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Securities Act Registration No. 333-178833

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-22655

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13 , 2012

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ý

¨ Pre-Effective Amendment No.

ý Post-Effective Amendment No. 18

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ý

ý Amendment No. 1 9

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

Northern Lights Fund Trust III

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

17605 Wright Street, Omaha, NE 68130

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (402) 895-1600

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With copy to:

JoAnn M. Strasser, Thompson Hine LLP 41 South High Street, 17th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 614-469-3265 (phone) 614-469-3361 (fax) James P. Ash, Gemini Fund Services, LLC 450 Wireless Blvd. Hauppauge, New York 11788 (631) 470-2619

Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

ý Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the Taylor Xplor Managed Futures Strategy Fund, a series of the Trust.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 8 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized in the City of Hauppauge, State of New York on the 13 ^th day of November, 2012.

NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST

(Registrant)

/s/ Andrew Rogers

By: Andrew Rogers,

President and Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name	Title
Andrew Rogers*	President	November 13 , 2012
Kevin E. Wolf*	Treasurer	November 13, 2012
Mark H. Taylor*	Independent Trustee	November 13, 2012
Jerry Vincentini*	Independent Trustee	November 13, 2012
Anthony M. Payne*	Independent Trustee	November 13, 2012
James U. Jensen*	Independent Trustee	November 13, 2012
John Palancia*	Independent Trustee	November 13, 2012

By:                                     Date:

/s/ James Ash       

November 13 , 2012

James Ash

*Attorney-in-Fact – Pursuant to Powers of Attorney previously filed on April 9, 2012 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks positive absolute returns.

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.  You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in How to Purchase Shares on page 25 of the Fund’s Prospectus.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND	TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS A SHARES	TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS I SHARES
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)	5.75%	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of original purchase price)	1.00%	none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions	none	none
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if sold within 30 days)	1.00%	1.00%

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Operating Expenses TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND		TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS A SHARES	TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS I SHARES
Management Fees		1.45%	1.45%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees		0.25%	none
Other Expenses	[1]	0.77%	0.77%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		2.47%	2.22%
Fee Waiver and Reimbursement	[2]	(0.61%)	(0.61%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Reimbursement		1.86%	1.61%

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 TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years
TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS A SHARES	853	1,245
TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS I SHARES	164	636

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 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.

Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by using two principal strategies:

"Managed Futures" Strategy

"Short-Term Fixed Income" Strategy

The Managed Futures strategy is designed to capture capital appreciation related to global macroeconomic trends in the commodity and financial futures markets by investing primarily in securities of limited partnerships, corporations operating as investment funds, limited liability companies and other types of pooled investment vehicles (collectively, "Underlying Funds"). Each Underlying Fund invests according to one or more managed futures sub-strategies in one or a combination of (i) options, (ii) futures, (iii) forwards, (iv) spot contracts or (v) swap contracts, each of which may be tied to (i) commodities, (ii) financial indices and instruments, (iii) foreign currencies, or (iv) equity indices. Some Underlying Funds may be considered commodity pools. Swap contracts have payments linked to commodity or financial derivatives that are designed to produce returns similar to those of the underlying reference asset. Managed futures sub-strategies may include investment styles such as (i) trend-following, (ii) momentum, (iii) counter-trend, (iv) fundamental or (v) pattern recognition approaches to specific or individual market sectors such as financials, equities, currencies, metals, agricultural and soft commodities. Underlying Fund investments will be made without restriction as to issuer capitalization or country.

The Fund executes its Managed Futures strategy, primarily, by investing up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary (the "Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary invests the majority of its assets in Underlying Funds. However, the Fund may also make Managed Futures investments outside of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is subject to the same investment restrictions as the Fund, when viewed on a consolidated basis. The adviser, Taylor Investment Advisors, LP ("Taylor") anticipates allocating approximately 25% of Fund assets to the Managed Futures strategy and approximately 75% to the Short-Term Fixed Income strategy. However, as market conditions change, ranges may change.

The Short-Term Fixed Income strategy is executed by investing primarily in investment grade securities: (1) issued by the U.S. Treasury or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, (2) issued by U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises ("GSEs") or other governmental entities such as municipalities, (3) corporate bonds and notes of U.S. and foreign issuers, (4) asset-backed securities ("ABS"), (5) mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") including collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and (6) commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"). The Short-Term Fixed Income strategy is designed to generate interest income and capital appreciation and to diversify returns from those generated by the Managed Futures strategy.

