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                                                           File Nos. 2-30806
                                                                    811-2488
    


                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                [ X ]

     Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                       [  ]
   

     Post-Effective Amendment No. 62                                   [ X ]
    


                                   and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940        [ X ]
   

     Amendment No. 62                                                  [ X ]
    



                      (Check appropriate box or boxes.)

                         PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
           200 Park Avenue, New York, New York          10166
           (Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)


     Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000

                            Mark N. Jacobs, Esq.
                               200 Park Avenue
                          New York, New York 10166
                   (Name and Address of Agent for Service)


It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate
box)
   

           immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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      X    on February 1, 1997 pursuant to paragraph (b)
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           60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
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           on     (date)      pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
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           75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
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           on     (date)      pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
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If appropriate, check the following box:

           this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
           a previously filed post-effective amendment.
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     Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares of its common
stock under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 24(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.  Registrant's Rule 24f-2 Notice for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 was filed on November 27, 1996.
    



                         PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
                Cross-Reference Sheet Pursuant to Rule 495(a)

Items in                                     Premier Aggressive   Premier Growth
Part A of                                    Growth Fund          and Income
Fund
Form N-1A  Caption                           Page                  Page
_________  _______                           ____                  ____

     1     Cover Page                        Cover                 Cover

     2     Synopsis                          3                     3

     3     Condensed Financial               4                     4
           Information

     4     General Description               7 and 29              6 and 26
           of Registrant

     5     Management of the Fund            9                     8

     5(a)  Management's Discussion
           of Fund's Performance             *                     *


     6     Capital Stock and Other           29                    26
           Securities

     7     Purchase of Securities            10                    10
           Being Offered

     8     Redemption or Repurchase          21                    18

     9     Pending Legal Proceedings         *                     *


Items in
Part B of
Form N-1A
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   10          Cover Page                                     Cover

   11          Table of Contents                              Cover

   12          General Information and History                B-35

   13          Investment Objectives and Policies             B-2

   14          Management of the Fund                         B-14

   15          Control Persons and Principal                  B-18
               Holders of Securities

   16          Investment Advisory and Other                  B-18
               Services
_____________________________________
NOTE:  * Omitted since answer is negative or inapplicable.


                         PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
          Cross-Reference Sheet Pursuant to Rule 495(a) (continued)


Items in
Part B of
Form N-1A      Caption                                        Page
_________      _______                                        _____

   17          Brokerage Allocation                           B-32

   18          Capital Stock and Other Securities             B-35

   19          Purchase, Redemption and Pricing               B-20; B-24
               of Securities Being Offered                    and B-29

   20          Tax Status                                     *

   21          Underwriters                                   B-1 and B-10

   22          Calculations of Performance Data               B-33

   23          Financial Statements                           B-44


Items in
Part C of
Form N-1A
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   24          Financial Statements and Exhibits              C-1

   25          Persons Controlled by or Under                 C-4
               Common Control with Registrant

   26          Number of Holders of Securities                C-4

   27          Indemnification                                C-4

   28          Business and Other Connections of              C-5
               Investment Adviser

   29          Principal Underwriters                         C-9

   30          Location of Accounts and Records               C-12

   31          Management Services                            C-12

   32          Undertakings                                   C-12


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NOTE:  * Omitted since answer is negative or inapplicable.






PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
   
PROSPECTUS                                                  FEBRUARY 1, 1997
    
               PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND (THE "FUND") IS A SEPARATE
    DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC., AN OPEN-END,
    MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY (THE "COMPANY"), KNOWN AS A MUTUAL FUND.
    THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE IS CAPITAL GROWTH. IT SEEKS TO ACHIEVE
    THIS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE BY USING SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
    SUCH AS LEVERAGING, SHORT-SELLING AND OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS, IN ADDITION
    TO USUAL INVESTMENT PRACTICES. THE FUND INVESTS PRINCIPALLY IN COMMON
    STOCKS AND CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ISSUERS.
    INVESTMENTS ALSO MAY BE MADE IN WARRANTS, PREFERRED STOCKS AND DEBT
    SECURITIES UNDER CERTAIN MARKET CONDITIONS.
               BY THIS PROSPECTUS, THE FUND IS OFFERING FOUR CLASSES OF
    SHARES--CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C AND CLASS R--WHICH ARE DESCRIBED
    HEREIN. SEE "ALTERNATIVE PURCHASE METHODS."
               YOU CAN PURCHASE OR REDEEM ALL CLASSES OF SHARES BY TELEPHONE
    USING THE TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE.
               THE DREYFUS CORPORATION PROFESSIONALLY MANAGES THE FUND'S
    PORTFOLIO.
               THIS PROSPECTUS SETS FORTH CONCISELY INFORMATION ABOUT THE
    FUND THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE INVESTING. IT SHOULD BE READ AND
    RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
   
               THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DATED FEBRUARY 1,
    1997, WHICH MAY BE REVISED FROM TIME TO TIME, PROVIDES A FURTHER
    DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND OTHER MATTERS WHICH
    MAY BE OF INTEREST TO SOME INVESTORS. IT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY
    REFERENCE. THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION MAINTAINS A WEB SITE
    (HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV) THAT CONTAINS THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
    INFORMATION, MATERIAL INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AND OTHER INFORMATION
    REGARDING THE FUND. FOR A FREE COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
    INFORMATION, WRITE TO THE FUND AT 144 GLENN CURTISS BOULEVARD, UNIONDALE,
    NEW YORK 11556-0144, OR CALL 1-800-645-6561. WHEN TELEPHONING, ASK FOR
    OPERATOR 144.
    
               MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
    GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK, AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE
    FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY
    OTHER AGENCY.  MUTUAL FUND SHARES INVOLVE CERTAIN INVESTMENT RISKS,
    INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. THE NET ASSET VALUE OF FUNDS OF
    THIS TYPE WILL FLUCTUATE FROM TIME TO TIME.
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    THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR
    HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
    COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY
    REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
         Fee Table...........................................               3
         Condensed Financial Information.....................               3
         Alternative Purchase Methods........................               5
   
         Description of the Fund.............................               7
    
   
         Management of the Fund..............................               9
    
   
         How to Buy Shares...................................              10
    
   
         Shareholder Services................................              16
    
   
         How to Redeem Shares................................              21
    
   
         Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan.....              25
    
   
         Dividends, Distributions and Taxes..................              26
    
   
         Performance Information.............................              28
    
   
         General Information.................................              29
    
   
         Appendix............................................              31
    
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        <S>                                                             <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>
        FEE TABLE
        SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES                                 CLASS A    CLASS B    CLASS C    CLASS R
               Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases
               (as a percentage of offering price)                         5.75%      None       None       None
               Maximum Deferred Sales Charge Imposed on Redemptions
               (as a percentage of the amount subject to charge)           None*      4.00%      1.00%      None
        ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
        (as a percentage of average daily net assets)
               Management Fees..............                                .75%       .75%       .75%       .75%
               12b-1 Fees...................                               None        .75%       .75%      None
               Other Expenses...............                                .75%      1.13%      1.04%       .71%
               Total Fund Operating Expenses                               1.50%      2.63%      2.54%      1.46%
        EXAMPLE
               You would pay the following
               expenses on a $1,000 investment,
               assuming (1) 5% annual return and
               (2) except where noted, redemption at
               the end of each time period:
                                                                         CLASS A    CLASS B    CLASS C    CLASS R
                                    1 Year                                 $ 72    $67/$27+   $36/$26+       $15
                                    3 Years                                $102    $112/$82+      $79        $46
                                    5 Years                                $135  $160/$140+      $135        $80
                                   10 Years                                $226       $243++     $288       $175
        * A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may be assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares
          purchased without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of
          $1 million or more.
        + Assuming no redemption of shares.
   
       ++ Ten-year figure assumes conversion of Class B shares to Class
          A shares at end of the  sixth year following the date of purchase.
    
</TABLE>
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               THE AMOUNTS LISTED IN THE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS
    REPRESENTATIVE OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES AND ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE
    GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE INDICATED. MOREOVER, WHILE THE EXAMPLE ASSUMES
    A 5% ANNUAL RETURN, THE FUND'S ACTUAL PERFORMANCE WILL VARY AND MAY
    RESULT IN AN ACTUAL RETURN GREATER OR LESS THAN 5%.
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                The purpose of the foregoing table is to assist you in
    understanding the costs and expenses borne by the Fund and investors, the
    payment of which will reduce investors' annual return. Other Expenses for
    Class B, Class C and Class R are based on estimated amounts for the
    Fund's current fiscal year. Long-term investors in Class B or Class C
    shares could pay more in 12b-1 fees than the economic equivalent of
    paying a front-end sales charge.  The information in the foregoing table
    does not reflect any fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements
    that may be in effect.  Certain Service Agents (as defined below) may
    charge their clients direct fees for effecting transactions in Fund
    shares; such fees are not reflected in the foregoing table. See
    "Management of the Fund," "How to Buy Shares" and "Distribution Plan and
     Shareholder Services Plan."
    
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
                 The information in the following table has been audited by
    Ernst & Young LLP, the Fund's independent auditors, whose report thereon
    appears in the Statement of Additional Information.  Further financial
    data and related notes are included in the Statement of Additional
    Information, available upon request.
    
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
               Contained below is per share operating performance data for
    a Class A share of Common Stock outstanding, total investment return,
    ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each year
    indicated. This information has been derived from the Fund's financial
    statements.
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                Class A
                                                                        Year Ended September 30,
                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PER SHARE DATA:                          1987     1988     1989     1990     1991     1992     1993     1994     1995     1996
                                        -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
    <S>                                 <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
    Net asset value, beginning of year  $20.50   $22.21   $14.13   $16.07   $14.31   $17.72   $18.11   $18.53   $15.35   $16.31
                                        -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
    Investment income (loss)_net           .35      .57      .84      .67      .37      .32      .21      .40      .40     (.12)
    Net realized and unrealized gain
      (loss) on investments..             6.61    (4.58)    1.74    (1.73)    3.80     1.83     1.82     (.56)    1.23      .01
                                        -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
      TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS    6.96    (4.01)    2.58    (1.06)    4.17     2.15     2.03     (.16)    1.63     (.11)
                                        -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
    DISTRIBUTIONS:
    Dividends from investment income--net (.52)    (.41)    (.64)    (.70)    (.76)    (.39)    (.24)    (.80)    (.44)    (.28)
    Dividends from net realized
     gain on investments                 (4.73)   (3.66)      ._       ._       ._    (1.37)   (1.37)   (2.22)    (.23)   (1.11)
                                        -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
      TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS....            (5.25)   (4.07)    (.64)    (.70)    (.76)   (1.76)   (1.61)   (3.02)    (.67)   (1.39)
                                        -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
    Net asset value, end of year        $22.21   $14.13   $16.07   $14.31   $17.72   $18.11   $18.53   $15.35   $16.31   $14.81
                                        =======  =======  =======  =======  =======  =======  =======  =======  =======  =======
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN(1)...            43.98%  (17.64%)  19.15%   (6.90%)  30.27%   13.28%   12.04%   (1.50%)  11.21%    (.71%)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
    Ratio of operating expenses
      to average net assets..              .89%     .96%    1.04%    1.05%     .97%     .97%    1.02%    1.03%    1.03%    1.11%
    Ratio of interest expense,
      loan commitment
      fees and dividends on securities
      sold short to average net assets     .34%     .35%     .54%     .29%     .17%     .10%     .04%     .09%     .08%     .39%
    Ratio of net investment income
      (loss) to average net assets.....   1.98%    3.91%    5.32%    3.97%    2.13%    1.74%    1.24%    2.10%    2.55%    (.66%)
    Portfolio Turnover Rate..           123.61%  111.51%  124.30%   89.04%   81.02%  141.67%  102.23%  158.05%  298.60%  131.34%
    Average commission rate paid(2)        ._       ._       ._       ._       ._       ._       ._       ._       ._    $.0961
    Net Assets, end of year
    (000's Omitted)                   $631,581 $471,927 $484,105 $400,981 $494,342 $520,895 $596,369 $570,360 $572,077 $480,638
(1)    Exclusive of sales charge.
(2)    The Fund is required to disclose its average commission rate paid per share for purchases  and sales of investment
securities.
</TABLE>
    
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              Class B            Class C            Class R
                                                          ---------------    ---------------    --------------
                                                            Year Ended          Year Ended        Year Ended
                                                           September 30,       September 30,     September 30,
PER SHARE DATA:                                               1996(1)             1996(1)          1996(1)
                                                          ---------------    ---------------    --------------
  <S>                                                     <C>                <C>                <C>
  Net asset value, beginning of period.....                   $14.84             $14.84            $14.84
                                                              -------            -------           -------
  Investment Operations:
  Investment income (loss)_net.............                     (.10)           (.24)(2)             (.02)
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments        (.01)             .23(2)              .02
                                                              -------            -------           -------
    Total from Investment Operations.......                     (.11)           (.01)(2)              ._
                                                              -------            -------           -------
  Net asset value, end of period...........                   $14.73             $14.83            $14.84
                                                              =======            =======           =======
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN (3)................                 (.74%)(4)          (.07%)(4)           .00%(4)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
  Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets          1.47%(4)           1.42%(4)           .73%(4)
  Ratio of interest expense and loan commitment fees
    to average net assets..................                   .49%(4)            .47%(4)           .35%(4)
  Ratio of net investment (loss) to average net assets     (1.40%)(4)         (1.32%)(4)         (.56%)(4)
  Portfolio Turnover Rate..................                   131.43%            131.43%           131.43%
  Average commission rate paid (5).........                   $.0961             $.0961            $.0961
  Net Assets, end of period (000's omitted)                      $13                 $1                $5
  (1)  From January 3, 1996 (commencement of initial offering) to September 30, 1996.
  (2)  Based on average shares outstanding at each month end.
  (3)  Exclusive of sales charge.
  (4)  Not annualized.
  (5)The Fund is required to disclose its average commission rate paid per share for purchases and sales of
         investment securities.
</TABLE>
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Further information about the Fund's performance is contained in the
 Fund's annual report, which may be obtained without charge by writing to the
 address or calling the number set forth on the cover page of this
 Prospectus.
   
