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Top No-Load Mutual Funds Model Portfolios

Every Quarter We Update Our Model Portfolios of Best Performing No-Load Mutual Funds, Fidelity Mutual Funds, and Vanguard Mutual Funds. Besides possible changes in Asset Allocation, we let you know of any new funds to buy for your portfolio, or previous funds to sell from your portfolio. Here are our portfolios for January of 2005.

All Funds Model Portfolio

% Return

Conservative

Insightful

Fund Name

Symbol

Type

1 Yr

3 Yr

Taxable

IRA/401K

Taxable

IRA/401K

PIMCO Low Duration D

PLDDX

STB

2.02

3.96

25%

20%

20%

15%

PIMCO Total Return Mortgage D

PTMDX

IGB

4.53

5.76

10%

10%

10%

10%

Westcore Flexible Income

WTLTX

HYB

10.40

12.19

10%

10%

10%

10%

Third Avenue Real Estate Value

TAREX

RE

28.16

22.42

10%

10%

10%

10%

Alpha Hedged Strategies

ALPHX

Hdg

17.23

-

0%

5%

5%

10%

Julius Baer International Equity

BJBIX

Intl

23.22

17.31

5%

5%

5%

5%

Selected American Shares

SLASX

LCC

11.97

6.73

5%

5%

5%

5%

Yacktman

YACKX

LCV

9.93

17.67

5%

5%

5%

5%

Artisan Mid Cap Value

ARTQX

MCV

26.20

18.41

5%

5%

5%

5%

Royce Premier

RYPRX

SCC

22.82

16.27

5%

5%

5%

5%

Neuberger Berman Fasciano Inv

NBFSX

SCG

12.55

10.07

5%

5%

5%

5%

Third Avenue Small-Cap Value

TASCX

SCV

21.27

14.55

0%

5%

5%

5%

Your Brokerage Money Mkt or
Tax Exempt Money Mkt

MM TEMM

0.90

2.19

15%

10%

10%

10%

 

100%

100%

100%

100%

Fidelity Investments

Return %

Conservative

Insightful

Fund Name

Symbol

Type

1 Yr

3 Yr

Taxable

IRA/401K

Taxable

IRA/401K

Short-Term Bond or

FSHBX

STB

1.64

3.95

20%

20%

15%

15%

Spartan Short-Interm Muni

FSTFX

STMB

1.82

3.75

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

FMSFX

IGB

4.14

5.58

5%

5%

5%

5%

Capital & Income

FAGIX

HYB

12.07

15.81

5%

5%

10%

10%

Strategic Income

FSICX

MSB

9.04

12.27

10%

10%

10%

10%

Real Estate Investments

FRESX

RE

34.15

23.82

10%

10%

10%

10%

International Discovery

FIGRX

Intl

19.10

15.43

10%

10%

10%

10%

Contrafund

FCNTX

LCB

15.07

9.99

10%

10%

10%

10%

Value

FDVLX

MCV

21.21

13.93

5%

10%

10%

5%

Small Cap Independence

FDSCX

SCC

15.02

7.09

10%

10%

10%

15%

Cash Reserves or

FDRXX

MM

0.90

2.19

15%

10%

10%

10%

Spartan Muni Money

FIMXX

TEMM

0.84

1.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100%

100%

100%

100%

Vanguard

 

Return %

Conservative

Insightful

Fund Name

Symbol

Type

1 Yr

3 Yr

Taxable

IRA/401K

Taxable

IRA/401K

Short-Term Corp

VFSTX

STB

2.11

3.84

15%

20%

15%

15%

Ltd-Term Tax-Ex

VMLTX

STMB

1.53

3.53

 

 

 

 

GNMA

VFIIX

IGB

4.15

5.40

10%

10%

10%

10%

High-Yield Corporate

VWEHX

HYB

8.51

8.97

10%

10%

10%

10%

REIT Index

VGSIX

RE

30.69

22.53

10%

10%

10%

10%

International Value

VTRIX

Intl

19.77

13.77

10%

10%

10%

10%

Windsor II

VWNFX

LCV

18.31

8.56

10%

10%

10%

10%

Strategic Equity

VSEQX

MCC

20.49

14.61

10%

10%

10%

10%

Explorer

VEXPX

SCG

13.75

7.36

10%

10%

15%

15%

Prime Money Mkt or

VMMXX

MM

0.77

2.14

15%

10%

10%

10%

Tax Exempt Money Mkt

VMSXX

TEMM

0.74

1.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100%

100%

100%

100%

Fidelity Brokerage Portfolio

 

 

Jan 1

Mar 31

Jun 30

Sep 30

December 31, 2004

Fund Name

Symbol

Type

Value

Return

Return

Return

Return

Size

Value

Fidelity Short Term Bond

FSHBX

STB

$16,952

1.4%

-1.1%

1.4%

0.1%

12.9%

$17,254

Fidelity Capital & Income

FAGIX

HYB

$6,000

1.4%

-0.8%

4.9%

6.5%

5.0%

$6,742

Westcore Flexible Income

WTLTX

HYB

$6,000

3.1%

-2.7%

3.9%

6.1%

5.0%

$6,631

Fidelity Real Estate

FRESX

RE

$7,378

12.2%

-4.7%

8.5%

16.6%

7.5%

$9,967

Third Avenue Real Estate Value

TAREX

RE

$6,000

8.2%

-0.4%

7.0%

11.5%

5.8%

$7,722

Diversified International

FDIVX

Intl

$4,000

13.0%

-0.8%

0.2%

13.9%

3.8%

$5,124

Oakmark International

OAKIX

Intl

$7,804

3.6%

3.6%

3.6%

13.1%

7.3%

$9,814

Julius Baer International Equity

BJBIX

Intl

$6,000

13.7%

-1.9%

1.5%

17.8%

6.0%

$8,001

Fidelity Equity-Income II

FEQTX

LCV

$6,000

0.5%

0.1%

 

 

 

 

Oakmark I

OAKMX

LCV

$6,000

1.4%

2.3%

0.3%

4.7%

4.9%

$6,540

Royce Low Priced

RYLPX

SCC

$6,310

8.0%

-1.6%

-1.6%

7.9%

5.3%

$7,117

RS Partners

RSPFX

SCC

$6,000

9.0%

0.1%

7.1%

13.3%

5.9%

$7,941

Wasatch Small Cap Growth

WAAEX

SCG

$13,743

1.4%

2.6%

2.6%

15.5%

12.7%

$16,941

Tamarack Enterprise S

TETSX

SCV

$6,000

5.7%