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Fund Performance

Share Class (Inception)
Category: Equity	YTD %	1 Year %	3 Year %	5 Year %	10 Year %	Since Incep. %
Average Annual Total Returns as of 06/30/2009
NAV:
Class A (06/01/1998)	5.67	-31.12	-15.42	-6.67	-2.29	0.22
Class INV (02/28/2008)	5.67	-31.19	-15.44	-6.69	-2.30	0.21
Class B (06/01/1998)	5.24	-31.71	-16.07	-7.40	-3.04	-0.55
Class C (09/01/1998)	5.24	-31.71	-16.09	-7.40	-3.04	-0.55
With Sales Charges:
Class A (06/01/1998)	-0.15	-34.91	-17.00	-7.72	-2.84	-0.29
Class INV (02/28/2008)	-0.14	-34.97	-17.02	-7.74	-2.85	-0.30
Class B (06/01/1998)	0.24	-35.12	-16.92	-7.77	-3.04	-0.55
Class C (09/01/1998)	4.24	-32.39	-16.09	-7.40	-3.04	-0.55
Average Annual Total Returns as of 06/30/2009
NAV:
Class A (06/01/1998)	5.67	-31.12	-15.42	-6.67	-2.29	0.22
Class INV (02/28/2008)	5.67	-31.19	-15.44	-6.69	-2.30	0.21
Class B (06/01/1998)	5.24	-31.71	-16.07	-7.40	-3.04	-0.55
Class C (09/01/1998)	5.24	-31.71	-16.09	-7.40	-3.04	-0.55
With Sales Charges:
Class A (06/01/1998)	-0.15	-34.91	-17.00	-7.72	-2.84	-0.29
Class INV (02/28/2008)	-0.14	-34.97	-17.02	-7.74	-2.85	-0.30
Class B (06/01/1998)	0.24	-35.12	-16.92	-7.77	-3.04	-0.55
Class C (09/01/1998)	4.24	-32.39	-16.09	-7.40	-3.04	-0.55
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Due to market volatility, current performance may be less or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that upon redemption, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Class A & INV: 5.5% maximum initial sales charge. Class B: CDSC up to 5% if redeemed within six years. Class C: 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year. Gross Expenses: Class A 1.92%, INV 2.14%, B 2.79%, C 2.80%, I 1.49%. Net Expenses: Class A 1.48%, INV 1.58%, B 2.33%, C 2.33%, I 0.93%.

Growth of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment at NAV

Class A shares 06/01/1998 to 03/31/2009. Based on total returns with reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect the effect of any sales charges, which would reduce performance shown. Performance for Class B and C shares will differ based on differences in their sales charges and expense structures. The Russell 2000^® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Results assume the reinvestment of all capital gain and dividend distributions. An investment cannot be made directly into an index.

Investment Advisor

MainStay is a division of New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM), a world-class financial services organization that with its affiliates has more than $224 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2009. NYLIM is the Investment Advisor for all MainStay Funds and serving as manager, runs the Funds' day-to-day business.

Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., is the subadvisor. The firm was founded in April 2004 as a Delaware corporation.

Portfolio Manager(s)

David N. Pearl, CFA

Mr. Pearl joined Epoch in 2004. Prior to joining Epoch, Mr. Pearl was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Steinberg Priest & Sloane Capital Management, LLC from 2001 to 2004, where he was responsible for both institutional and private client assets. Previously, he held a similar portfolio management position at ING Furman Selz Asset Management from 1997 to 2001, where he was responsible for $200 million of institutional and private client assets. He also founded and managed Sagacity International Ltd., a long/short hedge fund from 1997 to 2001. Prior to that, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Citibank Global Asset Management from 1994 to 1997. While at Citibank Global Asset Management, Mr. Pearl managed over $200 million of mutual fund and institutional accounts, and ranked in the top decile of performance versus his peer group. Prior to Citibank, Mr. Pearl was an officer and senior analyst of BEA Associates, predecessor to Credit Suisse Asset Management Americas from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Pearl received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

