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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 2000


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-1A
                   REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
                               ACT OF 1933                     |X||X|
                      Pre-Effective Amendment No. ___ |_||_|
                     Post-Effective Amendment No. ___ |_||_|

                                     and/or

                   REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT
                           COMPANY ACT OF 1940                 |X||X|

                                 Amendment No. ___


                          Threshold Advisor Funds, Inc.
                                10829 Olive Road
                            St. Louis, Missouri 63141
                            Telephone: (314) 824-1000
                (Registrant's Name, Address and Telephone Number)

                         CHARLES W. SCHWEIZER, PRESIDENT
                                10829 Olive Road
                            St. Louis, Missouri 63141
                            Telephone: (314) 824-1000
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                   Copies to:

                             DEE ANNE SJOGREN, ESQ.
                               Thompson Coburn LLP
                                One Firstar Plaza
                               St. Louis, MO 63101

                  Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
  As soon as practicable after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
|_||_|  immediately upon filing  pursuant to paragraph  (b)
|_||_| on (date)  pursuant to  paragraph  (b)
|_||_| 60 days  after  filing  pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)(1)
|_||_| on (date) pursuant to paragraph  (a)(1)
|_||_| 75 days after filing  pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
|_||_| on (date) pursuant to paragraph  (a)(2) of rule 485

If appropriate check this box:
|_||_| this  post-effective  amendment  designates  a new  effective  date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment


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                          THRESHOLD ADVISOR FUNDS, INC.

                       CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This registration document is comprised of the following:


Cover Sheet

Prospectus for Class A and Class C Shares of Threshold  Small Cap Value Fund and
Threshold Mid Cap Fund

Prospectus  for Class I Shares of Threshold  Small Cap Value Fund and  Threshold
Mid Cap Fund

Statement  of  Additional  Information  for  Threshold  Small Cap Value Fund and
Threshold Mid Cap Fund

Part C of Form N-1A

Signature Page

Exhibits




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


                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-1A
                              CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

N-1A Item No.                                                  Location
-------------                                                  --------

PART A:  PROSPECTUS

Item 1            Front and Back Cover Pages                   Front and Back Cover Pages
Item 2            Risk/Return Summary:                         Threshold Small Cap Value Fund:  --Investment
Item 3            Risk/Return Summary: Fee Table               Threshold Small Cap Value Fund: Fees and Expenses of
Item 4            Investment Objectives, Principal             Threshold Small Cap Value Fund:  --Investment
Item 5            Management's Discussion of Fund              Not applicable
Item 6            Management, Organization, and Capital        Management of the Funds; Choosing a Class of Shares
Item 7            Shareholder Information                      Valuing Fund Shares; Buying Selling and Exchanges
Item 8            Distribution Arrangements                    Distribution Plan
Item 9            Financial Highlight Information              Not applicable

PART B:  STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Item 10           Cover Page and Table of Contents             Cover Page and Table of Contents
Item 11           Fund History                                 Fund History
Item 12           Description of the Fund and Its              Fund Investments; Fund Policies
Item 13           Management of the Fund                       Management of the Fund
Item 14           Control Persons and Principal Holders of     Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities
Item 15           Investment Advisory and Other Services       Advisory and Other Services
Item 16           Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices     Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices
Item 17           Capital Stock and Other Securities           Fund History; Capital Stock
Item 18           Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares   Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares
Item 19           Taxation of the Fund                         Tax Information
Item 20           Underwriters                                 Underwriter
Item 21           Calculation of Performance Data              Calculation of Performance Data
Item 22           Financial Statements                         Not Applicable

PART C:  STATEMENT OF OTHER INFORMATION

Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under the appropriate
item, so numbered, in Part C of this Registration Statement.
</TABLE>

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                                     [LOGO]

                          THRESHOLD ADVISOR FUNDS, INC.
                                10829 Olive Blvd.
                               St. Louis, MO 63141
                                 (800) 711-1207

                                                  THRESHOLD SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                                                          THRESHOLD MID CAP FUND



                       Prospectus dated ________ ___, 2000










These  securities  have not been approved or  disapproved  by the Securities and
Exchange  Commission nor has the Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy
of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


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                                  [back cover]







A Statement of  Additional  Information  ("SAI")  about each Fund has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"),  and is incorporated herein
by reference.  Additional  information about the Funds' investments is available
in the Funds' annual and  semi-annual  reports to  shareholders.  In each Fund's
annual  report,  you  will  find a  discussion  of  the  market  conditions  and
investment strategies that significantly  affected the Fund's performance during
its last fiscal year. Shareholders may make inquiries or request the SAI and the
Funds'  reports to  shareholders  without charge by calling or writing a Fund at
the telephone  number or the address  listed on the cover page or by calling the
Fund's transfer agent toll-free at (800) 447-8150.  Information  about each Fund
may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's  Public  Reference  Room in  Washington,
D.C.  Information on the operation of the Public  Reference Room may be obtained
by  calling  1-800-SEC-0330.  Copies  of  information  about  each  Fund  may be
obtained,  upon payment of a  duplicating  fee, by writing the Public  Reference
Section of the SEC,  Washington,  D.C.  20549-6009.  The Fund also  maintains an
Internet site at http://www.thresholdfunds.com.



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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


THRESHOLD SMALL CAP FUND

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, POLICIES AND RISKS...............................4

    PERFORMANCE............................................................5

    FEES AND EXPENSES OF SCV FUND..........................................6

THRESHOLD MID CAP FUND

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RISKS..............................8

    PERFORMANCE............................................................9

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND..............................................9

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS...................................................11

VALUING FUND SHARES.......................................................13

CHOOSING A CLASS OF SHARES................................................13

BUYING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES................................14

DISTRIBUTIONS.............................................................18

TAX INFORMATION...........................................................20

DISTRIBUTION PLAN.........................................................21

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES......................................................21




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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Investment Objective, Policies and Risks

Investment Objective

The investment  objective of the Threshold  Small Cap Value Fund ("SCV Fund") is
long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

SCV Fund seeks to achieve its  objective  by investing at least 65% of its total
assets in the equity securities of small capitalization  companies.  "Small cap"
companies include those companies with a market capitalization of less than $1.5
billion at the time of  purchase.  SCV Fund  focuses its  investment  process on
equity  securities,  which  include  warrants,  rights  and debt  and  preferred
securities convertible into equity securities.

SCV Fund attempts to select and purchase  securities of small cap companies that
are  "value"  priced,  which  means  that the ratio of the  security's  price to
earnings,  book value,  cash flow or other financial measure is lower than other
companies' in its industry group with similar  projected  growth rates. SCV Fund
does not consider,  however, that any specific price to earnings,  book value or
cash flow ratio constitutes value pricing.

SCV Fund uses  fundamental  research to identify  small cap  companies  with the
potential to rapidly increase sales,  cash flow and earnings by taking advantage
of  demographic,  economic,  social or other trends.  Such companies may enjoy a
proprietary   technology  or  other   business   advantage   relative  to  their
competition.  Kennedy Capital  Management,  Inc., Fund's Adviser,  evaluates the
management  of a small cap  company  in which SCV Fund  invests,  including  its
ability  to  implement  the  company's  business  plan  and  its  commitment  to
increasing shareholder value. SCV Fund attempts to select the stock of small cap
companies that it considers to be inefficiently priced because information about
the  company has not been  adequately  exposed in the  marketplace.  The Adviser
attempts to improve  information  flow about these  "invisible"  companies in an
effort to improve the market's efficiency in pricing the company's stock.

Principal Risks of Investing in SCV Fund

Although SCV Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation, actual future investment
results cannot be predicted.  Investment  results will fluctuate and there is no
assurance that SCV Fund will achieve its objective. You could lose money on your
investment in SCV Fund or not make as much as if you invested it  elsewhere.  An
investment in SCV Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

SCV Fund invests  primarily in the stocks of smaller  companies,  which may lack
the  managerial,  financial or other  resources  necessary  to  implement  their
business plans or succeed in the face of competition.  The prospects for a small
cap  company or an  industry  may  deteriorate  because of a variety of factors,
including   disappointing  operating  results  or  changes  in  the  competitive
environment.  It may be  difficult  to sell a small  cap  stock and this lack of
market  liquidity can adversely  affect SCV Fund's ability to realize the market
price of a stock, especially during periods of rapid market decline.

SCV Fund's investment  results will be affected by general market conditions and
specifically by investors'  enthusiasm for small cap value stocks. The Adviser's
assessment of small cap companies  may prove  incorrect,  resulting in losses or
poor performance even in a rising market.

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide some  indication of the risks of investing
in SCV Fund by showing  changes in the  performance  of the Adviser's  small cap
value private  accounts and by comparing their  performance with a broad measure
of market  performance.  The performance  shown is the performance of all of the
Adviser's small cap value private  accounts managed using the same strategy that
the  Adviser  will use to manage SCV Fund.  These  returns  are  compared to the
Russell  2000 Index,  a broad  measure of market  performance,  and they reflect
reinvestment of dividends. The returns are calculated without deducting advisory
fees and other mutual fund expenses. Past performance of these private accounts,
which are not subject to the same diversification, tax restrictions,  investment
limitations  or higher  expenses  as the SCV Fund,  should not be  considered  a
representation  of the SCV Fund's  future  results.  Past  performance  does not
guarantee future results.

                        Year-by-Year Annual Total Return
                     (for the year ending December 31, 1999)

                                 [graph omitted]

    1995              1996             1997              1998             1999
    ----              ----             ----              ----             ----

   31.16%             20.75%           35.68%           -11.65%           20.01%

During the year  ending  December  31,  1999 shown in the bar chart  above,  the
highest  return for a quarter was 19.4%  (quarter  ending June 30, 1999) and the
lowest return for a quarter was -9.35% (quarter ending March 31, 1999).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Average Annual Total Returns
                   (for the periods ending December 31, 1998)
================================================================================
================================================================================
                                     Past 3       Past 5      Since Inception
                                     Years        Years      (January 1, 1995)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Small Cap Private Accounts           14.7%        19.2%       19.2%
Russell 2000 Index*                   7.9%        14.2%       14.2%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* The Russell 2000 Index is a broad-based  index  representative  of the smaller
cap segment of the U.S. economy in terms of economic sector  weightings,  market
capitalization and overall risk.

Fees and Expenses of SCV Fund

The following  table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy
and hold shares of the SCV Fund.
<TABLE>
<S>     <C>                                                                            <C>        <C>

        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)                       Class A    Class C
        ========================================================================================================
        Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases                                 5.25%      None
        (as a percentage of offering price)
        Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original purchased price)              None       None
        Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)(1)                           1.00%      1.00%

        Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses                                         Class A    Class C
        That are deducted from Fund assets)
        ========================================================================================================
        Management Fees                                                                   0.85%      0.85%
        Distribution (12b-1) Fees                                                         0.25%      1.00%
        Other Expenses                                                                    0.90%      0.90%
        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                              2.00%      2.75%
        Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(2)                                          -0.55%     -0.65%
        Net Expenses                                                                      1.45%      2.10%
        ========================================================================================================
</TABLE>

1  Imposed only on purchases of Class A shares in initial  amounts of $1 million
   or more and on all Class C share  purchases if shares are redeemed  less than
   one year after they are purchased.

2  The Adviser  contractually has agreed to waive its advisory fee to the extent
   that Class A and Class C total expenses exceed 1.45% and 2.10%, respectively,
   for a period ending on October 31, 2001.

Example:

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

The Example assumes that :
o you invest $10,000 in shares of the SCV Fund for the time period indicated;
o you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods;
o your investment has a 5% return each year; and
o the SCV Fund's operating expenses remain the same.


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Class A:
Although your actual costs could be higher or lower,  based on these assumptions
your costs would be:

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1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Class C:
Although your actual costs could be higher or lower,  based on these assumptions
your costs would be:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
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THRESHOLD MID CAP FUND

Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks

Investment Objective

The investment  objective of the Threshold Mid Cap Fund ("MC Fund") is primarily
long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

MC Fund seeks to achieve its  objective  by  investing at least 65% of its total
assets  in  the  equity   securities  of  mid-size   companies   with  a  market
capitalization  similar to the  capitalization  of those companies that comprise
the  S&P  MidCap  400(TM)  Index,   typically  $1.5  to  $10  billion  ("mid-cap
companies").  MC Fund focuses its  investment  process on equity  securities  of
mid-cap companies,  including warrants, rights and debt and preferred securities
convertible  into equity  securities.  MC Fund may invest up to 35% of its total
assets in debt  securities  for current  income,  capital  appreciation  or as a
defensive strategy.

MC Fund attempts to identify mid-cap companies that have the financial  strength
to take advantage of a potential competitive advantage,  either through internal
growth or, alternatively,  in relationships with key strategic partners. MC Fund
attempts  to select  and  purchase  securities  that are  priced  lower than the
portfolio  manager's  estimate  of the  "intrinsic"  value  of the  company.  In
determining  the  intrinsic  value of a  company,  MC Fund's  portfolio  manager
considers  the  relation  of its stock price to variety of  financial  measures,
including  historical and projected earnings,  cash flow,  reinvestment rate and
growth rate and compares these  relationships to those of other companies in the
same industry.

MC Fund attempts to select the stock of mid-cap  companies  that it considers to
be  inefficiently  priced  because  information  about the  company has not been
adequately  exposed  in  the  marketplace.   The  Adviser  attempts  to  improve
information  flow about these  companies  in an effort to improve  the  market's
efficiency  in pricing  the  company's  stock.  Fundamental  research is used to
identify mid-cap  companies with the potential to rapidly  increase sales,  cash
flow and earnings by taking  advantage of  demographic,  economic and social and
other  trends.  Such  companies may enjoy a  sustainable  competitive  advantage
because of proprietary  technology,  an established  niche,  market dominance or
other  business  advantages  relative to their  competition.  MC Fund also seeks
companies whose  management has  demonstrated a commitment to shareholder  value
and appears  capable of  implementing  a viable growth plan. MC Fund attempts to
select  mid-cap  companies  whose  business  plan  includes a catalyst that will
release the value of an asset, such as proprietary technology, a patent or other
asset, that is unappreciated by the market.

MC Fund secondarily  seeks to provide current income. MC Fund may invest in debt
securities,  primarily  U.S.  government  bonds and  investment-grade  corporate
securities rated BBB or Bbb or above by S&P's or Moody's. MC Fund also may write
covered calls and purchase debt securities  convertible into equity  securities.
In anticipation of declining  interest rates or broad market  declines,  MC Fund
may purchase debt securities with the objective of capital preservation. In each
case,  obtaining  current  income is secondary to MC Fund's  primary  investment
objective of long term capital appreciation.

Principal Risks of Investing in the MC Fund

Although  MC  Fund  seeks  primarily   long-term   capital   appreciation   and,
secondarily,   current  income,  actual  future  investment  results  cannot  be
predicted.  Investment results will fluctuate and there is no assurance that the
MC Fund will achieve its objective.  You could lose money on your  investment in
the MC Fund or not make as much as if you invested it  elsewhere.  An investment
in the MC Fund is not a bank  deposit  and is not insured or  guaranteed  by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

MC Fund invests primarily in the stocks of mid-cap companies, which may lack the
managerial,  financial or other resources  necessary to implement their business
plans or succeed in the face of  competition.  The prospects for a company or an
industry   may   deteriorate   because  of  a  variety  of  factors,   including
disappointing  operating results or changes in the competitive  environment.  It
may be difficult to sell a mid-cap  stock and this lack of market  liquidity can
adversely  affect MC Fund's  ability  to realize  the  market  price of a stock,
especially  during  periods of rapid market  decline.  MC Fund's  assessment  of
mid-cap  companies may prove incorrect,  resulting in losses or poor performance
even in a rising market.

PERFORMANCE

The MC Fund commenced  operations on __________ ___, 2000 and, as a result,  has
no performance at this time.