         DEBT OUTSTANDING
                                                                 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
                             -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              1987      1988      1989      1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996
                             -------   -------   -------   -------   -------   -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
<S>                         <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Amount of debt  outstanding
   at end of year
  (in thousands)            $72,500         _   $79,800         _         _         _         _         _         _   $40,100
Average amount of
  debt outstanding
  throughout each year
  (in thousands)(1)         $19,210    $3,865   $17,817   $10,333    $6,913    $6,897         _    $8,531    $4,274   $31,508
Average number of
  shares outstanding
  throughout each period
  (in thousands)(2)          29,861    33,406    31,923    29,379    28,190    28,860         _    36,537    36,648    34,457
Average amount of
  debt per share
  throughout each year        $ .64     $ .12     $ .56     $ .35     $ .25     $ .24         -     $ .23     $ .12     $ .91
(1) Based upon daily outstanding borrowings.
(2) Based upon month-end balances.
</TABLE>
    
ALTERNATIVE PURCHASE METHODS
               The Fund offers you four methods of purchasing shares. Orders
    for purchases of Class R shares, however, may be placed only for certain
    eligible investors as described below. If you are not eligible to
    purchase Class R shares, you may choose from Class A, Class B and Class C
    the Class of shares that best suits your needs, given the amount of your
    purchase, the length of time you expect to hold your shares and any other
    relevant circumstances. Each Fund share represents an identical pro rata
    interest in the Fund's investment portfolio.
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               Class A shares are sold at net asset value per share plus a
    maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% of the public offering price
    imposed at the time of purchase. For shareholders beneficially owning
    Fund shares on November 30, 1996 or December 31, 1995, Class A shares are
    sold at net asset value per share plus a maximum initial sales charge of
    4.50% or 3.00%, respectively, of the public offering price imposed at the
    time of purchase. The initial sales charge may be reduced or waived for
    certain purchases. See "How to Buy Shares_Class A Shares." These shares
    are subject to an annual service fee at the rate of .25 of 1% of the
    value of the average daily net assets of Class A. See "Distribution Plan
    and Shareholder Services Plan_Shareholder Services Plan."
    
               Class B shares are sold at net asset value per share with no
    initial sales charge at the time of purchase; as a result, the entire
    purchase price is immediately invested in the Fund. Class B shares are
    subject to a maximum 4% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), which
    is assessed only if you redeem Class B shares within six years of
    purchase. See "How to Buy Shares_Class B Shares" and "How to Redeem
    Shares_Contingent Deferred Sales Charge_Class B Shares." These shares
    also are subject to an annual service fee at the rate of .25 of 1% of the
    value of the average daily net assets of Class B. In addition, Class B
    shares are subject to an annual distribution fee at the rate of .75 of 1%
    of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B. See "Distribution
    Plan and Shareholder Services Plan." The distribution fee paid by Class B
    will cause such Class to have a higher expense ratio and to pay lower
    dividends than Class A. Approximately six years after the date of
    purchase, Class B shares automatically will convert to Class A shares,
    based on the relative net asset values for shares of each such Class, and
    will no longer be subject to the distribution fee. Class B shares that
    have been acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    will be converted on a pro rata basis together with other Class B shares,
    in the proportion that a shareholder's Class B shares converting to
    Class A shares bears to the total Class B shares not acquired through
    the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
   
               Class C shares are sold at net asset value per share with no
    initial sales charge at the time of purchase; as a result, the entire
    purchase price is immediately invested in the Fund. Class C shares are
    subject to a 1% CDSC, which is assessed only if you redeem Class C shares
    within one year of purchase. See "How to Buy Shares_Class C Shares" and
    "How to Redeem Shares_Contingent Deferred Sales Charge_Class C Shares."
    These shares also are subject to an annual service fee at the rate of .25
    of 1%, and an annual distribution fee at the rate of .75 of 1%, of the
    value of the average daily net assets of Class C. See "Distribution Plan
    and Shareholder Services Plan." The distribution fee paid by Class C will
    cause such Class to have a higher expense ratio and to pay lower
    dividends than Class A.
    
               Class R shares may not be purchased directly by individuals,
    although eligible institutions may purchase Class R shares for certain
    accounts maintained by individuals. Class R shares are sold at net asset
    value per share only to institutional investors acting for themselves or
    in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial or similar capacity for
    qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans, including pension,
    profit-sharing, SEP-IRAs and other deferred compensation plans, whether
    established by corporations, partnerships, non-profit entities or state
    and local governments, but not including IRAs or IRA "Rollover Accounts."
    Class R shares are not subject to an annual service fee or distribution
    fee.
   
               The decision as to which Class of shares is more beneficial to
    you depends on the amount and the intended length of your investment. If
    you are not eligible to purchase Class R shares, you should consider
    whether, during the anticipated life of your invest-
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    ment in the Fund, the accumulated distribution fee and CDSC, if any, on
    Class B or Class C shares would be less than the initial sales charge on
    Class A shares purchased at the same time, and to what extent, if any,
    such differential would be offset by the return of Class A. Additionally,
    investors qualifying for reduced initial sales charges who expect to
    maintain their investment for an extended period of time might consider
    purchasing Class A shares because the accumulated continuing distribution
    fees on Class B or Class C shares may exceed the initial sales charge on
    Class A shares during the life of the investment. Finally, you should
    consider the effect of the CDSC period and any conversion rights of the
    Classes in the context of your own investment time frame. For example,
    while Class C shares have a shorter CDSC period than Class B shares,
    Class C shares do not have a conversion feature and, therefore, are
    subject to an ongoing distribution fee. Thus, Class A and Class B shares
    may be more attractive than Class C shares to investors with longer term
    investment outlooks. Generally, Class A shares may be more appropriate for
    investors who invest $100,000 or more in Fund shares.
    
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND
        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
               The Fund's investment objective is capital growth. The Fund
    seeks to achieve this investment objective by using speculative
    investment techniques such as leveraging, short-selling and options
    transactions, in addition to usual investment practices. High yield or
    income is not a principal objective of the Fund. The Fund's investment
    objective cannot be changed without approval by the holders of a majority
    (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
    Act")) of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. There can be no assurance
    that the Fund's investment objective will be achieved.
   
        INVESTMENT APPROACH
    
   
               The Fund ordinarily will invest in the equity securities of a
    limited number of companies that, in the opinion of The Dreyfus
    Corporation, are judged likely to achieve superior revenue and/or
    earnings growth over the coming twelve to twenty-four months. Under
    normal market conditions, the Fund will hold the securities of between
    forty and seventy companies in its portfolio, with the twenty-five most
    highly regarded of these companies usually constituting approximately 70%
    or more of the Fund's net assets. The Fund may invest in companies of all
    sizes, including smaller capitalization companies. In selecting
    investments for the Fund, The Dreyfus Corporation emphasizes stock
    selection, relying heavily on research and fundamental analysis. The Fund
    will seek to include in its portfolio companies that generally have
    strong management, superior industry positions and excellent earnings
    growth prospects. Because of its focus on a relatively small number of
    companies, the Fund is designed for those investors who, in seeking
    capital growth, can accept the higher levels of risk and volatility that
    may be associated with investing in a more highly concentrated portfolio
    of growth companies.
    
        MANAGEMENT POLICIES
               Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 65%
    of the value of its total assets in equity securities, principally
    publicly-traded common stocks and securities convertible into common
    stocks. The Fund may invest up to 30% of the value of its net assets in
    the securities of foreign companies which are not publicly-traded in the
    United States and the debt securities of foreign governments. Investments
    may be made in warrants, preferred stocks and debt securities when
    management believes that such securi-
                                    Page 7

    ties offer opportunities for capital growth or are desirable in light of
    the prevailing market or economic conditions.
               While seeking desirable investments, the Fund may invest in
    money market instruments consisting of U.S. Government securities,
    certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances, short-term
    investment grade corporate bonds and other short-term debt instruments,
    and repurchase agreements, as set forth under "Appendix_Certain Portfolio
    Securities_Money Market Instruments." Under normal market conditions, the
    Fund does not expect to have a substantial portion of its assets invested
    in money market instruments. However, when The Dreyfus Corporation
    determines that adverse market conditions exist, the Fund may adopt a
    temporary defensive posture and invest all of its assets in money market
    instruments. The Fund also may invest in money market instruments in
    anticipation of investing cash positions.
   
               The Fund's annual portfolio turnover rate is not expected to
    exceed 150%. Higher portfolio turnover rates usually generate additional
    brokerage commissions and expenses and the short-term gains realized from
    these transactions are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. In
    addition, the Fund engages in various investment techniques, such as
    leveraging, short-selling, options and futures transactions, foreign
    currency transactions and lending portfolio securities. For a discussion
    of the investment techniques and their related risks, see "Investment
    Considerations and Risks" and "Appendix_Investment Techniques" below and
    "Investment Objective and Management Policies_Management Policies" in the
    Statement of Additional Information.
    
        INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS AND RISKS
        GENERAl -- The Fund's net asset value per share should be expected to
    fluctuate. Investors should consider the Fund as a supplement to an
    overall investment program and should invest only if they are willing to
    undertake the risks involved. See "Investment Objective and Management
    Policies_Management Policies" in the Statement of Additional Information
    for a further discussion of certain risks.
        EQUITY SECURITIES -- Equity securities fluctuate in value, often
    based on factors unrelated to the value of the issuer of the securities,
    and such fluctuations can be pronounced. Changes in the value of the
    Fund's investments will result in changes in the value of its shares and
    thus the Fund's total return to investors.
               The securities of the smaller companies in which the Fund may
    invest may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than
    larger, more established companies, because these securities typically
    are traded in lower volume and the issuers typically are subject to a
    greater degree to changes in earnings and prospects.
        FOREIGN SECURITIES -- Foreign securities markets generally are not as
    developed or efficient as those in the United States. Securities of some
    foreign issuers are less liquid and more volatile than securities of
    comparable U.S. issuers. Similarly, volume and liquidity in most foreign
    securities markets are less than in the United States and, at times,
    volatility of price can be greater than in the United States.
   
               Because evidences of ownership of such securities usually are
    held outside the United States, the Fund will be subject to additional
    risks which include possible adverse political and economic developments,
    seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits and adoption of
    governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of
    principal and interest on the foreign securities or restrict the payment
    of principal and interest to investors located outside the country of the
    issuer, whether from currency blockage or otherwise.
    
                                    Page 8

               Since foreign securities often are purchased with and payable
    in currencies of foreign countries, the value of these assets as measured
    in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in
    currency rates and exchange control regulations.
        FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS -- Currency exchange rates may
    fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. They generally are
    determined by the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange
    markets and the relative merits of investments in different countries,
    actual or perceived changes in interest rates and other complex factors,
    as seen from an international perspective. Currency exchange rates also
    can be affected unpredictably by intervention by U.S. or foreign
    governments or central banks, or the failure to intervene, or by currency
    controls or political developments in the United States or abroad. See
    "Appendix_Investment Techniques_Foreign Currency Transactions."
   
        USE OF DERIVATIVES -- The Fund may invest in derivatives
    ("Derivatives"). These are financial instruments which derive their
    performance, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying
    asset, index or interest rate. The Derivatives the Fund may use include
    options and futures. While Derivatives can be used effectively in
    furtherance of the Fund's investment objective, under certain market
    conditions, they can increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset
    value, can decrease the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio and make more
    difficult the accurate pricing of the Fund's portfolio. See
    "Appendix_Investment Techniques_Use of Derivatives" below, and
    "Investment Objective and Management Policies_Management
    Policies_Derivatives" in the Statement of Additional Information.
    
        SIMULTANEOUS INVESTMENTS -- Investment decisions for the Fund are
    made independently from those of the other investment companies advised
    by The Dreyfus Corporation. If, however, such other investment companies
    desire to invest in, or dispose of, the same securities as the Fund,
    available investments or opportunities for sales will be allocated
    equitably to each investment company. In some cases, this procedure may
    adversely affect the size of the position obtained for or disposed of by
    the Fund or the price paid or received by the Fund.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
   
        INVESTMENT ADVISER -- The Dreyfus Corporation, located at 200 Park
    Avenue, New York, New York 10166, was formed in 1947 and serves as the
    Fund's investment adviser. The Dreyfus Corporation is a wholly-owned
    subsidiary of Mellon Bank, N.A., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
    Mellon Bank Corporation ("Mellon"). As of December 31, 1996, The Dreyfus
    Corporation managed or administered approximately $82 billion in assets
    for approximately 1.7 million investor accounts nationwide.
    
   
               The Dreyfus Corporation supervises and assists in the overall
    management of the Fund's affairs under a Management Agreement with the
    Company, subject to the authority of the Company's Board in accordance
    with Maryland law. The Fund's primary portfolio manager is Michael L.
    Schonberg. He has held that position since August 1995, and has been
    employed by The Dreyfus Corporation since July 1995. From March 1994 to
    July 1995, Mr. Schonberg was a General Partner of Omega Advisors, L.P.
    Prior thereto, he served as Managing Director and Chief Investment
    Officer for UBS Asset Management (NY), Inc. The Fund's other portfolio
    managers are identified in the Statement of Additional Information. The
    Dreyfus Corporation also provides research services for the Fund and for
    other funds advised by The Dreyfus Corporation through a professional
    staff of portfolio managers and securities analysts.
    
                                    Page 9

   
               Mellon is a publicly owned multibank holding company
    incorporated under Pennsylvania law in 1971 and registered under the
    Federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Mellon provides a
    comprehensive range of financial products and services in domestic and
    selected international markets. Mellon is among the twenty-five largest
    bank holding companies in the United States based on total assets.
    Mellon's principal wholly-owned subsidiaries are Mellon Bank, N.A.,
    Mellon Bank (DE) National Association, Mellon Bank (MD), The Boston
    Company, Inc., AFCO Credit Corporation and a number of companies known as
    Mellon Financial Services Corporations. Through its subsidiaries,
    including The Dreyfus Corporation, Mellon managed more than $226 billion
    in assets as of September 30, 1996, including approximately $85 billion
    in proprietary mutual fund assets. As of September 30, 1996, Mellon,
    through various subsidiaries, provided non-investment services, such as
    custodial or administration services, for more than $905 billion in
    assets, including approximately $60 billion in mutual fund assets.
    
   
               For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996, the Fund paid
    The Dreyfus Corporation a monthly management fee at the annual rate of
    .75 of 1% of the value of the Fund's average daily net assets. From time
    to time, The Dreyfus Corporation may waive receipt of its fees and/or
    voluntarily assume certain expenses of the Fund, which would have the
    effect of lowering the expense ratio of the Fund and increasing yield to
    investors. The Fund will not pay The Dreyfus Corporation at a later time
    for any amounts it may waive, nor will the Fund reimburse The Dreyfus
    Corporation for any amounts it may assume.
    
   
               In allocating brokerage transactions for the Fund, The Dreyfus
    Corporation seeks to obtain the best execution of orders at the most
    favorable net price. Subject to this determination, The Dreyfus
    Corporation may consider, among other things, the receipt of research
    services and/or the sale of shares of the Fund or other funds managed,
    advised or administered by The Dreyfus Corporation as factors in the
    selection of broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions for the
    Fund. See "Portfolio Transactions" in the Statement of Additional
    Information.
    
               The Dreyfus Corporation may pay the Fund's distributor for
    shareholder services from The Dreyfus Corporation's own assets, including
    past profits but not including the management fee paid by the Fund. The
    Fund's distributor may use part or all of such payments to pay Service
    Agents in respect of these services.
   
