11.   Texas is the last state to prohibit general home equity lending.

12.   That beat every category of general equity fund over the period, according to Lipper Inc., the research firm in Summit, N.J.

13.   That gain is the biggest among general equity funds in the still-young year.

14.   The fund could be used to provide a specialist or smaller companies focus as a diversification for someone who already has a more general equity investment, said Kingston.

15.   The rise comes amid a slowdown in general equity fund sales.

16.   Then came three years as the manager of a succession of three general equity portfolios, a tenure that produced a better-than-average record.