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FEES AND EXPENSES OF MC FUND

The following  table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy
and hold shares of the MC Fund.
<TABLE>
<S>     <C>                                                                              <C>      <C>

        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)                       Class A    Class C
        ========================================================================================================
        Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases                                 5.25%      None
        (as a percentage of offering price)
        Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original purchased price)              None       None
        Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)(1)                           1.00%      1.00%

        Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses                                         Class A    Class C
        That are deducted from Fund assets)
        ========================================================================================================
        Management Fees                                                                   0.85%      0.85%
        Distribution (12b-1) Fees                                                         0.25%      1.00%
        Other Expenses                                                                    0.90%      0.90%
        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                              2.00%      2.75%
        Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(2)                                          -0.55%     -0.65%
        Net Expenses                                                                      1.45%      2.10%
        ========================================================================================================
</TABLE>

1  Imposed only on purchases of Class A shares in initial  amounts of $1 million
   or more and on all  purchases of Class C shares  redeemed  less than one year
   after they are purchased.
2  The Adviser  contractually has agreed to waive its advisory fee to the extent
   that Class A and Class C total expenses exceed 1.45% and 2.10%, respectively,
   for a period ending on October 31, 2001.

Example:

This  Example is intended to help you compare the cost of  investing  in Class A
and  Class C shares of the MC Fund with the cost of  investing  in other  mutual
funds.

The Example assumes that :
o you invest $10,000 in shares of the MC Fund for the time period  indicated;
o you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods;
o your investment has a 5% return each year; and
o the MC Fund's operating expenses remain the same.

Class A:
Although your actual costs could be higher or lower,  based on these assumptions
your costs would be:

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1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Class C:
Although your actual costs could be higher or lower,  based on these assumptions
your costs would be:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

Adviser.  Kennedy Capital  Management,  Inc. (the  "Adviser"),  located at 10829
Olive  Boulevard,  St.  Louis,  MO 63141,  serves as  investment  adviser to the
Threshold Advisor Funds. The Adviser was organized in 1980 to provide investment
management services to pension plans, charitable organizations, mutual funds and
other  institutional  investors,  as well as wealthy  individuals.  The  Adviser
currently manages approximately $1.6 billion for its clients, generally invested
in small cap  companies  according  to a  growth,  value or  blended  investment
strategy. The Adviser will receive an advisory fee of 0.85% from each of the SCV
Fund  and MC Fund for  providing  investment  advice  and  portfolio  management
services.

Portfolio Managers

SCV Fund

Mr.  Timothy  Hasara,  a  portfolio  manager  of the  Adviser  since  1995,  has
day-to-day investment responsibility for SCV Fund. Mr. Hasara is responsible for
managing  approximately $500 million in client funds on behalf of the Adviser in
the small cap  value  style  that he will use to  manage  SCV Fund.  Mr.  Hasara
received a B.S.  from the  University  of Notre  Dame and a  Master's  Degree in
Business Management from Johns Hopkins University.

MC Fund

Mr.  Richard H.  Eckenrodt,  a portfolio  manager of the Adviser since 1999, has
primary  investment  responsibility  for the MC  Fund.  Prior  to  assuming  the
management of the MC Fund, Mr.  Eckenrodt held portfolio  manager and analytical
positions with Lindner Funds.  Mr.  Eckenrodt  managed the Lindner  Utility Fund
from 1993 to 1999 and he had  investment  management  authority  for the Lindner
Dividend Fund (now Lindner Asset  Allocation  Fund) and Lindner Growth Fund (now
Lindner  Large-Cap  Growth Fund). Mr.  Eckenrodt had direct  responsibility  for
total assets in excess of $1 billion.  Mr. Eckenrodt holds a B.A. and a Master's
Degree in Economics from the University of Missouri.

Mr. Frank Latuda,  Jr., CFA, is Associate Manager of the MC Fund. Mr. Latuda has
served as Director of Research for the Adviser since 1996.  Prior to joining the
Adviser, Mr. Latuda was a research analyst with Burns, Pauli, Mahoney & Company.
He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and
a Master's  Degree in Electrical  Engineering  and an MBA from the University of
Illinois.

VALUING FUND SHARES

The net asset  value of each  class of shares of each Fund is  determined  as of
4:00 p.m.  Eastern time on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open
for trading and the Funds'  custodian  and transfer  agent are open for business
("Business Day"). The net asset value of all outstanding shares of each class of
each Fund will be  determined  based on a pro rata  allocation of the value of a
Fund's  investment  income and total capital gains and losses and class expenses
based on comparative net asset value at the beginning of the day.  Purchases and
redemptions  of a class of a Fund's shares will be made at the next  calculation
of net asset value after the order is placed.

Each  Fund  generally  values  its  portfolio  securities  as  follows.   Equity
securities are valued at the last sales price reported by the consolidated quote
system  prior to the normal  closing of the market on which the  securities  are
traded.  If there was no sale that day, equity  securities will be valued at the
mean of the last bid and asked prices.  Debt  securities  (other than short-term
securities) will normally be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing
service or determined  using quotes from brokers.  Investment  grade short- term
obligations with 60 days or less to maturity are valued using the amortized cost
method.  Securities for which market  quotations  are not readily  available are
valued at fair market value by the Adviser, as determined in good faith pursuant
to procedures approved by the Threshold Advisor Funds' Board of Directors.

CHOOSING A CLASS OF SHARES

CLASS A SHARES.  Class A shares are sold at the public offering price,  which is
the net asset value per share plus any initial sales charge as described  below.
You do not pay a sales charge when you reinvest  dividends or distributions paid
by a Fund.

                                                Sales Charge as a % of
                                             Offering          Net Amount
                                              Price             Invested
Less than $50,000                              5.25                 5.54
$50,000 but less than $100,000                 4.25                 4.44
$100,000 but less than $250,000                3.25                 3.36
$250,000 but less than $500,000                2.50                 2.56
$500,000 but less than $1 million              2.00                 2.04
$1 million or more                              -0-                  -0-

If you pay no sales  charge as a result of investing  more than $1 million,  you
will pay a  redemption  fee of 1% of the initial  investment  amount if you sell
your Class A shares within one year of purchase.

Qualifying for a Reduced Sales Charge.

You may qualify for a reduced sales charge if you own or are  purchasing  shares
of other Threshold Advisor Funds. If you or your investment  consultant notifies
a Fund of your  eligibility  for a  reduced  sales  charge  at the  time of your
purchase,  you will be credited with the combined value (at the current offering
price) of all your Threshold Advisor Funds and the shares of your spouse and any
children under 21.

The following persons may qualify to purchase Class A shares of the Fund without
a sales charge:

o    Current  or  former  directors,  officers  or  employees  of a Fund  or the
     Adviser;
o    Current or former  directors,  partners,  officers or employees of selected
     organizations  providing  services to Threshold  Advisor  Funds,  including
     legal counsel and advertising and marketing consultants;
o    Current   or   former   officers,   partners,   employees   or   registered
     representatives of broker-dealers  which have entered into sales agreements
     with the principal underwriter of Threshold Advisor Funds;
o    Members of the immediate families of any of the persons above;
o    Any trust, custodial account, pension, profit sharing or other benefit plan
     of the foregoing persons;
o    Insurance company separate accounts;
o    Other funds and  accounts  for which the  Adviser or any of its  affiliates
     serve as investment adviser or manager;
o    Employer sponsored retirement plans with at least $1,000,000 in plan assets
     or an initial investment of $25,000.  Participants in an employee-sponsored
     403(b) plan or  employer-sponsored  457 plan if (a) the  employer  has made
     special  arrangement  for the plan to operate  as a group  through a single
     broker-dealer   firm  or  other   financial   intermediary,   and  (b)  all
     participants in the plan purchase shares of Threshold Advisor Funds through
     that broker-dealer or financial intermediary.

Reduced sales charges or a waiver of sales charges on Class A shares also may be
available to group plans if the sponsoring  organization makes information about
Threshold Advisor Funds available to plan  participants,  permits  informational
meetings with  participants  regarding  Threshold Advisor Funds, and facilitates
purchases by plan participants.

Letter of Intent. A letter of intent is a written representation that you intend
to purchase a specified dollar amount of the Class A shares of a Fund during the
thirteen months following your initial  purchase.  Based on the amount specified
in the letter of intent,  you will qualify for a reduced  initial  sales charge.
Completing  a letter of intent  does not  obligate  you to  purchase  additional
shares.  If, however,  you do not buy enough shares to qualify for the projected
level of sales charges by the end of the 13-month  period (or when you sell your
shares, if earlier),  your sales charge will be recalculated based on the amount
you actually  invested.  You must pay the additional sales charge within 20 days
after you are  notified of the  recalculation  or it will be  deducted  from you
account. In the event you sell shares of a fund prior to the end of the 13-month
period, the recalculated sales charge will be deducted from your sales proceeds.
For more information on purchasing under a letter of intent, please consult your
investment consultant.

CLASS C SHARES.  You buy Class C shares  at net  asset  value per share  without
paying an initial sales charge.  If you sell your Class C shares within one year
of purchase,  you will pay to the Fund a redemption  fee of 1.00% of the Class C
shares being redeemed.  In determining  whether a redemption fee is payable,  it
will be assumed that the  redemption is made first of shares that have been held
for more than one year and,  second,  of shares  that are still  subject  to the
redemption fee.

Minimum Investment. Your initial investment in Class A or Class C shares must be
at least $5,000. Additional investments must be at least $100 for Class A shares
and $500 for Class C shares.  You may  qualify for lower  initial or  subsequent
investment  minimums if you are opening a retirement  plan  account,  opening an
account for a minor,  establishing an automatic  investment plan or placing your
trade through an investment consultant.  The initial minimum investment for most
types of retirement  plans is $250 and additional  investments  must be at least
$100. The minimum  investment for an account for a minor  established  through a
gift from a relative is $500.

Minimum  Account Size.  Each Fund  requires that you maintain a minimum  account
balance of $500. If your account declines below this amount because of a sale or
exchange,  the  transfer  agent  will  notify  you  that  your  account  will be
liquidated  and  closed.  You may  avoid  this by  increasing  the value of your
account to at least $500 during the calendar  quarter after the quarter in which
you receive the notice.

BUYING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING SHARES OF A FUND

Class A and Class C shares of each Fund are sold at the public  offering  price,
which is the net asset value after any sales charge has been deducted. Each Fund
offers  to  redeem  its  shares  from its  shareholders  at any time at the next
determined  net asset value without the deduction of any sales charge,  although
each Fund  imposes a 1.00%  redemption  fee on purchases of Class A shares in an
initial  amount of $1 million or more and on all  purchases of Class C shares if
those  shares are  redeemed  less than one year after  they are  purchased.  The
redemption  price  may be paid  either in cash or by a  distribution  in kind of
securities held by a Fund.

Buying Fund Shares

You may open an account as follows:

BY CONTACTING AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL -

You may buy shares of a Fund from any investment firm that has a sales agreement
with the Fund's  distributor.  Threshold  Advisor  Funds  considers the services
provided  by  professional  investment  consultants  to be  beneficial  to  most
investors  without  extensive  investment  experience.  If you do  not  have  an
investment  consultant,  please call  1-800-711-1207  for  information on how to
locate an investment  professional  in your area.  Threshold  Advisor Funds also
maintains   a   list   of   financial   consultants   on   its   web   site   at
www.thresholdfunds.com.

BY WIRE -- To purchase by wire:

o    Call the Funds'  transfer  agent  toll-free at (800)  447-8150 to obtain an
     account and PIN number (for new accounts only)
o    Complete and return your account application to the transfer agent
o    Instruct your bank to wire your investment to:

                  UMB Bank N.A.
                  ABA #
                  Credit to: #
                  FBO: [Name of Fund] [Class of Shares]
                  Your name(s)
                  Your account number

BY MAIL -- To purchase by mail:

o    Complete and sign the account application
o    Mail your application and check to:

                  [Name of Fund] [Class of Shares]
                  c/o Unified Fund Services, Inc.
                  431 N. Pennsylvania Street
                  Indianapolis, IN  46204

If you are making an additional purchase of shares,  include your account number
on the check.  Checks must be drawn in U.S.  dollars on a U.S. bank. Third party
checks will not be accepted by a Fund.

ACCOUNT OPTIONS

Automatic  investment plans. You can make regular periodic investments in a Fund
by setting up a periodic  transfer  from your bank or other  depositary  account
under the  Threshold  Periodic  Investment  Program.  You may start an automatic
investment  plan in Class A shares with an initial  investment of $100.  You may
establish an automatic  investment  plan for an existing Class C account if your
balance is at least  $2,500.  You may cancel  your  enrollment  in the  Periodic
Investment  Program  at any time or change  the  dollar  amount,  frequency,  or
investment date by calling or wring to the transfer agent. Because the operation
of this program requires  coordination with your bank or other  depositary,  you
should  allow  up  to  30  days  for  the  transfer   agent  to  establish  your
participation in the Periodic Investment Program.

Directed  dividends.  You can invest the  dividends  paid by a Fund into another
Threshold  Advisor  Fund.  The  value of your  second  account  must be at least
$2,500.  There are no fees or  charges  for  directed  dividends.  If you have a
retirement  plan  account,  you  may  direct  dividends  only to  accounts  with
identical registrations.

Systematic  withdrawal plans.  When you establish a systematic  withdrawal plan,
the transfer  agent will sell the number of a Fund's shares or the dollar amount
you specify on a periodic  basis and the proceeds  will be paid to you or to any
person you select.  You must obtain a signature  guarantee to direct payments to
another  person after you have  established  your  systematic  withdrawal  plan.
Payments can be made either by check or by electronic  funds  transfer to a bank
or other depositary account you designate.

To establish a systematic withdrawal plan:

o    Your account must have a value of at least $10,000;
o    You must request a periodic withdrawals of at least $50; and
o    You may not request a periodic  withdrawal of more than 10% of the value of
     the account (valued at the time the plan is implemented).

Systematic  sales of a Fund's shares may be taxable  transaction for you. If you
purchase Class A shares while you are making  systematic  withdrawals  from your
account, you may pay unnecessary sales charges.

Direct  deposit.  Dividends,  capital  gain  distributions  and  proceeds  of  a
redemption,  including systematic  withdrawal  payments,  will be paid to you by
check  unless you arrange for an  electronic  funds  transfer  payment.  You may
choose  to have  cash  payments  deposited  directly  into  your  bank or  other
depositary  account.  Please  contact the  Shareholder  Services  Department  at
1-800-447-8150 for further information.


Selling Fund Shares

You may sell  your Fund  shares  on any  Business  Day.  You or your  investment
consultant may write a letter of instruction that includes the information below
and mail your written instructions to the Transfer Agent at the above address.

o    your account name(s)
o    your account number
o    the dollar amount or the number of shares to be redeemed
o    how to send the proceeds to you (by check or wire*)
o    your signature (the letter must be signed by an authorized person(s) in the
     exact name which appears on the account)
o    any legal documents, if required

         * If you  want to have  the  redemption  proceeds  wired  to your  bank
account,  provide the name,  location,  ABA or bank routing number and your bank
account number. Your bank may charge a fee to receive the wire.

Your shares will be sold at the next net asset value calculated after your order
is received  in good order by the Funds'  transfer  agent.  You  generally  will
receive the  redemption  proceeds  within  seven (7) days after  receipt of your
redemption request. The redemption check will be send to the address of record.

Redemption  Fee. If Class A or Class C shares of either Fund are  purchased  and
then redeemed  within twelve months from the date of purchase,  a redemption fee
of  1.00%  will be  deducted  from  the  redemption  proceeds  by the  Fund.  In
determining  whether a  redemption  fee is payable,  it will be assumed that the
redemption  is made  first of shares  that have been held for more than one year
and, second, of shares that are still subject to the redemption fee.

Telephone  transaction  privileges.  If your account is registered in your name,
you can sell shares of a Fund by  telephone.  If you do not want your account to
have  telephone  transaction  privileges,  you must indicate that choice on your
account  application  or by  writing  the  transfer  agent.  In order to place a
telephone   transaction,   please   contact   the  Fund's   transfer   agent  at
1-800-447-8150.  The shareholder  services  department is open between 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on each Business Day.