        DISTRIBUTOR -- The Fund's distributor is Premier Mutual Fund
    Services, Inc. (the "Distributor"), located at 60 State Street, Boston,
    Massachusetts 02109. The Distributor's ultimate parent is Boston
    Institutional Group, Inc.
    
   
        TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT AND CUSTODIAN -- Dreyfus
    Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dreyfus Corporation,
    P.O. Box 9671, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671, serves as the Fund's
    Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent (the "Transfer Agent"). Mellon
    Bank, N.A., located at One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    15258, is the Fund's Custodian.
    
HOW TO BUY SHARES
        GENERAL -- Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares may be
    purchased only by clients of certain financial institutions (which may
    include banks), securities dealers ("Selected Dealers") and other
    industry professionals (collectively, "Service Agents"), except that
    full-time or part-time employees of The Dreyfus Corporation or any of its
                                    Page 10

    affiliates or subsidiaries, directors of The Dreyfus Corporation, Board
    members of a fund advised by The Dreyfus Corporation, including members
    of the Company's Board, or the spouse or minor child of any of the
    foregoing may purchase Class A shares directly through the Distributor.
    Subsequent purchases may be sent directly to the Transfer Agent or your
    Service Agent.
               Class R shares are offered only to institutional investors
    acting for themselves or in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial or
    similar capacity for qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans,
    including pension, profit-sharing, SEP-IRAs and other deferred
    compensation plans, whether established by corporations, partnerships,
    non-profit entities or state and local governments ("Retirement Plans").
    The term "Retirement Plans" does not include IRAs or IRA "Rollover
    Accounts." Class R shares may be purchased for a Retirement Plan only by
    a custodian, trustee, investment manager or other entity authorized to
    act on behalf of such Plan. Institutions effecting transactions in Class
    R shares for the accounts of their clients may charge their clients
    direct fees in connection with such transactions.
               When purchasing Fund shares, you must specify which Class is
    being purchased. Stock certificates are issued only upon your written
    request. No certificates are issued for fractional shares. The Fund
    reserves the right to reject any purchase order.
               Service Agents may receive different levels of compensation
    for selling different Classes of shares. Management understands that some
    Service Agents may impose certain conditions on their clients which are
    different from those described in this Prospectus, and, to the extent
    permitted by applicable regulatory authority, may charge their clients
    direct fees which would be in addition to any amounts which might be
    received under the Distribution Plan or Shareholder Services Plan. You
    should consult your Service Agent in this regard.
               The minimum initial investment is $1,000. Subsequent
    investments must be at least $100. However, the minimum initial
    investment for Dreyfus-sponsored Keogh Plans, IRAs, SEP-IRAs and
    403(b)(7) Plans with only one participant is $750, with no minimum for
    subsequent purchases. Individuals who open an IRA also may open a
    non-working spousal IRA with a minimum initial investment of $250.
    Subsequent investments in a spousal IRA must be at least $250. The initial
    investment must be accompanied by the Account Application. The Fund
    reserves the right to offer Fund shares without regard to minimum
    purchase requirements to employees participating in certain qualified or
    non-qualified employee benefit plans or other programs where
    contributions or account information can be transmitted in a manner and
    form acceptable to the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to vary further
    the initial and subsequent investment minimum requirements at any time.
               The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
    imposes various limitations on the amount that may be contributed to
    certain Retirement Plans. These limitations apply with respect to
    participants at the plan level and, therefore, do not directly affect the
    amount that may be invested in the Fund by a Retirement Plan.
    Participants and plan sponsors should consult their tax advisers for
    details.
   
               You may purchase Fund shares by check or wire, or through the
    TELETRANSFER Privilege described below. Checks should be made payable to
    "Dreyfus Family of Funds," or, if for Dreyfus retirement plan accounts,
    to "The Dreyfus Trust Company, Custodian." Payments which are mailed
    should be sent to Premier Aggressive Growth Fund, P.O. Box 6587,
    Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6587. If you are opening a new
                                    Page 11

    account, please enclose your Account Application indicating which Class of
    shares is being purchased. For subsequent investments, your Fund account
    number should appear on the check and an investment slip should be
    enclosed. For Dreyfus retirement plan accounts, payments which are mailed
    should be sent to The Dreyfus Trust Company, Custodian, P.O. Box 6427,
    Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6427. Neither initial nor subsequent
    investments should be made by third party check.
    
   
               Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a
    commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any
    other bank having a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately
    available funds may be transmitted by wire to The Bank of New York, DDA #
    8900119276/Premier Aggressive Growth Fund. The wire must include your
    Fund account number (for new accounts, your Taxpayer Identification
    Number ("TIN") should be included instead), account registration and
    dealer number, if applicable, and must indicate the class of shares being
    purchased. If your initial purchase of Fund shares is by wire, please call
    1-800-645-6561 after completing your wire payment to obtain your Fund
    account number. Please include your Fund account number on the Account
    Application and promptly mail the Account Application to the Fund, as no
    redemptions will be permitted until the Account Application is received.
    You may obtain further information about remitting funds in this manner
    from your bank. All payments should be made in U.S. dollars and, to avoid
    fees and delays, should be drawn only on U.S. banks. A charge will be
    imposed if any check used for investment in your account does not clear.
    The Fund makes available to certain large institutions the ability to
    issue purchase instructions through compatible computer facilities.
    
   
               Fund shares also may be purchased through Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC
    Asset BuilderRegistration Mark and the Government Direct Deposit
    Privilege described under "Shareholder Services." These services enable
    you to make regularly scheduled investments and may provide you with a
    convenient way to invest for long-term financial goals. You should be
    aware, however, that periodic investment plans do not guarantee a profit
    and will not protect an investor against loss in a declining market.
    
               Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer
    of funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
    institution that is an Automated Clearing House member. You must direct
    the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
    Automated Clearing House to The Bank of New York with instructions to
    credit your Fund account. The instructions must specify your Fund account
    registration and Fund account number PRECEDED BY THE DIGITS "1111."
               Fund shares are sold on a continuous basis. Net asset value
    per share is determined as of the close of trading on the floor of the
    New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., New York time), on each day
    the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. For purposes of
    determining net asset value, options and futures contracts will be valued
    15 minutes after the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock
    Exchange. Net asset value per share of each Class is computed by dividing
    the value of the Fund's net assets represented by such Class (i.e., the
    value of its assets less liabilities) by the total number of shares of
    such Class outstanding. The Fund's investments are valued based on market
    value or, where market quotations are not readily available, based on
    fair value as determined in good faith by the Company's Board. For
    further information regarding the methods employed in valuing the Fund's
    investments, see "Determination of Net Asset Value" in the Statement of
    Additional Information.
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               If an order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent
    or other agent by the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock
    Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., New York time) on a business day, Fund
    shares will be purchased at the public offering price determined as of
    the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on that
    day. Otherwise, Fund shares will be purchased at the public offering
    price determined as of the close of trading on the floor of the New York
    Stock Exchange on the next business day, except where shares are
    purchased through a dealer as provided below.
               Orders for the purchase of Fund shares received by dealers by
    the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on any
    business day and transmitted to the Distributor or its designee by the
    close of its business day (normally 5:15 p.m., New York time) will be
    based on the public offering price per share determined as of the close
    of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on that day.
    Otherwise, the orders will be based on the next determined public
    offering price. It is the dealer's responsibility to transmit orders so
    that they will be received by the Distributor or its designee before the
    close of its business day. For certain institutions that have entered
    into agreements with the Distributor, payment for the purchase of Fund
    shares may be transmitted, and must be received by the Transfer Agent,
    within three business days after the order is placed. If such payment is
    not received within three business days after the order is placed, the
    order may be canceled and the institution could be held liable for
    resulting fees and/or losses.
   
               The Distributor may pay dealers a fee of up to .5% of the
    amount invested through such dealers in Fund shares by employees
    participating in qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans or
    other programs where (i) the employers or affiliated employers
    maintaining such plans or programs have a minimum of 250 employees
    eligible for participation in such plans or programs or (ii) such plan's
    or program's aggregate investment in the Dreyfus Family of Funds or
    certain other products made available by the Distributor to such plans or
    programs exceeds $1,000,000 ("Eligible Benefit Plans"). Shares of funds
    in the Dreyfus Family of Funds then held by Eligible Benefit Plans will
    be aggregated to determine the fee payable. The Distributor reserves the
    right to cease paying these fees at any time. The Distributor will pay
    such fees from its own funds, other than amounts received from the Fund,
    including past profits or any other source available to it.
    
               Federal regulations require that you provide a certified TIN
    upon opening or reopening an account. See "Dividends, Distributions and
    Taxes" and the Account Application for further information concerning
    this requirement. Failure to furnish a certified TIN to the Fund could
    subject you to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (the
    "IRS").
   
        CLASS A SHARES -- The public offering price for Class A shares is the
    net asset value per share of that Class plus, except for shareholders
    beneficially owning Fund shares on December 31, 1995 or November 30,
    1996, a sales load as shown below:
    
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                TOTAL SALES LOAD
                                                                      -----------------------------------
                                                               AS A % OF          AS A % OF          DEALERS' REALLOWANCE
                                                            OFFERING PRICE     NET ASSET VALUE            AS A % OF
               AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION                           PER SHARE          PER SHARE             OFFERING PRICE
               ----------------------------                 --------------    -----------------    -----------------------
               <S>                                          <C>               <C>                  <C>
               Less than $50,000.                                5.75                6.10                    5.00
               $50,000 to less than $100,000                     4.50                4.70                    3.75
               $100,000 to less than $250,000                    3.50                3.60                    2.75
               $250,000 to less than $500,000                    2.50                2.60                    2.25
               $500,000 to less than $1,000,000                  2.00                2.00                    1.75
               $1,000,000 or more                                 -0-                 -0-                     -0-
</TABLE>
    
                                    Page 13
   
               For shareholders beneficially owning Fund shares on November
    30, 1996, but not on December 31, 1995, the public offering price for
    Class A shares is the net asset value per share of that Class plus a
    sales load as shown below:
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                TOTAL SALES LOAD
                                                                      -----------------------------------
                                                               AS A % OF          AS A % OF          DEALERS' REALLOWANCE
                                                            OFFERING PRICE     NET ASSET VALUE            AS A % OF
               AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION                           PER SHARE          PER SHARE             OFFERING PRICE
               ----------------------------                 --------------    -----------------    -----------------------
               <C>                                          <C>              <C>                   <C>
               Less than $50,000.                                4.50                4.70                    4.25
               $50,000 to less than $100,000                     4.00                4.20                    3.75
               $100,000 to less than $250,000                    3.00                3.10                    2.75
               $250,000 to less than $500,000                    2.50                2.60                    2.25
               $500,000 to less than $1,000,000                  2.00                2.00                    1.75
               $1,000,000 or more                                  -0-                -0-                     -0-
</TABLE>
   
               A CDSC of 1% will be assessed at the time of redemption of
    Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge as part of an
    investment of at least $1,000,000 and redeemed within one year of
    purchase. The terms contained in the section of the Fund's Prospectus
    entitled "How to Redeem Shares_Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" (other
    than the amount of the CDSC and time periods) are applicable to the
    Class A shares subject to a CDSC. Letter of Intent and Right of
    Accumulation apply to such purchases of Class A shares.
    
               For shareholders beneficially owning Fund shares on December
    31, 1995, the public offering price for Class A shares is the net asset
    value per share of that Class plus a sales load as shown below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    TOTAL SALES LOAD
                                                           -----------------------------------
                                                               AS A % OF         AS A % OF
                                                            OFFERING PRICE    NET ASSET VALUE
               AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION                           PER SHARE         PER SHARE
               ----------------------------                  --------------  -----------------
               <S>                                              <C>          <C>
               Less than $100,000                                3.00              3.10
               $100,000 to less than $250,000                    2.75              2.80
               $250,000 to less than $500,000                    2.25              2.30
               $500,000 to less than $1,000,000                  2.00              2.00
               $1,000,000 or more                                1.00              1.00
</TABLE>
              Full-time employees of NASD member firms and full-time employees
    of other financial institutions which have entered into an agreement with
    the Distributor pertaining to the sale of Fund shares (or which otherwise
    have a brokerage related or clearing arrangement with an NASD member firm
    or financial institution with respect to the sale of such shares) may
    purchase Class A shares for themselves directly or pursuant to an employee
    benefit plan or other program, or for their spouses or minor children, at
    net asset value, provided that they have furnished the Distributor with
    such information as it may request from time to time in order to verify
    eligibility for this privilege. This privilege also applies to full-time
    employees of financial institutions affiliated with NASD member firms
    whose full-time employees are eligible to purchase Class A shares at net
    asset value. In addition, Class A shares are offered at net asset value to
    full-time or part-time employees of The Dreyfus Corporation or any of its
    affiliates or subsidiaries, directors of The Dreyfus Corporation, Board
    members of a fund advised by The Dreyfus Corporation, including members of
    the Company's Board, or the spouse or minor child of any of the foregoing.
   
               Class A shares are offered at net asset value without a sales
    load to employees participating in Eligible Benefit Plans. Class A shares
    also may be purchased (including by exchange) at net asset value without
    a sales load for Dreyfus-sponsored IRA "Rollover
                                    Page 14

    Accounts" with the distribution proceeds from a qualified retirement plan
    or a Dreyfus-sponsored 403(b)(7) plan, provided that, at the time of such
    distribution, such qualified retirement plan or Dreyfus-sponsored
    403(b)(7) plan (a) met the requirements of an Eligible Benefit Plan and
    all or a portion of such plan's assets were invested in funds in the
    Dreyfus Family of Funds or certain other products made available by the
    Distributor to such plans, or (b) invested all of its assets in certain
    funds in the Premier Family of Funds or the Dreyfus Family of Funds or
    certain other products made available by the Distributor to such plans.
    
               Class A shares may be purchased at net asset value through
    certain broker-dealers and other financial institutions which have
    entered into an agreement with the Distributor, which includes a
    requirement that such shares be sold for the benefit of clients
    participating in a "wrap account" or a similar program under which such
    clients pay a fee to such broker-dealer or other financial institution.
               Class A shares also may be purchased at net asset value,
    subject to appropriate documentation, through a broker-dealer or other
    financial institution with the proceeds from the redemption of shares of
    a registered open-end management investment company not managed by The
    Dreyfus Corporation or its affiliates. The purchase of Class A shares of
    the Fund must be made within 60 days of such redemption and the
    shareholder must have either (i) paid an initial sales charge or a
    contingent deferred sales charge or (ii) been obligated to pay at any
    time during the holding period, but did not actually pay on redemption, a
    deferred sales charge with respect to such redeemed shares.
               Class A shares also may be purchased at net asset value,
    subject to appropriate documentation, by (i) qualified separate accounts
    maintained by an insurance company pursuant to the laws of any State or
    territory of the United States, (ii) a State, county or city or
    instrumentality thereof, (iii) a charitable organization (as defined in
    Section 501(c)(3) of the Code) investing $50,000 or more in Fund shares,
    and (iv) a charitable remainder trust (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of
    the Code).
               The dealer reallowance may be changed from time to time but
    will remain the same for all dealers. The Distributor, at its expense,
    may provide additional promotional incentives to dealers that sell shares
    of funds advised by The Dreyfus Corporation which are sold with a sales
    load, such as Class A shares. In some instances, those incentives may be
    offered only to certain dealers who have sold or may sell significant
    amounts of shares. Dealers receive a larger percentage of the sales load
    from the Distributor than they receive for selling most other funds.
        CLASS B SHARES -- The public offering price for Class B shares is the
    net asset value per share of that Class. No initial sales charge is
    imposed at the time of purchase. A CDSC is imposed, however, on certain
    redemptions of Class B shares as described under "How to Redeem Shares."
    The Distributor compensates certain Service Agents for selling Class B
    and Class C shares at the time of purchase from the Distributor's own
    assets. The proceeds of the CDSC and the distribution fee, in part, are
    used to defray these expenses.
        CLASS C SHARES -- The public offering price for Class C shares is the
    net asset value per share of that Class. No initial sales charge is
    imposed at the time of purchase. A CDSC is imposed, however, on
    redemptions of Class C shares made within the first year of purchase. See
    "Class B Shares" above and "How to Redeem Shares."
   
