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 3/03/08 -SmartMoney Fund Screen | Long-Term Winners
By Rob Wherry, Wall Street Journal
3/03/08 -Undiscovered territory -
Six under-the-radar funds that have great potential
By Chuck Jaffe, MarketWatch
"Westport. A midcap offering with a five-star rating and $56 million in assets, this fund takes a focused-but-flexible approach that sometimes adds to volatility. That
hasn't stopped it from delivering over time; it's in the top 10% of its peer
group over the last decade..."<read more>
2/25/08 - 2008 All-Stars: Consistency puts these funds on top
USA TODAY's 2008 Mutual Fund All-Stars
"This little gem, ranked 6th out of 192 similar funds over the past 10 years, deploys a blend of value and growth investing -- what manager Ed Nicklin calls "second-generation value investing." He seeks companies that are cheap, relative to earnings. But he wants earnings to be rising, too. The fund's stocks may take awhile to pay off. When they do, though, they tend to pay off big." <read more>
2/19/08 - Morningstar's Take - Analyst Report on Wesport R
Morningstar Analyst Michael Breen
"Westport Fund has quiely made aname for itself. Strong runs by several long-time holdings helped this fund gain 13.7% in 2007, better than nearly all its category rivals." <read more>
1/31/08 - Westport Select Reopens But Waits On Small Caps
Jed Horowitz of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
"Morningstar Inc. designates Westport Select a 'contrarian pick' and gives it
four of its top five stars. Though 'a relative unknown,' the fund's diversified
portfolio and 'emphasis on safety and other strengths make it hard to bet
against,' despite occasional trying times, the investment research firm says."
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1/17/08 - It's Okay to Get Excited about These Fund Reopenings
Paul Herbert, Morningstar.com
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