Suspension of redemptions.  Each Fund reserves the right to suspend  redemptions
or postpone the date of payment:

          (a)  for  any  periods  during  which  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange
          ("Exchange")  is closed (other than for customary  weekend and holiday
          closings), or when trading on the Exchange is restricted,

          (b)  at  such  time  as an  emergency  exists  as  determined  by  the
          Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  ("SEC") so that  disposal  of a
          Fund's  investments  or  determination  of its net asset  value is not
          reasonably practicable, or

          (c)  for  such  other  periods  as the SEC by  order  may  permit  for
          protection of a Fund's shareholders.

If the shares being redeemed  recently were  purchased by check,  payment may be
delayed  to  verify  that the  check has been  honored,  normally  not more than
fifteen (15) days.

Redemptions  in Kind.  Although  each Fund intends to redeem  shares in cash, it
reserves  the  right  to pay  the  redemption  price  in  whole  or in part by a
distribution  of  readily  marketable  securities  held  by the  Fund.  However,
shareholders  always will be entitled to redeem shares for cash up to the lesser
of  $250,000  or 1% of a Fund's  net  asset  value  during  any  90-day  period.
Redemption  in kind is not as  liquid  as a cash  redemption.  In  addition,  if
redemption is made in kind,  shareholders  who receive  securities and sell them
could receive less than the redemption value of their securities and could incur
certain transaction costs.

Exchanging Fund Shares. You may exchange your shares of a Fund for the shares of
the same class of another  Threshold  Advisor Fund without the imposition of any
fee, subject to the requirements described below. The automatic exchange will be
effective on the day after your  instructions  are received by a Fund's transfer
agent.

At the  time you make  your  exchange  request  you  must  have at least  $5,000
invested in Threshold  Advisor Funds. Your exchange request must be for at least
$1,000  and as a result of the  exchange  you must have at least  $2,500 in each
Threshold  Advisor Fund you own.  Shares you acquire as part of an exchange will
continue  to be subject  to any  redemption  fee that  applies to the shares you
originally  purchased.  When you ultimately  sell your shares,  the date of your
original purchase will determine the amount of any redemption fee.

Before you request an exchange,  consider each Fund's  investment  objective and
policies as described in the Fund's  prospectus.  An exchange may also result in
the payment of income taxes. Your investment consultant should be able to assist
you in evaluating an exchange among different series of Threshold Advisor Funds.

Exchange limitations. Each Fund imposes a limit of three exchanges per year. The
exchange  limitation is designed to  discourage  short-term  trading,  which can
increase  the  expenses  incurred  by  a  Fund  and  reduce  returns  for  other
shareholders.  Threshold  Advisor  Funds may view  accounts for which one person
gives  instructions  or  accounts  that act on the advice  provided  by a single
source to be under common control and, thus, subject to this limit.  Accounts of
broker-dealers or other financial  intermediaries that aggregate client accounts
are not subject to this limitation.

Telephone  transaction  privileges.  If your account is registered in your name,
you can exchange shares of a Fund by telephone.  If you do not want your account
to have telephone transaction  privilege,  you must indicate that choice on your
account  application  or by  writing  the  transfer  agent.  In order to place a
telephone   transaction,   please   contact   the  Fund's   transfer   agent  at
1-800-447-8150. The shareholder services department is open between 8:00a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Eastern time on each Business Day.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Net  investment  income  distributed  by a Fund  generally  consists of interest
income and dividends received on investments,  less expenses.  The dividends you
receive, whether or not reinvested, will be taxed as ordinary income.

Each Fund also distributes net capital gains to its shareholders normally once a
year.  Capital  gains are  generated  when a Fund sells its assets for a profit.
Capital gains are taxed differently  depending on how long the Fund has held the
asset sold.  Distributions of gains recognized on the sale of assets held for 12
months or less are taxed as ordinary  income;  distributions of gains recognized
on the sale of assets  held  longer  than 12 months  are taxed at lower  capital
gains rates. If a Fund  distributes to its  shareholders an amount exceeding its
income and gains, this excess will gradually be treated as a non-taxable  return
of capital.

Unless you indicate  another option on your account  application,  any dividends
and  capital  gain  distributions  paid to you by a Fund  automatically  will be
invested in additional  Fund shares.  Alternatively,  you may elect to have: (1)
dividends  paid to you in cash and the amount of any capital gain  distributions
reinvested;   or  (2)  the  full  amount  of  any  dividends  and  capital  gain
distributions paid to you in cash.

Selling shares  (including  redemptions)  and receiving  distributions  (whether
reinvested  or  taken  in  cash)   usually  are  taxable   events  to  a  Fund's
shareholders.  These transactions typically create the following tax liabilities
for taxable accounts:

SUMMARY OF TAX LIABILITY FOR TAXABLE ACCOUNTS:

Type of transaction                                           Tax status
-------------------                                           ----------

Income dividends                                     Ordinary income rate

Short-term capital gain distributions                Ordinary income tax

Long-term capital gain distributions                 Capital gains rate

Sales of shares (including redemptions) owned        Long-term capital gains or
more than 12 months                                  losses (capital gains rate)

Sales of shares (including redemptions) owned        Gains are taxed at the same
for 12 months or less                                rate as ordinary income,
                                                     losses are subject to
                                                     special rules

Distributions to retirement plans. Fund distributions received by your qualified
retirement plan, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA, are generally tax-deferred;  this
means that you are not required to report Fund  distributions  on its income tax
return when paid to your plan, but, rather, when your plan makes payments to its
beneficiary. Special rules apply to payouts from Roth and Education IRAs.

Dividends-received  deductions.   Corporate  investors  may  be  entitled  to  a
dividends-received deduction on a portion of the ordinary dividends they receive
from the Fund.

Tax reporting.  If you are a non-retirement plan holder, then each year, we will
send you a Form 1099 that tells you the amount of distributions you received for
the prior calendar year, and the tax status of those  distributions,  and a list
of reportable sale transactions.  Generally,  a Fund's distributions are taxable
to you in the year you received them.  However,  any dividends that are declared
in October,  November or December but paid in January are taxable as if received
in December of the year they are declared.

Withholding taxes. If you are a non-corporate shareholder and if a Fund does not
have your  correct  social  security or other  taxpayer  identification  number,
federal law requires us to withhold and pay to the Internal  Revenue Service 31%
of  your  distributions  and  sales  proceeds.  If you  are  subject  to  backup
withholding, we also will withhold and pay to the IRS 31% of your distributions.
Any tax withheld may be applied against the tax liability on your federal income
tax return.

Because your tax situation is unique,  you should consult your tax  professional
about federal, state and local tax consequences.

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

Each  Fund has  adopted a  distribution  plan for its Class A and Class C shares
offered  through  this  prospectus  in  accordance  with  Rule  12b-1  under the
Investment  Company Act of 1940.  Under this plan,  a Fund pays an annual fee to
Unified Management Corp., the Fund's distributor, of 0.25% and 1.00% for Class A
and Class C Shares,  respectively,  to help defray the cost of distributing  the
Fund's shares and servicing its shareholders.  Because these fees are an ongoing
expense,  over time they reduce the net investment results of a Fund.  Depending
on the amount of your  investment  and the  length of time you hold the  shares,
your  investment  results  will not equal the  results of a  different  class of
shares of a Fund having a different sales charge and fee structure.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

The  Threshold  Advisor  Funds'  website  at   www.thresholdfunds.com   contains
information  on each Fund.  If your account is  registered in your name with the
Funds' transfer agent, you can obtain current account information.  Prospectuses
for all Threshold Advisor Funds are also available.

Contacting shareholder services

You  can  contact  a Fund by  calling  the  transfer  agent  at  1-800-447-8150.
Information  on each  Fund's  Class A and  Class C net  asset  value and on your
account (if your account is registered in your name with the transfer  agent) is
available.  In addition,  you may speak with a shareholder  servicing agent with
respect to any  question  you have  regarding  a Fund or your  account.  If your
account  is  held  by  a  broker-dealer  or  other  financial  institution,  our
shareholder  servicing department will not have specific  information  regarding
your Fund account.

Selected  information  about  each Fund is  available  through a  voice-response
system. You will need to obtain and use a personal  identification  number (PIN)
to retrieve specific  information about your account through the  voice-response
system.  Please contact  Shareholder  Services at 1-800-447-8150 to obtain a PIN
number or with questions regarding the voice response system.
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                                     [LOGO]

                          THRESHOLD ADVISOR FUNDS, INC.
                                10829 Olive Blvd.
                               St. Louis, MO 63141
                                 (800) 711-1207

                                                 THRESHOLD SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                                                         THRESHOLD MID CAP FUND




                       Prospectus dated ________ ___, 2000










These  securities  have not been approved or  disapproved  by the Securities and
Exchange  Commission nor has the Commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy
of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


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                                  [back cover]







A Statement of  Additional  Information  ("SAI")  about each Fund has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"),  and is incorporated herein
by reference.  Additional  information about the Funds' investments is available
in the Funds' annual and  semi-annual  reports to  shareholders.  In each Fund's
annual  report,  you  will  find a  discussion  of  the  market  conditions  and
investment strategies that significantly  affected the Fund's performance during
its last fiscal year. Shareholders may make inquiries or request the SAI and the
Funds'  reports to  shareholders  without charge by calling or writing a Fund at
the telephone  number or the address  listed on the cover page or by calling the
Fund's transfer agent toll-free at (800) 447-8150.  Information  about each Fund
may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's  Public  Reference  Room in  Washington,
D.C.  Information on the operation of the Public  Reference Room may be obtained
by  calling  1-800-SEC-0330.  Copies  of  information  about  each  Fund  may be
obtained,  upon payment of a  duplicating  fee, by writing the Public  Reference
Section of the SEC,  Washington,  D.C.  20549-6009.  The Fund also  maintains an
Internet site at http://www.thresholdfunds.com.



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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


THRESHOLD SMALL CAP FUND

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, POLICIES AND RISKS..................................4

    PERFORMANCE...............................................................5

    FEES AND EXPENSES OF SCV FUND.............................................6

THRESHOLD MID CAP FUND

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RISKS.................................8

    PERFORMANCE...............................................................9

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND.................................................9

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS......................................................11

VALUING FUND SHARES..........................................................13

CHOOSING A CLASS OF SHARES...................................................13

BUYING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES...................................14

DISTRIBUTIONS................................................................18

TAX INFORMATION..............................................................20

DISTRIBUTION PLAN............................................................21

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES.........................................................21




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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Investment Objective, Policies and Risks

Investment Objective

The investment  objective of the Threshold  Small Cap Value Fund ("SCV Fund") is
long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

SCV Fund seeks to achieve its  objective  by investing at least 65% of its total
assets in the equity securities of small capitalization  companies.  "Small cap"
companies include those companies with a market capitalization of less than $1.5
billion at the time of  purchase.  SCV Fund  focuses its  investment  process on
equity  securities,  which  include  warrants,  rights  and debt  and  preferred
securities convertible into equity securities.

SCV Fund attempts to select and purchase  securities of small cap companies that
are  "value"  priced,  which  means  that the ratio of the  security's  price to
earnings,  book value,  cash flow or other financial measure is lower than other
companies' in its industry group with similar  projected  growth rates. SCV Fund
does not consider,  however, that any specific price to earnings,  book value or
cash flow ratio constitutes value pricing.

SCV Fund uses  fundamental  research to identify  small cap  companies  with the
potential to rapidly increase sales,  cash flow and earnings by taking advantage
of  demographic,  economic,  social or other trends.  Such companies may enjoy a
proprietary   technology  or  other   business   advantage   relative  to  their
competition.  Kennedy Capital  Management,  Inc., Fund's Adviser,  evaluates the
management  of a small cap  company  in which SCV Fund  invests,  including  its
ability  to  implement  the  company's  business  plan  and  its  commitment  to
increasing shareholder value. SCV Fund attempts to select the stock of small cap
companies that it considers to be inefficiently priced because information about
the  company has not been  adequately  exposed in the  marketplace.  The Adviser
attempts to improve  information  flow about these  "invisible"  companies in an
effort to improve the market's efficiency in pricing the company's stock.

Principal Risks of Investing in SCV Fund

Although SCV Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation, actual future investment
results cannot be predicted.  Investment  results will fluctuate and there is no
assurance that SCV Fund will achieve its objective. You could lose money on your
investment in SCV Fund or not make as much as if you invested it  elsewhere.  An
investment in SCV Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

SCV Fund invests  primarily in the stocks of smaller  companies,  which may lack
the  managerial,  financial or other  resources  necessary  to  implement  their
business plans or succeed in the face of competition.  The prospects for a small
cap  company or an  industry  may  deteriorate  because of a variety of factors,
including   disappointing  operating  results  or  changes  in  the  competitive
environment.  It may be  difficult  to sell a small  cap  stock and this lack of
market  liquidity can adversely  affect SCV Fund's ability to realize the market
price of a stock, especially during periods of rapid market decline.

SCV Fund's investment  results will be affected by general market conditions and
specifically by investors'  enthusiasm for small cap value stocks. The Adviser's
assessment of small cap companies  may prove  incorrect,  resulting in losses or
poor performance even in a rising market.

PERFORMANCE

The bar chart and table below provide some  indication of the risks of investing
in SCV Fund by showing  changes in the  performance  of the Adviser's  small cap
value private  accounts and by comparing their  performance with a broad measure
of market  performance.  The performance  shown is the performance of all of the
Adviser's small cap value private  accounts managed using the same strategy that
the  Adviser  will use to manage SCV Fund.  These  returns  are  compared to the
Russell  2000 Index,  a broad  measure of market  performance,  and they reflect
reinvestment of dividends. The returns are calculated without deducting advisory
fees and other mutual fund expenses. Past performance of these private accounts,
which are not subject to the same diversification, tax restrictions,  investment
limitations  or higher  expenses  as the SCV Fund,  should not be  considered  a
representation  of the SCV Fund's  future  results.  Past  performance  does not
guarantee future results.

                        Year-by-Year Annual Total Return
                     (for the year ending December 31, 1999)

                                 [graph omitted]

  1995              1996             1997              1998             1999
  ----              ----             ----              ----             ----

 31.16%             20.75%           35.68%           -11.65%           20.01%

During the year  ending  December  31,  1999 shown in the bar chart  above,  the
highest  return for a quarter was 19.4%  (quarter  ending June 30, 1999) and the
lowest return for a quarter was -9.35% (quarter ending March 31, 1999).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Average Annual Total Returns
                   (for the periods ending December 31, 1998)
================================================================================
                                    Past 3       Past 5      Since Inception
                                    Years        Years      (January 1, 1995)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Small Cap Private Accounts          14.7%        19.2%       19.2%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Russell 2000 Index*                  7.9%        14.2%       14.2%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* The Russell 2000 Index is a broad-based  index  representative  of the smaller
cap segment of the U.S. economy in terms of economic sector  weightings,  market
capitalization and overall risk.

Fees and Expenses of SCV Fund

The following  table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy
and hold shares of the SCV Fund.
<TABLE>
<S>     <C>                                                                            <C>

        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)                       Class I
        ========================================================================================================
        Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases                                 None
        (as a percentage of offering price)
        Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original purchased price)              None
        Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)                              None

        Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses                                         Class I
        That are deducted from Fund assets)
        ========================================================================================================
        Management Fees                                                                   0.85%
        Distribution (12b-1) Fees                                                         None
        Other Expenses                                                                    0.90%
        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                              1.75%
        Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(1)                                          -0.30%
        Net Expenses                                                                      1.45%
        ========================================================================================================
</TABLE>

1  The Adviser  contractually has agreed to waive its advisory fee to the extent
   that Class I total  expenses  exceed 1.45% for a period ending on October 31,
   2001.

Example:

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

The Example assumes that:

o    you invest $10,000 in shares of the SCV Fund for the time period indicated;
o    you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods;
o    your investment has a 5% return each year; and
o    the SCV Fund's operating expenses remain the same.


