Your April Declarations: Seeking CEOs with Common Sense

Invest Now » Access Your Account » Enroll in Online Access » April 2013 RSVP to Our Annual Fool Funds Party Declarations readers, you're invited to our fourth annual shareholder party on June 20 from 12-3pm in Alexandria, Virginia! It's your chance to meet the portfolio team and ask lots of questions (we have plenty of time for Q&A). The theme is "Why Do You Invest?" and we hope you'll join us and share your reasons. Reserve your spot by sending a message to rsvp@foolfunds.com. April Letter to Shareholders: When Genius Failed... Again It happens to financial big shots and sitcom characters alike: Instead of owning up to an error, they dig themselves into a deeper hole. That's what happens when they've convinced themselves they're far more clever than everyone else. As Senior Analyst Tim Hanson explains, the Fool Funds portfolio team skips those characters and concentrates on leaders who exhibit self-awareness, consideration and common sense. Question Authority: Our Fund Benchmarks, Banks and Baby Names You ask, and the portfolio team answers. In this month's edition, we cover the challenges of selecting a benchmark, Eurozone banking woes, corporate transparency, and baby names that pass the "boss test." New to Declarations? Welcome! Get started by checking out this month's Shareholder Letter and Q&A column, then click the following links for more recent Foolishness: Our most recent Annual Report The Portfolio Team's research trips to Nigeria and Peru A compilation of Bill Mann's shareholder letters 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. 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. ©2013 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! Know 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.