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Northern Lights Fund Trust, et al. – ‘485APOS’ on 3/9/09

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Securities Act File No. 333-122917

ICA No. 811-21720


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2009


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                [    ]

                                                                

                                                                 Pre-Effective Amendment No.

                                                                                                                                                 [ X ]

                                                               

                                                                 Post-Effective Amendment No. __80


and/or


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                                                                              

 

                                                                                                                                                Amendment No.    81_                                                      [ X ]


(Check Appropriate Box or Boxes)

Northern Lights Fund Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


450 Wireless Blvd.

Hauppauge, NY  11788

Attention:  Michael Miola

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)


(631) 470-2600

 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


The Corporation Trust Company

Corporate Trust Center

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)


With a copy to:

 

 

JoAnn M. Strasser, Esq.

Thompson Hine LLP

312 Walnut Street, Suite 1400

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

513-352-6725 (phone)

513-241-4771 (fax)

Emile R. Molineaux,

General Counsel

Gemini Fund Services, LLC

450 Wireless Blvd.

Hauppauge, New York 11788

(631) 470-2616


 Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:


It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):


            (    ) immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).

            (    ) on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b).

            ( X) 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).

            (    )  on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1).

            (    )   75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2).

            (    )  on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

(    ) this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.



 

 


  

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED MARCH __, 2009


CMG ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGIES FUND


PROSPECTUS   

March __, 2009

CLASS A SHARES

Ticker Symbol [ CMGTX ]


CLASS C SHARES

Ticker Symbol [CMGCX]


[1-877-CMG-FUND]

www.cmgfunds.net




This Prospectus provides important information about the Fund that you should know before investing.  Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.


These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.



TABLE OF CONTENTS



RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

 

PERFORMANCE

 

FEES AND EXPENSES

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

SUB-ADVISERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES

 

REDEMPTIONS

 

TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

MARKET TIMING

 

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES

 


See the Fund’s Notice of its Privacy Policy on the last page of this Prospectus.



RISK/RETURN SUMMARY


This Prospectus describes the Class A and Class C shares of CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Northern Lights Fund Trust (the “Trust”).  This section briefly describes the investment objective, principal investment strategies, and principal risks of the Fund. CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. (the “Adviser”) is the Fund's investment adviser.  


Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.   The Fund’s investment objective is a non-fundamental policy and may be changed upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.


Principal Investment Strategies


Multiple Managers:  The Adviser believes that it is possible to enhance shareholder value by using one or more sub-advisory firms to manage the assets of the Fund pursuant to each sub-advisory firm's proprietary investment style.  The allocation of the Fund's assets among the various sub-advisory firms is done by the Adviser and is based on the Adviser's assessment of the factors discussed in more detail below.  It is the Adviser's belief that diversification among different investment strategies is more likely to achieve overall capital appreciation than simply employing a single firm to manage the Fund’s assets.  This approach is designed to reduce the management risk, which is the risk that a particular investment strategy or investment manager may not achieve its stated investment objectives, and to achieve lower volatility by combining the skills of sub-advisers with complementary but different investment approaches.  The Adviser intends to achieve the Fund's investment objective by selecting separate sub-advisers to implement distinct sub-strategies or “programs” for the Fund, based upon the Adviser’s evaluation of each sub-adviser’s expertise and performance in managing its respective portion of the Fund’s assets.  The Adviser monitors each sub-adviser for adherence to its specific strategy, and monitors the overall portfolio for compliance with the Fund’s specific investment objective, policies and strategies.   In addition, the Adviser may manage a portion of the assets of the Fund itself pursuant to its own investment strategy.


Shareholders will be notified in advance of any change in sub-adviser or any material change in the Fund’s investment sub- strategies.  The Fund and the Adviser have requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission grant an order that allows the Adviser to hire new sub-advisers without shareholder approval.  Until that order is granted, shareholder approval is required if the Adviser hires a new sub-adviser.


Asset Allocation:  The Advise r starts with the premise that not all investment strategies or styles are successful all of the time.   Based on this premise, the Adviser allocate the Fund 's assets among different investment styles (called " sub-strategies ") that it believes offer the potential for attractive investment returns individually.  By combining the sub-strategies in one Fund, the Adviser intends to provide an investment option that provide s a lower correlation and lower volatility than the broader stock and bond markets and the individual sub-strategies alone.  The Adviser reviews a wide range of factors when considering the inclusion of a potential sub-strategy and the appropriate amount of the Fund that should be allocated to that specific sub-strategy.  Examples of these factors include, but are not limited to: the potential investment return compared to the sub - strategy’s investment risk, the similarity or relationship between the various sub-strategies, and the liquidity and availability of the underlying securities used in the sub- strategies. Each sub-strategy selected by the Adviser seeks a n absolute return, which means that the sub- strategy attempts to achieve positive investment returns in both rising and falling market condition s.  By allocati ng the Fund's assets to a diverse group of low-correlating alternative sub- strategies, the Fund seeks to produce positive investment returns while attempting to minimize volatility.  


Through the various sub-strategies, the Fund invests primarily in equity and fixed income securities of U.S. companies, both directly and indirectly through mutual funds, including open-end funds, closed-end funds and exchange - traded funds (collectively, Underlying Funds).  Exchange - traded funds, or “ETFs” are registered investment companies that generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, such as the Standard & Poor's 500, or of a particular segment of the market such as an industry sector or geographic region.  Fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include corporate bonds, including investment grade and less-than-investment grade fixed income securities (often called "junk bonds").  The Fund may hold U.S. Government securities or cash equivalents for collateralization obligations, to pay redemption requests or while pending investment.

 

The Fund may also invest in commodity-based securities such as Underlying Funds that track the value of precious metals or equity securities of companies involved in the mining, exploration or development of commodities.  


The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund.   The Fund may invest in a wide range of instruments, markets and asset classes, including but not limited to U.S. and foreign equities (including equity securities of companies in developing countries or emerging markets), other types of investment companies and derivative investment s such as futures and options.  Derivative investments may be used by the sub-advisers for hedging purposes or for speculative purposes.


The Fund (or the Underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest) may sell securities short which is an investment strategy that attempts to profit from the drop in the price of the security  Short sales of securities are also subject to substantial risk of loss.  The Fund may also leverage its assets through borrowings for investment purposes.

 

The use of multiple sub-advisers, each utilizing different sub- strategies, could result in a high rate of portfolio turnover for the Fund.  Additionally, because the Fund's assets will be managed by different sub-advisers, it is possible that the Fund will acquire, hold or sell securities it had acquired, held or sold previously, subjecting the Fund to possible increased brokerage commissions related to the same issuer.


Initially the Fund's assets will be allocated 15% to each of the Scotia Partners Growth S&P Plus Program and the Traub FX Strategy and 10% to each of the Schreiner Dynamic Index Program, Heritage Capital Gold Strategy, CMG Managed HY Bond Strategy, CMG Cook S&P ETF Trading Strategy, Bandon Directional Interest Rate Strategy, Anchor Capital Stratus Program and Anchor Capital L/S HY Bond Strategy.   The proposed initial allocation of the Fund's assets to the various sub-strategies is also depicted in the pie chart below.  It is important to understand that as Fund asset levels grow and as various sub-strategies outperform or underperform the others, the allocation among the sub-strategies will vary.    


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The Adviser may rebalance the allocation on a periodic basis for various reasons, including to maintain the initial asset allocations, or to reallocate assets among the sub-strategies for strategic reasons.  Under normal circumstances, the Adviser anticipates that the allocation to any one sub-strategy will not vary by more than plus or minus 20% of the Fund’s assets.


The Adviser utilizes its own proprietary research as well as the research of independent third part ies such as statistical reporting organizations to identify suitable sub-advisers and determining an appropriate allocat ion of the Fund's assets to the various sub-strategies and sub-advisers.


Principal Risks

                                                                                                                                                                                                As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will.

 

o

Call or Redemption Risk – As interest rates decline, issuers of high yield bonds may exercise redemption or call provisions. This may force the Fund to redeem higher yielding securities and replace them with lower yielding securities with a similar risk profile. This could result in a decreased return.


o

Credit Risk – Issuers of fixed-income securities may default on interest and principal payments due to the Fund. Generally, securities with lower debt ratings have speculative characteristics and have greater risk the issuer will default on its obligation. Fixed-income securities rated in the fourth classification by Moody’s (Baa) and S&P (BBB) have speculative characteristics and changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of those issuers to make principal or interest payments, as compared to issuers of more highly rated securities.


o

Currency Exchange Rate. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of what the Fund owns and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. To manage currency risk, the Fund may enter into forward currency contracts. A forward currency contract involves an agreement to purchase or sell a specified currency at a specified future price set at the time of the contract. The Fund, however, cannot assure that this technique will be effective. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.


o

Default Risk – Investments in fixed-income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer of the security could default on its obligations, causing the Fund to sustain losses on those investments.  A default could impact both interest and principal payments.  High yield fixed-income securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are considered speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligations.  This means that, compared to issuers of higher rated securities, issuers of medium and lower rated securities are less likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due in the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions and/or may be in default or not current in the payment of interest or principal.  The market values of medium and lower-rated securities tend to be more sensitive to company-specific developments and changes in economic conditions than higher-rated securities.  The companies that issue these securities often are highly leveraged, and their ability to service their debt obligations during an economic downturn or periods of rising interest rates may be impaired.  In addition, these companies may not have access to more traditional methods of financing, and may be unable to repay debt at maturity by refinancing.  The risk of loss due to default in payment of interest or principal by these issuers is significantly greater than with higher rated securities because medium and lower rated securities generally are unsecured and subordinated to senior debt.  


Default, or the market’s perception that an issuer is likely to default, could reduce the value and liquidity of securities held by the Fund, thereby reducing the value of your investment in Fund shares.  In addition, default may cause the Fund to incur expenses in seeking recovery of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings.


o

Derivatives Risk – Investments in futures and options are considered "derivative" investments. A small investment in derivatives could have a potentially large impact on the Fund’s performance. The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value, and there is the risk that the hedging technique will fail if changes in the value of a derivative held by the Fund do not correlate with the Fund’s portfolio securities being hedged.


o

Foreign Exposure - Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.  Special risks associated with investments in foreign companies include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards.   All of these risks may be increased in developing countries or countries with emerging markets.   In addition to the foreign risk we are exposed to through our d irect investments, some of the Underlying Funds may have a greater exposure to foreign risk through their direct investments, which would further expose the Fund to this risk.


o

Gold-Related Securities. Investments in gold-related securities, such as ETFs and forward and futures contracts, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of gold-related securities may fluctuate due to overall market movements and other factors affecting the value of the price of gold-related securities, such as inflation or inflation expectations, interest rates, currency fluctuations, gold supply and demand, or political and regulatory developments. A fluctuation in the price of gold underlying a derivative security may cause the Fund to lose money.


o

Interest Rate Risk – Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt security may fall when interest rates rise. Securities with longer maturities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes. Certain corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. Additionally, the Fund may be exposed to pre-payment risk, that is, the risk that as debt holders prepay debt obligations the Fund will be unable to reinvest the proceeds in other debt securities earning the same or similar rates of interest.   Some mortgage-backed securities may have a structure that makes their reaction to interest rates and other factors difficult to predict, making their value highly volatile.  Because zero coupon securities do not make interest payments, they are considered more volatile than bonds making periodic payments. When interest rates rise, zero coupon securities fall more sharply than interest paying bonds. However, zero coupon securities rise more rapidly in value when interest rates drop.  

 

o

Investment Management Risk The Adviser’s decisions regarding the selection of sub-advisers and the allocation of Fund assets to each sub-adviser will significantly affect the risk of investing in the Fund.  When the Advisor allocates assets to sub-advisers, there is a risk that the sub-advisers could make investment decisions that may negatively affect Fund performance.  Similarly, when the Fund invests in Underlying Funds, there is a risk that the investment advisers of those Underlying Funds may make investment decisions that are detrimental to the performance of the Fund.  One sub-adviser or Underlying Fund may buy the same securities that another sub-adviser or Underlying Fund sells.  If this happens, an investor in the Fund would indirectly bear the costs of these trades without accomplishing any investment purpose.  In addition, certain of the Underlying Funds may hold common portfolio positions, thereby reducing the diversification benefits of an asset allocation style.    There also is the risk that the Adviser, and some of the sub-advisers, have not managed mutual fund assets prior to their engagement by the Fund.  This inexperience may negatively impact Fund performance.


o

Issuer-Specific Risk – The value of a specific security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. The value of certain types of securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.


o

Leveraging Risk - The use of leverage, such as borrowing money to purchase securities, engaging in reverse repurchase agreements, lending portfolio securities and engaging in forward commitment transactions, will magnify the Fund's gains or losses.


o

Liquidity Risk – The markets for high-yield, convertible and certain lightly traded equity securities (particularly small cap issues) are often not as liquid as markets for higher-rated securities or large cap equity securities.  For example, relatively few market makers characterize the secondary markets for high yield debt securities, and the trading volume for high yield debt securities is generally lower than that for higher-rated securities.  Accordingly, these secondary markets (generally or for a particular security) could contract under real or perceived adverse market or economic conditions.  These factors may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to dispose of particular portfolio investments and may limit the ability of the Fund to obtain accurate market quotations for purposes of valuing securities and calculating net asset value.  Less liquid secondary markets also may affect the Fund’s ability to sell securities at their fair value.  The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which are more difficult to value and to sell at fair value.  If the secondary markets for lightly-traded securities contract due to adverse economic conditions or for other reasons, certain liquid securities in the Fund’s portfolio may become illiquid, and the proportion of the Fund’s assets invested in illiquid securities may increase.


Smaller, unseasoned companies (those with less than a three-year operating history) and recently-formed public companies may not have established products, experienced management, or an earnings history.  As a result, their stocks may lack liquidity.  Investments in foreign securities may lack liquidity due to heightened exposure to potentially adverse local, political, and economic developments such as war, political instability, hyperinflation, currency devaluations, and overdependence on particular industries.  In addition, government interference in markets such as nationalization and exchange controls, expropriation of assets, or imposition of punitive taxes may result in a lack of liquidity.  Possible problems arising from accounting, disclosure, settlement, and regulatory practices and legal rights that differ from U.S. standards might reduce liquidity.  The chance that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will decrease the investment’s value (favorable changes can increase its value) will also impact liquidity.  These risks are heightened for investments in developing countries.


o

Lower-Rated Securities – Securities rated below investment-grade, sometimes called “high-yield” or “junk” bonds, generally have more credit risk than higher-rated securities.  Companies issuing high yield fixed-income securities are not as strong financially as those issuing securities with higher credit ratings.  These companies are more likely to encounter financial difficulties and are more vulnerable to changes in the economy, such as a recession or a sustained period of rising interest rates, which could affect their ability to make interest and principal payments.  If an issuer stops making interest and/or principal payments, payments on the securities may never resume.  These securities may be worthless and the Fund could lose its entire investment.


o

Non-Diversification Risk – The Fund is a non-diversified investment company, which means that more of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a single issuer than could be invested in the securities of a single issuer by a diversified investment company.  This may make the value of the Fund’s shares more susceptible to certain risks than shares of a diversified investment company.  As a non-diversified fund, the Fund has a greater potential to realize losses upon the occurrence of adverse events affecting a particular issuer.  


o

Portfolio Turnover Risk – Portfolio turnover refers to the rate at which the securities held by the Fund are replaced. The higher the rate, the higher the transactional and brokerage costs associated with the turnover which may reduce the Fund’s return, unless the securities traded can be bought and sold without corresponding commission costs. Mutual funds are required to distribute their net realized capital gains annually under federal tax laws. The Fund’s investment strategies are expected to involve frequent trading which leads to high portfolio turnover and could generate potentially large amounts of net realized capital gains in a given year. It is possible that the Fund may distribute sizable taxable capital gains to its shareholders, regardless of the Fund’s net performance.


o

Sector Risk - Sector risk is the possibility that investments within the same sector of the market (such as, but not necessarily including the financial sector, technology sector, energy sector or real estate sector) will decline in price due to sector specific market or economic developments. If the Adviser invests a significant portion of the Fund's assets in a particular sector, the Fund is subject to the risk that those investments are likely to react similarly to legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions and/or increased competition affecting the market segment.  The sectors in which the Fund may be over-weighted will vary.


o

Short Selling Risk The Fund (and the Underlying Funds) may engage in short selling activities, which are significantly different from the investment activities commonly associated with conservative stock funds. The value of the Fund’s short positions may equal up to 50% of its net assets. A short sale consists of selling borrowed shares in the hope that they can be bought back later at a lower price. The Fund may be required to pay a fee to borrow the security and to pay over to the lender any payments received on the security. If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will incur a loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a capital gain.   Positions in shorted securities are speculative and more risky than "long" positions (purchases) because the cost of the replacement security is unknown.  Therefore, the potential loss on the short sale is unlimited, whereas the potential loss on long positions is limited to the original purchase price.  You should be aware that any strategy that includes selling securities short could suffer significant losses.  Short selling will also result in higher transaction costs (such as interest and dividends), which reduce the Fund’s return, and may result in higher taxes.


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Stock Market Risk – Stock markets can be volatile. In other words, the prices of stocks can fall rapidly in response to developments affecting a specific company or industry, or to changing economic, political or market conditions.  The Fund’s investments may decline in value if the stock markets perform poorly.  There is also a risk that the Fund’s investments will under perform either the securities markets generally or particular segments of the securities markets.


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Underlying Funds Risk – Because the Fund may invest in Underlying Funds, the value of your investment will fluctuate in response to the performance of the Underlying Funds. In addition, investing through the Fund in Underlying Funds involves certain additional expenses and certain tax results that would not arise if you invested directly in the Underlying Funds. Underlying Funds may use leverage, invest in derivatives and use other investment techniques that may add risk with respect to the portion of the Fund’s portfolio invested in said Underlying Funds.  The Fund intends to purchase Underlying Funds that are either no-load or waive the sales load for purchases made by the Fund.  The Fund will not purchase Underlying Funds that charge a sales load upon redemption, but the Fund may purchase Underlying Funds that have an early redemption fee of up to 2%.  In the event that an Underlying Fund charges a redemption fee, then you will indirectly bear the expense by investing in the Fund.


PERFORMANCE

Because the Fund has only recently commenced investment operations, no performance information is available for the Fund at this time. In the future, performance information will be presented in this section. Also, shareholder reports containing financial and performance information will be mailed to shareholders semi-annually.  



FEES AND EXPENSES

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

CLASS A

SHARES

CLASS C

SHARES

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

 5.75%

 None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of offering price)(1)

  None

 1.00%

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and Other Distributions

 None

None

Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)(1)

 None

None

     

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

   

Management Fees

1. 75 %

1. 75 %

Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) Fees

0. 40 %

1.00%

Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short (2)

0.10%

0.10%

Operational Expenses (3)

0.38%

0.38%

Total Other Expenses

0.48%

0.48%

Acquired (Underlying) Fund Fees and Expenses (4)

0.40%

0.40%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (5)

3. 03 %

3. 63 %

 

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.


The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, you reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

 

1 Year

3 Years

Class A

$____

$____

Class C

$____

$____


The maximum sales charge of 5.75% is included in the Class A share expense calculations.



(1)

Applicable to redemptions of Class C shares made within one year after purchase. The Fund also charges a $15 wire transfer fee for redemptions effected by wire.

(2)

When a cash dividend is declared on a stock in which the Fund has a short position, the Fund incurs an obligation to pay an amount equal to that dividend to the purchaser of the shorted stock. This obligation is an expense of the Fund.

(3)

These expenses, which include custodian, transfer agency, shareholder servicing, other customary fund expenses as well as interest expense, are based on estimated amounts for the Fund’s current fiscal year.

(4)

This number represents the combined total fees and operating expenses of the Underlying Funds owned by the Fund and is not a direct expense incurred by the Fund or deducted from Fund assets.  Since this number does not represent a direct operating expense of the Fund, the operating expenses set forth in the Fund’s financial statements and other areas of this prospectus do not include this figure.

  

(5)

The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund, at least until May 31, 2010, to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses for each class of shares (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred sales loads, Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired or underlying fund fees and expenses, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation or reorganization costs) will not exceed 2.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to such class of shares, subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits.



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES



The Fund is intended for investors who desire an investment among several sub-strategies and asset classes in one mutual fund and as part of an overall disciplined investment program.


Sub-Strategies:  The sub-adviser to each sub-strategy employs a proprietary investment program and invests in various asset classes and investment styles, as indicated below.


1) The Anchor Capital Long/Short HY Bond Strategy ("High Yield") utilizes a proprietary quantitative model that evaluates the intermediate trends in high yield bonds. The sub-adviser for the High Yield sub-strategy is Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc. (“Anchor”).  

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High Yield will invest long and short in high-yield Underlying Funds.

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The sub-adviser’s proprietary model provides signals which determine whether to be long, short, hedged or in cash and the level of exposure in each Underlying Fund.

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The sub-adviser seeks to manage risk in the High Yield sub-strategy through the investment research process and the portfolio construction process.


2)  The Anchor Capital Stratus Program (“Stratus”) allocates assets to Underlying Funds with alternative trading strategies that the sub-adviser believes benefit from different market environments.  The combined result seeks higher returns with less volatility than an individual strategy alone.   Because the Stratus strategy could involve frequent and short-term trading, the strategy could contribute to higher portfolio turnover and gains generated from this strategy could be classified as short-term capital gains for tax purposes.  The sub-adviser for the Stratus strategy is Anchor. Anchor uses a long/short or hedged equity strategy, which seeks to take advantage of an anticipated advance or decline in the price of a company or equity index through the use of Underlying Funds.

 

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The Stratus sub-strategy has a 30% allocation to the sub-adviser’s mean reversion strategy, which is described below.

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The Stratus sub-strategy has a 50% allocation to the sub-adviser’s long/short equity index strategy, and a 20% allocation to the sub-adviser’s long/short fixed income strategy, also described below.

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A "long position" is the buying of a security such as a stock or exchange traded fund, with the expectation that the asset will rise in value.  A "short position" is the sale of a borrowed security with the expectation that the asset will fall in value.  A long/short strategy seeks to take advantage of anticipated advances or declines in the price of a security or index using long and short positions.  

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Each strategy’s independent signals determine whether to be long, short or in cash and the level of exposure. The sub-adviser will increase market exposure using Underlying Funds that use leverage.


Mean Reversion Strategy – The mean reversion strategy seeks to exploit short term price extremes, benefiting from the tendency of oversold securities to return to mean average prices.  The strategy is uncorrelated to overall equity market trends, but may struggle in strong bear markets.  The mean reversion strategy is primarily used with sector funds as the underlying investment vehicles.  Mean reversion trades are very short term, looking to achieve a particular profit objective in a certain amount of days (approx 6).  Once that time has elapsed the model will exit the trade.


Long/Short Fixed Income Strategy – The strategy is an intermediate-term strategy that utilizes the high yield bond market for directional trading as well as for hedging interest rate movements.  The fixed income strategy works well in rising or falling interest rate environments while struggling in flat or non-trending markets.  The strategy will invest long in specialized Underlying Funds and will have short exposure by investing in certain inverse Underlying Funds. 


Long/Short Equity Index Strategy – A directional strategy that gains exposure to bull and bear markets through major equity indices, including the Russell 2000 and the NASDAQ 100.  The strategy will be invested up to 100% long, 100% short or will go to cash.  The strategy performs best in strong trending markets (bull or bear) but does not thrive in flat or non-trending markets.  The typical trend duration for the index strategy is 6-9 months.  The strategy also uses a statistical arbitrage overlay to help smooth returns, primarily during periods of volatility, such as month-end or quarter-end.  Statistical arbitrage, as a strategy, performs well in flat and slightly trending markets and this characteristic will help the directional long/short trading be more selective in its trades and exposures during periods where there is increased risk of whip-saw trades.


3) The Traub FX Strategy (“FX”) invests in Foreign Exchange currency futures contracts of major developed nations.  The sub-advisor for the FX sub-strategy is  Traub Capital Management, LLC.


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The strategy uses multi-factor, quantitative model, which analyzes macroeconomic and financial factors to determine long and short positions in major currencies.  The strategy predicts returns and volatilities for currencies in developed markets, then optimizes potential investments based on risk/reward trade-offs to produce target positions.   

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The multi-factor FX model tracks the following macroeconomic and financial factors:

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Inflation

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Interest Rates across developed and emerging markets

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Interest Rate Acceleration

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Interest Rate Movement

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Yield curve characteristics

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Liquidity conditions by looking at corporate credit spreads, emerging market spreads, Swap spreads, volatility of currencies, the correlation between short-term rates and currency returns

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The model is adaptive, such that the factor weights in the model may be updated over time.

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The strategy will invest long or short in the various currencies, including but not limited to : the Australian Dollar, the Canadian Dollar, the Euro, the New Zealand Dollar, the Norwegian Krone, the Swedish Krona, the Swiss Franc, the UK Pound Sterling, and the Japanese Yen.  

  


4) The Bandon Directional Interest Rate Strategy (“Treasury”) invests in U.S. Treasury-based mutual funds. The sub-adviser for the Treasury sub-strategy is Bandon Capital Management, LLC.


The theory behind the Treasury sub-strategy is as follows:

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Interest rates follow macroeconomic and valuation principles.

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Bond prices can be forecast with reasonable predictability on a monthly basis.

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Significant returns can be generated by adjusting bond market exposure on a monthly basis.

The sub-adviser uses a multi-factor model to project appropriate monthly fixed income exposure. The monthly cycle of this model is designed to coincide with government economic statistics and data. The overall model methodology applies forecasting tools used by a former Federal Reserve Bank economist and is based on research covering 40 years of history. It utilizes publicly available data and factors that are precisely measurable and devoid of subjective or speculative inputs.

 
The model produces a signal which forecasts whether Treasury interest rates will rise or fall over the next month along with a forecast of the likelihood or strength of this prediction (strong, modest, or unclear).


For rising interest rates signal, the sub-advisor invests in a government bond mutual fund designed to profit in a rising interest environment.  For falling interest rate signal, the sub-advisor invests in a government bond mutual fund designed to profit in a falling interest rate environment. If unclear the sub-advisor invests in money market funds awaiting the next directional signal.


Each trade is placed with a 4% stop-loss trigger. If the 4% stop-loss level is reached or exceeded on any day during the month, all assets are moved to money market funds.  Assets remain in money market funds until the next model signal is generated, which typically occurs monthly.


5) The CMG Cook S&P ETF Trading Strategy ("Cook") invests in S&P 500 ETFs using a qualitative and quantitative discretionary approach. The Adviser manages the sub-strategy directly.

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The model uses the “Cook Cumulative Tick” (“CCT”) indicator to determine the short term overbought or oversold condition of the U.S. equity markets and the velocity of those moves.  

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The CCT is based on Tick data for equities trading on the NYSE.  A tick is the minimum upward or downward movement in the price of a security.  

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The CCT looks to identify a thrust in the tick indicator above or below a certain threshold by measuring the sum total of positive and negative ticks.  

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The model generates a long trade when the CCT goes below a certain threshold and generates a short trade when the model goes above a certain threshold.  

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The strategy will achieve long or short exposure by investing in equity based exchange traded funds, including inverse funds, based on the S&P 500 index.  


6) The CMG Managed High Yield Bond Program ("Managed Bond") invests in high yield mutual funds using a proprietary quantitative/qualitative buy/sell model.  The model identifies opportunities where the short-term and intermediate-term direction of the U.S. high yield market can be predicted with high probability.  The Adviser manages the Managed Bond sub-strategy directly.

 
The theory behind the Managed Bond sub-strategy is as follows:

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The model looks at daily data such as price, volume, yield spreads and default rates to generate buy, sell and hold signals.

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On buy signals, 100% of the sub-strategy assets are invested in U.S. high yield bond funds.

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On sell signals, sub-strategy assets are exchanged from U.S. high yield bond funds to money market funds.

The Program trades infrequently, buying and selling the investments approximately eight trades a year.



7) The Heritage Capital Gold Strategy (“Capital Gold”) is a long-only investment strategy that makes investments abased on the sub-adviser’s short- to intermediate-term outlook on the gold market.    The sub-adviser for the Capital Gold sub-strategy is Heritage Capital, LLC.  

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Capital Gold is a qualitative investment strategy in which the sub-adviser considers factors such as  price data, price momentum as well as  technical indicators such as candlestick reversals, to identify perceived strength or weakness in the gold market. One of the most significant goals of technical analysis is to identify changes in direction of price action. Candlestick charts are based on price data and contain open, high, low and close values for various time periods.  Each candlestick chart provides an easy-to-decipher picture of price action.  In candlestick charts, the sub-adviser can immediately compare the relationship between the open and close as well as the high and low prices of the commodity. The relationship between the open and close price is considered vital information and forms the essence of candlestick charts. Because candlestick charts give visual insight into what the market is market psychology, one of the most useful aspects of candlestick analysis is its ability to suggest changes in the sentiment of the market, and reversals in trend. The strategy will typically invest long when the gold market is weak and may have up to 100% of the sub-strategy assets in cash or money market funds when gold market strength and momentum begins to deteriorate.

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The sub-strategy invests in Underlying Funds that track precious metal indexes such as the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Sector Index.


