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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D. C. 20549
                                   FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933           / /
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         Post-Effective Amendment No.   15                       / X /
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT          /    /
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OF 1940


         Amendment No.   16                                     / X  /
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          AmeriPrime Advisors Trust - File Nos. 333-85083 and 811-09541

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

             1793 Kingswood Drive, Suite 200, Southlake, Texas 76092

               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (817) 251-6700

     Kenneth Trumpfheller, AmeriPrime Advisors Trust, 1793 Kingswood Drive,
                       Suite 200, Southlake, Texas 76092

                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                  With copy to:

            Donald S. Mendelsohn, Brown, Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A.
                    3500 Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

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                        iExchange Diversified Growth Fund

                         iExchange Small Cap Growth Fund

                           iExchange New Economy Fund

                                   Prospectus


                              _______________, 2001





14180 Dallas Parkway
Suite 200
Dallas, Texas  75240
(800)-[            ]















The  Securities and Exchange  Commission  has not approved or disapproved  these
securities  or  determined  if this  prospectus  is  truthful or  complete.  Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                            PAGE

RISK/RETURN SUMMARY.............................................................

FEES AND EXPENSES OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS.....................................

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT STRATEGIES AND RISKS...............................

HOW TO BUY SHARES...............................................................

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES............................................................

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE................................................

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES..............................................

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS.........................................................

FOR MORE INFORMATION..................................................BACK COVER





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                               RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

iExchange Diversified Growth Fund
Investment Objective

         The Fund's investment objective is long term capital appreciation.

Principal Strategies

         The Fund seeks to provide investors with long term capital appreciation
by  investing  primarily  in a  diversified  portfolio  of common  stock of U.S.
companies.  The Fund intends to focus on growth  stocks,  which are those stocks
that generally trade with higher  price/earnings  ratios,  reflecting investors'
willingness  to pay a higher  share  price  for  potentially  steady  or  higher
earnings growth.


         The Fund's  adviser uses its  software  model  (called the  Interactive
Portfolio Management Model(TM)) to select the stocks the Fund will buy and sell.
The Model is based  primarily on stock price  forecasts  submitted by members of
the  iExchange.com  web site known as  "Analysts."  The  iExchange  Analysts are
visitors to the iExchange.com web site that actively participate by making price
forecasts, not "Wall Street" analysts.

o    The  Model  weights  the stock  price  forecasts,  based on the  historical
     accuracy of each iExchange Analyst's forecasts.
o    The Model uses  screens  and  settings  determined  by the Fund's  adviser,
     consistent with the Fund's objective, for factors such as price to earnings
     growth  ratios,  risk  measurement,   liquidity   requirements  and  sector
     allocation.  The screens and settings  will be changed by the adviser based
     on market conditions.
o    The  Model  applies  these  screens  and  settings  to the  weighted  stock
     forecasts  to  determine  the stocks  (and the  appropriate  amount of each
     stock) for the Fund's portfolio.
o    The  adviser  will  then  review  the  output  of  the  Model,  making  any
     adjustments it believes are necessary to the Model's settings and resultant
     portfolio.
o    The  portfolio  is  periodically  "rebalanced,"  at  which  time  portfolio
     securities are bought and sold by the Fund. Rebalancing is triggered by one
     of  three  events:  a  substantial  change  in the cash  component  (due to
     additional  investments  or  redemptions),  a  substantial  change  in  the
     weighting of the portfolio  (due to changes in market value) and a periodic
     reevaluation of the portfolio.



         It is the  intention of the Fund's  adviser to rely solely on the Model
(and the forecasts  made by the  iExchange  Analysts) to determine the stocks in
the Fund's portfolio.  The Fund's portfolio will not, however,  precisely mirror
the  iExchange  Analysts'  selections  because the Model  applies the  adviser's
screens and settings to the input from the  iExchange  Analysts  forecasts.  The
adviser  could also  override  the  Model's  recommendations  at any time if the
adviser  believes that an unforeseen or extreme market  condition  warrants such
action.


         Although the Fund will be diversified  among various  companies,  it is
likely  that the Fund could  invest a  significant  portion of its assets in the
technology sector. In addition to common stock of U.S.  companies,  the Fund may
invest  to  a  limited  degree  in  foreign  companies  by  purchasing  American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs). An ADR is a U.S. dollar denominated certificate that
evidences ownership of shares of a foreign company. They are alternatives to the
direct purchase of the underlying foreign stock.

Principal Risks


Management  Risk. The Fund's  performance  is in large measure  dependent on the
iExchange  Analysts and the quality of their stock price forecasts.  There is no
guarantee that people will  participate in the  iExchange.com  web site, or that
their participation will result in quality recommendations.  This is a principal
risk  because the adviser  only  considers  companies  recommended  by iExchange
Analysts.  In  addition,   the  Fund  could  perform  poorly  if  the  adviser's
Interactive  Portfolio Management Model(TM) does not perform. The adviser has no
prior experience as an investment adviser or using the Model.


On-line Investing Risk. The Fund is designed specifically for on-line investors.
An interruption  in on-line  services could result in a delay or interruption in
your ability to access the web site,  or place  purchase or sale orders with the
Fund. A delay in placing an order could  result in the investor  paying a higher
price, or receiving a lower price, for the shares.

Market Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of the Fund.
Factors such as domestic  economic growth and market  conditions,  interest rate
levels, and political events affect the securities markets.

Company Risk.  The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the  activities
and financial prospects of an individual company in the Fund's portfolio.

Volatility  Risk.  Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other  investment
choices. The value of an individual company can be more volatile than the market
as a whole. This volatility affects the value of the Fund's shares.

Technology  Risk.  To the extent  the Fund  invests  in the  technology  sector,
weakness in this sector could result in losses to the Fund. Technology companies
may be  significantly  affected  by  falling  prices  and  profits  and  intense
competition, and their products may be subject to rapid obsolescence. Changes in
governmental  policies,  such as telephone and cable  regulations and anti-trust
enforcement,  may have a material  effect on the  products and services of these
companies.  In  addition,  the  rate  of  technological  change  often  requires
extensive and sustained  investment  in research and  development.  It is likely
that some of today's public companies that are benefiting from the growth of the
Internet and other new technologies  will not exist in the future.  The price of
many of these  stocks has risen  based on  projections  of future  earnings  and
company  growth.  If a company  does not perform as  expected,  the price of the
stock could  decline  significantly.  Many  technology  companies  are currently
operating at a loss and may never be profitable.

Foreign Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in ADRs,  the Fund could be subject
to greater risks because the Fund's  performance may depend on issues other than
the  performance  of a  particular  company.  Changes in foreign  economies  and
political  climates  are more  likely to affect the Fund than a mutual fund that
invests exclusively in U.S.  companies.  The value of foreign securities is also
affected by the value of the local currency  relative to the U.S. dollar.  There
may  also be less  government  supervision  of  foreign  markets,  resulting  in
non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information.

An  investment  in the Fund is not a deposit  of any bank and is not  insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation or any other government
agency.

No Fund is a complete  investment  program.  As with any mutual fund investment,
the Fund's returns will vary and you could lose money.

iExchange Small Cap Growth Fund
Investment Objective

         The Fund's investment objective is long term capital appreciation.

Principal Strategies

         The Fund seeks to provide investors with long term capital appreciation
by investing at least 65% of its assets in common stock of small  capitalization
U.S.  companies.  The Fund  intends to focus on growth  stocks,  which are those
stocks  that  generally  trade with  higher  price/earnings  ratios,  reflecting
investors'  willingness  to pay a higher share price for  potentially  steady or
higher earnings  growth.  The Fund considers a company to be small if its market
capitalization,   at  the  time  of  purchase   by  the  Fund,   is  within  the
capitalization  range of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index (as of the date
of this prospectus, $250 million to $1.5 billion).


         The Fund's  adviser uses its  software  model  (called the  Interactive
Portfolio Management Model(TM)) to select the stocks the Fund will buy and sell.
The Model is based  primarily on stock price  forecasts  submitted by members of
the  iExchange.com  web site known as  "Analysts."  The  iExchange  Analysts are
visitors to the iExchange.com web site that actively participate by making price
forecasts, not "Wall Street" analysts.

o    The  Model  weights  the stock  price  forecasts,  based on the  historical
     accuracy of each iExchange Analyst's forecasts.
o    The Model uses  screens  and  settings  determined  by the Fund's  adviser,
     consistent with the Fund's objective, for factors such as price to earnings
     growth  ratios,  risk  measurement,   liquidity   requirements  and  sector
     allocation.  The screens and settings  will be changed by the adviser based
     on market conditions.
o    The  Model  applies  these  screens  and  settings  to the  weighted  stock
     forecasts  to  determine  the stocks  (and the  appropriate  amount of each
     stock) for the Fund's portfolio.
o    The  adviser  will  then  review  the  output  of  the  Model,  making  any
     adjustments it believes are necessary to the Model's settings and resultant
     portfolio.
o    The  portfolio  is  periodically  "rebalanced,"  at  which  time  portfolio
     securities are bought and sold by the Fund. Rebalancing is triggered by one
     of  three  events:  a  substantial  change  in the cash  component  (due to
     additional  investments  or  redemptions),  a  substantial  change  in  the
     weighting of the portfolio  (due to changes in market value) and a periodic
     reevaluation of the portfolio.



         It is the  intention of the Fund's  adviser to rely solely on the Model
(and the forecasts  made by the  iExchange  Analysts) to determine the stocks in
the Fund's portfolio.  The Fund's portfolio will not, however,  precisely mirror
the  iExchange  Analysts'  selections  because the Model  applies the  adviser's
screens and settings to the input from the  iExchange  Analysts  forecasts.  The
adviser  could also  override  the  Model's  recommendations  at any time if the
adviser  believes that an unforeseen or extreme market  condition  warrants such
action.


         It is likely that the Fund could  invest a  significant  portion of its
assets in the technology sector. In addition to common stock of U.S.  companies,
the Fund may  invest to a limited  degree in  foreign  companies  by  purchasing
American  Depositary  Receipts  (ADR's).  An ADR is a  U.S.  dollar  denominated
certificate that evidences  ownership of shares of a foreign  company.  They are
alternatives to the direct purchase of the underlying foreign stock. The Fund is
non-diversified,  which means that its portfolio may at times focus on a limited
number of companies.

Principal Risks


Management  Risk. The Fund's  performance  is in large measure  dependent on the
iExchange  Analysts and the quality of their stock price forecasts.  There is no
guarantee that people will  participate in the  iExchange.com  web site, or that
their participation will result in quality recommendations.  This is a principal
risk  because the adviser  only  considers  companies  recommended  by iExchange
Analysts.  In  addition,   the  Fund  could  perform  poorly  if  the  adviser's
Interactive  Portfolio Management Model(TM) does not perform. The adviser has no
prior experience as an investment adviser or using the Model.


On-line Investing Risk. The Fund is designed specifically for on-line investors.
An interruption  in on-line  services could result in a delay or interruption in
your ability to access the web site,  or place  purchase or sale orders with the
Fund. A delay in placing an order could  result in the investor  paying a higher
price, or receiving a lower price, for the shares.

Market Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of the Fund.
Factors such as domestic  economic growth and market  conditions,  interest rate
levels, and political events affect the securities markets.

Company Risk.  The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the  activities
and financial prospects of an individual company in the Fund's portfolio.

Foreign Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in ADRs,  the Fund could be subject
to greater risks because the Fund's  performance may depend on issues other than
the  performance  of a  particular  company.  Changes in foreign  economies  and
political  climates  are more  likely to affect the Fund than a mutual fund that
invests exclusively in U.S.  companies.  The value of foreign securities is also
affected by the value of the local currency  relative to the U.S. dollar.  There
may  also be less  government  supervision  of  foreign  markets,  resulting  in
non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information.

Technology  Risk.  To the extent  the Fund  invests  in the  technology  sector,
weakness in this sector could result in losses to the Fund. Technology companies
may be  significantly  affected  by  falling  prices  and  profits  and  intense
competition, and their products may be subject to rapid obsolescence. Changes in
governmental  policies,  such as telephone and cable  regulations and anti-trust
enforcement,  may have a material  effect on the  products and services of these
companies.  In  addition,  the  rate  of  technological  change  often  requires
extensive and sustained  investment  in research and  development.  It is likely
that some of today's public companies that are benefiting from the growth of the
Internet and other new technologies  will not exist in the future.  The price of
many of these  stocks has risen  based on  projections  of future  earnings  and
company  growth.  If a company  does not perform as  expected,  the price of the
stock could  decline  significantly.  Many  technology  companies  are currently
operating at a loss and may never be profitable.

Smaller Company Risk.

o    The earnings and  prospects of smaller  companies  are more  volatile  than
     larger companies.
o    Smaller  companies  may  experience  higher  failure  rates  than do larger
     companies.
o    The trading volume of securities of smaller companies is normally less than
     that of larger  companies and,  therefore,  may  disproportionately  affect
     their market  price,  tending to make them fall more in response to selling
     pressure than is the case with larger companies.
o    Smaller  companies  may have limited  markets,  product  lines or financial
     resources and may lack management experience.

Volatility  Risk.  Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other  investment
choices. The value of an individual company can be more volatile than the market
as a whole. This volatility affects the value of the Fund's shares.

Non-diversification Risk. As a non-diversified fund, the Fund will be subject to
substantially   more  investment  risk  and  potential  for  volatility  than  a
diversified fund because its portfolio may at times focus on a limited number of
companies.  The Fund's share price could fall if the Fund is heavily invested in
a particular stock and the price of that stock falls.

An  investment  in the Fund is not a deposit  of any bank and is not  insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation or any other government
agency.

No Fund is a complete  investment  program.  As with any mutual fund investment,
the Fund's returns will vary and you could lose money.

iExchange New Economy Fund
Investment Objective

         The Fund's investment objective is long term capital appreciation.

Principal Strategies

         The Fund seeks to provide investors with long term capital appreciation
by investing  at least 65% of its assets in common  stock of companies  that the
Fund's adviser  believes will benefit from the growth and development of the new
economy technologies. These technologies include Internet and new media, digital
consumer  electronics,  biotechnology,  broadband  and  fiber  optics,  wireless
communications and computers.