The Fund defines investment grade fixed income securities as those that are rated, at the time of purchase, BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P"), or other nationally recognized statistical rating agency (NRSRO), or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. Fixed income investments are made without restriction as to individual issuer country, entity type, capitalization or the maturity of an individual security. Under normal market conditions, the fixed income portfolio will have an average effective duration of 4 years or less. Effective duration is measure of interest rate risk similar to maturity. The adviser delegates management of the Short-Term Fixed Income strategy to a fixed income sub-adviser, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC ("BlackRock"). However, until the Fund reaches sufficient size to permit economical investment in individual fixed income securities, the Fund will use one or more mutual funds to execute the Short-Term Fixed Income strategy. The Fund is "non-diversified" for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which means that the Fund may invest in fewer securities at any one time than a diversified fund. The adviser and the sub-adviser may each engage in frequent trading to achieve the Fund's investment objective.

ADVISER'S INVESTMENT PROCESS

Taylor's investment process is comprised of (1) Underlying Fund sourcing and selection, (2) investment due diligence, (3) operational due diligence, (4) portfolio construction, and (5) ongoing investment monitoring and management.

INVESTMENT PROCESS

Taylor utilizes a network of industry contacts, databases and other resources to narrow the universe of potential Underlying Funds, seeking to identify Underlying Fund managers that have demonstrated a repeatable investment process that has favorable long-term prospects. Taylor conducts investment and operational due diligence on selected Underlying Funds and their managers, to assess the manager's investment expertise as well as the quality of the manager's operations and adherence to best practices. Investment due diligence focuses on the Underlying Fund's portfolio investments, exposures, concentrations, strategies, and capacity for future growth. Operational due diligence focuses on the Underlying Fund manager's performance of back office functions, legal documentation, compliance processes, the reputation and integrity of key personnel, and administrative issues. Qualitative and quantitative analyses are considered in evaluating prospective managers. Due diligence continues throughout the life of an investment, including meetings with managers and key personnel. Ongoing portfolio monitoring includes portfolio risk assessment and rebalancing of investment exposures across the Fund's Managed Futures and Short-Term Fixed Income strategies. Taylor will sell an Underlying Fund if its performance is below expectations, if its risk profile increases or to allocate assets to a more attractive investment.

SUB-ADVISER'S INVESTMENT PROCESS

BlackRock, focuses on generating interest income and capital appreciation by selecting securities with the highest interest income or potential for capital appreciation when compared to a peer group of securities of similar quality, or structure or maturity.

BlackRock buys securities that it believes offer sufficient credit quality, income and/or capital appreciation and sells them to adjust interest rate risk, allocate assets to a more attractive sector or issuer.

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund.  The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program.  Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.  

The following risks apply to the Fund’s direct investment in securities as well the Fund’s indirect risks through investing in Underlying Funds and the Subsidiary.

·

ABS, MBS, CMO and CMBS Risk:  ABS, MBS, CMOs and CMBS are subject to credit risk because underlying loan borrowers may default.  Additionally, these securities are subject to prepayment risk because the underlying loans held by the issuers may be paid off prior to maturity.  The value of these securities may go down as a result of changes in prepayment rates on the underlying mortgages or loans.  During periods of declining interest rates, prepayment rates usually increase and the Fund may have to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a lower interest rate.  

·

Commodity Risk:  Investing in the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.  Commodity prices may be influenced by unfavorable weather, animal and plant disease, geologic and environmental factors as well as changes in government regulation such as tariffs, embargoes or burdensome production rules and restrictions.  

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Credit Risk:  There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities and other investments held by the Fund, resulting in losses to the Fund.  In addition, the credit quality of securities held by the Fund may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes.  

·

Derivatives Risk:  The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities including leverage risk and counterparty default risk.

·

Fixed Income Risk:   Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities.  The value of fixed income securities typically falls when an issuer’s credit quality declines and may even become worthless if an issuer defaults.   

·

Foreign Currency Risk:  Currency trading risks include market risk, credit risk and country risk.  Market risk results from adverse changes in exchange rates in the currencies the Fund is long or short.  Credit risk results because a currency-trade counterparty may default.  Country risk arises because a government may interfere with transactions in its currency.

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Foreign Investment Risk:  Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, adverse political, social and economic developments, less liquidity, greater volatility, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards.  Investing in emerging markets imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign developed countries.

·

Issuer-Specific Risk:  The value of a specific security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.  The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than those of larger issuers.  The value of certain types of securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.

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Leverage Risk:  Using derivatives to increase the Fund’s combined long and short exposure creates leverage, which can magnify the Fund’s potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund’s share price.

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Limited History of Operations:  The Fund is a new mutual fund and has a limited history of operation.  In addition, the adviser has not previously managed a mutual fund.