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Class I:
Although your actual costs could be higher or lower,  based on these assumptions
your costs would be:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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THRESHOLD MID CAP FUND

Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks

Investment Objective

The investment  objective of the Threshold Mid Cap Fund ("MC Fund") is primarily
long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

MC Fund seeks to achieve its  objective  by  investing at least 65% of its total
assets  in  the  equity   securities  of  mid-size   companies   with  a  market
capitalization  similar to the  capitalization  of those companies that comprise
the  S&P  MidCap  400(TM)  Index,   typically  $1.5  to  $10  billion  ("mid-cap
companies").  MC Fund focuses its  investment  process on equity  securities  of
mid-cap companies,  including warrants, rights and debt and preferred securities
convertible  into equity  securities.  MC Fund may invest up to 35% of its total
assets in debt  securities  for current  income,  capital  appreciation  or as a
defensive strategy.

MC Fund attempts to identify mid-cap companies that have the financial  strength
to take advantage of a potential competitive advantage,  either through internal
growth or, alternatively,  in relationships with key strategic partners. MC Fund
attempts  to select  and  purchase  securities  that are  priced  lower than the
portfolio  manager's  estimate  of the  "intrinsic"  value  of the  company.  In
determining  the  intrinsic  value of a  company,  MC Fund's  portfolio  manager
considers  the  relation  of its stock price to variety of  financial  measures,
including  historical and projected earnings,  cash flow,  reinvestment rate and
growth rate and compares these  relationships to those of other companies in the
same industry.

MC Fund attempts to select the stock of mid-cap  companies  that it considers to
be  inefficiently  priced  because  information  about the  company has not been
adequately  exposed  in  the  marketplace.   The  Adviser  attempts  to  improve
information  flow about these  companies  in an effort to improve  the  market's
efficiency  in pricing  the  company's  stock.  Fundamental  research is used to
identify mid-cap  companies with the potential to rapidly  increase sales,  cash
flow and earnings by taking  advantage of  demographic,  economic and social and
other  trends.  Such  companies may enjoy a  sustainable  competitive  advantage
because of proprietary  technology,  an established  niche,  market dominance or
other  business  advantages  relative to their  competition.  MC Fund also seeks
companies whose  management has  demonstrated a commitment to shareholder  value
and appears  capable of  implementing  a viable growth plan. MC Fund attempts to
select  mid-cap  companies  whose  business  plan  includes a catalyst that will
release the value of an asset, such as proprietary technology, a patent or other
asset, that is unappreciated by the market.

MC Fund secondarily  seeks to provide current income. MC Fund may invest in debt
securities,  primarily  U.S.  government  bonds and  investment-grade  corporate
securities rated BBB or Bbb or above by S&P's or Moody's. MC Fund also may write
covered calls and purchase debt securities  convertible into equity  securities.
In anticipation of declining  interest rates or broad market  declines,  MC Fund
may purchase debt securities with the objective of capital preservation. In each
case,  obtaining  current  income is secondary to MC Fund's  primary  investment
objective of long term capital appreciation.

Principal Risks of Investing in the MC Fund

Although  MC  Fund  seeks  primarily   long-term   capital   appreciation   and,
secondarily,   current  income,  actual  future  investment  results  cannot  be
predicted.  Investment results will fluctuate and there is no assurance that the
MC Fund will achieve its objective.  You could lose money on your  investment in
the MC Fund or not make as much as if you invested it  elsewhere.  An investment
in the MC Fund is not a bank  deposit  and is not insured or  guaranteed  by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

MC Fund invests primarily in the stocks of mid-cap companies, which may lack the
managerial,  financial or other resources  necessary to implement their business
plans or succeed in the face of  competition.  The prospects for a company or an
industry   may   deteriorate   because  of  a  variety  of  factors,   including
disappointing  operating results or changes in the competitive  environment.  It
may be difficult to sell a mid-cap  stock and this lack of market  liquidity can
adversely  affect MC Fund's  ability  to realize  the  market  price of a stock,
especially  during  periods of rapid market  decline.  MC Fund's  assessment  of
mid-cap  companies may prove incorrect,  resulting in losses or poor performance
even in a rising market.

PERFORMANCE

The MC Fund commenced  operations on __________ ___, 2000 and, as a result,  has
no performance at this time.


<PAGE>


FEES AND EXPENSES OF MC FUND

The following  table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy
and hold shares of the MC Fund.
<TABLE>
<S>     <C>                                                                           <C>

        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)                       Class I
        ========================================================================================================
        Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases                                 None
        (as a percentage of offering price)
        Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original purchased price)              None
        Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed)                              None

        Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses                                         Class I
        That are deducted from Fund assets)
        ========================================================================================================
        Management Fees                                                                   0.85%
        Distribution (12b-1) Fees                                                         None
        Other Expenses                                                                    0.90%
        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                              1.75%
        Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement(1)                                          -0.30%
        Net Expenses                                                                      1.45%
        ========================================================================================================
</TABLE>

1  The Adviser  contractually has agreed to waive its advisory fee to the extent
   that Class I total  expenses  exceed 1.45% for a period ending on October 31,
   2001.

Example:

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

The Example assumes that:

o    you invest $10,000 in shares of the MC Fund for the time period indicated;
o    you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods;
o    your investment has a 5% return each year; and
o    the MC Fund's operating expenses remain the same.

Class I:
Although your actual costs could be higher or lower,  based on these assumptions
your costs would be:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 year      3 years        5 years        10 years
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$          $              $              $
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

Adviser.  Kennedy Capital  Management,  Inc. (the  "Adviser"),  located at 10829
Olive  Boulevard,  St.  Louis,  MO 63141,  serves as  investment  adviser to the
Threshold Advisor Funds. The Adviser was organized in 1980 to provide investment
management services to pension plans, charitable organizations, mutual funds and
other  institutional  investors,  as well as wealthy  individuals.  The  Adviser
currently manages approximately $1.6 billion for its clients, generally invested
in small cap  companies  according  to a  growth,  value or  blended  investment
strategy. The Adviser will receive an advisory fee of 0.85% from each of the SCV
Fund  and MC Fund for  providing  investment  advice  and  portfolio  management
services.

Portfolio Managers

SCV Fund

Mr.  Timothy  Hasara,  a  portfolio  manager  of the  Adviser  since  1995,  has
day-to-day investment responsibility for SCV Fund. Mr. Hasara is responsible for
managing  approximately $500 million in client funds on behalf of the Adviser in
the small cap  value  style  that he will use to  manage  SCV Fund.  Mr.  Hasara
received a B.S.  from the  University  of Notre  Dame and a  Master's  Degree in
Business Management from Johns Hopkins University.

MC Fund

Mr.  Richard H.  Eckenrodt,  a portfolio  manager of the Adviser since 1999, has
primary  investment  responsibility  for the MC  Fund.  Prior  to  assuming  the
management of the MC Fund, Mr.  Eckenrodt held portfolio  manager and analytical
positions with Lindner Funds.  Mr.  Eckenrodt  managed the Lindner  Utility Fund
from 1993 to 1999 and he had  investment  management  authority  for the Lindner
Dividend Fund (now Lindner Asset  Allocation  Fund) and Lindner Growth Fund (now
Lindner  Large-Cap  Growth Fund). Mr.  Eckenrodt had direct  responsibility  for
total assets in excess of $1 billion.  Mr. Eckenrodt holds a B.A. and a Master's
Degree in Economics from the University of Missouri.

Mr. Frank Latuda,  Jr., CFA, is Associate Manager of the MC Fund. Mr. Latuda has
served as Director of Research for the Adviser since 1996.  Prior to joining the
Adviser, Mr. Latuda was a research analyst with Burns, Pauli, Mahoney & Company.
He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and
a Master's  Degree in Electrical  Engineering  and an MBA from the University of
Illinois.

VALUING FUND SHARES

The net asset  value of each  class of shares of each Fund is  determined  as of
4:00 p.m.  Eastern time on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open
for trading and the Funds'  custodian  and transfer  agent are open for business
("Business Day"). The net asset value of all outstanding shares of each class of
each Fund will be  determined  based on a pro rata  allocation of the value of a
Fund's  investment  income and total capital gains and losses and class expenses
based on comparative net asset value at the beginning of the day.  Purchases and
redemptions  of a class of a Fund's shares will be made at the next  calculation
of net asset value after the order is placed.

Each  Fund  generally  values  its  portfolio  securities  as  follows.   Equity
securities are valued at the last sales price reported by the consolidated quote
system  prior to the normal  closing of the market on which the  securities  are
traded.  If there was no sale that day, equity  securities will be valued at the
mean of the last bid and asked prices.  Debt  securities  (other than short-term
securities) will normally be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing
service or determined  using quotes from brokers.  Investment  grade short- term
obligations with 60 days or less to maturity are valued using the amortized cost
method.  Securities for which market  quotations  are not readily  available are
valued at fair market value by the Adviser, as determined in good faith pursuant
to procedures approved by the Threshold Advisor Funds' Board of Directors.

CLASS I SHARES

Class I  shares  are  designed  to be sold by  registered  investment  advisers,
broker-dealers and other investment professionals.  Class I shares are sold with
no front-end sales charge,  contingent  deferred sales charge or redemption fee.
There also are no 12b-1 fees attributable to Class I shares.

Minimum  Investment.  Your initial investment in Class I shares must be at least
$250,000.  Additional  investments  must be at least  $100.  You may qualify for
lower initial or subsequent  investment minimums if you are opening a retirement
plan  account,  opening  an  account  for a  minor,  establishing  an  automatic
investment  plan or placing your trade  through an  investment  consultant.  The
initial  minimum  investment  for  most  types of  retirement  plans is $250 and
additional  investments  must be at least $100.  The minimum  investment  for an
account for a minor established through a gift from a relative is $500.

Minimum  Account Size.  Each Fund  requires that you maintain a minimum  account
balance of $500. If your account declines below this amount because of a sale or
exchange,  the  transfer  agent  will  notify  you  that  your  account  will be
liquidated  and  closed.  You may  avoid  this by  increasing  the value of your
account to at least $500 during the calendar  quarter after the quarter in which
you receive the notice.

BUYING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING SHARES OF A FUND

Class I shares of each Fund are sold at the public offering price,  which is the
net asset value after any sales  charge has been  deducted.  Each Fund offers to
redeem its shares from its  shareholders  at any time at the next determined net
asset value without the deduction of any sales charge.  The redemption price may
be paid  either in cash or by a  distribution  in kind of  securities  held by a
Fund.

Buying Fund Shares

You may open an account as follows:

BY CONTACTING AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL -

You may buy shares of a Fund from any investment firm that has a sales agreement
with the Fund's  distributor.  Threshold  Advisor  Funds  considers the services
provided  by  professional  investment  consultants  to be  beneficial  to  most
investors  without  extensive  investment  experience.  If you do  not  have  an
investment  consultant,  please call  1-800-711-1207  for  information on how to
locate an investment  professional  in your area.  Threshold  Advisor Funds also
maintains   a   list   of   financial   consultants   on   its   web   site   at
www.thresholdfunds.com.

BY WIRE -- To purchase by wire:

o    Call the Funds'  transfer  agent  toll-free at (800)  447-8150 to obtain an
     account and PIN number (for new accounts only)
o    Complete and return your account application to the transfer agent
o    Instruct your bank to wire your investment to:

                  UMB Bank N.A.
                  ABA #
                  Credit to: #
                  FBO: [Name of Fund] [Class of Shares]
                  Your name(s)
                  Your account number

BY MAIL -- To purchase by mail:

o    Complete and sign the account application
o    Mail your application and check to:

                  [Name of Fund] [Class of Shares]
                  c/o Unified Fund Services, Inc.
                  431 Pennsylvania Street
                  Indianapolis, IN  46204

If you are making an additional purchase of shares,  include your account number
on the check.  Checks must be drawn in U.S.  dollars on a U.S. bank. Third party
checks will not be accepted by a Fund.

ACCOUNT OPTIONS

Automatic  investment plans. You can make regular periodic investments in a Fund
by setting up a periodic  transfer  from your bank or other  depositary  account
under the  Threshold  Periodic  Investment  Program.  You may start an automatic
investment plan in Class I shares with an initial investment of $_________.  You
may cancel your  enrollment  in the Periodic  Investment  Program at any time or
change the dollar amount,  frequency,  or investment date by calling or wring to
the transfer agent. Because the operation of this program requires  coordination
with  your  bank or other  depositary,  you  should  allow up to 30 days for the
transfer  agent to  establish  your  participation  in the  Periodic  Investment
Program.

Directed  dividends.  You can invest the  dividends  paid by a Fund into another
Threshold  Advisor  Fund.  The  value of your  second  account  must be at least
$2,500.  There are no fees or  charges  for  directed  dividends.  If you have a
retirement  plan  account,  you  may  direct  dividends  only to  accounts  with
identical registrations.

Systematic  withdrawal plans.  When you establish a systematic  withdrawal plan,
the transfer  agent will sell the number of a Fund's shares or the dollar amount
you specify on a periodic  basis and the proceeds  will be paid to you or to any
person you select.  You must obtain a signature  guarantee to direct payments to
another  person after you have  established  your  systematic  withdrawal  plan.
Payments can be made either by check or by electronic  funds  transfer to a bank
or other depositary account you designate.

To establish a systematic withdrawal plan:
o    Your account must have a value of at least $10,000;
o    You must request a periodic withdrawals of at least $50; and
o    You may not request a periodic  withdrawal of more than 10% of the value of
     the account (valued at the time the plan is implemented).

Systematic sales of a Fund's shares may be taxable transaction for you.

Direct  deposit.  Dividends,  capital  gain  distributions  and  proceeds  of  a
redemption,  including systematic  withdrawal  payments,  will be paid to you by
check  unless you arrange for an  electronic  funds  transfer  payment.  You may
choose  to have  cash  payments  deposited  directly  into  your  bank or  other
depositary  account.  Please  contact the  Shareholder  Services  Department  at
1-800-447-8150 for further information.

Selling Fund Shares

You may sell  your Fund  shares  on any  Business  Day.  You or your  investment
consultant may write a letter of instruction that includes the information below
and mail your written instructions to the Transfer Agent at the above address.

o    your account name(s)
o    your account number
o    the dollar amount or the number of shares to be redeemed
o    how to send the proceeds to you (by check or wire*)
o    your signature (the letter must be signed by an authorized person(s) in the
     exact name which appears on the account)
o    any legal documents, if required

         * If you  want to have  the  redemption  proceeds  wired  to your  bank
account,  provide the name,  location,  ABA or bank routing number and your bank
account number. Your bank may charge a fee to receive the wire.

Your shares will be sold at the next net asset value calculated after your order
is received  in good order by the Funds'  transfer  agent.  You  generally  will
receive the  redemption  proceeds  within  seven (7) days after  receipt of your
redemption request. The redemption check will be send to the address of record.

Telephone  transaction  privileges.  If your account is registered in your name,
you can sell shares of a Fund by  telephone.  If you do not want your account to
have  telephone  transaction  privileges,  you must indicate that choice on your
account  application  or by  writing  the  transfer  agent.  In order to place a
telephone   transaction,   please   contact   the  Fund's   transfer   agent  at
1-800-447-8150.  The shareholder  services  department is open between 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on each Business Day.

Suspension of redemptions.  Each Fund reserves the right to suspend  redemptions
or postpone the date of payment:

     (a) for any periods during which the New York Stock  Exchange  ("Exchange")
     is closed (other than for customary weekend and holiday closings),  or when
     trading on the Exchange is restricted,

     (b) at such time as an emergency exists as determined by the Securities and
     Exchange  Commission  ("SEC") so that disposal of a Fund's  investments  or
     determination of its net asset value is not reasonably practicable, or

     (c) for such other periods as the SEC by order may permit for protection of
     a Fund's shareholders.

If the shares being redeemed  recently were  purchased by check,  payment may be
delayed  to  verify  that the  check has been  honored,  normally  not more than
fifteen (15) days.

Redemptions  in Kind.  Although  each Fund intends to redeem  shares in cash, it
reserves  the  right  to pay  the  redemption  price  in  whole  or in part by a
distribution  of  readily  marketable  securities  held  by the  Fund.  However,
shareholders  always will be entitled to redeem shares for cash up to the lesser
of  $250,000  or 1% of a Fund's  net  asset  value  during  any  90-day  period.
Redemption  in kind is not as  liquid  as a cash  redemption.  In  addition,  if
redemption is made in kind,  shareholders  who receive  securities and sell them
could receive less than the redemption value of their securities and could incur
certain transaction costs.