         The Fund's  adviser uses its  software  model  (called the  Interactive
Portfolio Management Model(TM)) to select the stocks the Fund will buy and sell.
The Model is based  primarily on stock price  forecasts  submitted by members of
the  iExchange.com  web site known as  "Analysts."  The  iExchange  Analysts are
visitors to the iExchange.com web site that actively participate by making price
forecasts, not "Wall Street" analysts.

o    The  Model  weights  the stock  price  forecasts,  based on the  historical
     accuracy of each iExchange Analyst's forecasts.
o    The Model uses  screens  and  settings  determined  by the Fund's  adviser,
     consistent with the Fund's objective, for factors such as price to earnings
     growth  ratios,  risk  measurement,   liquidity   requirements  and  sector
     allocation.  The screens and settings  will be changed by the adviser based
     on market conditions.
o    The  Model  applies  these  screens  and  settings  to the  weighted  stock
     forecasts  to  determine  the stocks  (and the  appropriate  amount of each
     stock) for the Fund's portfolio.
o    The  adviser  will  then  review  the  output  of  the  Model,  making  any
     adjustments it believes are necessary to the Model's settings and resultant
     portfolio.
o    The  portfolio  is  periodically  "rebalanced,"  at  which  time  portfolio
     securities are bought and sold by the Fund. Rebalancing is triggered by one
     of  three  events:  a  substantial  change  in the cash  component  (due to
     additional  investments  or  redemptions),  a  substantial  change  in  the
     weighting of the portfolio  (due to changes in market value) and a periodic
     reevaluation of the portfolio.



         It is the  intention of the Fund's  adviser to rely solely on the Model
(and the forecasts  made by the  iExchange  Analysts) to determine the stocks in
the Fund's portfolio.  The Fund's portfolio will not, however,  precisely mirror
the  iExchange  Analysts'  selections  because the Model  applies the  adviser's
screens and settings to the input from the  iExchange  Analysts  forecasts.  The
adviser  could also  override  the  Model's  recommendations  at any time if the
adviser  believes that an unforeseen or extreme market  condition  warrants such
action.


         In addition to common stock of U.S. companies, the Fund may invest to a
limited degree in foreign companies by purchasing  American  Depositary Receipts
(ADR's).  An  ADR  is a  U.S.  dollar  denominated  certificate  that  evidences
ownership of shares of a foreign  company.  They are  alternatives to the direct
purchase of the underlying foreign stock. In addition it is likely that the Fund
could invest a significant  portion of its assets in smaller companies,  as well
as the  technology  sector.  The Fund is  non-diversified,  which means that its
portfolio may at times focus on a limited number of companies.

Principal Risks


Management  Risk. The Fund's  performance  is in large measure  dependent on the
iExchange  Analysts and the quality of their stock price forecasts.  There is no
guarantee that people will  participate in the  iExchange.com  web site, or that
their participation will result in quality recommendations.  This is a principal
risk  because the adviser  only  considers  companies  recommended  by iExchange
Analysts.  In  addition,   the  Fund  could  perform  poorly  if  the  adviser's
Interactive  Portfolio Management Model(TM) does not perform. The adviser has no
prior experience as an investment adviser or using the Model.


On-line Investing Risk. The Fund is designed specifically for on-line investors.
An interruption  in on-line  services could result in a delay or interruption in
your ability to access the web site,  or place  purchase or sale orders with the
Fund. A delay in placing an order could  result in the investor  paying a higher
price, or receiving a lower price, for the shares.

Market Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of the Fund.
Factors such as domestic  economic growth and market  conditions,  interest rate
levels, and political events affect the securities markets.

Company Risk.  The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the  activities
and financial prospects of an individual company in the Fund's portfolio.

Technology  Risk.  The  Fund  is  concentrated  in  the  technology  sector  and
significant  weakness in this sector could result in  significant  losses to the
Fund.  Technology companies may be significantly  affected by falling prices and
profits  and intense  competition,  and their  products  may be subject to rapid
obsolescence.  Changes in  governmental  policies,  such as telephone  and cable
regulations  and  anti-trust  enforcement,  may have a  material  effect  on the
products and services of these companies. In addition, the rate of technological
change  often  requires  extensive  and  sustained  investment  in research  and
development.  It is  likely  that  some of  today's  public  companies  that are
benefiting from the growth of the Internet and other new  technologies  will not
exist in the  future.  The  price of many of these  stocks  has  risen  based on
projections of future earnings and company growth. If a company does not perform
as expected, the price of the stock could decline significantly.  Many companies
that seek to benefit from the new economy are currently  operating at a loss and
may never be profitable.

Foreign Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in ADRs,  the Fund could be subject
to greater risks because the Fund's  performance may depend on issues other than
the  performance  of a  particular  company.  Changes in foreign  economies  and
political  climates  are more  likely to affect the Fund than a mutual fund that
invests exclusively in U.S.  companies.  The value of foreign securities is also
affected by the value of the local currency  relative to the U.S. dollar.  There
may  also be less  government  supervision  of  foreign  markets,  resulting  in
non-uniform accounting practices and less publicly available information.

Smaller Company Risk.

o    The earnings and  prospects of smaller  companies  are more  volatile  than
     larger companies.
o    Smaller  companies  may  experience  higher  failure  rates  than do larger
     companies.
o    The trading volume of securities of smaller companies is normally less than
     that of larger  companies and,  therefore,  may  disproportionately  affect
     their market  price,  tending to make them fall more in response to selling
     pressure than is the case with larger companies.
o    Smaller  companies  may have limited  markets,  product  lines or financial
     resources and may lack management experience.

Volatility Risk. Common stocks of technology  companies tend to be more volatile
than  other  investment  choices.  Because  of  its  narrow  focus,  the  Fund's
performance is closely tied to any factors which may affect technology companies
and,  as a result,  is more  likely to  fluctuate  than that of a fund  which is
invested in a broader range of companies.

Non-diversification Risk. As a non-diversified fund, the Fund will be subject to
substantially   more  investment  risk  and  potential  for  volatility  than  a
diversified fund because its portfolio may at times focus on a limited number of
companies.  The Fund's share price could fall if the Fund is heavily invested in
a particular stock and the price of that stock falls.

An  investment  in a Fund is not a  deposit  of any bank and is not  insured  or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation or any other government
agency.

No Fund is a complete  investment  program.  As with any mutual fund investment,
each Fund's returns will vary and you could lose money.

                          How the Funds Have Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied  over time.  The Bar Chart and  Performance  Table  that would  otherwise
appear  in this  prospectus  have been  omitted  because  each Fund is  recently
organized and has less than one year of operations.


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                   FEES AND EXPENSES OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS

The tables describe the fees and estimated  expenses that you may pay if you buy
and hold shares of the Fund.

<TABLE>
<S>                                                <C>                <C>              <C>

Shareholder Fees                                     Diversified       Small Cap        New Economy
(fees paid directly from your investment)            Growth Fund       Growth Fund      Fund

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases     NONE              NONE             NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)                 NONE              NONE             NONE
Redemption Fee                                       NONE              NONE             NONE

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)
Management Fees                                      1.00%             1.00%            1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees                            0.00%             0.00%            0.00%
Other Expenses1                                      0.00%             0.00%            0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                 1.00%             1.00%            1.00%

1 Other expenses are estimated for the Funds' first fiscal year.

</TABLE>

Example:

         The example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual  funds.  The example uses
the same  assumptions  as other  mutual  fund  prospectuses:  a $10,000  initial
investment  for the  time  periods  indicated,  reinvestment  of  dividends  and
distributions,  5% annual total return, constant operating expenses, and sale of
all shares at the end of each time period.  Although your actual expenses may be
different, based on these assumptions your costs will be:


                                            1 year            3 years
                                            ------            -------
         Diversified Growth Fund             $105              $328
         Small Cap Growth Fund               $105              $328
         New Economy Fund                    $105              $328



                ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT STRATEGIES AND RISKS

Principal Strategies


         The  Model.  The  Funds'  adviser  uses a  software  model  called  the
Interactive  Portfolio Management Model(TM) to select the stocks for each Fund's
portfolio.  The stock  selection  process begins with stock price forecasts from
the  iExchange  Analysts,  made via the  iExchange.com  web site.  The iExchange
Analysts are visitors to the iExchange.com web site that actively participate by
making price forecasts,  not "Wall Street" analysts. One section of the web site
permits iExchange  Analysts to submit stock price forecasts,  which convey their
beliefs about a stock's future price. The  iExchange.com  web site is maintained
by the adviser's parent company,  iExchange  Holdings,  Inc., and iExchange.com,
Inc. provides the stock price forecasts to the adviser. iExchange Holdings, Inc.
also evaluates the stock price  forecasts  made by the iExchange  Analysts using
multiple performance catagories and provides rewards to those iExchange Analysts
with the highest ratings in each performance category.

         The Model measures the  historical  accuracy of each  investor's  stock
price forecasts. Over several months, these measurements determine the weighting
given to each  investor's  forecasts.  The Model uses the  investors'  forecasts
(with weighting given to the most accurate  forecasts) to determine which stocks
should be bought and sold by the Fund.  The Model's  process for  evaluating and
weighting  the  investors  forecasts  are explained in more detail in the Funds'
Statement of Additional Information.

         The Model uses the  shareholder  forecasts  to select a group of stocks
for each Fund's portfolio.  The Model includes settings determined by the Funds'
adviser,  consistent  with  each  Fund's  objective,  for  factors  such as risk
measurement,  liquidity  requirements  and  sector  allocation,  which the model
applies to the weighted stock forecasts to determine the  appropriate  amount of
each stock for the Fund's portfolio.  The adviser will then review the output of
the Model,  making any  adjustments  it believes  are  necessary  to the Model's
settings and resultant portfolio. The adviser also considers whether a selection
would make the Fund's portfolio,  in the adviser's opinion, too heavily invested
in a  particular  industry or company.  The adviser  will buy and sell stocks at
predetermined intervals (currently,  on a monthly basis) and in response to cash
management needs. The Fund's investment  process may result in active trading of
the portfolio.


         Initial  Operations.  During the  initial  operations  of each Fund (at
least six months), the investors' recommendations will have little impact on the
composition of each Fund's portfolio  because the Fund's adviser will select the
Fund's  initial  investments,  and a period  of time (at least  six  months)  is
necessary  for  weightings  to  be  established  by  the  Interactive  Portfolio
Management  Model(TM)  based on the  accuracy  of  investor's  forecasts.  These
initial  investments will dominate the portfolio until investors recommend other
companies for the Fund's portfolio and these recommendations are selected by the
Model and by the Fund's adviser.

         On-line  Investing.  Since  the  Funds are  designed  specifically  for
on-line  investors,  an  interruption  in  transmissions  over the Internet or a
problem with the www.iExchange.com  site could result in a delay or interruption
in your ability to access the web site,  place  purchase or sale orders with the
Funds or otherwise interact with the Funds.

Non-Principal Strategies

         New Issuer Risk.  The adviser  believes  that each Fund may invest to a
limited  degree in common stock of new issuers.  Investments  in relatively  new
issuers,  i.e., those having continuous  operating  histories of less than three
years, may be more speculative because such companies are relatively unseasoned.
New issuers may lack sufficient resources,  may be unable to generate internally
the funds necessary for growth and may find external financing to be unavailable
on  favorable  terms or even  totally  unavailable.  New  issuers  will often be
involved in the  development  or marketing of a new product with no  established
market, which could lead to significant losses. New issuers,  particularly those
acquired in an initial public  offering,  may experience  lower trading  volumes
and/or  greater  price  volatility  than  larger   capitalization,   established
companies and may  experience  higher growth rates and higher failure rates than
larger capitalization companies.

         General.  The investment  objective of each Fund may be changed without
shareholder approval.

         From time to time,  each Fund may take  temporary  defensive  positions
that are  inconsistent  with  the  Fund's  principal  investment  strategies  in
attempting  to  respond  to  adverse  market,  economic,   political,  or  other
conditions. For example, a Fund may hold all or a portion of its assets in money
market  instruments,  money market  funds or  repurchase  agreements.  If a Fund
invests in a money market fund, the shareholders of the Fund will indirectly pay
additional management fees. As a result of engaging in these temporary measures,
a Fund may not achieve its  investment  objective.  Each Fund may also invest in
such  instruments  at any time to maintain  liquidity  or pending  selection  of
investments in accordance with its policies.

         Each Fund may at times  actively  and  frequently  trade stocks and, as
result,  have a portfolio  turnover  rate that is higher than other stock funds.
Higher  portfolio  turnover would result in  correspondingly  greater  brokerage
commission expenses (which will lower the Fund's total return) and may result in
the  distribution to  shareholders of additional  capital gains for tax purposes
(which would lower the Fund's after-tax return).

                                HOW TO BUY SHARES

         The  minimum  initial  investment  in each Fund is $1,000  and  minimum
subsequent investments are in $250


         The Funds are  intended  primarily  for on-line  investors,  and we ask
shareholders  to accept all  information  about the Fund(s) in which they invest
through the iExchange.com web site and electronic  delivery.  When you open your
account you will select a password.  You will be prompted to enter your password
whenever you perform a  transaction  so that the Funds can be sure each purchase
or sale is secure.  For your  protection,  only you should place orders  through
your Fund account.  When you purchase shares,  you will be asked to: (1) confirm
your consent to receive all Fund documentation electronically,  (2) provide your
e-mail  address and (3) confirm  that you have read the  Prospectus.  The Funds'
current Prospectus will be readily available for viewing and printing on the web
site. You can revoke your consent to electronic  document delivery at any time ,
and receive paper based documents by contacting the Funds at 800-___-____.


Initial Purchase

By Mail- To be in proper form, your initial purchase request must include:


o        a completed and signed investment  application form (which  accompanies
         this  Prospectus or can be downloaded  from the  www.iExchange.com  web
         site); and
o        a  check  (subject  to  the  minimum   amounts)  made  payable  to  the
         appropriate Fund.


