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Essence of Bad


Each fund below is 3-ALARM, but the pain doesn't stop there. Each fund also: (1) Trails its peer group for the past 12 months, three years, and five years; (2) Has the worst-possible FundAlarm risk rating of +2 and (3) Also appeared as a 3-ALARM fund exactly three years ago, in the August 1999 issue of FundAlarm. We're sorry to pile it on like this but, simply put, these funds (arranged alphabetically) stink.

AIM Balanced B (ABLBX)
AIM Global Infrastructure B (GIFBX)
Alger Small Capitalization B (ALSCX)
Alliance Mid Cap Growth A (CHCLX)
Alliance Mid Cap Growth B (CHCBX)
Alliance Growth B (AGBBX)
Alliance Growth C (AGRCX)
Alliance Growth Investors A (AGIAX)
American Cent Giftrust Inv (TWGTX)
Atlas Strategic Growth A (ASGAX)
Berger Growth (BEONX)
Calvert Social Inv Bal A (CSIFX)
Consulting Group Sm Cap Growth (TSGUX)
Delaware Balanced A (DELFX)
Dreyfus Premier Aggr Growth A (DRLEX)
Dreyfus Premier Intl Growth B (DGLBX)
Eaton Vance Spec Equities A (EVSEX)
Evergreen Emerging Growth B (EKABX)
Fidelity Adv Balanced T (FAIGX)
Fidelity Destiny I (FDESX)
First American Mid Cap Grth A (FJEGX)
Dreyfus Founders Balanced (FRINX)
Dreyfus Founders Mid-Cap Growth (FRSPX)
Galaxy Asset Alloc Ret A (GAAAX)
General Securities (GSECX)
Gintel (GINLX)
Guardian Park Avenue A (GPAFX)
Hancock Large Cap Growth A (JHNGX)
Hancock Large Cap Growth B (JHGBX)
Hancock Mid Cap Growth B (SPOBX)
HighMark Balanced Fid (HMBAX)
HighMark Balanced Ret A (HMBRX)
AXP Mutual A (INMUX)
AXP Strategy Aggressive B (INAGX)
INVESCO Total Return Inv (FSFLX)
Ivy Growth A (IVYFX)
Ivy US Emerging Growth A (IVEGX)
Scudder Growth A (KGRAX)
Scudder Growth B (KGRBX)
Scudder Dynamic Growth A (KSCAX)
Scudder Dynamic Growth B (KSCBX)
Scudder Total Return B (KTRBX)
Liberty B (CCFBX)
Lindner Large-Cap Growth Inv (LDNRX)
Lutheran Brotherhood Oppt A (LUOGX)
MFS Emerging Growth A (MFEGX)
MFS Emerging Growth B (MEGBX)
MFS Growth Opportunities A (MGOFX)
MFS Large Cap Growth B (MCGBX)
Monetta (MONTX)
Monetta Mid-Cap Equity (MMCEX)
Montgomery Small Cap R (MNSCX)
CDC Nvest Capital Growth B (NECBX)
Oppenheimer Capital Income B (OPEBX)
Oppenheimer Discovery B (ODIBX)
PBHG Growth (PBHGX)
Phoenix-Engemann Growth A (PHGRX)
PIMCO Opportunity C (POPCX)
Principal Growth A (PRGWX)
Prov Inv Coun Growth I (PIPGX)
Putnam New Opportunities A (PNOPX)
Putnam New Opportunities B (PNOBX)
Putnam OTC & Emerging Growth B (POTBX)
Putnam Voyager B (PVOBX)
Putnam Voyager II A (PVIIX)
Riverfront Small Co Select A (RFSAX)
Scudder Development S (SCDVX)
Scudder Large Company Growth S (SCQGX)
Seligman Intl Growth D (SHIDX)
Sit International Growth (SNGRX)
Sit Large Cap Growth (SNIGX)
Smith Barney Balanced B (SLSUX)
State St Research Mid Cap Grth A (SCFAX)
State St Research Mid Cap Grth B (SCFBX)
State St Research Large Growth B (SGFBX)
Stein Roe Growth Stock (SRFSX)