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Funds of Funds: Great in theory, not so hot in practice

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In-house funds of funds: These funds invest only within their own family
In-house fund of fundsPerformance vs. benchmark
(annualized %)
Alarm statusBenchmark used
12 Mo.3 Yrs.5 Yrs.
Fidelity Freedom 2000 (FFFBX) 7.69 2.99 0.22 NO-ALARM Vang Bal Idx
Fidelity Freedom 2010 (FFFCX) 0.27 2.8 1.23 NO-ALARM Vang Bal Idx
Fidelity Freedom 2020 (FFFDX) 6.21 5.07 -0.19   Vang 500 Idx
Fidelity Freedom 2030 (FFFEX) 2.03 4.01 -0.88   Vang 500 Idx
Fidelity Freedom 2040 (FFFFX) -0.91 NA NA   Vang 500 Idx
Fidelity Freedom Income (FFFAX) 12.06 2.37 -1.43   Vang Bal Idx
First Amer Strategy Agg A (FAAGX) 2.34 2.33 -4.61   Vang 500 Idx
First Amer Strategy Grth & Inc A (FSGNX) -1.23 -0.6 -3.23 3 ALARM Vang Bal Idx
First Amer Strategy Grth A (FAGSX) -6.95 -0.88 -3.43 3 ALARM Vang Bal Idx
Franklin Templeton Con Tgt A (FTCIX) 6.24 3.18 NA   Vang Bal Idx
Franklin Templeton Con Tgt C (FTCCX) 5.48 2.49 NA   Vang Bal Idx
Franklin Templeton Gr Tgt A (FGTIX) 1 5.13 NA   Vang 500 Idx
Franklin Templeton Gr Tgt C (FTGTX) 0.47 4.34 NA   Vang 500 Idx
Franklin Templeton Mod Tgt A (FMTIX) -2.07 2.41 NA   Vang Bal Idx
Franklin Templeton Mod Tgt C (FTMTX) -2.67 1.65 NA   Vang Bal Idx
Schwab MarketTrack All Eqty (SWEGX) 1.72 0.45 NA   Vang 500 Idx
Schwab MarketTrack Balanced (SWBGX) 0.96 -0.33 -1.67   Vang Bal Idx
Schwab MarketTrack Conserv (SWCGX) 8.29 0.74 -1.69   Vang Bal Idx
Schwab MarketTrack Growth (SWHGX) 8.28 2.03 -2.8   Vang 500 Idx
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Grth (PRSGX) 7.81 4.22 -2.42   Vang 500 Idx
T. Rowe Price Spectrum Intl (PSILX) 1.27 2.78 NA   Schwab Intl Idx
TIAA-CREF Managed Alloc (TIMAX) -5.74 -0.82 NA   Vang Bal Idx
Vanguard LifeStrat Cons Grth (VSCGX) 7.43 0.84 -0.53   Vang Bal Idx
Vanguard LifeStrat Growth (VASGX) 6.78 1.37 -2.05   Vang 500 Idx
Vanguard LifeStrat Income (VASIX) 15.53 2.18 -0.42   Vang Bal Idx
Vanguard LifeStrat Mod Grth (VSMGX) -0.03 -0.66 -0.64 3 ALARM Vang Bal Idx
Vanguard STAR (VGSTX) 7.62 2.77 0.94 NO-ALARM Vang Bal Idx
WM Str Asset Mgmt Cons GrowA (SAGPX) 10.68 11.59 0.16 NO-ALARM Vang 500 Idx
WM Str Asset Mgmt Cons GrowB (SBGPX) 10.06 10.64 -0.72   Vang 500 Idx
WM Str Asset Mgmt Str Grow A (SACAX) 5.96 10.9 1.3 NO-ALARM Vang 500 Idx
WM Str Asset Mgmt Str Grow B (SBCAX) 5.3 10.07 0.46 NO-ALARM Vang 500 Idx


Go-anywhere funds of funds: These funds invest outside their own family,
although a few might invest both within and without.
Go-anywhere fund of fundsPerformance vs. benchmark
(annualized %)
Alarm statusBenchmark used
12 Mo.3 Yrs.5 Yrs.
Fifth Third Wrldwd Adv (MXSPX) 0.89 9.57 8.58 NO-ALARM Schwab Intl Idx
First Amer Strategy Global Grth S (FGEYX) NA NA NA   Schwab Intl Idx
First Amer Strategy Global Grth Y (SINTX) 2.42 3.74 NA   Schwab Intl Idx
Flex-funds Aggressive Growth (FLAGX) 0.02 NA NA   Vang 500 Idx
Flex-funds Dynamic Growth (FLDGX) 3.59 NA NA   Vang 500 Idx
Integrity Fund of Funds (IFOFX) -9.83 -5.19 -9.24 3 ALARM Vang 500 Idx
Markman Aggressive Alloc (MMAGX) -28.8 -8.49 -10.27 3 ALARM Vang 500 Idx
Markman Conservative Alloc (MMCGX) -15.95 -5.47 -6.61 3 ALARM Vang Bal Idx
Markman Moderate Alloc (MMMGX) -28.83 -10.8 -8.58 3 ALARM Vang Bal Idx
Maxim Aggressive Profile II (-) -0.58 NA NA   Vang 500 Idx
Maxim Moderate II (-) 10.68 NA NA   Vang 500 Idx
Maxim Moderately Agg II (-) 4.18 NA NA   Vang 500 Idx
Maxim Moderately Conserv II (-) -0.53 NA NA   Vang Bal Idx
New Century Capital (NCCPX) -2.77 2.26 -1.99   Vang 500 Idx
Schwab MarketManager Bal (SWOBX) -3.27 1.65 NA   Vang Bal Idx
Schwab MarketManager Growth (SWOGX) 2.18 3.52 NA   Vang 500 Idx
Schwab MarketManager Intl (SWOIX) 5.17 13.19 7.41 NO-ALARM Schwab Intl Idx
Schwab MarketManager Sm Cap (SWOSX) -7.93 -0.24 NA   Vang SmCap Idx
STAAR Alternative Categories (-) 5.37 5.34 -6.99   Vang 500 Idx
STAAR International (-) 5.55 2.47 -1.19   Schwab Intl Idx
STAAR Larger Co Stock (-) -2.59 0.79 -3.64   Vang 500 Idx
STAAR Smaller Co Stock (-) -2.25 3.83 0.51   Vang SmCap Idx