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Every company we invest in lias 



two tilings in common: 

 liard worli and tiigti standards.' 



The truth is that a mutual fund's performance will only be as good as the companies mailing up 

 its portfolio. We believe the key to success is to invest in a mutual fund which owns companies whose hard 

 work produces a stream of growing earnings. 



Our performance pays off with high marks. The Fortune"" 1994 Investors' Guide reported the annual rate 

 of return of both growth and growth and income funds, after any sales loads and taxes,* for the three-year period 

 ending August 31, 1993. The Berger 100 Fund, with a 32.7% rate of return, ranked second out of 193 growth funds, 

 and the Berger 101 Fund, with a 23.3% return, ranked first out of 114 growth and income funds. Naturally, past 

 performance shows the funds' history and does not guarantee future results. 



If our thinking complements your own, the next step is to see which 

 Berger Fund is right for you. 



ANNUALIZED PERFORMANCE 



For the period ending 9/30/93 



i$crger 100 

 Fund 



1 ^ear 



41.0% 



3 deal's 



4o:i% 



[> >ears 

 27.6% 



10 ^eai« 



15.4% 



15 Years 

 16.4% 



1!) Years'* 



16.2% 



Berger 101 

 Fund 



1 Year 



26.5% 



3 \ears 



29.4% 



5 Years 



16.6% 



10 Years 



12.6% 



15 Years 



13.2% 



19 Years*» 



14.3% 



Hill licrgtT 



lias 33 years 



ijf experience 



iii.iii:iging 



iiiiiliial 



mills. 



Source: Lipper Analytical Services, inc. 



The Berger 100 is a growth fund and offers an ideal vehicle to invest 

 in what we think are the best of the current faster-growing companies. 



The Berger 101 is a growth and income fund which tends to own 

 larger companies whose growth is often confirmed by a record 

 of paying dividends. 



You can open an account with as little as $250. 

 All it takes to add to an existing account is $50. If you prefer, 

 you can even choose an automatic monthly investment plan 

 (for as little as $50 a month). Of course, periodic investment 

 plans do not assure a profit and do not protect against loss 

 in declining markets. 



Please call (800) 333-1001 



for a prospectus containing more 



complete information including 



management fees, charges and expenses. 



Read it carefully before investing. 



Together we can move mountains. 



The figures include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends 

 and capital gains, which will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be 

 worth more or less than their original cost. The figures include the deduction of 

 12b-1 fees beginning in June, 1990. "Annual rates of return were calculated by 

 Morningstar in each category net of taxes, assuming a 28% rate on capital gains 

 and income distributions. **Berger Associates assumed management of the fund 

 9/30/74. Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. 



©1994 The Berger Funds 9.29 



