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Time Period G
Fund 		F
Fund 		LBA Bond Index C
Fund 		S&P 500 Stock Index S
Fund 		Wilshire 4500 Stock Index I
Fund 		EAFE Stock Index
Last 12 months 2.30 6.80 6.67 1.06 1.08 (3.35) (3.71) (9.98) (11.30)
2011 % % % % % % % % %
November 0.14 0.01 (0.09) (0.21) (0.22) (0.51) (0.57) (2.46) (4.85)
October 0.14 0.11 0.11 10.93 10.93 14.09 14.00 9.48 9.64
September 0.16 0.73 0.73 (7.03) (7.03) (10.73) (10.79) (10.55) (9.53)
August 0.19 1.45 1.46 (5.44) (5.43) (8.12) (8.17) (9.03) (9.03)
July 0.22 1.59 1.59 (2.04) (2.03) (3.14) (3.23) (1.60) (1.59)
June 0.21 (0.30) (0.29) (1.67) (1.67) (2.35) (2.33) (1.16) (1.25)
May 0.25 1.31 1.31 (1.13) (1.13) (1.27) (1.27) (2.90) (2.95)
April 0.25 1.28 1.27 2.96 2.96 2.94 2.99 6.03 5.98
March 0.26 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.04 2.06 2.02 (2.23) (2.24)
February 0.22 0.26 0.25 3.42 3.43 4.52 4.44 3.33 3.30
January 0.24 0.13 0.12 2.37 2.37 1.23 1.28 2.41 2.36
2010 % % % % % % % % %
December 0.20 (1.05) (1.08) 6.68 6.68 7.38 7.34 (8.12) 8.10
November 0.17 (0.57) (0.57) 0.01 0.01 3.00 2.98 (4.84) (4.81)
October 0.18 0.36 0.36 3.80 3.80 4.48 4.48 3.63 3.61
September 0.17 0.17 0.11 8.92 8.92 11.47 11.38 9.81 9.80
August 0.22 1.28 1.29 (4.51) (4.51) (5.59) (5.56) (3.14) (3.10)
July .23 1.07 1.07 7.01 7.01 7.00 6.92 10.78 9.48
June 0.24 1.56 1.57 (5.24) (6.65) (6.90) (6.93) (14.08) (13.23)
May 0.28 0.85 0.84 (7.99) (7.99) (7.51) (7.52) (11.20) (11.51)
April 0.28 1.07 1.04 1.58 1.58 4.82 4.76 (2.35) (0.96)
March .27 (0.11) (0.12) 6.04 6.03 7.39 7.33 6.28 6.28
February .24 .38 .37 3.11 3.10 4.89 4.83 0.06 (0.69)
January .29 1.54 1.53 (3.60) (3.60) (2.43) (2.39) (5.17) (4.41)
2009 % % % % % % % % %
December .25 (1.55) (1.56) 1.94 1.93 6.57 6.65 1.43 1.44
November .26 1.30 1.29 6.00 6.00 3.85 3.98 3.16 2.00
October .26 .51 .49 (1.86) (1.86) (5.51) (5.41) (2.41) (1.25)
September .26 1.07 1.05 3.74 3.73 5.94 5.81 3.79 3.83
August .28 1.03 1.04 3.62 3.61 3.85 3.74 4.87 5.44
July .28 1.59 1.61 7.58 7.56 8.66 9.01 9.74 9.13
June .27 .54 .57 .24 .20 .73 .84 (1.08) (.57)
May .25 .78 .73 5.60 5.59 3.97 4.16 13.41 11.83
April .21 .49 .48 9.58 9.57 15.00 15.03 12.13 12.80
March .24 1.38 1.39 8.81 8.76 8.64 8.62 7.20 6.34
February .21 (.39) (.38) (10.64) (10.65) (10.22) (9.78) (10.23) (10.26)
January .19 (.86) (.88) (8.41) (8.43) (8.19) (7.47) (11.93) (9.81)
2008 % % % % % % % % %
