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Morningstaradvisor.com, January 2011
From Morningstar: "More Evidence Supports Manager Ownership." Morningstar recently updated its research on mutual fund performance and fund manager ownership and concluded that ". . . funds whose managers have skin in the game have outperformed those whose managers don't invest in their funds."
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Typical Investment Characteristics

Investment Orientation –low price-to-earnings ratio (P/E), both absolute and relative to a company’s own history
Analytical Process – bottom-up
Market Capitalization – medium to large
Portfolio Holdings –approximately 40 equities
Portfolio Turnover – approximately 50% - 75%
Diversification
– representation of a single issue usually does not exceed 5%
– industry concentration does not exceed 25%
– no sector constraints
Investment Restrictions – no derivative or short positions
Portfolio turnover may not be limited during periods of significant redemptions or when, based upon investment considerations, the Fund's managers deem it necessary to make changes to the Portfolio's holdings.

Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio is the ratio of a stock's current price to its per-share earnings.