 Admiralty Fund - Growth Series
    -77.7%
    		 12/1/61 12/31/75 Growth
    19 Channing American Fund
    -76.6%
    		12/1/61 12/31/74 Growth-Income
    20 Market Growth Fund
    -75.5%
    		12/1/65 12/31/72 Max. Capital Gain