And by September, Wachovia and Washington Mutual were part of another entity.

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So Gerber hit on a different cash-out scheme two years ago: turn another mutual fund into an operating company and have that entity buy out Ameristock Corp.

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Janus Capital Management, LLC managed a mutual fund called Janus Investment Fund, a third, separate, legal entity.

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