Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in municipal obligations that pay interest exempt, in the opinion of bond counsel, from Rhode Island state and regular Federal income taxes, the income paid upon which will not be subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax on individuals. In general, all or almost all of these obligations are issued by the State of Rhode Island, its counties and various other local authorities; these obligations may also include certain other governmental issuers. We call these “Rhode Island Obligations.” These securities may include participation or other interests in municipal securities and variable rate demand notes. Some Rhode Island Obligations, such as general obligation issues, are backed by the issuer’s taxing authority, while other Rhode Island Obligations, such as revenue bonds, are backed only by revenues from certain facilities or other sources and not by the issuer itself. These obligations can be of any maturity, but the Fund’s weighted average maturity has traditionally been between 5 and 15 years. The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which means it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

At the time of purchase, the Fund’s Rhode Island Obligations must be of investment grade quality. This means that they must either

The Sub-Adviser selects obligations for the Fund’s portfolio in order to achieve the Fund’s objective by considering various characteristics including quality, maturity and coupon rate.