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Marketable Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Marketable Securities

Investments Available For Sale

		As of September 30, 2011
		Cost Amount				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
SEI-sponsored mutual funds		$	8,778			$	67			$	(593	)		$	8,252
Other mutual funds			109				13				0				122
Debt securities			65,354				4,250				0				69,604
		$	74,241			$	4,330			$	(593	)		$	77,978
		As of December 31, 2010
		Cost Amount				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
SEI-sponsored mutual funds		$	5,086			$	279			$	(14	)		$	5,351
Other mutual funds			443				59				0				502
Debt securities			67,118				1,799				0				68,917
		$	72,647			$	2,137			$	(14	)		$	74,770

Trading Securities

		As of September 30, 2011
		Cost				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
SIV securities		$	149,850			$	0			$	(94,217	)		$	55,633
LSV-sponsored mutual funds			2,049				1,448				0				3,497
		$	151,899			$	1,448			$	(94,217	)		$	59,130
		As of December 31, 2010
		Cost				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized Losses				Fair Value
SIV securities		$	231,026			$	0			$	(130,381	)		$	100,645
LSV-sponsored mutual funds			2,049				1,900				0				3,949
		$	233,075			$	1,900			$	(130,381	)		$	104,594

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