Text Box: PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION   The Liberty Micro-Cap Gold Index is a compilation of all of the micro-cap gold companies listed on the major North American exchanges that adhere to the following rules.    The rules for inclusion are as follows:   · As of September 1, 2005, the company had to have a market cap of between 2 million and 100 million Canadian dollars.   · Must be publicly traded on one of the following exchanges:  AMEX, NASDAQ, NYSE, TSX, TSX-VENTURE or a subsidiary of one of these exchanges.   · The company must be actively trading meaning they must have made a trade within the 5 trading days previous to September 1, 2005   · Company cannot be in a trading halt for more than a five day period as of September 1, 2005

Text Box: OBJECTIVE:   To provide large cap investors with exposure to the higher rates of returns offered by micro-cap companies while minimizing the volatility and lack of liquidity that traditionally accompany micro-cap stocks.  These stocks are openly traded on the major exchanges throughout North America. 

Text Box: TRUST SPECIFICS   Deposit Information Offering Price per Unit……...…..$10.00 Minimum Investment………...$500,000 Inception Date.………………...11/01/05 Rebalancing ………………….......Yearly Valuation…………………….......Monthly Investing……………………........Monthly Redemptions…………………...Monthly   Sales Charge Initial Sales Charge ……...Up to 5.00% Management Fee………………..1.00%

Text Box: WHY INVEST IN THE LIBERTY MICRO-CAP GOLD INDEX PORTFOLIO?   · Micro-cap companies have traditionally out-performed large-cap companies.   · The common stock of 240 micro-cap companies in one portfolio will provide a level of diversification that is difficult for investors to achieve on their own.   · Gold and commodities experts agree that over the next five years there will be upward pressure on the price of gold due to the global demand from countries such as India and  China.

Text Box: MARKET WEIGHTING   The market weighting of the portfolio will be based on the market value of the free float shares of each of the participating companies.  The free float shares are determined by information provided by FTSE  Group.  The trust is not to exceed 10% of the free float shares of any of the companies in the index.

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Text Box: FREE FLOAT SHARES   Free float shares are all shares of a public company that are not held by board members, not held by share holders with controlling interests, not treasury shares and are not other shares deemed not tradable in the market.

 

 

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Text Box: Please consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the investment company before investing.  The offering memo contains this and other information about the investment company.     A WORD ABOUT RISK   There is no assurance that the trust will achieve its investment objective.  The trust is subject to market risk, which is the possibility that the market values of the stocks owned by the trust will decline and that the value of the trust shares may therefore be less than what you paid for them.  Accordingly, you can lose money investing in this trust.
 

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