8) The Schreiner Dynamic Index Program ("Dynamic Index") makes daily buy/sell/hold decisions utilizing a quantitative non-discretionary methodology that seeks positive returns in both bull and bear markets.  The strategy attempts to identify opportunities where the sub-adviser believes the short term direction of the Nasdaq-100 Index can be predicted with high probability.  The sub-adviser for the Dynamic sub-strategy is Schreiner Capital Management, Inc.  The NASDAQ-100 is a stock market index of 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

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Dynamic Index uses ten independent indicators that “vote” to determine the sub-strategy’s investment in the Nasdaq-100. Each indicator is assigned a numerical value and, based upon the aggregate total of the “vote,” the formula-driven model makes a decision whether to be long, short or out of the Nasdaq-100 index and how much of the portfolio to invest.

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Minimum allocations to the Underlying Funds are 10% and maximum allocations are 75%. This means that on the strongest signals, 75% of is the sub-strategy assets are invested in the underlying fund and 25% are invested in money market funds.  A portion of the sub-strategy assets remain in money market funds at all times.

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Dynamic Index seldom holds the same allocation for longer than 3 days. Assets are moved in or out, long or short, up to 200 times in a year. The short-term nature of the system means that there will be a significant amount of portfolio turnover.

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The Dynamic Index Program invests the Fund’s assets in specialized Underlying Funds specifically designed for active portfolios that seek to provide investment returns that correlate to 200% of the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index.


9) The Scotia Partners Growth S&P Plus Program ("Scotia Growth") applies a quantitative approach that the sub-adviser believes will capitalize on long-, intermediate-, and short-term trends of the S&P 500 Index.  Based on the analysis of S&P 500 price data across multiple time frames, the Scotia Growth sub-strategy will invest long, short, or neutral the S&P 500 Index. Because the strategy could involve frequent and short-term trading, the strategy could contribute to higher portfolio turnover and gains generated from this strategy could be classified as short-term capital gains for tax purposes. The sub-adviser for the Scotia Growth sub-strategy is Scotia Partners, Ltd.

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The sub-strategy takes a four step approach to portfolio construction:

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Step 1:  Long-term trend (6 to 12 month trend)

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Step 2:  Intermediate-term trend (2 to 4 week trend)

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Step 3:   If steps 1 and 2 are in agreement, a trade can be initiated on a countertrend day (on an up day in a down trending market or a down day in an up trending market)

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Step 4:  Trades based on overbought and oversold market conditions can be generated independent of steps 1 and 2.  

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The sub-strategy uses specialized Underlying Funds to execute its strategy. These Underlying Funds are specifically designed for active portfolios and seek to provide investment returns that correlate to 200% of the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index.

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The sub-strategy attempts to generate high probability trades with a high degree of selectivity. Trades typically have a 1-3 day duration; therefore, the portion of the Fund managed pursuant to the Scotia Growth sub-strategy may be in money markets more than 50% of the time.


Although not principal, the Fund also may invest in securities and employ the types of investment strategies described in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). Additional information about these investments and the special risk factors that apply to them can be found under the title “ Types of Investments ” in the SAI.


Temporary Investments:  To respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the Fund may invest 100% of its total net assets, without limitation, in high quality short-term debt securities and money market instruments.  These short-term debt securities and money market instruments include shares of other mutual funds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements. While the Fund is in a defensive position, the opportunity to achieve its investment objective will be limited. Furthermore, to the extent that the Fund invests in money market mutual funds for its cash position, there will be some duplication of expenses because the Fund would bear its pro rata portion of such money market funds’ advisory fees and operational fees.  The Fund may also invest a substantial portion of its assets in such instruments at any time to maintain liquidity or pending selection of investments in accordance with its policies.

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

The Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities holdings are available in the Statement of Additional Information, which may be requested toll free by calling 1-800-891-9092.



INVESTMENT ADVISER


The Adviser, CMG Capital Management Group, Inc., located at 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Suite A150, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087, serves as investment adviser to the Fund.  Subject to the authority of the Board of Trustees, the Adviser is responsible for the overall management of the Fund’s business affairs.  The Adviser is responsible for selecting the Fund's investment strategies according to the Fund’s investment objective, polices, and restrictions.  The Adviser was established in 1992 and provides investment advice to individuals, corporations, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, a private investment fund, and other organizations.


The Adviser supervises the management and investment programs and operations of the Fund and evaluates the abilities and performance of other money management firms to identify appropriate sub-advisers for the Fund’s various sub-strategies. After a sub-adviser is selected, the Adviser continuously supervises and monitors the sub-adviser’s performance and periodically recommends to the Board of Trustees which sub-advisers should be retained or released. The Adviser also may manage one or more sub-strategies directly. The Adviser and each sub-adviser provide investment advisory facilities and executive and supervisory personnel for managing the investments and effectuating portfolio transactions for their respective sub-strategies.  


The Adviser uses both proprietary and third-party research in selecting sub-advisers and allocating assets to the Fund’s various sub-strategies.  The Adviser may consult with various entities that provide such research. One such entity is John Mauldin.  Mr. Mauldin is a prolific writer and financial expert, and is a three time New York Times Best-selling author including Just One Thing and Bull’s Eye Investing.  He is also editor of the financial market commentary letter, Thoughts from the Frontline, which goes to over 1,000,000 readers each week. He is president of Millennium Wave Investments. A Texas registered investment adviser.


The Fund pays the Adviser monthly, based on an annual management fee equal to 1. 7 5% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.  The Adviser pays each sub-adviser a portion of these fees.


The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund, at least until May 31, 2010, to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses for each class of shares (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred sales loads, Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired or underlying fund fees and expenses, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation or reorganization costs)  will not exceed 2.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to such class of shares, subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or expenses reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits. The Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) may terminate this expense reimbursement arrangement at any time.  Fee waiver and reimbursement arrangements can decrease the Fund’s expenses and boost its performance.


A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustee’s approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement will be provided in the Fund’s semi-annual shareholder report dated July 31, 2009.


Adviser Portfolio Managers:


Stephen Blumenthal has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Adviser since 1994.  Since 1994, Mr. Blumenthal has been providing investment advisory services to private clients using similar investment strategies as the Fund’s.  Mr. Blumenthal is the Portfolio Manager responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Managed Bond sub-strategy.  


Mr. Blumenthal began his investment career at Merrill Lynch Institutional in 1984, later moving to Merrill Lynch Retail.  From 1989 to 1994 he was Vice President of Investments with Prudential Securities. CMG Capital Management Group, Inc., was established in 1992.  


Mr. Blumenthal holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Penn State University. Mr.  He is a former Chairman, President and Director of NAAIM, a national organization of Registered Investment Advisers and Hedge Fund Managers, representing more than $15 billion in combined member firm assets under management.  He holds the FINRA Series 63 and Series 65 licenses.


Mark D. Cook serves as a consultant and portfolio manager for the Adviser.  Mr. Cook is the Portfolio Manager responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Cook sub-strategy.  Mr. Cook was most recently a FINRA registered broker with IBS Securities, LLC from 2004 to 2007.  Prior to that, Mr. Cook was a registered broker with J. Fox Investments, LLC from 1994 to 2002.  


Mr. Cook has traded his personal accounts for more than 18 years and created the Cook Cumulative Tick indicator in 1986.  He gained acclaim by winning the 1992 U.S. Investment Championship.  He also authors the Cook Investment Advisory letter that has been circulated via email twice a day for the past 15 years.  


Mr. Cook has been featured in many publications including Stock Market Wizards by Jack Schwager.  Mr. Cook was the one and only S&P 500 index trader to be selected for the book based on a 9- year audited performance track record.  Mr. Cook has also been featured in Inside the Investor’s Brain: The Power of Mind over Money by Dr. Richard Peterson, Long Term Trader by Mike Sincere, Psychology of Trading by Russell Wasendorf, Sr., Extraordinary Comebacks by John Sarkett, Pitt Bull by Martin Schwartz and When Supertraders Meet Kryptonite by Art Collins.  In addition, Mr. Cook has also been featured in Forbes magazine, Futures magazine, the Wall Street Journal and Barrons Financial Magazine.  


The Statement of Additional Information provides information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of shares in the Fund.


In addition to payments made by the Fund pursuant to its Distribution Plan, the Adviser may pay certain financial intermediaries (which may include banks, brokers, securities dealers and other industry professionals) a fee for providing distribution-related services and/or for performing certain administrative servicing functions for Fund shareholders to the extent these institutions are allowed to do so by applicable statute, rule or regulation.  The Fund may from time to time purchase securities issued by financial intermediaries that provide such services; however, in selecting investments for the Fund, no preference will be shown for such securities.


SUB-ADVISERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS


The Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with each Sub-Adviser, whereby the Adviser pays each Sub-Adviser a fixed fee for managing the strategy indicated below.   


A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustee’s approval of each sub-advisory agreement will be provided in the Fund’s semi-annual shareholder report dated July 31, 2008.


Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc. (“Anchor”), located at 16140 Sand Canyon Avenue, Suite 101, Irvine, California 92618, is the sub-adviser to the Fund’s High Yield and Stratus sub-strategies.   Anchor was established in 1996 and provides investment advice to individuals, corporations, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable and other organizations.   


Anchor Portfolio Manager: Mr. Eric Leake is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s High Yield and Stratus sub-strategies.  Mr. Leake is a founding partner and Chief Investment Officer of Anchor, where he has served as Chief Investment Officer and portfolio manager for Anchor’s separate accounts since 1996.  He is a level II Chartered Market Technician, member of the Market Technicians Association (MTA), American Association of Professional Technical Analysts (AAPTA), National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM), and advisory board member to Rydex Financial Services, LLC.  Mr. Leake graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 1992.  


Bandon Capital Management, LLC (“Bandon”), located at 317 SW Adler Street, Suite 1110, Portland OR 97204-2405 is the sub-adviser to the Fund’s Treasury sub-strategy.  Bandon was established in 2007 and provides investment advice to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans and other pooled investment vehicles.   


Bandon Portfolio Manager: Mr. William Woodruff of Bandon is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Treasury sub-strategy.  Bill Woodruff is Bandon’s founder, sole principal and managing member. As such, he is responsible for the oversight and management of all aspects of BCM’s operations, including portfolio management.  Mr. Woodruff began his career in the investment business as a stock broker for Phillips & Co. Securities in 2002. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Portland.


Heritage Capital, LLC (“Heritage”), located at 1 Bradley Road, Suite 202 Woodbridge CT 06525, is the sub-adviser to the Fund’s Capital Gold sub-strategy.  Heritage was established in 2003 and provides investment advice to individuals and corporations.  


Heritage Portfolio Manager: Mr. Paul Schatz of Heritage is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Capital Gold sub-strategy. Prior to founding Heritage Capital in 2003, Mr. Schatz served as Chief Investment Officer for a regional firm, Beneficial Capital, from 1993 to 2002, specializing in equity model development and implementation.  Mr. Schatz also served as a portfolio manager for Tripoint Asset Management from 2006-2008.  Mr. Schatz graduated from the University of Rochester in 1988 with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics.


Schreiner Capital Management, Inc.(“Schreiner”), located at 111 Summit Drive, Suite 100 Exton PA 19341, is the sub-adviser with respect to the Fund’s Dynamic Index sub-strategy.  Schreiner was established in 1989 and provides investment advice to individuals, corporations, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable and other organizations and other pooled investment vehicles.  


Schreiner Portfolio Manager: Mr. Roger Schreiner and Mr. Kevin Sareyka of Schreiner are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Dynamic Index sub-strategy.  Mr. Roger Schreiner founded Schreiner Capital Management, Inc. and has served as the CEO for the firm since 1989.  Mr. Schreiner graduated from Kansas State University in 1971 with a B.S. in Humanities.  Mr. Sareyka has served as President of Schreiner Capital Management, Inc. since 2004.  Prior to 2004, Mr. Sareyka was the Operations Manager for Schreiner Capital Management, Inc.  Mr. Sareyka graduated from Messiah College in 1996 with a B.S. in Accounting.  


Scotia Partners, Ltd. (“Scotia”), located at 436 Ridge Road, Spring City, PA 19475, is the sub-adviser to the Fund’s Scotia Growth sub-strategy.  Scotia is responsible for selecting the Fund's investments with respect to said strategy according to the Fund’s investment objective, polices, and restrictions.  Scotia was established in 2006 and provides investment advice to individuals and pension and profit sharing plans.    


Scotia Portfolio Manager: Mr. Clifford Montgomery of Scotia is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s S&P Plus sub-strategy.  Prior to founding Scotia Partners, Ltd. in 2006, Mr. Montgomery worked as a research analyst for Theta Investment Research, LLC from 2003 to 2006.  Mr. Montgomery was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2005.  Mr. Montgomery graduated from Messiah College with a B.S. in Accounting in 1997 and with a B.S. in Environmental Science in 1998.  


Traub Capital Management, LLC (Traub), located at 97 Chapel Street, Needham, Massachusetts 02492, is the sub-adviser to the Fund’s Traub FX sub-strategy.  Traub is responsible for selecting the Fund's investments with respect to said strategy according to the Fund’s investment objective, polices, and restrictions.  Traub was established in 2003 and provides investment advice to individuals and pension and profit sharing plans.  


Traub Portfolio Manager: Mr. Heydon D. Traub of Traub is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Traub FX sub-strategy.  Prior to founding Traub Capital Management, LLC in 2003, Mr. Traub was a Principal and Senior Vice President of State Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”) and head of its Global Asset Allocation team worldwide from 1999 to June 2003.  Mr. Traub holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Brandeis and an M.B.A. degree in Finance and Accounting from the U. of Chicago. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society (BSAS), and currently is an instructor for the BSAS CFA program.  


The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about each portfolio manager’s compensation structure, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and the portfolio manager’s ownership of Fund shares.


NET ASSET VALUE

Shares of the Fund are sold at net asset value (“NAV”).  The NAV of the Fund is determined at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business and will be computed by determining the aggregate market value of all assets of the Fund less its liabilities divided by the total number of shares outstanding.  The NYSE is closed on weekends and most national holidays.  The NAV takes into account the expenses and fees of the Fund, including management, administration, and distribution fees, which are accrued daily.  The determination of NAV for a particular day is applicable to all applications for the purchase of shares, as well as all requests for the redemption of shares, received by the Fund (or an authorized broker or agent, or its authorized designee) before the close of trading on the NYSE on that day. 


Generally, the Fund’s securities are valued each day at the last quoted sales price each security’s primary exchange. Securities traded or dealt in upon one or more securities exchanges (whether domestic or foreign, including the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”)) for which market quotations are readily available and not subject to restrictions against resale shall be valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, in the absence of a sale on the primary exchange, at the last bid on the primary exchange.   If market quotations are not readily available, securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined in good faith and evaluated as to the reliability of the fair value method used by the Board on a quarterly basis, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. 


The Fund may use independent pricing services to assist in calculating the value of the Fund’s securities.  Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when you may not be able to buy or sell Fund shares.  In computing the NAV the Fund values foreign securities held by the Fund at the latest closing price on the exchange in which they are traded immediately prior to closing of the NYSE.  Prices of foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at current rates.  If events materially affecting the value of a security in the Fund’s portfolio occur before the Fund prices its shares, the securities will be valued at fair value.  For example, if trading in a portfolio security is halted and does not resume before the Fund calculates its NAV, the Adviser may need to price the security using the Fund’s fair value pricing guidelines.  Without a fair value price, short-term traders could take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and dilute the NAV of long-term investors.  Fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the Fund’s NAV by short term traders.  The determination of fair value involves subjective judgments.  As a result, using fair value to price a security may result in a price materially different from the prices used by other mutual funds to determine NAV or the price that may be realized upon the actual sale of the security.


With respect to any portion of the Fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act, the Fund’s NAV is calculated based upon the NAVs of the registered open-end management investment companies in which the Fund invests.  The prospectuses for these companies explain the circumstances under which those companies will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.


HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES


Share Classes

The Fund offers two classes of shares so that you can choose the class that best suits your investment needs. The main differences between each class are sales charges and ongoing fees. In choosing which class of shares to purchase, you should consider which will be most beneficial to you, given the amount of your purchase and the length of time you expect to hold the shares. Both classes of shares in the Fund represent interest in the same portfolio of investments in the Fund.


Class A Shares

Class A shares are offered at their public offering price, which is net asset value per share plus the applicable sales charge. The sales charge varies, depending on how much you invest. There are no sales charges on reinvested distributions. The following sales charges apply to your purchases of Class A shares of the Fund:


Amount Invested

Sales Charge as a % of Offering Price

Sales Charge as a % of Amount Invested

Dealer Reallowance

Under $25,000

5.75%

6.10%

5.00%

$25,000 to $49,999

5.00%

5.26%

4.25%

$50,000 to $99,999

4.75%

4.99%

4.00%

$100,000 to $249,999

3.75%

3.83%

3.25%

$250,000 to $499,999

2.50%

2.56%

2.00%

$500,000 to $999,999

2.00%

2.04%

1.75%

$1,000,000 and above

1.00%

1.00%

See Below

 

 

 

Class C Shares

 

Class C shares of the Fund are sold at net asset value without an initial sales charge. This means that 100% of your initial investment is placed into shares of the Fund. Class C shares pay up to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets as reimbursement or compensation for service and distribution-related activities with respect to the Fund and/or shareholder services.  Over time, fees paid under the Plan will increase the cost of a Class C shareholder’s investment and may cost more than other types of sales charges.



How to reduce your sales charge

You may be eligible to purchase Class A Shares for reduced sales charges. To qualify for these reductions, you or your financial intermediary must provide sufficient information, in writing and at the time of purchase, to verify that your purchase qualifies for such treatment. Consistent with the policies described in this Prospectus, you and your “immediate family” (your spouse and your children under the age of 21) may combine your Fund holdings to reduce your sales charge.


Rights of accumulation. To qualify for the lower sales charge rates that apply to larger purchases of Class A Shares, you may combine your new purchases of Class A Shares with the shares of any other Class A Shares of the Fund that you already own. The applicable initial sales charge for the new purchase is based on the total of your current purchase and the current value of all other Class A Shares that you own. The reduced sales charge will apply only to current purchases and must be requested in writing when you buy your shares.  


Shares of any Fund held as follows cannot be combined with your current purchase for purposes of reduced sales charges:


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Shares held indirectly through financial intermediaries other than your current purchase broker-dealer (for example, a different broker-dealer, a bank, a separate insurance company account or an investment advisor);

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Shares held through an administrator or trustee/custodian of an Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan (for example, a 401(k) plan) other than employer-sponsored IRAs;

·

Shares held directly in the Fund account on which the broker-dealer (financial advisor) of record is different than your current purchase broker-dealer.


Letters of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent (“LOI”), you commit to purchase a specified dollar amount of Class A Shares of the Fund, with a minimum of $25,000, during a 13-month period. At your written request, Class A Share purchases made during the previous 90 days may be included. The amount you agree to purchase determines the initial sales charge you pay. If the full-face amount of the LOI is not invested by the end of the 13-month period, your account will be adjusted to the higher initial sales charge level for the amount actually invested. You are not legally bound by the terms of your LOI to purchase the amount of your shares stated in the LOI. The LOI does, however, authorize the Fund to hold in escrow 5% of the total amount you intend to purchase. If you do not complete the total intended purchase at the end of the 13 month period, the Fund’s transfer agent will redeem the necessary portion of the escrowed shares to make up the difference between the reduced rate sales charge (based on the amount you intended to purchase) and the sales charge that would normally apply (based on the actual amount you purchased).


Repurchase of Class A shares. If you have redeemed Class A Shares of the Fund within the past 120 days, you may repurchase an equivalent amount of Class A Shares of the Fund at NAV, without the normal front-end sales charge. In effect, this allows you to reacquire shares that you may have had to redeem, without repaying the front-end sales charge. You may exercise this privilege only once and must notify the Fund that you intend to do so in writing. The Fund must receive your purchase order within 120 days of your redemption. Note that if you reacquire shares through separate installments (e.g., through monthly or quarterly repurchases), the sales charge waiver will only apply to those portions of your repurchase order received within 120 days of your redemption.


Sales Charge Waivers

The sales charge on purchases of Class A Shares is waived for certain types of investors, including:


·

Current and retired directors and officers of the Fund sponsored by the Advisor or any of its subsidiaries, their families (e.g., spouse, children, mother or father) and any purchases referred through the Advisor.

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Employees of the Advisor and their families, or any full-time employee or registered representative of the Distributor or of broker-dealers having dealer agreements with the Distributor (a “Selling Broker”) and their immediate families (or any trust, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan for the benefit of such persons).

·

Any full-time employee of a bank, savings and loan, credit union or other financial institution that utilizes a Selling Broker to clear purchases of the Fund’s shares and their immediate families.

·

Participants in certain “wrap-fee” or asset allocation programs or other fee-based arrangements sponsored by broker-dealers and other financial institutions that have entered into agreements with the Distributor.

·

Clients of financial intermediaries that have entered into arrangements with the Distributor providing for the shares to be used in particular investment products made available to such clients and for which such registered investment advisors may charge a separate fee.

·

Institutional investors (which may include bank trust departments and registered investment advisors).  

·

Any accounts established on behalf of registered investment advisors or their clients by broker-dealers that charge a transaction fee and that have entered into agreements with the Distributor.

·

Separate accounts used to fund certain unregistered variable annuity contracts or Section 403(b) or 401(a) or (k) accounts.

·

Employer-sponsored retirement or benefit plans with total plan assets in excess of $5 million where the plan’s investments in the Fund are part of an omnibus account. A minimum initial investment of $1 million in the Fund is required. The Distributor in its sole discretion may waive these minimum dollar requirements.  


The Fund does not waive sales charges for the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of non-Fund shares where those shares were subject to a front-end sales charge (sometimes called an NAV transfer).


Sales Charge Exceptions

You will not pay initial sales charges on Class A Shares purchased by reinvesting dividends and distributions.


Promotional Incentives on Dealer Commissions

The Distributor may, from time to time, provide promotional incentives, including reallowance and/or payment of up to the entire sales charge, to certain investment firms. Such incentives may, at the Distributors discretion, be limited to investment firms who allow their individual selling representatives to participate in such additional commissions.  


Factors to Consider When Choosing a Share Class

When deciding which class of shares of the Fund to purchase, you should consider your investment goals, present and future amounts you may invest in the Fund, and the length of time you intend to hold your shares. You should consider, given the length of time you may hold your shares, whether the ongoing expenses of Class C shares will be greater than the front-end sales charge of Class A shares and to what extent such difference may be offset by the lower ongoing expenses on Class A shares. To help you make a determination as to which class of shares to buy, please refer back to the examples of the Fund’s expenses over time in the “Fees And Expenses” Section of this Prospectus. You also may wish to consult with your financial advisor for advice with regard to which share class would be most appropriate for you.


Purchasing Shares

You may purchase shares of the Fund by sending a completed application form to the following address by either regular or overnight mail:


CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund

c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC

4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2

Omaha, Nebraska 68137

 


Minimum and Additional Investment Amounts

The minimum initial investment to open an account is $ 2 5,000 ($ 5 ,000 for retirement accounts). The minimum subsequent investment is $ 1,000 .  Lower minimum initial and additional investments may also be applicable in certain other circumstances, including purchases by certain tax deferred retirement programs. There is no minimum investment requirement when buying shares by reinvesting Fund dividends or distributions.


The Fund, however, reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any application to purchase shares. Applications will not be accepted unless they are accompanied by a check drawn on a U.S. bank, savings and loan, or credit union in U.S. Fund for the full amount of the shares to be purchased. After you open an account, you may purchase additional shares by sending a check together with a note stating the name(s) on the account and the account number to the above address. Make all checks payable to “CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund.” The Fund will not accept payment in cash, including cashier’s checks or money orders. Also, to prevent check fraud, the Fund will not accept third-party checks, U.S. Treasury checks, credit card checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares.  


Note:  Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS” or “Transfer Agent”), the Fund’s transfer agent, will charge a $25 fee against a shareholder’s account, in addition to any loss sustained by the Fund, for any payment check returned to the Transfer Agent for insufficient Fund.


The USA PATRIOT Act requires financial institutions, including the Fund, to adopt certain policies and programs to prevent money-laundering activities, including procedures to verify the identity of customers opening new accounts. As requested on the application, you should supply your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address. Mailing addresses containing a P.O. Box will not be accepted. This information will assist the Fund in verifying your identity. Until such verification is made, the Fund may temporarily limit additional share purchases. In addition, the Fund may limit additional share purchases or close an account if it is unable to verify a shareholder’s identity. As required by law, the Fund may employ various procedures, such as comparing the information to fraud databases or requesting additional information or documentation from you, to ensure that the information supplied by you is correct.


When Your Order is Processed

All shares will be purchased at the NAV per share next determined after the Fund receives your application or request in good order. All requests received in good order by the Fund before 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) will be processed on that same day. Requests received after 4:00 p.m. will be processed on the next business day.  


Good Order:  When making a purchase request, make sure your request is in good order.  “Good order” means your purchase includes:

·

the name of the Fund

·

the dollar amount of shares to be purchased

·

a completed purchase application corresponding to the type of account you are opening, or a completed investment stub (make sure your investment meets the account minimum or subsequent purchase investment minimum)

a check payable to “CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund”


Purchase through Brokers

You may invest in the Fund through brokers or agents who have entered into selling agreements with the Fund’s Distributor. These brokers and agents are authorized to designate other intermediaries to receive purchase and redemption orders on behalf of the Fund. The Fund will be deemed to have received a purchase or redemption order when an authorized broker or its designee receives the order. The broker or agent may set its own initial and subsequent investment minimums. You may be charged a fee if you use a broker or agent to buy or redeem shares of the Fund. Finally, various servicing agents use procedures and impose restrictions that may be in addition to, or different from those applicable to investors purchasing shares directly from the Fund. You should carefully read the program materials provided to you by your servicing agent.


Purchase by Wire

If you wish to wire money to make an investment in the Fund, please call the Fund at 1-800-891-9092 for wiring instructions and to notify the Fund that a wire transfer is coming.  Any commercial bank can transfer same-day Fund via wire. The Fund will normally accept wired Fund for investment on the day received if they are received by the Fund’s designated bank before the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Your bank may charge you a fee for wiring same-day Fund.


Automatic Investment Plan

You may participate in the Fund’s Automatic Investment Plan, an investment plan that automatically debits money from your bank account and invests it in the Fund through the use of electronic Fund transfers or automatic bank drafts. You may elect to make subsequent investments by transfers of a minimum of $250 on specified days of each month into your established Fund account. Please contact the Fund at 1-800-891-9092 for more information about the Fund’s Automatic Investment Plan.


Retirement Plans

You may purchase shares of the Fund for your individual retirement plans. Please call the Fund at 1-800-891-9092 for the most current listing and appropriate disclosure documentation on how to open a retirement account.

Subsequent Purchases by Internet

For complete information regarding Internet transactions, please see the section entitled “Transactions Through www.CMGFunds.net.”



REDEMPTIONS

Written Redemption Requests


You will be entitled to redeem all or any portion of the shares credited to your accounts by submitting a written request for redemption to:  


Regular/Express/Overnight  Mail

CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund

c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC

4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2

Omaha, Nebraska 68137


Redeeming by Telephone

The telephone redemption privilege is automatically available to all new accounts except retirement accounts.  If you do not want the telephone redemption privilege, you must indicate this in the appropriate area on your account application or you must write to the Fund and instruct it to remove this privilege from your account.  


The proceeds will be sent by mail to the address designated on your account or wired directly to your existing account in any commercial bank or brokerage firm in the United States as designated on your application.  To redeem by telephone, call 1-800-891-9092.  The redemption proceeds normally will be sent by mail or by wire within three business days after receipt of your telephone instructions. IRA accounts are not redeemable by telephone.


The Fund reserves the right to suspend the telephone redemption privileges with respect to your account if the name(s) or the address on the account has been changed within the previous 30 days.  Neither the Fund, GFS, nor their respective affiliates, will be liable for complying with telephone instructions they reasonably believe to be genuine or for any loss, damage, cost or expenses in acting on such telephone instructions and you will be required to bear the risk of any such loss.  The Fund or GFS, or both, will employ reasonable procedures to determine that telephone instructions are genuine.  If the Fund and/or GFS do not employ these procedures, they may be liable to you for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions.  These procedures may include, among others, requiring forms of personal identification prior to acting upon telephone instructions, providing written confirmation of the transactions and/or tape recording telephone instructions.


Wire Redemptions

If you request your redemption by wire transfer, you will be required to pay a $15.00 wire transfer fee to GFS to cover costs associated with the transfer but GFS does not charge a fee when transferring redemption proceeds by electronic funds transfer.  In addition, your bank may impose a charge for receiving wires.


Redemptions in Kind

The Fund reserves the right to honor requests for redemption or repurchase orders by making payment in whole or in part in readily marketable securities (“redemption in kind”) if the amount of such a request is large enough to affect operations (for example, if the request is greater than $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s assets). The securities will be chosen by the Fund and valued at the Fund’s net asset value. A shareholder may incur transaction expenses in converting these securities to cash.


Systematic Withdrawal Plan

If your individual account, IRA or other qualified plan account have a current account value of at least $10,000, you may adopt a Systematic Withdrawal Plan to provide for monthly, quarterly or other periodic checks for any designated amount of $100 or more.  If you wish to open a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, please indicate on your application or contact the Fund at 1-800-891-9092.


When Redemptions are Sent

Once the Fund receives your redemption request in “good order” as described below, it will issue a check based on the next determined NAV following your redemption request.  If you purchase shares using a check and soon after request a redemption, your redemption will not be processed until the check for your purchase has cleared (usually within 10 days).