        CLASS R SHARES -- The public offering price for Class R shares is the
    net asset value per share of that Class.
    
                                    Page 15

   
        RIGHT OF ACCUMULATION--CLASS A SHARES -- Reduced sales loads apply to
    any purchase of Class A shares, shares of other funds in the Premier
    Family of Funds, shares of certain other funds advised by The Dreyfus
    Corporation which are sold with a sales load and shares acquired by a
    previous exchange of such shares (hereinafter referred to as "Eligible
    Funds"), by you and any related "purchaser" as defined in the Statement
    of Additional Information, where the aggregate investment, including such
    purchase, is $50,000 or more. If, for example, you previously purchased
    and still hold Class A shares, or shares of any other Eligible Fund or
    combination thereof, with an aggregate current market value of $40,000
    and subsequently purchase Class A shares or shares of an Eligible Fund
    having a current value of $20,000, the sales load applicable to the
    subsequent purchase would be reduced to 4.5% of the offering price. All
    present holdings of Eligible Funds may be combined to determine the
    current offering price of the aggregate investment in ascertaining the
    sales load applicable to each subsequent purchase. Class A shares
    purchased by shareholders beneficially owning Fund shares on December 31,
    1995 or November 30, 1996 are subject to different sales load schedules,
    as described above under "Class A Shares."
    
               To qualify for reduced sales loads, at the time of purchase
    you or your Service Agent must notify the Distributor if orders are made
    by wire, or the Transfer Agent if orders are made by mail. The reduced
    sales load is subject to confirmation of your holdings through a check of
    appropriate records.
        TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE -- You may purchase shares (minimum $500,
    maximum $150,000 per day) by telephone if you have checked the
    appropriate box and supplied the necessary information on the Account
    Application or have filed a Shareholder Services Form with the Transfer
    Agent. The proceeds will be transferred between the bank account
    designated in one of these documents and your Fund account. Only a bank
    account maintained in a domestic financial institution which is an
    Automated Clearing House member may be so designated. The Fund may modify
    or terminate this Privilege at any time or charge a service fee upon
    notice to shareholders. No such fee currently is contemplated.
   
               If you have selected the TELETRANSFER Privilege, you may
    request a TELETRANSFER purchase of shares by calling 1-800-645-6561 or,
    if you are calling from overseas, call 516-794-5452.
    
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
               The services and privileges described under this heading may
    not be available to clients of certain Service Agents and some Service
    Agents may impose certain conditions on their clients which are different
    from those described in this Prospectus. You should consult your Service
    Agent in this regard.
        FUND EXCHANGES
               You may purchase, in exchange for shares of a Class, shares of
    the same Class of certain other funds managed or administered by The
    Dreyfus Corporation, to the extent such shares are offered for sale in
    your state of residence. These funds have different investment objectives
    which may be of interest to you. You also may exchange your Fund shares
    that are subject to a CDSC for shares of Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money
    Market Fund, Inc. The shares so purchased will be held in a special
    account created solely for this purpose ("Exchange Account"). Exchanges
    of shares from an Exchange Account only can be made into certain other
    funds managed or administered by The Dreyfus Corporation. No CDSC is
    charged when an investor exchanges into an Exchange Account; however, the
    applicable CDSC will be imposed when shares are redeemed from an Exchange
    Account or other applicable Fund account. Upon redemp-
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    tion, the applicable CDSC will be calculated without regard to the time
    such shares were held in an Exchange Account. See "How to Redeem Shares."
    Redemption proceeds for Exchange Account shares are paid by Federal wire
    or check only. Exchange Account shares also are eligible for the
    Auto-Exchange Privilege, Dividend Sweep and the Automatic Withdrawal Plan.
    To use this service, you should consult your Service Agent or call
    1-800-645-6561 to determine if it is available and whether any conditions
    are imposed on its use. WITH RESPECT TO CLASS R SHARES HELD BY RETIREMENT
    PLANS, EXCHANGES MAY BE MADE ONLY BETWEEN A SHAREHOLDER'S RETIREMENT PLAN
    ACCOUNT IN ONE FUND AND SUCH SHAREHOLDER'S RETIREMENT PLAN ACCOUNT IN
    ANOTHER FUND.
   
               To request an exchange, your Service Agent acting on your
    behalf must give exchange instructions to the Transfer Agent in writing
    or by telephone. Before any exchange, you must obtain and should review a
    copy of the current prospectus of the fund into which the exchange is
    being made. Prospectuses may be obtained by calling 1-800-645-6561.
    Except in the case of personal retirement plans, the shares being
    exchanged must have a current value of at least $500; furthermore, when
    establishing a new account by exchange, the shares being exchanged must
    have a value of at least the minimum initial investment required for
    the fund into which the exchange is being made.  The ability to issue
    exchange instructions by telephone is given to all Fund shareholders
    automatically, unless you check the applicable "No" box on the Account
    Application, indicating that you specifically refuse this Privilege.
    The Telephone Exchange Privilege may be established for an existing
    account by written request signed by all shareholders on the account,
    by a separate signed Shareholder Services Form, available by calling
    1-800-645-6561, or by oral request from any of the authorized
    signatories on the account by calling 1-800-645-6561. If you have
    established the Telephone Exchange Privilege, you may telephone exchange
    instructions (including over The Dreyfus Touch Registration Mark
    automated telephone system) by calling 1-800-645-6561. If you are calling
    from overseas, call 516-794-5452. See "How to Redeem Shares_Procedures."
    Upon an exchange into a new account, the following shareholder services
    and privileges, as applicable and where available, will be automatically
    carried over to the fund into which the exchange is made: Telephone
    Exchange Privilege, Wire Redemption Privilege, Telephone Redemption
    Privilege, TeleTransfer Privilege and the dividend/capital gain
    distribution option (except for Dividend Sweep) selected by the investor.
    
   
               Shares will be exchanged at the next determined net asset
    value; however, a sales load may be charged with respect to exchanges of
    Class A shares into funds sold with a sales load. No CDSC will be imposed
    on Class B or Class C shares at the time of an exchange; however, Class B
    or Class C shares acquired through an exchange will be subject to the
    higher CDSC applicable to the exchanged or acquired shares. The CDSC
    applicable on redemption of the acquired Class B or Class C shares will
    be calculated from the date of the initial purchase of the Class B or
    Class C shares exchanged, as the case may be. If you are exchanging Class
    A shares into a fund that charges a sales load, you may qualify for share
    prices which do not include the sales load or which reflect a reduced
    sales load, if the shares you are exchanging were: (a) purchased with a
    sales load, (b) acquired by a previous exchange from shares purchased
    with a sales load, or (c) acquired through reinvestment of dividends or
    distributions paid with respect to the foregoing categories of shares. To
    qualify, at the time of the exchange your Service Agent must notify the
    Distributor. Any such qualification is subject to confirmation of your
    holdings through a check of appropriate records. See "Shareholder
    Services" in the Statement of Additional Information. No fees
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    currently are charged shareholders directly in connection with exchanges,
    although the Fund reserves the right, upon not less than 60 days' written
    notice, to charge shareholders a nominal administrative fee in accordance
    with rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Fund
    reserves the right to reject any exchange request in whole or in part.
    The availability of Fund Exchanges may be modified or terminated at any
    time upon notice to shareholders. See "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes."
    
        AUTO-EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE
   
               Auto-Exchange Privilege enables you to invest regularly (on a
    semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly or annual basis), in exchange for shares
    of the Fund, in shares of the same Class of other funds in the Premier
    Family of Funds or certain other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds of
    which you are a shareholder. WITH RESPECT TO CLASS R SHARES HELD BY
    RETIREMENT PLANS, EXCHANGES PURSUANT TO THE AUTO-EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE MAY
    BE MADE ONLY BETWEEN A SHAREHOLDER'S RETIREMENT PLAN ACCOUNT IN ONE FUND
    AND SUCH SHAREHOLDER'S RETIREMENT PLAN ACCOUNT IN ANOTHER FUND. The
    amount you designate, which can be expressed either in terms of a
    specific dollar or share amount ($100 minimum), will be exchanged
    automatically on the first and/or fifteenth day of the month according to
    the schedule you have selected. Shares will be exchanged at the
    then-current net asset value; however, a sales load may be charged with
    respect to exchanges of Class A shares into funds sold with a sales load.
    No CDSC will be imposed on Class B or Class C shares at the time of an
    exchange; however, Class B or Class C shares acquired through an exchange
    will be subject to the higher CDSC applicable to the exchanged or
    acquired shares. The CDSC applicable on redemption of the acquired Class
    B or Class C shares will be calculated from the date of the initial
    purchase of the Class B or Class C shares exchanged, as the case may be.
    See "Shareholder Services" in the Statement of Additional Information.
    The right to exercise this Privilege may be modified or canceled by the
    Fund or the Transfer Agent. You may modify or cancel your exercise of
    this Privilege at any time by mailing written notification to Premier
    Aggressive Growth Fund, P.O. Box 6587, Providence, Rhode Island
    02940-6587. The Fund may charge a service fee for the use of this
    Privilege. No such fee currently is contemplated. For more information
    concerning this Privilege and the funds in the Premier Family of Funds or
    the Dreyfus Family of Funds eligible to participate in this Privilege, or
    to obtain an Auto-Exchange Authorization Form, please call toll free
    1-800-645-6561. See "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes."
    
        DREYFUS-AUTOMATIC ASSET BUILDERRegistration Mark
   
               Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC Asset Builder permits you to purchase Fund
    shares (minimum of $100 and maximum of $150,000 per transaction) at
    regular intervals selected by you. Fund shares are purchased by
    transferring funds from the bank account designated by you. At your
    option, the bank account designated by you will be debited in the
    specified amount, and Fund shares will be purchased, once a month, on
    either the first or fifteenth day, or twice a month, on both days. Only
    an account maintained at a domestic financial institution which is an
    Automated Clearing House member may be so designated. To establish a
    Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC Asset Builder account, you must file an authorization
    form with the Transfer Agent. You may obtain the necessary authorization
    form by calling 1-800-645-6561. You may cancel your participation in this
    Privilege or change the amount of purchase at any time by mailing written
    notification to Premier Aggressive Growth Fund, P.O. Box 6587,
    Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6587, or, if for Dreyfus
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    retirement plan accounts, to The Dreyfus Trust Company, Custodian, P.O.
    Box 6427, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6427, and the notification will
    be effective three business days following receipt. The Fund may modify or
    terminate this Privilege at any time or charge a service fee. No such fee
    currently is contemplated.
    
        GOVERNMENT DIRECT DEPOSIT PRIVILEGE
               Government Direct Deposit Privilege enables you to purchase
    Fund shares (minimum of $100 and maximum of $50,000 per transaction) by
    having Federal salary, Social Security, or certain veterans', military or
    other payments from the Federal government automatically deposited into
    your Fund account. You may deposit as much of such payments as you elect.
    To enroll in Government Direct Deposit, you must file with the Transfer
    Agent a completed Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form for each type of payment
    that you desire to include in this Privilege. The appropriate form may be
    obtained by calling 1-800-645-6561. Death or legal incapacity will
    terminate your participation in this Privilege. You may elect at any time
    to terminate your participation by notifying in writing the appropriate
    Federal agency. The Fund may terminate your participation upon 30 days'
    notice to you.
        DIVIDEND OPTIONS
               Dividend Sweep enables you to invest automatically dividends
    or dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, paid by the Fund in
    shares of the same Class of another fund in the Premier Family of Funds
    or the Dreyfus Family of Funds of which you are a shareholder. Shares of
    the other fund will be purchased at the then-current net asset value;
    however, a sales load may be charged with respect to investments in
    shares of a fund sold with a sales load. If you are investing in a fund
    that charges a sales load, you may qualify for share prices which do not
    include the sales load or which reflect a reduced sales load. If you are
    investing in a fund or class that charges a CDSC, the shares purchased
    will be subject on redemption to the CDSC, if any, applicable to the
    purchased shares. See "Shareholder Services" in the Statement of
    Additional Information. Dividend ACH permits you to transfer
    electronically dividends or dividends and capital gain distributions, if
    any, from the Fund to a designated bank account. Only an account
    maintained at a domestic financial institution which is an Automated
    Clearing House member may be so designated. Banks may charge a fee for
    this service.
   
               For more information concerning these privileges or to request
    a Dividend Options Form, please call toll free 1-800-645-6561. You may
    cancel these privileges by mailing written notification to Premier
    Aggressive Growth Fund, P.O. Box 6587, Providence, Rhode Island
    02940-6587. To select a new fund after cancellation, you must submit a
    new Dividend Options Form. Enrollment in or cancellation of these
    privileges is effective three business days following receipt. These
    privileges are available only for existing accounts and may not be used
    to open new accounts. Minimum subsequent investments do not apply for
    Dividend Sweep. The Fund may modify or terminate these privileges at any
    time or charge a service fee. No such fee currently is contemplated.
    Shares held under Keogh Plans, IRAs or other retirement plans are not
    eligible for Dividend Sweep.
    
        AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN
               The Automatic Withdrawal Plan permits you to request
    withdrawal of a specified dollar amount (minimum of $50) on either a
    monthly or quarterly basis if you have a $5,000 minimum account.
    Particular Retirement Plans, including Dreyfus sponsored retirement
    plans, may permit certain participants to establish an automatic
    withdrawal plan from such Retirement Plans. Participants should consult
    their Retirement Plan sponsor and tax adviser for details. Such a
    withdrawal plan is different than the
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    Automatic Withdrawal Plan. An application for the Automatic Withdrawal
    Plan can be obtained by calling 1-800-645-6561. The Automatic Withdrawal
    Plan may be ended at any time by you, the Fund or the Transfer Agent.
    Shares for which certificates have been issued may not be redeemed through
    the Automatic Withdrawal Plan.
   