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Liquidity Risk:  Liquidity risk exists when particular investments of the Fund would be difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price, or possibly requiring the Fund to dispose of other investments at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy its obligations.

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Management Risk:  The adviser’s and sub-adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular asset classes and securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and may not produce the desired results.  Additionally, the adviser’s judgments about the potential performance of the sub-adviser may also prove incorrect and may not produce the desired results.

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Market Risk:  Overall securities and derivatives market risks may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests.  Factors such as domestic and foreign economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the securities and derivatives markets.  When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

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Mutual Fund Risk:  Mutual funds are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund.  As a result, the cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in mutual funds.  Mutual funds are subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the fund’s strategy.

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Non-Diversification Risk:  As a non-diversified fund, the Fund may invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of one or more issuers.  The Fund’s performance may be more sensitive to any single economic, business, political or regulatory occurrence than the value of shares of a diversified investment company.

·

Short Position Risk:  The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short position if the price of the short position instrument increases in value between the date of the short position sale and the date on which an offsetting position is purchased.  Short positions may be considered speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security or instrument.  The Fund’s losses are potentially large in a short position transaction.

·

Turnover Risk:  A higher portfolio turnover may result in higher transactional and brokerage costs.

·

Underlying Funds Risk:  Underlying Funds are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund.  As a result, the cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in an Underlying Fund and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds.  Each Underlying Fund will pay performance based fees to each manager without regard to the performance of other managers and the Underlying Fund’s overall profitability.  Underlying Funds are subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the fund.

·

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Risk:  The Subsidiary will not be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, will not be subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act.  Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.  Your cost of investing in the Fund will be higher because you indirectly bear the expenses of the Subsidiary.

Performance:

Because the Fund has less than a full calendar year of investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time.  In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of this Prospectus.  Updated performance information will be available at no cost by visiting www.taylormutualfunds.com or by calling 1-888-895-6943.

[1] Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses do not include the cost of investing in underlying funds, like commodity pools, that are not investment companies. The Fund estimates that underlying fund expenses, if presented, would be 1.00%. This estimate does not include performance-based fees, which cannot be meaningfully estimated. The expenses of the Fund's wholly-owned subsidiary are consolidated with those of the Fund and are not presented as a separate expense.

[2] The Fund's adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least until October 31, 2013, to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any taxes, short selling expenses, interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, indirect expenses, expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund may invest, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 1.86% and 1.61% of average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class I shares, respectively. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund's Board of Trustees, on 60 days written notice to the Fund's adviser.

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TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

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Investment Objective:

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The Fund seeks positive absolute returns.

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.  You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in How to Purchase Shares on page 25 of the Fund’s Prospectus.

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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2013-10-31

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 The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio).  A higher portfolio turnover 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.

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Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses do not include the cost of investing in underlying funds, like commodity pools, that are not investment companies.

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

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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:

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Principal Investment Strategies:

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by using two principal strategies:

"Managed Futures" Strategy

"Short-Term Fixed Income" Strategy

The Managed Futures strategy is designed to capture capital appreciation related to global macroeconomic trends in the commodity and financial futures markets by investing primarily in securities of limited partnerships, corporations operating as investment funds, limited liability companies and other types of pooled investment vehicles (collectively, "Underlying Funds"). Each Underlying Fund invests according to one or more managed futures sub-strategies in one or a combination of (i) options, (ii) futures, (iii) forwards, (iv) spot contracts or (v) swap contracts, each of which may be tied to (i) commodities, (ii) financial indices and instruments, (iii) foreign currencies, or (iv) equity indices. Some Underlying Funds may be considered commodity pools. Swap contracts have payments linked to commodity or financial derivatives that are designed to produce returns similar to those of the underlying reference asset. Managed futures sub-strategies may include investment styles such as (i) trend-following, (ii) momentum, (iii) counter-trend, (iv) fundamental or (v) pattern recognition approaches to specific or individual market sectors such as financials, equities, currencies, metals, agricultural and soft commodities. Underlying Fund investments will be made without restriction as to issuer capitalization or country.

The Fund executes its Managed Futures strategy, primarily, by investing up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary (the "Subsidiary"). The Subsidiary invests the majority of its assets in Underlying Funds. However, the Fund may also make Managed Futures investments outside of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is subject to the same investment restrictions as the Fund, when viewed on a consolidated basis. The adviser, Taylor Investment Advisors, LP ("Taylor") anticipates allocating approximately 25% of Fund assets to the Managed Futures strategy and approximately 75% to the Short-Term Fixed Income strategy. However, as market conditions change, ranges may change.