December .24 3.73 3.73 1.07 1.06 4.68 4.53 7.66 6.01
November .31 3.30 3.25 (7.18) (7.18) (11.13) (11.39) (6.72) (5.41)
October .31 (2.40) (2.36) (16.83) (16.79) (20.99) (20.63) (20.59) (20.18)
September .31 (1.31) (1.34) (8.94) (8.91) (10.32) (10.87) (12.31) (14.46)
August .33 .92 .95 1.46 1.45 2.17 1.95 (4.16) (4.05)
July .40 (.01) (.08) (.80) (.84) (.79) (.94) (3.72) (3.21)
June .32 (.08) (.08) (8.41) (8.43) (7.63) (7.50) (8.15) (8.18)
May .32 (.74) (.73) 1.27 1.30 4.88 4.76 1.09 .97
April .24 (.16) (.21) 4.94 4.87 5.30 5.45 5.55 5.43
March .32 .33 .34 (.46) (.43) (1.43) (1.77) .18 (1.05)
Feb. .24 .16 .24 (3.28) (3.25) (2.05) (2.16) (.66) 1.43
Jan. .33 1.76 1.68 (5.98) (6.00) (6.27) (6.17) (8.52) 9.24
2007 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .41 .25 .28 (.66) (.69) (.40) (.48) (2.25) 2.25
Nov. .33 1.88 1.80 (4.20) (4.18) (5.65) (5.61) (3.72) 3.29
Oct. .41 .86 .90 1.58 1.59 2.83 2.96 4.49 3.93
Sept. .41 .78 .76 3.76 3.71 2.97 3.03 5.36 5.35
Aug. .33 1.23 1.23 1.54 1.50 1.38 1.01 (.71) (1.56)
July .50 .80 .83 (3.10) (4.17) (4.57) (4.49) (2.39) (1.47)
June .42 (.27) (.30) (1.70) (1.60) (1.53) (1.47) .20 .12
May .34 (.70) (.76) 3.52 3.49 4.40 4.30 2.54 1.75
Apr. .42 .53 .54 4.43 4.43 2.51 2.48 3.76 4.44
Mar. .42 0.00 0.00 1.09 1.12 1.09 1.08 2.57 2.55
Feb. .34 1.53 1.54 (1.95) (1.96) (.26) (.25) .18 .81
Jan. .43 .00 (.04) 1.53 1.51 3.14 3.23 1.31 .68
2006 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .34 (.54) (.58) 1.42 1.40 .11 .25 3.11 3.14
Nov. .43 1.08 1.16 1.91 1.90 3.54 3.62 2.96 2.99
Oct. .43 .73 .66 3.27 3.26 4.99 4.98 3.87 3.89
Sept. .35 .82 .88 2.58 2.58 .88 .91 .15 .15
Aug. .44 1.58 1.53 2.36 2.38 2.15 2.15 2.76 2.75
July .44 1.32 1.35 .65 .62 (2.79) (2.82) .98 .99
June .44 .19 .21 .07 .14 .47 .29 .00 (.01)
May .44 (.09) (.11) (2.87) (2.88) (4.36) (4.32) (3.87) (3.88)
April .44 (.19) (.18) 1.35 1.34 .34 .41 4.83 4.78
Mar. .36 (.93) (.98) 1.29 1.25 3.84 3.81 3.33 3.30
Feb. .36 .28 .33 .22 .27 (.98) (.99) (.27) (.22)
Jan. .36 .09 .01 2.66 2.65 6.70 6.57 6.14 6.14
2005 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .45 .95 .95 .07 .03 .37 .48 4.64 4.65
Nov. .36 .38 .44 3.75 3.78 4.72 4.67 2.44 2.45
Oct. .36 (.75) (.79) (1.66) (1.67) (2.33) (2.35) (2.90) (2.92)
Sept. .36 (1.03) (1.03) .84 .81 .83 .76 3.68 4.45
Aug. .37 1.23 1.28 (.90) (.91) (1.01) (1.15) 3.23 2.53
July .37 (.84) (.91) 3.67 3.72 5.59 5.63 3.07 3.07
June .28 .56 .55 .16 .14 3.37 3.26 1.86 1.33
