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‡ For each fund with a 3-year history, a Morningstar Rating™ is calculated based on risk-adjusted returns that account for variations in a fund’s monthly performance(including sales charges, loads and redemption fees),placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds receive 5stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund). As of 3/31 that was a 3 year of 4 stars out of 91 funds and 5 stars out of 37 funds for 5 years.
Within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The fund was rated against the following numbers of US-domiciled Nontraditional Bond funds over the following time periods:81 in the last 3 years. With respect to these Nontraditional Bond funds, the fund received a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars. Other classes may have different performance characteristics.

Overall Lipper Leaders ratings based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for each measure over 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods (if applicable) and do not take into account the effects of sales charges for these categories as of 02/28/13 out of 119, 3083, 119 and 35, respectively in Lipper’s Abs Return classification.²

Lipper ratings for Total Return reflect funds’ historical total return performance relative to peers as of 04/30/13. Lipper ratings for Consistent Return reflect funds’ historical risk-adjusted returns, adjusted for volatility, relative to peers as of 04/30/13. Lipper ratings for Preservation reflect funds’ historical loss avoidance relative to other funds within the same asset class, as of 04/30/13. Preservation ratings are relative, rather than absolute, measures, and funds named Lipper Leaders for Preservation may still experience losses periodically; those losses may be larger for equity and mixed equity funds than for fixed income funds. The Lipper ratings are subject to change every month and are based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for the Total Return, Consistent Return, Preservation, Tax Efficiency, and Expense metrics over three-, five-, and ten-year periods (if applicable). The highest 20% of funds in each peer group are named Lipper Leader or a score of 5, the next 20% receive a score of 4, the middle 20% are scored 3, the next 20% are scored 2, and the lowest 20% are scored.

The IRON Strategic Income Fund, in Lipper’s Overall classification, received the following ratings for the 3- and 5- year periods, respectively (number of funds rated follows the score in parentheses): Total Return: 5 (130 funds). Consistent Return: 5 (130 funds). Preservation (in Mixed Assets): 5 (3121 funds).

Lipper ratings are not intended to predict future results, and Lipper does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. More information is available at www.lipperweb.com. Lipper Leader Copyright 2013, Reuters, All Rights Reserved.

Lipper category is as of 04/30/13 and may not accurately represent the current composition of the portfolio.

1 Figures are reported in the Fund’s current Prospectus.
2 Figures are reported in the Fund’s current Annual Report. Ratio excludes the impact of acquired fund fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests. Such expenses are not paid by the fund and are not used in the calculation of the fund's net asset value and provides a clearer picture of the fund's actual operating costs. Because the Funds invest in other Funds, the Funds are shareholders of those Underlying Funds and indirectly bear its proportionate share of the operating expenses, including management fees, of the Underlying Funds, in addition to the fees of the fund itself.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. You may obtain the most current performance by calling 877-322-0575.