The Short-Term Fixed Income strategy is executed by investing primarily in investment grade securities: (1) issued by the U.S. Treasury or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, (2) issued by U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises ("GSEs") or other governmental entities such as municipalities, (3) corporate bonds and notes of U.S. and foreign issuers, (4) asset-backed securities ("ABS"), (5) mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") including collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and (6) commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"). The Short-Term Fixed Income strategy is designed to generate interest income and capital appreciation and to diversify returns from those generated by the Managed Futures strategy.

The Fund defines investment grade fixed income securities as those that are rated, at the time of purchase, BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P"), or other nationally recognized statistical rating agency (NRSRO), or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. Fixed income investments are made without restriction as to individual issuer country, entity type, capitalization or the maturity of an individual security. Under normal market conditions, the fixed income portfolio will have an average effective duration of 4 years or less. Effective duration is measure of interest rate risk similar to maturity. The adviser delegates management of the Short-Term Fixed Income strategy to a fixed income sub-adviser, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC ("BlackRock"). However, until the Fund reaches sufficient size to permit economical investment in individual fixed income securities, the Fund will use one or more mutual funds to execute the Short-Term Fixed Income strategy. The Fund is "non-diversified" for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which means that the Fund may invest in fewer securities at any one time than a diversified fund. The adviser and the sub-adviser may each engage in frequent trading to achieve the Fund's investment objective.

ADVISER'S INVESTMENT PROCESS

Taylor's investment process is comprised of (1) Underlying Fund sourcing and selection, (2) investment due diligence, (3) operational due diligence, (4) portfolio construction, and (5) ongoing investment monitoring and management.

INVESTMENT PROCESS

Taylor utilizes a network of industry contacts, databases and other resources to narrow the universe of potential Underlying Funds, seeking to identify Underlying Fund managers that have demonstrated a repeatable investment process that has favorable long-term prospects. Taylor conducts investment and operational due diligence on selected Underlying Funds and their managers, to assess the manager's investment expertise as well as the quality of the manager's operations and adherence to best practices. Investment due diligence focuses on the Underlying Fund's portfolio investments, exposures, concentrations, strategies, and capacity for future growth. Operational due diligence focuses on the Underlying Fund manager's performance of back office functions, legal documentation, compliance processes, the reputation and integrity of key personnel, and administrative issues. Qualitative and quantitative analyses are considered in evaluating prospective managers. Due diligence continues throughout the life of an investment, including meetings with managers and key personnel. Ongoing portfolio monitoring includes portfolio risk assessment and rebalancing of investment exposures across the Fund's Managed Futures and Short-Term Fixed Income strategies. Taylor will sell an Underlying Fund if its performance is below expectations, if its risk profile increases or to allocate assets to a more attractive investment.

SUB-ADVISER'S INVESTMENT PROCESS

BlackRock, focuses on generating interest income and capital appreciation by selecting securities with the highest interest income or potential for capital appreciation when compared to a peer group of securities of similar quality, or structure or maturity.

BlackRock buys securities that it believes offer sufficient credit quality, income and/or capital appreciation and sells them to adjust interest rate risk, allocate assets to a more attractive sector or issuer.

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As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund.  The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program.  Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.  

The following risks apply to the Fund’s direct investment in securities as well the Fund’s indirect risks through investing in Underlying Funds and the Subsidiary.

·

ABS, MBS, CMO and CMBS Risk:  ABS, MBS, CMOs and CMBS are subject to credit risk because underlying loan borrowers may default.  Additionally, these securities are subject to prepayment risk because the underlying loans held by the issuers may be paid off prior to maturity.  The value of these securities may go down as a result of changes in prepayment rates on the underlying mortgages or loans.  During periods of declining interest rates, prepayment rates usually increase and the Fund may have to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a lower interest rate.  

·

Commodity Risk:  Investing in the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.  Commodity prices may be influenced by unfavorable weather, animal and plant disease, geologic and environmental factors as well as changes in government regulation such as tariffs, embargoes or burdensome production rules and restrictions.  

·

Credit Risk:  There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities and other investments held by the Fund, resulting in losses to the Fund.  In addition, the credit quality of securities held by the Fund may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes.  

·

Derivatives Risk:  The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities including leverage risk and counterparty default risk.

·

Fixed Income Risk:   Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities.  The value of fixed income securities typically falls when an issuer’s credit quality declines and may even become worthless if an issuer defaults.   

·

Foreign Currency Risk:  Currency trading risks include market risk, credit risk and country risk.  Market risk results from adverse changes in exchange rates in the currencies the Fund is long or short.  Credit risk results because a currency-trade counterparty may default.  Country risk arises because a government may interfere with transactions in its currency.

