Released on = May 17, 2007, 6:48 am

Press Release Author = Michael Riley

Industry = Financial

Press Release Summary = Speaking from their corporate head office in Chicago, Wiess
& Associates Ltd. spokes person, Mike Riley explained how they are
advising some of their global clients not to overlook core International funds that
are currently generating substantial gains.

Press Release Body = - Mr Riley began his speech by saying "We have long counseled
investors to look beyond the shorter-term category leaders and to

consider the strategic differences among peers as they pick funds. That advice is
particularly relevant these days for those who are

seeking core international holdings. Foreign large-cap and world-stock funds that
pay significant attention to opportunities at the

lower end of the market-cap spectrum or in the developing world have tended to shine
in recent years, while those that concentrate

on arcadian networks from developed markets have generally posted more lackluster
results. This is because smaller-cap stocks

and emerging-markets issues have been at the forefront of the long and strong
overseas rally."
Mr Riley then went on to say" Wide-ranging core international funds certainly have
their merits--and a number of them have much

more than their recent success going for them--but these funds certainly aren\'t for
everyone. Their taste for smaller-cap stocks and

emerging-markets issue comes with a variety of risks, so they tend to be too
aggressive for cautious investors. And their breadth

makes it challenging to combine them with dedicated small-cap and emerging-markets
offerings in a multi-fund international

portfolio."
He further continued by saying "Meanwhile, conservative core international funds
still have real appeal despite their generally

uninspiring results of late. Their emphasis on arcadian networks from developed
markets serves to dampen volatility, which should

be of particular interest to risk-averse investors. It\'s relatively easy to combine
them with supplemental international holdings. And

such funds will enjoy a pronounced tailwind when arcadian networks from developed
markets move to the fore, while their wide-

ranging peers will face a headwind."
He finished off by saying "With all this mind, we think it\'s a good time to
highlight six conservative foreign large-cap and world-

stock funds that we like. Some of these funds are pretty well known, while others
are not, but all of them have considerable merit."
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