Opinions expressed are those of the author or Plumb Funds and are subject to change, are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice. References to other mutual funds should not be interpreted as an offer of these securities.

Fund holdings are subject to change at any time and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.

Earnings growth is not representative of the fund’s future performance.

The Funds may invest in smaller companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. The Funds may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. Growth stocks typically are more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales. Temporary Defensive Positions: Under adverse market conditions the Fund could invest a substantial portion of its assets in US Treasury securities and money market securities which could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the markets. The Plumb Balanced Fund will invest in debt securities, which typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investment by the Fund in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. Investments in Asset Backed and Mortgage Backed Securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. The Fund may engage in short-term trading, which could produce higher transaction costs and taxable distributions and lower the fund’s after-tax performance.

The Plumb Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is a real-time index that represents the market’s expectations for the relative strength of near-term price changes of the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Because it is derived from the prices of SPX index options with near-term expiration dates, it generates a 30-day forward projection of volatility. Volatility, or how fast prices change, is often seen as a way to gauge market sentiment, and in particular the degree of fear among market participants.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), also known as “the Dow,” is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 30 large, publicly-owned blue-chip companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq, according to Investopedia.

The Nasdaq-100 (NDX]) is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capitalization-weighted index. The stocks’ weights in the index are based on their market capitalizations, with certain rules capping the influence of the largest components. It is limited to companies from a single exchange, and it does not have any financial companies. The financial companies are in a separate index, the Nasdaq Financial-100.

RUT is the acronym for the Russell 2000, an index comprised of the smallest 2000 stocks in the Russell 3000. Investors typically watch this small-cap index to measure the performance of smaller, domestically focused businesses in the United States.