1.   And no ordinary mutual fund, at that.

2.   Are mutual funds the way to go, and what funds might you suggest?

3.   Along with Shearson went the mutual fund operation, which included the fund run by Ms. Garzarelli.

4.   But Wall Street also deserves credit, said Robert Goodman, senior economic adviser to Putnam Investments, a Boston mutual fund company.

5.   He will now run three mutual funds formerly managed by David Alger.

6.   Scattered operations can strain communications, said Geoffrey H. Bobroff, a mutual fund consultant and the president of Bobroff Consulting of East Greenwich, R.I.

7.   The buyer will get G.T. Global Inc., a well-respected international mutual fund company, and Chancellor LGT Asset Management, a U.S. pension fund company.