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Today's Asset Class Leaders

Top Asset Classes	1 day Lipper Avg
Misc Country/Region Fds	0.66%
Growth Funds	0.62%
Western European Funds	0.60%
Global Funds	0.57%
Emerging Markets Funds	0.52%

Bottom Asset Classes	1 day Lipper Avg
US Mortgage Funds	-0.30%
Emerging Mkts Debt Funds	-0.17%
Latin American Funds	-0.16%
High Yield Funds	-0.16%
High Yield Fds Leveraged	-0.09%

Average Asset Class performance at NAV as of 5/8/2008
† New Fund(s) within last six months, based on inception date of fund.

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Auction Rate Preferred Securities Information:

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund Announces Redemption of Auction Market Preferred Stock

First Trust Announces Redemption of Energy Income and Growth Fund Series A Auction Rate Energy Notes

The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund to Redeem ARP Stock and has Filed Shelf Registration

UBS Issues Update on Auction Preferred Shares

Aberdeen Global Income Fund Announces Replacement of Auction Market Preferred Stock with Equivalent Bank Borrowing

Pacholder High Yield Fund Provides Information Relating to Auction Rate Securities

First Trust Advisors Provides Information Relating to Auction Rate Securities

CEFA Statement: Liquidity Event in Auction Rate Preferred Shares

President's Corner: The Current Liquidity Issue with ARPs

News and Distributions...

Today's Fund Leaders

1 day as of 5/8/2008

Fund Name (Ticker)	NAV Return	NAV Rank
Morg Stan China A (CAF)
	2.89%	12
AllianzRCM Glbl EcoT...
	2.51%	4
Morg Stan East Europ... (RNE)
	2.44%	15
Gabelli Gl Gld NR & ... (GGN)
	2.05%	8
BlackRock Real Asst ... (BCF)
	1.84%	12
DWS Glbl Commodities (GCS)
	1.77%	16
Petroleum & Resource... (PEO)
	1.75%	20
Nich-App Intl & Prem... (I)
	1.73%	3
BlackRock EcoSolutio... (BQR)
	1.68%	24
Central Europe & Rus... (CEE)
	1.65%	29

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