                  Mail the application and check to:
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U.S. Mail:  iExchange Funds                  Overnight: iExchange Funds
            c/o Unified Fund Services, Inc.             c/o Unified Fund Services, Inc.
            P.O. Box 6110                               431 North Pennsylvania Street
            Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6110            Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

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By Wire

You may also purchase  shares of a Fund by wiring  federal funds from your bank,
which may  charge  you a fee for doing so. To wire  money,  you must set up your
account and obtain an account number. Then, provide your bank with the following
information for purposes of wiring your investment:

         Firstar Bank, N.A.
         ABA #0420-0001-3
         Attn: iExchange Funds
         D.D.A.#__________________
         Fund Name   _________________(write in fund name)
         Account Name_________________(write in shareholder name)
         For the Account #______________(write in account number)

         You must mail a signed application to Unified Fund Services,  Inc., the
Funds'  transfer  agent,  at the above address in order to complete your initial
wire  purchase.  Wire orders will be accepted  only on a day on which the Funds,
custodian and transfer agent are open for business.  A wire purchase will not be
considered  made until the wired money is received  and the purchase is accepted
by the Fund.  Any delays that may occur in wiring money,  including  delays that
may occur in processing by the banks, are not the  responsibility of the Fund or
the  transfer  agent.  There is presently no fee for the receipt of wired funds,
but the Fund may charge shareholders for this service in the future.

Additional Investments

         You may  purchase  additional  shares  of any Fund  (subject  to a $250
minimum) by mail, wire, or automatic  investment.  Each additional mail purchase
request must contain:

o your name
o the name of your account(s),
o your account number(s),
o the name of the Fund
o a check made payable to the Fund

Send your purchase  request to the address  listed above.  A bank wire should be
sent as outlined above.

Automatic Investment Plan

         You may make regular investments in a Fund with an Automatic Investment
Plan by  completing  the  appropriate  section of the  account  application  and
attaching a voided  personal  check.  Investments  may be made  monthly to allow
dollar-cost  averaging by  automatically  deducting  $250 or more from your bank
checking  account.  You may change the amount of your  monthly  purchase  at any
time.

Tax Sheltered Retirement Plans

         Since the Funds are oriented to longer term investments,  shares of the
Funds may be an  appropriate  investment  medium  for tax  sheltered  retirement
plans,  including:  individual  retirement  plans  (IRAs);  simplified  employee
pensions (SEPs);  SIMPLE plans;  401(k) plans;  qualified  corporate pension and
profit  sharing  plans  (for  employees);  tax  deferred  investment  plans (for
employees   of  public   school   systems  and  certain   types  of   charitable
organizations); and other qualified retirement plans. Contact the Transfer agent
for the  procedure  to open an IRA or SEP  plan and  more  specific  information
regarding these  retirement  plan options.  Please consult with your attorney or
tax adviser  regarding these plans.  You must pay custodial fees for your IRA by
redemption of sufficient shares of the Fund from the IRA unless you pay the fees
directly to the IRA  custodian.  Call the Transfer agent about the IRA custodial
fees.

Other Purchase Information

         The Funds  intend to deliver  shareholder  information  electronically.
However, you may receive paper-based  information at no extra cost upon request.
Shareholder  information includes prospectuses,  annual and semi-annual reports,
proxy materials, confirmations and statements.

         Each Fund may limit the amount of  purchases  and refuse to sell to any
person.  If your check or wire does not clear,  you will be responsible  for any
loss  incurred  by the Funds.  If you are already a  shareholder,  the Funds can
redeem  shares  from  any  identically   registered  account  in  the  Funds  as
reimbursement  for any loss incurred.  You may be prohibited or restricted  from
making future purchases in the Funds.

      The Funds  have  authorized  certain  broker-dealers  and other  financial
institutions  (including  their  designated  intermediaries)  to accept on their
behalf purchase and sell orders. A Fund is deemed to have received an order when
the authorized  person or designee accepts the order, and the order is processed
at the net asset value next calculated  thereafter.  It is the responsibility of
the broker-dealer or other financial  institution to transmit orders promptly to
the Funds' transfer agent.

                              HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

         Requests  to sell  shares  are  processed  at the net asset  value next
calculated  after  we  receive  your  order  in  proper  form.  You may  receive
redemption payments by check or federal wire transfer.  The proceeds may be more
or less than the purchase price of your shares, depending on the market value of
the Funds'  securities at the time of your  redemption.  [Presently  there is no
charge for wire redemptions;  however,  the Funds may charge for this service in
the future.] Any charges for wire  redemptions  will be deducted  from your Fund
account by redemption of shares.


On-line - To sell Fund  shares  on-line  go to the  www.iExchange.com  web site,
click the [Fund Sell Order] icon and follow the instructions.


By Mail - You may  redeem  any part of your  account  in a Fund at no  charge by
mail. Your request should be addressed to:

                          iExchange Funds
                          c/o Unified Fund Services, Inc.
                          P.O. Box 6110
                          Indianapolis, IN  46204

         To be in proper form,  your request for a redemption  must include your
letter of instruction, including the Fund name, account number, account name(s),
the address,  and the dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem. This
request must be signed by all registered share owner(s) in the exact name(s) and
any special  capacity in which they are  registered.  The Funds may require that
signatures  be  guaranteed  by a bank or member  firm of a  national  securities
exchange.  Signature  guarantees are for the protection of shareholders.  At the
discretion of the Funds or the Funds'  transfer  agent, a shareholder,  prior to
redemption,  may be required to furnish  additional  legal  documents  to insure
proper authorization.

         By  Telephone  - You may redeem  any part of your  account in a Fund by
calling the transfer agent at 877-___-____. You must first complete the Optional
Telephone  Redemption  and Exchange  section of the  investment  application  to
institute  this option.  The Fund,  the transfer agent and the custodian are not
liable  for  following  redemption  or  exchange  instructions  communicated  by
telephone that they reasonably  believe to be genuine.  However,  if they do not
employ reasonable procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine,
they  may  be  liable  for  any  losses  due  to   unauthorized   or  fraudulent
instructions.  Procedures employed may include recording telephone  instructions
and requiring a form of personal identification from the caller.


         Additional  Information  - The Funds intend to deliver all  shareholder
services, with the exception of the initial purchase,  electronically. The Funds
or the transfer  agent may terminate  the on-line  and/or  telephone  redemption
procedures  at any time.  During  periods  of  extreme  market  activity,  it is
possible that  shareholders  may encounter some  difficulty in  telephoning  the
Funds,  although  neither the Funds nor the transfer agent has ever  experienced
difficulties  in  receiving  and in a timely  fashion  responding  to  telephone
requests for redemptions or exchanges. An interruption in transmissions over the
Internet  or a  problem  with  the  www.iExchange.com  web  site  could  delay a
redemption  request.  If you  are  unable  to  reach  the  Funds  on-line  or by
telephone, you may request a redemption or exchange by mail.


         If you are not  certain of the  requirements  for a  redemption  please
[call the Funds'  transfer  agent at  877-___-____].  Redemptions  specifying  a
certain date or share price cannot be accepted and will be returned. You will be
mailed  the  proceeds  on  or  before  the  fifth  business  day  following  the
redemption.  However,  payment for redemption  made against shares  purchased by
check will be made only after the check has been  collected,  which normally may
take up to fifteen  calendar  days.  Also,  when the New York Stock  Exchange is
closed (or when trading is  restricted)  for any reason other than its customary
weekend or holiday closing, or under any emergency  circumstances (as determined
by the Securities and Exchange  Commission) the Funds may suspend redemptions or
postpone payment dates.

         Because the Funds incur certain fixed costs in maintaining  shareholder
accounts,  each Fund may require you to redeem all of your shares in the Fund on
30 days'  written  notice if the  value of your  shares in the Fund is less than
$1,000 due to redemption, or such other minimum amount as the Fund may determine
from time to time. An  involuntary  redemption  constitutes  a sale.  You should
consult  your  tax  adviser  concerning  the  tax  consequences  of  involuntary
redemptions.  You may  increase  the  value  of your  shares  in the Fund to the
minimum amount within the 30-day  period.  Your shares are subject to redemption
at any time if the Board of  Trustees  determines  in its sole  discretion  that
failure to so redeem may have materially  adverse  consequences to all or any of
the shareholders of the Funds.

                        DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

         The price you pay for your shares is based on the applicable Fund's net
asset  value per share  (NAV).  The NAV is  calculated  at the close of  trading
(normally  4:00 p.m.  Eastern  time) on each day the New York Stock  Exchange is
open for business (the Stock  Exchange is closed on weekends,  Federal  holidays
and Good  Friday).  The NAV is  calculated  by dividing  the value of the Fund's
total assets  (including  interest and  dividends  accrued but not yet received)
minus  liabilities  (including  accrued  expenses) by the total number of shares
outstanding.

         The Funds' assets are generally valued at their market value. If market
prices are not  available,  or if an event occurs after the close of the trading
market that  materially  affects the values,  assets may be valued by the Funds'
adviser at their fair  value,  according  to  procedures  approved by the Funds'
board of  trustees.  The Fund may own  securities  that are traded  primarily on
foreign  exchanges  that trade on weekends or other days the Fund does not price
its  shares.  As a result,  the NAV of the Fund may change on days when you will
not be able to purchase or redeem your shares of the Fund.

         Requests to  purchase  and sell  shares are  processed  at the NAV next
calculated after we receive your order in proper form.

                       DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

         Dividends and Distributions

         Each Fund typically distributes substantially all of its net investment
income in the form of dividends and taxable  capital gains to its  shareholders.
These  distributions are automatically  reinvested in the applicable Fund unless
you request cash  distributions on your application or through a written request
to the Fund. Each Fund expects that its distributions  will consist primarily of
capital gains.

         Taxes

         In  general,  selling  or  exchanging  shares  of a Fund and  receiving
distributions  (whether  reinvested  or  taken  in  cash)  are  taxable  events.
Depending  on the  purchase  price and the sale price,  you may have a gain or a
loss on any shares sold. Any tax liabilities  generated by your  transactions or
by receiving distributions are your responsibility. You may want to avoid making
a substantial  investment when a Fund is about to make a long term capital gains
distribution  because you would be responsible for any taxes on the distribution
regardless of how long you have owned your shares.

         Early each year,  the Funds will mail to you a statement  setting forth
the  federal  income  tax  information  for all  distributions  made  during the
previous year. If you do not provide your taxpayer  identification  number, your
account will be subject to backup withholding.

         The tax  considerations  described  in this  section  do not  apply  to
tax-deferred accounts or other non-taxable entities. Because each investor's tax
circumstances  are  unique,  please  consult  with your tax  adviser  about your
investment.

                             MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

         iExchange Investment Advisory Services LLC, 14180 Dallas Parkway, Suite
200, Dallas, Texas 75240, serves as investment adviser to the Funds. The adviser
is wholly owned by  iExchange.com,  Inc. and was established in 2000 in order to
serve as the  investment  adviser  to the  Funds.  The  adviser  determines  the
securities to be purchased for each Fund, the portfolio securities to be held or
sold by each Fund and the portion of each Fund's  assets to be held  uninvested,
subject always to the Fund's  investment  objective,  policies and restrictions,
and the policies and instructions as the Trust's Board of Trustees may from time
to time  establish.  Each Fund is  authorized  to pay the adviser a fee equal to
1.00% of its average  daily net assets.  A committee of the adviser is primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.

         The  adviser  pays all of the  operating  expenses  of each Fund except
brokerage,  taxes,  borrowing  costs (such as interest and  dividend  expense of
securities sold short),  fees and expenses of  non-interested  person  trustees,
Rule 12b-1 expenses and  extraordinary  expenses.  In this regard,  it should be
noted that most investment  companies pay their own operating expenses directly,
while each  Fund's  expenses,  except  those  specified  above,  are paid by the
adviser.  The  adviser  (not the Funds) may pay certain  financial  institutions
(which  may  include  banks,  brokers,  securities  dealers  and other  industry
professionals)  a fee for providing  distribution  related  services  and/or for
performing certain  administrative  servicing functions for Fund shareholders to
the extent these institutions are allowed to do so by applicable  statute,  rule
or regulation.


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                              FOR MORE INFORMATION

         Several  additional  sources of  information  are available to you. The
Statement of Additional Information (SAI),  incorporated into this prospectus by
reference, contains detailed information on Fund policies and operations. Annual
and semi-annual  reports contain  management's  discussion of market conditions,
investment   strategies  and  performance   results  as  of  the  Funds'  latest
semi-annual or annual fiscal year end.

         Call the Funds at (888) [ ] to request  free  copies of the SAI and the
Funds' annual and semi-annual  reports,  to request other  information about the
Funds and to make shareholder inquiries.

         You may review and copy information  about the Funds (including the SAI
and other  reports) at the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (SEC)  Public
Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at 1-202-942-8090 for room hours
and operation. You may also obtain reports and other information about the Funds
on the EDGAR  Database on the SEC's  Internet  site at  http.//www.sec.gov,  and
copies of this  information may be obtained,  after paying a duplicating fee, by
electronic  request at the following e-mail address:  [email protected],  or by
writing  the  SEC's  Public  Reference  Section  of the  SEC,  Washington,  D.C.
20549-0102.

Investment Company Act #811-09541
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                        iExchange Diversified Growth Fund

                         iExchange Small Cap Growth Fund

                           iExchange New Economy Fund

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


                              _______________, 2001


This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus.  It should
be  read  in  conjunction   with  the   Prospectus  of  iExchange   Funds  dated
____________, 2000. A free copy of the Prospectus can be obtained by writing the
Funds' transfer agent at 431 North Pennsylvania  Street,  Indianapolis,  Indiana
46204, or by calling 1-800-___-____.

TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                         PAGE

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND THE FUNDS......................................

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS AND RISK
 CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS......................................................

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS.......................................................

INVESTMENT ADVISER..........................................................

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERACTIVE PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT MODEL............................................................

DISTRIBUTION PLANS .........................................................

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE........................................

DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE................................................

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE......................................................

CUSTODIAN...................................................................

FUND SERVICES...............................................................

ACCOUNTANTS.................................................................

DISTRIBUTOR.................................................................






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DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND THE FUNDS

         The iExchange  Diversified Growth Fund, iExchange Small Cap Growth Fund
and iExchange New Economy Fund (each a "Fund" or collectively, the "Funds") were
organized as series of  AmeriPrime  Advisors  Trust (the  "Trust") on August 10,
2000. The iExchange Diversified Growth Fund is a diversified fund. The iExchange
Small Cap Growth Fund and iExchange New Economy Fund are non-diversified  funds.
The Trust is an open-end  investment company  established under the laws of Ohio
by an  Agreement  and  Declaration  of Trust  dated  August 3, 1999 (the  "Trust
Agreement").  The Trust  Agreement  permits the  Trustees to issue an  unlimited
number of shares of beneficial  interest of separate  series  without par value.
Each Fund is one of a series of funds currently authorized by the Trustees.  The
investment  adviser to each Fund is iExchange  Investment  Advisory Services LLC
(the "Adviser").