Good Order

Your written redemption request will be processed if it is in “good order.”  To be in good order, the following conditions must be satisfied:

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The request should be in writing, unless you are redeeming by telephone, indicating the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed;

·

The request must identify your account number;

·

The request should be signed by you and any other person listed on the account, exactly as the shares are registered; and

·

If you request the redemption proceeds be sent to an address other than that of record, or if the address was changed within the last 30 days, or if the proceeds of a requested redemption exceed $100,000, the signature(s) on the request must be medallion signature guaranteed by an eligible signature guarantor.


When You Need Medallion Signature Guarantees

A medallion signature guarantee assures that a signature is genuine and protects you from unauthorized account transfers.  You will need your signature guaranteed if:

·

you wish to change the bank or brokerage account that you have designated on your account;

·

you request a redemption to be made payable to a person not on record with the Fund;

·

you request that a redemption be mailed to an address other than that on record with the Fund;

·

the proceeds of a requested redemption exceed $100,000;

·

any redemption is transmitted by federal wire transfer to a bank other than the bank of record; or

·

your address was changed within 30 days of your redemption request.



Signatures may be guaranteed by any eligible guarantor institution (including banks, brokers and dealers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations) or by completing a supplemental telephone redemption authorization form.  Contact the Fund to obtain this form.  Further documentation will be required to change the designated account if, shares are held by a corporation, fiduciary or other organization.  A notary public cannot guarantee signatures.


Retirement Plans

If you own an IRA or other retirement plan, you must indicate on your redemption request whether the Trust should withhold federal income tax.  Unless you elect in your redemption request that you do not want to have federal tax withheld, the redemption will be subject to withholding.


Redeeming through Broker

If shares of the Fund are held by a broker-dealer, financial institution or other servicing agent, you must contact that servicing agent to redeem shares of the Fund.  The servicing agent may charge a fee for this service.


Low Balances

If at any time your account balance falls below $5,000 ($2,000 for retirement account), the Fund may notify you that, unless the account is brought up to the appropriate account minimum within 30 days of the notice, your account could be closed.  This will not apply to any account balances that drop below the minimum due to a decline in NAV. After the notice period, the Fund may redeem all of your shares and close your account by sending you a check to the address of record. The Fund will not charge any redemption fee on involuntary redemptions.


Redemptions Through www.CMGFunds.net

You may redeem your shares through the Fund’s website, at www.CMGFunds.net.  Shares from an account in any of the Fund’s tax sheltered retirement plans cannot be redeemed through the Fund’s website.  For complete information regarding Internet transactions, please see the following section entitled “Transactions Through www.CMGFunds.net.”


Transactions Through www.CMGFunds.net

You may purchase subsequent shares and redeem Fund shares through the Fund’s website, at www.CMGFunds.net. To establish Internet transaction privileges you must enroll through the website. You automatically have the ability to establish Internet transaction privileges unless you decline the privileges on your New Account Application or IRA Application. You will be required to enter into a User’s Agreement through the website in order to enroll in these privileges. In order to conduct Internet transactions, you must have telephone transaction privileges. To purchase subsequent shares through the website you must also have ACH instructions on your account.


Redemption proceeds may be sent to you by check, to the address of record, or if your account has existing bank information, by wire or ACH. Only bank accounts held at domestic financial institutions that are ACH members can be used for transactions through the Fund’s website. The Fund imposes a limit of $250 on purchase and redemption transactions through the website. Transactions through the website are subject to the same minimums as other transaction methods.


You should be aware that the Internet is an unsecured, unstable, unregulated and unpredictable environment. Your ability to use the website for transactions is dependent upon the Internet and equipment, software, systems, data and services provided by various vendors and third parties. While the Fund and their service providers have established certain security procedures, the Fund, their Distributor and their Transfer Agent cannot assure you that trading information will be completely secure.


There may also be delays, malfunctions, or other inconveniences generally associated with this medium. There also may be times when the website is unavailable for Fund transactions or other purposes. Should this happen, you should consider purchasing or redeeming shares by another method. Neither the Fund nor their Transfer Agent, Distributor, Advisor will be liable for any such delays or malfunctions or unauthorized interception or access to communications or account information.



TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Any sale or exchange of the Fund’s shares may generate tax liability (unless you are a tax-exempt investor or your investment is in a qualified retirement account).  When you redeem your shares you may realize a taxable gain or loss.  This is measured by the difference between the proceeds of the sale and the tax basis for the shares you sold.  (To aid in computing your tax basis, you generally should retain your account statements for the period that you hold shares in the Fund.)


The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gain annually in December.  Both distributions will be reinvested in shares of the Fund unless you elect to receive cash. Dividends from net investment income (including any excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) are taxable to investors as ordinary income, while distributions of net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) are generally taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of your holding period for the shares.  Any dividends or capital gain distributions you receive from the Fund will normally be taxable to you when made, regardless of whether you reinvest dividends or capital gain distributions or receive them in cash.  Certain dividends or distributions declared in October, November or December will be taxed to shareholders as if received in December if they are paid during the following January.  Each year the Fund will inform you of the amount and type of your distributions.  IRAs and other qualified retirement plans are exempt from federal income taxation.


Your redemptions, including exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes.  A capital gain or loss on your investment is the difference between the cost of your shares, including any sales charges, and the amount you receive when you sell them.


On the account application, you will be asked to certify that your social security number or taxpayer identification number is correct and that you are not subject to backup withholding for failing to report income to the IRS.  If you are subject to backup withholding or you did not certify your taxpayer identification number, the IRS requires the Fund to withhold a percentage of any dividend, redemption or exchange proceeds.  The Fund reserves the right to reject any application that does not include a certified social security or taxpayer identification number.  If you do not have a social security number, you should indicate on the purchase form that your application to obtain a number is pending. The Fund is required to withhold taxes if a number is not delivered to the Fund within seven days.


This summary is not intended to be and should not be construed to be legal or tax advice to any current holder of the Fund’s shares.  You should consult your own tax advisers to determine the tax consequences of owning the Fund’s shares.


MARKET TIMING

The Fund discourages and does not accommodate market timing.  Frequent trading into and out of the Fund can harm all Fund shareholders by disrupting the Fund’s investment strategies, increasing Fund expenses, decreasing tax efficiency and diluting the value of shares held by long-term shareholders.  The Fund is designed for long-term investors and is not intended for market timing or other disruptive trading activities.  Accordingly, the Fund’s Board has approved policies that seek to curb these disruptive activities while recognizing that shareholders may have a legitimate need to adjust their Fund investments as their financial needs or circumstances change. 


The Fund’s transfer agent has a staff that reviews, on a continuing basis, recent trading activity in order to identify trading activity that may be contrary to the Fund's Market Timing Trading Policy.  Although this involves judgments that are inherently subjective and involve some selectivity in their application, the transfer agent seeks to make judgments that are consistent with the interests of the shareholders.


The Fund reserves the right to reject or restrict purchase requests for any reason, particularly when a shareholder's trading activity suggests that the shareholder may be engaged in market timing or other disruptive trading activities.  Neither the Fund nor the transfer agent is liable for any losses resulting from rejected purchase orders.  The Fund may also bar an investor who has violated these policies (and the investor's financial advisor) from opening new accounts with the Fund. 


Although the Fund attempts to limit disruptive trading activities, some investors use a variety of strategies to hide their identities and their trading practices.  There can be no guarantee that the Fund will be able to identify or limit these activities.  Omnibus account arrangements are common forms of holding shares of the Fund.  While the Fund  encourage financial intermediaries to apply the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy to their customers who invest indirectly in the Fund, the Fund is limited in its ability to monitor the trading activity or enforce the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy with respect to customers of financial intermediaries.  For example, should it occur, the Fund may not be able to detect market timing that may be facilitated by financial intermediaries or made difficult to identify in the omnibus accounts used by those intermediaries for aggregated purchases and redemptions on behalf of all their customers.  More specifically, unless the financial intermediaries have the ability to apply the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy to their customers through such methods as implementing short-term trading limitations or restrictions and monitoring trading activity for what might be market timing, the Fund may not be able to determine whether trading by customers of financial intermediaries is contrary to the Fund’s Market Timing Trading Policy.  However, the Fund will ensure that financial intermediaries maintaining omnibus accounts on behalf of the Fund enter into an agreement with the Fund to provide shareholder transaction information, to the extent know to the financial intermediary, to the Fund upon request.  If the Fund or its transfer agent or shareholder servicing agent suspects there is market timing activity in the account, the Fund will seek full cooperation from the service provider maintaining the account to identify the underlying participant.  At the request of the Fund, the service provider may take immediate action to stop any further short-term trading by such participant.


DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES


Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan

The Board of Trustees of the Northern Lights Fund Trust has adopted, on behalf of the Fund, a Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan and Agreement pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Plan”) for each share class. The Plan allows the Fund to use part of its assets for the sale and distribution of Shares, including advertising, marketing and other promotional activities. The Plan also allows the Fund to pay the Distributor for certain shareholder services provided to shareholders or other service providers that have entered into agreements with the Distributor to provide these services.


Class A Shares

For these distribution services, under the Plan, the Fund pays the Distributor on a monthly basis an annual amount equal to 0. 40 % of the Fund’s average net assets attributable to Class A Shares. The Distributor generally will, in turn, pay your financial intermediary out of its fees. Because the Fund pays these fees out of assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees may cost you more than other types of sales charges.


Class C Shares

The Plan allows the Fund to pay annual distribution and service fees of 1.00% of the Fund’s average net assets attributable to Class C Shares. For these distribution services, under the Plan, the Fund pays the Distributor on a monthly basis an annual amount equal to 0.75% of the Fund’s average net assets attributable to Class C Shares. For these shareholder services, under the Plan, the Fund pays the Distributor on a monthly basis an annual amount equal to 0.25% of the Fund’s average net assets attributable to Class C Shares.  The annual 0.75% distribution fee reimburses the Distributor for paying your intermediary an on-going sales commission. The annual 0.25% service fee compensates your intermediary for providing on-going services to you. The Distributor retains the distribution and service fees on accounts with no authorized intermediary of record. Because these distribution and shareholder service fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, the fees may, over time, increase the cost of investing in the Fund and cost investors more than other types of sales loads.


Other Compensation to Dealers

In addition to amounts paid as a sales commission, The Adviser, at its own expense, may also provide additional compensation to investment dealers. These payments may be made, at the discretion of the Adviser, to certain dealers who have sold shares of the Fund. The level of payments made to dealers in any given year will vary, but may be significant. These payments may provide an incentive for dealers to sell shares of the Fund and promote the retention of their customer’s assets in the Fund. Any payments described above will not change the price paid by investors for the purchase of Fund shares or the amount that the Fund will receive as proceeds from such sales. The Adviser determines the cash payments described above in its discretion in response to requests from dealer firms, based on factors it deems relevant. (A number of factors will be considered in determining payments, including the dealer’s sales, assets, share class utilized and the quality of the dealer’s relationship with the Adviser.) The Adviser will, on an annual basis, determine the advisability of continuing these payments. The Adviser may also pay expenses associated with meetings that facilitate educating financial advisors and shareholders about the Fund, that are conducted by dealers.




NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICY & PRACTICES

Your privacy is important to us.  The Trust is committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of your personal information.  When you provide personal information, the Trust believes that you should be aware of policies to protect the confidentiality of that information.  


The Trust collects the following nonpublic personal information about you:


·

Information we receive from you on or in applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations, including, but not limited to, your name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and date of birth; and


·

Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, including, but not limited to, your account number and balance, payments history, parties to transactions, cost basis information, and other financial information.


The Trust does not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former shareholders to nonaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by law.  For example, the Trust is permitted by law to disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to our transfer agent to process your transactions.  Furthermore, the Trust restricts access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you.  The Trust maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.


In the event that you hold shares of the Trust through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared with nonaffiliated third parties.






CMG ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGIES FUND


Adviser


CMG Capital Management Group, Inc.
150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Suite A150, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087


Distributor


Northern Lights Distributors, LLC
4020 South 147th Street

Omaha, NE 68137


Legal Counsel


Thompson Hine LLP
312 Walnut Street, 14th Floor

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4089


Transfer Agent


Gemini Fund Services, LLC
4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2

Omaha, NE  68137


Custodian

Fifth Third Bank

38 Fountain Square Plaza

Cincinnati, OH  45263

Additional information about the Fund, including the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, is included in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information dated February 19, 2008 (the “SAI”).  The SAI is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference (i.e., legally made a part of this Prospectus).  The SAI provides more details about the Trust’s policies and management. Additional information about the Fund’s investment will also be available in the Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders.  


To obtain a free copy of the SAI, the annual report, the semi-annual report, to request other information about the Fund, or to make shareholder inquires about the Fund, please call 1-800-891-9092 or visit the Fund’s website at www.CMGfunds.net. You may also write to:

CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund

c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC

4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2

Omaha, Nebraska 68137


You may review and obtain copies of the Fund’s information at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  Please call 1-202-551-8090 for information relating to the operation of the Public Reference Room.  Reports and other information about the Fund is available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.  Copies of the information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address:  publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C.  20549-0102.

Investment Company Act File # 811-21720


CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund

 4020 South 147th St. •Suite 2 • Omaha, NE 68137

[1-877-CMG-FUND]




 



CMG ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGIES FUND

A Series of Northern Lights Fund Trust


CLASS A SHARES

CLASS C SHARES

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

March __, 2009


This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the prospectus of the CMG Alternative Strategies Trading Fund (the "Fund") dated March ___, 2009.  You can obtain copies of the Fund's prospectus, annual or semiannual report without charge by contacting the Fund's Transfer Agent, Gemini Fund Services, LLC, 4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68137 or by calling 1-888-___-____.  You may also obtain a prospectus by visiting our website at www.cmgfunds.net.  

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

THE FUND

TYPES OF INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

MANAGEMENT

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS

INVESTMENT ADVISER  AND SUB-ADVISERS

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO BROKERAGE

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM

PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES

TAX STATUS

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

LEGAL COUNSEL

APPENDIX A – DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS

APPENDIX B –ADVISER'S PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES


The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted


 THE FUND


     

The CMG Alternative Strategies Trading Fund (the "Fund") is a non-diversified series of Northern Lights Fund Trust, a Delaware statutory trust organized on January 19, 2005 (the “Trust”).  The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company.  The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”).  


The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest.  All shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.  Each share of the Fund is entitled to one vote on all matters as to which shares are entitled to vote.  In addition, each share of the Fund is entitled to participate equally with other shares (i) in dividends and distributions declared by the Fund and (ii) on liquidation to its proportionate share of the assets remaining after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities.  Shares of the Fund are fully paid, non-assessable and fully transferable when issued and have no pre-emptive, conversion or exchange rights.  Fractional shares have proportionately the same rights, including voting rights, as are provided for a full share.


The Fund currently offers two classes of shares: Class A and Class C shares.  Each share class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund, has the same rights and is identical in all material respects except that (i) each class of shares may be subject to different (or no) sales loads, (ii) each class of shares may bear different distribution fees; (iii) certain other class specific expenses will be borne solely by the class to which such expenses are attributable, including transfer agent fees attributable to a specific class of shares, printing and postage expenses related to preparing and distributing materials to current shareholders of a specific class, registration fees incurred by a specific class of shares, the expenses of administrative personnel and services required to support the shareholders of a specific class, litigation or other legal expenses relating to a class of shares, Trustees’ fees or expenses incurred as a result of issues relating to a specific class of shares and accounting fees and expenses relating to a specific class of shares and (iv) each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its own distribution arrangements.  The Board of Trustees may classify and reclassify the shares of the Fund into additional classes of shares at a future date.


CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. (the “Adviser”) is the Fund's investment adviser.  The Fund’s investment objective, restrictions and policies are more fully described here and in the Prospectus.  The Board may start other series and offer shares of a new fund under the Trust at any time.  The Board of Trustees may classify and reclassify the shares of the Fund into additional classes at a future date.


Under the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, each Trustee will continue in office until the termination of the Trust or his/her earlier death, incapacity, resignation or removal.  Shareholders can remove a Trustee to the extent provided by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  Vacancies may be filled by a majority of the remaining Trustees, except insofar as the 1940 Act may require the election by shareholders.  As a result, normally no annual or regular meetings of shareholders will be held unless matters arise requiring a vote of shareholders under the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or the 1940 Act.

 


TYPES OF INVESTMENTS



The investment objective of the Fund and a description of its principal investment strategies are set forth under “Risk/Return Summary” in the Prospectus.  The Fund’s investment objective is not “fundamental” and may be changed without the approval of a majority of its outstanding voting securities.


The following information describes securities in which the Fund may invest.



Equity Securities


Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common stocks, such as convertible bonds, warrants, rights and options.  The value of equity securities varies in response to many factors, including the activities and financial condition of individual companies, the business market in which individual companies compete and general market and economic conditions.  Equity securities fluctuate in value, often based on factors unrelated to the value of the issuer of the securities, and such fluctuations can be significant.


Common Stock


Common stock represents an equity (ownership) interest in a company, and usually possesses voting rights and earns dividends. Dividends on common stock are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of the issuer. Common stock generally represents the riskiest investment in a company. In addition, common stock generally has the greatest appreciation and depreciation potential because increases and decreases in earnings are usually reflected in a company's stock price.


The Fund may invest in preferred stock with a minimum credit rating of investment grade. Preferred stock is a class of stock having a preference over common stock as to the payment of dividends and the recovery of investment should a company be liquidated, although preferred stock is usually junior to the debt securities of the issuer. Preferred stock typically does not possess voting rights and its market value may change based on changes in interest rates.


The fundamental risk of investing in common and preferred stock is the risk that the value of the stock might decrease. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of an individual company or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. Historically, common stocks have provided greater long-term returns and have entailed greater short-term risks than preferred stocks, fixed-income securities and money market investments. The market value of all securities, including common and preferred stocks, is based upon the market's perception of value and not necessarily the book value of an issuer or other objective measures of a company's worth.


Convertible Securities


The Fund may invest in convertible securities and non-investment grade convertible securities.  Convertible securities include fixed income securities that may be exchanged or converted into a predetermined number of shares of the issuer's underlying common stock at the option of the holder during a specified period. Convertible securities may take the form of convertible preferred stock, convertible bonds or debentures, units consisting of "usable" bonds and warrants or a combination of the features of several of these securities. Convertible securities are senior to common stocks in an issuer’s capital structure, but are usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. While providing a fixed-income stream (generally higher in yield than the income derivable from common stock but lower than that afforded by a similar nonconvertible security), a convertible security also gives an investor the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation of the issuing company depending upon a market price advance in the convertible security’s underlying common stock.


Warrants


The Fund may invest in warrants. Warrants are options to purchase common stock at a specific price (usually at a premium above the market value of the optioned common stock at issuance) valid for a specific period of time. Warrants may have a life ranging from less than one year to twenty years, or they may be perpetual. However, most warrants have expiration dates after which they are worthless. In addition, a warrant is worthless if the market price of the common stock does not exceed the warrant's exercise price during the life of the warrant. Warrants have no voting rights, pay no dividends, and have no rights with respect to the assets of the corporation issuing them. The percentage increase or decrease in the market price of the warrant may tend to be greater than the percentage increase or decrease in the market price of the optioned common stock.


Fixed Income Securities


Yields on fixed income securities are dependent on a variety of factors, including the general conditions of the money market and other fixed income securities markets, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. An investment in the Fund will be subjected to risk even if all fixed income securities in the Fund's portfolio are paid in full at maturity. All fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, can change in value when there is a change in interest rates or the issuer's actual or perceived creditworthiness or ability to meet its obligations.


There is normally an inverse relationship between the market value of securities sensitive to prevailing interest rates and actual changes in interest rates. In other words, an increase in interest rates produces a decrease in market value. The longer the remaining maturity (and duration) of a security, the greater will be the effect of interest rate changes on the market value of that security. Changes in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal and in the markets' perception of an issuer's creditworthiness will also affect the market value of the debt securities of that issuer. Obligations of issuers of fixed income securities (including municipal securities) are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. In addition, the obligations of municipal issuers may become subject to laws enacted in the future by Congress, state legislatures, or referenda extending the time for payment of principal and/or interest, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations or upon the ability of municipalities to levy taxes. Changes in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal and in the market's perception of an issuer's creditworthiness will also affect the market value of the debt securities of that issuer. The possibility exists, therefore, that, the ability of any issuer to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on its debt securities may become impaired.


The corporate debt securities in which the Fund may invest include corporate bonds and notes and short-term investments such as commercial paper and variable rate demand notes. Commercial paper (short-term promissory notes) is issued by companies to finance their or their affiliate's current obligations and is frequently unsecured. Variable and floating rate demand notes are unsecured obligations redeemable upon not more than 30 days' notice. These obligations include master demand notes that permit investment of fluctuating amounts at varying rates of interest pursuant to a direct arrangement with the issuer of the instrument. The issuer of these obligations often has the right, after a given period, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the obligations upon a specified number of days' notice. These obligations generally are not traded, nor generally is there an established secondary market for these obligations. To the extent a demand note does not have a 7-day or shorter demand feature and there is no readily available market for the obligation, it is treated as an illiquid security.


Foreign Securities


General.  The Fund may invest in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies that hold a portfolio of foreign securities.  Investing in securities of foreign companies and countries involves certain considerations and risks that are not typically associated with investing in U.S. government securities and securities of domestic companies.  There may be less publicly available information about a foreign issuer than a domestic one, and foreign companies are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial standards and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies.  There may also be less government supervision and regulation of foreign securities exchanges, brokers and listed companies than exists in the United States.  Interest and dividends paid by foreign issuers may be subject to withholding and other foreign taxes, which may decrease the net return on such investments as compared to dividends and interest paid to the Fund by domestic companies or the U.S. government.  There may be the possibility of expropriations, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, confiscatory taxation, political, economic or social instability or diplomatic developments that could affect assets of the Fund held in foreign countries.  Finally, the establishment of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions could adversely affect the payment of obligations.


To the extent the Fund’s currency exchange transactions do not fully protect the Fund against adverse changes in currency exchange rates, decreases in the value of currencies of the foreign countries in which the Fund will invest relative to the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding decrease in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund’s assets denominated in those currencies (and possibly a corresponding increase in the amount of securities required to be liquidated to meet distribution requirements).  Conversely, increases in the value of currencies of the foreign countries in which the Fund invests relative to the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding increase in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund’s assets (and possibly a corresponding decrease in the amount of securities to be liquidated).


Emerging Markets Securities.  The Fund may purchase ETFs and other closed end funds that invest in emerging market securities.  Investing in emerging market securities imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign developed countries.  These risks include: smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; possible repatriation of investment income and capital. In addition, foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales; future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization, or creation of government monopolies. The currencies of emerging market countries may experience significant declines against the U.S. dollar, and devaluation may occur subsequent to investments in these currencies by the Fund.  Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging market countries.

 

Additional risks of emerging markets securities may include: greater social, economic and political uncertainty and instability; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation; unavailability of currency hedging techniques; companies that are newly organized and small; differences in auditing and financial reporting standards, which may result in unavailability of material information about issuers; and less developed legal systems. In addition, emerging securities markets may have different clearance and settlement procedures, which may be unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions or otherwise make it difficult to engage in such transactions. Settlement problems may cause a Fund to miss attractive investment opportunities, hold a portion of its assets in cash pending investment, or be delayed in disposing of a portfolio security. Such a delay could result in possible liability to a purchaser of the security.


Depositary Receipts


The Fund may invest in sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), which are receipts issued by an American bank or trust company evidencing ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign issuer. ADRs, in registered form, are designed for use in U.S. securities markets. Unsponsored ADRs may be created without the participation of the foreign issuer. Holders of these ADRs generally bear all the costs of the ADR facility, whereas foreign issuers typically bear certain costs in a sponsored ADR. The bank or trust company depositary of an unsponsored ADR may be under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the foreign issuer or to pass through voting rights.  Many of the risks described above regarding foreign securities apply to investments in ADRs.


Debt Securities


The Fund may invest in debt securities, including non-investment grade debt securities.    The following describes some of the risks associated with fixed income debt securities:


Interest Rate Risk. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities and mortgage securities can be more sensitive to interest rate changes although they usually offer higher yields to compensate investors for the greater risks. The longer the maturity of the security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates.


Credit Risk. Fixed income securities have speculative characteristics and changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of those issuers to make principal or interest payments, as compared to issuers of more highly rated securities.


Extension Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by the Fund (such as mortgage-backed securities) later than expected. This may happen when there is a rise in interest rates. These events may lengthen the duration (i.e. interest rate sensitivity) and potentially reduce the value of these securities.


Prepayment Risk. Certain types of debt securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, have yield and maturity characteristics corresponding to underlying assets. Unlike traditional debt securities, which may pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity when the entire principal amount comes due, payments on certain mortgage-backed securities may include both interest and a partial payment of principal. Besides the scheduled repayment of principal, payments of principal may result from the voluntary prepayment, refinancing, or foreclosure of the underlying mortgage loans.


Securities subject to prepayment are less effective than other types of securities as a means of "locking in" attractive long-term interest rates. One reason is the need to reinvest prepayments of principal; another is the possibility of significant unscheduled prepayments resulting from declines in interest rates. These prepayments would have to be reinvested at lower rates. As a result, these securities may have less potential for capital appreciation during periods of declining interest rates than other securities of comparable maturities, although they may have a similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. Prepayments may also significantly shorten the effective maturities of these securities, especially during periods of declining interest rates. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, a reduction in prepayments may increase the effective maturities of these securities, subjecting them to a greater risk of decline in market value in response to rising interest rates than traditional debt securities, and, therefore, potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund.


At times, some of the mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund may invest will have higher than market interest rates and therefore will be purchased at a premium above their par value. Prepayments may cause losses in securities purchased at a premium, as unscheduled prepayments, which are made at par, will cause the Fund to experience a loss equal to any unamortized premium.


Certificates of Deposit and Bankers’ Acceptances


The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances, which are considered to be short-term money market instruments.


Certificates of deposit are receipts issued by a depository institution in exchange for the deposit of funds. The issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the receipt on the date specified on the certificate. The certificate usually can be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity. Bankers’ acceptances typically arise from short-term credit arrangements designed to enable businesses to obtain funds to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then “accepted” by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an earning asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of discount for a specific maturity. Although maturities for acceptances can be as long as 270 days, most acceptances have maturities of six months or less.


Commercial Paper


The Fund may purchase commercial paper. Commercial paper consists of short-term (usually from 1 to 270 days) unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations in order to finance their current operations.


Time Deposits and Variable Rate Notes


The Fund may invest in fixed time deposits, whether or not subject to withdrawal penalties.


The commercial paper obligations, which the Fund may buy are unsecured and may include variable rate notes. The nature and terms of a variable rate note (i.e., a “Master Note”) permit the Fund to invest fluctuating amounts at varying rates of interest pursuant to a direct arrangement between the Fund as Lender, and the issuer, as borrower. It permits daily changes in the amounts borrowed. The Fund has the right at any time to increase, up to the full amount stated in the note agreement, or to decrease the amount outstanding under the note. The issuer may prepay at any time and without penalty any part of or the full amount of the note. The note may or may not be backed by one or more bank letters of credit. Because these notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and the issuer, it is not generally contemplated that they will be traded; moreover, there is currently no secondary market for them. Except as specifically provided in the Prospectus, there is no limitation on the type of issuer from whom these notes may be purchased; however, in connection with such purchase and on an ongoing basis, the Fund’s advisor will consider the earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios of the issuer, and its ability to pay principal and interest on demand, including a situation in which all holders of such notes made demand simultaneously. Variable rate notes are subject to the Fund’s investment restriction on illiquid securities unless such notes can be put back to the issuer on demand within seven days.


Insured Bank Obligations


The Fund may invest in insured bank obligations. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insures the deposits of federally insured banks and savings and loan associations (collectively referred to as “banks”) up to $100,000. The Fund may purchase bank obligations that are fully insured as to principal by the FDIC. Currently, to remain fully insured as to principal, these investments must be limited to $100,000 per bank; if the principal amount and accrued interest together exceed $100,000, the excess principal and accrued interest will not be insured. Insured bank obligations may have limited marketability.


United States Government Obligations


These consist of various types of marketable securities issued by the United States Treasury, i.e., bills, notes and bonds. Such securities are direct obligations of the United States government and differ mainly in the length of their maturity. Treasury bills, the most frequently issued marketable government security, have a maturity of up to one year and are issued on a discount basis. The Fund may also invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS).  TIPS are special types of treasury bonds that were created in order to offer bond investors protection from inflation.  The values of the TIPS are automatically adjusted to the inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).  If the CPI goes up by half a percent, the value of the bond (the TIPS) would also go up by half a percent.  If the CPI falls, the value of the bond does not fall because the government guarantees that the original investment will stay the same. TIPS decline in value when real interest rates rise.  However, in certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, TIPS may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar duration.


United States Government Agency


These consist of debt securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the United States government, including the various types of instruments currently outstanding or which may be offered in the future. Agencies include, among others, the Federal Housing Administration, government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), Farmer's Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Maritime Administration, and General Services Administration. Instrumentalities include, for example, each of the Federal Home Loan Banks, the National Bank for Cooperatives, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), the Farm Credit Banks, the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), and the United States Postal Service. These securities are either: (i) backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government (e.g., United States Treasury Bills); (ii) guaranteed by the United States Treasury (e.g., GNMA mortgage-backed securities); (iii) supported by the issuing agency's or instrumentality's right to borrow from the United States Treasury (e.g., FNMA Discount Notes); or (iv) supported only by the issuing agency's or instrumentality's own credit (e.g., Tennessee Valley Association).


