To: pat mudge who wrote (12674 ) 8/12/1999 2:56:00 PM From: zbyslaw owczarczyk Respond to of 18016
"Among the top holdings in the Tech Value Fund are: Applied Micro Circuits (Nasdaq:AMCC - news), PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS - news), Immunex (Nasdaq:IMNX - news), Triquint Semiconductor (Nasdaq:TQNT - news), AT&T (Nyse:T - news) Newbridge Networks (Nyse:NN - news) , Galileo Tech (Nasdaq:GALT - news), Cabletron Systems (Nyse:CS - news), Oak Industries (Nyse:OAK - news) and Ciena (Nasdaq:CIEN - news). " Prominent Portfolio Manager Kevin Landis To Talk Technology On Today's Informed Investors Radio SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1999--Kevin Landis, portfolio manager of the Technology Value Fund (Nasdaq: TVFQX - news) and founder of Firsthand Funds (www.firsthandfunds.com), is a special guest on the Aug. 12 edition of Informed Investors Radio. Investors can listen to the show for free by clicking through the radio link at www.informedinvestors.com. The show is carried live on the Internet from 2-3 p.m. Eastern time (11 a.m.-noon PDT) over broadcast.com via the Realplayer on your PC. Internet listeners can email questions to cohost Tim Quast at tim@informedinvestors.com. Landis has carved out a sterling reputation among Silicon Valley are investors for his ``first hand' approach to picking stocks. In his view, people who have experience in the technology fields are in the best position to catch significant trends as they are begininning. Landis relies on this knowledge to aid him in selecting stocks to own. The Technology Value Fund recently celebrated its five-year anniversary and was named the top performer among all mutual funds with an annualized total return of 50.62% for the five-year period ending June 30, 1999, according to the Morningstar Principia Pro(TM) database. The Technology Value Fund invests primarily in companies in the electronic technology and medical technology fields. Among the top holdings in the Tech Value Fund are: Applied Micro Circuits (Nasdaq:AMCC - news), PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS - news), Immunex (Nasdaq:IMNX - news), Triquint Semiconductor (Nasdaq:TQNT - news), AT&T (Nyse:T - news) Newbridge Networks (Nyse:NN - news), Galileo Tech (Nasdaq:GALT - news), Cabletron Systems (Nyse:CS - news), Oak Industries (Nyse:OAK - news) and Ciena (Nasdaq:CIEN - news). Landis also runs the Technology Leaders Fund (Nasdaq:TLFQX - news) which with top holdings such as Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO - news), KLA-Tencor (Nasdaq:KLAC - news), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL - news) and Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT - news). In addition to its weekly radio show, Informed Investors is the leading producer of industry-specific investment conferences for the retail investment community. Details are at www.informedinvestors.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Informed Investors Steve Chanecka/Tim Quast, 916/448-8222 or 800/992-4683