         The Funds do not  issue  share  certificates.  All  shares  are held in
non-certificate  form  registered  on the  books  of the  Funds  and the  Funds'
transfer  agent  for the  account  of the  Shareholder.  Each  share of a series
represents  an  equal  proportionate  interest  in the  assets  and  liabilities
belonging to that series with each other share of that series and is entitled to
such dividends and  distributions  out of income  belonging to the series as are
declared by the Trustees. The shares do not have cumulative voting rights or any
preemptive or conversion  rights,  and the Trustees have the authority from time
to time to divide or combine  the shares of any series  into a greater or lesser
number of shares of that series so long as the proportionate beneficial interest
in the  assets  belonging  to that  series and the rights of shares of any other
series  are in no way  affected.  In case of any  liquidation  of a series,  the
holders of shares of the series being liquidated and will been titled to receive
as a class a distribution out of the assets,  net of the liabilities,  belonging
to that series.  Expenses  attributable  to any series are borne by that series.
Any general  expenses of the Trust not readily  identifiable  as  belonging to a
particular  series are  allocated  by or under the  direction of the Trustees in
such manner as the Trustees  determine to be fair and equitable.  No shareholder
is liable to further  calls or to  assessment  by the Trust  without  his or her
express consent.


         [As of _______, 2000, [_______________], [insert address] owned [____%]
of    each     iExchange     Fund.    As    the     controlling     shareholder,
[______________________]. could control the outcome of any proposal submitted to
the  shareholders  for  approval,  including  changes  to a  Fund's  fundamental
policies or the terms of the management  agreement  with the Adviser.  After the
public offering commences, it is anticipated that [_______________________] will
no longer control the Funds.]


         For information concerning the purchase and redemption of shares of the
Funds,  see  "How to Buy  Shares"  and  "How to  Redeem  Shares"  in the  Funds'
Prospectus.  For a description  of the methods used to determine the share price
and value of each Fund's assets,  see  "Determination of Net Asset Value" in the
Funds' Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS

This section contains a discussion of some of the investments the Funds may make
and some of the techniques they may use.

         A.  Equity  Securities.  Equity  securities  consist  of common  stock,
convertible  preferred stock,  convertible  bonds,  rights and warrants.  Common
stocks, the most familiar type,  represent an equity  (ownership)  interest in a
corporation.  Convertible  stocks and bonds are securities that can be converted
into common  stock  pursuant to their  terms.  Warrants  are options to purchase
equity  securities at a specified  price for a specific time period.  Rights are
similar to warrants,  but normally have a short duration and are  distributed by
the issuer to its  shareholders.  Although  equity  securities have a history of
long  term  growth  in value,  their  prices  fluctuate  based on  changes  in a
company's financial condition and on overall market and economic conditions.  No
Fund may invest more than 5% of its net assets in either  convertible  preferred
stocks or  convertible  bonds.  The Adviser will limit the Fund's  investment in
convertible  securities to investment grade (those rated BBB or better by Moodys
Investors  Service,  Inc. or Standard & Poor's Rating Group) or, if unrated,  of
comparable quality in the opinion of the Adviser.

         Equity securities  include S&P Depositary  Receipts ("SPDRs") and other
similar instruments. SPDRs are shares of a publicly traded unit investment trust
which owns the stock included in the S&P 500 Index,  and changes in the price of
the  SPDRs  track  the  movement  of  the  Index  relatively  closely.   Similar
instruments may track the movement of other stock indexes.

         Each  Fund may  invest  in  foreign  equity  securities  by  purchasing
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADRs are certificates  evidencing ownership
of shares of a foreign-based issuer held in trust by a bank or similar financial
institution.  They are  alternatives  to the direct  purchase of the  underlying
securities in their national  markets and currencies.  To the extent that a Fund
does  invest in ADRs,  such  investments  may be subject to special  risks.  For
example,  there  may be less  information  publicly  available  about a  foreign
company  than about a U.S.  company,  and foreign  companies  are not  generally
subject to accounting,  auditing and financial reporting standards and practices
comparable  to those in the U.S.  Other risks  associated  with  investments  in
foreign   securities   include  changes  in  restrictions  on  foreign  currency
transactions and rates of exchanges,  changes in the administrations or economic
and monetary policies of foreign governments, the imposition of exchange control
regulations,  the possibility of expropriation decrees and other adverse foreign
governmental action, the imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets,  less
government  supervision  of  exchanges,   brokers  and  issuers,  difficulty  in
enforcing   contractual   obligations,   delays  in   settlement  of  securities
transactions  and greater price  volatility.  In addition,  investing in foreign
securities will generally result in higher commissions than investing in similar
domestic securities.

         Investments in equity  securities are subject to inherent  market risks
and fluctuations in value due to earnings, economic conditions and other factors
beyond the control of the Adviser.  As a result,  the return and net asset value
of each Fund will fluctuate. Securities in each Fund's portfolio may decrease in
value or not increase as much as the market as a whole. Although profits in some
Fund holdings may be realized quickly,  it is not expected that most investments
will appreciate rapidly.

         At times,  a portion of each Fund may be  invested  in  companies  with
short  operating  histories  ("new  issuers")  and in initial  public  offerings
("IPOs"), and such investments could be considered speculative.  New issuers are
relatively  unseasoned  and may lack  sufficient  resources,  may be  unable  to
generate  internally  the  funds  necessary  for  growth  and may find  external
financing to be unavailable on favorable terms or even totally unavailable.  New
issuers will often be involved in the  development or marketing of a new product
with no  established  market,  which could lead to  significant  losses.  To the
extent a Fund invests in smaller capitalization companies, the Fund will also be
subject to the risks  associated  with such  companies.  Smaller  capitalization
companies, IPOs and new issuers may experience lower trading volumes than larger
capitalization, established companies and may experience higher growth rates and
higher   failure   rates   than   larger   capitalization   companies.   Smaller
capitalization  companies,  IPOs and new issuers also may have  limited  product
lines, markets or financial resources and may lack management depth.

         B. Hedging Transactions. Each Fund may utilize various other investment
strategies as described  below to hedge various  markets.  Such  strategies  are
generally  accepted by modern portfolio  managers and are regularly  utilized by
many mutual funds and other institutional investors.  Techniques and instruments
may  change  over  time as new  instruments  and  strategies  are  developed  or
regulatory changes occur.

         In the course of pursuing these  investment  strategies,  each Fund may
purchase and sell  exchange-listed and  over-the-counter put and call options on
securities, equity and fixed-income indices and other financial instruments, and
purchase and sell financial futures contracts and options thereon (collectively,
all the above are called "Hedging  Transactions").  Hedging  Transactions may be
used to attempt  to  protect  against  possible  changes in the market  value of
securities  held in or to be purchased  for a Fund's  portfolio  resulting  from
securities markets  fluctuations,  to protect the Fund's unrealized gains in the
value of its portfolio securities, to facilitate the sale of such securities for
investment purposes,  or to establish a position in the derivatives markets as a
temporary  substitute for purchasing or selling particular  securities.  No more
than 5% of a Fund's  assets will be  committed to Hedging  Transactions  entered
into for non-hedging purposes.  Any or all of these investment techniques may be
used at any time and there is no  particular  strategy  that dictates the use of
one  technique  rather  than  another,  as use of any Hedging  Transaction  is a
function of numerous variables  including market conditions.  The ability of the
Funds to utilize  these  Hedging  Transactions  successfully  will depend on the
Adviser's  ability  to  predict  pertinent  market  movements,  which  cannot be
assured.  Each Fund will comply with  applicable  regulatory  requirements  when
implementing these strategies,  techniques and instruments. Hedging Transactions
involving  financial  futures and options  thereon  will be  purchased,  sold or
entered into only for bona fide hedging, risk management or portfolio management
purposes and not for speculative purposes.

         Hedging   Transactions  have  risks  associated  with  them,  including
possible default by the other party to the transaction,  illiquidity and, to the
extent the Adviser's view as to certain market movements is incorrect,  the risk
that the use of such Hedging Transactions would result in losses greater than if
they had not been used.  Use of put and call  options  may result in losses to a
Fund, force the sale or purchase of portfolio securities at inopportune times or
for prices  higher than (in the case of put  options) or lower than (in the case
of call options)  current market values,  limit the amount of  appreciation  the
Fund can  realize on its  investments  or cause the Fund to hold a  security  it
might  otherwise  sell.  The use of options  and  futures  transactions  entails
certain other risks. In particular,  the variable degree of correlation  between
price  movements  of  futures  contracts  and  price  movements  in the  related
portfolio  position of a Fund creates the possibility that losses on the hedging
instrument  may be greater  than gains in the value of the Fund's  position.  In
addition, futures and options markets may not be liquid in all circumstances and
certain  over-the-counter  options may have no markets.  As a result, in certain
markets,  a Fund might not be able to close out a transaction  without incurring
substantial  losses,  if at  all.  Although  the  use  of  futures  and  options
transactions  for  hedging  should  tend to  minimize  the risk of loss due to a
decline in the value of the hedged position,  at the same time it tends to limit
any  potential  gain  which  might  result  from an  increase  in  value of such
position. Finally, the daily variation margin requirements for futures contracts
would create a greater ongoing potential  financial risk than would purchases of
options,  where the  exposure  is  limited to the cost of the  initial  premium.
Losses  resulting  from the use of Hedging  Transactions  would reduce net asset
value, and possibly  income,  and such losses can be greater than if the Hedging
Transactions had not been utilized.

General Characteristics of Options

         Put  options  and  call  options  typically  have  similar   structural
characteristics   and  operational   mechanics   regardless  of  the  underlying
instrument on which they are  purchased or sold.  Thus,  the  following  general
discussion  relates  to each of the  particular  types of options  discussed  in
greater detail below. In addition,  many Hedging Transactions  involving options
require segregation of Fund assets in special accounts, as described below under
"Use of Segregated and Other Special Accounts."

         A put option  gives the  purchaser  of the  option,  upon  payment of a
premium, the right to sell, and the writer the obligation to buy, the underlying
security,  commodity,  index,  or other  instrument at the exercise  price.  For
example,  a Fund's  purchase of a put option on a security  might be designed to
protect its holdings in the underlying  instrument (or, in some cases, a similar
instrument) against a substantial decline in the market value by giving the Fund
the right to sell such  instrument at the option  exercise price. A call option,
upon payment of a premium,  gives the  purchaser of the option the right to buy,
and the seller the obligation to sell, the underlying instrument at the exercise
price.  A Fund's  purchase  of a call option on a  security,  financial  future,
index,  or other  instrument  might be intended  to protect the Fund  against an
increase in the price of the underlying  instrument  that it intends to purchase
in the future by fixing the price at which it may purchase such instrument.  The
Funds  are  authorized  to  purchase  and  sell   exchange-listed   options  and
over-the-counter options ("OTC options").  Exchange-listed options are issued by
a regulated intermediary such as the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC"), which
guarantees the performance of the obligations of the parties to such options.

         A Fund's  ability to close out its position as a purchaser or seller of
an OCC or  exchange-listed  put or call option is dependent,  in part,  upon the
liquidity of the option market.  Among the possible reasons for the absence of a
liquid option market on an exchange are: (i)  insufficient  trading  interest in
certain options; (ii) restrictions on transactions imposed by an exchange; (iii)
trading  halts,  suspensions  or other  restrictions  imposed  with  respect  to
particular  classes  or series of  options or  underlying  securities  including
reaching daily price limits;  (iv)  interruption of the normal operations of the
OCC or an exchange;  (v)  inadequacy of the  facilities of an exchange or OCC to
handle current  trading  volume;  or (vi) a decision by one or more exchanges to
discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options),
in which event the relevant  market for that option on that exchange would cease
to exist, although outstanding options on that exchange would generally continue
to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

         The hours of trading for listed options may not coincide with the hours
during which the underlying financial instruments are traded. To the extent that
the  option  markets  close  before the  markets  for the  underlying  financial
instruments,  significant  price  and  rate  movements  can  take  place  in the
underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the option markets.

         OTC options are purchased from or sold to securities dealers, financial
institutions  or  other  parties  ("Counterparties")  through  direct  bilateral
agreement with the Counterparty.  In contrast to exchange-listed  options, which
generally have standardized terms and performance mechanics, all the terms of an
OTC option, including such terms as method of settlement,  term, exercise price,
premium,  guarantees and security,  are set by negotiation of the parties.  Each
Fund will only sell OTC  options  (other  than OTC  currency  options)  that are
subject to a buy-back provision  permitting the Fund to require the Counterparty
to sell the option back to the Fund at a formula  price within  seven days.  The
Fund  expects  generally  to enter into OTC  options  that have cash  settlement
provisions, although it is not required to do so.

         Unless the  parties  provide  for it,  there is no central  clearing or
guaranty function in an OTC option.  As a result,  if the Counterparty  fails to
make or take  delivery of the  security or other  instrument  underlying  an OTC
option  it has  entered  into  with a Fund or  fails  to make a cash  settlement
payment due in accordance with the terms of that option,  the Fund will lose any
premium  it paid  for the  option  as well  as any  anticipated  benefit  of the
transaction.  Accordingly,  the Adviser must assess the creditworthiness of each
such Counterparty or any guarantor or credit  enhancement of the  Counterparty's
credit to  determine  the  likelihood  that the terms of the OTC option  will be
satisfied.  While this type of arrangement allows a Fund greater  flexibility to
tailor an option to its need, OTC options  generally involve greater credit risk
than exchange-traded  options, which are guaranteed by the clearing organization
of the exchanges where they are traded.  The risk of illiquidity also is greater
with OTC  options,  since  these  options  generally  can be closed  out only by
negotiation with the other party to the option.

         If a Fund sells a call  option,  the premium that it receives may serve
as a partial hedge, to the extent of the option  premium,  against a decrease in
the value of the  underlying  securities or instruments in its portfolio or will
increase the Fund's income. The sale of put options can also provide income.