Government-related guarantors (i.e. not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government) include FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders. It is subject to general regulation by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-though securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.


FHLMC was created by Congress in 1970 for the purpose of increasing the availability of mortgage credit for residential housing. It is a government-sponsored corporation formerly owned by the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks and now owned entirely by private stockholders. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates (“PC’s”), which represent interests in conventional mortgages from FHLMC’s national portfolio. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-though pools of conventional residential mortgage loans. Such issuers may, in addition, be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying mortgage loans as well as the guarantors of the mortgage-related securities. Pools created by such nongovernmental issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related pools because there are no direct or indirect government or agency guarantees of payments in the former pools. However, timely payment of interest and principal of these pools may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance and letters of credit. The insurance and guarantees are issued by governmental entities, private insurers and the mortgage poolers.


Mortgage Pass-Through Securities


Interests in pools of mortgage pass-through securities differ from other forms of debt securities (which normally provide periodic payments of interest in fixed amounts and the payment of principal in a lump sum at maturity or on specified call dates). Instead, mortgage pass-through securities provide monthly payments consisting of both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a “pass-through” of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on the underlying residential mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such securities. Unscheduled payments of principal may be made if the underlying mortgage loans are repaid or refinanced or the underlying properties are foreclosed, thereby shortening the securities’ weighted average life. Some mortgage pass-through securities (such as securities guaranteed by GNMA) are described as “modified pass-through securities.” These securities entitle the holder to receive all interest and principal payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees, on the scheduled payment dates regardless of whether the mortgagor actually makes the payment.


The principal governmental guarantor of mortgage pass-through securities is GNMA. GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, the timely payment of principal and interest on securities issued by lending institutions approved by GNMA (such as savings and loan institutions, commercial banks and mortgage bankers) and backed by pools of mortgage loans. These mortgage loans are either insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration. A “pool” or group of such mortgage loans is assembled and after being approved by GNMA, is offered to investors through securities dealers.


Government-related guarantors of mortgage pass-through securities (i.e., not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury) include FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders. It is subject to general regulation by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved sellers/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Mortgage pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.


FHLMC was created by Congress in 1970 for the purpose of increasing the availability of mortgage credit for residential housing. It is a U.S. government-sponsored corporation formerly owned by the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks and now owned entirely by private stockholders. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates (“PCs”), which represent interests in conventional mortgages from FHLMC’s national portfolio. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.


Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-through pools of conventional residential mortgage loans. Such issuers may, in addition, be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying mortgage loans as well as the guarantors of the mortgage pass-through securities. The Fund does not purchase interests in pools created by such non-governmental issuers.


Resets. The interest rates paid on the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities (“ARMs”) in which the Fund may invest generally are readjusted or reset at intervals of one year or less to an increment over some predetermined interest rate index. There are two main categories of indices: those based on U.S. Treasury securities and those derived from a calculated measure, such as a cost of funds index or a moving average of mortgage rates. Commonly utilized indices include the one-year and five-year constant maturity Treasury Note rates, the three-month Treasury Bill rate, the 180-day Treasury Bill rate, rates on longer-term Treasury securities, the National Median Cost of Funds, the one-month or three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), the prime rate of a specific bank, or commercial paper rates. Some indices, such as the one-year constant maturity Treasury Note rate, closely mirror changes in market interest rate levels. Others tend to lag changes in market rate levels and tend to be somewhat less volatile.


Caps and Floors. The underlying mortgages which collateralize the ARMs in which the Fund invests will frequently have caps and floors which limit the maximum amount by which the loan rate to the residential borrower may change up or down: (1) per reset or adjustment interval, and (2) over the life of the loan. Some residential mortgage loans restrict periodic adjustments by limiting changes in the borrower’s monthly principal and interest payments rather than limiting interest rate changes. These payment caps may result in negative amortization. The value of mortgage securities in which the Fund invests may be affected if market interest rates rise or fall faster and farther than the allowable caps or floors on the underlying residential mortgage loans. Additionally, even though the interest rates on the underlying residential mortgages are adjustable, amortization and prepayments may occur, thereby causing the effective maturities of the mortgage securities in which the Fund invests to be shorter than the maturities stated in the underlying mortgages.


High Yield Securities


The Fund may invest in high yield securities.  High yield, high risk bonds are securities that are generally rated below investment grade by the primary rating agencies (BB+ or lower by S&P and Ba1 or lower by Moody’s). Other terms used to describe such securities include “lower rated bonds,” “non-investment grade bonds,” “below investment grade bonds,” and “junk bonds.” These securities are considered to be high-risk investments. The risks include the following:


Greater Risk of Loss.  These securities are regarded as predominately speculative. There is a greater risk that issuers of lower rated securities will default than issuers of higher rated securities. Issuers of lower rated securities generally are less creditworthy and may be highly indebted, financially distressed, or bankrupt. These issuers are more vulnerable to real or perceived economic changes, political changes or adverse industry developments. In addition, high yield securities are frequently subordinated to the prior payment of senior indebtedness. If an issuer fails to pay principal or interest, the Fund would experience a decrease in income and a decline in the market value of its investments.


Sensitivity to Interest Rate and Economic Changes.  The income and market value of lower-rated securities may fluctuate more than higher rated securities. Although non-investment grade securities tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than investment grade securities, non-investment grade securities are more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the investments in lower-rated securities may be volatile. The default rate for high yield bonds tends to be cyclical, with defaults rising in periods of economic downturn. For example, in 2000, 2001 and 2002, the default rate for high yield securities was significantly higher than in the prior or subsequent years.

Valuation Difficulties.  It is often more difficult to value lower rated securities than higher rated securities. If an issuer’s financial condition deteriorates, accurate financial and business information may be limited or unavailable. In addition, the lower rated investments may be thinly traded and there may be no established secondary market. Because of the lack of market pricing and current information for investments in lower rated securities, valuation of such investments is much more dependent on judgment than is the case with higher rated securities.

Liquidity.  There may be no established secondary or public market for investments in lower rated securities. Such securities are frequently traded in markets that may be relatively less liquid than the market for higher rated securities. In addition, relatively few institutional purchasers may hold a major portion of an issue of lower-rated securities at times. As a result, the Fund may be required to sell investments at substantial losses or retain them indefinitely when an issuer’s financial condition is deteriorating.

Credit Quality.  Credit quality of non-investment grade securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly, and even recently-issued credit ratings may not fully reflect the actual risks posed by a particular high-yield security.

New Legislation.  Future legislation may have a possible negative impact on the market for high yield, high risk bonds. As an example, in the late 1980’s, legislation required federally-insured savings and loan associations to divest their investments in high yield, high risk bonds. New legislation, if enacted, could have a material negative effect on the Fund’s investments in lower rated securities.

High yield, high risk investments may include the following:

Straight fixed-income debt securities. These include bonds and other debt obligations that bear a fixed or variable rate of interest payable at regular intervals and have a fixed or resettable maturity date. The particular terms of such securities vary and may include features such as call provisions and sinking funds.

Zero-coupon debt securities. These bear no interest obligation but are issued at a discount from their value at maturity. When held to maturity, their entire return equals the difference between their issue price and their maturity value.

Zero-fixed-coupon debt securities. These are zero-coupon debt securities that convert on a specified date to interest-bearing debt securities.

Pay-in-kind bonds. These are bonds which allow the issuer, at its option, to make current interest payments on the bonds either in cash or in additional bonds.  These are bonds sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), usually to a relatively small number of institutional investors.

Convertible Securities. These are bonds or preferred stock that may be converted to common stock.

Preferred Stock. These are stocks that generally pay a dividend at a specified rate and have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.

Loan Participations and Assignments. These are participations in, or assignments of all or a portion of loans to corporations or to governments, including governments of less developed countries (“LDCs”).

Securities issued in connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructurings. In connection with reorganizing or restructuring of an issuer, an issuer may issue common stock or other securities to holders of its debt securities.  The  Fund may hold such common stock and other securities even if it does not invest in such securities.

Investment Companies

The Fund may invest in investment companies such as open-end funds (mutual funds), closed-end funds, and exchange traded funds (also referred to as "Underlying Funds").  The 1940 Act provides that the mutual funds may not: (1) purchase more than 3% of an investment company’s outstanding shares; (2) invest more than 5% of its assets in any single such investment company (the "5% Limit"), and (3) invest more than 10% of its assets in investment companies overall (the "10% Limit"), unless: (i) the underlying investment company and/or the Fund has received an order for exemptive relief from such limitations from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"); and (ii) the underlying investment company and the Fund take appropriate steps to comply with any conditions in such order.  


In addition, Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended provides that the provisions of paragraph 12(d)(1) shall not apply to securities purchased or otherwise acquired by the Fund if (i) immediately after such purchase or acquisition not more than 3% of the total outstanding stock of such registered investment company is owned by the Fund and all affiliated persons of the Fund; and (ii) the Fund has not o, and is not proposing to offer or sell any security issued by it through a principal underwriter or otherwise at a public or offering price which includes a sales load of more than 1 ˝% percent. An investment company that issues shares to the Fund pursuant to paragraph 12(d)(1)(F) shall not be required to redeem its shares in an amount exceeding 1% of such investment company’s total outstanding shares in any period of less than thirty days. The Fund (or the Adviser acting on behalf of the Fund) must comply with the following voting restrictions:  when the Fund exercises voting rights, by proxy or otherwise, with respect to investment companies owned by the Fund, the Fund will either seek instruction from the Fund's shareholders with regard to the voting of all proxies and vote in accordance with such instructions, or vote the shares held by the Fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such security.  

    Further, the Fund may rely on Rule 12d1-3, which allows unaffiliated mutual funds to exceed the 5% Limitation and the 10% Limitation, provided the aggregate sales loads any investor pays (i.e., the combined distribution expenses of both the acquiring fund and the acquired funds) does not exceed the limits on sales loads established by the NASD for funds of funds.


The Fund and any “affiliated persons,” as defined by the 1940 Act, may purchase in the aggregate only up to 3% of the total outstanding securities of any Underlying Fund.  Accordingly, when affiliated persons hold shares of any of the Underlying Funds, the Fund’s ability to invest fully in shares of those funds is restricted, and the Adviser must then, in some instances, select alternative investments that would not have been its first preference.  The 1940 Act also provides that an Underlying Fund whose shares are purchased by the Fund will be obligated to redeem shares held by the Fund only in an amount up to 1% of the Underlying Fund's outstanding securities during any period of less than 30 days. Shares held by the Fund in excess of 1% of an Underlying Fund's outstanding securities therefore, will be considered not readily marketable securities, which, together with other such securities, may not exceed 15% of the Fund's total assets.


Under certain circumstances an Underlying Fund may determine to make payment of a redemption by the Fund wholly or partly by a distribution in kind of securities from its portfolio, in lieu of cash, in conformity with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In such cases, the Fund may hold securities distributed by an Underlying Fund until the Adviser determines that it is appropriate to dispose of such securities.


Investment decisions by the investment advisors of the Underlying Funds are made independently of the Fund and its Adviser. Therefore, the investment advisor of one Underlying Fund may be purchasing shares of the same issuer whose shares are being sold by the investment advisor of another such fund. The result would be an indirect expense to the Fund without accomplishing any investment purpose.  Because other investment companies employ an investment adviser, such investments by the Fund may cause shareholders to bear duplicate fees.

Closed-End Investment Companies. The Fund may invest its assets in "closed-end" investment companies (or “closed-end funds”), subject to the investment restrictions set forth above. Shares of closed-end funds are typically offered to the public in a one-time initial public offering by a group of underwriters who retain a spread or underwriting commission of between 4% or 6% of the initial public offering price. Such securities are then listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (commonly known as "NASDAQ") and, in some cases, may be traded in other over-the-counter markets. Because the shares of closed-end funds cannot be redeemed upon demand to the issuer like the shares of an open-end investment company (such as the Fund), investors seek to buy and sell shares of closed-end funds in the secondary market.


The Fund generally will purchase shares of closed-end funds only in the secondary market. The Fund will incur normal brokerage costs on such purchases similar to the expenses the Fund would incur for the purchase of securities of any other type of issuer in the secondary market. The Fund may, however, also purchase securities of a closed-end fund in an initial public offering when, in the opinion of the Adviser, based on a consideration of the nature of the closed-end fund's proposed investments, the prevailing market conditions and the level of demand for such securities, they represent an attractive opportunity for growth of capital. The initial offering price typically will include a dealer spread, which may be higher than the applicable brokerage cost if the Fund purchased such securities in the secondary market.


The shares of many closed-end funds, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share that is less than the net asset value per share, the difference representing the "market discount" of such shares. This market discount may be due in part to the investment objective of long-term appreciation, which is sought by many closed-end funds, as well as to the fact that the shares of closed-end funds are not redeemable by the holder upon demand to the issuer at the next determined net asset value but rather are subject to the principles of supply and demand in the secondary market. A relative lack of secondary market purchasers of closed-end fund shares also may contribute to such shares trading at a discount to their net asset value.


The Fund may invest in shares of closed-end funds that are trading at a discount to net asset value or at a premium to net asset value. There can be no assurance that the market discount on shares of any closed-end fund purchased by the Fund will ever decrease. In fact, it is possible that this market discount may increase and the Fund may suffer realized or unrealized capital losses due to further decline in the market price of the securities of such closed-end funds, thereby adversely affecting the net asset value of the Fund's shares. Similarly, there can be no assurance that any shares of a closed-end fund purchased by the Fund at a premium will continue to trade at a premium or that the premium will not decrease subsequent to a purchase of such shares by the Fund.


Closed-end funds may issue senior securities (including preferred stock and debt obligations) for the purpose of leveraging the closed-end fund's common shares in an attempt to enhance the current return to such closed-end fund's common shareholders. The Fund's investment in the common shares of closed-end funds that are financially leveraged may create an opportunity for greater total return on its investment, but at the same time may be expected to exhibit more volatility in market price and net asset value than an investment in shares of investment companies without a leveraged capital structure.


Exchange Traded Funds. ETFs are passive funds that track their related index and have the flexibility of trading like a security. They are managed by professionals and provide the investor with diversification, cost and tax efficiency, liquidity, marginability, are useful for hedging, have the ability to go long and short, and some provide quarterly dividends. Additionally, some ETFs are unit investment trusts (UITs), which are unmanaged portfolios overseen by trustees.  ETFs generally have two markets. The primary market is where institutions swap “creation units” in block-multiples of 50,000 shares for in-kind securities and cash in the form of dividends. The secondary market is where individual investors can trade as little as a single share during trading hours on the exchange. This is different from open-ended mutual funds that are traded after hours once the net asset value (NAV) is calculated. ETFs share many similar risks with open-end and closed-end funds.


There is a risk that an ETFs in which the Fund invests may terminate due to extraordinary events that may cause any of the service providers to the ETFs, such as the trustee or sponsor, to close or otherwise fail to perform their obligations to the ETF. Also, because the ETFs in which the Fund intends to principally invest may be granted licenses by agreement to use the indices as a basis for determining their compositions and/or otherwise to use certain trade names, the ETFs may terminate if such license agreements are terminated.  In addition, an ETF may terminate if its entire net asset value falls below a certain amount.  Although the Fund believes that, in the event of the termination of an underlying ETF, it will be able to invest instead in shares of an alternate ETF tracking the same market index or another market index with the same general market, there is no guarantee that shares of an alternate ETF would be available for investment at that time.  To the extent the Fund invests in a sector product, the Fund is subject to the risks associated with that sector.


REITs


The Fund may invest in securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). REITs are publicly traded corporations or trusts that specialize in acquiring, holding and managing residential, commercial or industrial real estate. A REIT is not taxed at the entity level on income distributed to its shareholders or unitholders if it distributes to shareholders or unitholders at least 95% of its taxable income for each taxable year and complies with regulatory requirements relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income.


REITs generally can be classified as “Equity REITs”, “Mortgage REITs” and “Hybrid REITs.” An Equity REIT invests the majority of its assets directly in real property and derives its income primarily from rents and from capital gains on real estate appreciation, which are realized through property sales. A Mortgage REIT invests the majority of its assets in real estate mortgage loans and services its income primarily from interest payments. A Hybrid REIT combines the characteristics of an Equity REIT and a Mortgage REIT. Although the Fund can invest in all three kinds of REITs, its emphasis is expected to be on investments in Equity REITs.


Investments in the real estate industry involve particular risks. The real estate industry has been subject to substantial fluctuations and declines on a local, regional and national basis in the past and may continue to be in the future. Real property values and income from real property continue to be in the future. Real property values and income from real property may decline due to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, regulatory limitations on rents, changes in neighborhoods and in demographics, increases in market interest rates, or other factors. Factors such as these may adversely affect companies that own and operate real estate directly, companies that lend to such companies, and companies that service the real estate industry.


Investments in REITs also involve risks. Equity REITs will be affected by changes in the values of and income from the properties they own, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the credit quality of the mortgage loans they hold. In addition, REITs are dependent on specialized management skills and on their ability to generate cash flow for operating purposes and to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders REITs may have limited diversification and are subject to risks associated with obtaining financing for real property, as well as to the risk of self-liquidation. REITs also can be adversely affected by their failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through treatment of their income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or their failure to maintain an exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. By investing in REITs indirectly through a Fund, a shareholder bears not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also may indirectly bear similar expenses of some of the REITs in which it invests.


Securities Options

The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security.

Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index. For example, some stock index options are based on a broad market index, such as the Standard & Poor's 500® Index or the Value Line Composite Index or a narrower market index, such as the Standard & Poor's 100®. Indices may also be based on an industry or market segment, such as the AMEX Oil and Gas Index or the Computer and Business Equipment Index. Options on stock indices are currently traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Pacific Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

The Fund's obligation to sell an instrument subject to a call option written by it, or to purchase an instrument subject to a put option written by it, may be terminated prior to the expiration date of the option by the Fund's execution of a closing purchase transaction, which is effected by purchasing on an exchange an option of the same series (i.e., same underlying instrument, exercise price and expiration date) as the option previously written. A closing purchase transaction will ordinarily be effected to realize a profit on an outstanding option, to prevent an underlying instrument from being called, to permit the sale of the underlying instrument or to permit the writing of a new option containing different terms on such underlying instrument. The cost of such a liquidation purchase plus transactions costs may be greater than the premium received upon the original option, in which event the Fund will have incurred a loss in the transaction. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option. An option writer unable to effect a closing purchase transaction will not be able to sell the underlying instrument or liquidate the assets held in a segregated account, as described below, until the option expires or the optioned instrument is delivered upon exercise. In such circumstances, the writer will be subject to the risk of market decline or appreciation in the instrument during such period.

If an option purchased by an Fund expires unexercised, that Fund realizes a loss equal to the premium paid. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction on an option purchased by it, the Fund will realize a gain if the premium received by the Fund on the closing transaction is more than the premium paid to purchase the option or a loss if it is less. If an option written by a Fund expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will realize a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the net premium received when the option is sold). If an option written by a Fund is exercised, the proceeds of the sale will be increased by the net premium originally received and the Fund will realize a gain or loss.

Certain Risks Regarding Options. There are several risks associated with transactions in options. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. In addition, a liquid secondary market for particular options, whether traded over-the-counter or on an exchange, may be absent for reasons which include the following: there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options or underlying securities or currencies; unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; the facilities of an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading value; or one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event the secondary market on that exchange (or in that class or series of options) would cease to exist, although outstanding options that had been issued by the Options Clearing Corporation as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

Successful use by a Fund of options on stock indices will be subject to the ability of the advisor to correctly predict movements in the directions of the stock market. This requires different skills and techniques than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. In addition, the Fund's ability to effectively hedge all or a portion of the securities in its portfolio, in anticipation of or during a market decline, through transactions in put options on stock indices, depends on the degree to which price movements in the underlying index correlate with the price movements of the securities held by the Fund.  Inasmuch as the Fund's securities will not duplicate the components of an index, the correlation will not be perfect. Consequently, the Fund bears the risk that the prices of its securities being hedged will not move in the same amount as the prices of its put options on the stock indices. It is also possible that there may be a negative correlation between the index and the Fund's securities that would result in a loss on both such securities and the options on stock indices acquired by the Fund.

The hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. To the extent that the options markets close before the markets for the underlying securities, significant price and rate movements can take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the options markets. The purchase of options is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The purchase of stock index options involves the risk that the premium and transaction costs paid by the Fund in purchasing an option will be lost as a result of unanticipated movements in prices of the securities comprising the stock index on which the option is based.

There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market on an options exchange will exist for any particular option, or at any particular time, and for some options no secondary market on an exchange or elsewhere may exist. If the Fund is unable to close out a call option on securities that it has written before the option is exercised, the Fund may be required to purchase the optioned securities in order to satisfy its obligation under the option to deliver such securities. If the Fund was unable to effect a closing sale transaction with respect to options on securities that it has purchased, it would have to exercise the option in order to realize any profit and would incur transaction costs upon the purchase and sale of the underlying securities.

Cover for Options Positions. Transactions using options (other than options that an Fund has purchased) expose the Fund to an obligation to another party. The Fund will not enter into any such transactions unless it owns either (i) an offsetting ("covered") position in securities or other options or (ii) cash or liquid securities with a value sufficient at all times to cover its potential obligations not covered as provided in (i) above. The Fund will comply with SEC guidelines regarding cover for these instruments and, if the guidelines so require, set aside cash or liquid securities in a segregated account with the Custodian in the prescribed amount. Under current SEC guidelines, the Fund will segregate assets to cover transactions in which the Fund writes or sells options.

Assets used as cover or held in a segregated account cannot be sold while the position in the corresponding option is open, unless they are replaced with similar assets. As a result, the commitment of a large portion of the Fund's assets to cover or segregated accounts could impede portfolio management or the Fund's ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

Options on Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase and sell options on the same types of futures in which it may invest. Options on futures are similar to options on underlying instruments except that options on futures give the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put), rather than to purchase or sell the futures contract, at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by the delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer's futures margin account which represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures contract. Purchasers of options who fail to exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the premium paid.


Dealer Options


The Fund may engage in transactions involving dealer options as well as exchange-traded options. Certain additional risks are specific to dealer options. While the  Fund might look to a clearing corporation to exercise exchange-traded options, if the Fund were to purchase a dealer option it would need to rely on the dealer from which it purchased the option to perform if the option were exercised. Failure by the dealer to do so would result in the loss of the premium paid by the Fund as well as loss of the expected benefit of the transaction.


Exchange-traded options generally have a continuous liquid market while dealer options may not. Consequently, the Fund may generally be able to realize the value of a dealer option it has purchased only by exercising or reselling the option to the dealer who issued it. Similarly, when the Fund writes a dealer option, the Fund may generally be able to close out the option prior to its expiration only by entering into a closing purchase transaction with the dealer to whom the Fund originally wrote the option. While the Fund will seek to enter into dealer options only with dealers who will agree to and which are expected to be capable of entering into closing transactions with the Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will at any time be able to liquidate a dealer option at a favorable price at any time prior to expiration. Unless the Fund, as a covered dealer call option writer, is able to effect a closing purchase transaction, it will not be able to liquidate securities (or other assets) used as cover until the option expires or is exercised. In the event of insolvency of the other party, the Fund may be unable to liquidate a dealer option. With respect to options written by the Fund, the inability to enter into a closing transaction may result in material losses to the Fund. For example, because the Fund must maintain a secured position with respect to any call option on a security it writes, the Fund may not sell the assets that it has segregated to secure the position while it is obligated under the option. This requirement may impair the Fund’s ability to sell portfolio securities at a time when such sale might be advantageous.


The Staff of the SEC has taken the position that purchased dealer options are illiquid securities.  The Fund may treat the cover used for written dealer options as liquid if the dealer agrees that the Fund may repurchase the dealer option it has written for a maximum price to be calculated by a predetermined formula. In such cases, the dealer option would be considered illiquid only to the extent the maximum purchase price under the formula exceeds the intrinsic value of the option. Accordingly, the Fund will treat dealer options as subject to the Fund’s limitation on illiquid securities. If the SEC changes its position on the liquidity of dealer options, an Fund will change its treatment of such instruments accordingly.


Spread Transactions


The Fund may purchase covered spread options from securities dealers. These covered spread options are not presently exchange-listed or exchange-traded. The purchase of a spread option gives the Fund the right to put securities that it owns at a fixed dollar spread or fixed yield spread in relationship to another security that the Fund does not own, but which is used as a benchmark. The risk to the Fund, in addition to the risks of dealer options described above, is the cost of the premium paid as well as any transaction costs. The purchase of spread options will be used to protect the Fund against adverse changes in prevailing credit quality spreads, i.e., the yield spread between high quality and lower quality securities. This protection is provided only during the life of the spread options.


Repurchase Agreements


The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, an investor (such as the Fund) purchases a security (known as the "underlying security") from a securities dealer or bank. Any such dealer or bank must be deemed creditworthy by the Advisor. At that time, the bank or securities dealer agrees to repurchase the underlying security at a mutually agreed upon price on a designated future date. The repurchase price may be higher than the purchase price, the difference being income to the Fund, or the purchase and repurchase prices may be the same, with interest at an agreed upon rate due to the Fund on repurchase. In either case, the income to the Fund generally will be unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying securities. Repurchase agreements must be "fully collateralized," in that the market value of the underlying securities (including accrued interest) must at all times be equal to or greater than the repurchase price. Therefore, a repurchase agreement can be considered a loan collateralized by the underlying securities.

 

Repurchase agreements are generally for a short period of time, often less than a week, and will generally be used by the Fund to invest excess cash or as part of a temporary defensive strategy. Repurchase agreements that do not provide for payment within seven days will be treated as illiquid securities. In the event of a bankruptcy or other default by the seller of a repurchase agreement, the Fund could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying security and losses. These losses could result from: (a) possible decline in the value of the underlying security while the Fund is seeking to enforce its rights under the repurchase agreement; (b) possible reduced levels of income or lack of access to income during this period; and (c) expenses of enforcing its rights.


Futures Contracts


A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument (e.g., units of a stock index) for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Brokerage fees are incurred when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. Entering into a contract to buy is commonly referred to as buying or purchasing a contract or holding a long position. Entering into a contract to sell is commonly referred to as selling a contract or holding a short position.


Unlike when an Fund purchases or sells a security, no price would be paid or received by the Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon entering into a futures contract, and to maintain the Fund's open positions in futures contracts, the Fund would be required to deposit with its custodian or futures broker in a segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, suitable money market instruments, or other liquid securities, known as "initial margin." The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margins that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the contract being traded.


If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in underlying instrument or index in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin. However, if the value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the excess to the Fund.


These subsequent payments, called "variation margin," to and from the futures broker, are made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying assets fluctuate making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as "marking to the market." The Fund expects to earn interest income on its margin deposits.


Although certain futures contracts, by their terms, require actual future delivery of and payment for the underlying instruments, in practice most futures contracts are usually closed out before the delivery date. Closing out an open futures contract purchase or sale is effected by entering into an offsetting futures contract sale or purchase, respectively, for the same aggregate amount of the identical underlying instrument or index and the same delivery date. If the offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is more, the Fund realizes a loss. Conversely, if the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is less, the Fund realizes a loss. The transaction costs must also be included in these calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular futures contract at a particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contract.


For example, one contract in the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index future is a contract to buy 25 pounds sterling multiplied by the level of the UK Financial Times 100 Share Index on a given future date. Settlement of a stock index futures contract may or may not be in the underlying instrument or index. If not in the underlying instrument or index, then settlement will be made in cash, equivalent over time to the difference between the contract price and the actual price of the underlying asset at the time the stock index futures contract expires.


Regulation as a Commodity Pool Operator

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has filed with the National Futures Association, a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to the Fund's operations.  Accordingly, the Fund is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator.

When-Issued, Forward Commitments and Delayed Settlements


The Fund may purchase and sell securities on a when-issued, forward commitment or delayed settlement basis. In this event, the Custodian (as defined under the section entitled “Custodian”) will segregate liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment in a separate account. Normally, the Custodian will set aside portfolio securities to satisfy a purchase commitment. In such a case, the Fund may be required subsequently to segregate additional assets in order to assure that the value of the account remains equal to the amount of the Fund’s commitment. It may be expected that the Fund's net assets will fluctuate to a greater degree when it sets aside portfolio securities to cover such purchase commitments than when it sets aside cash.


The Fund does not intend to engage in these transactions for speculative purposes but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. Because the Fund will segregate liquid assets to satisfy its purchase commitments in the manner described, the Fund’s liquidity and the ability of the Fund's adviser to manage them may be affected in the event the Fund’s forward commitments, commitments to purchase when-issued securities and delayed settlements ever exceeded 15% of the value of its net assets.


The Fund will purchase securities on a when-issued, forward commitment or delayed settlement basis only with the intention of completing the transaction. If deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy, however, the Fund may dispose of or renegotiate a commitment after it is entered into, and may sell securities it has committed to purchase before those securities are delivered to the Fund on the settlement date. In these cases the Fund may realize a taxable capital gain or loss. When the Fund engages in when-issued, forward commitment and delayed settlement transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the trade. Failure of such party to do so may result in the Fund incurring a loss or missing an opportunity to obtain a price credited to be advantageous.