Exchanging Fund Shares. You may exchange your shares of a Fund for the shares of
the same class of another  Threshold  Advisor Fund without the imposition of any
fee, subject to the requirements described below. The automatic exchange will be
effective on the day after your  instructions  are received by a Fund's transfer
agent.

At the  time you make  your  exchange  request  you  must  have at least  $5,000
invested in Threshold  Advisor Funds. Your exchange request must be for at least
$1,000  and as a result of the  exchange  you must have at least  $2,500 in each
Threshold  Advisor Fund you own.  Shares you acquire as part of an exchange will
continue  to be subject  to any  redemption  fee that  applies to the shares you
originally  purchased.  When you ultimately  sell your shares,  the date of your
original purchase will determine the amount of any redemption fee.

Before you request an exchange,  consider each Fund's  investment  objective and
policies as described in the Fund's  prospectus.  An exchange may also result in
the payment of income taxes. Your investment consultant should be able to assist
you in evaluating an exchange among different series of Threshold Advisor Funds.

Exchange limitations. Each Fund imposes a limit of three exchanges per year. The
exchange  limitation is designed to  discourage  short-term  trading,  which can
increase  the  expenses  incurred  by  a  Fund  and  reduce  returns  for  other
shareholders.  Threshold  Advisor  Funds may view  accounts for which one person
gives  instructions  or  accounts  that act on the advice  provided  by a single
source to be under common control and, thus, subject to this limit.  Accounts of
broker-dealers or other financial  intermediaries that aggregate client accounts
are not subject to this limitation.

Telephone  transaction  privileges.  If your account is registered in your name,
you can exchange shares of a Fund by telephone.  If you do not want your account
to have telephone transaction  privilege,  you must indicate that choice on your
account  application  or by  writing  the  transfer  agent.  In order to place a
telephone   transaction,   please   contact   the  Fund's   transfer   agent  at
1-800-447-8150. The shareholder services department is open between 8:00a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Eastern time on each Business Day.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Net  investment  income  distributed  by a Fund  generally  consists of interest
income and dividends received on investments,  less expenses.  The dividends you
receive, whether or not reinvested, will be taxed as ordinary income.

Each Fund also distributes net capital gains to its shareholders normally once a
year.  Capital  gains are  generated  when a Fund sells its assets for a profit.
Capital gains are taxed differently  depending on how long the Fund has held the
asset sold.  Distributions of gains recognized on the sale of assets held for 12
months or less are taxed as ordinary  income;  distributions of gains recognized
on the sale of assets  held  longer  than 12 months  are taxed at lower  capital
gains rates. If a Fund  distributes to its  shareholders an amount exceeding its
income and gains, this excess will gradually be treated as a non-taxable  return
of capital.

Unless you indicate  another option on your account  application,  any dividends
and  capital  gain  distributions  paid to you by a Fund  automatically  will be
invested in additional  Fund shares.  Alternatively,  you may elect to have: (1)
dividends  paid to you in cash and the amount of any capital gain  distributions
reinvested;   or  (2)  the  full  amount  of  any  dividends  and  capital  gain
distributions paid to you in cash.

Selling shares  (including  redemptions)  and receiving  distributions  (whether
reinvested  or  taken  in  cash)   usually  are  taxable   events  to  a  Fund's
shareholders.  These transactions typically create the following tax liabilities
for taxable accounts:

SUMMARY OF TAX LIABILITY FOR TAXABLE ACCOUNTS:

Type of transaction                                           Tax status

Income dividends                                   Ordinary income rate

Short-term capital gain distributions              Ordinary income tax

Long-term capital gain distributions               Capital gains rate

Sales of shares (including redemptions) owned      Long-term capital gains or
more than 12 months                                losses (capital gains rate)

Sales of shares (including redemptions) owned      Gains are taxed at the same
for 12 months or less                              rate as ordinary income,
                                                   losses are subject to special
                                                   rules

Distributions to retirement plans. Fund distributions received by your qualified
retirement plan, such as a 401(k) plan or IRA, are generally tax-deferred;  this
means that you are not required to report Fund  distributions  on its income tax
return when paid to your plan, but, rather, when your plan makes payments to its
beneficiary. Special rules apply to payouts from Roth and Education IRAs.

Dividends-received  deductions.   Corporate  investors  may  be  entitled  to  a
dividends-received deduction on a portion of the ordinary dividends they receive
from the Fund.

Tax reporting.  If you are a non-retirement plan holder, then each year, we will
send you a Form 1099 that tells you the amount of distributions you received for
the prior calendar year, and the tax status of those  distributions,  and a list
of reportable sale transactions.  Generally,  a Fund's distributions are taxable
to you in the year you received them.  However,  any dividends that are declared
in October,  November or December but paid in January are taxable as if received
in December of the year they are declared.

Withholding taxes. If you are a non-corporate shareholder and if a Fund does not
have your  correct  social  security or other  taxpayer  identification  number,
federal law requires us to withhold and pay to the Internal  Revenue Service 31%
of  your  distributions  and  sales  proceeds.  If you  are  subject  to  backup
withholding, we also will withhold and pay to the IRS 31% of your distributions.
Any tax withheld may be applied against the tax liability on your federal income
tax return.

Because your tax situation is unique,  you should consult your tax  professional
about federal, state and local tax consequences.

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

Each  Fund has  adopted a  distribution  plan for its Class A and Class C shares
offered  through a separate  prospectus in accordance  with Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment  Company Act of 1940.  Under this plan,  a Fund pays an annual fee to
Unified Management Corp., the Fund's distributor, of 0.25% and 1.00% for Class A
and Class C Shares,  respectively,  to help defray the cost of distributing  the
Fund's shares and servicing its  shareholders.  Class I Shares pay no 12b-1 fee.
Because  these  fees are an  ongoing  expense,  over  time they  reduce  the net
investment results of a Fund. Depending on the amount of your investment and the
length of time you hold the shares,  your investment  results will not equal the
results of a different class of shares of a Fund having a different sales charge
and fee structure.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

The  Threshold  Advisor  Funds'  website  at   www.thresholdfunds.com   contains
information  on each Fund.  If your account is  registered in your name with the
Funds' transfer agent, you can obtain current account information.  Prospectuses
for all Threshold Advisor Funds are also available.

Contacting shareholder services

You  can  contact  a Fund by  calling  the  transfer  agent  at  1-800-447-8150.
Information  on each Fund's Class I net asset value and on your account (if your
account is  registered in your name with the transfer  agent) is  available.  In
addition,  you may speak with a shareholder  servicing agent with respect to any
question you have regarding a Fund or your account. If your account is held by a
broker-dealer  or  other  financial   institution,   our  shareholder  servicing
department will not have specific information regarding your Fund account.

Selected  information  about  each Fund is  available  through a  voice-response
system. You will need to obtain and use a personal  identification  number (PIN)
to retrieve specific  information about your account through the  voice-response
system.  Please contact  Shareholder  Services at 1-800-447-8150 to obtain a PIN
number or with questions regarding the voice response system.

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                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                          THRESHOLD ADVISOR FUNDS, INC.



                                                 THRESHOLD SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                                                         THRESHOLD MID CAP FUND















                               ________ ___, 2000

Threshold Advisor Funds, Inc. is an open-end,  diversified management investment
company.

This Statement of Additional  Information should be read in conjunction with the
Prospectus for the Fund dated ________ ___, 2000  ("Prospectus").  A copy of the
Prospectus may be obtained  without charge by calling  toll-free (800) 711-1207.
This  Statement of Additional  Information is not a prospectus and is authorized
for  distribution to prospective  investors only if preceded or accompanied by a
current Prospectus.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FUND HISTORY..................................................................1

DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND.......................................................1

FUND INVESTMENTS..............................................................2

FUND POLICIES.................................................................7

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND........................................................9

CODE OF ETHICS................................................................9

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SECURITY HOLDERS...............................10

ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES..................................................10

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES.....................................12

CAPITAL STOCK................................................................13

PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES...................................13

TAX INFORMATION..............................................................15

UNDERWRITER..................................................................16

CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA..............................................16

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................................18

APPENDIX A:  DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS.....................................19

APPENDIX B:  OPTIONS CONTRACTS...............................................21




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FUND HISTORY

Threshold  Advisor Funds,  Inc. was incorporated  under the laws of the State of
Maryland on June 16, 2000. Threshold Advisor Funds currently is comprised of two
investment  portfolios each with three classes of common stock, Class A, Class C
and Class I, each par value $0.01.  Threshold Advisor Funds has the authority to
issue multiple series and classes of shares.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS

Threshold Advisor Funds is a diversified, open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act").

Threshold Small Cap Value Fund ("SCV Fund") is a series of the Threshold Advisor
Funds.  Its  objective  is  long-term  capital  appreciation.  The Fund seeks to
achieve its  objective  by  investing at least 65% of its total assets in equity
securities of small-capitalization  companies,  each of which has a total market
capitalization of less than $1.5 billion ("small cap companies").

Threshold  Mid Cap Fund ("MC  Fund") also is a series of the  Threshold  Advisor
Funds.  Its  objective  is  primarily   long-term   capital   appreciation  and,
secondarily,  current  income.  The  Fund  seeks to  achieve  its  objective  by
investing  at least 65% of its total  assets in equity  securities  of  mid-size
companies with a market capitalization  similar to those companies that comprise
the  S&P  MidCap  400(TM)  Index,   typically  $1.5  to  $10  billion  ("mid-cap
companies").  MC Fund  also may  invest  up to 35% of its  total  assets in debt
securities for current income, capital appreciation or as a defensive strategy.

The SCV Fund and the MC Fund (collectively,  the "Funds" and each a "Fund") each
have three  classes of shares.  The classes  differ with  respect to the charges
that investors pay as follows:

Class A. Class A shares are sold at the public offering price,  which is the net
asset value per share plus an initial  sales  charge as  described in the Fund's
Class A prospectus. Selected persons may be able to purchase Class A shares at a
reduced  commission or at net asset value.  Class A  shareholders  who initially
purchase shares worth $1 million or more and redeem those shares within one year
of purchase will be required to pay a 1.00% redemption fee. Class A shareholders
pay a 12b-1 distribution fee of 0.25% per year. The minimum purchase for Class A
shares is $5,000, subject to certain exceptions.

Class C.  Purchasers of Class C shares pay no commission at the time the Fund is
acquired.  Class C shareholders are required to pay a redemption fee of 1.00% if
they sell their Class C shares within one year of purchase. Class C shareholders
pay a 12b-1 distribution fee of 1.00% per year. The minimum purchase for Class C
shares is $5,000, subject to certain exceptions.

Class I. Purchasers of Class I shares pay no commission at the time of purchase,
no front-end or  contingent  deferred  sales  charges and no 12b-1  distribution
fees. The minimum purchase for Class I shares is $250,000.


FUND INVESTMENTS

As  described  below,  the SCV Fund and the MC Fund may invest in the  following
types of instruments:

Equity Securities

         Common  Stocks.  Each Fund may invest in common  stocks.  Common Stocks
represent the residual  ownership interest in the issuer and are entitled to the
income and  increase in the value of the assets and business of the entity after
all  of its  obligations  and  preferred  stock  are  satisfied.  Common  stocks
generally  have voting rights.  Common stocks  fluctuate in price in response to
many factors including  historical and prospective  earnings of the issuer,  the
value of its assets,  general  economic  conditions,  interest  rates,  investor
perceptions and market liquidity.

         Preferred  Stock.  Each Fund may invest in preferred stock. A preferred
stock blends the  characteristics  of a bond and common stock.  It can offer the
higher yield of a bond and has priority  over common stock in equity  ownership,
but does not have the seniority of a bond and its  participation in the issuer's
growth may be limited.  Preferred  stock has preference over common stock in the
receipt of  dividends  and in any  residual  assets  after  payment to creditors
should the issuer be  dissolved.  Although the dividend is set at a fixed annual
rate, in some circumstances it can be changed or omitted by the issuer.

         Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs"). Each Fund may invest in REITs.
REITs  include  equity  REITs,  which own real estate  properties,  and mortgage
REITs,  which make  construction,  development and long-term mortgage loans. The
value  of an  equity  REIT  may be  affected  by  changes  in the  value  of the
underlying property, while a mortgage REIT may be affected by the quality of the
credit extended.  The performance of both types of REITs depends upon conditions
in the real estate industry,  management skills and the amount of cash flow. The
risks  associated  with REITs include  defaults by borrowers,  self-liquidation,
failure to qualify as a pass-through  entity under the Federal tax law,  failure
to  qualify as an exempt  entity  under the 1940 Act and the fact that REITs are
not diversified.

         Warrants and Rights. Each Fund may purchase warrants and rights,  which
are  instruments  that permit a Fund to acquire,  by  subscription,  the capital
stock of a corporation  at a set price,  regardless of the market price for such
stock.  No Fund  will  invest  more  than 5% of its  respective  net  assets  in
warrants.  Warrants may be either perpetual or of limited  duration.  There is a
greater  risk  that  warrants  might  drop in value at a  faster  rate  than the
underlying stock.

         Convertible Securities. Each Fund may invest in convertible securities.
Convertible  securities  include corporate bonds, notes and preferred stock that
can be converted  into or exchanged  for a prescribed  amount of common stock of
the same or a different issue within a particular  period of time at a specified
price or formula. A convertible security entitles the holder to receive interest
paid  or  accrued  on debt  or  dividends  paid on  preferred  stock  until  the
convertible  stock matures or is redeemed,  converted or exchanged.  Convertible
securities  combine  the  fixed-income  characteristics  of  bonds  and  capital
appreciation  potential  of common  stock.  While no  securities  investment  is
without some risk,  investments in convertible  securities generally entail less
risk than the issuer's  common stock,  although the extent to which such risk is
reduced  depends  in large  measure  upon the  degree to which  the  convertible
security sells above its value as a fixed income  security.  The market value of
convertible  securities  tends  to  decline  as  interest  rates  increase  and,
conversely,  to increase as interest rates decline. While convertible securities
generally  offer  lower  interest or dividend  yields than  nonconvertible  debt
securities  of similar  quality,  they do enable the  investor  to benefit  from
increases in the market price of the underlying common stock..

American Depository Receipts ("ADRs")

         Each Fund may  invest  in  sponsored  and  unsponsored  ADRs.  ADRs are
receipts that  represent  interests in or are  convertible  into,  securities of
foreign  issuers.  These  receipts are not  necessarily  denominated in the same
currency as the underlying securities into which they may be converted.

         ADRs may be purchased through "sponsored" or "unsponsored"  facilities.
A sponsored  facility  is  established  jointly by the issuer of the  underlying
security and a depository,  whereas a depository  may  establish an  unsponsored
facility without participation by the issuer of the depository security. Holders
of  unsponsored  depository  receipts  generally  bear  all  the  costs  of such
facilities and the depository of an unsponsored  facility frequently is under no
obligation to distribute shareholder  communications received from the issuer of
the deposited  security or to pass through  voting rights to the holders of such
receipts of the deposited  securities.  Generally,  ADRs in registered  form are
designed  for use in the U.S.  securities  market  and ADRs in  bearer  form are
designed  for  use  outside  the  U.S.   For  purposes  of  certain   investment
limitations,  ADRs are  considered to be foreign  securities  and are subject to
many of the risks inherent in investing in foreign securities.