         Each Fund may purchase and sell call options on  securities,  including
U.S. Treasury and agency securities,  mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt
securities,   equity  securities  (including  convertible   securities)  and  on
securities  indices  and futures  contracts.  All calls sold by the Fund must be
"covered" (i.e., the Fund must own the securities or futures contract subject to
the call) or must meet the asset  segregation  requirements  described  below as
long as the call is  outstanding.  Even  though a Fund will  receive  the option
premium to help protect it against  loss, a call sold by a Fund exposes the Fund
during  the term of the  option  to  possible  loss of  opportunity  to  realize
appreciation  in the market price of the  underlying  security or instrument and
may require the Fund to hold a security or instrument  which it might  otherwise
have sold.

         Each Fund may  purchase  and sell put options on  securities  including
U.S. Treasury and agency securities,  mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt
securities,   equity  securities  (including  convertible   securities)  and  on
securities  indices  and  futures  contracts  other than  futures on  individual
corporate debt and individual equity  securities.  No Fund will sell put options
if, as a result,  more than 50% of the Fund's  assets  would be  required  to be
segregated to cover its potential  obligations under such put options other than
those with respect to futures and options thereon. In selling put options, there
is a risk that the Fund may be  required  to buy the  underlying  security  at a
disadvantageous price above the market price.

General Characteristics of Futures

         Each Fund may enter into  financial  futures  contracts  or purchase or
sell  put and call  options  on such  futures,  as a hedge  against  anticipated
interest  rate or  equity  market  changes,  and for risk  management  purposes.
Futures are generally  bought and sold on the  commodities  exchanges where they
are listed with payment of initial and variation  margin as described below. The
sale of a futures  contract  creates a firm obligation by a Fund, as seller,  to
deliver to the buyer the specific type of financial instrument called for in the
contract at a specific  future time for a specified  price (or,  with respect to
index futures, the net cash amount). Options on futures contracts are similar to
options on  securities  except  that an option on a futures  contract  gives the
purchaser  the right,  in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a
futures contract and obligates the seller to deliver such option.

         Each Fund's use of  financial  futures and options  thereon will in all
cases be consistent with applicable  regulatory  requirements  and in particular
the rules and regulations of the Commodity  Futures Trading  Commission and will
be entered into only for bona fide hedging,  risk or other portfolio  management
purposes. Typically, maintaining a futures contract or selling an option thereon
requires the Fund to deposit with a financial  intermediary  as security for its
obligations an amount of cash or other specified  assets (initial  margin) which
initially is typically 1% to 10% of the face amount of the contract  (but may be
higher in some circumstances).  Additional cash or assets (variation margin) may
be required to be deposited  thereafter  on a daily basis as the  mark-to-market
value of the contract fluctuates. The purchase of an option on financial futures
involves  payment of a premium for the option without any further  obligation on
the part of the Fund. If the Fund exercises an option on a futures contract,  it
will be obligated to post initial  margin (and  potential  subsequent  variation
margin) for the  resulting  futures  position just as it would for any position.
Futures  contracts and options thereon are generally settled by entering into an
offsetting  transaction,  but there can be no assurance that the position can be
offset prior to  settlement  at an  advantageous  price nor that  delivery  will
occur.  The  segregation  requirements  with  respect to futures  contracts  and
options thereon are described below.

Options on Securities Indices and Other Financial Indices

         Each Fund also may purchase and sell call and put options on securities
indices and other financial indices and in so doing can achieve many of the same
objectives  it  would  achieve  through  the  sale or  purchase  of  options  on
individual  securities or other  instruments.  Options on securities indices and
other financial indices are similar to options on a security or other instrument
except  that,  rather  than  settling by  physical  delivery  of the  underlying
instrument,  they settle by cash  settlement,  i.e., an option on an index gives
the holder the right to receive,  upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash
if the closing level of the index upon which the option is based exceeds, in the
case of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the
option  (except  if,  in  the  case  of an  OTC  option,  physical  delivery  is
specified).  This amount of cash is equal to the excess of the closing  price of
the index over the exercise price of the option, which also may be multiplied by
a formula  value.  The  seller of the  option is  obligated,  in return  for the
premium received, to make delivery of this amount. The gain or loss of an option
on an index depends on price movements in the instruments  making up the market,
market  segment,  industry or other  composite on which the underlying  index is
based, rather than price movements in individual securities, as is the case with
respect to options on securities.

Use of Segregated and Other Special Accounts

         Many Hedging Transactions,  in addition to other requirements,  require
that the Fund that has entered into the transaction  segregate liquid high-grade
assets  with  its  Custodian  to the  extent  that  Fund's  obligations  are not
otherwise  "covered" through  ownership of the underlying  security or financial
instrument.  In general, either the full amount of any obligation by the Fund to
pay or  deliver  securities  or  assets  must be  covered  at all  times  by the
securities, instruments or currency required to be delivered, or, subject to any
regulatory  restriction,  an amount of cash or liquid high grade  securities  at
least equal to the current amount of the obligation  must be segregated with the
Custodian. The segregated assets cannot be sold or transferred unless equivalent
assets are substituted in their place or it is no longer  necessary to segregate
them. For example, a call option written by a Fund will require the Fund to hold
the securities  subject to the call (or securities  convertible  into the needed
securities without  additional  consideration) or to segregate liquid high grade
securities  sufficient  to purchase  and deliver the  securities  if the call is
exercised. A call option sold by a Fund on an index will require the Fund to own
portfolio  securities which correlate with the index or to segregate liquid high
grade assets equal to the excess of the index value over the exercise price on a
current  basis.  A put option  written by a Fund  requires the Fund to segregate
liquid, high-grade assets equal to the exercise price.

         OTC options  entered  into by a Fund,  including  those on  securities,
financial  instruments  or indices  and  OCC-issued  and  exchange-listed  index
options will generally  provide for cash  settlement.  As a result,  when a Fund
sells these  instruments it will only segregate an amount of assets equal to its
accrued net  obligations,  as there is no requirement for payment or delivery of
amounts  in excess of the net  amount.  These  amounts  will  equal  100% of the
exercise  price  in  the  case  of a  non-cash  settled  put,  the  same  as  an
OCC-guaranteed  listed option sold by the Fund, or the in-the-money  amount plus
any  sell-back  formula  amount in the case of a  cash-settled  put or call.  In
addition,  when a Fund  sells a call  option  on an  index  at a time  when  the
in-the-money  amount exceeds the exercise price, the Fund will segregate,  until
the option expires or is closed out, cash or cash equivalents  equal in value to
such excess.  OCC-issued and  exchange-listed  options sold by a Fund other than
those above  generally  settle with  physical  delivery,  or with an election of
either  physical  delivery or cash  settlement,  and the Fund will  segregate an
amount of assets  equal to the full value of the option.  OTC  options  settling
with physical delivery,  or with an election of either physical delivery or cash
settlement,  will be treated the same as other  options  settling  with physical
delivery.

         In the case of a futures  contract  or an option  thereon,  a Fund must
deposit  initial  margin and  possible  daily  variation  margin in  addition to
segregating  assets  sufficient  to meet its  obligation  to purchase or provide
securities  or  currencies,  or to pay the amount owed at the  expiration  of an
index-based futures contract. Such assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents,
liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets.

         Hedging Transactions may be covered by other means when consistent with
applicable  regulatory  policies.  Each  Fund may  also  enter  into  offsetting
transactions so that its combined position,  coupled with any segregated assets,
equals  its  net   outstanding   obligation  in  related   options  and  Hedging
Transactions.  For  example,  a Fund  could  purchase a put option if the strike
price of that option is the same or higher than the strike price of a put option
sold by the Fund.  Moreover,  instead of  segregating  assets if the Fund held a
futures or forward contract,  it could purchase a put option on the same futures
or forward  contract with a strike price as high or higher than the price of the
contract held. Other Hedging Transactions may also be offset in combinations. If
the  offsetting  transaction  terminates  at the  time of or after  the  primary
transaction no segregation is required, but if it terminates prior to such time,
assets equal to any remaining obligation would need to be segregated.

         C. Short Sales.  Each Fund may sell a security short in anticipation of
a decline in the market  value of the  security.  When a Fund engages in a short
sale, it sells a security that it does not own. To complete the transaction, the
Fund must borrow the security in order to deliver it to the buyer. The Fund must
replace the borrowed  security by  purchasing it at the market price at the time
of replacement,  which may be more or less than the price at which the Fund sold
the  security.  The Fund will  incur a loss as a result of the short sale if the
price of the security  increases between the date of the short sale and the date
on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund will realize a profit
if the security declines in price between those dates.

         Positions  in shorted  securities  are more  risky than long  positions
(purchases)  in securities  because the maximum  sustainable  loss on a security
purchased  is limited to the amount paid for the security  plus the  transaction
costs,  whereas there is no maximum  attainable  price of the shorted  security.
Therefore, in theory,  securities sold short have unlimited risk and either Fund
could  suffer  significant  losses.  In  addition,  the  strategy  may result in
increased transaction costs and taxes that reduce the Fund's return.

         In  connection  with its short  sales,  each Fund will be  required  to
maintain a segregated  account  with its  Custodian of cash or high grade liquid
assets  equal to the market  value of the  securities  sold less any  collateral
deposited  with its  broker.  The Funds  also will  incur  transaction  costs in
effecting short sales.

         D.  Repurchase  Agreements.  A  repurchase  agreement  is a  short-term
investment  in which the purchaser  (i.e.,  the Fund)  acquires  ownership of an
obligation issued by the U.S.  Government or by an agency of the U.S. Government
("U.S.  Government  Obligations")  (which may be of any maturity) and the seller
agrees to repurchase  the  obligation  at a future time at a set price,  thereby
determining  the yield during the  purchaser's  holding period (usually not more
than seven days from the date of purchase).  Any repurchase transaction in which
a Fund engages will require full  collateralization  of the seller's  obligation
during the entire term of the repurchase agreement. In the event of a bankruptcy
or  other  default  of the  seller,  a Fund  could  experience  both  delays  in
liquidating  the  underlying  security and losses in value.  However,  each Fund
intends to enter into repurchase agreements only with the Custodian, other banks
with assets of $1 billion or more and registered  securities  dealers determined
by the Adviser  (subject to review by the Board of Trustees) to be creditworthy.
The Adviser monitors the  creditworthiness  of the banks and securities  dealers
with which a Fund engages in repurchase transactions.

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

         Fundamental.  The  investment  limitations  described  below  have been
adopted   by  the  Trust  with   respect  to  each  Fund  and  are   fundamental
("Fundamental"), i.e., they may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a
majority of the  outstanding  shares of each Fund. As used in the Prospectus and
the Statement of Additional Information,  the term "majority" of the outstanding
shares of the Fund means the lesser of (1) 67% or more of the outstanding shares
of the  Fund  present  at a  meeting,  if the  holders  of more  than 50% of the
outstanding  shares of the Fund are present or represented  at such meeting;  or
(2) more  than 50% of the  outstanding  shares  of the  Fund.  Other  investment
practices which may be changed by the Board of Trustees  without the approval of
shareholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation or regulatory
policy are considered non-fundamental ("Non-Fundamental").

         1. Borrowing Money. The Funds will not borrow money,  except (a) from a
bank,  provided that immediately after such borrowing there is an asset coverage
of 300% for all borrowings of the Funds; or (b) from a bank or other persons for
temporary  purposes  only,  provided that such  temporary  borrowings  are in an
amount  not  exceeding  5% of each  Fund's  total  assets  at the time  when the
borrowing is made.  This  limitation  does not preclude the Funds from  entering
into  reverse  repurchase  transactions,  provided  that the Funds have an asset
coverage of 300% for all  borrowings  and  repurchase  commitments  of the Funds
pursuant to reverse repurchase transactions.

         2. Senior Securities. The Funds will not issue senior securities.  This
limitation is not  applicable  to  activities  that may be deemed to involve the
issuance  or sale of a senior  security  by the Fund,  provided  that the Fund's
engagement in such  activities is consistent with or permitted by the Investment
Company  Act  of  1940,  as  amended,  the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated
thereunder or interpretations  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission or its
staff.

         3.  Underwriting.  The Funds will not act as  underwriter of securities
issued by other persons.  This  limitation is not applicable to the extent that,
in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted
securities),  the  Fund may be  deemed  an  underwriter  under  certain  federal
securities laws.

         4. Real Estate.  The Funds will not purchase or sell real estate.  This
limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable  securities  which are
secured by or  represent  interests  in real estate.  This  limitation  does not
preclude the Funds from investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in
companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion
of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).

         5. Commodities.  The Funds will not purchase or sell commodities unless
acquired as a result of  ownership  of  securities  or other  investments.  This
limitation  does not preclude the Funds from  purchasing  or selling  options or
futures  contracts,  from investing in securities or other instruments backed by
commodities  or from  investing in companies  which are engaged in a commodities
business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.

         6. Loans. The Funds will not make loans to other persons, except (a) by
loaning portfolio securities,  (b) by engaging in repurchase agreements,  or (c)
by  purchasing  nonpublicly  offered  debt  securities.  For  purposes  of  this
limitation,  the term "loans"  shall not include the purchase of a portion of an
issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other securities.

         7.  Concentration.  No Fund will invest 25% or more of its total assets
in a particular  industry This  limitation is not  applicable to  investments in
obligations  issued or  guaranteed  by the U.S.  government,  its  agencies  and
instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto.

         With  respect  to the  percentages  adopted  by the  Trust  as  maximum
limitations  on its  investment  policies and  limitations,  an excess above the
fixed percentage will not be a violation of the policy or limitation  unless the
excess results  immediately and directly from the acquisition of any security or
the action taken.  This  paragraph  does not apply to the  borrowing  policy set
forth in paragraph 1 above.

         Notwithstanding  any  of  the  foregoing  limitations,  any  investment
company, whether organized as a trust, association or corporation, or a personal
holding  company,  may be merged or consolidated  with or acquired by the Trust,
provided  that  if such  merger,  consolidation  or  acquisition  results  in an
investment in the securities of any issuer  prohibited by said  paragraphs,  the
Trust  shall,  within  ninety  days  after  the  consummation  of  such  merger,
consolidation or acquisition, dispose of all of the securities of such issuer so
acquired or such  portion  thereof as shall bring the total  investment  therein
within  the  limitations  imposed  by said  paragraphs  above  as of the date of
consummation.

         Non-Fundamental.  The  following  limitations  have been adopted by the
Trust  with  respect  to each  Fund  and are  Non-Fundamental  (see  "Investment
Restrictions" above).