               No CDSC with respect to Class B shares will be imposed on
    withdrawals made under the Automatic Withdrawal Plan, provided that the
    amounts withdrawn under the plan do not exceed on an annual basis 12% of
    the account value at the time the shareholder elects to participate in
    the Automatic Withdrawal Plan. Withdrawals with respect to Class B shares
    under the Automatic Withdrawal Plan that exceed on an annual basis 12% of
    the value of the shareholder's account will be subject to a CDSC on the
    amounts exceeding 12% of the initial account value. Class C shares
    withdrawn pursuant to the Automatic Withdrawal Plan will be subject to
    any applicable CDSC. Purchases of additional Class A shares where the
    sales load is imposed concurrently with withdrawals of Class A shares
    generally are undesirable.
    
        RETIREMENT PLANS
               The Fund offers a variety of pension and profit-sharing plans,
    including Keogh Plans, IRAs, SEP-IRAs and IRA "Rollover Accounts," 401(k)
    Salary Reduction Plans and 403(b)(7) Plans. Plan support services also
    are available. You can obtain details on the various plans by calling the
    following numbers toll free: for Keogh Plans, please call
        1-800-358-5566; for IRAs and IRA "Rollover Accounts," please call
    1-800-645-6561; or for SEP-IRAs, 401(k) Salary Reduction Plans and
    403(b)(7) Plans, please call 1-800-322-7880.
        LETTER OF INTENT--CLASS A SHARES
               By signing a Letter of Intent form, which can be obtained by
    calling 1-800-645-6561, you become eligible for the reduced sales load
    applicable to the total number of Eligible Fund shares purchased in a
    13-month period pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the
    Letter of Intent. A minimum initial purchase of $5,000 is required. To
    compute the applicable sales load, the offering price of shares you hold
    (on the date of submission of the Letter of Intent) in any Eligible Fund
    that may be used toward "Right of Accumulation" benefits described above
    may be used as a credit toward completion of the Letter of Intent.
    However, the reduced sales load will be applied only to new purchases.
   
               The Transfer Agent will hold in escrow 5% of the amount
    indicated in the Letter of Intent for payment of a higher sales load if
    you do not purchase the full amount indicated in the Letter of Intent.
    The escrow will be released when you fulfill the terms of the Letter of
    Intent by purchasing the specified amount. If your purchases qualify for
    a further sales load reduction, the sales load will be adjusted to
    reflect your total purchase at the end of 13 months. If total purchases
    are less than the amount specified, you will be requested to remit an
    amount equal to the difference between the sales load actually paid and
    the sales load applicable to the aggregate purchases actually made. If
    such remittance is not received within 20 days, the Transfer Agent, as
    attorney-in-fact pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Intent, will
    redeem an appropriate number of Class A shares of the Fund held in escrow
    to realize the difference. Signing a Letter of Intent does not bind you
    to purchase, or the Fund to sell, the full amount indicated at the sales
    load in effect at the time of signing, but you must complete the intended
    purchase to obtain the reduced sales load. At the time you purchase Class
    A shares, you must indicate your intention to do so under a Letter of
    Intent. Purchases pursuant to a Letter of Intent will be made at the
    then-current net asset value plus the applicable sales load in effect at
    the time such Letter of Intent was executed.
    
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HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
        GENERAL
               You may request redemption of your shares at any time.
    Redemption requests should be transmitted to the Transfer Agent as
    described below. When a request is received in proper form, the Fund will
    redeem the shares at the next determined net asset value as described
    below. If you hold Fund shares of more than one Class, any request for
    redemption must specify the Class of shares being redeemed. If you fail
    to specify the Class of shares to be redeemed or if you own fewer shares
    of the Class than specified to be redeemed, the redemption request may be
    delayed until the Transfer Agent receives further instructions from you
    or your Service Agent.
   
               The Fund imposes no charges (other than any applicable CDSC)
    when shares are redeemed. Service Agents or other institutions may charge
    their clients a fee for effecting redemptions of Fund shares. Any
    certificates representing Fund shares being redeemed must be submitted
    with the redemption request. The value of the shares redeemed may be more
    or less than their original cost, depending upon the Fund's then-current
    net asset value.
    
               Distributions from qualified Retirement Plans, IRAs (including
    IRA "Rollover Accounts") and certain non-qualified deferred compensation
    plans, except distributions representing returns of non-deductible
    contributions to the Retirement Plan or IRA, generally are taxable income
    to the participant. Distributions from such a Retirement Plan or IRA to a
    participant prior to the time the participant reaches age 591\2 or
    becomes permanently disabled may subject the participant to an additional
    10% penalty tax imposed by the IRS. Participants should consult their tax
    advisers concerning the timing and consequences of distributions from a
    Retirement Plan or IRA. Participants in qualified Retirement Plans will
    receive a disclosure statement describing the consequences of a
    distribution from such a Plan from the administrator, trustee or
    custodian of the Plan, before receiving the distribution. The Fund will
    not report to the IRS redemptions of Fund shares by qualified Retirement
    Plans, IRAs or certain non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The
    administrator, trustee or custodian of such Retirement Plans and IRAs
    will be responsible for reporting distributions from such Plans and IRAs
    to the IRS.
   
               The Fund ordinarily will make payment for all shares redeemed
    within seven days after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a redemption
    request in proper form, except as provided by the rules of the Securities
    and Exchange Commission. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED FUND SHARES BY
    CHECK, BY THE TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE OR THROUGH DREYFUS-AUTOMATIC ASSET
    BUILDERRegistration Mark AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMIT A WRITTEN REDEMPTION
    REQUEST TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, THE REDEMPTION PROCEEDS WILL BE
    TRANSMITTED TO YOU PROMPTLY UPON BANK CLEARANCE OF YOUR PURCHASE CHECK,
    TELETRANSFER PURCHASE OR DREYFUS-AUTOMATIC ASSET BUILDER ORDER, WHICH MAY
    TAKE UP TO EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS OR MORE. IN ADDITION, THE FUND WILL REJECT
    REQUESTS TO REDEEM SHARES BY WIRE OR TELEPHONE OR PURSUANT TO THE
    TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE FOR A PERIOD OF EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT
    BY THE TRANSFER AGENT OF THE PURCHASE CHECK, THE TELETRANSFER PURCHASE OR
    THE DREYFUS-AUTOMATIC ASSET BUILDER ORDER AGAINST WHICH SUCH REDEMPTION
    IS REQUESTED. THESE PROCEDURES WILL NOT APPLY IF YOUR SHARES WERE
    PURCHASED BY WIRE PAYMENT, OR IF YOU OTHERWISE HAVE A SUFFICIENT
    COLLECTED BALANCE IN YOUR ACCOUNT TO COVER THE REDEMPTION REQUEST. PRIOR
    TO THE TIME ANY REDEMPTION IS EFFECTIVE, DIVIDENDS ON SUCH SHARES WILL
    ACCRUE AND BE PAYABLE, AND YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO EXERCISE ALL OTHER
    RIGHTS OF BENE-
                                    Page 21

    FICIAL OWNERSHIP. Fund shares will not be redeemed until the Transfer
    Agent has received your Account Application.
    
               The Fund reserves the right to redeem your account at its
    option upon not less than 45 days' written notice if your account's net
    asset value is $500 or less and remains so during the notice period.
        CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
        CLASS B SHARES -- A CDSC payable to the Distributor is imposed on any
    redemption of Class B shares which reduces the current net asset value of
    your Class B shares to an amount which is lower than the dollar amount of
    all payments by you for the purchase of Class B shares of the Fund held
    by you at the time of redemption. No CDSC will be imposed to the extent
    that the net asset value of the Class B shares redeemed does not exceed
    (i) the current net asset value of Class B shares acquired through
    reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions, plus (ii)
    increases in the net asset value of your Class B shares above the dollar
    amount of all your payments for the purchase of Class B shares held by
    you at the time of redemption.
               If the aggregate value of Class B shares redeemed has declined
    below their original cost as a result of the Fund's performance, a CDSC
    may be applied to the then-current net asset value rather than the
    purchase price.
               In circumstances where the CDSC is imposed, the amount of the
    charge will depend on the number of years from the time you purchased the
    Class B shares until the time of redemption of such shares. Solely for
    purposes of determining the number of years from the time of any payment
    for the purchase of Class B shares, all payments during a month will be
    aggregated and deemed to have been made on the first day of the month.
    The following table sets forth the rates of the CDSC:
       YEAR SINCE PURCHASE                       CDSC AS A % OF AMOUNT
       PAYMENT WAS MADE                     INVESTED OR REDEMPTION PROCEEDS
       First.......................                     4.00
       Second......................                     4.00
       Third.......................                     3.00
       Fourth......................                     3.00
       Fifth.......................                     2.00
       Sixth.......................                     1.00
              In determining whether a CDSC is applicable to a redemption, the
    calculation will be made in a manner that results in the lowest possible
    rate. It will be assumed that the redemption is made first of amounts
    representing shares acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends
    and distributions; then of amounts representing the increase in net asset
    value of Class B shares above the total amount of payments for the
    purchase of Class B shares made during the preceding six years; then of
    amounts representing the cost of shares purchased six years prior to the
    redemption; and finally, of amounts representing the cost of shares held
    for the longest period of time within the applicable six-year period.
               For example, assume an investor purchased 100 shares at $10
    share for a cost of $1,000. Subsequently, the shareholder acquired five
    additional shares through dividend reinvestment.  During the second year
    after the purchase the investor decided to redeem $500 of his or her
    investment. Assuming at the time of the redemption the net asset value
    had appreciated to $12 per share, the value of the investor's shares
    would be $1,260 (105 shares at $12 per share). The CDSC would not be
    applied to the value of the reinvested dividend shares and the amount
    which represents appreciation ($260). Therefore, $240 of the $500
    redemp-
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    tion proceeds ($500 minus $260) would be charged at a rate of 4%
    (the applicable rate in the second year after purchase) for a total CDSC
    of $9.60.
        CLASS C SHARES -- A CDSC of 1% payable to the Distributor is imposed
    on any redemption of Class C shares within one year of the date of
    purchase. The basis for calculating the payment of any such CDSC will be
    the method used in calculating the CDSC for Class B shares. See
    "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge_Class B Shares" above.
   
        WAIVER OF CDSC -- The CDSC applicable to Class B and Class C shares
    may be waived in connection with (a) redemptions made within one year
    after the death or disability, as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the
    Code, of the shareholder, (b) redemptions by employees participating in
    Eligible Benefit Plans, (c) redemptions as a result of a combination of
    any investment company with the Fund by merger, acquisition of assets or
    otherwise, (d) a distribution following retirement under a tax-deferred
    retirement plan or upon attaining age 701\2 in the case of an IRA or
    Keogh plan or custodial account pursuant to Section 403(b) of the Code,
    and (e) redemptions pursuant to the Automatic Withdrawal Plan, as
    described in the Fund's Prospectus. If the Company's Board determines to
    discontinue the waiver of the CDSC, the disclosure in the Fund's
    prospectus will be revised appropriately. Any Fund shares subject to a
    CDSC which were purchased prior to the termination of such waiver will
    have the CDSC waived as provided in the Fund's Prospectus at the time of
    the purchase of such shares.
    
               To qualify for a waiver of the CDSC, at the time of redemption
    you must notify the Transfer Agent or your Service Agent must notify the
    Distributor. Any such qualification is subject to confirmation of your
    entitlement.
        PROCEDURES
   
               You may redeem shares by using the regular redemption
    procedure through the Transfer Agent, or, if you have checked the
    appropriate box and supplied the necessary information on the Account
    Application or have filed a Shareholder Services Form with the Transfer
    Agent, through the Wire Redemption Privilege, the Telephone Redemption
    Privilege or the TELETRANSFER Privilege. If you are a client of a
    Selected Dealer, you may redeem shares through the Selected Dealer. If
    you have given your Service Agent authority to instruct the Transfer
    Agent to redeem shares and to credit the proceeds of such redemptions to
    a designated account at your Service Agent, you may redeem shares only in
    this manner and in accordance with the regular redemption procedure
    described below. If you wish to use the other redemption methods
    described below, you must arrange with your Service Agent for delivery of
    the required application(s) to the Transfer Agent. Other redemption
    procedures may be in effect for clients of certain Service Agents or
    institutions. The Fund makes available to certain large institutions the
    ability to issue redemption instructions through compatible computer
    facilities. The Fund reserves the right to refuse any request made by
    wire or telephone, including requests made shortly after a change of
    address, and may limit the amount involved or the number of such requests.
    The Fund may modify or terminate any redemption Privilege at any time or
    charge a service fee upon notice to shareholders. No such fee currently
    is contemplated. Shares held under Keogh Plans, IRAs or other retirement
    plans, and shares for which certificates have been issued, are not
    eligible for the Wire Redemption, Telephone Redemption or TELETRANSFER
    Privilege.
    
   
               You may redeem shares by telephone if you have checked the
    appropriate box on the Account Application or have filed a Shareholder
    Services Form with the Transfer Agent.
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    If you select a telephone redemption privilege or telephone exchange
    privilege (which is granted automatically unless you refuse it), you
    authorize the Transfer Agent to act on telephone instructions (including
    over The Dreyfus TouchRegistration Mark automated telephone system) from
    any person representing himself or herself to be you, or a representative
    of your Service Agent, and reasonably believed by the Transfer Agent to be
    genuine. The Fund will require the Transfer Agent to employ reasonable
    procedures, such as requiring a form of personal identification, to
    confirm that instructions are genuine and, if it does not follow such
    procedures, the Fund or the Transfer Agent may be liable for any losses
    due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Neither the Fund nor the
    Transfer Agent will be liable for following telephone instructions
    reasonably believed to be genuine.
    
               During times of drastic economic or market conditions, you may
    experience difficulty in contacting the Transfer Agent by telephone to
    request a redemption or exchange of Fund shares. In such cases, you
    should consider using the other redemption procedures described herein.
    Use of these other redemption procedures may result in your redemption
    request being processed at a later time than it would have been if
    telephone redemption had been used. During the delay, the Fund's net
    asset value may fluctuate.
   
        REGULAR REDEMPTION -- Under the regular redemption procedure, you may
    redeem shares by written request mailed to Premier Aggressive Growth
    Fund, P.O. Box 6587, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6587,or, if for
    Dreyfus retirement plan accounts, to The Dreyfus Trust Company, Custodian,
    P.O. Box 6427, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6427. Redemption requests
    must be signed by each shareholder, including each owner of a joint
    account, and each signature must be guaranteed. The Transfer Agent has
    adopted standards and procedures pursuant to which signature-guarantees in
    proper form generally will be accepted from domestic banks, brokers,
    dealers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered
    securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as
    well as from participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion
    Signature Program, the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program
    ("STAMP") and the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program. If you have any
    questions with respect to signature-guarantees, please contact your
    Service Agent or call the telephone number listed on the cover of this
    Prospectus.
    