Debt Securities

         MC Fund may  invest up to 35% of its total  assets in debt  securities.
The market value of debt  securities is  influenced  primarily by changes in the
level of interest rates.  Generally, as interest rates rise, the market value of
debt securities decreases.  Conversely, as interest rates fall, the market value
of debt  securities  increases.  Factors that could result in a rise in interest
rates,  and a  decrease  in the  market  value or debt  securities,  include  an
increase in  inflation,  or inflation  expectations,  an increase in the rate of
U.S.  economic growth,  an increase in the Federal budget deficit or an increase
in the price of commodities such as oil. Debt securities include the following:

         Corporate  Debt  Obligations.  The Mid Cap Fund may invest in corporate
debt securities,  including corporate bonds, debentures, notes and other similar
corporate debt  instruments.  The MC Fund invests  primarily in investment grade
non-convertible  corporate debt.  This Fund may invest only in investment  grade
corporate debt obligations rated at lease BBB or Baa or higher by S&P or Moody's
Investor Services,  respectively.  Securities rated BBB or Baa are considered to
have  speculative  characteristics  and changes in economic  conditions are more
likely to lead to a weakened  capacity to pay interest and repay  principal than
is the case with higher grade bonds. MC Fund may retain a security that has been
downgraded below  investment grade if, in the opinion of its portfolio  manager,
it is in the Fund's best interest.

     Bank Deposit  Notes - MC Fund may invest in bank deposit  notes,  which are
obligations of a bank, rather than bank holding company corporate debt. The only
structural  difference between bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit is
that  interest on bank  deposit  notes is  calculated  on a 30/360  basis as are
corporate  notes/bonds.  Similar  to  certificates  of  deposit,  deposit  notes
represent  bank level  investments  and,  therefore,  are senior to all  holding
company corporate debt.

     Bankers' Acceptances - MC Fund may invest in bankers acceptances, which are
short-term credit  instruments used to finance the import,  export,  transfer or
storage  of goods.  They are  termed  "accepted"  when a bank  guarantees  their
payment at maturity.

     Bank Obligations - For purposes of the MC Fund's  investment  policies with
respect to bank obligations, the assets of a bank or savings institution will be
deemed to include the assets of its domestic and foreign  branches.  Investments
in  obligations  issued by foreign banks and foreign  branches of U.S. banks may
involve risks that are different  from  investments  in  obligations of domestic
branches of U.S. banks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and
economic developments, possible withholding taxes on interest income, seizure or
nationalization of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or
other  governmental  restrictions which might affect the payment of principal or
interest  on the  securities  held  by the  Mid Cap  Fund.  Additionally,  these
institutions  may be  subject  to less  stringent  reserve  requirements  and to
different accounting,  auditing,  reporting and recordkeeping  requirements than
those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks.

     Certificates  of deposit  issued by domestic  branches of domestic banks do
not benefit  materially,  and certificates of deposit issued by foreign branches
of domestic banks do not benefit at all, from insurance from the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.

     Both domestic  banks and foreign  branches of domestic banks are subject to
extensive governmental regulations, which may limit both the amount and types of
loans which may be made and  interest  rates which may be charged.  In addition,
the  profitability  of the  banking  industry  is  dependent  largely  upon  the
availability  and  costs of funds  for the  purpose  of  financing  and  lending
operations under prevailing money market conditions. General economic conditions
as  well  as  exposure  to  credit  losses   arising  from  possible   financial
difficulties  of borrowers  play an  important  part in the  operations  of this
industry.

     Commercial Paper and other Short-Term  Corporate  Obligations - MC Fund may
invest in commercial  paper,  which refers to promissory  notes  representing an
unsecured debt of a corporation  or finance  company with a fixed maturity of no
more than 270 days.  The other  corporate  obligations  in which the MC Fund may
invest shall consist of high quality,  U.S. dollar denominated  short-term bonds
and notes  (including  variable  amount  master demand notes) issued by domestic
corporations bearing fixed, floating or variable interest rates.

     Debentures  - MC Fund may  invest  in debt  obligations,  such as bonds and
debentures,  issued by corporations  and other business  organizations  that are
rated at the time of purchase  within the four  highest  ratings  categories  of
Standard  & Poor's  Rating  Group  ("S&P")  or Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc
("Moody's")  or, if  unrated,  are  determined  to be of  comparable  quality by
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc., the Fund's Adviser. Unrated securities will be
determined to be of comparable quality to rated debt obligations if, among other
things,  other  outstanding  obligations  of the issuers of such  securities are
rated A or better.  Debentures  are unsecured debt  securities.  The holder of a
debenture is protected only by the general  creditworthiness  of the issuer. See
Appendix A, Description of Bond Ratings, for additional information.

     Temporary Investments

     Cash  Equivalents -SCV Fund and MC Fund each may invest in cash equivalents
including  certificates of deposit,  bearer deposit notes,  bankers acceptances,
government  obligations,  commercial paper, short-term corporate debt securities
and repurchase agreements.

     Certificates  of  Deposit  - SCV  Fund  and MC  Fund  each  may  invest  in
certificates of deposits.  CDs are issued against funds deposited in an eligible
bank (including its domestic and foreign  branches,  subsidiaries and agencies),
are for a  definite  period of time,  earn a  specified  rate of return  and are
normally negotiable.

     U.S.  Government  Securities - Each Fund may invest in securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S.  Government,  including U.S.  Treasury  obligations  (see
definition below) and securities issued by U.S. agencies and instrumentalities.

     U. S.  Government  agencies or  instrumentalities  which issue or guarantee
securities include, but are not limited to, the Federal Housing  Administration,
Farmers Home  Administration,  Export-Import  Bank of the United  States,  Small
Business Administration, GNMA, General Services Administration, Central Bank for
Cooperatives, Federal Home Loan Banks, FHLMC, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks,
Federal  Land  Banks,  Maritime  Administration,   Tennessee  Valley  Authority,
District  of   Columbia   Armory   Board,   Inter-American   Development   Bank,
Asian-American Development Bank, Agency for International  Development,  Student
Loan  Marketing   Association  and  International  Bank  of  Reconstruction  and
Development.

     Obligations of U.S.  Government agencies and  instrumentalities  may or may
not be  supported  by the full faith and credit of the United  States.  Some are
backed  by the  right of the  issuer  to  borrow  from the  Treasury;  others by
discretionary  authority  of the  U.S.  Government  to  purchase  the  agencies'
obligations; while still others, such as the Student Loan Marketing Association,
are  supported  only  by the  credit  of the  instrumentality.  In the  case  of
securities  not backed by the full faith and  credit of the United  States,  the
investor  must look  principally  to the  agency  issuing  or  guaranteeing  the
obligation for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against
the United  States  itself in the event the agency or  instrumentality  does not
meet its commitment.

     U.S.  Treasury  Obligations  -  Each  Fund  may  invest  in  U.S.  Treasury
obligations, which include bills, notes and bonds issued by the
U.S. Treasury and STRIPS.

     Illiquid Securities

     SCV  Fund  and MC Fund  each  may  invest  up to 15% of its net  assets  in
illiquid   securities,   including   securities   having  legal  or  contractual
restrictions  on  resale or no  readily  available  market.  As a result of such
illiquidity,  a Fund may not be able to sell these  instruments when the Adviser
considers  it  desirable to do so or may have to sell them at a lower price than
could be obtained if they were more  liquid.  These  factors may have an adverse
impact on net asset value. The sale of illiquid securities may require more time
and result in higher  transaction costs and other selling expenses than the sale
of liquid securities.

     Rule 144A  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended  ("1933  Act"),
establishes a "safe harbor" from the  registration  requirements of the 1933 Act
for  resales  of  certain   securities   to  qualified   institutional   buyers.
Institutional  markets for restricted securities that have developed as a result
of Rule 144A provide both readily  ascertainable  values for certain  restricted
securities  and  the  ability  to  liquidate  an  investment  to  satisfy  share
redemption  orders.  As a result,  Rule 144A securities will not be deemed to be
illiquid  provided that the Adviser has  determined  such  securities are liquid
pursuant  to  procedures   established  by  the  Board  of  the  Directors.   An
insufficient number of qualified  institutional  buyers interested in purchasing
Rule 144A-eligible  securities held by a Fund,  however,  could affect adversely
the  marketability  of such  portfolio  securities  and a Fund may be  unable to
dispose of such securities promptly or at reasonable prices.

     Options

     Each Fund may purchase put and call options for hedging purposes only. Such
options may relate to interest  rates and other  economic  factors and would not
exceed 5% of a Fund's net assets.  MC Fund may sell calls  ("covered  calls") on
stocks that the Fund owns as a method of generating  additional income. The sale
of covered  calls may have the effect of  reducing  the  potential  for  capital
appreciation,  increasing  portfolio  turnover  and  increasing  income taxed at
ordinary rates. See Appendix B - Options Contracts.

     Repurchase Agreements

     Each Fund each may  enter  into  repurchase  agreements  ("repos").  A repo
provides a means to earn income on funds for periods as short as  overnight,  is
an arrangement under which the purchaser (i.e., a Fund) purchases securities and
the seller  agrees,  at the time of sale,  to  repurchase  the  securities  at a
specified time and price.  The repurchase  price may be higher than the purchase
price,  the  difference  being  income to the  purchaser,  or the  purchase  and
repurchase  prices may be the same,  with  interest  at a stated rate due to the
purchaser together with the repurchase price on repurchase.  In either case, the
income to the  purchaser is unrelated  to the  interest  rate on the  securities
subject to the repurchase agreement.  Repurchase agreements are considered to be
loans under the 1940 Act.

     A Fund may enter into  repurchase  agreements  with any bank or  registered
broker-dealer  who, in the opinion of the Fund's Board of Directors,  presents a
minimum  risk  of  bankruptcy  during  the  term  of the  agreement  based  upon
guidelines  which  periodically are reviewed by the Board. A Fund may enter into
repurchase  agreements  as a short-term  investment of its idle cash in order to
earn income.  The securities will be held by a custodian (or subcustodian) or in
the Federal Reserve/U.S.  Treasury book entry system. If the market value of the
securities subject to the repurchase  agreement becomes less than the repurchase
price (including  interest),  a Fund will direct the seller of the securities to
deliver additional securities so that the market value of all securities subject
to the repurchase agreement will equal or exceed the repurchase price.

     In the event of the  commencement  of bankruptcy or insolvency  proceedings
with  respect  to the seller of the  securities  before  the  repurchase  of the
securities under a repurchase agreement,  a Fund may encounter a delay and incur
costs before being able to sell the security  being held as  collateral.  Delays
may involve loss of interest or decline in price of the  securities.  Apart from
the risk of bankruptcy or  insolvency  proceedings,  there is also the risk that
the seller may fail to repurchase the securities, in which case a Fund may incur
a loss if the proceeds to that Fund from the sale of the  securities  to a third
party are less than the repurchase price.


FUND POLICIES

The following  restrictions have been adopted by SCV Fund and MC Fund and may be
changed only by the majority vote of a Fund's outstanding shares,  which as used
herein  means the  lesser  of (a) 67% of the  shares  of a Fund  present  at the
meeting  if the  holders  of  more  than  50%  of the  shares  are  present  and
represented at the shareholders' meeting or (b) more than 50% of the shares of a
Fund.

Each Fund may not:

1.   Invest more than 25% of its total  assets in the  securities  of  companies
     primarily engaged in only one industry other than the U.S. Government,  its
     agencies  and  instrumentalities.  Finance  companies  as a  group  are not
     considered a single industry for purposes of this policy.

2.   Act as an underwriter  (sell  securities for others),  except to the extent
     that a Fund may be  deemed  to be an  underwriter  in  connection  with the
     disposition  of  portfolio  securities  or the sale of its own shares under
     federal securities laws.

3.   Borrow  money or property in excess of 33 1/3% of its total assets less all
     liabilities  and  indebtedness  other  than the  bank or other  borrowings,
     except that each Fund may borrow up to an additional 5% of its total assets
     for temporary defensive purposes.

4.   Buy or sell  real  estate,  unless  acquired  as a result of  ownership  of
     securities  or other  instruments,  except  this shall not prevent the each
     Fund from  investing in securities of companies  engaged in the real estate
     business or real estate investment trusts.

5.   Buy or sell physical  commodities  unless acquired as a result of ownership
     of securities or other instruments.

6.   Lend portfolio  securities in excess of 30% of its net assets,  of which no
     more than 10% of its net assets shall be placed with any one  borrower.  In
     making loans of portfolio  securities,  a Fund receives the market price in
     cash,  U.S.  government  securities,   letters  of  credit  or  such  other
     collateral as may be permitted by  regulatory  agencies and approved by the
     board.  If the market price of the loaned  securities  goes up, a Fund will
     receive  additional  collateral  on a daily  basis.  The risks are that the
     borrower may not provide additional  collateral when required or return the
     securities when due. During the existence of the loan, a Fund receives cash
     payments  equivalent  to all  interest or other  distributions  paid on the
     loaned securities.  A loan will not be made unless the Adviser believes the
     opportunity for additional income outweighs the risks.

7.   Make  loans to any  person or firm,  except  that each Fund may enter  into
     repurchase  agreements and lend its investment securities to broker-dealers
     or other institutional investors;  provided,  however, that the making of a
     loan shall not be construed to include the  acquisition  for  investment of
     bonds,  debentures,  notes  or  other  evidences  of  indebtedness  of  any
     corporation or government which are publicly distributed.

8.   Purchase from or sell portfolio securities to an officer, director or other
     "interested  person" of a Fund,  as defined in the 1940 Act,  including the
     Adviser  and its  affiliates,  except  as  permitted  by the  1940  Act and
     exemptive rules or orders thereunder.

9.   Issue senior  securities  (including  borrowing  money from banks and other
     entities and through reverse repurchase agreements) in excess of 33 1/3% of
     its total assets (including the proceeds of senior securities issued).

The following  non-fundamental  investment restrictions apply to SCV Fund and MC
Fund and may be changed  with  respect  to each Fund by a  majority  vote of the
Board of Directors (the "Board").

1.   Each Fund may not  purchase  securities  on margin  or effect  short  sales
     (except that a Fund may obtain such short-term  credits as may be necessary
     for the clearance of purchases or sales of securities).

2.   Each Fund may  invest up to 10% of its total  assets in the  securities  of
     other investment companies to the extent permitted by law. A Fund may incur
     duplicate  advisory or  management  fees when  investing in another  mutual
     fund.

3.   A Fund may not invest  more than 15% of its net assets in  securities  that
     lack an established  secondary  trading market or are otherwise  considered
     illiquid,  including time deposits and repurchase agreements that mature in
     more than seven days. Rule  144A-eligible  securities will not be deemed to
     illiquid  provided  that  the  Adviser   determines  they  are  liquid.  In
     determining  the  liquidity  of  Rule  144A  commercial   paper  issued  in
     transactions  not  involving a public  offering  under  Section 4(2) of the
     Securities Act of 1933, the Adviser,  under  guidelines  established by the
     Board,  will evaluate  relevant factors such as the issuer and the size and
     nature of its commercial paper programs, the willingness and ability of the
     issuer or dealer to repurchase  the paper,  and the nature of the clearance
     and settlement procedures for the paper.

4.   For temporary investment  purposes,  each Fund may invest 100% of its total
     assets  in  cash  and  cash-equivalent  short-term  obligations.  The  cash
     equivalent  investments  a Fund  may use  are  short-term  U.S.  government
     securities  and   negotiable   certificates   of  deposit,   non-negotiable
     fixed-time deposits,  bankers acceptances and letters of credit of banks or
     savings and loan associations having capital, surplus and undivided profits
     (as of the date of its most recently published annual financial statements)
     in excess of $100 million (or the  equivalent  in the instance of a foreign
     branch  of a U.S.  bank)  at the date of  investment.  Each  Fund  also may
     purchase  short-term  corporate notes and obligations  rated in the top two
     classifications  by Moody's or S&P or the equivalent and may use repurchase
     agreements with broker-dealers registered under the Securities Exchange Act
     of 1934 and with commercial banks.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Board of  Directors.  The Board  provides  broad  supervision  over each  Fund's
affairs.  The Adviser is  responsible  for the  management  of each Fund and the
Funds' officers are responsible for their operations. The directors and officers
of each Fund are listed below,  together with their principal occupations during
the past five years.

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

Name, Address and                     Position with
Date of Birth                         the Fund            Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years
---------------------                 ---------------     ----------------------------------------

Charles W. Schweizer*                 Director,           President and General Counsel of Kennedy Capital
10829 Olive Blvd.                     President and       Management, Inc. since 3/99 and 3/98, respectively;
St. Louis, MO 63141                   Treasurer           Associate, Thompson Coburn LLP from 6/96 to 3/98; and
(10/21/45)                                                Associate, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin from 9/95-6/96.