         1. Pledging. The Funds will not mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or in any
manner transfer, as security for indebtedness, any assets of the Funds except as
may be necessary in  connection  with  borrowings  described in  limitation  (1)
above. Margin deposits,  security interests,  liens and collateral  arrangements
with respect to transactions involving options,  futures contracts,  short sales
and other permitted  investments and techniques are not deemed to be a mortgage,
pledge or hypothecation of assets for purposes of this limitation.

         2.  Borrowing.  No Fund will  purchase  any security  while  borrowings
(including  reverse repurchase  agreements)  representing more than one third of
its total assets are outstanding.

         3. Margin Purchases.  No Fund will purchase  securities or evidences of
interest  thereon on "margin."  This  limitation is not applicable to short term
credit obtained by a Fund for the clearance of purchases and sales or redemption
of  securities,  or to  arrangements  with  respect  to  transactions  involving
options,  futures  contracts,  short sales and other  permitted  investments and
techniques.

         4. Options. The Funds will not purchase or sell puts, calls, options or
straddles,  except  as  described  in the  Funds'  Prospectus  or  Statement  of
Additional Information.

         5. Illiquid  Investments.  The Funds will not invest in securities  for
which there are legal or contractual  restrictions  on resale and other illiquid
securities.

         6. Short  Sales.  The Funds will not effect  short sales of  securities
except  as  described  in the  Funds'  Prospectus  or  Statement  of  Additional
Information.



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Trustees and Officers

         The Board of Trustees  supervises the business activities of the Trust.
The names of the Trustees and  executive  officers of the Trust are shown below.
Each  Trustee  who is an  "interested  person" of the  Trust,  as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, is indicated by an asterisk.

<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>              <C>

==================================== ================ ======================================================================
Name, Age and Address                Position                        Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years
------------------------------------ ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
*Kenneth D. Trumpfheller             President,       Managing Director of Unified Fund Services, Inc., the Fund's
1793 Kingswood Drive                 Secretary and    transfer agent, fund accountant and administrator, since October
Suite 200                            Trustee          2000.  President, Treasurer and Secretary of AmeriPrime Financial
Southlake, Texas  76092                               Services, Inc., a fund administrator, (which merged with Unified
Year of Birth:  1958                                  Fund Services, Inc.) from 1994 through October 2000.  President,
                                                      Treasurer and Secretary of AmeriPrime Financial Securities, Inc., the
                                                      Fund's distributor, from 1994 through November 2000; President and
                                                      Trustee of AmeriPrime Advisors Trust and AmeriPrime Insurance Trust.
------------------------------------ ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
*Robert A. Chopyak                   Treasurer and    Assistant Vice-President of Financial Administration of Unified Fund
1793 Kingswood Drive                 Chief            Services, Inc., the Fund's transfer agent, fund accountant and
Suite 200                            Financial        administrator, since August 2000.  Manager of AmeriPrime Financial
Southlake, Texas  76092              Officer          Services, Inc. from February 2000 to August 2000.  Self-employed,
Year of Birth:  1968                                  performing Y2K testing, January 1999 to January 2000.  Vice
                                                      President of Fund Accounting, American Data Services, Inc., a mutual
                                                      fund services company, October 1992 to December 1998.
------------------------------------ ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Mark W. Muller                       Trustee          Account Manager for CMS Hartzell, a manufacturer, from April 2000 to
5016 Cedar River Tr.                                  present.  Account Manager for Clarion Technologies, a manufacturer
Fort Worth, Texas  76137                              of automotive, heavy truck, and consumer goods, from 1996 to April
Year of Birth:  1964                                  2000.  From 1986 to 1996, an engineer for Sicor, a telecommunication
                                                      hardware company.
------------------------------------ ---------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard J. Wright, Jr.               Trustee          Various positions with Texas Instruments, a technology company,
8505 Forest Lane                                      since 1995, including the following: Program Manager for
MS 8672                                               Semi-Conductor Business Opportunity Management System, 1998 to
Dallas, Texas 75243                                   present; Development Manager for web-based interface, 1999 to
Year of Birth:  1962                                  present; Systems Manager for Semi-Conductor Business Opportunity
                                                      Management System, 1997 to 1998; Development Manager for Acquisition
                                                      Manager, 1996-1997; Operations Manager for Procurement Systems, 1994-1997.
==================================== ================ ======================================================================
</TABLE>


         The following table estimates the Trustees'  compensation for the first
full fiscal year.  Trustee fees are Trust  expenses and each series of the Trust
pays a portion of the Trustee fees. The Trust is not in a fund complex.

<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>                     <C>

==================================== ======================= ===================================
                                     Aggregate               Total Compensation from the Trust
Name                                 Compensation            (the Trust is not in a Fund
                                     From Trust              Complex)

------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------------------
Kenneth D. Trumpfheller                         0                           0
------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------------------
Mark W. Muller                               $_____                      $_____
------------------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------------------
Richard J. Wright                            $_____                      $_____
==================================== ======================= ===================================
</TABLE>

Investment Adviser

         The Funds' investment adviser is iExchange Investment Advisory Services
LLC, 14180 Dallas Parkway,  Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75240 (the "Adviser").  The
Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of iExchange Holdings, Inc.

         Under the terms of the  management  agreement  (the  "Agreement"),  the
Adviser  manages  each  Fund's  investments  subject to approval of the Board of
Trustees.  As compensation for its management  services and agreement to pay the
Funds' expenses  (except for brokerage fees and  commissions,  taxes,  borrowing
costs (such as dividend expense on securities sold short and interest), fees and
expenses  of  the  non-interested  person  trustees,  Rule  12b-1  expenses  and
extraordinary expenses) each Fund is obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed
and  accrued  daily and paid  monthly at an annual  rate of 1.00% of the average
daily net assets of the Fund.

         The Adviser may make payments to banks or other financial  institutions
that provide shareholder services and administer shareholder accounts. If a bank
or other financial institution were prohibited from continuing to perform all or
a part of such services,  management of the Fund believes that there would be no
material  impact on the Fund or its  shareholders.  Banks  and  other  financial
institutions  may charge their customers fees for offering these services to the
extent permitted by applicable regulatory authorities, and the overall return to
those shareholders  availing  themselves of the bank services will be lower than
to those  shareholders  who do not.  The Fund  may  from  time to time  purchase
securities  issued by banks and other financial  institutions  that provide such
services;  however, in selecting investments for the Fund, no preference will be
shown for such securities.

         The Adviser retains the right to use the name "iExchange" in connection
with another investment company or business enterprise with which the adviser is
or may  become  associated.  The  Trust's  right  to use  the  name  "iExchange"
automatically  ceases ninety days after  termination  of its agreement  with the
Adviser and may be withdrawn by the Adviser on ninety days written notice.


         The Trust,  the Adviser and the Funds'  distributor have each adopted a
Code of Ethics (the "Code")  under Rule 17j-1 of the  Investment  Company Act of
1940.  The personnel  subject to the Code are permitted to invest in securities,
including  securities  that may be purchased or held by a Fund. You may obtain a
copy of the Code from the Securities and Exchange Commission.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT MODEL

Interactive Portfolio Management Model Overview

The Interactive  Portfolio  Management  Model(TM) (IPMM) is the core engine that
supports the iExchange  Funds. The model includes the calculations and processes
necessary to:


o        Score  forecasts  made  by  members  of  the  iExchange.com   community
         ("iExchange Analysts")
o        Aggregate the forecasts and weight them by the historical scores of the
         forecasters
o        Determine the implied return of each security based on those forecasts
o        Estimate the volatility of the underlying security's returns
o        Risk  adjust  the  implied  return  of  the  securities,  based  on the
         volatility estimates
o        Preferentially rank the securities based on the risk adjusted returns
o        Screen  securities  based on  market  capitalization  and a  series  of
         fundamental screens
o        Estimate the covariance of the screened  securities  (the covariance is
         the  estimate  of how  each  security  moves in  relationship  to other
         securities in the market and is used to make sure that the portfolio is
         well diversified)
o        Select a portfolio from those securities based on a series of optimizer
         settings, as described below
o        Track the portfolio and cash component of the fund on an ongoing basis
o        Recommend  rebalancing  and or  adjustments  based on deviations in the
         cash component and/or optimal portfolio and predefined deviation limits
o        Introduce    new    securities    to   the   IPMM   process   at   each
         rebalancing/adjustment period


Implementation of the IPMM for the iExchange Funds


The Interactive  Portfolio  Management Model is designed to use the input of the
iExchange Analysts in management of an equity portfolio,  but as mentioned above
does  require  certain  initial and ongoing  inputs from the Adviser to maintain
consistency  with the  prospectus  and  investment  policies  of the  fund.  For
example,  the growth funds will use a market  capitalization  screen and various
fundamental  valuation  screens,  such as price to earnings growth. In addition,
other  screening  is  utilized to ensure that the  securities  selected  for the
portfolio  have  reasonable  levels of market  liquidity  so that market  impact
transaction  costs are minimized.  These settings may require minor  adjustments
over time but, in general, are fixed over the life of the fund.

An optimizer (utilizing quadratic and non-linear  programming) is used to select
the  portfolio  and  requires  inputs  to  ensure  that  the  overall  portfolio
diversification  and risk level is consistent  with the  prospectus and that the
execution of the portfolio  will be cost  effective.  These  optimizer  settings
include  the  adviser's  selection  of the  benchmark  for  the  portfolio,  the
selection  of  the  beta  level  versus  the  benchmark,   deviations  from  the
benchmark's  sector  allocation,  the selection of the maximum level of turnover
per rebalancing  period,  constraints on round-lot trading,  etc. These settings
will  require  adjustments  over time by the  Adviser in order to  maximize  the
effectiveness of the selection and adjustment process and ensure compliance with
the fund's  investment  objectives.  Finally,  the sector allocation will remain
extremely flexible so that the overall  securities  preferences of the iExchange
Analysts are reflected in the selected portfolio.


The rebalancing and  introduction of new securities is triggered by one of three
events: a substantial change in the cash component,  a substantial change in the
weighting  of the  portfolio  (due to  changes  in market  value) and a periodic
reevaluation  of the  portfolio.  All of these  settings  will be  changed  on a
regular basis by the Adviser based on market conditions.

Role of the Investment Adviser


         The Adviser plays a critical and ongoing role in the  management of the
iExchange  Funds.  The Adviser  establishes  and modifies as necessary  the IPMM
settings so that the Fund's  portfolio is consistent with the prospectus.  Prior
to the execution of any trades for the  portfolio,  the Adviser will approve the
output of the IPMM, making any adjustments deemed necessary to the IPMM settings
and resultant portfolio. The Adviser will supplement the model's stock selection
in the event that  securities  forecasted by iExchange  Analysts  (that meet the
required stock screens) are insufficient, in the Adviser's opinion, to construct
a well-diversified portfolio.


         The  Adviser  will  be  most  actively   engaged  in  adjusting  sector
allocation   limits,   establishing  the  appropriate   cash  level,   modifying
rebalancing  settings  and  monitoring  the  portfolio on an ongoing  basis.  In
addition to these  activities,  the Adviser will monitor  external market forces
and, at the Adviser's discretion,  execute hedging strategies to achieve certain
levels of market exposure.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

         Subject to policies  established by the Board of Trustees of the Trust,
the Adviser is responsible for each Fund's  portfolio  decisions and the placing
of each Fund's portfolio transactions.  In placing portfolio  transactions,  the
Adviser seeks the best qualitative  execution for each Fund, taking into account
such factors as price (including the applicable  brokerage  commission or dealer
spread), the execution capability,  financial  responsibility and responsiveness
of the broker or dealer and the brokerage and research  services provided by the
broker or dealer.  The Adviser  generally seeks favorable  prices and commission
rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received.  Consistent with
the Rules of Fair Practice of the National  Association  of Securities  Dealers,
Inc., and subject to its obligation of seeking best qualitative  execution,  the
Adviser  may give  consideration  to sales of shares of the Trust as a factor in
the selection of brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions.

         The Adviser is specifically authorized to select brokers or dealers who
also  provide  brokerage  and  research  services to the Funds  and/or the other
accounts over which the Adviser exercises investment  discretion and to pay such
brokers or dealers a commission in excess of the  commission  another  broker or
dealer would charge if the Adviser  determines in good faith that the commission
is reasonable  in relation to the value of the  brokerage and research  services
provided.  The determination may be viewed in terms of a particular  transaction
or the Adviser's overall responsibilities with respect to the Trust and to other
accounts over which it exercises investment discretion.

         Research  services  include  supplemental   research,   securities  and
economic  analyses,  statistical  services and  information  with respect to the
availability  of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities  and analyses
of reports concerning  performance of accounts.  The research services and other
information  furnished  by  brokers  through  whom the Funds  effect  securities
transactions  may also be used by the Advisr in servicing  all of its  accounts.
Similarly, research and information provided by brokers or dealers serving other
clients  may be useful to the  Adviser in  connection  with its  services to the
Funds.  Although research services and other information are useful to the Funds
and the , it is not  possible to place a dollar  value on the research and other
information received. It is the opinion of the Board of Trustees and the Adviser
that the review and study of the research and other  information will not reduce
the overall cost to the Adviser of performing  its duties to the Funds under the
Agreement.

         Over-the-counter  transactions  will be  placed  either  directly  with
principal market makers or with  broker-dealers,  if the same or a better price,
including commissions and executions, is available.  Fixed income securities are
normally  purchased  directly from the issuer, an underwriter or a market maker.
Purchases  include a concession  paid by the issuer to the  underwriter  and the
purchase price paid to a market maker may include the spread between the bid and
asked prices.

         To the extent that the Trust and another of the Adviser's  clients seek
to acquire the same  security at about the same time,  the Trust may not be able
to acquire as large a position in such  security as it desires or it may have to
pay a higher  price for the  security.  Similarly,  the Trust may not be able to
obtain  as large  an  execution  of an order to sell or as high a price  for any
particular  portfolio  security  if the other  client  desires  to sell the same
portfolio  security at the same time. On the other hand, if the same  securities
are  bought  or sold at the same  time by more than one  client,  the  resulting
participation  in volume  transactions  could produce better  executions for the
Trust. In the event that more than one client wants to purchase or sell the same
security  on a given  date,  the  purchases  and sales will  normally be made by
random client selection.

DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE

         The price (net asset value) of the shares of each Fund is determined as
of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time on each day the Trust is open for business and on any
other day on which  there is  sufficient  trading in each Fund's  securities  to
materially  affect the net asset value.  The Trust is open for business on every
day except Saturdays, Sundays and the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day,  Independence
Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

         Securities   which  are  traded  on  any  exchange  or  on  the  NASDAQ
over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last
sale  price,  a security  is valued at its last bid price  except  when,  in the
Adviser's  opinion,  the last bid price does not accurately  reflect the current
value of the security.  All other securities for which  over-the-counter  market
quotations are readily available are valued at their last bid price. When market
quotations are not readily  available,  when the Adviser determines the last bid
price  does  not  accurately  reflect  the  current  value  or  when  restricted
securities  are being valued,  such  securities are valued as determined in good
faith by the Adviser, subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

         Fixed  income   securities   generally   are  valued  by  using  market
quotations,  but may be valued on the  basis of  prices  furnished  by a pricing
service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market
value of such securities.  A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing
techniques   based  on  yield  spreads   relating  to  securities  with  similar
characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size  trading units
of debt  securities  without  regard to sale or bid prices.  When prices are not
readily  available  from a  pricing  service,  or when  restricted  or  illiquid
securities  are being valued,  securities are valued at fair value as determined
in good faith by the Adviser,  subject to review of the Board of Trustees. Short
term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days
when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity,  are valued
by using the amortized cost method of valuation,  which the Board has determined
will represent fair value.

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

         Each Fund may  periodically  advertise  "average  annual total return."
"Average  annual  total  return,"  as defined  by the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission, is computed by finding the average annual compounded rates of return
for the period  indicated that would equate the initial  amount  invested to the
ending redeemable value, according to the following formula:

                                         P(1+T)n=ERV

         Where:   P        =        a hypothetical $1,000 initial investment
                  T        =        average annual total return
                  n        =        number of years
                  ERV               = ending  redeemable value at the end of the
                                    applicable period of the hypothetical $1,000
                                    investment  made  at  the  beginning  of the
                                    applicable period.

The computation  assumes that all dividends and  distributions are reinvested at
the net asset  value on the  reinvestment  dates and that a complete  redemption
occurs at the end of the applicable  period.  If each Fund has been in existence
less than one, five or ten years,  the time period since the date of the initial
public offering of shares will be substituted for the periods stated.

         Each   Fund   may   also   advertise    performance    information   (a
"non-standardized  quotation")  which is  calculated  differently  from  average
annual  total  return.  A  non-standardized  quotation  of total return may be a
cumulative  return  which  measures  the  percentage  change  in the value of an
account  between the beginning and end of a period,  assuming no activity in the
account other than reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.  A
non-standardized  quotation  may also be an average  annual  compounded  rate of
return  over a  specified  period,  which may be a period  different  from those
specified  for average  annual total  return.  In addition,  a  non-standardized
quotation may be an indication of the value of a $10,000 investment (made on the
date of the initial  public  offering  of the Fund's  shares) as of the end of a
specified period. These non-standardized quotations do not include the effect of
the  applicable  sales  load  which,  if  included,   would  reduce  the  quoted
performance.  A  non-standardized  quotation  of total  return  will  always  be
accompanied by the Fund's average annual total return as described above.

         Each Fund's  investment  performance  will vary  depending  upon market
conditions,  the composition of that Fund's portfolio and operating  expenses of
that Fund.  These  factors  and  possible  differences  in the  methods and time
periods used in calculating  non-standardized  investment  performance should be
considered when comparing each Fund's  performance to those of other  investment
companies  or  investment  vehicles.  The  risks  associated  with  each  Fund's
investment objective,  policies and techniques should also be considered. At any
time in the  future,  investment  performance  may be higher or lower  than past
performance, and there can be no assurance that any performance will continue.

         From time to time, in advertisements,  sales literature and information
furnished to present or prospective shareholders,  the performance of any of the
Funds  may be  compared  to  indices  of broad  groups of  unmanaged  securities
considered to be representative  of or similar to the portfolio  holdings of the
Funds or considered to be representative  of the stock market in general.  These
may include the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index, the NASDAQ Composite Index or
the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

         In  addition,  the  performance  of any of the Funds may be compared to
other groups of mutual  funds  tracked by any widely used  independent  research
firm which ranks mutual funds by overall performance,  investment objectives and
assets,  such as Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc. or  Morningstar,  Inc.  The
objectives,  policies, limitations and expenses of other mutual funds in a group
may not be the same as  those  of any of the  Funds.  Performance  rankings  and
ratings  reported  periodically  in  national  financial  publications  such  as
Barron's and Fortune also may be used.

CUSTODIAN

         Firstar Bank, N.A., 425 Walnut Street M.L 6118, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202,
is  custodian  of each Funds'  investments.  The  custodian  acts as each Fund's
depository,  safekeeps its portfolio  securities,  collects all income and other
payments  with  respect  thereto,  disburses  funds at the  Fund's  request  and
maintains records in connection with its duties.

FUND SERVICES

      Unified Fund Services,  Inc.  ("Unified"),  431 North Pennsylvania Street,
Indianapolis,  Indiana  46204,  acts as each Fund's  transfer agent and, in such
capacity,   maintains  the  records  of  each  shareholder's  account,   answers
shareholders'  inquiries  concerning  their  accounts,  processes  purchases and
redemptions of the Fund's shares,  acts as dividend and distribution  disbursing
agent and performs  other  transfer  agent and  shareholder  service  functions.
Unified  receives  a  monthly  fee from the  Adviser  of $1.20  per  shareholder
(subject to a minimum monthly fee of $900) for these transfer agency services.

         In addition,  Unified provides the Funds with fund accounting services,
which   includes   certain   monthly   reports,    record-keeping    and   other
management-related  services.  For  its  services  as fund  accountant,  Unified
receives an annual fee from the Adviser  equal to 0.0275% of each Fund's  assets
up to $100  million and 0.0250% of the Fund's  assets from $100  million to $300
million,  and 0.0200% of the Fund's assets over $300 million (subject to various
monthly  minimum  fees,  the maximum being $2,000 per month for assets of $20 to
$100 million.

      Unified also provides the Funds with  administrative  services,  including
all  regulatory   reporting  and  necessary  office  equipment,   personnel  and
facilities.  Unified  receives a monthly fee from the Adviser equal to an annual
rate of 0.10% of each Fund's  assets  under $50  million,  0.075% of each Fund's
assets from $50 million to $100  million,  and 0.050% of each Fund's assets over
$100 million (subject to a minimum fee of $2,500 per month.

ACCOUNTANTS

         The firm of McCurdy &  Associates  CPA's,  Inc.,  27955  Clemens  Road,
Westlake,  Ohio 44145, has been selected as independent  public  accountants for
the Funds for the first  fiscal year.  McCurdy &  Associates  performs an annual
audit of each  Fund's  financial  statements  and  provides  financial,  tax and
accounting consulting services as requested.

DISTRIBUTOR

         AmeriPrime Financial Securities, Inc., 1793 Kingswood Drive, Suite 200,
Southlake,  Texas  76092  (the  "Distributor"),   is  the  exclusive  agent  for
distribution  of shares of the Funds.  Kenneth D.  Trumpfheller,  a Trustee  and
officer of the  Trust,  is an  affiliate  of Unified  and the  Distributor.  The
Distributor is obligated to sell the shares of the Funds on a best efforts basis
only against purchase orders for the shares.  Shares of the Funds are offered to
the public on a continuous basis.



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PART C.  OTHER INFORMATION
         -----------------

Item 23. Exhibits

(a)      Articles of Incorporation.

(i)  Registrant's  Agreement  and  Declaration  of Trust,  which was filed as an
Exhibit  to  Registrant's  Registration  Statement,  is hereby  incorporated  by
reference.

(ii)    Copy of Amendment No. 1 to  Registrant's  Declaration of Trust,  which
was filed as an  Exhibit  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 4, is
hereby incorporated by reference.

(iii)   Copy of Amendment No. 2 to  Registrant's  Declaration  of Trust which
was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 4, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(iv)    Copies of Amendments  No. 3-5 to  Registrant's  Declaration  of Trust,
which was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 12,
is hereby incorporated by reference.

(b)     By-laws.  Registrant's  By-laws,  which  were  filed as an  Exhibit to
Registrant's Registration Statement, are hereby incorporated by reference.

(c)     Instruments  Defining Rights of Security  Holders.  None (other than in
the Declaration of Trust and By-laws of the Registrant).

(d)     Investment Advisory Contracts.

(i)     Registrant's  Management Agreement with Stoneridge Investment Partners,
LLC  for  the  Stoneridge  Equity  Fund,  which  was  filed  as  an  Exhibit  to
Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, is hereby incorporated by
reference.

(ii)    Registrant's Management Agreement with Stoneridge Investment Partners,
LLC for the Stoneridge  Small Cap Equity Fund,  which was filed as an Exhibit to
Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(iii)   Registrant's   Management   Agreement  with  Stoneridge   Investment
Partners,  LLC for the  Stoneridge  Bond Fund,  which was filed as an Exhibit to
Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(iv)    Registrant's  Management  Agreement with Nashville Capital Corporation
for the  Monteagle  Opportunity  Growth  Fund,  which was filed as an Exhibit to
Registrant's   Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  3,  is  hereby  incorporated  by
reference.

(v)     Registrant's  Management  Agreement with Nashville Capital  Corporation
for the  Monteagle  Value  Fund,  which was filed as an Exhibit to  Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(vi)    Registrant's  Management  Agreement with Nashville Capital Corporation
for the Monteagle Large Cap Fund,  which was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(vii)   Registrant's  Management Agreement with Nashville Capital Corporation
for  the  Monteagle  Fixed  Income  Fund,  which  was  filed  as an  Exhibit  to
Registrant's   Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  3,  is  hereby  incorporated  by
reference.

(viii)  Advisory Agreement for the Monteagle  Opportunity Growth Fund, which
was filed as an  Exhibit  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 3, is
hereby incorporated by reference.

(ix)    Advisory Agreement for the Monteagle Value Fund, which was filed as an
Exhibit to Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 3, is hereby incorporated
by reference.

(x)     Advisory Agreement for the Monteagle Large Cap Fund, which was filed as
an  Exhibit  to   Registrant's   Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  3,  is  hereby
incorporated by reference.

(xi)    Advisory  Agreement for the  Monteagle  Fixed Income Fund,  which was
filed as an Exhibit to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 3, is hereby
incorporated by reference.

(xii)   Registrant's  Management Agreement withAExpert Advisory, Inc. for the
Enhans  Master  Investor  Fund,  which was filed as an Exhibit  to  Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(xiii)  Registrant's Management Agreement withAExpert Advisory, Inc. for the
Enhans RT 500 Fund, which was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 9, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(xiv)   Registrant's Management Agreement with Cloud, Neff & Associates, Inc.
for the Cloud, Neff Capital  Appreciation Fund, which was filed as an Exhibit to
Registrant's   Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  12,  is  hereby  incorporated  by
reference.


(xv)    Registrant's  Management  Agreement with Paragon Capital  Management,
Inc. for the Paragon  Strategic  Ascent Fund (formerly the Paragon Dynamic Hedge
Fund),  which was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment
No. 12, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(xvi)   Registrant's  Management  Agreement with Paragon Capital  Management,
Inc. for the Paragon  Dynamic  Fortress Fund (formerly the Paragon  Uncorrelated
Return  Fund),  which was filed as an  Exhibit  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 12, is hereby incorporated by reference.


(xvii)  Registrant's  Management  Agreement with Riccardi Group LLC for the
Master High Yield  Income  Fund,  which was filed as an Exhibit to  Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12, is hereby incorporated by reference.


(xviii) Registrant's  Proposed Management  Agreement with iExchange  Investment
Advisory Services LLC for the iExchange Diversified Growth Fund, which was filed
as an  Exhibit  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  12,  is hereby
incorporated by reference.

(xix)   Registrant's  Proposed  Management  Agreement with iExchange  Investment
Advisory  Services LLC for the iExchange Small Cap Growth Fund,  which was filed
as an  Exhibit  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  12,  is hereby
incorporated by reference.

(xx)    Registrant's Proposed  Management  Agreement  with iExchange  Investment
Advisory  Services LLC for the iExchange New Economy Fund, which was filed as an
Exhibit to Registrant's  Post-Effective Amendment No. 12, is hereby incorporated
by reference.

(xxi)   Registrant's  Proposed Management Agreement with Capital Cities Asset
Management,  Inc.  for the  Chameleon  Fund,  which was filed as an  Exhibit  to
Registrant's   Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  13,  is  hereby  incorporated  by
reference.


(e)     Underwriting Contracts.

(i)     Registrant's   Underwriting   Agreement  with  AmeriPrime   Financial
Securities,  Inc.,  which was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's  Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(ii)    Registrant's  form of Dealer Agreement,  which was filed as an Exhibit
to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  6, is hereby  incorporated  by
reference.

(iii)   Amended  Exhibit A to Underwriting  Agreement,  which was filed as an
Exhibit to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 12,
is hereby incorporated by reference.

(f)     Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts.  None.

(g)     Custodian Agreements.

(i)     Registrant's  Custodian  Agreement with Firstar Bank,  N.A., which was
filed as an Exhibit to  Registrant's  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No. 1, is hereby
incorporated by reference.

(ii)    Amended  Appendix  B to  Custodian  Agreement,  which was filed as an
Exhibit to Registrant's  Post-Effective Amendment No. 12, is hereby incorporated
by reference.

(h)     Other Material Contracts.  None.

(i)     Legal Opinion.

      (i)   Opinion of Brown,  Cummins & Brown Co.,  L.P.A. , which was filed as
            an Exhibit  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 13, is
            hereby incorporated by reference.

      (ii)  Consent of Brown, Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A. is filed herewith.

(j)     Other Opinions.

      (i)   Consent of McCurdy & Associates CPA's, Inc. is filed herewith.

(k)     Omitted Financial Statements.  None.

(l)     Initial Capital Agreements.  Letter of Initial  Stockholder,  which
was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, is hereby
incorporated by reference.

(m)     Rule 12b-1 Plan.

(i)     Form of Registrant's Rule 12b-1 Service Agreement for the Enhans RT
Funds,  which was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment
No. 5, is hereby incorporated by reference.