·

Foreign Investment Risk:  Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, adverse political, social and economic developments, less liquidity, greater volatility, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards.  Investing in emerging markets imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign developed countries.

·

Issuer-Specific Risk:  The value of a specific security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.  The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than those of larger issuers.  The value of certain types of securities can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.

·

Leverage Risk:  Using derivatives to increase the Fund’s combined long and short exposure creates leverage, which can magnify the Fund’s potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund’s share price.

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Limited History of Operations:  The Fund is a new mutual fund and has a limited history of operation.  In addition, the adviser has not previously managed a mutual fund.

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Liquidity Risk:  Liquidity risk exists when particular investments of the Fund would be difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price, or possibly requiring the Fund to dispose of other investments at unfavorable times or prices in order to satisfy its obligations.

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Management Risk:  The adviser’s and sub-adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular asset classes and securities in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and may not produce the desired results.  Additionally, the adviser’s judgments about the potential performance of the sub-adviser may also prove incorrect and may not produce the desired results.

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Market Risk:  Overall securities and derivatives market risks may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund invests.  Factors such as domestic and foreign economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the securities and derivatives markets.  When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

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Mutual Fund Risk:  Mutual funds are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund.  As a result, the cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in mutual funds.  Mutual funds are subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the fund’s strategy.

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Non-Diversification Risk:  As a non-diversified fund, the Fund may invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of one or more issuers.  The Fund’s performance may be more sensitive to any single economic, business, political or regulatory occurrence than the value of shares of a diversified investment company.

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Short Position Risk:  The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short position if the price of the short position instrument increases in value between the date of the short position sale and the date on which an offsetting position is purchased.  Short positions may be considered speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security or instrument.  The Fund’s losses are potentially large in a short position transaction.

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Turnover Risk:  A higher portfolio turnover may result in higher transactional and brokerage costs.

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Underlying Funds Risk:  Underlying Funds are subject to investment advisory and other expenses, which will be indirectly paid by the Fund.  As a result, the cost of investing in the Fund will be higher than the cost of investing directly in an Underlying Fund and may be higher than other mutual funds that invest directly in stocks and bonds.  Each Underlying Fund will pay performance based fees to each manager without regard to the performance of other managers and the Underlying Fund’s overall profitability.  Underlying Funds are subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the fund.

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Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Risk:  The Subsidiary will not be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, will not be subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act.  Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders.  Your cost of investing in the Fund will be higher because you indirectly bear the expenses of the Subsidiary.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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As a non-diversified fund, the Fund may invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of one or more issuers. The Fund's performance may be more sensitive to any single economic, business, political or regulatory occurrence than the value of shares of a diversified investment company.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance:

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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Because the Fund has less than a full calendar year of investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time.  In the future, performance information will be presented in this section of this Prospectus.  Updated performance information will be available at no cost by visiting www.taylormutualfunds.com or by calling 1-888-895-6943.

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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Because the Fund has less than a full calendar year of investment operations, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-895-6943

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.taylormutualfunds.com

TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS A SHARES

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)

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5.75%

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of original purchase price)

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1.00%

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther

none

Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed)

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(1.00%)

Management Fees

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1.45%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

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0.25%

Other Expenses

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0.77%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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2.47%

Fee Waiver and Reimbursement

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(0.61%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Reimbursement

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1.86%

Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]

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You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Fund.

Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]

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25,000

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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853

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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1,245

TAYLOR XPLOR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS I SHARES

Risk/Return:

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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)

rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of original purchase price)

rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice

none

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther

none

Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed)

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(1.00%)

Management Fees

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1.45%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets

none

Other Expenses

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0.77%

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

2.22%

Fee Waiver and Reimbursement

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(0.61%)

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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Reimbursement

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.61%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

164

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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636

[1] Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses do not include the cost of investing in underlying funds, like commodity pools, that are not investment companies. The Fund estimates that underlying fund expenses, if presented, would be 1.00%. This estimate does not include performance-based fees, which cannot be meaningfully estimated. The expenses of the Fund's wholly-owned subsidiary are consolidated with those of the Fund and are not presented as a separate expense.

[2] The Fund's adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and to reimburse expenses, at least until October 31, 2013, to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and reimbursement (exclusive of any taxes, short selling expenses, interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, indirect expenses, expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund may invest, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) will not exceed 1.86% and 1.61% of average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class I shares, respectively. These fee waivers and expense reimbursements are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three year basis (within the three years after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) if such recoupment can be achieved within the foregoing expense limits. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund's Board of Trustees, on 60 days written notice to the Fund's adviser.

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