Richard T. Eckenrodt*                 Director and        Portfolio Manager with Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.
10829 Olive Blvd.                     Portfolio Manager   since 10/99.  Prior to that, portfolio manager and
St. Louis, MO 63141                                       analyst with The Lindner Funds 1993 to 1999.
(9/8/49)

Timothy Hasara*                       Director and        Portfolio Manager with Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.
10829 Olive Blvd.                     Portfolio Manager   since 1/95.
St. Louis, MO 63141
(10/26/63)
</TABLE>


*Messrs.  Schweizer,  Eckenrodt and Hasara, by virtue of their position with the
Adviser,  each is deemed to be an "interested person" of each Fund as defined by
the 1940 Act.

The Fund  compensates  each  Independent  Director  by an annual  fee of $2,000.
Directors also are reimbursed for any expenses  incurred in attending  meetings.
In addition,  officers and directors of each Fund are eligible to purchase Class
A shares of a Fund at net asset value,  without the payment of an sales  charge.
Each Fund  commenced  operations on ______ ___,  2000 and, as a result,  paid no
compensation to its independent directors for the prior year.

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

       Name of person and position             Aggregate        Pension or      Estimated           Total
                                             Compensation       Retirement        annual      Compensation from
                                            from Small Cap       Benefits     benefits upon   Fund Complex paid
                                            Value Fund and      accrued as      retirement       to Directors
                                             Mid Cap Fund      part of Fund
                                                                 expenses
------------------------------------------ ------------------ --------------- --------------- -------------------

Charles W. Schweizer, Director,                $0                   $0              $0            $0
President and Treasurer

Richard T. Eckenrodt, Director                 $0                   $0              $0            $0

Timothy Hasara, Director                       $0                   $0              $0            $0

</TABLE>

CODE OF ETHICS

Threshold Adviser Funds and the Adviser each have adopted a Code of Ethics under
Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act.  The Code of Ethics  permits  portfolio  managers to
invest in securities,  including  securities  that may be purchased or held by a
Fund, subject to certain restrictions  designed to prevent improper trading that
could harm a Fund.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SECURITY HOLDERS

All  directors  and  officers  of each  Fund as a group  own less than 1% of the
outstanding shares of each Fund.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

Adviser.  Kennedy Capital  Management,  Inc.,  10829 Olive Blvd.,  St. Louis, MO
63141,  serves as Adviser to each Fund. A majority of the voting  securities  of
the  Adviser are owned by The Gerald T.  Kennedy  Irrevocable  1996  Trust.  The
remainder of the voting  securities  are owned by employees and directors of the
Adviser.  Thomas Hoops, an independent  certified public  accountant and Patrica
Row, an officer of the Adviser,  serve as Trustees of the Trust.  The Adviser is
paid an investment  advisory fee of 0.85% by each Fund as  compensation  for its
investment  advisory  services.  The Advisory  Agreement between the Adviser and
Threshold  Advisor  Funds  initially  was  approved by the Board and the initial
shareholder of each Fund effective as of _________ ___,2000.  Under the terms of
the  Advisory  Agreement,  the  Adviser  agrees to provide  investment  advisory
services to each Fund, with discretion to purchase and sell securities on behalf
of  a  Fund  in  accordance   with  its  investment   objective,   policies  and
restrictions.  The Advisory Agreement will  automatically  terminate if assigned
and may be terminated without penalty by a vote of a majority of the Board or by
a vote of a majority of the outstanding  voting  securities of a Fund on no less
than  thirty  (30) days' nor more than sixty  (60) days'  written  notice to the
Adviser,  or by the Adviser upon sixty (60) days' written  notice to a Fund. The
Advisory   Agreement  will  continue  in  effect  provided  that  annually  such
continuance  is  specifically  approved  by a vote of the Board,  including  the
affirmative  votes of a majority  of the  Directors  who are not  parties to the
Agreement  or  "interested  persons"  (as  defined  in the 1940 Act) of any such
party,  cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of  considering  such
approval, or by the vote of shareholders.

Principal  Underwriter.  Unified  Management Corp., 431 N. Pennsylvania  Street,
Indianapolis,  IN 46204,  serves as principal  underwriter to Threshold  Adviser
Funds.

As described more fully in the Prospectus,  the Distributor under a distribution
plan  adopted  pursuant  to Rule 12b-1  under the 1940 Act, is paid by each Fund
0.25% and 1.00% per annum of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C
shares of that Fund, respectively, for distribution-related services.

Custodian.  The  Funds'  securities  and cash are held by UMB  Bank,  928  Grand
Boulevard,  Kansas  City,  Missouri  64106  through a custodian  agreement.  The
Custodian is permitted to deposit some or all of a Fund's  securities in central
depository systems as allowed by federal law. Each Fund pays the Custodian a fee
for serving as custodian of its assets according to the following fee schedule:

Each Fund also pays the  Custodian  stated  portfolio  transaction  fees and the
Custodian's  out-of-pocket  expenses.  The Custodian also receives a fee of [fee
schedule]  plus  out-of-pocket  expenses for serving as fund  accountant to each
Fund.

Transfer  Agent.  The Fund has a Transfer  Agency  Agreement  with  Unified Fund
Services,  Inc., 431 North  Pennsylvania  Street,  Indianapolis,  IN 46204. This
agreement governs the transfer agent's  responsibility for administering  and/or
performing  transfer agent functions,  for acting as service agent in connection
with dividend and distribution  functions and for performing shareholder account
administration  agent  functions in connection  with the issuance,  exchange and
redemption or repurchase of the Fund's shares. Under the agreement, the transfer
agent will earn a fee from each Fund according to the following fee schedule:

Each Fund also pays the  Transfer  Agent stated  activity  fees and the Transfer
Agent's  out-of-pocket  expenses.  The fees  paid to the  Transfer  Agent may be
changed  from time to time upon  agreement  of the parties  without  shareholder
approval.

Administrator.  Each Fund pays a fee for administrative services provided to the
Fund  by  Unified  Fund   Services,   Inc.,  431  North   Pennsylvania   Street,
Indianapolis,  IN  46204.  (the  "Administrator").  Pursuant  to the terms of an
Administration  Agreement,  the Administrator supervises the overall supervision
of each Fund,  including,  among other  responsibilities,  the  preparation  and
filing of all documents  required for  compliance  by each Fund with  applicable
laws and  regulations,  arranging for the  maintenance of books and records of a
Fund, and supervision of other organizations that provide services to each Fund.
Each Fund pays the  Administrator  an annual fee of ______% of average daily net
assets.

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

The Advisory  Agreement  provides,  in  substance,  that in executing  portfolio
transactions and selecting  brokers or dealers,  the principal  objective of the
Adviser is to seek the best net price and  execution  available.  It is expected
that securities  ordinarily will be purchased in customary  public markets,  and
that in assessing the best net price and execution available,  the Adviser shall
consider all factors it deems  relevant,  including the breadth of the market in
the security,  the price of the security,  the financial condition and execution
capability of the broker or dealer and the reasonableness of the commission,  if
any, for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis.

In selecting brokers or dealers to execute particular transactions,  the Adviser
is authorized  to consider the  brokerage and research  services (as those terms
are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934),  provision
of statistical  quotations  (including the quotations necessary to determine the
Fund's  net asset  value),  the sale of a Fund's  shares  by such  broker or the
servicing  of a  Fund's  shareholders  by such  broker,  and  other  information
provided  to a Fund or to the  Adviser,  provided,  however,  that  the  Adviser
determines that it has received the best net price and execution available.  The
Adviser also is authorized to cause each Fund to pay a commission to a broker or
dealer who  provides  such  brokerage  and  research  services  for  executing a
portfolio  transaction that exceeds the amount of the commission  another broker
or dealer would have charged for effecting  that  transaction.  The Board or the
Adviser,  as  appropriate,  must  determine  in good faith,  however,  that such
commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services provided viewed in terms of that particular  transaction or in terms of
all the accounts over which the Adviser exercises investment discretion.

The fees of the Adviser  are not reduced by reason of receipt of such  brokerage
and  research  services.  The Adviser  does not  provide any  services to a Fund
except  portfolio  investment  management  and related  recordkeeping  services.
However,  with disclosure to and pursuant to written guidelines  approved by the
Board,  the Adviser may execute  portfolio  transactions  through an  affiliated
broker-dealer or the Distributor,  who may receive usual and customary brokerage
commissions  (within the meaning of Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act) for doing so.
The Adviser is not presently affiliated with any broker-dealer.


CAPITAL STOCK

Threshold Adviser Funds was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland
on June 16,  2000.  Threshold  Adviser  Funds  is not  required  to hold  annual
shareholders  meetings.  However, a Fund will hold special shareholder  meetings
whenever  required to do so under the federal  securities  laws or the Threshold
Adviser Funds' Articles of Incorporation or by-laws. Directors can be removed by
a shareholder vote at special shareholder meetings.

Threshold Adviser Funds currently is comprised of two investment portfolios each
with three classes of common stock, Class A, Class C and Class I, each par value
$0.01.  Threshold  Adviser Funds has the authority to issue multiple  series and
classes of shares. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on matters
affecting a Fund.  Share voting  rights are not  cumulative,  and shares have no
preemptive or conversion rights.

PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES

Net Asset Value.  The net asset value of each Fund is determined as of 4:00 p.m.
Eastern  time on each  day on  which  the New York  Stock  Exchange  is open for
trading  and the  Funds'  custodian  and  transfer  agent are open for  business
("Business Day"). The net asset value of all outstanding shares of each class of
each Fund will be  determined  based on a pro rata  allocation of the value of a
Fund's  investment  income and total capital gains and losses and class expenses
based on comparative net asset value at the beginning of the day.  Purchases and
redemptions  of a class of a Fund's shares will be made at next  calculation  of
net asset value after the order is placed.


Valuation.  In  determining  net assets  before  shareholder  transactions,  the
securities  held by each Fund are valued as follows as of the close of  business
of the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange):

-    Securities,  except bonds other than  convertibles,  traded on a securities
     exchange  for which a  last-quoted  sales  price is readily  available  are
     valued at the last sales price  reported by the  consolidated  quote system
     prior to the closing of the exchange on which the securities are listed.

-    Securities  traded on a securities  exchange for which a last-quoted  sales
     price is not  readily  available  are valued at the mean of the closing bid
     and asked prices, looking first to the bid and prices on the exchange where
     the   security  is   primarily   traded   and,   if  none  exist,   to  the
     over-the-counter market.

-    Securities  included in the Nasdaq(R) National Market System ("Nasdaq") are
     valued at the last-quoted sales price in this market.

-    Securities  included in Nasdaq for which a  last-quoted  sales price is not
     readily  available,  and other securities traded  over-the-counter  but not
     included  in the Nasdaq are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked
     prices.

-    Options traded on major exchanges are valued at the last-quoted sales price
     on their primary exchange.

-    Short-term  securities  maturing more than 60 days from the valuation  date
     are valued at the readily  available  market  price or  approximate  market
     value based on current interest rates. Short-term securities maturing in 60
     days  or less  that  originally  had  maturities  of  more  than 60 days at
     acquisition date are valued at amortized cost using the market value on the
     61st day before maturity. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less
     at  acquisition  date are valued at amortized  cost.  Amortized  cost is an
     approximation of market value determined by  systematically  increasing the
     carrying  value of a security if acquired  at a discount,  or reducing  the
     carrying  value if acquired  at a premium,  so that the  carrying  value is
     equal to maturity value on the maturity date.

-    Securities  without a readily  available  market  price,  bonds  other than
     convertibles  and other  assets are valued at fair value as  determined  in
     good faith by the Board. The Board is responsible for selecting  methods it
     believes provide fair value.  When possible,  bonds are valued by a pricing
     service  independent from a Fund. If a valuation of a bond is not available
     from a pricing service,  the bond will be valued by a dealer  knowledgeable
     about the bond if such a dealer is available.

The  Exchange,  the  Adviser  and the  Funds  will be  closed  on the  following
holidays:  New Year's Day,  Presidents'  Day,  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good
Friday,  Memorial  Day,  Independence  Day,  Labor  Day,  Thanksgiving  Day  and
Christmas Day.

Redeeming Shares. Investors have a right to redeem their shares at any time. For
an explanation of redemption procedures, please see the Prospectus.

During an emergency,  the Board can suspend the  computation of net asset value,
stop accepting  payments for purchase of shares or suspend the duty of each Fund
to redeem shares for more than seven days. Such emergency situations would occur
if:

o    The New York Stock Exchange closes for reasons other than the usual weekend
     and holiday closings or trading on the Exchange is restricted, or

o    Disposal of a Fund's securities is not reasonably  practicable or it is not
     reasonably  practicable for the Fund to determine the fair value of its net
     assets, or

o    The SEC,  under  the  provisions  of the 1940  Act,  declares  a period  of
     emergency to exist.

Should a Fund stop selling shares, the Board may make a deduction from the value
of the assets held by the Fund to cover the cost of future  liquidations  of the
assets so as to distribute fairly these costs among all shareholders.

Each Fund has elected to be  governed  by Rule 18f-1  under the 1940 Act,  which
obligates  each  Fund  to  redeem  shares  in  cash,  with  respect  to any  one
shareholder  during any 90-day period, up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the
net assets of the Fund at the beginning of the period.  Although  redemptions in
excess of this limitation would normally be paid in cash, each Fund reserves the
right to make these  payments in whole or in part in  securities or other assets
in case of an  emergency,  or if the  payment of a  redemption  in cash would be
detrimental to the existing  shareholders  of a Fund as determined by the Board.
In these circumstances,  the securities distributed would be valued as set forth
in the prospectus.  Should a Fund distribute securities, a shareholder may incur
brokerage fees or other transaction costs in converting the securities to cash.

TAX INFORMATION

STATUS AND TAXATION OF THE FUNDS

The Fund was organized as a corporation,  but intends to continue to qualify for
treatment  as a regulated  investment  company (a "RIC")  under the Code in each
taxable year. There can be no assurance that it actually will so qualify. If the
Fund qualifies as a RIC, its dividend and capital gain  distributions  generally
are subject only to a single level of taxation.  This differs from distributions
of a regular business  corporation which, in general, are taxed first as taxable
income of the distributing corporation, and then again as dividend income of the
shareholder.

If the Fund does  qualify as a RIC but (in a  particular  tax year)  distributes
less than ninety-eight percent (98%) of its ordinary income and its capital gain
net  income  (as the Code  defines  each such  term),  the Fund is subject to an
excise tax. The excise tax, if applicable, is four percent (4%) of the excess of
the  amount  required  to  have  been   distributed  over  the  amount  actually
distributed for the applicable  year. If the Fund does not qualify as a RIC, its
income will be subject to taxation as a regular  business  corporation,  without
reduction by dividends paid to shareholders of the Fund.

To continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated  investment  company ("RIC")
under  Subchapter  M of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as  amended  (the
"Code"), the Fund must, among other requirements:

o    Derive at least ninety  percent (90%) of its gross income each taxable year
     from dividends,  interest, payments with respect to securities loans, gains
     from the sale or other  disposition  of  stock  or  securities  or  foreign
     currencies,  and  certain  other  income  (including  gains  from  options,
     futures, or forward contracts derived with respect to the RIC's business of
     investing   in  stock,   securities,   or  foreign   currencies)   ("Income
     Requirement");

o    Diversify its investments in securities  within certain  statutory  limits;
     and

o    Distribute  annually to its  shareholders  at least ninety percent (90%) of
     its investment  company taxable income  (generally,  taxable net investment
     income less net capital gain) (the "Distribution Requirement").

Hedging strategies, to reduce risk in various ways, are subject to complex rules
that  determine  for federal  income tax  purposes  the  character  and time for
recognition  of gains and losses the MC Fund  realizes  in  connection  with the
hedge. The MC Fund's income from options derived with respect to its business of
investing in stock or securities  should qualify as allowable  income for the MC
Fund under the Income Requirement.

