Independence Fund Earns Five Stars!

Invest Now » Access Your Account » Enroll in Online Access » July 2012 Declarations Look at All the Pretty Stars! Three years ago, Chuck Jaffe called the Motley Fool Independence Fund "the stupid investment of the week." But you believed in us anyway. Well, who looks smart now? Motley Fool Independence Fund received a 5 Star Overall Morningstar RatingTM on 6/30/2012 (among 706 World Stock Funds; based on risk-adjusted return). We're thrilled, of course, but as Portfolio Manager Bill Mann says, it's only the beginning: "While we're pleased the Independence Fund received 5 stars with the Morningstar RatingTM, we won't rest on our laurels. We will continue to work tirelessly for our shareholders to deliver the returns they expect and the straight-talking transparency they deserve." Click here to read the full press release. July Letter to Shareholders: Bill's Motley Musings Bill Mann has a lot on his mind this month. Peruse his thoughts on everything from the Albanian royal family to why the Fool Funds portfolio team was "raised by wolves" (it's a good thing). Plus, he offers up his favorite Twitter feeds and a few trivia questions. Question Authority: The Team Answers Your Questions What do "Gilligan's Island," Allen Iverson, Mickey Mantle, and a guide to finding the best mutual funds have in common? They're all topics of this month's Q&As! You won't want to miss it. Wandering Fools: Ohio Tim Hanson travels to Ohio to find out how some companies are profiting by keeping jobs in the U.S. Double Your Money in Fool Funds No, we're not making any get-rich-quick claims, we just think that now is a great time to add to your Fool Funds investments. It's easy to do -- just click the "Your Account" tab on FoolFunds.com to add money to your account. You can also put your investment on autopilot with our automatic investment plan. Please consider the charges, risks, expenses, and investment objectives carefully before you invest. Please see the Independence Fund, Great America Fund, or Epic Voyage Fund prospectus containing this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest. © 2012 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, 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 within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Motley Fool Independence Fund was rated against the following numbers of U.S.-domiciled World Stock funds over the following time periods: 706 funds in the last three years. With respect to these World Stock funds, Motley Fool Independence Fund received a Morningstar Rating of five stars, for the three year period. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Motley Fool Funds are distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, Berwyn, Pennsylvania. We value your privacy. Our privacy policy is available here. If you have comments or suggestions about this message, or questions about Motley Fool Funds, please contact us. ©2012 Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC, 2000 Duke Street, Suite 175, Alexandria, VA 22314. View our Terms and Conditions. We've sent you this Motley Fool Funds message because you subscribed to our monthly newsletter, Declarations. If you no longer wish to receive this email, you can unsubscribe at any time. (Pssst: To prevent this from getting swept up by overzealous email filters, please add fool@foolfundsmail.com to your email address book.) Spread the Word Got a friend, relative, or co-worker who might be interested in learning more about Motley Fool Funds? Forward this email to them, or point them to foolfunds.com, where they can sign up for their very own subscription to Declarations in the box in the top right corner.