(ii)    Form of Registrant's  Rule 12b-1  Distribution Plan for the Enhans
RT Funds, which was filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment
No. 5, is hereby incorporated by reference.


(iii)   Form of Rule 12b-1  Distribution  Plan for the  iExchange  Funds
(formerly  the  MutualMinds.com  Funds),  which  was  filed  as  an  Exhibit  to
Registrant's   Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  12,  is  hereby  incorporated  by
reference.

(iv)    Registrant's  Rule 12b-1  Distribution Plan for the Chameleon Fund
will be supplied.


(n)     Rule 18f-3 Plan.  None.

(o)     Reserved.

(p)     Codes of Ethics.  Copy of  Registrant's  Code of Ethics,  which was
filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 12, is hereby
incorporated by reference.

(q)     Powers of Attorney.

(i)     Power of Attorney  for  Registrant  and  Certificate  with  respect
thereto, which were filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's  Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 1, are hereby incorporated by reference.

(ii)    Powers of  Attorney  for the  Trustees,  which  were  filed as an
Exhibit to Registrant's  Pre-Effective  Amendment No. 1, are hereby incorporated
by reference.

(iii)   Power of Attorney for the President, Secretary and Trustee, which
was filed as an  Exhibit  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 6, is
hereby incorporated by reference.

(iv)    Power of Attorney for the Treasurer, which was filed as an Exhibit
to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 12, is hereby  incorporated  by
reference.

Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Funds
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As of November  22,  2000,  Security  Trust  Company  Custodian  FBO Sheet Metal
Workers  Annuity  Fund of Local  Union  #19 - Core  Fund,  owned  73.40%  of the
StoneRidge Equity Fund and 99.57% of the StoneRidge Bond Fund. As a result,  the
StoneRidge  Equity Fund and the  StoneRidge  Bond Fund may be deemed to be under
common control.

As of November 22, 2000,  First  Farmers and Merchant  National  Bank,  Trustee,
owned 100% of the Monteagle  Large Cap Fund,  the Monteagle  Value Fund, and the
Monteagle Fixed Income Fund and 99.96% of the Monteagle Opportunity Growth Fund.
As a result, the Monteagle Funds may be deemed to be under common control.


Item 25. Indemnification

(a)     Article VI of the  Registrant's  Declaration  of Trust provides for
indemnification of officers and Trustees as follows:

Section 6.4 Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, etc. Subject to and except as
otherwise provided in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and the 1940 Act,
the Trust shall indemnify each of its Trustees and officers  (including  persons
who serve at the Trust's  request as directors,  officers or trustees of another
organization  in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder,  creditor or
otherwise   (hereinafter   referred  to  as  a  "Covered  Person")  against  all
liabilities,  including  but not  limited to  amounts  paid in  satisfaction  of
judgments,  in compromise  or as fines and  penalties,  and expenses,  including
reasonable  accountants'  and counsel  fees,  incurred by any Covered  Person in
connection  with  the  defense  or  disposition  of any  action,  suit or  other
proceeding,  whether civil or criminal,  before any court or  administrative  or
legislative  body, in which such Covered Person may be or may have been involved
as a party or  otherwise  or with  which  such  person  may be or may have  been
threatened,  while in office or  thereafter,  by reason of being or having  been
such a Trustee or  officer,  director  or  trustee,  and except  that no Covered
Person  shall  be  indemnified  against  any  liability  to  the  Trust  or  its
Shareholders  to which such Covered Person would  otherwise be subject by reason
of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of such Covered Person's office.

Section 6.5 Advances of Expenses.  The Trust shall  advance  attorneys'  fees or
other  expenses  incurred by a Covered  Person in defending a proceeding  to the
full extent  permitted by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  the 1940 Act,
and Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1707,  as amended.  In the event any of these laws
conflict with Ohio Revised Code Section 1701.13(E),  as amended, these laws, and
not Ohio Revised Code Section 1701.13(E), shall govern.

Section 6.6  Indemnification  Not Exclusive,  etc. The right of  indemnification
provided by this Article VI shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights
to which any such Covered  Person may be  entitled.  As used in this Article VI,
"Covered   Person"   shall   include  such   person's   heirs,   executors   and
administrators.  Nothing  contained in this  article  shall affect any rights to
indemnification  to which  personnel  of the  Trust,  other  than  Trustees  and
officers,  and other persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law,
nor the power of the Trust to  purchase  and  maintain  liability  insurance  on
behalf of any such person.

The  Registrant  may not pay for  insurance  which  protects  the  Trustees  and
officers against  liabilities rising from action involving willful  misfeasance,
bad faith,  gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of their offices.

(b) The Registrant may maintain a standard  mutual fund and investment  advisory
professional  and  directors  and  officers  liability  policy.  The policy,  if
maintained, would provide coverage to the Registrant, its Trustees and officers,
and could cover its  Advisors,  among  others.  Coverage  under the policy would
include losses by reason of any act, error, omission,  misstatement,  misleading
statement, neglect or breach of duty.

(c)  Pursuant  to  the  Underwriting   Agreement,   the  Trust  shall  indemnify
Underwriter and each of Underwriter's  Employees  (hereinafter  referred to as a
"Covered Person") against all liabilities,  including but not limited to amounts
paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties,  and
expenses,  including  reasonable  accountants' and counsel fees, incurred by any
Covered Person in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit
or  other   proceeding,   whether  civil  or  criminal,   before  any  court  or
administrative  or legislative  body, in which such Covered Person may be or may
have been  involved as a party or  otherwise or with which such person may be or
may have been  threatened,  while serving as the underwriter for the Trust or as
one of Underwriter's Employees, or thereafter, by reason of being or having been
the underwriter for the Trust or one of Underwriter's  Employees,  including but
not limited to liabilities arising due to any  misrepresentation or misstatement
in the Trust's prospectus,  other regulatory filings, and amendments thereto, or
in other documents originating from the Trust. In no case shall a Covered Person
be  indemnified  against  any  liability  to which  such  Covered  Person  would
otherwise  be  subject  by reason  of  willful  misfeasance,  bad  faith,  gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties of such Covered Person.

(d) Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to trustees,  officers and  controlling  persons of the
Registrant  pursuant  to the  provisions  of  Ohio  law and  the  Agreement  and
Declaration  of the Registrant or the By-Laws of the  Registrant,  or otherwise,
the  Registrant  has been  advised  that in the  opinion of the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission such  indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  In the  event  that a claim  for
indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment  by  the
Registrant  of expenses  incurred or paid by a trustee,  officer or  controlling
person of the Trust in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such trustee,  officer or controlling  person in connection  with
the securities being  registered,  the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of
its counsel the matter has been settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a
court of appropriate  jurisdiction the question whether such  indemnification by
it is against  public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

(a) Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC ("Stoneridge"),  7 Great Valley Parkway,
Suite 290, Malvern, PA 19355, adviser to the Stoneridge Equity Fund,  Stoneridge
Small Cap Equity  Fund and  Stoneridge  Bond Fund,  is a  registered  investment
adviser.  (i) Stoneridge  has engaged in no other  business  during the past two
fiscal years.

(ii)    Information with respect to each officer and member of Stoneridge
is  incorporated  by  reference  to Schedule D of Form ADV filed by it under the
Investment Advisers Act (File No. 801-56755).

(b) Nashville Capital  Corporation  ("NCC"),  209 10th Avenue South,  Suite 332,
Nashville,  TN 37203,  investment  manager to the Monteagle  Opportunity  Growth
Fund,  Monteagle Value Fund, Monteagle Large Cap Fund and Monteagle Fixed Income
Fund, is a registered investment adviser.

(i)     NCC has  engaged  in  investment  banking  and  general  management
consulting  in the health  care  industry  since 1992 and has  engaged in market
investment advising to institutional investors since 1993. (ii) Information with
respect  to each  officer  and member of NCC is  incorporated  by  reference  to
Schedule D of Form ADV filed by it under the  Investment  Advisors Act (File No.
801-32593).

(c)     Robinson  Investment Group, Inc.  ("Robinson"),  5301 Virginia Way,
Suite 150, Brentwood,  Tennessee 37027, adviser to the Monteagle Value Fund is a
registered investment adviser.
(i)   Robinson has engaged in no other business during the past two fiscal
years.
(ii)  Information  with  respect to each  officer  and  director  of Robinson is
incorporated  by  reference  to  Schedule  D of Form ADV  filed by it under  the
Investment Advisors Act (File No. 801-51450)

(d)     Howe and  Rusling,  Inc.  ("Howe and  Rusling"),  120 East  Avenue,
Rochester, New York 14604, adviser to Monteagle Large Cap Fund
and Monteagle Fixed Income Fund is a registered investment adviser.
(i) Howe and Rusling has engaged in no other  business  during the past
two fiscal years.
(ii)  Information  with respect to each officer and director of Howe and Rusling
is  incorporated  by  reference  to Schedule D of Form ADV filed by it under the
Investment Advisors Act (File No. 801-294).

(e)     T.H. Fitzgerald, Jr. ("Fitzgerald"),  180 Church Street, Naugatuck,
Connecticut  06770,  adviser for the  Monteagle  Opportunity  Growth Fund,  is a
registered investment adviser
(i)  Fitzgerald has engaged in no other business during the past two fiscal
years.
(ii) Information with respect to each principal of Fitzgerald is incorporated by
reference  to Schedule D of Form ADV filed by it under the  Investment  Advisors
Act (File No. 801-12196)

(f)     AExpert Advisory, Inc. ("AExpert"), 25 West King Street, Lancaster,
Pennsylvania  17603,  adviser to Enhans  Master  Investor Fund and Enhans RT 500
Fund, is a registered investment adviser.
(i)AExpert has engaged in no other business during the past two fiscal years.
(ii)Information with respect to each officer and director ofAExpert is
incorporated by reference to Schedule D of Form ADV filed by it under the
Investment Advisers Act (File No. 801-43349).

(g)     Cloud,  Neff & Associates,  Inc. ("Cloud,  Neff"),  606 Park Tower,
5314 South Yale,  Tulsa,  Oklahoma  74135,  adviser to the Cloud,  Neff  Capital
Appreciation Fund, is a registered investment adviser.
(i)     Cloud Neff has engaged in no other business during the past two fiscal
years.
ii)     Information  with respect to each  officer and director of Cloud,  Neff
is incorporated  by  reference  to  Schedule  D of Form ADV  filed by it under
the Investment Advisers Act (File No. 801-43639).

(h)     Paragon Capital Management, Inc. ("Paragon"), 3651 N. 100 E., Suite
275,  Provo,  Utah  84604,  adviser to the  Paragon  Dynamic  Hedge Fund and the
Paragon Uncorrelated Return Fund, is a registered investment adviser.
(i)     Paragon has engaged in no other business during the past two fiscal
years.
(ii     Information  with  respect to each  officer and  director of Paragon is
incorporated  by  reference to Schedule D of Form ADV filed by it under the
Investment Advisers Act (File No. 801-45326).

(i)      Riccardi  Group LLC  ("Riccardi"),  340 Sunset Dr., Ft.  Lauderdale,
Florida  33301,  adviser to the Master High Yield Income Fund, is a registered
investment adviser.
(i)      Riccardi has engaged in no other business during the past two fiscal
years.
(ii)     Information  with respect to each officer and member of Paragon is
incorporated  by reference to Schedule D of Form ADV filed by it under the
Investment Advisers Act (File No. 801-56024).


(j) iExchange  Investment  Advisory Services LLC  ("Interactive"),  14180 Dallas
Parkway,  Suite 200,  Dallas,  Texas 75057,  adviser to the iExchange  Investors
Diversified  Growth  Fund,  iExchange  Small Cap Growth Fund and  iExchange  New
Economy Fund, is a registered investment adviser.


(i)   Interactive has engaged in no other business during the past two fiscal
years.
(ii)  Information  with respect to each officer and director of  Interactive  is
incorporated  by  reference  to  Schedule  D of Form ADV  filed by it under  the
Investment Advisers Act (801-59750).


(k)     Capital Cities Asset Management,  Inc.  ("Capital  Cities"),  11651
Jollyville Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78759,  adviser to the Chameleon Fund, is
a registered investment adviser.


(i)   Capital Cities has engaged in no other business during the past two fiscal
years.

(ii)    Information with respect to each officer and director of Capital Cities
is incorporated  by  reference  to  Schedule  D of Form ADV  filed by it under
the Investment Advisers Act (801-45494).

Item 27. Principal Underwriters

(a)      AmeriPrime Financial Securities, Inc. is the Registrant's principal
underwriter.   Kenneth  D.  Trumpfheller,   1793  Kingswood  Drive,  Suite  200,
Southlake,  Texas  76092,  is the  President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of the
Underwriter  and the  President  and a  Trustee  of the  Registrant.  AmeriPrime
Financial  Services,  Inc. is also the  underwriter  for the  AmeriPrime  Funds,
AmeriPrime  Insurance Trust, the Kenwood Funds, the Rockland Funds Trust and the
TANAKA Funds, Inc.

(b)     Information with respect to each director and officer of AmeriPrime
Financial Securities, Inc. is incorporated by reference to Schedule A of Form BD
filed by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (File No. 8-48143).

(c)     Not applicable.

Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records

Accounts,  books and other documents  required to be maintained by Section 31(a)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules promulgated  thereunder will
be maintained by the Registrant at 1793 Kingswood Drive,  Suite 200,  Southlake,
Texas 76092 and/or by the Registrant's Custodian, Firstar Bank, N.A., 425 Walnut
Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 45202,  and/or by the  Registrant's  Transfer  Agent,
Unified  Fund  Services,  Inc.,  431 North  Pennsylvania  Street,  Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204.

Item 29. Management Services Not Discussed in Parts A or B

         None.

Item 30. Undertakings

         None.



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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933  and  the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the  City  of  Cincinnati,  State  of Ohio  on the  21st  day of
December, 2000.


                                AmeriPrime Advisors Trust

                                By:/s/   Donald S. Mendelsohn
                                        Attorney-in Fact

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

                               *By: /s/

Kenneth D. Trumpfheller,*               Donald S. Mendelsohn
President and Trustee                   Attorney-in-Fact
                                        December 21, 2000
Richard Wright,*
Trustee

Mark Muller,*
Trustee

Robert A. Chopyak*
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

1.       Consent of Counsel........................................EX-99.23.i.ii
2.       Consent of Accountant........................................EX-99.23.j




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