               Redemption proceeds of at least $1,000 will be wired to any
    member bank of the Federal Reserve System in accordance with a written
    signature-guaranteed request.
   
        WIRE REDEMPTION PRIVILEGE -- You may request by wire or telephone
    that redemption proceeds (minimum $1,000) be wired to your account at a
    bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or a correspondent
    bank if your bank is not a member. You also may direct that redemption
    proceeds be paid by check (maximum $150,000 per day) made out to the
    owners of record and mailed to your address. Redemption proceeds of less
    than $1,000 will be paid automatically by check. Holders of jointly
    registered Fund or bank accounts may have redemption proceeds of not more
    than $250,000 wired within any 30-day period. You may telephone
    redemption requests by calling 1-800-645-6561 or, if you are calling from
    overseas, call 516-794-5452. The Statement of Additional Information sets
    forth instructions for transmitting redemption requests by wire.
    
   
        TELEPHONE REDEMPTION PRIVILEGE -- You may request by telephone that
    redemption proceeds (maximum $150,000 per day) be paid by check and mailed
    to your address. You may telephone redemption instructions by calling
    1-800-645-6561 or, if you are calling from overseas, call 516-794-5452.
    
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        TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE -- You may request by telephone that
    redemption proceeds (minimum $500 per day) be transferred between your
    Fund account and your bank account. Only a bank account maintained in a
    domestic financial institution which is an Automated Clearing House
    member may be designated. Redemption proceeds will be on deposit in your
    account at an Automated Clearing House member bank ordinarily two days
    after receipt of the redemption request or, at your request, paid by check
    (maximum $150,000 per day) and mailed to your address. Holders of jointly
    registered Fund or bank accounts may redeem through the TELETRANSFER
    Privilege for transfer to their bank account not more than $250,000 within
    any 30-day period. The Fund reserves the right to refuse any request made
    by telephone, including requests made shortly after a change of address,
    and may limit the amount involved or the number of such requests.
    
   
               If you have selected the TELETRANSFER Privilege, you may
    request a TELETRANSFER redemption of shares by calling 1-800-645-6561 or,
    if you are calling from overseas, call 516-794-5452.
    
        REDEMPTION THROUGH A SELECTED DEALER -- If you are a customer of a
    Selected Dealer, you may make redemption requests to your Selected
    Dealer. If the Selected Dealer transmits the redemption request so that
    it is received by the Transfer Agent prior to the close of trading on the
    floor of the New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., New York
    time), the redemption request will be effective on that day. If a
    redemption request is received by the Transfer Agent after the close of
    trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the redemption
    request will be effective on the next business day. It is the
    responsibility of the Selected Dealer to transmit a request so that it is
    received in a timely manner. The proceeds of the redemption are credited
    to your account with the Selected Dealer. See "How to Buy Shares" for a
    discussion of additional conditions or fees that may be imposed upon
    redemption.
               In addition, the Distributor or its designee will accept
    orders from Selected Dealers with which the Distributor has sales
    agreements for the repurchase of shares held by shareholders. Repurchase
    orders received by dealers by the close of trading on the floor of the
    New York Stock Exchange on any business day and transmitted to the
    Distributor or its designee prior to the close of its business day
    (normally 5:15 p.m., New York time) are effected at the price determined
    as of the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on
    that day. Otherwise, the shares will be redeemed at the next determined
    net asset value. It is the responsibility of the Selected Dealer to
    transmit orders on a timely basis. The Selected Dealer may charge the
    shareholder a fee for executing the order. This repurchase arrangement is
    discretionary and may be withdrawn at any time.
   
        REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE--Upon written request, you may reinvest up to
    the number of Class A or Class B shares you have redeemed, within 45 days
    of redemption, at the then-prevailing net asset value without a sales
    load, or reinstate your account for the purpose of exercising Fund
    Exchanges. Upon reinvestment, with respect to Class B shares, or Class A
    shares if such shares were subject to a CDSC, the shareholder's account
    will be credited with an amount equal to the CDSC previously paid upon
    redemption of the Class A or Class B shares reinvested. The Reinvestment
    Privilege may be exercised only once.
    
DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN
(CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C ONLY)
               Class B and Class C shares are subject to a Distribution Plan
    and Class A, Class B and Class C shares are subject to a Shareholder
    Services Plan.
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        DISTRIBUTION PLAN -- Under the Distribution Plan, adopted pursuant to
    Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays the Distributor for
    distributing the Fund's Class B and Class C shares at an annual rate of
    .75 of 1% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B and
    Class C.
        SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN -- Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the
    Fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services to the
    holders of Class A, Class B and Class C shares a fee at the annual rate
    of .25 of 1% of the value of the average daily net assets of each such
    Class. The services provided may include personal services relating to
    shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding
    the Fund and providing reports and other information, and services
    related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may
    make payments to Service Agents in respect of these services. The
    Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
               Under the Code, the Fund is treated as a separate entity for
    purposes of qualification and taxation as a regulated investment company.
    The Fund ordinarily pays dividends from its net investment income and
    distributes net realized securities gains, if any, once a year, but it
    may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the
    distribution requirements of the Code, in all events in a manner
    consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act. The Fund will not make
    distributions from net realized securities gains unless capital loss
    carryovers, if any, have been utilized or have expired. You may choose
    whether to receive dividends and distributions in cash or to reinvest in
    additional shares at net asset value. Dividends and distributions paid in
    cash to Retirement Plans, however, may be subject to additional tax as
    described below. All expenses are accrued daily and deducted before
    declaration of dividends to investors. Dividends paid by each Class will
    be calculated at the same time and in the same manner and will be of the
    same amount, except that the expenses attributable solely to a particular
    Class will be borne exclusively by such Class. Class B and C shares will
    receive lower per share dividends than Class A shares which will receive
    lower per share dividends than Class R shares because of the higher
    expenses borne by the relevant Class. See "Fee Table."
               Dividends paid by the Fund to qualified Retirement Plans, IRAs
    (including IRA "Rollover Accounts") or certain non-qualified deferred
    compensation plans ordinarily will not be subject to taxation until the
    proceeds are distributed from the Retirement Plan or IRA. The Fund will
    not report dividends paid to such Plans and IRAs to the IRS. Generally,
    distributions from such Retirement Plans and IRAs, except those
    representing returns of non-deductible contributions thereto, will be
    taxable as ordinary income and, if made prior to the time the participant
    reaches age 591\2, generally will be subject to an additional tax equal
    to 10% of the taxable portion of the distribution. If the distribution
    from such a Retirement Plan (other than certain governmental or church
    plans) or IRA for any taxable year following the year in which the
    participant reaches age 701\2 is less than the "minimum required
    distribution" for that taxable year, an excise tax equal to 50% of the
    deficiency may be imposed by the IRS. The administrator, trustee or
    custodian of such a Retirement Plan or IRA will be responsible for
    reporting distributions from such Plans and IRAs to the IRS. Participants
    in qualified Retirement Plans will receive a disclosure statement
    describing the consequences of a distribution from such a Plan from the
    administrator, trustee or custodian of the Plan prior to receiving the
    distribution. Moreover, certain contributions to a qualified Retirement
    Plan or IRA in excess of the amounts permitted by law may be subject to
    an excise tax.
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               Dividends derived from net investment income, together with
    distributions from net realized short-term securities gains and all or a
    portion of any gains realized from the sale or other disposition of
    certain market discount bonds, paid by the Fund will be taxable to U.S.
    shareholders and to certain non-qualified Retirement Plans as ordinary
    income whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares.
    Distributions from net realized long-term securities gains of the Fund
    will be taxable to U.S. shareholders and to certain non-qualified
    Retirement Plans as long-term capital gains for Federal income tax
    purposes, regardless of how long shareholders have held their Fund shares
    and whether such distributions are received in cash or reinvested in Fund
    shares. The Code provides that the net capital gain of an individual
    generally will not be subject to Federal income tax at a rate in excess
    of 28%. Dividends and distributions may be subject to state and local
    taxes.
               Dividends derived from net investment income, together with
    distributions from net realized short-term securities gains and all or a
    portion of any gains realized from the sale or other disposition of
    certain market discount bonds, paid by the Fund to a foreign investor
    generally are subject to U.S. nonresident withholding taxes at the rate
    of 30%, unless the foreign investor claims the benefit of a lower rate
    specified in a tax treaty. Distributions from net realized long-term
    securities gains paid by the Fund to a foreign investor as well as the
    proceeds of any redemptions from a foreign investor's account, regardless
    of the extent to which gain or loss may be realized, generally will not
    be subject to U.S. nonresident withholding tax. However, such
    distributions may be subject to backup withholding, as described below,
    unless the foreign investor certifies his non-U.S. residency status.
               Notice as to the tax status of your dividends and
    distributions will be mailed to you annually. You also will receive
    periodic summaries of your account which will include information as to
    dividends and distributions from securities gains, if any, paid during
    the year. Participants in a Retirement Plan or IRA should receive
    periodic statements from the trustee, custodian or administrator of their
    Plan.
               The Code provides for the "carryover" of some or all of the
    sales load imposed on Class A shares if an investor exchanges such shares
    for shares of another fund advised or administered by The Dreyfus
    Corporation within 91 days of purchase and such other fund reduces or
    eliminates its otherwise applicable sales load for the purpose of the
    exchange. In this case, the amount of the sales load charged the investor
    for such shares, up to the amount of the reduction of the sales load
    charge on the exchange, is not included in the basis of such shares for
    purposes of computing gain or loss on the exchange, and instead is added
    to the basis of the fund shares received on the exchange.
               The exchange of shares of one fund for shares of another is
    treated for Federal income tax purposes as a sale of the shares given in
    exchange by the shareholder and, therefore, an exchanging shareholder may
    realize, or an exchange on behalf of a Retirement Plan which is not tax
    exempt may result in, a taxable gain or loss.
               With respect to individual investors and certain non-qualified
    Retirement Plans, Federal regulations generally require the Fund to
    withhold ("backup withholding") and remit to the U.S. Treasury 31% of
    dividends, distributions from net realized securities gains and the
    proceeds of any redemption, regardless of the extent to which gain or
    loss may be realized, paid to a shareholder if such shareholder fails to
    certify either that the TIN furnished in connection with opening an
    account is correct or that such shareholder has not received notice from
    the IRS of being subject to backup withhold-
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    ing as a result of a failure to properly report taxable dividend or
    interest income on a Federal income tax return. Furthermore, the IRS may
    notify the Fund to institute backup withholding if the IRS determines a
    shareholder's TIN is incorrect or if a shareholder has failed to properly
    report taxable dividend and interest income on a Federal income tax
    return.
               A TIN is either the Social Security number or employer
    identification number of the record owner of the account. Any tax
    withheld as a result of backup withholding does not constitute an
    additional tax imposed on the record owner of the account, and may be
    claimed as a credit on the record owner's Federal income tax return.
   
               Management of the Company believes that the Fund has qualified
    for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 as a "regulated investment
    company" under the Code. The Fund intends to continue to so qualify if
    such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders. Such
    qualification relieves the Fund of any liability for Federal income tax
    to the extent its earnings are distributed in accordance with applicable
    provisions of the Code. The Fund is subject to a non-deductible 4% excise
    tax, measured with respect to certain undistributed amounts of taxable
    investment income and capital gains.
    
               You should consult your tax adviser regarding specific
    questions as to Federal, state or local taxes.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
               For purposes of advertising, performance for each Class may be
    calculated on the basis of average annual total return and/or total
    return. These total return figures reflect changes in the price of the
    shares and assume that any income dividends and/or capital gains
    distributions made by the Fund during the measuring period were
    reinvested in shares of the same Class. These figures also take into
    account any applicable service and distribution fees. As a result, at any
    given time, the performance of Class B and Class C should be expected to
    be lower than that of Class A and the performance of Class A, Class B and
    Class C should be expected to be lower than that of Class R. Performance
    for each Class will be calculated separately.
               Average annual total return is calculated pursuant to a
    standardized formula which assumes that an investment was purchased with
    an initial payment of $1,000 and that the investment was redeemed at the
    end of a stated period of time, after giving effect to the reinvestment
    of dividends and distributions during the period. The return is expressed
    as a percentage rate which, if applied on a compounded annual basis,
    would result in the redeemable value of the investment at the end of the
    period. Advertisements of the Fund's performance will include the Fund's
    average annual total return for one, five and ten year periods.
               Total return is computed on a per share basis and assumes the
    reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return generally is
    expressed as a percentage rate which is calculated by combining the
    income and principal changes for a specified period and dividing by the
    net asset value (or maximum offering price in the case of Class A shares)
    per share at the beginning of the period. Advertisements may include the
    percentage rate of total return or may include the value of a
    hypothetical investment at the end of the period which assumes the
    application of the percentage rate of total return. Total return also may
    be calculated by using the net asset value per share at the beginning of
    the period instead of the maximum offering price per share at the
    beginning of the period for Class A shares or without giving effect to
    any applicable CDSC at the end of
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    the period for Class B or Class C shares. Calculations based on the net
    asset value per share do not reflect the deduction of the sales load on
    the Fund's Class A shares, which, if reflected, would reduce the
    performance quoted.
               Performance will vary from time to time and past results are
    not necessarily representative of future results. You should remember
    that performance is a function of portfolio management in selecting the
    type and quality of portfolio securities and is affected by operating
    expenses. Performance information, such as that described above, may not
    provide a basis for comparison with other investments or other investment
    companies using a different method of calculating performance.
               Comparative performance information may be used from time to
    time in advertising or marketing the Fund's shares, including data from
    Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock
    Price Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Morningstar, Inc. and
    other industry publications.
GENERAL INFORMATION
   
               The Company was originally incorporated under Delaware law in
    November 1968 and became a Maryland corporation on April 30, 1974. Before
    January 2, 1996, the Company's name was Premier Capital Growth Fund, Inc.
    and before February 1993 it was The Dreyfus Leverage Fund, Inc. The
    Company is authorized to issue 800 million shares of Common Stock (with
    200 million shares allocated to the Fund), par value $1.00 per share. The
    Fund's shares are classified into four classes_Class A, Class B, Class C
    and Class R. Each share has one vote and shareholders will vote in the
    aggregate and not by class except as otherwise required by law. However,
    only holders of Class B or Class C shares, as the case may be, will be
    entitled to vote on matters submitted to shareholders pertaining to its
    Distribution Plan.
    
