Seven Reasons to Choose Russell Improving financial security for people. That's our purpose. But we understand that financial security looks different for every client. At Russell, all of our capabilities, all of our strategies and all of our experience are designed to help you meet your specific investment goals. We put industry-leading insight and expertise to work for you. Here are seven reasons why you should consider Russell: We were founded in 1936, allowing us to apply more than 70 years of perspective to helping you invest with confidence. We're the world authority on people who manage money1. With more than three decades of money manager research experience and more dedicated manager research analysts than any other firm, we perform the vital work to keep your investment diversified and balanced, in pursuit of your goals. We manage managers to bring you best-of-breed investments. Our goal is to provide consistent, above-average returns. That's why we actively monitor about 8,000 manager products, of which fewer than 9% earn our "hire" ranking. Less than 2% of researched money managers receive an assignment in a Russell fund. Our research looks forward. Everyone studies performance. But performance tracking is, by definition, backwards-looking. That's why we hold more than 4,500 meetings with money managers each year. We get to know managers well enough to see developing trends long before performance tracking will reveal them. Then we move swiftly and cost-effectively when changes are needed. Our investments are based on decades of capital markets insight. We've experienced and evaluated global markets—and the people who make investment decisions in them—through all sorts of cycles, trends and turnarounds. This perspective allows us to deliver you long-term strategies for your life savings. We see the world clearly. Our family of transparent global indexes, including the Russell 2000® Index, gives us a leader's perspective on markets. More U.S. institutional products and assets are benchmarked to Russell than to all other indexes combined. We stand for improving financial security for people. And that looks different for everyone. That's why our funds are designed to make it easier to custom tailor a portfolio for your individual needs. Today, $213 billion2 is managed by Russell worldwide. The clients we serve recognize the soundness of our philosophy, the consistency of our research and the objectivity of our portfolio management process. Find an advisor who can show you how Russell fits into your portfolio. Review Russell Investment products Visit our Education Center for helpful articles on multiple investing topics. Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. For a prospectus containing this and other important information call Russell at 1-866-676-7680 or go to the prospectus and reports page to download one. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. 1Russell Investments holds the largest market share of the global manager-of-managers market which includes "collective investment funds or institutional separate accounts with assets managed as segregated accounts by multiple underlying managers." The Cerulli Report,™ Quantitative Update: Global Multimanager Product, 2006. 2As of 03/31/08 Nothing contained in this material is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities, or investment advice, nor an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type. The general information contained in this publication should not be acted upon without obtaining specific legal, tax, and investment advice from a licensed professional. Diversification does not assure a profit or guarantee against loss in declining markets. Please remember that all investments carry some level of risk, including the potential loss of principal invested. They do not typically grow at an even rate of return and may experience negative growth. As with any type of portfolio structuring, attempting to reduce risk and increase return could, at certain times, unintentionally reduce returns. Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, representative of the U.S. small capitalization securities market. Indexes and/or benchmarks are unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly. Securities distributed through Russell Fund Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, part of Russell Investments. For information on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, go to www.finra.org. First used: October 2007 RFD 07-7092			Contact Us Find an advisor who can show you how Russell fits into your portfolio. Printer friendly version of this page

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