US GLOBAL INVESTORS FUNDS
497, 1997-10-02
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                                   EARN TAX-FREE 
  (graphics-picture of a money bag)       INCOME 
                                           *****
                                          in a 5-star Fund
                                   for the three-year period ended 6/30/97.

U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS
UNITED SERVICES NEAR-TERM TAX FREE FUND

Invest in a fund with a five star Morningstar rating for its 3-year performance,
the highest rating given to a mutual fund.
                                  
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Earn high current income that is tax-free.

Invest in a 100% no-load fund, which means no sales charges and no commissions.

   30-Day                                        30-Day
Current Yield                               Tax-Equivalent Yield*
    4.85%                                         8.03%
as of 6/30/97                                  as of 6/30/97

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                                   Call 308-1222
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U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS
7900 CALLAGHAN ROAD
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78229


*Assumes  a  tax-equivalent  basis of  39.6%.

For more information,  including charges and expenses, call 1-800-US-FUNDS for a
free  prospectus.  Read it carefully  before  investing or sending  money.  Past
performance is no guarantee of future results.  Investment  return and principal
value may  fluctuate so that shares,  when  redeemed,  may be worth more or less
than their origianl cost. 

Average annual total returns for one-, three-, five-year and since inception are
5.86%, 5.11%, and 5.95%,  respectively.  Morningstar proprietary ratings reflect
historical  risk  adjust  performance.  The  ratings  are subject to change each
month.  Morningstar is a nationally  recognized fund rating service which awards
rankings that reflect historical  risk-adjusted  performance.  These ratings may
change  monthly,  and  they're  calculated  from the  fund's  one-,  three-  and
five-year  (when  available)  average  annual  returns,  over and  above  90-day
Treasury bill returns,  with an appropriate  adjustment  for fees,  along with a
risk  factor  that  shows the fund  performance  below the  returns  for  90-day
Treasury  bill  returns.  It awards  five stars to funds in the top 10% of their
category,  four stars to funds in the next  22.5%,  three stars to the next 35%,
two stars to the next 22.5% and one star to funds in the bottom 10%.  The United
Services  Near-Term  Tax Free Fund  received  4 stars out of 1315 for the 1-year
period  ended  6/30/97;  4 stars out of 640 funds for the  5-year  period  ended
6/30/97.                                                                  SAB371


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