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Flexible Income Fund
Flexible Income Fund
Investment Objective:

The investment objective is total return, consisting of income and capital growth, consistent with preservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.  

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Flexible Income Fund
Flexible Income Fund Class N Shares
Management Fees 0.65%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.33%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (Underlying Funds) [1] 0.19%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.17%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursements [2] (0.18%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver 0.99%
[1] This number represents the combined total fees and operating expenses of the Underlying Funds owned by the Fund and is not a direct expense incurred by the Fund or deducted from Fund assets. Since this number does not represent a direct operating expense of the Fund, the operating expenses set forth in the Fund's financial highlights do not include this figure.
[2] The fees shown above take into account CLS's advisory fee waiver agreement to limit total operating expenses at least through December 31, 2014 , so that direct expenses (not including expenses relating to dividends on short sales, interest expense, indirect fees and expenses of Underlying Funds and extraordinary or non-recurring expenses) do not exceed 0.80% of average daily net assets. Only the Fund's Board of Trustees may elect to terminate the waiver agreement.
Example:

 This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Flexible Income Fund
Flexible Income Fund Class N Shares
1 101
3 354
5 626
10 1,404
Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio).  A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of the portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund:

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, or exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that invest in fixed income securities. The Fund’s investment adviser, CLS Investments, LLC, seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by using the following investment strategies:


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Investing primarily in investment grade fixed income securities. The securities can be of any maturity, and the average portfolio duration of the Fund normally varies from one to six years. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates.  


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Investing up to 33% of the Fund’s total assets in lower quality, high-yielding debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), including ETFs that invest in junk bonds. Junk bonds are bonds rated Ba by Moody’s, BB by S&P, or lower.


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Investing up to 25% of the Fund’s total assets in securities denominated in foreign currencies, and may invest beyond this limit in U.S. dollar denominated securities of foreign issuers, including ETFs that invest in foreign fixed income securities.


Fixed income securities primarily include:


• securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises (“U.S. Government Securities”);


• corporate debt securities of small and medium capitalization U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including convertible securities and corporate commercial paper;


• mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities;


• debt securities issued by states or local governments and their agencies, authorities and other


government-sponsored enterprises;


• obligations of non-U.S. governments or their subdivisions, agencies and government-sponsored enterprises, international agencies or supranational entities.


The “total return” sought by the Fund consists of income earned on the Fund’s investments, plus capital appreciation, if any, which generally arises from decreases in interest rates, foreign currency appreciation or improving credit fundamentals for a particular sector or security.


In selecting securities for the Fund, CLS develops an outlook for interest rates, currency exchange rates and the economy; analyzes credit and call risks, and uses other security selection techniques. The proportion of the Fund’s assets committed to investment in securities with particular characteristics (such as quality, sector, interest rate or maturity) varies based on CLS’s outlook for the U.S. economy and the economies of other countries in the world, the financial markets and other factors.  Corporate debt may be issued by companies of any capitalization.


CLS attempts to identify areas of the bond market that are undervalued relative to the rest of the market. CLS identifies these areas by grouping bonds into sectors such as money markets, governments, corporate, mortgages, asset-backed and international. Once investment opportunities are identified, CLS will sell securities and shift assets among sectors depending upon changes in relative valuations and credit spreads.

Principal Risks of the Fund:

Many factors affect the Fund’s performance. The Fund's share price changes daily based on changes in market conditions in response to economic, political and financial developments. The direction and extent of those price changes will be affected by the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and geographic location of the securities in which the Fund and the Underlying Funds invest. The Fund is not federally insured or guaranteed by any government agency.  YOU MAY LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE FUND.


Debt Securities Risk:  When the Fund invests in fixed income securities or in Underlying Funds that own fixed income securities, the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Inflation-indexed bonds decline in value when real interest rates rise. Long-term bonds are generally more sensitive to interest rate changes than short-term bonds. Issuers of fixed-income securities may default on interest and principal payments. Generally, securities with lower debt ratings (“junk bonds”) have greater credit risk.


Foreign Securities Risk:  Foreign securities may be riskier than U.S. investments because of factors such as unstable international political and economic conditions, currency fluctuations, foreign controls on investment and currency exchange, withholding taxes, a lack of adequate company information, less liquid and more volatile markets, and a lack of governmental regulation. Foreign companies generally are not subject to accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. Transaction costs and costs associated with custody services are generally higher for foreign securities than they are for U.S. securities.  


Management Risk: CLS will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.  If CLS is incorrect in its assessment of the direction of interest rates, the credit worthiness of an issuer, or any other factor that impacts the price of fixed income securities, the Fund’s value may be adversely affected.


Smaller and Medium Issuer Risk:  Investments in securities issued by small and medium capitalization companies (either directly or through ETFs) may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic developments than investments in larger, more established organizations.


Underlying Funds Risk: You will indirectly pay fees and expenses charged by the Underlying Funds in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses.  As a result, the cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in Underlying Fund shares and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds. Each Underlying Fund is subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the Underlying Fund. These risks could include sector risk (increased risk from a focus on one or more sectors of the market), as well as risks associated with fixed income securities, real estate investments, and commodities.

Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for one, five and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.advisoronefunds.com or by calling 1-866-811-0225.

Class N Shares Total Return for Years Ended December 31,
Bar Chart

The year-to-date return of Class N Shares for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 was 4.69%. During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 3.41% (quarter ended September 30, 2010) and the lowest return for a quarter was (0.64)% (quarter ended December 31, 2010).

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (for the periods ended December 31, 2011)
Average Annual Returns Flexible Income Fund
1 Year
Since Inception
Inception Date
Flexible Income Fund Class N Shares
4.90% 4.86% [1] Oct. 01, 2009
Flexible Income Fund Class N Shares After Taxes on Distributions
[2] 3.86% 3.84% [1]  
Flexible Income Fund Class N Shares After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
[2] 3.20% 3.56% [1]  
Barclays Aggregate Bond Index
7.84% 6.29% [1],[3]  
[1] Flexible Income Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2009.
[2] After-tax returns are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment. A higher after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and translates into an assumed tax deduction that benefits the shareholder.
[3] The average annual total return shown for the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is since September 30, 2009, which is the date closest to the commencement date of the Flexible Income Fund Class N Shares.