The market value of the securities underlying a when-issued purchase, forward commitment to purchase securities, or a delayed settlement and any subsequent fluctuations in their market value is taken into account when determining the market value of the Fund starting on the day the Fund agrees to purchase the securities. The Fund does not earn interest on the securities it has committed to purchase until it has paid for and delivered on the settlement date.


Illiquid and Restricted Securities


The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities include securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale (e.g., because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")) and securities that are otherwise not readily marketable (e.g., because trading in the security is suspended or because market makers do not exist or will not entertain bids or offers). Securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act are referred to as private placements or restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Foreign securities that are freely tradable in their principal markets are not considered to be illiquid.


Restricted and other illiquid securities may be subject to the potential for delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. The Fund might be unable to dispose of illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty in satisfying redemption requests from shareholders. The Underlying Fund might have to register restricted securities in order to dispose of them, resulting in additional expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a public offering of securities.


A large institutional market exists for certain securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, including foreign securities. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of the liquidity of such investments. Rule 144A under the Securities Act allows such a broader institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject to restrictions on resale to the general public. Rule 144A establishes a "safe harbor" from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for resale of certain securities to qualified institutional buyers. Rule 144A has produced enhanced liquidity for many restricted securities, and market liquidity for such securities may continue to expand as a result of this regulation and the consequent existence of the PORTAL system, which is an automated system for the trading, clearance and settlement of unregistered securities of domestic and foreign issuers sponsored by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.


Under guidelines adopted by the Trust's Board, the adviser of the Fund  may determine that particular Rule 144A securities, and commercial paper issued in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, are liquid even though they are not registered. A determination of whether such a security is liquid or not is a question of fact. In making this determination, the adviser will consider, as it deems appropriate under the circumstances and among other factors: (1) the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (2) the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security; (3) the number of other potential purchasers of the security; (4) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; (5) the nature of the security (e.g., debt or equity, date of maturity, terms of dividend or interest payments, and other material terms) and the nature of the marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of transfer); and (6) the rating of the security and the financial condition and prospects of the issuer. In the case of commercial paper, the adviser will also determine that the paper (1) is not traded flat or in default as to principal and interest, and (2) is rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least two National Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”) or, if only one NRSRO rates the security, by that NRSRO, or, if the security is unrated, the adviser determines that it is of equivalent quality.  


Rule 144A securities and Section 4(2) commercial paper that have been deemed liquid as described above will continue to be monitored by the Fund adviser to determine if the security is no longer liquid as the result of changed conditions. Investing in Rule 144A securities or Section 4(2) commercial paper could have the effect of increasing the amount of the Fund's assets invested in illiquid securities if institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase such securities.


Lending Portfolio Securities


For the purpose of achieving income, the Fund may lend its portfolio securities, provided (1) the loan is secured continuously by collateral consisting of U.S. Government securities or cash or cash equivalents (cash, U.S. Government securities, negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit) maintained on a daily mark-to-market basis in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned, (2) the Fund may at any time call the loan and obtain the return of securities loaned, (3) the Fund will receive any interest or dividends received on the loaned securities, and (4) the aggregate value of the securities loaned will not at any time exceed one-third of the total assets of the Fund.


Short Sales


The Fund may sell securities short. A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own or have the right to acquire (or that it owns but does not wish to deliver) in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline.


When the Fund makes a short sale, the broker-dealer through which the short sale is made must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the party purchasing the security. The Fund is required to make a margin deposit in connection with such short sales; the Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities and will often be obligated to pay over any dividends and accrued interest on borrowed securities.


If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund covers its short position, the Fund will incur a loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a capital gain. Any gain will be decreased, and any loss increased, by the transaction costs described above. The successful use of short selling may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the security sold short and the securities being hedged.


To the extent the Fund sells securities short, it will provide collateral to the broker-dealer and (except in the case of short sales "against the box") will maintain additional asset coverage in the form of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities with its custodian in a segregated account in an amount at least equal to the difference between the current market value of the securities sold short and any amounts required to be deposited as collateral with the selling broker (not including the proceeds of the short sale).  The Fund does not intend to enter into short sales (other than short sales "against the box") if immediately after such sales the aggregate of the value of all collateral plus the amount in such segregated account exceeds 10% of the value of the Fund's net assets. This percentage may be varied by action of the Board of Trustees. A short sale is "against the box" to the extent the Fund contemporaneously owns, or has the right to obtain at no added cost, securities identical to those sold short.


Swap Agreements


The Fund may enter into interest rate, index and currency exchange rate swap agreements in an attempt to obtain a particular desired return at a lower cost to the Fund than if it had invested directly in an instrument that yielded that desired return. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or "swapped" between the parties are calculated with respect to a "notional amount," i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a "basket" of securities representing a particular index. The "notional amount" of the swap agreement is only a fictive basis on which to calculate the obligations the parties to a swap agreement have agreed to exchange. The Fund's obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the "net amount"). The Fund's obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by the maintenance of a segregated account consisting of cash, U.S. government securities, or other liquid securities, to avoid leveraging of the Fund's portfolio.


Whether the Fund's use of swap agreements enhance the Fund's total return will depend on the adviser's ability correctly to predict whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. The Fund's adviser will cause the Fund to enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that would be eligible for consideration as repurchase agreement counterparties under the Fund's repurchase agreement guidelines. The swap market is a relatively new market and is largely unregulated. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund's ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.


Certain swap agreements are exempt from most provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA") and, therefore, are not regulated as futures or commodity option transactions under the CEA, pursuant to regulations of the CFTC. To qualify for this exemption, a swap agreement must be entered into by "eligible participants," which include the following, provided the participants' total assets exceed established levels: a bank or trust company, savings association or credit union, insurance company, investment company subject to regulation under the 1940 Act, commodity pool, corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity, employee benefit plan, governmental entity, broker-dealer, futures commission merchant, natural person, or regulated foreign person. To be eligible, natural persons and most other entities must have total assets exceeding $10 million; commodity pools and employees benefit plans must have assets exceeding $5 million. In addition, an eligible swap transaction must meet three conditions. First, the swap agreement may not be part of a fungible class of agreements that are standardized as to their material economic terms. Second, the creditworthiness of parties with actual or potential obligations under the swap agreement must be a material consideration in entering into or determining the terms of the swap agreement, including pricing, cost or credit enhancement terms. Third, swap agreements may not be entered into and traded on or through a multilateral transaction execution facility.


Certain Investment Techniques and Derivatives Risk


When the adviser of an Fund uses investment techniques such as margin, leverage and short sales, and forms of financial derivatives, such as options and futures, an investment in the Fund may be more volatile than investments in other mutual funds. Although the intention is to use such investment techniques and derivatives to minimize risk to the Fund, as well as for speculative purposes, there is the possibility that improper implementation of such techniques and derivative strategies or unusual market conditions could result in significant losses to the Fund.  Derivatives are used to limit risk in the Fund or to enhance investment return and have a return tied to a formula based upon an interest rate, index, price of a security, or other measurement. Derivatives involve special risks, including: (1) the risk that interest rates, securities prices and currency markets will not move in the direction that a portfolio manager anticipates; (2) imperfect correlation between the price of derivative instruments and movements in the prices of the securities, interest rates or currencies being hedged; (3) the fact that skills needed to use these strategies are different than those needed to select portfolio securities; (4) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument and possible exchange imposed price fluctuation limits, either of which may make it difficult or impossible to close out a position when desired; (5) the risk that adverse price movements in an instrument can result in a loss substantially greater than the Fund’s initial investment in that instrument (in some cases, the potential loss in unlimited); (6) particularly in the case of privately-negotiated instruments, the risk that the counterparty will not perform its obligations, or that penalties could be incurred for positions held less then the required minimum holding period, which could leave the Fund worse off than if it had not entered into the position; and (7) the inability to close out certain hedged positions to avoid adverse tax consequences. In addition, the use of derivatives for non-hedging purposes (that is, to seek to increase total return) is considered a speculative practice and may present an even greater risk of loss than when used for hedging purposes.



INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS


  

The Fund has adopted the following investment restrictions that may not be changed without approval by a “majority of the outstanding shares” of the Fund which, as used in this SAI, means the vote of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.  


1.  Borrowing Money.  The Fund will not borrow money, except:  (a) from a bank, provided that immediately after such borrowing there is an asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings of the Fund; or (b) from a bank or other persons for temporary purposes only, provided that such temporary borrowings are in an amount not exceeding 5% of the Fund’s total assets at the time when the borrowing is made.  


2.  Senior Securities.  The Fund will not issue senior securities.  This limitation is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by the Fund, provided that the Fund’s engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.


3.  Underwriting.  The Fund will not act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons.  This limitation is not applicable to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted securities), the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.


4.  Real Estate.  The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate.  This limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable securities that are secured by or represent interests in real estate.  This limitation does not preclude the Fund from investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).


5.  Commodities.  The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments.  This limitation does not preclude the Fund from purchasing or selling options or futures contracts, from investing in securities or other instruments backed by commodities or from investing in companies which are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.


6.  Loans.  The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except:  (a) by loaning portfolio securities; (b) by engaging in repurchase agreements; or (c) by purchasing nonpublicly offered debt securities.  For purposes of this limitation, the term “loans” shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other securities.


7.  Concentration.  The Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries.  This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto.



THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF THE FUND. THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE DESIGNATED AS NON-FUNDAMENTAL AND MAY BE CHANGED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF SHAREHOLDERS.


1.  Pledging.  The Fund will not mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or in any manner transfer, as security for indebtedness, any assets of the Fund except as may be necessary in connection with borrowings described in limitation (1) above.  Margin deposits, security interests, liens and collateral arrangements with respect to transactions involving options, futures contracts, short sales and other permitted investments and techniques are not deemed to be a mortgage, pledge or hypothecation of assets for purposes of this limitation.


2.  Borrowing.  The Fund will not purchase any security while borrowings representing more than one third of its total assets are outstanding.  


3.  Margin Purchases.  The Fund will not purchase securities or evidences of interest thereon on “margin.”  This limitation is not applicable to short-term credit obtained by a Fund for the clearance of purchases and sales or redemption of securities, or to arrangements with respect to transactions involving options, futures contracts, short sales and other permitted investment techniques.


4.  Illiquid Investments.  The Fund will not hold 15% or more of its net assets in securities for which there are legal or contractual restrictions on resale and other illiquid securities.


If a restriction on the Fund’s investments is adhered to at the time an investment is made, a subsequent change in the percentage of Fund assets invested in certain securities or other instruments, or change in average duration of the Fund’s investment portfolio, resulting from changes in the value of the Fund’s total assets, will not be considered a violation of the restriction; provided, however, that the asset coverage requirement applicable to borrowings shall be maintained in the manner contemplated by applicable law.



POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS


The Trust has adopted policies and procedures that govern the disclosure of the Fund's portfolio holdings. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that such disclosure is in the best interests of Fund shareholders.


The Fund will disclose its portfolio holdings by mailing its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders approximately two months after the end of the fiscal year and semi-annual period.  The Fund may also disclose its portfolio holdings by mailing a quarterly report to its shareholders.  In addition, the Fund will disclose its portfolio holdings reports on Forms N-CSR and Form N-Q two months after the end of each quarter/semi-annual period.  


The Fund may, from time to time, make available month end portfolio holdings information on its website at www.cmgfunds.net.  The month end portfolio holdings are generally posted to the website within forty-five days of the end of each month and remain available until new information for the next month is posted.


The Fund may choose to make available to rating agencies such as Lipper, Morningstar or Bloomberg more frequently on a confidential basis.  The Fund will release this information only after it is made available on its website at www.cmgfunds.net.


Under limited circumstances, as described below, the Fund's portfolio holdings may be disclosed to, or known by, certain third parties in advance of their filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR or Form N-Q.  In each case, a determination has been made that such advance disclosure is supported by a legitimate business purpose and that the recipient is subject to a duty to keep the information confidential.  

·

The Adviser.  Personnel of the Adviser, including personnel responsible for managing the Fund's portfolio, may have full daily access to Fund portfolio holdings since that information is necessary in order for the Adviser to provide its management, administrative, and investment services to the Fund.  As required for purposes of analyzing the impact of existing and future market changes on the prices, availability, demand and liquidity of such securities, as well as for the assistance of portfolio manager in the trading of such securities, Adviser personnel may also release and discuss certain portfolio holdings with various broker-dealers.

·

Gemini Fund Services, LLC.  Gemini Fund Services, LLC is the transfer agent, fund accountant and administrator for the Fund; therefore, its personnel have full daily access to the Fund's portfolio holdings since that information is necessary in order for them to provide the agreed-upon services for the Trust.

·

Fifth Third Bank.  Fifth Third Bank is the custodian for the Fund; therefore, its personnel have full daily access to the Fund’s portfolio holdings since that information is necessary in order for them to provide the agreed-upon services for the Fund.  

·

Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty, LLP.   Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty, LLP is the Fund’s registered independent public accounting firm; therefore, its personnel have access to the Fund’s portfolio holdings in connection with auditing of the Fund’s annual financial statements and providing assistance and consultation in connection with SEC filings.  

·

Thompson Hine LLP.  Thompson Hine LLP is counsel to the Fund; therefore its personnel have access to the Fund's portfolio holdings in connection with the review of the Fund's annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and SEC filings.    


Additions to List of Approved Recipients. The Fund's Chief Compliance Officer is the person responsible, and whose prior approval is required, for any disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities at any time or to any persons other than those described above.  In such cases, the recipient must have a legitimate business need for the information and must be subject to a duty to keep the information confidential. There are no ongoing arrangements in place with respect to the disclosure of portfolio holdings. In no event shall the Fund, the Adviser or any other party receive any direct or indirect compensation in connection with the disclosure of information about the Fund's portfolio holdings.


Compliance with Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Procedures.  The Fund's Chief Compliance Officer will report periodically to the Board with respect to compliance with the Fund's portfolio holdings disclosure procedures, and from time to time will provide the Board any updates to the portfolio holdings disclosure policies and procedures.


There is no assurance that the Trust’s policies on disclosure of portfolio holdings will protect the Fund from the potential misuse of holdings information by individuals or firms in possession of that information.


MANAGEMENT


The business of the Trust is managed under the direction of the Board in accordance with the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the Trust’s By-laws (the “Governing Documents”), which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available upon request. The Board consists of five (5) individuals, four (4) of whom are not “interested persons” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Trust and the Adviser (“Independent Trustees”). Pursuant to the Governing Documents of the Trust, the Trustees shall elect officers including a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Principal Executive Officer and a Principal Accounting Officer. The Board retains the power to conduct, operate and carry on the business of the Trust and has the power to incur and pay any expenses, which, in the opinion of the Board, are necessary or incidental to carry out any of the Trust’s purposes. The Trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust, when acting in such capacities, shall not be subject to any personal liability except for his or her own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties. Following is a list of the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust and their principal occupation over the last five years. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee and Officer is 4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68137.


Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Age

Position/Term of Office*

Principal Occupation

During the Past Five Years

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex**

 Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships held by Trustee

L. Merill Bryan***

Age: 64

Trustee

Since 2005

Retired.  Formerly, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Union Pacific Corporation (a railroad company)

38

AdvisorOne Funds (5 portfolios)

Anthony J. Hertl

Age: 58

Trustee

Since 2005

Consultant to small and emerging businesses since 2000; Retired in 2000 as Vice President of Finance and Administration of Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York where he served in this capacity for four years. Prior thereto, he spent thirteen years at Prudential Securities in various management capacities including Chief Financial Officer – Specialty Finance Group, Director of Global Taxation and Capital Markets Controller. Mr. Hertl is also a Certified Public Accountant.

38

AdvisorOne Funds (5 portfolios); Satuit Capital Management Trust; The Z-Seven Fund, Inc. and Greenwich Advisors Trust

Gary W. Lanzen

Age: 54

Trustee

Since 2005

Chief Investment Officer (2006 – present), formerly President, Orizon Investment Counsel, LLC; Partner, Orizon Group, Inc. (a financial services company)

38

AdvisorOne Funds (5 portfolios)

Mark H. Taylor

Age: 44

Trustee Since 2007

Professor (John P. Begley Endowed Chair in Accounting, Creighton University since 2002)

38

Lifetime Achievement Mutual Fund (LFTAX) (Director and Audit Committee Chairman)




Interested Trustees and Officers

Name, Address and Age

Position/Term of Office*

Principal Occupation

During the Past Five Years

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex **

Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships held by Trustee

Michael Miola****

Age: 56

Trustee

Since 2005

Chief Executive Officer and Manager of Gemini Fund Services, LLC; Co-Owner and Co-Managing Member of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC; Manager of Orion Advisor Services, LLC, CLS Investment Firm, LLC, GemCom, LLC, Northern Lights Distributors, LLC and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC; Director of Constellation Trust Company.

38

AdvisorOne Funds (5 portfolios); Constellation Trust Co.

Andrew Rogers

450 Wireless Blvd.

Hauppauge, NY  11788

Age: 39

President

Since June 2006

President and Manager, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (since 3/2006), formerly Senior Vice President and Director of Administration (2001 - 2005); Formerly Manager, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (3/2006 – 5/2008); Manager (since 3/2006) and President (since 2004), GemCom LLC.

N/A

N/A

Emile R. Molineaux

450 Wireless Blvd.

Hauppauge, NY  11788

Age: 46

Secretary

Since 2005

General Counsel, CCO and Senior Vice President, Gemini Fund Services, LLC; Secretary and CCO, Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC;  (2003 – Present); In-house Counsel, The Dreyfus Funds (1999 – 2003)

N/A

N/A

Kevin E. Wolf

450 Wireless Blvd.

Hauppauge, NY  11788

Age: 39

Treasurer

Since June 2006

Director of Fund Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2006 – Present); Vice President, Fund Administration, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2004 - 2006); Vice-President, GemCom, LLC (2004 - Present); Senior Fund Administrator, Gemini Fund Services, LLC (2001-2004).

N/A

N/A

Lynn Bowley

4020 So. 147th Street

Omaha, NE  68137

Age: 50

Chief Compliance Officer

Since June 2007

Compliance Officer of Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (01/07 – present); Vice President of Investment Support Services for Mutual of Omaha Companies (2002 – 2006).

N/A

N/A

* The term of office for each Trustee and Officer listed above will continue indefinitely.

** The term “Fund Complex” refers to the Northern Lights Fund Trust and the Northern Lights Variable Trust.

***From December 2006 through April 2007, L. Merill Bryan, a non-interested trustee of the Trust, invested $143,080 in a limited liability company ("LLC"). This investment is required to be disclosed because one of the other members of the LLC is under common control with the Fund’s distributor.  As of May 2007, Mr. Bryan is no longer a member of the LLC.

**** Michael Miola is an “interested person” of the Trust as that term is defined under the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Gemini Fund Services, LLC, (the Trust’s Administrator, Fund Accountant, Transfer Agent) and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the Fund’s Distributor).

 Board Committees


Audit Committee


The Board has an Audit Committee that consists of all the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities include: (i) recommending to the Board the selection, retention or termination of the Trust’s independent auditors; (ii) reviewing with the independent auditors the scope, performance and anticipated cost of their audit; (iii) discussing with the independent auditors certain matters relating to the Trust’s financial statements, including any adjustment to such financial statements recommended by such independent auditors, or any other results of any audit; (iv) reviewing on a periodic basis a formal written statement from the independent auditors with respect to their independence, discussing with the independent auditors any relationships or services disclosed in the statement that may impact the objectivity and independence of the Trust’s independent auditors and recommending that the Board take appropriate action in response thereto to satisfy itself of the auditor’s independence; and (v) considering the comments of the independent auditors and management’s responses thereto with respect to the quality and adequacy of the Trust’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices and internal controls.  The Audit Committee operates pursuant to an Audit Committee Charter.  During the past fiscal year, the Audit Committee held five meetings.  


Nominating and Compensation Committees


The Board has a Nominating Committee and a Compensation Committee, each of which consists of all the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Nominating Committee is responsible for seeking and reviewing nominee candidates for consideration as Independent Trustees as is from time to time considered necessary or appropriate. The Nominating Committee generally will not consider shareholder nominees.  The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and setting Independent Trustee compensation from time to time when considered necessary or appropriate. During the past fiscal period, each such Committee held one meeting.


Compensation


Each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Trust or Adviser will receive a quarterly fee of $7,500, as well as reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred attending the meetings. The “interested persons” who serve as Trustees of the Trust receive no compensation for their services as Trustees. None of the executive officers receive compensation from the Trust.


The table below details the amount of compensation the Trustees received from the Trust during the year ended December 31, 2008. The Trustees have attended all quarterly meetings.  The Trust does not have a bonus, profit sharing, pension or retirement plan.

 

 

 

Name and Position

 

Aggregate Compensation From Trust **

Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses

 

Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement

Total Compensation From Trust and Fund Complex*** Paid to Directors

L. Merill Bryan

$

None

None

$

Anthony J. Hertl

$

None

None

$

Gary Lanzen

$

None

None

$

Mark Taylor

$

None

None

$

Michael Miola*

None

None

None

None

_______________

*This Trustee is deemed to be an ‘interested person’ as defined in the 1940 Act as a result of his affiliation with Gemini Fund Services, LLC (the Trust’s Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund Accountant), Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the Fund’s Distributor) and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (the Trust’s compliance service provider).  

**There are currently multiple series comprising the Trust.  Trustees’ fees will be allocated equally to each Fund in the Trust.

***The term “Fund Complex” refers to the Northern Lights Fund Trust and the Northern Lights Variable Trust.


Trustee Ownership


The following table indicates the dollar range of equity securities that each Trustee beneficially owned in the Fund as of December 31, 2008.


 

 

Name of Trustee

 

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds

Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in Family of Investment Companies

L. Merill Bryan

None

None

Anthony J. Hertl

None

None

Gary Lanzen

None

None

Mark Taylor

None

None

Michael Miola*

None

None

* This Trustee is deemed to be an ‘interested person’ as defined in the 1940 Act as a result of his affiliation with Gemini Fund Services, LLC (the Trust’s Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund Accountant), Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the Funds' Distributor) and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (the Trust’s compliance service provider).


Management Ownership


As of December 31, 2008, the Trustees, as a group, owned less than 1.00% of the Fund’s outstanding shares and less than 1.00% of the Fund Complex’s outstanding shares.



CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS


  

A control person is one who owns beneficially or through controlled companies more than 25% of the voting securities of a company or acknowledged the existence of control.  As of the date of this SAI, the Fund could be deemed to be under control of the Adviser, which had voting authority with respect to approximately 100% of the value of the outstanding interests in the Fund on such date.  However, it is expected that once the Fund commences investment operations and its shares are sold to the public that the Adviser’s control will be diluted until such time as the Fund is controlled by its unaffiliated shareholders.  


As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, other than the Adviser and its affiliates, no shareholders of record owned 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund.  



INVESTMENT ADVISER

CMG Capital Management Group, Inc., located at 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Suite A150, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087, serves as investment adviser to the Fund.  The Adviser was established in 1992 and provides investment advice to individuals, corporations, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, a private investment fund, and other organizations. Stephen B. Blumenthal is the controlling beneficial owner of the Adviser, and the current Portfolio Manager for the Managed Bond sub-strategy of the Fund.  Another Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, Mark Cook, directly manages the Fund’s Cook sub-strategy.  


Subject to the supervision and direction of the Adviser and, ultimately, the Trustees, each Sub-Adviser manages the securities held in the sub-strategy it manages in accordance with the Fund’s stated investment objectives and policies, and makes investment decisions for the sub-strategy and places orders to purchase and sell securities on behalf of the Fund.  The fee paid to each Sub-Adviser is governed by its respective Sub-Advisory Agreement with the Adviser.


Under the Advisory Agreement and each Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser, and each Sub-Adviser, under the supervision of the Board, agrees to invest the assets of the Fund in accordance with applicable law and the investment objective, policies and restrictions set forth in the Fund’s current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and subject to such further limitations as the Trust may from time to time impose by written notice to the Adviser.  The Adviser (with respect to the Fund overall and the Managed Bond sub-strategy) and each Sub-Adviser (with respect to their respective sub-strategies) shall (i) obtain and evaluate such information relating to the economy, industries, business, securities markets and securities as it may deem necessary or useful in discharging its responsibilities here under, (ii) formulate a continuing program for the investment of the assets of the Fund in a manner consistent with its investment objective, policies and restrictions, and (iii) determine from time to time securities to be purchased, sold, retained or lent by the Fund, and implement those decisions, including the selection of entities with or through which such purchases, sales or loans are to be effected; provided, that the Adviser or Sub-Adviser will place orders pursuant to its investment determinations either directly with the  issuer or with a broker or dealer, and if with a broker or dealer, (a) will attempt to obtain the best price and execution of its orders, and (b) may nevertheless in its discretion purchase and sell portfolio securities from and  to brokers who provide the Adviser or Sub-Adviser with research, analysis, advice and similar services and pay such brokers in return a higher commission or spread than may be charged by other brokers.  


The Adviser also provides the Fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the Fund’s investments, compensates all officers, Trustees and employees of the Trust who are officers, directors or employees of the Adviser, and all personnel of the Fund or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.  The Advisory Agreement was approved by the Board of the Trust, including by a majority of the Independent Trustees, at a meeting held on December 15, 2008.


The annual management fee payable by the Fund to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement is 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.


The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund, at least until May 31, 2010, to ensure that Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses for each class of shares (exclusive of any front-end or contingent deferred sales loads, Distribution and Shareholder Servicing (12b-1) fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired or underlying fund fees and expenses, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation or reorganization costs) will not exceed 2.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to such class of shares, subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits.


Expenses not expressly assumed by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement are paid by the Fund.  Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Trust is responsible for the payment of the following expenses among others: (a) the fees payable to the Adviser, (b) the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser or Distributor (as defined under the section entitled (“The Distributor”) (c) the fees and certain expenses of the Custodian (as defined under the section entitled “Custodian”) and Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent (as defined under the section entitled “Transfer Agent”), including the cost of maintaining certain required records of the Trust and of pricing the Trust’s shares, (d) the charges and expenses of legal counsel and independent accountants for the Trust, (e) brokerage commissions and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable to the Trust in connection with its securities transactions, (f) all taxes and corporate fees payable by the Trust to governmental agencies, (g) the fees of any trade association of which the Trust may be a member, (h) the cost of share certificates representing shares of the Trust, (i) the cost of fidelity and liability insurance, (j) the fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of the Trust and of its shares with the SEC, qualifying its shares under state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Trust’s registration statements and prospectuses for such purposes, (k) all expenses of shareholders and Trustees’ meetings (including travel expenses of trustees and officers of the Trust who are directors, officers or employees of the Adviser) and of preparing, printing and mailing reports, proxy statements and prospectuses to shareholders in the amount necessary for distribution to the shareholders, (l) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Trust’s business, and (m) dividend expense on securities sold short.


The Advisory Agreement will continue in effect for two (2) years initially and thereafter shall continue from year to year provided such continuance is approved at least annually by (a) a vote of the majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting specifically called for the purpose of voting on such approval and by (b) the majority vote of either all of the Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated without penalty on 60 days’ written notice by a vote of a majority of the Trustees or by the Adviser, or by holders of a majority of that Trust’s outstanding shares. The Advisory Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.


The Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with each Sub-Adviser, whereby the Adviser pays each Sub-Adviser a fixed fee for managing the strategy indicated below.   Each Sub-Adviser is compensated as follows:


Sub-Strategy

Sub-Adviser

Sub-Advisory Fee

Capital Gold

Heritage Capital, LLC

0.50%

Cook

N/A (Adviser manages directly)

N/A

Dynamic Index

Schreiner Capital Management, LLC

0.70%

FX

Traub Capital Management, LLC

0.70%

High Yield

Anchor Capital Management Group, LLC

0.50%

Stratus

Anchor Capital Management Group, LLC

0.50%

Managed Bond

N/A (Adviser manages directly)

N/A

Scotia Growth

Scotia Partners, Ltd.

0.50%

Treasury

Bandon Capital Management, LLC

0.70%


Each Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that it will terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act). Each Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated by the Trust, the Adviser, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, upon written notice to the Sub-Adviser, or by the Sub-Adviser upon at least 60 days’ written notice. Each Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that it will continue in effect for a period of more than one year from its execution only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.  


Process for Selection and Oversight of Sub-Advisers: To select Sub-Advisers to present to the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the Adviser analyzes both quantitative and qualitative factors.


Quantitative Criteria:  A review of the money manager’s:  (1) absolute and relative performance; (2) performance in rising markets; (3) performance and falling markets; (4) risk-adjusted performance; and (5) assets under management.


Qualitative Factors: After identifying a group of money managers on a quantitative basis, interviews are conducted with members of each firm’s senior management team. Each firm’s industry background and history is examined and their Form ADV is carefully scrutinized to ascertain the manager’s organizational structure, investment practices, and compliances with securities regulations. Qualitative criteria utilized may include, among other factors, a review of the manager’s: (1) professional staff; (2) investment philosophy; (3) decision making process; (4) research and trading capabilities; (5) operations and systems capabilities; (6) communications and reporting skills; and (7) organizational stability; and (8) overall reputation in the industry.


Process for Monitoring Performance: Fund performance is monitored on a regular basis by the Trust largely utilizing the quantitative factors listed above. On a quarterly basis, the Fund’s performance is provided to the Board, and on an annual basis, the Company arranges for each Fund’s Sub-Adviser to appear before the Board to present the Fund’s overall performance for the year.


