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Investment Advisor April 2006 Kathleen M. McBride	Anything but Middling Munder's Mid-Cap Core Growth Fund's Tony Dong has prospered by finding growth wherever.
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BusinessWeek January 24, 2005	Searching for "Emerging Quality" Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Value's Eileen Rominger focuses on cheaply priced stocks with potential for positive change.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Time to Buy Here's a tip for fortifying your portfolio during troubled times: Growth funds are on sale. Get 'em while they're not hot.
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Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Randy Lert	Stick to Your Guns! Investment managers have stayed bullish on investment underdogs despite a market that has been going the other way. Their favorite category by far is large-cap growth stocks, yet according to several surveys, those stocks only rose 1.7%.
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