May .37 1.05 1.08 3.15 3.18 6.05 5.96 (.40) .05
Apr. .37 1.35 1.35 (1.90) (1.90) (3.72) (3.65) (2.27) (2.35)
Mar. .37 (.48) (.51) (1.71) (1.77) (1.86) (1.92) (2.52) (2.51)
Feb. .37 (.57) (.59) 2.06 2.10 2.04 1.94 4.34 4.32
Jan. .37 .58 .63 (2.40) (2.44) (3.39) (3.39) (1.87) (1.83)
2004 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .38 .97 .92 3.36 3.40 4.17 4.27 4.38 4.39
Nov. .28 (.86) (.80) 4.08 4.05 6.96 6.98 6.16 6.83
Oct. .38 .87 .84 1.52 1.53 1.85 1.85 3.94 3.41
Sept. .38 .29 .27 1.11 1.08 3.92 3.84 2.05 2.61
Aug. .38 1.88 1.91 .34 .40 .00 .01 1.00 .44
July .38 1.00 .99 (3.24) (3.31) (5.52) (5.54) (3.76) (3.25)
June .38 .60 .57 1.86 1.94 2.72 2.75 2.89 2.19
May .39 (.50) (.40) 1.37 1.37 1.50 1.52 .30 .34
April .29 (2.54) (2.60) (1.52) (1.57) (3.94) (4.02) (2.31) (2.26)
March .29 .69 .75 (1 .50) (1 .51) .38 .42 .60 .56
Feb. .39 1.09 1.08 1.35 1.39 1.78 1.75 2.22 2.31
Jan. .29 .80 .80 1.80 1.84 3.53 3.58 1.32 1.41
2003 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .49 1.01 1.02 5.24 5.24 2.04 2.08 7.68 7.81
Nov. .30 .30 .24 .91 .88 3.47 3.42 2.22 2.22
Oct. .30 (1.00) (.93) 5.68 5.66 7.65 7.62 6.06 6.23
Sept. .40 2.68 2.65 (1.14) (1.06) (1.35) (1.24) 3.08 3.08
Aug. .40 .73 .66 1.94 1.95 4.12 4.19 2.39 2.41
July .30 (3.41) (3.36) 1.78 1.76 4.60 4.67 2.35 2.42
June .20 (.30) (.20) 1.20 1.28 2.20 2.38 2.30 2.42
May .34 1.87 1.86 5.26 5.27 9.42 9.50 6.07 6.06
April .33 .83 .83 8.26 8.24 8.31 8.33 9.82 9.80
Mar. .33 (0.05) (0.08) 0.97 0.97 1.55 1.48 (1.90) (1.96)
Feb. .32 1.41 1.38 (1.49) (1.50) (2.56) (2.54) (2.29) (2.29)
Jan. .35 .10 .09 (2.67) (2.62) (2.35) (2.16) (4.24) (4.17)
2002 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. 0.38 2.08 2.07 (5.85) (5.88) (4.32) (4.21) (3.27) (3.36)
Nov. 0.34 (0.01) (0.03) 5.87 5.89 6.76 6.9 4.49 4.54
Oct. 0.33 (0.44) (0.46) 8.77 8.80 3.38 3.28 5.42 5.37
Sept. 0.37 1.63 1.62 (10.87) (10.87) (6.84) (6.74) (10.75) (10.74)
Aug. 0.40 1.58 1.69 0.67 0.66 0.58 0.58 (0.26) (0.23)
July 0.43 1.19 1.21 (7.70) (7.80) (9.93) (9.73) (9.99) (9.87)
June 0.43 0.97 0.87 (7.10) (7.12) (6.67) (6.84) (3.87) (3.98)
May 0.45 0.88 0.85 (.75) (0.74) (2.39) (0.21) 1.29 1.27
April 0.46 1.89 1.94 (6.06) (6.06) (1.06) (0.98) 0.25 0.66
Mar. 0.44 (1.66) (1.66) 3.73 3.76 6.83 6.78 5.82 5.41
Feb. 0.40 0.98 0.97 (1.92) (1.93) (2.64) (2.83) 0.66 0.70
Jan. 0.45 0.79 0.81 (1.47) (1.46) (2.02) (1.95) (5.33) (5.31)
2001 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .42 (.61) (.64) .88 .88 5.31 5.36 .52 .54
