 | DAN BECKER
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
WADDELL & REED'S ADVISOR VANGUARD FUND800-366-5465 |  real audio - 28.8k |
| Who is this guy? | Dan Becker Portfolio Manager of Waddell & Reed's Advisor Vanguard Fund | | How long has he been at his job? | He's been at Waddell & Reed for 11 years and
took over as portfolio manager on this fund in mid-1997. | | How has the fund performed? | Year-to-date through Aug. 8, when this interview
was conducted, the fund was up nearly 15 percent. In 1999, the fund's total
return was 43.9 percent; in 1998, it was up 31.2 percent; and in 1997, up
19.6 percent.
The fund's year-to-date total through Dec. 15, 2000, was 0.2 percent. | | Anything interesting about him? | Absolutely. He's loyal, for openers as he
has been with Waddell & Reed ever since he got out of college. "It's my first
and only job out of school, " says Becker. Plus, he's the proud father of
two little girls and when I spoke with him in late summer, was awaiting the
arrival of another little one. | | When was the interview conducted? | Aug. 8, 2000 |
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