LETTER AGREEMENT

Exhibit (d) 1.9

LETTER AGREEMENT

Xxxxxxx Investment Management Company

P.O. Box 1591

Tacoma, WA 98401-1591

Dear Sirs:

This Letter Agreement relates to the Advisory Agreement between Xxxxxxx Investment Company (“RIC”) and Xxxxxxx Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) dated January 1, 1999 (“Advisory Agreement”). XXX advises you that it is creating one new fund to be named the Global Equity Fund (the “New Fund”) and that the New Fund desires RIMCo to provide advisory services to the Fund pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement. Section 6A of the Advisory Agreement is hereby amended to include the New Fund, with an annual advisory fee of 0.95% of average daily net assets, payable as set forth in that Section.

Please indicate your acceptance of the amendment to the Advisory Agreement by executing the acceptance copy of this letter agreement and returning it to the undersigned.

Sincerely,

XXXXXXX INVESTMENT COMPANY

By:

Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx,

Treasurer

Accepted this      day of                     , 2007

XXXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY

By:

Xxxx X. Xxxxx, President

Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Company agrees to provide research and other resources without charge to RIC upon the request of the Board of Trustees or Officers of the Trust, or upon the request of Advisor pursuant to Section 2(c).

XXXXX XXXXXXX COMPANY

By:

X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx,

President