Nov. .37 (1.37) (1.38) 7.62 7.67 7.84 7.77 3.56 3.69
Oct. .41 2.12 2.09 1.85 1.91 5.09 5.24 2.47 2.56
Sept. .43 1.15 1.16 (8.05) (8.08) (12.50) (12.86) (9.95) (10.13)
Aug. .45 1.20 1.15 (6.27) (6.26) (4.32) (4.77) (2.58) (2.53)
July .48 2.22 2.24 (.98) (.98) (4.13) (4.65) (1.79) (1.82)
June .47 .39 .38 (2.42) (2.43) .66 .81 (3.99) (4.09)
May .47 .61 .60 .65 .67 1.42 2.37 -4.13 3.53
April .43 (.42) (.42) 7.78 7.77 10.58 10.58 7.03 6.95
Mar. .45 .51 .50 (6.33) (6.34) (9.18) 9.18 (6.20) (6.67)
Feb. .42 .87 .87 (9.12) (9.12) (12.15) (12.15) (-7.50) (7.50)
Jan. .46 1.65 1.63 3.55 3.55 5.44 5.44 (-.07) (.05)
2000 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .48 1.86 1.86 .50 .49 6.33 6.33 3.46 3.55
Nov. .48 1.65 1.64 (7.87) (7.88) (17.03) (17.02) (-3.80) (3.75)
Oct. .51 .66 .66 (.40) (.42) (8.17) (8.17) (-2.40) (2.36)
Sept. .49 .64 .63 (5.27) (5.28) (4.07) (4.07) (-4.82) (4.87)
Aug. .52 1.46 1.45 6.19 6.21 11.16 11.16 .94 .87
July .53 .89 .91 (1.56) (1.56) (2.84) (2.84) (-4.22) (4.19)
June .53 2.07 2.08 2.44 2.47 12.01 12.01 3.95 3.91
May .54 (.03) (.05) (2.05) (2.05) - (7.38) - (2.44)
April .52 (.29) (.29) (2.98) (3.01) - - - -
Mar. .55 1.32 1.32 9.74 9.78 - - - -
Feb. .53 1.22 1.21 (1.93) (1.89) - - - -
Jan. .56 (.34) (.33) (5.03) (5.02) - - - -
1999 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .54 (.45) (.48) 5.90 5.89 - - - -
Nov. .51 (.01) (.01) 2.0 2.03 - - - -
Oct. .53 .38 .37 6.34 6.33 - - - -
Sept. .51 1.15 1.16 (2.78) (2.74) - - - -
Aug. .53 (.05) (.05) (.50) (.50) - - - -
July .52 (.43) (.42) (3.14) (3.12) - - - -
June .49 (.33) (.32) 5.54 5.55 - - - -
May .47 (.89) (.88) (2.36) (2.36) - - - -
April .46 .29 .32 3.86 3.87 - - - -
Mar. .47 .54 .55 3.99 4.00 - - - -
Feb. .38 (1.74) (1.75) (3.09) (3.11) - - - -
Jan. .42 .71 .71 4.19 4.18 - - - -
1998 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .43 .30 .30 5.76 5.76 - - - -
Nov. .42 .56 .57 6.04 6.06 - - - -
Oct. .41 (.52) (.53) 8.19 8.13 - - - -
Sept. .44 2.36 2.34 6.33 6.41 - - - -
Aug. .49 1.66 1.63 (14.47) (14.46) - - - -
July .49 .21 .21 (1.09) (1.07) - - - -
June .48 .85 .85 4.05 4.06 - - - -
May .51 .95 .95 (1.72) (1.72) - - - -
April .49 .52 .52 1.00 1.01 - - - -
Mar. .50 .34 .34 5.11 5.12 - - - -
Feb. .44 (.07) (.08) 7.20 7.21 - - - -
Jan. .51 1.28 1.28 1.12 1.11 - - - -
1997 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .52 1.01 1.02 1.71 1.72 - - - -