William W. Priest, CFA

Mr. Priest founded Epoch Investment Partners in 2004. Previously, Mr. Priest was a Co-Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Steinberg Priest & Sloane Capital Management, LLC from 2001 to 2004. Prior to joining Steinberg Priest, he was a Member of the Global Executive Committee of Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) from 1997 to 2001, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management Americas from 1990 to 2001 and CEO and Portfolio Manager of its predecessor firm BEA Associates, which he co-founded in 1972. During his 30 year tenure at BEA and CSAM, Mr. Priest developed the firm into a well-recognized investment manager with over $100 billion under management. He is a CFA charterholder, CPA, and a graduate of Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Graduate School of Business. Mr. Priest is a Director of Globe Wireless, InfraRedX and a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Michael A. Welhoelter, CFA

Mr. Welhoelter joined Epoch in 2005. Prior to joining Epoch, Mr. Welhoelter was a Director and Portfolio Manager in the Quantitative Strategies Group at Columbia Management Group, Inc. from 2001 to 2005. In this role, he managed over $5 billion of mutual funds and separately managed portfolios. Prior to joining Columbia Management Group, he was at Credit Suisse Asset Management Group (CSAM) from 1997 to 2001, where he was a portfolio manager in the Structured Equity Group, overseeing long/short market neutral and large cap core products. Prior to joining CSAM, he was a portfolio manager and quantitative research analyst at Chancellor/LGT Asset Management from 1986 to 1997. Mr. Welhoelter holds a BA degree in Computer and Information Science from Colgate University. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Society of Quantitative Analysts, is a CFA charterholder.

Fund Objective

To seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities of small-cap companies.

Investment Strategy

>	The Fund seeks growing companies in expanding markets with the potential for positive earnings surprises.
>	The Fund seeks factors such as new management, new products, or shifting consumer or economic trends that might lead to attractive growth opportunities.
>	Securities are carefully chosen using a bottom-up, stock-by-stock selection process based on quantitative analysis and fundamental research.
>	Strict sell disciplines seek to limit the Fund's exposure to securities with deteriorating fundamentals.

Fund Statistics

	Class A	Class INV	Class B	Class C
Total Net Assets	20.8M	25.8M	20.4M	1.8M
Beta¹	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.88
Standard Deviation²	19.19	19.19	19.18	19.19
Number of Holdings	101
Purchases	$1,000 minimum initial investment, $50 subsequent

¹Beta is a measure of historical volatility relative to an appropriate index based on its investment objective. A beta greater than 1.00 indicates volatility greater than the market's. Beta shown is based on monthly returns over the last three years.
²Standard Deviation measures how widely dispersed a fund's returns have been over a specified period of time (five years). A high standard deviation indicates that the range is wide, implying greater potential for volatility.

Investor Profile

>	Investors willing to accept the higher risk of small-cap investing to pursue the potential for proportionately higher returns.
>	Investors who believe small-cap companies may enjoy more potential and more room to grow than larger companies.
>	Investors seeking a growth-equity component in a value- or income-oriented portfolio.

Why Small Cap Growth?

Small-cap growth stocks combine the potential of smaller companies with the growth characteristics that frequently drive the market higher.

About Us

Growth stocks may be more volatile than other stocks because they are generally more sensitive to investor perceptions and market moves. During periods of growth stock underperformance, the Fund's performance may suffer. Stocks of small companies may be subject to higher price volatility, significantly lower trading volumes, and greater spreads between bid and ask prices, than stocks of larger companies. Small companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or market developments than mid- or large-capitalization companies. The Fund's use of securities lending presents the risk of default by the borrower, which may result in a loss to the Fund.

View the Prospectus

This mutual fund may be offered and sold only to persons in the United States. Please contact your investment professional or call 800-MAINSTAY (624-6782) for a prospectus or download it now. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the investment company. Please read it carefully before you invest.

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These products are not federally insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or similar agency.

All total returns are shown both with and without their maximum sales charge and assume capital gain and dividend distributions are reinvested.

Performance for Class C shares, first offered 9/1/98, includes the historical performance of the Fund's Class B shares from inception (6/1/98) through 8/31/98 adjusted to reflect the applicable CDSC for such shares.

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>	First Offered
	Class A: 06/01/98
	Class INV: 02/28/08
	Class B: 06/01/98
	Class C: 09/01/98

>	Nasdaq Symbol
	Class A: MSMAX
	Class INV: MSSNX
	Class B: MSOBX
	Class C: MSCCX

>	Cusip Number
	Class A: 56062F525
	Class INV: 56062X393
	Class B: 56062F517
	Class C: 56062F319

>	Fund Number
	Class A: 947
	Class INV: 2567
	Class B: 948
	Class C: 987

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