Process for Overseeing Compliance With Fund Investment Policies and Restrictions: The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for overseeing compliance be the Fund’s Service Providers with the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions.  The Trustees receive quarterly reports from Sub- Advisers to the Fund respecting commissions on portfolio transactions, soft dollar arrangements and best execution procedures.



Codes of Ethics


The Trust, the Adviser, each Sub-Adviser and the Distributor have adopted respective codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that govern the personal securities transactions of their board members, officers and employees who may have access to current trading information of the Trust.  Under these codes of ethics, the Trustees are permitted to invest in securities that may also be purchased by the Fund.


In addition, the Trust has adopted a separate code of ethics that applies only to the Trust’s executive officers to ensure that these officers promote professional conduct in the practice of corporate governance and management. The purpose behind these guidelines is to promote i) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; ii) full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made by the Fund; iii) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rule and regulations; iv) the prompt internal reporting of violations of this Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and v) accountability for adherence to the Code.



Proxy Voting Policies


The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Policies”) on behalf of the Trust, which delegate the responsibility for voting proxies of securities held by the Fund to the Adviser and responsibility for voting proxies of securities held by the Fund to the Adviser, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Policies require that the Adviser vote proxies received in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.  The Policies also require the Adviser to present to the Board, at least annually, the Adviser’s Proxy Policies and a record of each proxy voted by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund, including a report on the resolution of all proxies identified by the Adviser as involving a conflict of interest.  


A copy of the Adviser's Proxy Voting Policies is attached hereto as Appendix B.  

More information.  Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Fund during the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 will be available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-888-___-____; and (2) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  In addition, a copy of the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures are also available by calling 1-888-___-____ and will be sent within three business days of receipt of a request.



DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES



Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, located at 4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68137 (the “Distributor”) serves as the principal underwriter and national distributor for the shares of the Fund pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement with the Trust (the “Underwriting Agreement”). The Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and each state’s securities laws and is a member of FINRA. The offering of the Fund's shares is continuous. The Underwriting Agreement provides that the Distributor, as agent in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, will use its best efforts to distribute the Fund's shares.  Michael Miola is an affiliated person of the Trust and the Distributor.  


The Underwriting Agreement provides that, unless sooner terminated, it will continue in effect for two years initially and thereafter shall continue from year to year, subject to annual approval by (a) the Board or a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares, and (b) by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Distributor by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

 

The Underwriting Agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the entire Board of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund on 60 days' written notice to the Distributor, or by the Distributor at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days' written notice to the Fund. The Underwriting Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.


The Distributor may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers that solicit orders for the sale of shares of the Fund and may allow concessions to dealers that sell shares of the Fund.  The Distributor receives the portion of the sales charge on all direct initial investments in the Fund and on all investments in accounts with no designed dealer of record.  The Distributor retains the contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions of shares of the Fund that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.   


Rule 12b-1 Plans


The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan and Agreement pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for the Fund’s Class A Shares (the "Class A Plan") and Class C Shares (the “Class C Plan”), collectively (the " Plan") pursuant to which each class of shares of the Fund is authorized to pay fees to the Distributor for providing distribution and/or shareholder services to the Fund.  Under the Plan, Class A shares of the Fund may pay an account maintenance fee and/or distribution fee at an annual rate of up to 0.40% of the average net assets of Class A Shares as compensation for the Distributor providing account maintenance and distribution services to shareholders.  Under the Plan, Class C shares of the Fund may pay an account maintenance fee at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average net assets for account maintenance services and a distribution fee at an annual rate of up to 0.75% of average net assets for sales and promotional activities and services.  Such fees are to be paid by the Fund monthly, or at such other intervals, as the Board shall determine. Such fees shall be based upon the Fund's average daily net assets during the preceding month, and shall be calculated and accrued daily. The Fund may pay fees to the Distributor at a lesser rate, as agreed upon by the Board of Trustees of the Trust and the Distributor. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor as compensation for providing account maintenance services to Fund shareholders, including arranging for certain securities dealers or brokers, administrators and others (“Recipients”) to provide these services and paying compensation for these services. The Distributor or other entities also receive the proceeds and contingent deferred sales charges imposed on certain redemptions of shares, which are separate and apart from payments made pursuant to the Plan.

The services to be provided by Recipients may include, but are not limited to, the following: assistance in the offering and sale of Fund shares and in other aspects of the marketing of the shares to clients or prospective clients of the respective recipients; answering routine inquiries concerning the Fund; assisting in the establishment and maintenance of accounts or sub-accounts in the Fund and in processing purchase and redemption transactions; making the Fund’s investment plan and shareholder services available; and providing such other information and services to investors in shares of the Fund as the Distributor or the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, may reasonably request. The distribution services shall also include any advertising and marketing services provided by or arranged by the Distributor with respect to the Fund. The Adviser and Sub-Advisers may be compensated by the Distributor for their respective distribution and marketing efforts.


The Distributor is required to provide a written report, at least quarterly to the Board of Trustees of the Trust, specifying in reasonable detail the amounts expended pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Plans and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.  Further, the Distributor will inform the Board of any Rule 12b-1 fees to be paid by the Distributor to Recipients.


The initial term of the Rule 12b-1 Plans is one year and will continue in effect from year to year thereafter, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and do not have a direct or indirect financial interest in the Rule 12b-1 Plans (“Rule 12b-1 Trustees”) by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Rule 12b-1 Plans. The Rule 12b-1 Plans may be terminated at any time by the Trust or a Fund by vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund.


The Rule 12b-1 Plans may not be amended to increase materially the amount of the Distributor’s compensation to be paid by a Fund, unless such amendment is approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the affected class of a Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act). All material amendments must be approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and a majority of the Rule 12b- 1 Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on a Rule 12b-1 Plan. During the term of a Rule 12b-1 Plan, the selection and nomination of non-interested Trustees of the Trust will be committed to the discretion of current non-interested Trustees. The Distributor will preserve copies of the Rule 12b-1 Plans, any related agreements, and all reports, for a period of not less than six years from the date of such document and for at least the first two years in an easily accessible place.


Any agreement related to a Rule 12b-1 Plan will be in writing and provide that: (a) it may be terminated by the Trust or the applicable Fund at any time upon sixty days’ written notice, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the respective Rule 12b-1 Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust or Fund; (b) it will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act); and (c) it will continue in effect for a period of more than one year from the date of its execution or adoption only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a majority of the Board and a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such agreement.



PORTFOLIO MANAGER



PORTFOLIO MANAGERS


The following table lists the number and types of accounts managed by each Portfolio Manager in addition to those of the Fund and assets under management in those accounts as of December 31, 2009:  

                                                                                                                                                                                               


Portfolio

Manager

(Sub-Strategy)

Registered

Investment

Company

Accounts

RIC

Assets

Managed

($ millions)

Pooled

Investment

Vehicle

Accounts

Pooled

Assets

Managed

($ millions)



Other

Accounts

Other

Assets

Managed

($ millions)

Total

Assets

Managed

($ millions)

Eric Leake (High Yield  and Stratus)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______

William Woodruff (Treasury)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______

Steve Blumenthal

(Managed Bond)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______

Paul Schatz (Capital Gold)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______

Roger Schreiner  (Dynamic Index)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______

Kevin Sareyka (Dynamic Index)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______

Clifford Montgomery

(Scotia Growth)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______

Mark Cook

(Cook)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______

 Heydon Traub

(FX)

__

$______

___

$______

__

$______

$______



Conflicts of Interest.


As indicated in the table above, a portfolio manager may manage numerous accounts for multiple clients.  These accounts may include registered investment companies, other types of pooled accounts (e.g., collective investment funds), and separate accounts (i.e., accounts managed on behalf of individuals or public or private institutions).  The portfolio manager makes investment decisions for each account based on the investment objectives and policies and other relevant investment considerations applicable to that account.


When the portfolio manager has responsibility for managing more than one account, potential conflicts of interest may arise.  Those conflicts could include preferential treatment of one account over others in terms of allocation of resources or of investment opportunities. For instance, the Adviser may receive fees from certain accounts that are higher than the fee it receives from the Fund, or it may receive a performance-based fee on certain accounts. In those instances, the portfolio manager may have an incentive to favor the higher and/or performance-based fee accounts over the Fund.


When allocating investments among client accounts, the portfolio manager has the fiduciary obligation to treat each client equally, regardless of account size or fees paid.  All clients at the same custodian (or trading desk) receive the same average price for each transaction.  When multiple trading desks or custodians are used to execute transactions, the portfolio manager executes the trades in such a fashion as to ensure no client grouping consistently receives preferential treatment.  When trades in the same security must be executed over multiple days, the portfolio manager executes the trades in a random order to ensure no client grouping consistently receives preferential treatment.


Compensation.  


[INSERT COMPENSATION STRUCTURE and CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FOR EACH PORTFOLIO MANAGER]



Mr. Leake, as a portfolio manager of Anchor, receives a fixed salary for serving as the portfolio manager of the Fund’s High Yield and Stratus sub-strategies.  Mr. Leake is a principal and equity owner of Anchor, and therefore also shares in the sub-adviser’s profits.


Ownership.


Since the Fund is newly organized, Mr. Eric Leake does not own shares of the Fund as of the date of this SAI.  



ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO BROKERAGE


  

Specific decisions to purchase or sell securities for the Fund are made by the portfolio managers, who are employees of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers.  The Adviser and Sub-Advisers are authorized by the Trustees to allocate the orders placed by them on behalf of the Fund to brokers or dealers who may, but need not, provide research or statistical material or other services to the Fund or the Adviser/Sub-Advisers for the Fund's use. Such allocation is to be in such amounts and proportions as the respective  Adviser or Sub-Adviser may determine.


In selecting a broker or dealer to execute each particular transaction, the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser will take the following into consideration:

·

the best net price available;

·

the reliability, integrity and financial condition of the broker or dealer;

·

the size of and difficulty in executing the order; and

·

the value of the expected contribution of the broker or dealer to the investment performance of the Fund on a continuing basis.

 

Brokers or dealers executing a portfolio transaction on behalf of the Fund may receive a commission in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for executing the transaction if the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of brokerage, research and other services provided to the Fund. In allocating portfolio brokerage, the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser may select brokers or dealers who also provide brokerage, research and other services to other accounts over which the Adviser or Sub-Adviser exercises investment discretion. Some of the services received as the result of Fund transactions may primarily benefit accounts other than the  Fund’s, while services received as the result of portfolio transactions effected on behalf of those other accounts may primarily benefit the Fund.



PORTFOLIO TURNOVER


  

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by the monthly average of the value of the portfolio securities owned by the Fund during the fiscal year. The calculation excludes from both the numerator and the denominator securities with maturities at the time of acquisition of one year or less. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by the Fund. A 100% turnover rate would occur if all of the Fund’s portfolio securities were replaced once within a one-year period.  



OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

Fund Administration

  

The Administrator for the Fund is Gemini Fund Services, LLC, (“GFS” or the “Administrator”), which has its principal office at 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, New York 11788, and is primarily in the business of providing administrative, fund accounting and transfer agent services to retail and institutional mutual funds. GFS is an affiliate of the Distributor.


Pursuant to an Administration Service Agreement with the Fund, the Administrator provides administrative services to the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board. The Administrator may provide persons to serve as officers of the Fund. Such officers may be directors, officers or employees of the Administrator or its affiliates.


The Administration Service Agreement was initially approved by the Board at a meeting held on June 22, 2006.  The Agreement shall remain in effect for three years from the date of its initial approval, and subject to annual approval of the Board for one-year periods thereafter.  The Administration Service Agreement is terminable by the Board or the Administrator on ninety days’ written notice and may be assigned provided the non-assigning party provides prior written consent. This Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator or reckless disregard of its obligations thereunder, the Administrator shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.


Under the Administration Service Agreement, the Administrator provides facilitating administrative services, including:  (i) providing services of persons competent to perform such administrative and clerical functions as are necessary to provide effective administration of the Fund; (ii) facilitating the performance of administrative and professional services to the Fund by others, including the Fund's Custodian; (iii) preparing, but not paying for, the periodic updating of the Fund's Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information in conjunction with Fund counsel, including the printing of such documents for the purpose of filings with the SEC and state securities administrators, and preparing reports to the Fund's shareholders and the SEC; (iv) preparing in conjunction with Fund counsel, but not paying for, all filings under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of such states or countries as are designated by the Distributor, which may be required to register or qualify, or continue the registration or qualification, of the Fund and/or its shares under such laws; (v) preparing notices and agendas for meetings of the Board and minutes of such meetings in all matters required by the 1940 Act to be acted upon by the Board; and (vi) monitoring daily and periodic compliance with respect to all requirements and restrictions of the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code and the Prospectus.


For the services rendered to the Fund by the Administrator, the Fund pays the Administrator a fund administration fee equal to the greater of $40,000 minimum or 0.10% on the first $100 million of net assets, 0.08% on the next $150 million of net assets and 0.06% on net assets greater than $250 million. The Fund also pays the Administrator for any out-of-pocket expenses.  


Fund Accounting

  

The Administrator, pursuant to the Fund Accounting Service Agreement, provides the Fund with accounting services, including:  (i) daily computation of net asset value; (ii) maintenance of security ledgers and books and records as required by the 1940 Act; (iii) production of the Fund's listing of portfolio securities and general ledger reports; (iv) reconciliation of accounting records; (v) calculation of yield and total return for the Fund; (vi) maintaining certain books and records described in Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act, and reconciling account information and balances among the Fund's custodian or Adviser; and (vii) monitoring and evaluating daily income and expense accruals, and sales and redemptions of shares of the Fund.


For the services rendered to the Fund by the Fund Accounting Service Agreement, the Fund pay the Fund Accountant an annual fee of $24,000 per fund portfolio, plus; $6,000 for each additional share class above one, plus; 0.02% on net assets of $25 million to $100 million and 0.01% on net assets greater than $100 million. Discounts are based on service fee minimums only. The Fund also pays the Administrator for any out-of-pocket expenses.


Transfer Agent


GFS, 4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68137, acts as transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund pursuant to written agreement with Fund. Under the agreement, GFS is responsible for administering and performing transfer agent functions, dividend distribution, shareholder administration, and maintaining necessary records in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.


Custodian

  

Fifth Third Bank, (the “Custodian”) serves as the custodian of the Fund's assets pursuant to a Custody Agreement by and between the Custodian and the Trust on behalf of the Fund.  The Custodian’s responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Fund's cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on the Fund's investments. Pursuant to the Custody Agreement, the Custodian also maintains original entry documents and books of record and general ledgers; posts cash receipts and disbursements; and records purchases and sales based upon communications from the Adviser. The Fund may employ foreign sub-custodians that are approved by the Board to hold foreign assets. The Custodian's principal place of business is 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, OH  45263.


Compliance Services


Fund Compliance Services, LLC (“FCS”), an affiliate of GFS and the Distributor, provides a Chief Compliance Officer to the Trust as well as related compliance services pursuant to a consulting agreement between FCS and the Trust.  The Fund pays a compliance service fee to FCS.



DESCRIPTION OF SHARES


  

Each share of beneficial interest of the Trust has one vote in the election of Trustees. Cumulative voting is not authorized for the Trust. This means that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of Trustees can elect 100% of the Trustees if they choose to do so, and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will be unable to elect any Trustees.


Shareholders of the Trust and any other future series of the Trust will vote in the aggregate and not by series except as otherwise required by law or when the Board determines that the matter to be voted upon affects only the interest of the shareholders of a particular series. Matters such as ratification of the independent public accountants and election of Trustees are not subject to separate voting requirements and may be acted upon by shareholders of the Trust voting without regard to series.  


The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest.  Each share has equal dividend, distribution and liquidation rights. There are no conversion or preemptive rights applicable to any shares of the Fund. All shares issued are fully paid and non-assessable.



ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM


  

The Trust has established an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program (the “Program”) as required by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA Patriot Act”). To ensure compliance with this law, the Trust’s Program provides for the development of internal practices, procedures and controls, designation of anti-money laundering compliance officers, an ongoing training program and an independent audit function to determine the effectiveness of the Program.


Procedures to implement the Program include, but are not limited to, determining that the Fund’s Distributor, and Transfer Agent have established proper anti-money laundering procedures, reported suspicious and/or fraudulent activity and a complete and thorough review of all new opening account applications. The Trust will not transact business with any person or entity whose identity cannot be adequately verified under the provisions of the USA Patriot Act.


As a result of the Program, the Trust may be required to “freeze” the account of a shareholder if the shareholder appears to be involved in suspicious activity or if certain account information matches information on government lists of known terrorists or other suspicious persons, or the Trust may be required to transfer the account or proceeds of the account to a governmental agency.


PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND

PRICING OF SHARES


Calculation of Share Price


As indicated in the Prospectus under the heading "Net Asset Value," the  net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund's shares is determined by dividing the total value of the Fund's portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund.  


For purposes of calculating the NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotes are available are stated at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or pricing services. Securities primarily traded in the NASDAQ National Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Certain securities or investments for which daily market quotes are not readily available may be valued, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board, with reference to other securities or indices. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost. Exchange traded options; futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the exchange. Other securities for which market quotes are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction.


Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the NAV of the Fund's shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the New York Stock Exchange is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange shares.


Fund shares are valued at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (the "NYSE Close") on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open. For purposes of calculating the NAV, the Fund normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and does not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. Domestic fixed income and foreign securities are normally priced using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agents after the NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of the security or the NAV determined earlier that day.


In unusual circumstances, instead of valuing securities in the usual manner, the Fund may value securities at fair value or estimate their value as determined in good faith by the Board or its designees, pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. Fair valuation may also be used by the Board if extraordinary events occur after the close of the relevant market but prior to the NYSE Close.


The Trust expects that the holidays upon which the Exchange will be closed are as follows: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.


Purchase of Shares


Orders for shares received by the Fund in good order prior to the close of business on the NYSE on each day during such periods that the NYSE is open for trading are priced at NAV per share or offering price (NAV plus a sales charge, if applicable) computed as of the close of the regular session of trading on the NYSE. Orders received in good order after the close of the NYSE, or on a day it is not open for trading, are priced at the close of such NYSE on the next day on which it is open for trading at the next determined NAV or offering price per share.


Redemption of Shares


The Fund will redeem all or any portion of a shareholder's shares in the Fund when requested in accordance with the procedures set forth in the "Redemptions" section of the Prospectus. Under the 1940 Act, a shareholder’s right to redeem shares and to receive payment therefore may be suspended at times:

 

(a) when the NYSE is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday

closings;

(b) when trading on that exchange is restricted for any reason;

(c) when an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets, provided that applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any succeeding governmental authority) will govern as to whether the conditions prescribed in (b) or (c) exist; or

(d) when the Securities and Exchange Commission by order permits a suspension of the right to redemption or a postponement of the date of payment on redemption.

 

In case of suspension of the right of redemption, payment of a redemption request will be made based on the NAV next determined after the termination of the suspension.


The Fund may purchase shares of Underlying Funds which charge a redemption fee to shareholders (such as the Fund) that redeem shares of the Underlying Fund within a certain period of time (such as one year). The fee is payable to the Underlying Fund. Accordingly, if the Fund were to invest in an Underlying Fund and incur a redemption fee as a result of redeeming shares in such Underlying Fund, the Fund would bear such redemption fee. The Fund will not, however, invest in shares of an Underlying Fund that is sold with a contingent deferred sales load.


Supporting documents in addition to those listed under “Redemptions” in the Prospectus will be required from executors, administrators, Trustees, or if redemption is requested by someone other than the shareholder of record. Such documents include, but are not restricted to, stock powers, Trust instruments, certificates of death, appointments as executor, certificates of corporate authority and waiver of tax required in some states when settling estates.



TAX STATUS



The following discussion is general in nature and should not be regarded as an exhaustive presentation of all possible tax ramifications. All shareholders should consult a qualified tax advisor regarding their investment in the Fund.


The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which requires compliance with certain requirements concerning the sources of its income, diversification of its assets, and the amount and timing of its distributions to shareholders. Such qualification does not involve supervision of management or investment practices or policies by any government agency or bureau. By so qualifying, the Fund should not be subject to federal income or excise tax on its net investment income or net capital gain, which are distributed to shareholders in accordance with the applicable timing requirements. Net investment income and net capital gain of the Fund will be computed in accordance with Section 852 of the Code.  


Net investment income is made up of dividends and interest less expenses. Net capital gain for a fiscal year is computed by taking into account any capital loss carryforward of the Fund.


The Fund intends to distribute all of its net investment income, any excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses, and any excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses in accordance with the timing requirements imposed by the Code and therefore should not be required to pay any federal income or excise taxes. Distributions of net investment income and net capital gain will be made after the end of each fiscal year, and no later than December 31 of each year. Both types of distributions will be in shares of the Fund unless a shareholder elects to receive cash.


To be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code, the Fund must also (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, net income from certain publicly traded partnerships and gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to the business of investing in such securities or currencies, and (b) diversify its holding so that, at the end of each fiscal quarter, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund’s assets is represented by cash, U.S. government securities and securities of other regulated investment companies, and other securities (for purposes of this calculation, generally limited in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the market value of the Fund’s assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer) and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its assets is invested in the securities of (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other regulated investment companies) any one issuer, two or more issuers which the Fund controls and which are determined to be engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses, or the securities of certain publicly traded partnerships.


If the Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M in any fiscal year, it will be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. As such the Fund would be required to pay income taxes on its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, at the rates generally applicable to corporations. Shareholders of the Fund generally would not be liable for income tax on the Fund’s net investment income or net realized capital gains in their individual capacities. Distributions to shareholders, whether from the Fund’s net investment income or net realized capital gains, would be treated as taxable dividends to the extent of current or accumulated earnings and profits of the Fund.


The Fund is subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on certain undistributed amounts of ordinary income and capital gain under a prescribed formula contained in Section 4982 of the Code. The formula requires payment to shareholders during a calendar year of distributions representing at least 98% of the Fund’s ordinary income for the calendar year and at least 98% of its capital gain net income (i.e., the excess of its capital gains over capital losses) realized during the one-year period ending October 31 during such year plus 100% of any income that was neither distributed nor taxed to the Fund during the preceding calendar year. Under ordinary circumstances, the Fund expects to time its distributions so as to avoid liability for this tax.


The following discussion of tax consequences is for the general information of shareholders that are subject to tax.  Shareholders that are IRAs or other qualified retirement plans are exempt from income taxation under the Code.


Distributions of taxable net investment income and the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.  In most cases the Fund will hold shares in Underlying Funds for less than 12 months, such that its sales of such shares from time to time will not qualify as long-term capital gains for those investors who hold shares of the Fund in taxable accounts.


Distributions of net capital gain (“capital gain dividends”) generally are taxable to shareholders as short-term capital gain; regardless of the length of time the shares of the Trust have been held by such shareholders.


Redemption of Fund shares by a shareholder will result in the recognition of taxable gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized and the shareholder’s tax basis in his or her Fund shares. Such gain or loss is treated as a capital gain or loss if the shares are held as capital assets. However, any loss realized upon the redemption of shares within six months from the date of their purchase will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as capital gain dividends during such six-month period. All or a portion of any loss realized upon the redemption of shares may be disallowed to the extent shares are purchased (including shares acquired by means of reinvested dividends) within 30 days before or after such redemption.  


Distributions of taxable net investment income and net capital gain will be taxable as described above, whether received in additional cash or shares. Shareholders electing to reinvest distributions in the form of additional shares will have a cost basis for federal income tax purposes in each share so received equal to the net asset value of a share on the reinvestment date.


All distributions of taxable net investment income and net capital gain, whether received in shares or in cash, must be reported by each taxable shareholder on his or her federal income tax return. Dividends or distributions declared in October, November or December as of a record date in such a month, if any, will be deemed to have been received by shareholders on December 31, if paid during January of the following year. Redemptions of shares may result in tax consequences (gain or loss) to the shareholder and are also subject to these reporting requirements.


Under the Code, the Fund will be required to report to the Internal Revenue Service all distributions of taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds from the redemption or exchange of Fund shares, except in the case of certain exempt shareholders. Under the backup withholding provisions of Section 3406 of the Code, distributions of taxable net investment income and net capital gain and proceeds from the redemption or exchange of the shares of a regulated investment company may be subject to withholding of federal income tax in the case of non-exempt shareholders who fail to furnish the investment company with their taxpayer identification numbers and with required certifications regarding their status under the federal income tax law, or if the Fund is notified by the IRS or a broker that withholding is required due to an incorrect TIN or a previous failure to report taxable interest or dividends. If the withholding provisions are applicable, any such distributions and proceeds, whether taken in cash or reinvested in additional shares, will be reduced by the amounts required to be withheld.


Options, Futures, Forward Contracts and Swap Agreements


To the extent such investments are permissible for the Fund, the Fund's transactions in options, futures contracts, hedging transactions, forward contracts, straddles and foreign currencies will be subject to special tax rules (including mark-to-market, constructive sale, straddle, wash sale and short sale rules), the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the  Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund's securities, convert long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders.


To the extent such investments are permissible, certain of the Fund's hedging activities (including its transactions, if any, in foreign currencies or foreign currency-denominated instruments) are likely to produce a difference between its book income and its taxable income. If the Fund's book income exceeds its taxable income, the distribution (if any) of such excess book income will be treated as (i) a dividend to the extent of the Fund's remaining earnings and profits (including earnings and profits arising from tax-exempt income), (ii) thereafter, as a return of capital to the extent of the recipient’s basis in the shares, and (iii) thereafter, as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset. If the Fund's book income is less than taxable income, the Fund could be required to make distributions exceeding book income to qualify as a regulated investment company that is accorded special tax treatment.


Passive Foreign Investment Companies


Investment by the Fund in certain "passive foreign investment companies" ("PFICs") could subject the Fund to a U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the company or on proceeds received from the disposition of shares in the company, which tax cannot be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders. However, the Fund may elect to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" ("QEF election"), in which case the Fund will be required to include its share of the company's income and net capital gains annually, regardless of whether it receives any distribution from the company.


The Fund also may make an election to mark the gains (and to a limited extent losses) in such holdings "to the market" as though it had sold and repurchased its holdings in those PFICs on the last day of the Fund's taxable year. Such gains and losses are treated as ordinary income and loss. The QEF and mark-to-market elections may accelerate the recognition of income (without the receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed for the Fund to avoid taxation. Making either of these elections therefore may require the Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirement, which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund's total return.


Foreign Currency Transactions


The Fund's transactions in foreign currencies, foreign currency-denominated debt securities and certain foreign currency options, futures contracts and forward contracts (and similar instruments) may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency concerned.


Foreign Taxation


Income received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax treaties and conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate such taxes. If more than 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of securities of foreign corporations, the Fund may be able to elect to "pass through" to its shareholders the amount of eligible foreign income and similar taxes paid by the Fund. If this election is made, a shareholder generally subject to tax will be required to include in gross income (in addition to taxable dividends actually received) his or her pro rata share of the foreign taxes paid by the Fund, and may be entitled either to deduct (as an itemized deduction) his or her pro rata share of foreign taxes in computing his or her taxable income or to use it as a foreign tax credit against his or her U.S. federal income tax liability, subject to certain limitations. In particular, a shareholder must hold his or her shares (without protection from risk of loss) on the ex-dividend date and for at least 15 more days during the 30-day period surrounding the ex-dividend date to be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit with respect to a gain dividend. No deduction for foreign taxes may be claimed by a shareholder who does not itemize deductions. Each shareholder will be notified within 60 days after the close of the Fund's taxable year whether the foreign taxes paid by the Fund will "pass through" for that year.


Generally, a credit for foreign taxes is subject to the limitation that it may not exceed the shareholder's U.S. tax attributable to his or her total foreign source taxable income. For this purpose, if the pass-through election is made, the source of the Fund's income will flow through to shareholders of the Fund. With respect to the Fund, gains from the sale of securities will be treated as derived from U.S. sources and certain currency fluctuation gains, including fluctuation gains from foreign currency-denominated debt securities, receivables and payables will be treated as ordinary income derived from U.S. sources. The limitation on the foreign tax credit is applied separately to foreign source passive income, and to certain other types of income. A shareholder may be unable to claim a credit for the full amount of his or her proportionate share of the foreign taxes paid by the Fund. The foreign tax credit can be used to offset only 90% of the revised alternative minimum tax imposed on corporations and individuals and foreign taxes generally are not deductible in computing alternative minimum taxable income.


Original Issue Discount and Pay-In-Kind Securities


Current federal tax law requires the holder of a U.S. Treasury or other fixed income zero coupon security to accrue as income each year a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased, even though the holder receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year. In addition, pay-in-kind securities will give rise to income, which is required to be distributed and is taxable even though the Fund holding the security receives no interest payment in cash on the security during the year.


Some of the debt securities (with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) that may be acquired by the Fund may be treated as debt securities that are issued originally at a discount. Generally, the amount of the original issue discount ("OID") is treated as interest income and is included in income over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security matures. A portion of the OID includable in income with respect to certain high-yield corporate debt securities (including certain pay-in-kind securities) may be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes.


Some of the debt securities (with a fixed maturity date of more than one year from the date of issuance) that may be acquired by the Fund in the secondary market may be treated as having market discount. Generally, any gain recognized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the "accrued market discount" on such debt security. Market discount generally accrues in equal daily installments. The Fund may make one or more of the elections applicable to debt securities having market discount, which could affect the character and timing of recognition of income.