Nov. .50 0.46 .46 4.61 4.63 - - - -
Oct. .54 1.45 1.46 (3.38) (3.34) - - - -
Sept. .54 1.48 1.49 5.46 5.49 - - - -
Aug. .53 (.86) (.86) (5.59) (5.61) - - - -
July .57 2.69 2.70 7.94 7.97 - - - -
June .56 1.18 1.19 4.45 4.48 - - - -
May .58 .94 .95 6.07 6.08 - - - -
April .58 1.49 1.50 6.00 5.99 - - - -
Mar. .57 (1.11) (1.11) (4.13) (4.11) - - - -
Feb. .51 .24 .25 0.79 0.80 - - - -
Jan. .56 .30 .30 6.22 6.25 - - - -
1996 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .53 (.93) (.93) (1.97) (1.98) - - - -
Nov. .53 1.69 1.69 7.54 7.57 - - - -
Oct. .58 2.21 2.22 2.74 2.76 - - - -
Sept. .58 1.72 1.74 5.60 5.63 - - - -
Aug. .58 (.18) (.17) 2.07 2.11 - - - -
July .58 .27 .27 (4.39) (4.42) - - - -
June .57 1.34 1.35 0.38 0.38 - - - -
May .58 (.11) (.11) 2.56 2.58 - - - -
April .54 (.56) (.56) 1.47 1.47 - - - -
Mar. .54 (.68) (.69) 0.97 0.97 - - - -
Feb. .46 (1.75) (1.74) 0.91 0.94 - - - -
Jan. .49 .66 .67 3.41 3.40 - - - -
1995 % % % % % % % % %
Dec. .50 1.39 1.40 1.92 1.93 - - - -
Nov. .51 1.49 1.50 4.38 4.39 - - - -
Oct. .54 1.28 1.30 (.36) (.35) - - - -
Sept. .53 .95 .97 4.19 4.22 - - - -
Aug. .56 1.21 1.21 .26 .26 - - - -
Averages % % % % % % % % %
2010 2.81 6.71 6.54 15.06 15.06 29.06 28.62 7.94 7.75
2009 2.96 5.89 5.83 26.20 33.29 33.29 35.18 30.08 30.92
2008 3.67 5.50 5.39 (43.14) (43.15) (43.58) (44.74) (50.35) (33.46)
2007 4.76 6.89 6.78 5.84 4.75 5.91 5.79 11.34 22.14
2006 4.93 4.40 4.43 15.79 15.79 15.30 15.28 26.32 26.34
2005 4.49 2.40 2.43 4.96 4.91 10.45 10.03 13.63 13.54
2004 4.30 4.30 4.34 10.82 10.88 18.03 18.10 20.00 20.25
2003 4.11 4.11 4.10 28.54 28.69 42.92 43.84 37.94 38.59
2002 5.00 10.27 10.26 (22.05) (22.10) (18.14) (17.80) (15.98) (15.94)
2001 5.39 8.61 8.44 (11.94) (11.89) (7.32) (9.33) (21.86) (21.44)
2000 6.42 11.67 11.63 (9.14) (9.10) (15.77) (15.77) (14.11) (14.17)
1999 5.99 (.85) (.82) 20.95 21.04 35.49 35.49 26.81 26.72
1998 5.74 8.70 8.69 28.44 28.58 8.63 8.63 20.46 20.09
1997 6.77 9.60 9.65 33.17 33.36 25.69 25.69 1.46 1.55
1996 6.76 3.66 3.63 22.85 22.96 17.18 17.18 6.27 6.14
1995 7.03 18.31 18.47 37.41 37.58 - 33.48 - 11.27
1994 7.22 (2.96) (2.94) 1.33 1.32 - - - -
1993 6.14 9.52 9.74 10.13 10.10 - - - -
1992 7.23 7.20 7.37 7.70 7.61 - - - -
1991 8.15 15.75 16.03 30.77 30.42 - - - -
Time Period G
Fund 		F
Fund 		LBA Bond Index C
Fund 		S&P 500 Stock Index S
Fund 		Wilshire 4500 Stock Index I
Fund 		EAFE Stock Index

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