The  foregoing  is only a summary of some of the  important  federal  income tax
considerations  affecting the Fund and its shareholders and is not intended as a
substitute for careful tax planning.  Accordingly,  prospective investors should
consult their own tax advisers for more detailed information regarding the above
and for information regarding federal, state, local and foreign taxes.

UNDERWRITER

Rule 12b-1 Plan. To help the  Distributor  defray the cost of  distribution  and
servicing,  each Fund and the  Distributor  entered into a Plan and Agreement of
Distribution  (Plan). Under the Plan, the Distributor is paid a fee at an annual
rate of 0.25% and 1.00% of each Fund's Class A and Class C Shares, respectively,
average daily net assets.

The Plan must be  approved  annually  by the Board,  including a majority of the
Independent  Directors,  if it is to  continue  for more  than a year.  At least
quarterly, the Board must review written reports concerning the amounts expended
under the Plan and the purposes for which such  expenditures were made. The Plan
and any  agreement  related  to it may be  terminated  at any  time by vote of a
majority of Board members who are not interested persons of the Company and have
no direct or indirect  financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any
agreement  related  to the Plan,  or by vote of a  majority  of the  outstanding
voting  securities of the Fund's shares or by the Distributor.  The Plan (or any
agreement related to it) will terminate in the event of its assignment,  as that
term is defined in the 1940 Act.  The Plan may not be  amended to  increase  the
amount  to be spent  for  distribution  without  shareholder  approval,  and all
material  amendments  to the Plan must be  approved  by a majority  of the Board
members,  including  a  majority  of the Board  members  who are not  interested
persons of the Fund and who do not have a financial interest in the operation of
the Plan or any  agreement  related  to it.  The  selection  and  nomination  of
disinterested  Board members is the  responsibility  of the other  disinterested
Board members.  No Board member who is not an interested  person, has any direct
or  indirect  financial  interest  in the  operation  of the Plan or any related
agreement.


CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA

Average Annual Total Return Quotation. The advertised total return for each Fund
is calculated by equating an initial  amount  invested in the Fund to the ending
redeemable value, according to the following formula:

                                 P(1 + T)n = ERV

where "P" is a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; "T" is the average annual
total return for the Fund; "n" is the number of years involved; and "ERV" is the
ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made in the Fund at the
beginning of the investment  period covered.  Each Fund commenced  operations on
_______ __, 2000.

Each Fund also may use aggregate  total return figures for various periods which
represent  the  cumulative  change in value of an investment in the Fund for the
specific  period.  Such total returns  reflect changes in share prices in a Fund
and assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

In reports or other  communications to shareholders or in advertising  material,
each  Fund may from  time to time  compare  its  performance  with that of other
mutual  funds  in  rankings  prepared  by  Lipper  Analytical  Services,   Inc.,
Morningstar,  Inc.,  IBC/Donoghue,  Inc. and other similar independent  services
which monitor the performance of mutual funds or  publications  such as the "New
York  Times"  and the "Wall  Street  Journal."  Each Fund also may  compare  its
performance with various other indices prepared by independent  services such as
Standard & Poor's or Morgan Stanley.

Advertisements for each Fund may compare a Fund to federally insured investments
such as bank  certificates of deposit and credit union  deposits,  including the
long-term effects of inflation on these types of investments. Advertisements may
also compare the historical rate of return of different types of investments.


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Each  Fund's  financial  statements  to be  contained  in the  Annual  Report to
shareholders  at the end of the fiscal year will be audited by Deloitte & Touche
LLP, One City Center, St. Louis,  Missouri 63101. The independent  auditors also
provide other accounting and tax-related services as requested by each Fund.

Copies of the annual report are available,  upon request and without charge,  by
calling the transfer agent toll-free at (800)  ___-______,  or by writing to the
following address:  Unified Fund Services,  Inc., 431 North Pennsylvania Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

The Prospectus  and this Statement of Additional  Information do not contain all
the information included in the Registration Statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 with respect to the
securities   offered  by  the  Fund's   Prospectus.   Certain  portions  of  the
Registration  Statement have been omitted from the Prospectus and this Statement
of  Additional  Information,  pursuant  to  the  rules  and  regulations  of the
Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The Registration  Statement  including the
exhibits  filed  therewith may be examined at the office of the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.

Statements  contained  in the  Prospectus  or in this  Statement  of  Additional
Information  as to the contents of any contract or other  documents  referred to
are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy
of such  contract  or other  document  filed as an exhibit  to the  Registration
Statement of which the Prospectus  and this Statement of Additional  Information
form a part,  each  such  statement  being  qualified  in all  respects  by such
reference.


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APPENDIX A:  DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS

These ratings  concern the quality of the issuing  corporation.  They are not an
opinion of the market  value of the  security.  Such  ratings  are  opinions  on
whether the principal and interest will be repaid when due. A security's  rating
may change which could affect its price.

Ratings by Moody's Investors Service,  Inc. are Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca,
and C.

Bonds rated:

Aaa are  judged to be of the best  quality.  They carry the  smallest  degree of
investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edged." Interest payments
are protected by a large or by an  exceptionally  stable margin and principal is
secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes
as can be  visualized  are most  unlikely  to impair  the  fundamentally  strong
position of such issues.

Aa are judged to be of high  quality  by all  standards.  Together  with the Aaa
group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated
lower than the best bonds because  margins of protection  may not be as large as
in Aaa  securities  or  fluctuation  of  protective  elements  may be of greater
amplitude or there may be other  elements  present which make the long-term risk
appear somewhat larger than the Aaa securities.

A possess many  favorable  investment  attributes  and are to be  considered  as
upper-medium-grade  obligations.   Factors  giving  security  to  principal  and
interest are  considered  adequate,  but elements may be present which suggest a
susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

Baa are considered as medium-grade  obligations  (i.e.,  they are neither highly
protected nor poorly secured).  Interest payments and principal  security appear
adequate for the present but certain  protective  elements may be lacking or may
be characteristically  unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack
outstanding   investment   characteristics   and  in   fact   have   speculative
characteristics as well.

Ratings by Standard & Poor's  Ratings Group are AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC,
C and D.

AAA has the highest rating  assigned by S&P.  Capacity to pay interest and repay
principal is extremely strong.

AA has a very strong  capacity to pay interest and repay  principal  and differs
from the highest rated issues only in small degree.

A has a strong  capacity to pay  interest  and repay  principal,  although it is
somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and
economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.

BBB is regarded as having adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
Whereas it normally exhibits adequate  protection  parameters,  adverse economic
conditions  or  changing  circumstances  are more  likely to lead to a  weakened
capacity to pay interest and repay  principal  for debt in this category than in
higher-rated categories.

Non-rated  securities will be considered for investment when they possess a risk
comparable to that of rated securities consistent with the Fund's objectives and
policies.  When assessing the risk involved in each non-rated security, the Fund
will consider the financial  condition of the issuer or the protection  afforded
by the terms of the security.




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APPENDIX B:  OPTIONS CONTRACTS

MC Fund may buy options traded on any U.S.  exchange or in the  over-the-counter
market.  Options in the over-the-counter  market will be purchased only when the
Adviser  believes a liquid secondary market exists for the options and only from
dealers and  institutions  the Adviser  believes  present a minimal credit risk.
Some options are  exercisable  only on a specific  date.  In that case,  or if a
liquid  secondary market does not exist, the MC Fund could be required to buy or
sell securities at disadvantageous prices, thereby incurring losses.

OPTIONS. An option is a contract. A person who buys a call option for a security
has the right to buy the security at a set price for the length of the contract.
A person who buys a put  option has the right to sell a security  at a set price
for the length of the  contract.  An option is  covered  if the writer  owns the
security  (in the  case of a call)  or sets  aside  the  cash or  securities  of
equivalent value (in the case of a put) that would be required upon exercise.

The price paid by the buyer for an option is called a premium.  In addition  the
buyer generally pays a broker a commission.  The writer receives a premium, less
another  commission,  at the time the option is  written.  The cash  received is
retained  by the writer  whether or not the option is  exercised.  A writer of a
call option may have to sell the security for a below-market price if the market
price rises above the exercise  price.  A writer of a put option may have to pay
an  above-market  price for the security if its market price decreases below the
exercise  price.  The risk of the writer is  potentially  unlimited,  unless the
option is covered.

Options  can  be  used  to  produce  incremental  earnings,  protect  gains  and
facilitate  buying and selling  securities for investment  purposes.  The use of
options  may  benefit  the Fund and its  shareholder  by  improving  the  Fund's
liquidity and by helping to stabilize the value of its net assets.

BUYING  OPTIONS.  Put and call  options  may be used as a trading  technique  to
facilitate buying and selling securities for investment  reasons.  They also may
be used  for  investment.  Options  are  used  as a  trading  technique  to take
advantage of any disparity  between the price of the underlying  security in the
securities  market and its price on the options  market.  It is anticipated  the
trading  technique will be utilized only to effect a transaction  when the price
of the  security  plus the option price will be as good or better than the price
at which  the  security  could be bought or sold  directly.  When the  option is
purchased,  the Fund  pays a  premium  and a  commission.  It then pays a second
commission on the purchase or sale of the underlying security when the option is
exercised.  For  recordkeeping  and tax  purposes,  the  price  obtained  on the
purchase of the  underlying  security  will be the  combination  of the exercise
price,  the  premium  and both  commissions.  When  using  options  as a trading
technique,  commissions  on the  option  will be set as if only  the  underlying
securities were traded.

The risk the MC Fund  assumes when it buys an option is the loss of the premium.
To be  beneficial  to the MC Fund,  the price of the  underlying  security  must
change within the time set by the option contract.  Furthermore, the change must
be  sufficient  to cover the  premium  paid,  the  commissions  paid both in the
acquisition of the option and in a closing transaction or in the exercise of the
option  and sale (in the case of a call) or  purchase  (in the case of a put) of
the underlying  security.  Even then the price change in the underlying security
does not ensure a profit since prices in the option  market may not reflect such
a change.

If a covered call option is exercised,  the security is sold by the MC Fund. The
premium received upon writing the option is added to the proceeds  received from
the sale of the  security.  The MC Fund will  recognize  a capital  gain or loss
based  upon the  difference  between  the  proceeds  and the  security's  basis.
Premiums  received from writing  outstanding  call options will be included as a
deferred credit in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and adjusted daily to
the current market value.

Options are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange. An option listed
on a national  exchange,  Chicago  Board of Exchange or Nasdaq will be valued at
the last-quoted sales price or, if such a price is not readily available, at the
mean of the last bid and asked  prices.  Net premiums on call options  closed or
premiums on expired call options are treated as short-term capital gains.

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                            PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)  Financial Statements included as a part of this Registration Statement:

     1.   Included in Part A of this Registration Statement: None

     2.   Included in part B of this Registration Statement: None

(b)  Exhibits

     1.   Articles of Incorporation - to be filed

     2.   By-Laws - to be filed

     3.   Voting Trust Agreement - none

     4.   Specimen Security - none

     5.   a.   Management Agreement - to be filed

          b.   Administration Agreement - to be filed

     6.   Distribution Agreement - to be filed

     7.   Bonus, Profit-Sharing or Pension Plan - none

     8.   a.   Custodian Agreement - to be filed

          b.   Fund Accounting Agreement - to be filed

     9.   Transfer Agency Agreement - to be filed

     10.  Opinion and Consent of Counsel - to be filed

     11.  Consent of Independent Auditors - to be filed

     12.  Financial Statements Omitted from Prospectus - none

     13.  Letter of Investment Intent - to be filed

     14.  Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 - to be filed

     15.  Financial Data Schedule - to be filed

     16.  Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3 - to be filed

     17.  Code of Ethics - to be filed


Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant

                  None

Item 25. Indemnification

                  Article Seventh,  Section (j) of the Articles of Incorporation
of the Fund provides that:

                  The Corporation shall indemnify: (a) its directors to the full
                  extent  provided by the general  laws of the State of Maryland
                  now or hereafter in force,  including  the advance of expenses
                  under the  procedures  provided by such laws; (b) its officers
                  to the same extent it shall  indemnify its directors;  and (c)
                  its officers who are not  directors to such further  extent as
                  shall  be   authorized  by  the  Board  of  Directors  and  be
                  consistent with law;  provided,  however,  that nothing herein
                  shall be  construed  to protect any director or officer of the
                  Corporation  against any  liability to which such  director or
                  officer  would  otherwise  be  subject  by reason  of  willful
                  misfeasance,   bad  faith,   gross  negligence,   or  reckless
                  disregard of the duties  involved in the conduct of his or her
                  office.  The  foregoing  shall not limit the  authority of the
                  Corporation to indemnify other employees and agents consistent
                  with the law.

                  A director or officer of the  Corporation  shall not be liable
                  to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages as
                  a director  or officer,  except to the extent  such  exemption
                  from  liability  or  limitation  thereof is not  permitted  by
                  statutory  or  decisional  law  (including  the  1940  Act) as
                  currently in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended or
                  judicially interpreted; provided, however, that nothing herein
                  shall be  construed  to protect any director or officer of the
                  Corporation  against any  liability to which such  director or
                  officer  would  otherwise  be  subject  by reason  of  willful
                  misfeasance,   bad  faith,   gross  negligence,   or  reckless
                  disregard of the duties  involved in the conduct of his or her
                  office.  No amendment,  modification or repeal of this Article
                  SEVENTH  shall  adversely  affect any right or protection of a
                  director or officer that exists at the time of such amendment,
                  modification or repeal.

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Manager

Kennedy Capital Management, Inc., 10829 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141, offers
investment  management services to the Fund.  Information as to the officers and
directors  of the Manager is included in the  Manager's  current  Form ADV filed
with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 27. Principal Underwriter

     (a)  Unified Management Corp., is the principal underwriter for the Fund.

     (b)  The  directors  and  officers  of  the  principal  underwriter  are as
          follows:

Name                         Title                           Position with Fund
----                         -----                           ------------------
Timothy L. Ashburn           Director                        None
Thomas G. Napurano           Director, CFO and Exec. Vice    None
Stephen D. Highsmith, Jr.    Secretary, Senior Vice          None
Lynn Wood                    Director, President and CEO     None

     (c)  Not Applicable

Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records

The  books and other  documents  required  by Rule  31a-1  under the  Investment
Company Act of 1940 are  maintained  in the  physical  possession  of the Fund's
Adviser, custodian or transfer agent.

Item 29. Management Services

All  substantive  provisions  of any  management-related  service  contract  are
discussed in Parts A and B of this Registration Statement.

Item 30. Undertakings

Registrant hereby undertakes, if requested by the holders of at least 10% of the
Registrant's  outstanding  shares,  to call a meeting  of  shareholders  for the
purpose of voting upon the question of removal of a director(s) and to assist in
communications  with other  shareholders in accordance with Section 16(c) of the
1940 Act, as though Section 16(c) applied.

Registrant  hereby  undertakes  to furnish each person to whom a  prospectus  is
delivered with a copy of its latest annual report to shareholders,  upon request
and without charge.

Registrant hereby undertakes to carry out all indemnification  provisions of its
Articles of Incorporation in accordance with Investment  Company Act Release No.
11330 (Sept. 4, 1980) and successor releases.

Insofar as  indemnifications  for liability  arising under the Securities Act of
1933,  as amended  ("1933  Act"),  may be permitted to  directors,  officers and
controlling  person of the  Registrant  pursuant to the provision  under Item 27
herein, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
SEC such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act
and is, therefor,  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 director,  officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director,  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  1933  Act  and  will  be  governed  by the  final
adjudication.



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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it
meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this  Registration  Statement
pursuant to Rule  485(b)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 and has duly caused
this initial  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of St. Louis and the State
of Missouri on September 1, 2000.

                                            THRESHOLD ADVISOR FUNDS, INC.


                                            BY:  /s/Charles W. Schweizer

                                                  President
Attest:

/s/Charles W. Schweizer

Treasurer

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

Signature                            Title                        Date


/s/Charles W. Schweizer           President, Treasurer and    September 1, 2000
                                  Director

/s/Timothy Hasara                 Director                    September 1, 2000

/s/Richard Eckenrodt              Director                    September 1, 2000




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Exhibit Number                                                  Description




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