Some debt securities (with a fixed maturity date of one year or less from the date of issuance) that may be acquired by an Fund may be treated as having acquisition discount, or OID in the case of certain types of debt securities. Generally, the Fund will be required to include the acquisition discount, or OID, in income over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security matures. The Fund may make one or more of the elections applicable to debt securities having acquisition discount, or OID, which could affect the character and timing of recognition of income.


If the Fund holds the foregoing kinds of securities, it may be required to pay out as an income distribution each year an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or by liquidation of portfolio securities, if necessary (including when it is not advantageous to do so).  The Fund may realize gains or losses from such liquidations. In the event the Fund realizes net capital gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive a larger capital gain distribution, if any, than they would in the absence of such transactions.


Shareholders of the Fund may be subject to state and local taxes on distributions received from the Fund and on redemptions of the Fund's shares.


A brief explanation of the form and character of the distribution accompany each distribution. In January of each year the Fund issues to each shareholder a statement of the federal income tax status of all distributions.


Shareholders should consult their tax advisors about the application of federal, state and local and foreign tax law in light of their particular situation.



INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty, LLP, located at 1835 Market Street, 26th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, serves as the Fund’s independent accountants providing services including (1) audit of annual financial statements, and (2) assistance and consultation in connection with SEC filings.   


LEGAL COUNSEL


Thompson Hine LLP, 312 Walnut Street, 14th floor Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4089 serves as the Trust's legal counsel.






APPENDIX A

DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS

 

Standard & Poor's Ratings Group. A Standard & Poor's corporate bond rating is a current assessment of the credit worthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific obligation. This assessment of credit worthiness may take into consideration obligors, such as guarantors, insurers or lessees. The debt rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold a security, inasmuch as it does not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor.  

 

The ratings are based on current information furnished to Standard & Poor's by the issuer or obtained by Standard & Poor's from other sources it considers reliable. Standard & Poor's does not perform any audit in connection with the ratings and may, on occasion, rely on unaudited financial information. The ratings may be changed, suspended or withdrawn as a result of changes in, unavailability of such information, or for other circumstances.

 

The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

  

1.   Likelihood of default-capacity and willingness of the obligor as to the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

 

2.   Nature of and provisions of the obligation.

 

3.  Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization or their arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

 

AAA - This is the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay interest and repay any principal.

 

AA - Debt rated AA also qualifies as high quality debt obligations. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is very strong and in the majority of instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree.

 

A - Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

 

BBB - Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas they normally exhibit protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher rated categories.

 

BB, B, CCC, CC, C - Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C is regarded, on a balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

 

BB indicates the lowest degree of speculation and C the highest degree of speculation. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

 

BB - Debt rated BB has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, which could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. The BB rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BBB rating.


B - Debt rated B has greater vulnerability to default but currently has the capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal. The B rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BB or BB- rating.

 

CCC - Debt rated CCC has a currently indefinable vulnerability to default, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The CCC rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied B or B- rating.

 

CC - The rating CC is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied CCC rating.

 

C - The rating C is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt, which is assigned an actual or implied CCC- debt rating. The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt service payments are continued.

 

C1 - The rating C1 is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being paid.

 

D - Debt rated D is in payment default. It is used when interest payments or principal payments are not made on a due date even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made during such grace periods; it will also be used upon a filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are jeopardized. Plus (+) or Minus (-) - To provide more detailed indications of credit quality, the ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.


NR - indicates that no public rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor's does not rate a particular type of obligation as a matter of policy. Debt obligations of issuers outside the United States and its territories are rated on the same basis as domestic corporate issues. The ratings measure the credit worthiness of the obligor but do not take into account currency exchange and related uncertainties.

 

Bond Investment Quality Standards: Under present commercial bank regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, bonds rated in the top four categories (AAA, AA, A, BBB, commonly known as "Investment Grade" ratings) are generally regarded as eligible for bank investment. In addition, the Legal Investment Laws of various states may impose certain rating or other standards for obligations eligible for investment by savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies and fiduciaries generally.

 

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. A brief description of the applicable Moody's rating symbols and their meanings follows:

 

Aaa - Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edge". Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

 

Aa - Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuations of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

 

A - Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

 

Baa - Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Some bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

 

NOTE: Bonds within the above categories which possess the strongest investment attributes are designated by the symbol "1" following the rating.

 

Ba - Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

 

B - Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

 

Caa - Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

 

Ca - Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

 

C - Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issue so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

 

Duff & Phelps, Inc.: AAA-- highest credit quality, with negligible risk factors; AA -- high credit quality, with strong protection factors and modest risk, which may vary very slightly from time to time because of economic conditions; A-- average credit quality with adequate protection factors, but with greater and more variable risk factors in periods of economic stress. The indicators "+" and "-" to the AA and A categories indicate the relative position of a credit within those rating categories.

 

Fitch Investors Service LLP.: AAA -- highest credit quality, with an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay principal; AA -- very high credit quality, with very strong ability to pay interest and repay principal; A -- high credit quality, considered strong as regards principal and interest protection, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances. The indicators "+" and "-" to the AA, A and BBB categories indicate the relative position of credit within those rating categories.

 


DESCRIPTION OF NOTE RATINGS


A Standard & Poor's note rating reflects the liquidity concerns and market access risks unique to notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes maturing beyond three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. The following criteria will be used in making that assessment.

 

Amortization schedule (the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities the more likely it will be treated as a note).

 

Source of Payment (the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.) Note rating symbols are as

follows:

·

SP-1 Very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics will be given a plus (+) designation.

·

SP-2 Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.

·

SP-3 Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

Moody's Short-Term Loan Ratings - Moody's ratings for state and municipal short-term obligations will be designated Moody's Investment Grade (MIG). This distinction is in recognition of the differences between short-term credit risk and long-term risk. Factors affecting the liquidity of the borrower are uppermost in importance in short-term borrowing, while various factors of major importance in bond risk are of lesser importance over the short run.

 

Rating symbols and their meanings follow:

·

MIG 1 - This designation denotes best quality. There is present strong protection by established cash flows, superior liquidity support or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

·

MIG 2 - This designation denotes high quality. Margins of protection are ample although not so large as in the preceding group.

·

MIG 3 - This designation denotes favorable quality. All security elements are accounted for but this is lacking the undeniable strength of the preceding grades. Liquidity and cash flow protection may be narrow and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well established.

·

MIG 4 - This designation denotes adequate quality. Protection commonly regarded as required of an investment security is present and although not distinctly or predominantly speculative, there is specific risk.


COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS


Moody's Investors Service, Inc.: Commercial paper rated "Prime" carries the smallest degree of investment risk. The modifiers 1, 2, and 3 are used to denote relative strength within this highest classification.


Standard & Poor's Ratings Group: "A" is the highest commercial paper rating category utilized by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group which uses the numbers 1+, 1, 2 and 3 to denote relative strength within its "A" classification.


Duff & Phelps Inc.: Duff 1 is the highest commercial paper rating category utilized by Duff & Phelps which uses + or - to denote relative strength within this classification. Duff 2 represents good certainty of timely payment, with minimal risk factors. Duff 3 represents satisfactory protection factors, with risk factors larger and subject to more variation.


Fitch Investors Service LLP.: F-1+ -- denotes exceptionally strong credit quality given to issues regarded as having strongest degree of assurance for timely payment; F-1 -- very strong, with only slightly less degree of assurance for timely payment than F-1+; F-2 -- good credit quality, carrying a satisfactory degree of assurance for timely payment.






APPENDIX B


PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES FOR

CMG Capital Management Group, Inc

Each proxy issue will be considered individually.  The following guidelines are a partial list to be used in voting proposals contained in the proxy statements, but will not be used as rigid rules.  For example, if voting a proxy in accordance with these guidelines will have an effect contrary to the CMG Capital Management Group, Inc.’s (the “Adviser”) desire to maximize shareholder value, then the Adviser may vote contrary to these guidelines.


A.

Oppose

The Adviser will generally vote against any management proposal that clearly has the effect of restricting the ability of shareholders to realize the full potential value of their investment.  Proposals in this category would include:

1.

Issues regarding the issuer’s Board entrenchment and anti-takeover measures such as the following:

a.

Proposals to stagger board members’ terms;

b.

Proposals to limit the ability of shareholders to call special meetings;

c.

Proposals to require super majority votes;

d.

Proposals requesting excessive increases in authorized common or preferred shares where management provides no explanation for the use or need of these additional shares;

e.

Proposals regarding “fair price” provisions;

f.

Proposals regarding “poison pill” provisions; and

g.

Permitting “green mail”.

2.

Providing cumulative voting rights.

3.

“Social issues,” unless specific client guidelines supersede.




B.

Approve

Routine proposals are those that do not change the structure, bylaws, or operations of the corporation to the detriment of the shareholders.  Given the routine nature of these proposals, proxies will nearly always be voted with management.  Traditionally, these issues include:

1.

Election of auditors recommended by management, unless seeking to replace if there exists a dispute over policies.

2.

Election of directors recommended by management, except if there is a proxy fight.

3.

Date and place of annual meeting.

4.

Limitation on charitable contributions or fees paid to lawyers.

5.

Ratification of directors’ actions on routine matters since previous annual meeting.

6.

Confidential voting

Confidential voting is most often proposed by shareholders as a means of eliminating undue management pressure on shareholders regarding their vote on proxy issues.

The Adviser will generally approve these proposals as shareholders can later divulge their votes to management on a selective basis if a legitimate reason arises.

7.

Limiting directors’ liability

8.

Eliminate preemptive right

Preemptive rights give current shareholders the opportunity to maintain their current percentage ownership through any subsequent equity offerings. These provisions are no longer common in the U.S., and can restrict management's ability to raise new capital.

9.

The Adviser generally approves the elimination of preemptive rights, but will oppose the elimination of limited preemptive rights, e.g., on proposed issues representing more than an acceptable level of total dilution.

10.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

11.

Establish 401(k) Plan

C.

Case-By-Case

The Adviser will review each issue in this category on a case-by-case basis.  Voting decisions will be made based on the financial interest of the client.  These matters include:

1.

Pay directors solely in stocks

2.

Eliminate director mandatory retirement policy

3.

Rotate annual meeting location/date

4.

Option and stock grants to management and directors

5.

Allowing indemnification of directors and/or officers after reviewing the applicable laws and extent of protection requested.

D.

Proxies issued by Underlying Investment Companies

CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund  (the “Fund”), a series of the Northern Lights Fund Trust, pursues its investment goals in part by investing in other investment companies (Underlying Funds) that are not affiliated with the Fund.  As such, the Fund is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) to handle proxies received from Underlying Funds in a certain manner.  In particular, it is the policy of the Adviser to vote all proxies received from the Underlying Funds in the same proportion that all shares of the Underlying Funds are voted, or in accordance with instructions received from Portfolio shareholders, pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act.  All proxies received from Underlying Funds will be reviewed to ensure proper voting.  After properly voted, the proxy materials are placed in a file maintained by the Adviser for future reference.  



Northern Lights Fund Trust

PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 23.

EXHIBITS.


(a)(1)

Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated January 19, 2005. Previously filed on February 18, 2005 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(a)(2)

Certificate of Trust as filed with the State of Delaware on January 19, 2005. Previously filed on February 18, 2005 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(b)

By-Laws, effective as of January 19, 2005. Previously filed on February 18, 2005 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(c)

Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders. See Article III, “Shares” and Article V “Shareholders’ Voting Powers and Meetings” of the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust. See also, Article II, “Meetings of Shareholders” of the Registrant’s By-Laws.

(d)(1)

Management Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund and Jacobs & Company, previously filed on April 24, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(2)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Critical Math Fund, and Critical Math Advisors LLC, previously filed on January 30, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 8, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(3)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Biondo Growth Fund, and Biondo Investment Advisors, LLC, previously filed on April 24, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(4)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Biltmore Index Enhancing Fund, the Biltmore Momentum/Dynamic ETF Fund, and the Biltmore Contrarian/Momentum Fund, and Capital Group, Inc. (D.B.A. Biltmore Investment Group), previously filed on May 31, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(5)

Investment Advisory Agreement between Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC and the Registrant, with respect to the Arrow DWA Balanced Fund and Arrow DWA Tactical Fund, previously filed on May 30, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 45, and hereby incorporated by reference. Updated Investment Advisory Agreement to include Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund to be filed by amendment.

(d)(6)

Sub-Advisory Agreement between Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC and Dorsey, Wright & Associates, Inc., is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on March 2, 2007.  

(d)(7)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Autopilot Managed Growth Fund, and Rhoads Lucca Capital Partners, LP, previously filed on January 12, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(8)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Changing Parameters Fund, and Changing Parameters, LLC, previously filed on January 12, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(9)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Palantir Fund, and Palantir Capital Management, Ltd., previously filed on May 3, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 20, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(10)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Pacific Financial Core Equity Fund, the Pacific Financial Explorer Fund, the Pacific Financial International Fund, the Pacific Financial Strategic Conservative Fund and the Pacific Financial Tactical Fund, and The Pacific Financial Group, Inc., previously filed on May 11, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(11)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Roanoke Small-Cap Growth Fund, and Roanoke Asset Management Corp., previously filed on February 1, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(12)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Gratio Values Fund, and Sherwood Advisors, LLC (D.B.A. Gratio Capital), previously filed on June 8, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(13)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund, and Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC, previously filed on July 31, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(14)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to AlphaStream Special Equity Fund, and AlphaStream Portfolios, Inc, previously filed on July 31, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(15)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Sierra Core Retirement Fund and Wright Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on December 17, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 35, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(16)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Anchor Multi-Strategy Growth Fund and Anchor Capital Management Group, LLC, previously filed on February 1, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(17)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Free Enterprise Action Fund and Action Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(18)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Wayne Hummer Asset Management Company, with respect to PathMaster Domestic Equity Fund and Wayne Hummer Large Cap Core Fund previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference. Updated Investment Advisory Agreement to include Wayne Hummer Asset Management Company as the Adviser to Wayne Hummer Real Estate 130/30 Fund and Wayne Hummer Small Cap Core Fund previously filed on November 28, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 73, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(19)

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC and Dorsey, Wright & Associates, Inc., with respect to Arrow DWA Tactical Fund, previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(20)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to EAS Genesis Fund and Emerald Asset Advisors, LLC, previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(21)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to KCM Macro Trends Fund and Kerns Capital Management, Inc., previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(22)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to EM Capital India Gateway Fund and EM Capital Management, LLC, previously filed on September 8, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 61, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(23)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the MutualHedge Funds, and Equinox Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on October 10, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 65, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(24)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Oxford Global Total Return Fund, and The Oxford Private Client Group, LLC, previously filed on July 29, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 54, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(25)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Generations Multi-Strategy Fund and Three G Financial, LLC, previously filed on August 21, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 58, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(26)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Wade Core Destination Fund and Wade Financial Group, previously filed on August 21, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 58, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(27)

Investment Advisory Agreement between SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc. and the Registrant, on behalf of SouthernSun Small Cap Fund and SouthernSun Mid Cap Fund, previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(28)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Kids Fund and Hepburn Capital Management, LLC previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(29)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Toews Hedged Emerging Markets Fund and Toews Corporation to be filed by amendment.

(d)(30)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Leader Short Term Bond Fund and Leader Capital Corp., previously filed on October 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(d)(31)

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC and Dorsey, Wright & Associates, Inc., with respect to Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund to be filed by amendment.

(d)(32)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund and CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. is filed herewith.

(d)(33)

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. and Anchor Capital Management Group, LLC, with respect to CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund to be filed by amendment.

(d)(34)

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. and Traub Capital Management, LLC, with respect to CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund to be filed by amendment.

(d)(35)

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. and Bandon Capital Management, LLC, with respect to CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund to be filed by amendment.

(d)(36)

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. and Heritage Capital, LLC, with respect to CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund to be filed by amendment.

(d)(37)

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. and Schreiner Capital Management, Inc., with respect to CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund to be filed by amendment.

(d)(38)

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. and Scotia Partners, Ltd., with respect to CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund to be filed by amendment.

(d)(39)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Incline Capital Long/Short Fund and Incline Asset Management, LLC is filed herewith.

(d)(40)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Currency Fund and Sarasota Capital Partners, LLC to be filed by amendment.

(d)(41)

Investment Advisory Agreement between Bull Path Capital Management LLC and the Registrant, with respect to Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund to be filed by amendment.

(e)(1)

Underwriting Agreement between the Registrant and Northern Lights Distributors LLC, previously filed on October 2, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(e)(2)

Underwriting Agreement between the Registrant and Foreside Distribution Services, LP with respect to The Leader Short-Term Bond Fund, previously filed on October 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(f)

Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts -  NONE

(g)(1)

Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon, previously filed on October 2, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, and hereby incorporated by reference.   

(g)(2)

Custody Agreement between the Registrant and the First National Bank of Omaha, is hereby incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on March 2, 2007.  

(g)(3)

Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The Huntington National Bank, with respect to Free Enterprise Action Fund, previously filed on April 25, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 42, and hereby incorporated by reference.  

(g)(4)

Custody Agreement between the Registrant and Union Bank of California, N.A., with respect to the MutualHedge Funds, previously filed on October 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, and hereby incorporated by reference..

(g)(5)

Custody Agreement between the Registrant and Fifth Third Bank, previously filed on October 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(1)

Fund Accounting Service Agreement between the Registrant and Gemini Fund Services, LLC, previously filed on October 2, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(2)

Administration Service Agreement between the Registrant and Gemini Fund Services, LLC, previously filed on October 2, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(3)

Transfer Agency Service Agreement between the Registrant and Gemini Fund Services, LLC, previously filed on October 2, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(4)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund, and Jacobs & Company was previously filed in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement dated on April 15, 2005 is incorporated herein by reference.

(h)(5)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Critical Math Fund, and Critical Math Advisors LLC, previously filed on January 30, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 8, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(6)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Biondo Growth Fund, and Biondo Investment Advisors, LLC, previously filed on April 24, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(7)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Biltmore Index Enhancing Fund, the Biltmore Momentum/Dynamic ETF Fund, and the Biltmore Contrarian/Momentum Fund, and Capital Group, Inc. (D.B.A. Biltmore Investment Group), previously filed on May 31, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(8)

Expense Limitation Agreement between Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC and the Registrant, with respect to Arrow DWA Balanced Fund, Arrow DWA Tactical Fund and Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund, previously filed on May 30, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 45, and hereby incorporated by reference. Updated Expense Limitation Agreement to include Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund to be filed by amendment.

(h)(9)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Autopilot Managed Growth Fund, and Rhoads Lucca Capital Partners, LP previously filed on January 12, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(10)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Palantir Fund, and Palantir Capital Management, Ltd., previously filed on May 3, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 20, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(11)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Pacific Financial Core Equity Fund, the Pacific Financial Explorer Fund, the Pacific Financial International Fund, the Pacific Financial Strategic Conservative Fund and the Pacific Financial Tactical Fund, and The Pacific Financial Group, Inc. previously filed on May 11, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(12)

Expense Limitation Agreements between the Registrant, with respect to Roanoke Small-Cap Growth Fund, and Roanoke Asset Management Corp., previously filed on February 1, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(13)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Gratio Values Fund, and Sherwood Advisors, LLC (D.B.A. Gratio Capital), previously filed on October 2, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, and hereby incorporated by reference.   

(h)(14)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the AlphaStream Special Equity Fund, and AlphaStream Portfolios, Inc. previously filed on July 31, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(15)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Sierra Core Retirement Fund and Wright Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on December 17, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 35, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(16)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Anchor Multi-Strategy Growth Fund and Anchor Capital Management Group, LLC, previously filed on February 1, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(17)

Custody Administration Agreement between Registrant and the Administrator, with respect to certain Funds of the Trust that use First National Bank of Omaha as Custodian, is hereby incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on March 2, 2007.

(h)(18)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Free Enterprise Action Fund and Action Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(19)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Wayne Hummer Asset Management Company, with respect to PathMaster Domestic Equity Fund and Wayne Hummer Large Cap Core Fund, previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference. Updated Expense Limitation Agreement to include Wayne Hummer Real Estate 130/30 Fund and Wayne Hummer Small Cap Core Fund previously filed on November 28, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 73, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(20)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect EAS Genesis Fund and Emerald Asset Advisors, LLC, previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(21)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to KCM Macro Trends Fund and Kerns Capital Management, Inc., previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(22)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to EM Capital India Gateway Fund and EM Capital Management, LLC, previously filed on September 8, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 61, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(23)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the MutualHedge Funds and Equinox Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on October 10, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 65, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(24)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Oxford Global Total Return Fund and The Oxford Private Client Group, LLC, previously filed on July 29, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 54, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(25)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Generations Multi-Strategy Fund and Three G Financial, LLC previously filed on August 21, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 58, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(26)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with to the Wade Core Destination Fund and Wade Financial Group previously filed on August 21, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 58, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(27)

Expense Limitation Agreement between SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc. and the Registrant, on behalf of SouthernSun Small Cap Fund and SouthernSun Mid Cap Fund previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(28)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Kids Fund and Hepburn Capital Management, LLC, previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(29)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Toews Hedged Emerging Markets Fund and Toews Corporation to be filed by amendment.

(h)(30)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to Leader Short-Term Bond Fund and Leader Capital Corp., previously filed on October 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(h)(31)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund and CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. is filed herewith.

(h)(32)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Incline Capital Long/Short Fund and Incline Asset Management, LLC is filed herewith.

(h)(33)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to The Currency Fund and Sarasota Capital Partners, LLC to be filed by amendment.

(h)(34)

Expense Limitation Agreement between Bull Path Capital Management, LLC and the Registrant, with respect to Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund to be filed by amendment.

(i)(1)

Opinion of Counsel, previously filed on December 24, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 75, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(i)(2)

Consent of Counsel is filed herewith.

(j)(1)

Consent of Independent Auditors is filed herewith.

(j)(2)

Powers of Attorney of the Trust and certain Trustees (Anthony J. Hertl, Michael Miola, and L. Merill Bryan) were filed in Post Effective Amendment No. 12 on May 9, 2006 and are hereby incorporated by reference.

(j)(3)

Power of Attorney of Gary W. Lanzen, previously filed on May 31, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(j)(4)

Power of Attorney of Mark Taylor, previously filed on February 1, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(j)(5)

Powers of Attorney of Andrew Rogers and Kevin Wolf, previously filed on February 12, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 37, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(k)

Omitted Financial Statements - Not Applicable.

(l)

Initial Capital Agreements - Not Applicable.

(m)(1)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of the Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund was previously filed on February 18, 2005 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(2)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of the Critical Math Fund, previously filed on January 27, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 8, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(3)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of The Biondo Growth Fund, previously filed on April 24, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(4)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of the Biltmore Index Enhancing Fund, Biltmore Momentum/Dynamic ETF Fund, and the Biltmore Contrarian/Momentum Fund, previously filed on May 31, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(5)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of the Arrow DWA Balanced Fund previously filed on July 19, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 15, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(6)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of the Autopilot Managed Growth Fund previously filed on January 12, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(7)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of the Pacific Financial Core Equity Fund, the Pacific Financial Explorer Fund, the Pacific Financial International Fund, the Pacific Financial Strategic Conservative Fund and the Pacific Financial Tactical Fund previously filed on May 11, 2007 in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(8)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Roanoke Small-Cap Growth Fund filed previously filed on July 31, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(9)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Gratio Values Fund, previously filed on May 6, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 43, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(10)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Investor Shares of the AlphaStream Special Equity Fund previously filed on July 31, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 27, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(11)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Investor Class Shares of The Biondo Growth Fund, previously filed on February 1, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(12)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund, previously filed on October 2, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(13)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Sierra Core Retirement Fund, previously filed on December 17, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 35, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(14)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Anchor Multi-Strategy Growth Fund, previously filed on February 1, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(15)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of PathMaster Domestic Equity Fund, previously filed on May 6, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 43, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(16)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Arrow DWA Tactical Fund, previously filed on May 6, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 43, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(17)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of EAS Genesis Fund, previously filed on May 6, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 43, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(18)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of KCM Macro Trends Fund, previously filed on May 6, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 43, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(19)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of EM Capital India Gateway Fund, previously filed on September 8, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 61, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(20)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Wayne Hummer Large Cap Core Fund, previously filed on May 2, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 44, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(21)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of MutualHedge Funds previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(22)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Oxford Global Total Return Fund, previously filed on September 8, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 61, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(23)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Wade Core Destination Fund previously filed on October 10, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 65, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(24)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of SouthernSun Small Cap Fund previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(25)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of The Kids Fund previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(26)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Leader Short-Term Bond Fund previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(27)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund to be filed by amendment.

(m)(28)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Wayne Hummer Real Estate 130/30 Fund and Wayne Hummer Small Cap Core Fund previously filed on November 28, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 73, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(29)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of SouthernSun Mid Cap Fund previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(m)(30)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund to be filed by amendment.

(m)(31)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Incline Capital Long/Short Fund to be filed by amendment.

(m)(32)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of The Currency Fund to be filed by amendment.

(m)(32)

Rule 12b-1 Plan of Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund to be filed by amendment.

(n)

Rule 18f-3 Plan, previously filed on October 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, and hereby incorporated by reference. Amended Rule 18f-3 Plan to include Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund to be filed by amendment.

(p)(1)

Code of Ethics of Jacobs & Company was previously filed in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement dated on April 15, 2005 is incorporated herein by reference.

(p)(2)

Code of Ethics of Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, previously filed on October 30, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 32, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(3)

Code of Ethics of Critical Math Advisors LLC, previously filed on January 27, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 8, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(4)

Code of Ethics of Biondo Investment Advisors, LLC, previously filed on April 24, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(5)

Code of Ethics of Ahrens Advisors LP, previously filed on March 16, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 10, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(6)

Code of Ethics of Capital Group, Inc. (D.B.A. Biltmore Investment Group) previously filed on May 31, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(7)

Code of Ethics of Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC previously filed on July 19, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 15, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(8)

Code of Ethics of Dorsey, Wright & Associates, Inc previously filed on July 19, 2006 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 15, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(9)

Code of Ethics of Rhoads Lucca Capital Partners, LP previously filed on January 12, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(10)

Code of Ethics of Changing Parameters, LLC previously filed on January 12, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(11)

Code of Ethics of Palantir Capital Management, Ltd. previously filed on May 11, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(12)

Code of Ethics of The Pacific Financial Group, Inc. previously filed on May 11, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(13)

Code of Ethics of Roanoke Asset Management Corp. previously filed on May 11, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(14)

Code of Ethics of Sherwood Advisors, LLC (D.B.A. Gratio Capital) previously filed on May 11, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(15)

Code of Ethics of AlphaStream Portfolios, Inc., previously filed on October 2, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(16)

Code of Ethics of Wright Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on December 17, 2007 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 35, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(17)

Code of Ethics of Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc., previously filed on February 12, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 37, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(18)

Code of Ethics of Action Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on May 6, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 43, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(19)

Code of Ethics of Wayne Hummer Asset Management Company, previously filed on March 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 40, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(20)

Code of Ethics of Emerald Asset Advisors, LLC, previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(21)

Code of Ethics of Kerns Capital Management, Inc., previously filed on April 18, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(22)

Code of Ethics of EM Capital Management, LLC previously filed on October 31, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(23)

Code of Ethics of Equinox Fund Management, LLC, previously filed on July 17, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 53, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(24)

Code of Ethics of The Oxford Private Client Group, LLC, previously filed on October 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(25)

Code of Ethics of Three G Financial, LLC, previously filed on August 21, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 58, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(26)

Code of Ethics of Wade Financial Group, previously filed on August 21, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 58, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(27 )

Code of Ethics of SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc. previously filed on August 21, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 58, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(28)

Code of Ethics of Hepburn Capital Management, LLC, previously filed on November 4, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 69, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(29)

Code of Ethics of Toews Corporation, previously filed on November 7, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(30)

Code of Ethics of Leader Capital Corp., previously filed on October 20, 2008 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement in Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, and hereby incorporated by reference.

(p)(31)

Code of Ethics of CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. to be filed by amendment.

(p)(32)

(p)(33)

(p)(34)

(p)(35)

(p)(36)

Code of Ethics of Traub Capital Management, LLC to be filed by amendment.

Code of Ethics of Bandon Capital Management, LLC to be filed by amendment.

Code of Ethics of Heritage Capital, LLC to be filed by amendment.

Code of Ethics of Schreiner Capital Management, Inc. to be filed by amendment.

Code of Ethics of Scotia Partners, Ltd. to be filed by amendment.

(p)(37)

(p)(38)

(p)(39)

Code of Ethics of Incline Asset Management, LLC to be filed by amendment.

Code of Ethics of Sarasota Capital Partners, LLC to be filed by amendment.

Code of Ethics of Bull Path Capital Management, LLC to be filed by amendment.



ITEM 24.

PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE REGISTRANT.


None.



ITEM 25.

INDEMNIFICATION.


Article VIII, Section 2(a) of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides that to the fullest extent that limitations on the liability of Trustees and officers are permitted by the Delaware Statutory Trust Act of 2002, the officers and Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any act or omission of:  any agent or employee of the Trust; any investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Trust; or with respect to each Trustee and officer, the act or omission of any other Trustee or officer, respectively.  The Trust, out of the Trust Property, is required to indemnify and hold harmless each and every officer and Trustee from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever arising out of or related to such officer’s or Trustee’s performance of his or her duties as an officer or Trustee of the Trust.  This limitation on liability applies to events occurring at the time a person serves as a Trustee or officer of the Trust whether or not such person is a Trustee or officer at the time of any proceeding in which liability is asserted.  Nothing contained in the Agreement and Declaration of Trust indemnifies, holds harmless or protects any officer or Trustee from or against any liability to the Trust or any shareholder to which such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office.


Article VIII, Section 2(b) provides that every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking and every other act or document whatsoever issued, executed or done by or on behalf of the Trust, the officers or the Trustees or any of them in connection with the Trust shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued, executed or done only in such Person’s capacity as Trustee and/or as officer, and such Trustee or officer, as applicable, shall not be personally liable therefore, except as described in the last sentence of the first paragraph of Section 2 of Article VIII.


Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions of Delaware law and the Agreement and Declaration of the Registrant or the By-Laws of the Registrant, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Trust in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


The Underwriting Agreement provides that the Registrant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Northern Lights Distributors (NLD), its several officers and directors, and any person who controls NLD within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending such claims, demands or liabilities and any reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) which NLD, its officers and directors, or any such controlling persons, may incur under the Securities Act, the 1940 Act, or common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon: (i) any untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement, of a material fact required to be stated in either any Registration Statement or any Prospectus, (ii) any omission, or alleged omission, to state a material fact required to be stated in any Registration Statement or any Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in any of them not misleading, (iii) the Registrant’s  failure to maintain an effective Registration statement and Prospectus with respect to Shares of the Funds that are the subject of the claim or demand, or (iv)  the Registrant’s failure to provide NLD with advertising or sales materials to be filed with the FINRA on a timely basis.


The Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency and Administration Service Agreements with Gemini Fund Services (GFS) provides that the Registrant agrees to indemnify and hold GFS harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to the Registrant’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of the Agreement, or which arise out of the Registrant’s lack of good faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Registrant’s performance under or in connection with this Agreement.


The Consulting Agreement with Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (NLCS) provides that the Registrant agree to indemnify and hold NLCS harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to the Trust’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of the Agreement, or which arise out of the Trust’s lack of good faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Trust’s performance under or in connection with the Agreement.  NLCS shall not be liable for, and shall be entitled to rely upon, and may act upon information, records and reports generated by the Trust, advice of the Trust, or of counsel for the Trust and upon statements of the Trust’s independent accountants, and shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such records and reports



ITEM 26.

BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISER.

  

Certain information pertaining to the business and other connections of each Advisor of each series of the Trust is hereby incorporated herein by reference to the section of the respective Prospectus captioned “Investment Advisor” and to the section of the respective Statement of Additional Information captioned “Investment Advisory and Other Services.”  The information required by this Item 26 with respect to each director, officer or partner of each Advisor is incorporated by reference to the Advisor’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (Form ADV) on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Each Advisor’s Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov, and may be requested by File No. as follows:

Jacobs & Company, the Adviser to the Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund -- File No. 801 - 55883

Critical Math Advisors LLC, the Adviser to the Critical Math Fund -- File No. 801 - 65306

Biondo Investment Advisors, LLC, the Adviser to The Biondo Growth Fund -- File No. 801 - 62775

Capital Group Inc. (D.B.A. Biltmore Investment Group), the Adviser to Biltmore Index Enhancing Fund, Biltmore Momentum/Dynamic ETF Fund, and the Biltmore Contrarian/Momentum Fund -- File No. 801 - 67721

Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC, the Adviser to the Arrow DWA Balanced Fund, Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund, Arrow DWA Tactical Fund and Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund -- File No. 801 - 66595

Dorsey, Wright & Associates, Inc., the Sub-Adviser to the Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund, Arrow DWA Balanced Fund and Arrow DWA Tactical Fund -- File No. 801 - 29045

Rhoads Lucca Capital Partners, LP, the Adviser to Autopilot Managed Growth Fund -- File No. 801 - 64590


Changing Parameters, LLC, the Adviser to Changing Parameters Fund -- File No. 801-63495

Palantir Capital Management, Ltd., the Adviser to Palantir Fund -- File No. 801 - 63362

The Pacific Financial Group, Inc., the Adviser to the Pacific Financial Core Equity Fund, the Pacific Financial Explorer Fund, the Pacific Financial International Fund, the Pacific Financial Strategic Conservative Fund and the Pacific Financial Tactical Fund -- File No. 801 - 18151

Roanoke Asset Management Corp., the Adviser to Roanoke Small-Cap Growth Fund -- File No. 801- 13857

Sherwood Advisors, LLC (D.B.A. Gratio Capital), the Adviser to Gratio Values Fund -- File No. 801 - 68764

AlphaStream Portfolios, Inc., the Adviser of AlphaStream Special Equity Fund -- File No. 801- 35169

Wright Fund Management, LLC, the Adviser of Sierra Core Retirement Fund – File No. 801- 68554

Anchor Capital Management Group, LLC, the Adviser of Anchor Multi-Strategy Growth Fund and Sub-Adviser of the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund – File No. - 801-69345

Action Fund Management, LLC, the Adviser of Free Enterprise Action Fund – File No. 801 - 63163

Wayne Hummer Asset Management Company, the Adviser of PathMaster Domestic Equity Fund, Wayne Hummer Large Cap Core Fund, Wayne Hummer Real Estate 130/30 Fund and Wayne Hummer Small Cap Core Fund – File No. 801 – 16937

Emerald Asset Advisors, LLC, the Adviser of EAS Genesis Fund – File No. 801 – 56946

Kerns Capital Management, Inc., the Adviser of the KCM Macro Trends Fund – File No. 801 – 57482

EM Capital Management, LLC, the Adviser of the EM Capital India Gateway Fund – File No. 801 – 65860

The Oxford Private Client Group, LLC, the Adviser of the Oxford Global Total Return Fund – File No. 801- 64694 

Equinox Fund Management, LLC, the Adviser of the MutualHedge Funds – File No. 801- 67852


Three G Financial, LLC, the Adviser of the Generations Multi-Strategy Fund – File No. 801- 69579


Wade Financial Group, the Adviser of the Wade Core Destination Fund – File No. 801-47676 


SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc., the Adviser of the SouthernSun Small Cap Fund and SouthernSun Mid Cap Fund – File No. 801- 34451


Hepburn Capital Management, LLC, the Adviser of The Kids Fund – File No. 801- 61227


Toews Corporation, the Adviser of the Toews Hedged Emerging Markets Fund – File No. 801- 47765


Leader Capital Corp., the Adviser of the Leader Short Term Bond Fund – File No. 801- 56684 


CMG Capital Management Group, Inc, the Adviser of the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund – File No. 801-43455 


Traub Capital Management, LLC, the Sub-Adviser to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund - File No. to be filed by amendment.

Bandon Capital Management, LLC, the Sub-Adviser to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund - File No. 801-68367 

Heritage Capital, LLC, the Sub-Adviser to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund - File No. to be filed by amendment.

Schreiner Capital Management, Inc., the Sub-Adviser to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund - File No. 801-45366 

Scotia Partners, Ltd., the Sub-Adviser to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund - File No. to be filed by amendment.

Incline Asset Management, LLC, the Adviser of the Incline Capital Long/Short Fund – File No. 801-69747 

Sarasota Capital Partners, LLC, the Adviser of The Currency Fund – File No. 801-68409 

Bull Path Capital Management, LLC, the Adviser of Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund – File No. 801- 65532

 

ITEM 27.

PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER.  


(a)

Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (“NLD”), the principal underwriter to Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund, The Biondo Growth Fund,  Biltmore Index Enhancing Fund, Biltmore Momentum/Dynamic ETF Fund, Biltmore Contrarian/Momentum Fund, Critical Math Fund, Arrow DWA Balanced Fund, Arrow DWA Tactical Fund, Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund, Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund, Autopilot Managed Growth Fund, Changing Parameters Fund, Gratio Values Fund, Palantir Fund, Pacific Financial Core Equity Fund, Pacific Financial Explorer Fund, Pacific Financial International Fund, Pacific Financial Strategic Conservative Fund, Pacific Financial Tactical Fund, Roanoke Small-Cap Growth Fund, AlphaStream Special Equity Fund, Sierra Core Retirement Fund, Anchor Multi-Strategy Growth Fund, EAS Genesis Fund, Free Enterprise Action Funds, PathMaster Domestic Equity Fund, Wayne Hummer Large Cap Core Fund, KCM Macro Trends Fund, EM Capital India Gateway Fund, Generations Multi-Strategy Fund, MutualHedge Funds, Wade Core Destination Fund, SouthernSun Small Cap Fund, SouthernSun Mid Cap Fund, The Kids Fund, Toews Hedged Emerging Markets Fund, Wayne Hummer Real Estate 130/30 Fund. Wayne Hummer Small Cap Core Fund, CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund, Incline Capital Long/Short Fund, The Currency Fund, Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund, also acts as principal underwriter for the following:  


AdvisorOne Funds, Bryce Capital Funds, Miller Investment Trust, the North Country Funds, Northern Lights Variable Trust, Ralph Parks Portfolios Trust, Roge Partners Funds and The Saratoga Advantage Trust.


Foreside Distribution Services, LP (“Foreside”) serves as the underwriter to the Leader Short-Term Bond Fund and also acts as principal underwriter for the following:


American Independence Funds Trust, The Bjurman, Barry Funds, Capital One Funds, Commonwealth International Series Trust, The Coventry Group, Coventry Funds Trust, First Focus Funds, Inc., HSBC Advisor Funds Trust, HSBC Investor Funds, Lou Holland Trust, Pacific Capital Funds (including CATS and Hawaiian Trust), PNC Funds, RMR Series Trust, STI Classic Funds, STI Classic Variable Trust, The 3800 Fund, The Blue Fund Group and Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc..


(b)

NLD is registered with Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.  The principal business address of NLD is 4020 South 147th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68137.  NLD is an affiliate of Gemini Fund Services, LLC.  To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the following are the members and officers of NLD:

  

Name

Positions and Offices

with Underwriter

Positions and Offices

with the Fund

W. Patrick Clarke

Manager

None

Brian Nielsen

Manager, President, Secretary

None

Daniel Applegarth

Treasurer

None

Mike Nielsen

Chief Compliance Officer and AML Compliance Officer

None


Foreside Distribution Services, LP is registered with Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.  The principal business address of Foreside is 10 High Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110.  To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the following are the members and officers of NLD:

  

Name

Positions and Offices

with Underwriter

Positions and Offices

with the Fund

Mark S. Redman

President and Director

None

Elliott Dobin

Secretary

None

Wayne A. Rose

Co-Chief Compliance Officer

None

Linda C. Carley

Chief Compliance Officer

None

James E. (Ed) Pike

Financial and Operations Principal

None


(c)

Not Applicable.



ITEM 28.

LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.


The following entities prepare, maintain and preserve the records required by Section 31 (a) of the 1940 Act for the Registrant.  These services are provided to the Registrant for such periods prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchanged Commission under the 1940 Act and such records are the property of the entity required to maintain and preserve such records and will be surrendered promptly on request.


Bank of New York Mellon (“BONY”), located at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286, provides custodian services to the Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund, The Biondo Growth Fund, Biltmore Index Enhancing Fund, Biltmore Momentum/Dynamic ETF Fund, Biltmore Contrarian/Momentum Fund, Arrow DWA Balanced Fund, Arrow DWA Tactical Fund, Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund, Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund, Changing Parameters Fund, Gratio Values Fund, Palantir Fund, Pacific Financial Core Equity Fund, Pacific Financial Explorer Fund, Pacific Financial International Fund, Pacific Financial Strategic Conservative Fund, Pacific Financial Tactical Fund, Roanoke Small-Cap Growth Fund and Anchor Multi-Strategy Growth Fund pursuant to a Custody Agreement between BONY and the Trust.  


First National Bank of Omaha (“FNBO”), located at 1620 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68197, provides custodian services to the Critical Math Fund, the Autopilot Managed Growth Fund, the AlphaStream Special Equity Fund, Sierra Core Retirement Fund, PathMaster Domestic Equity Fund, Wayne Hummer Large Cap Core Fund, EAS Genesis Fund, Wade Core Destination Fund, SouthernSun Small Cap Fund, SouthernSun Mid Cap Fund, Wayne Hummer Real Estate 130/30 Fund, Wayne Hummer Small Cap Core Fund and Incline Capital Long/Short Fund pursuant to a Custody Agreement between FNBO and the Trust.  


The Huntington National Bank (“Huntington”), located at 7 Easton Oval/EA4E72, Columbus, OH 43219, provides custodian services to Free Enterprise Action Fund pursuant to a Custody Agreement between Huntington and the Trust.


Union Bank of California, National Association, 475 Sansome Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, California  94111(UBOC), provides custodian services to the MutualHedge Funds pursuant to a Custody Agreement between UBOC and the Trust.


Fifth Third Bank (“Fifth Third”), 38 Fountain Square Plaza Cincinnati, Ohio 45263, provides custodian services to KCM Macro Trends Fund, Generations Multi-Strategy Fund, the Leader Short-Term Bond Fund, Toews Hedged Emerging Markets Fund, CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund, The Currency Fund, Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund pursuant to a Custody Agreement between Fifth Third and the Trust.


Gemini Fund Services, LLC (“GFS”), located at 4020 South 147th Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68137, provides transfer agent and dividend disbursing services pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreements between GFS and the Trust.  In such capacities, GFS provides pricing for each Fund’s portfolio securities, keeps records regarding securities and other assets in custody and in transfer, bank statements, canceled checks, financial books and records, and keeps records of each shareholder’s account and all disbursement made to shareholders.  GFS also maintains all records required pursuant to Administrative Service Agreements with the Trust.  


Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, located at 4020 South 147th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68137, serves as principal underwriter for the Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund, The Biondo Growth Fund,  Biltmore Index Enhancing Fund, Biltmore Momentum/Dynamic ETF Fund, Biltmore Contrarian/Momentum Fund, Critical Math Fund, Arrow DWA Balanced Fund, Arrow DWA Tactical Fund, Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund, Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund, Autopilot Managed Growth Fund, Changing Parameters Fund, Gratio Values Fund, Palantir Fund, Pacific Financial Core Equity Fund, Pacific Financial Explorer Fund, Pacific Financial International Fund, Pacific Financial Strategic Conservative Fund, Pacific Financial Tactical Fund, Roanoke Small-Cap Growth Fund, AlphaStream Special Equity Fund, Sierra Core Retirement Fund, Anchor Multi-Strategy Growth Fund, EAS Genesis Fund, Free Enterprise Action Funds, PathMaster Domestic Equity Fund, Wayne Hummer Large Cap Core Fund, KCM Macro Trends Fund, EM Capital India Gateway Fund, Generations Multi-Strategy Fund, MutualHedge Funds, Wade Core Destination Fund, SouthernSun Small Cap Fund, SouthernSun Mid Cap Fund, Wayne Hummer Real Estate 130/30 Fund, Wayne Hummer Small Cap Core Fund, CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund, Incline Capital Long/Short Fund, The Currency Fund, Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund maintains all records required to be maintained pursuant to the Fund’s Distribution Plan and Agreements adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.  

Foreside Distribution Services, LP, located at 10 High Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110, serves as principal underwriter for the Leader Short-Term Bond Fund  and maintains all records required to be maintained pursuant to the Fund’s Distribution Plan and Agreements adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.  


Jacobs & Company, located at 300 Summers Street, Suite 970, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Jacobs & Company Mutual Fund.  


Critical Math Advisors LLC, located at 29 Emmons Drive, Suite A-20, Princeton, NJ  08540, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to Critical Math Fund.


Biondo Investment Advisors, LLC, located at 544 Routes 6 & 209, PO Box 909, Milford, Pennsylvania 18337, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to The Biondo Growth Fund.


Capital Group Inc. (D.B.A. Biltmore Investment Group), located at Hayden Ferry Lakeside, 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 711, Tempe, AZ 85281-9127, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Biltmore Index Enhancing Fund, Biltmore Momentum/Dynamic ETF Fund, and the Biltmore Contrarian/Momentum Fund.


Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC, located at 2943 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Suite A, Olney, Maryland 20832, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Arrow DWA Balanced Fund, Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund, Arrow DWA Tactical Fund and Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund.


Dorsey, Wright & Associates, Inc., located at with offices at 8014 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia 23235 and 595 East Colorado Blvd., Suite 307, Pasadena, CA  91101, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Arrow DWA Systematic RS Fund, Arrow DWA Balanced Fund and Arrow DWA Tactical Fund.


Rhoads Lucca Capital Partners, LP, located at 14911 Quorum Drive, Suite 380, Dallas Texas 75254, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Autopilot Managed Growth Fund.

  

Changing Parameters, LLC, located at 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Suite A, Menlo Park, California 94025, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Changing Parameters Fund.

  

Palantir Capital Management, Ltd., located at 3355 West Alabama, Suite 1025, Houston, Texas 77098, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to The Palantir Fund.


The Pacific Financial Group, Inc., located at 10900 NE 8th Street, Suite 1523, Bellevue, WA 98004, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Pacific Financial Core Equity Fund, the Pacific Financial Explorer Fund, the Pacific Financial International Fund, the Pacific Financial Strategic Conservative Fund and the Pacific Financial Tactical Fund.


Roanoke Asset Management Corp., located at 529 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY, 10017, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to Roanoke Small-Cap Growth Fund.


Sherwood Advisors, LLC (D.B.A. Gratio Capital), located at 1 Liberty Plaza, 27th floor, New York, NY 10006 pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to Gratio Values Fund.


AlphaStream Portfolios, Inc., located at 2625 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA  30339 pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to AlphaStream Special Equity Fund.


Wright Fund Management, LLC, located at 3420 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA  90405, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to Sierra Core Retirement Fund.


Anchor Capital Management Group, LLC, located at 16140 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA   92618, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to Anchor Multi-Strategy Growth Fund.


Action Fund Management, LLC, located at 12309 Briarbush Lane, Potomac, Maryland 20854, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to Free Enterprise Action Fund.


Wayne Hummer Asset Management Company, located at 222 South Riverside Plaza, 28th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to PathMaster Domestic Equity Fund, Wayne Hummer Large Cap Core Fund, Wayne Hummer Real Estate 130/30 Fund and Wayne Hummer Small Cap Core Fund.


Emerald Asset Advisors, LLC, located at 2843 Executive Park Drive, Weston, Florida 33331, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to EAS Genesis Fund.


Kerns Capital Management, Inc., located at Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 1177, Houston, Texas 77056, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the KCM Macro Trends Fund.


EM Capital Management, LLC, located at 920 Country Club Drive, Suite 1-E,  MoragaCA 94556, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to EM Capital India Gateway Fund.


The Oxford Private Client Group, LLC, 1900 LaSalle Avenue N., Minneapolis, Minnesota pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the MutualHedge Funds.


Equinox Fund Management, LLC, 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 100, Denver, CO 80264, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the MutualHedge Funds.


Three G Financial, LLC, 5940 South Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89118, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Generations Multi-Strategy Fund.


Wade Financial Group, 5500 Wayzata Blvd, STE 200, Minneapolis, MN 55416, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records, required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Wade Core Destination Fund.


SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc., 6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 220, Memphis, Tennessee  38119, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the SouthernSun Small Cap Fund and SouthernSun Mid Cap Fund.


Hepburn Capital Management, LLC, 2069 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, AZ  86301, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to The Kids Fund.


Toews Corporation, Cornerstone Commerce Center, 1201 New Road, Suite 111, Linwood, NJ  08221, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Toews Hedged Emerging Markets Fund.


Leader Capital Corp., 121 SW Morrison St., Suite 425, Portland, OR 97204, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Leader Short-Term Bond Fund.


CMG Capital Management Group, LLC, 150 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite A150, Radnor, PA 19087, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund.


Anchor Capital Management Group, LLC, 16140 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with CMG Capital Management Group, LLC, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund.


Traub Capital Management, LLC 97 Chapel Street 3rd Floor, Needham, MA 02492, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with CMG Capital Management Group, LLC, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund.


Bandon Capital Management, LLC, 818 SW 3rd Ave. #240, Portland OR 97204-2405, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with CMG Capital Management Group, LLC, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund.


Heritage Capital, LLC, 1 Bradley Road, Suite 202 Woodbridge CT 06525, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with CMG Capital Management Group, LLC, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund.


Schreiner Capital Management, Inc., 111 Summit Drive, Suite 100 Exton PA 19341, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with CMG Capital Management Group, LLC, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund.


Scotia Partners, Ltd., 436 Ridge Road, Spring City, PA 19475, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with CMG Capital Management Group, LLC, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund.


Incline Asset Management, LLC, 6836 Bees Cave Road, Suite 202, Austin, TX 78746, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to the Incline Capital Long./Short Fund.


Sarasota Capital Partners, LLC, 460 South Tamiami Trail, Osprey, Flordia 34229, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to The Currency Fund.


Bull Path Capital Management, LLC, 150 East 57th Street, 31st Floor, New York, NY  10022, pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, maintains all records required pursuant to such agreement with respect to Bull Path Long-Short Equity Fund and Bull Path Mid-Cap Growth Fund.


ITEM 29.

MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

Not applicable.  


ITEM 30.

UNDERTAKINGS. See Item 25, above, third paragraph.


Signatures


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 80 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized in the City of Hauppauge, State of New York on the 9 th  day of  March 2009.


                                                                NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST

                                      (Registrant)


/s/ Andrew Rogers

By: Andrew Rogers,

President and Principal Executive Officer



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



Michael Miola*


Trustee & Chairman


March 9, 2009


L. Merill Bryan*


Trustee


March 9, 2009


Gary Lanzen*


Trustee


March 9, 2009

 

Anthony Hertl*


Trustee


March 9, 2009

 

Mark Taylor*


Trustee


March 9, 2009


/s/ Andrew Rogers

Andrew Rogers


President and Principal Executive Officer


March 9, 2009


Kevin Wolf*


Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer


March 9, 2009


By:                                     Date:

/s/ Emile R. Molineaux        March 9, 2009

Emile R. Molineaux

*Attorney-in-Fact – Pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on February 12, 2008., in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement on February 1, 2008, in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement on May 31, 2006, and in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement on May 9, 2006.



EXHIBIT INDEX


 

Exhibit

Exhibit No.

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund  and CMG Capital Management Group, Inc.


(d)(32)

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Incline Capital Long/Short Fund and Incline Asset Management, LLC.


(d)(39)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the CMG Absolute Return Strategies Fund and CMG Capital Management Group, Inc.


(h)(31)

Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant, with respect to the Incline Capital Long/Short Fund and Incline Asset Management, LLC.


(h)(32)

Consent of Counsel

(i)(2)

Consent of Independent Auditors

(j)1)

 

 



 C: 

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘485APOS’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
5/31/1024F-2NT,  N-CSR,  NSAR-B
12/31/0924F-2NT,  N-CSR,  N-CSR/A,  N-Q,  NSAR-B,  NSAR-B/A
7/31/0924F-2NT,  24F-2NT/A,  N-CSR,  N-CSR/A,  N-CSRS,  N-Q,  NSAR-A,  NSAR-A/A,  NSAR-B,  NSAR-B/A
Filed on:3/9/09
12/31/0824F-2NT,  N-CSR,  N-CSR/A,  N-Q,  NSAR-B,  NSAR-B/A,  NT-NSAR
12/24/08485APOS,  497,  N-Q
12/15/08
11/28/08485APOS,  485BPOS,  N-Q,  NSAR-A
11/7/08485BPOS,  497
11/4/08485BPOS
10/31/08485APOS,  N-CSRS,  N-CSRS/A,  N-Q,  N-Q/A,  NSAR-A,  NSAR-A/A
10/20/08485BPOS
10/10/08485APOS
9/8/0840-17F1,  485APOS,  485BPOS,  N-CSRS
8/21/08485APOS
7/31/0824F-2NT,  N-CSR,  N-CSRS,  N-Q,  NSAR-A,  NSAR-A/A,  NSAR-B,  NSAR-B/A
7/29/0824F-2NT,  485APOS,  485BPOS
7/17/08485BXT
5/30/08485BPOS,  NSAR-A,  NSAR-B
5/6/08485APOS
5/2/08
4/25/08485BPOS
4/18/08485BPOS
3/20/08485APOS
2/19/08
2/12/08485APOS
2/1/08485APOS
12/17/07485BPOS
10/30/0724F-2NT,  485BPOS
10/2/07485APOS
7/31/0724F-2NT,  485BPOS,  N-CSR,  N-CSRS,  N-Q,  NSAR-A,  NSAR-A/A,  NSAR-B,  NSAR-B/A
6/8/07485APOS
5/11/07
5/3/07485APOS
3/2/07485APOS
1/12/07485APOS,  PRE 14A
7/19/06485APOS
6/22/06
5/31/06485BPOS
5/9/06485APOS
4/24/06485APOS
3/16/06485APOS,  CORRESP
1/30/06485BPOS
1/27/06
4/15/05N-14,  N-1A/A
2/18/05N-1A,  N-8A
1/19/05
 List all Filings 


131 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/25/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/29/24   14:3.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/25/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/29/24   14:4.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/24/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/29/24   14:3M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/24/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/29/24   14:4.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/24/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/29/24   14:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/23/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/29/24   14:2.9M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/15/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                1:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/10/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                2:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 2/23/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     2/28/24   14:8.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 2/05/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     2/05/24   14:4M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/29/24   15:11M                                    Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/25/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/29/24   14:2.7M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/25/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/29/24   14:3.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/23/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/29/24   14:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/23/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/29/24   15:2.9M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/08/24  Northern Lights Fund Trust        POS EX      1/08/24    2:470K                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/28/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    11/28/23   14:2.6M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/22/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                1:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/17/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    11/17/23   14:5.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/30/23   14:6.9M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/30/23   19:4.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/24/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/30/23   14:7.7M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 9/29/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                1:1M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 9/27/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     9/27/23   15:2.6M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/28/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/23   14:3.7M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/28/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/23   15:2.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/25/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/23   14:11M                                    Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/25/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/23   14:2.9M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 7/21/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     7/21/23   14:10M                                    Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 7/14/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                1:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 7/10/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     7/10/23   14:4.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 5/11/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                1:1.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/23   14:3M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/23   14:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/23   14:2.6M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/25/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/23   15:4.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/25/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/23   14:2.7M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/19/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/23   14:2.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/19/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/23   14:2.8M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 2/24/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     2/28/23   14:6.8M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/30/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/30/23   14:3.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/30/23   16:3M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/30/23   15:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/30/23   15:10M                                    Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/23  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/30/23   15:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
12/27/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    12/27/22   16:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/25/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    11/28/22   15:4.7M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/23/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    11/28/22   14:2.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/01/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    11/01/22   15:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/25/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/22   15:6.6M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/24/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/22   15:6.8M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/24/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/22   15:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 9/23/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                1:1.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/29/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/29/22   14:8.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/29/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/29/22   14:4.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/25/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/29/22   14:3.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/25/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/29/22   14:3.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/25/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/29/22   14:8.6M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/10/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/10/22   14:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 6/29/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                1:1.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 6/29/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     6/29/22   13:2.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/28/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/22   14:2.9M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/27/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/22   14:3M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/27/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/22   15:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/27/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/22   15:3M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/26/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/22   15:2.6M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/26/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/22   15:2.8M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/26/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/22   15:3.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/26/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/01/22   16:4.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 2/23/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     2/28/22   14:6.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/22   18:2.9M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/22   17:3.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/25/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/22   16:3.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/25/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/22   17:8.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/25/22  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/22   17:3.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/23/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    11/29/21   14:2.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/27/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/21   14:6.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/26/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/21   14:3.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/25/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/21   14:2.8M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/22/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/21   14:4.8M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/15/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/15/21   14:4.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/06/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/06/21   14:3M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/27/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/21   14:7.7M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/27/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/21   19:7.9M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/26/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/21    3:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/25/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/21    3:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/25/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/21    3:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/16/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS11/23/21    2:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 7/30/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     7/30/21    4:1.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 7/23/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS11/08/21    3:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 6/04/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     6/05/21    3:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 5/21/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        POS EX      5/21/21    2:463K                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 5/14/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     5/15/21    4:1.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/28/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/30/21    3:1M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/28/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/30/21    3:968K                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/28/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/30/21    4:1.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/28/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/30/21    3:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/27/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/30/21    3:1M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/27/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/30/21    3:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/27/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/30/21    4:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/26/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     4/30/21    3:1.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 4/06/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS4/06/21    2:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 3/26/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     3/26/21    2:1.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 3/24/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS3/24/21    8:1.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 3/01/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS3/01/21    2:1.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 2/24/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     2/28/21    4:2.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 2/04/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     2/04/21    4:1.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/28/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/21   14:5.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/28/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/21    3:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/27/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/21    3:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/21    3:1M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/26/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS1/26/21    2:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/25/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/21    4:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 1/25/21  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     1/28/21    3:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
12/07/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    12/07/20    3:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/30/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS11/30/20    2:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/24/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    11/30/20    3:1.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/24/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    11/30/20    3:950K                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
11/13/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS                2:3.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/27/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/20    4:1.5M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/26/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/20    4:1.2M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/26/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/20    4:2.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/23/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS    10/28/20    4:2.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
10/08/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485APOS10/08/20    2:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/28/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/20    3:2M                                     Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/27/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/20    3:2.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/26/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/20    3:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/26/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/20    3:1.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/26/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/20    3:1.4M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/26/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/28/20    3:1.1M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
 8/10/20  Northern Lights Fund Trust        485BPOS     8/10/20    3:1.3M                                   Blu Giant, LLC/FA
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