               Unless otherwise required by the 1940 Act, ordinarily it will
    not be necessary for the Fund to hold annual meetings of shareholders. As
    a result, Fund shareholders may not consider each year the election of
    Board members or the appointment of auditors. However, pursuant to the
    Company's By-Laws, the holders of at least 10% of the shares outstanding
    and entitled to vote may require the Company to hold a special meeting of
    shareholders for purposes of removing a Board member from office or for
    any other purpose. Shareholders may remove a Board member by the
    affirmative vote of a majority of the Company's outstanding voting
    shares. In addition, the Board will call a meeting of shareholders for
    the purpose of electing Board members if, at any time, less than a
    majority of the Board members then holding office have been elected by
    shareholders.
               The Company is a "series fund," which is a mutual fund divided
    into separate portfolios, each of which is treated as a separate entity
    for certain matters under the 1940 Act and for other purposes. A
    shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any
    other portfolio. For certain matters shareholders vote together as a
    group; as to others they vote separately by portfolio. By this
    Prospectus, shares of the Fund are being offered. Other portfolios are
    sold pursuant to other offering documents.
               To date, the Board has authorized the creation of three series
    of shares. All consideration received by the Company for shares of one of
    the series and all assets in which such consideration is invested will
    belong to that series (subject only to the rights of creditors of the
    Company) and will be subject to the liabilities related thereto. The
    income attributable to, and the expenses of, one series are treated
    separately from those of the other
                                    Page 29

    series. The Company has the ability to create, from time to time, new
    series without shareholder approval.
               The Transfer Agent maintains a record of your ownership and
    sends you confirmations and statements of account.
               Shareholder inquiries may be made by writing to the Fund at
    144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144.
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APPENDIX
        INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
   
        LEVERAGE -- Leveraging exaggerates the effect on net asset value of
    any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund's portfolio.
    Money borrowed for leveraging will be limited to 331\3% of the value of
    the Fund's total assets. These borrowings will be subject to interest
    costs which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities
    purchased; in certain cases, interest costs may exceed the return
    received on the securities purchased.
    
   
               The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with
    banks, brokers or dealers. This form of borrowing involves the transfer
    by the Fund of an underlying debt instrument in return for cash proceeds
    based on a percentage of the value of the security. The Fund retains the
    right to receive interest and principal payments on the security. At an
    agreed upon future date, the Fund repurchases the security at principal
    plus accrued interest. Except for these transactions, the Fund's
    borrowings generally will be unsecured.
    
   
        SHORT-SELLING -- In these transactions, the Fund sells a security it
    does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the
    security. To complete the transaction, the Fund must borrow the security
    to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is obligated to replace the
    security borrowed by purchasing it subsequently at the market price at
    the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than
    the price at which the security was sold by the Fund, which would result
    in a loss or gain, respectively.
    
   
               Securities will not be sold short if, after effect is given to
    any such short sale, the total market value of all securities sold short
    would exceed 25% of the value of the Fund's net assets. The Fund may not
    sell short the securities of any single issuer listed on a national
    securities exchange to the extent of more than 5% of the value of the
    Fund's net assets. The Fund may not make a short sale which results in
    the Fund having sold short in the aggregate more than 5% of the
    outstanding securities of any class of an issuer.
    
               The Fund also may make short sales "against the box," in which
    the Fund enters into a short sale of a security it owns in order to hedge
    an unrealized gain on the security. At no time will more than 15% of the
    value of the Fund's net assets be in deposits on short sales against the
    box.
   
        USE OF DERIVATIVES -- The Fund may invest in the types of Derivatives
    enumerated under "Description of the Fund--Investment Considerations and
    Risk--Use of Derivatives." These instruments and certain related risks
    are described more specifically under "Investment Objective and
    Management Policies_Management Policies_Derivatives" in the Statement of
    Additional Information.
    
   
               Derivatives can be volatile and involve various types and
    degrees of risk, depending upon the characteristics of the particular
    Derivative and the portfolio as a whole. Derivatives permit the Fund to
    increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the character of the
    risk, to which its portfolio is exposed in much the same way as the Fund
    can increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the character of
    the risk, of its portfolio by making investments in specific securities.
    
   
    
               Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater
    than their cost would suggest, meaning that a small investment in
    Derivatives could have a large potential impact on the Fund's
    performance.
               If the Fund invests in Derivatives at inappropriate times or
    judges market conditions incorrectly, such investments may lower the
    Fund's return or result in a loss. The Fund also could experience losses
    if its Derivatives were poorly correlated with its other
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    investments, or if the Fund were unable to liquidate its position because
    of an illiquid secondary market. The market for many Derivatives is, or
    suddenly can become, illiquid. Changes in liquidity may result in
    significant, rapid and unpredictable changes in the prices for
    Derivatives.
   
               Although the Fund will not be a commodity pool, Derivatives
    subject the Fund to the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    which limit the extent to which the Fund can invest in certain
    Derivatives. The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options with
    respect thereto for hedging purposes without limit. However, the Fund may
    not invest in such contracts and options for other purposes if the sum of
    the amount of initial margin deposits and premiums paid for unexpired
    options with respect to such contracts, other than for bona fide hedging
    purposes, exceeds 5% of the liquidation value of the Fund's assets, after
    taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on such
    contracts and options; provided, however, that in the case of an option
    that is in-the-money at the time of purchase, the in-the-money amount may
    be excluded in calculating the 5% limitation.
    
   
               The Fund may invest up to 5% of its assets, represented by the
    premium paid, in the purchase of call and put options. The Fund may write
    (i.e., sell) covered call and put option contracts to the extent of 20%
    of the value of its net assets at the time such option contracts are
    written. When required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
    Fund will set aside permissible liquid assets in a segregated account to
    cover its obligations relating to its purchase of Derivatives. To
    maintain this required cover, the Fund may have to sell portfolio
    securities at disadvantageous prices or times since it may not be
    possible to liquidate a Derivative position at a reasonable price.
    
   
        LENDING PORTFOLIO SECURITIES -- The Fund may lend securities from its
    portfolio to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions needing to
    borrow securities to complete certain transactions. The Fund continues to
    be entitled to payments in amounts equal to the interest, dividends or
    other distributions payable on the loaned securities which affords the
    Fund an opportunity to earn interest on the amount of the loan and on the
    loaned securities' collateral. Loans of portfolio securities may not
    exceed 10% of the value of the Fund's total assets, and the Fund will
    receive collateral consisting of cash, U.S. Government securities or
    irrevocable letters of credit which will be maintained at all times in an
    amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned
    securities. Such loans are terminable by the Fund at any time upon
    specified notice. The Fund might experience risk of loss if the
    institution with which it has engaged in a portfolio loan transaction
    breaches its agreement with the Fund.
    
   
        FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS -- Foreign currency transactions may be
    entered into for a variety of purposes, including: to fix in U.S.
    dollars, between trade and settlement date, the value of a security the
    Fund has agreed to buy or sell; to hedge the U.S. dollar value of
    securities the Fund already owns, particularly if it expects a decrease
    in the value of the currency in which the foreign security is
    denominated; or to gain exposure to the foreign currency in an attempt to
    realize gains.
    
               Foreign currency transactions may involve, for example, the
    Fund's purchase of foreign currencies for U.S. dollars or the maintenance
    of short positions in foreign currencies, which would involve the Fund
    agreeing to exchange an amount of a currency it did not currently own for
    another currency at a future date in anticipation of a decline in the
    value of the currency sold relative to the currency the Fund contracted
    to receive in the
                                    Page 32

    exchange. The Fund's success in these transactions will depend principally
    on The Dreyfus Corporation's ability to predict accurately the future
    exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar.
        CERTAIN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
   
        CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES -- Convertible securities may be converted at
    either a stated price or stated rate into underlying shares of common
    stock and, therefore, are deemed to be equity securities for purposes of
    the Fund's management policies. Convertible securities have
    characteristics similar to both fixed-income and equity securities.
    Convertible securities generally are subordinated to other similar but
    non-convertible securities of the same issuer, although convertible bonds,
    as corporate debt obligations, enjoy seniority in right of payment to all
    equity securities, and convertible preferred stock is senior to common
    stock, of the same issuer. Because of the subordination feature, however,
    convertible securities typically have lower ratings than similar
    non-convertible securities.
    
   
    
   
        DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS -- The Fund may invest in the securities of
    foreign issuers in the form of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"),
    European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") and other forms of depositary
    receipts. These securities may not necessarily be denominated in the same
    currency as the securities into which they may be converted. ADRs are
    receipts typically issued by a United States bank or trust company which
    evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign
    corporation. EDRs, which are sometimes referred to as Continental
    Depositary Receipts ("CDRs"), are receipts issued in Europe typically by
    non-United States banks and trust companies that evidence ownership of
    either foreign or domestic securities. Generally, ADRs in registered form
    are designed for use in the United States securities markets and EDRs and
    CDRs in bearer form are designed for use in Europe.
    
        WARRANTS -- A warrant is an instrument issued by a corporation which
    gives the holder the right to subscribe to a specified amount of the
    corporation's capital stock at a set price for a specified period of
    time. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in warrants, except
    that this limitation does not apply to warrants purchased by the Fund
    that are sold in units with, or attached to, other securities.
   
        MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS -- The Fund may invest in the following
    types of money market instruments.
    
   
               U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Securities issued or guaranteed by
    the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities include U.S.
    Treasury securities that differ in their interest rates, maturities and
    times of issuance. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S.
    Government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by the full faith
    and credit of the U.S. Treasury; others by the right of the issuer to
    borrow from the Treasury; others by discretionary authority of the U.S.
    Government to purchase certain obligations of the agency or
    instrumentality; and others only by the credit of the agency or
    instrumentality. These securities bear fixed, floating or variable rates
    of interest. While the U.S. Government provides financial support to such
    U.S. Government-sponsored agencies and instrumentalities, no assurance
    can be given that it will always do so since it is not so obligated by
    law.
    
               REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. In a repurchase agreement, the Fund
    buys, and the seller agrees to repurchase, a security at a mutually
    agreed upon time and price (usually within seven days). The repurchase
    agreement thereby determines the yield during the
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    purchaser's holding period, while the seller's obligation to repurchase is
    secured by the value of the underlying security. Repurchase agreements
    could involve risks in the event of a default or insolvency of the other
    party to the agreement, including possible delays or restrictions upon the
    Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities. The Fund may enter
    into repurchase agreements with certain banks or non-bank dealers.
   
               BANK OBLIGATIONS. The Fund may purchase certificates of
    deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and other short-term
    obligations issued by domestic banks, foreign subsidiaries or foreign
    branches of domestic banks, domestic and foreign branches of foreign
    banks, domestic savings and loan associations and other banking
    institutions. With respect to such securities issued by foreign
    subsidiaries or foreign branches of domestic banks, and domestic and
    foreign branches of foreign banks, the Fund may be subject to additional
    investment risks that are different in some respects from those incurred
    by a fund which invests only in debt obligations of U.S. domestic
    issuers. See "Description of the Fund _ Certain Investment Considerations
    and Risks _ Foreign Securities."
    
               Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates evidencing
    the obligation of a bank to repay funds deposited with it for a specified
    period of time.
               Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in a
    banking institution for a specified period of time (in no event longer
    than seven days) at a stated interest rate.
               Bankers' acceptances are credit instruments evidencing the
    obligation of a bank to pay a draft drawn on it by a customer. These
    instruments reflect the obligation both of the bank and the drawer to pay
    the face amount of the instrument upon maturity. The other short-term
    obligations may include uninsured, direct obligations bearing fixed,
    floating or variable interest rates.
   
               COMMERCIAL PAPER. Commercial paper consists of short-term,
    unsecured promissory notes issued to finance short-term credit needs. The
    commercial paper purchased by the Fund will consist only of direct
    obligations which, at the time of their purchase, are (a) rated not lower
    than Prime-1 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), A-1 by
    Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P"), F-1 by Fitch Investors Service,
    L.P. ("Fitch") or Duff-1 by Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. ("Duff"), (b)
    issued by companies having an outstanding unsecured debt issue currently
    rated at least A3 by Moody's or A- by S&P, Fitch or Duff, or (c) if
    unrated, determined by The Dreyfus Corporation to be of comparable
    quality to those rated obligations which may be purchased by the Fund.
    
   
        INVESTMENT COMPANIES -- The Fund may invest in securities issued by
    registered and unregistered investment companies. Under the 1940 Act, the
    Fund's investment in such securities, subject to certain exceptions,
    currently is limited to (i) 3% of the total voting stock of any one
    investment company, (ii) 5% of the Fund's total assets with respect to
    any one investment company and (iii) 10% of the Fund's total assets in
    the aggregate. Investments in the securities of other investment
    companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other
    expenses.
    
        ILLIQUID SECURITIES -- The Fund may invest up to 15% of the value of
    its net assets in securities as to which a liquid trading market does not
    exist, provided such investments are consistent with the Fund's
    investment objective. Such securities may include securities that are not
    readily marketable, such as certain securities that are subject to legal
    or contractual restrictions on resale, repurchase agreements providing
    for settlement in more than seven days after notice, and certain
    privately negotiated, non-exchange traded options and securities used to
    cover such options. As to these securities, the Fund
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    is subject to a risk that should the Fund desire to sell them when a ready
    buyer is not available at a price the Fund deems representative of their
    value, the value of the Fund's net assets could be adversely affected.
               NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO
    MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS
    AND IN THE FUND'S OFFICIAL SALES LITERATURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER
    OF THE FUND'S SHARES, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR
    REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE
    FUND. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER IN ANY STATE IN WHICH,
    OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM, SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.
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Copy Rights 1997 Dreyfus Service Corporation                        009P020197
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PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
   
PROSPECTUS                                                    FEBRUARY 1, 1997
    
                Premier Growth and Income Fund (the "Fund") is a separate
    non-diversified portfolio of Premier Equity Funds, Inc., an open-end,
    management investment company (the "Company"), known as a mutual fund. The
    Fund's investment objective is long-term capital growth, current income
    and growth of income, consistent with reasonable investment risk.
                By this Prospectus, the Fund is offering four Classes of
    shares_Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R_which are described herein.
    See "Alternative Purchase Methods."
                You can purchase or redeem all Classes of shares by telephone
    using the TELETRANSFER Privilege.
                The Dreyfus Corporation professionally manages the Fund's
    portfolio.
                This Prospectus sets forth concisely information about the
    Fund that you should know before investing.  It should be read and
    retained for future reference.
   
                The Statement of Additional Information, dated February 1,
    1997, which may be revised from time to time, provides a further
    discussion of certain areas in this Prospectus and other matters which
    may be of interest to some investors. It has been filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated herein by
    reference. The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a Web site
    (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the Statement of Additional
    Information, material incorporated by reference and other information
    regarding the Fund. For a free copy of the Statement of Additional
    Information, write to the Fund at 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale,
    New York 11556-0144, or call 1-800-645-6561. When telephoning, ask for
    Operator 144.
    
                MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR
    GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK, AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE
    FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY
    OTHER AGENCY.  MUTUAL FUND SHARES INVOLVE CERTAIN INVESTMENT RISKS,
    INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. THE NET ASSET VALUE OF FUNDS OF
    THIS TYPE WILL FLUCTUATE FROM TIME TO TIME.
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    These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the securities
    and exchange commission or any state securities commission nor has the
    securities and exchange commission or any state securities commission
    passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any
    representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
                Fee Table.......................................            3
                Condensed Financial Information.................            4
                Alternative Purchase Methods....................            4
                Description of the Fund.........................            6
                Management of the Fund..........................            8
   
                How to Buy Shares...............................            10
    
   
                Shareholder Services............................            14
    
   
                How to Redeem Shares............................            18
    
   
                Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan.            23
    
   
                Dividends, Distributions and Taxes..............            23
    
   
                Performance Information.........................            25
    
   
                General Information.............................            26
    
   
                Appendix........................................            27
    
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                      <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
FEE TABLE
        SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES                                 CLASS A    CLASS B    CLASS C    CLASS R
               Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases
               (as a percentage of offering price)                         5.75%      None       None       None
               Maximum Deferred Sales Charge Imposed on Redemptions
               (as a percentage of the amount subject to charge)           None*      4.00%      1.00%      None
        ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
        (as a percentage of average daily net assets)
               Management Fees .............                                .75%       .75%       .75%       .75%
               12b-1 Fees...................                               None        .75%       .75%      None
               Other Expenses (after fee waiver)                            .50%       .50%       .50%       .25%
               Total Fund Operating Expenses (after fee waiver)            1.25%      2.00%      2.00%      1.00%
        EXAMPLE
               You would pay the following
               expenses on a $1,000 investment,
               assuming (1) 5% annual return and
               (2) except where noted, redemption at
               the end of each time period:
                                                                         CLASS A    CLASS B    CLASS C    CLASS R
                                    1 YEAR                                  $70    $60/$20**  $30/$20**      $10
                                    3 YEARS                                 $95    $93/$63**      $63        $32
                                    5 YEARS                                $122  $128/$108       $108        $55
                                   10 YEARS                                $200       $196***     $233      $122
         *    A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may be assessed on
    certain redemptions of Class A shares purchased without an initial sales
    charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more.
         **  Assuming no redemption of shares.
        ***  Ten-year figure assumes conversion of Class B shares to Class A
    shares at the end of the sixth year following the date of purchase.
</TABLE>
    
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         THE AMOUNTS LISTED IN THE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS
REPRESENTATIVE OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES AND ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER
OR LESS THAN THOSE INDICATED. MOREOVER, WHILE THE EXAMPLE ASSUMES A 5% ANNUAL
RETURN, THE FUND'S ACTUAL PERFORMANCE WILL VARY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACTUAL
RETURN GREATER OR LESS THAN 5%.
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                The purpose of the foregoing table is to assist you in
    understanding the costs and expenses borne by the Fund and investors, the
    payment of which will reduce investors' annual return. The expenses noted
    above have been restated to reflect an undertaking by The Dreyfus
    Corporation that if, through December 31, 1997, Fund expenses, including
    the management fee, but exclusive of the 12b-1 fee, exceed 1.25% of the
    value of the Fund's average net assets for the period, The Dreyfus
    Corporation may waive its management fee or bear certain expenses of the
    Fund to the extent of such excess expenses. The expenses noted above,
    without reimbursement, would have been: Other Expenses -- .88% with
    respect to Class A, .90% with respect to Class B, .77% with respect to
    Class C and .69% with respect to Class R; and Total Fund Operating
    Expenses -- 1.63% with respect to Class A, 2.40% with respect to Class B,
    2.27% with respect to Class C, and 1.44% with respect to Class R. Other
    Expenses are based on estimates for the Fund's current fiscal year.
    Long-term investors in Class B or Class C shares could pay more in 12b-1
    fees than the economic equivalent of paying a front-end sales charge. The
    expenses noted above do not reflect any other fee waivers or expense
    reimbursement arrangements that may be in effect. Certain Service Agents
    (as defined below) may charge their clients direct fees for effecting
    transactions in Fund shares; such fees are not reflected in the foregoing
    table.  For a further description of the various costs and expenses
    incurred in the operation of the Fund, as well as expense reimbursement
    or waiver arrangements, see "Management of the Fund," "How to Buy Shares"
    and "Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan."
    
                                    Page 3

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
                The information in the following table has been audited by
    Ernst & Young LLP, the Fund's independent auditors, whose report thereon
    appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Further financial
    data and related notes are included in the Statement of Additional
    Information, available upon request.
    
        FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
   
                Contained below is per share operating performance data for a
    share of Common Stock outstanding, total investment return, ratios to
    average net assets and other supplemental data for the period December
    29, 1995 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 1996. This
    information has been derived from the Fund's financial statements.
    
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                CLASS A SHARES        CLASS B SHARES        CLASS C SHARES        CLASS R SHARES
                                                ---------------       ---------------       ---------------       --------------
<S>                                             <C>                    <C>                  <C>                   <C>
PER SHARE DATA:
  Net asset value, beginning of period              $12.50                $12.50                $12.50                $12.50
                                                    -------               -------               -------               -------
  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
  Investment income-net..............                  .10                   .03                   .03                   .43
  Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     5.94                  5.87                  5.88                  5.61
                                                    -------               -------               -------               -------
  TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS...                 6.04                  5.90                  5.91                  6.04
                                                    -------               -------               -------               -------
  DISTRIBUTIONS:
  Dividends from investment income-net                (.09)                 (.03)                 (.01)                 (.12)
                                                    -------               -------               -------               -------
  Net asset value, end of period.....               $18.45                $18.37                $18.40                $18.42
                                                    =======               =======               =======               =======
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN(1)(2)........                48.24%                47.14%                47.27%                48.38%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
  Ratio of expenses to average net assets(1)           .94%                 1.52%                 1.52%                  .79%
  Ratio of net investment income
  to average net assets(1)...........                  .92%                  .34%                  .30%                 1.01%
  Decrease reflected in above expense ratios due to
  undertakings by The Dreyfus Corporation
  (limited to the expense limitation provision of
  the Management Agreement)(1).......                  .30%                  .30%                  .30%                  .30%
  Portfolio Turnover Rate(1).........               205.64%               205.64%               205.64%               205.64%
  Average commission rate paid(3)....               $.2413                $.2413                $.2413                $.2413
  Net Assets, end of period (000's omitted)        $30,330               $37,534                $2,642                  $174
(1) Not annualized.
(2) Exclusive of sales charge.
(3) The Fund is required to disclose its average commission rate paid per share for
    purchases and sales of investment securities.
</TABLE>
    
                Further information about the Fund's performance is contained
    in the Fund's annual report which may be obtained without charge by
    writing to the address or calling the number set forth on the cover page
    of this Prospectus.
ALTERNATIVE PURCHASE METHODS
                The Fund offers you four methods of purchasing shares. Orders
    for purchases of Class R shares, however, may be placed only for certain
    eligible investors as described below.  If you are not eligible to
    purchase Class R shares, you may choose from Class A, Class B and Class C
    the Class of shares that best suits your needs, given the amount of your
    purchase, the length of time you expect to hold your shares and any other
    relevant circumstances.  Each Fund share represents an identical pro rata
    interest in the Fund's investment portfolio.
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                Class A shares are sold at net asset value per share plus a
    maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% of the public offering price
    imposed at the time of purchase. For shareholders beneficially owning
    Fund shares on November 30, 1996, Class A shares are sold at net asset
    value per share plus a maximum initial sales charge of 4.50% of the
    public offering price imposed at the time of purchase. The initial sales
    charge may be reduced or waived for certain purchases. See "How to Buy
    Shares _ Class A Shares." These shares are subject to an annual service
    fee at the rate of .25 of 1% of the value of the average daily net assets
    of Class A.  See "Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan _
    Shareholder Services Plan."
    
                Class B shares are sold at net asset value per share with no
    initial sales charge at the time of purchase; as a result, the entire
    purchase price is immediately invested in the Fund. Class B shares are
    subject to a maximum 4% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), which
    is assessed only if you redeem Class B shares within six years of
    purchase. See "How to Buy Shares_Class B Shares" and "How to Redeem
    Shares _ Contingent Deferred Sales Charge _ Class B Shares." These shares
    also are subject to an annual service fee at the rate of .25 of 1% of the
    value of the average daily net assets of Class B.  In addition, Class B
    shares are subject to an annual distribution fee at the rate of .75 of 1%
    of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B. See
    "Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan." The distribution fee
    paid by Class B will cause such Class to have a higher expense ratio and
    to pay lower dividends than Class A. Approximately six years after the
    date of purchase, Class B shares automatically will convert to Class A
    shares, based on the relative net asset values for shares of each such
    Class, and will no longer be subject to the distribution fee. Class B
    shares that have been acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
    distributions will be converted on a pro rata basis together with other
    Class B shares, in the proportion that a shareholder's Class B shares
    converting to Class A shares bears to the total Class B shares not
    acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
                Class C shares are sold at net asset value per share with no
    initial sales charge at the time of purchase; as a result, the entire
    purchase price is immediately invested in the Fund. Class C shares are
    subject to a 1% CDSC, which is assessed only if you redeem Class C shares
    within one year of purchase. See "How to Buy Shares -- Class C Shares"
    and "How to Redeem Shares -- Contingent Deferred Sales Charge _ Class C
    Shares." These shares also are subject to an annual service fee at the
    rate of .25 of 1%, and an annual distribution fee at the rate of .75 of
    1%, of the value of the average daily net assets of Class C. See
    "Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan." The distribution fee
    paid by Class C will cause such Class to have a higher expense ratio and
    to pay lower dividends than Class A.
                Class R shares may not be purchased directly by individuals,
    although eligible institutions may purchase Class R shares for certain
    accounts maintained by individuals. Class R shares are sold at net asset
    value per share only to institutional investors acting for themselves or
    in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial or similar capacity for
    qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans, including pension,
    profit-sharing, SEP-IRAs and other deferred compensation plans, whether
    established by corporations, partnerships, non-profit entities or state
    and local governments, but not including IRAs or IRA "Rollover Accounts."
    Class R shares are not subject to an annual service fee or distribution
    fee.
   
                The decision as to which Class of shares is more beneficial
    to you depends on the amount and the intended length of your investment.
    If you are not eligible to purchase Class R shares, you should consider
    whether, during the anticipated life of your investment in the Fund, the
    accumulated distribution fee and CDSC, if any, on Class B or Class C
    shares would be less than the initial sales charge on Class A shares
    purchased at the same time, and to what extent, if any, such differential
    would be offset by the return of Class A. Additionally, investors
    qualifying for reduced initial sales charges who expect to maintain their
    investment for an extended period of time might consider purchasing Class
    A shares because the accumulated continuing distribution fees on Class B
    or Class C shares may exceed the initial sales charge on Class
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    A shares during the life of the investment. Finally, you should consider
    the effect of the CDSC period and any conversion rights of the Classes in
    the context of your own investment time frame. For example, while Class C
    shares have a shorter CDSC period than Class B shares, Class C shares do
    not have a conversion feature and, therefore, are subject to an ongoing
    distribution fee. Thus, Class A and Class B shares may be more attractive
    than Class C shares to investors with longer term investment outlooks.
    Generally, Class A shares may be more appropriate for investors who
    invest $100,000 or more in Fund shares.
    
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND
        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
                The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital growth,
    current income and growth of income, consistent with reasonable
    investment risk. It cannot be changed without approval by the holders of
    a majority (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
    (the "1940 Act")) of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. There can be
    no assurance that the Fund's investment objective will be achieved.
        MANAGEMENT POLICIES
                The Fund invests in equity and debt securities and money
    market instruments of domestic and foreign issues. The proportion of the
    Fund's assets invested in each type of security will vary from time to
    time in accordance with The Dreyfus Corporation's assessment of economic
    conditions and investment opportunities.
                The equity securities in which the Fund may invest consist of
    common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common
    stocks, including those in the form of American Depositary Receipts. The
    Fund will be particularly alert to companies which offer opportunities
    for capital appreciation and growth of earnings, while paying current
    dividends.
                The debt securities (other than convertible debt securities)
    in which the Fund may invest must be rated at least Baa by Moody's
    Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or at least BBB by Standard & Poor's
    Ratings Group ("S&P"), Fitch Investors Service, L.P. ("Fitch") or Duff &
    Phelps Credit Rating Co. ("Duff") or, if unrated, deemed to be of
    comparable quality by The Dreyfus Corporation. Debt securities rated Baa
    by Moody's and BBB by S&P, Fitch and Duff are considered investment grade
    obligations which lack outstanding investment characteristics and may
    have speculative characteristics as well. The Fund may invest up to 35%
    of the value of its net assets in convertible debt securities rated not
    lower than Caa by Moody's or CCC by S&P, Fitch or Duff, or, if unrated,
    deemed to be of comparable quality by The Dreyfus Corporation. Securities
    rated Caa by Moody's and CCC by S&P, Fitch or Duff are considered to have
    predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay
    interest and repay principal and are considered to be of poor standing.
    See "Investment Considerations and Risks _ Lower Rated Convertible Debt
    Securities" below for a discussion of certain risks, and "Appendix" in
    the Statement of Additional Information.
                The money market instruments in which the Fund may invest
    consist of U.S. Government securities, certificates of deposit, time
    deposits, bankers' acceptances, short-term investment grade corporate
    bonds and other short-term debt instruments, and repurchase agreements,
    as set forth under "Appendix _ Certain Portfolio Securities _ Money
    Market Instruments." Under normal market conditions, the Fund does not
    expect to have a substantial portion of its assets invested in money
    market instruments. However, when The Dreyfus Corporation determines that
    adverse market conditions exist, the Fund may adopt a temporary defensive
    posture and invest all of its assets in money market instruments. The
    Fund also may invest in money market instruments in anticipation of
    investing cash positions.
   
                The Fund's annual portfolio turnover rate is not expected to
    exceed 250%. Higher portfolio turnover rates usually generate additional
    brokerage commissions and expenses and the short-term gains realized from
    these transactions are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. In
    addition, the Fund may engage in various investment techniques, such as
    foreign currency transactions, options and futures transactions and
    short-selling. For a discussion of
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    the investment techniques and their related risks, see "Investment
    Considerations and Risks" and "Appendix _ Investment Techniques" below
    and "Investment Objective and Management Policies _ Management Policies"
    in the Statement of Additional Information.
    
        INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS AND RISKS
        GENERAL -- The Fund's net asset value per share should be expected to
    fluctuate.  Investors should consider the Fund as a supplement to an
    overall investment program and should invest only if they are willing to
    undertake the risks involved. See "Investment Objective and Management
    Policies _ Management Policies" in the Statement of Additional
    Information for a further discussion of certain risks.
        EQUITY SECURITIES -- Equity securities fluctuate in value, often
    based on factors unrelated to the value of the issuer of the securities,
    and such fluctuations can be pronounced. Changes in the value of the
    Fund's investments will result in changes in the value of its shares and
    thus the Fund's total return to investors.
                The securities of the smaller companies in which the Fund may
    invest may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than
    larger, more established companies, because these securities typically
    are traded in lower volume and the issuers typically are subject to a
    greater degree to changes in earnings and prospects.
        FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES -- Even though interest-bearing securities
    are investments which promise a stable stream of income, the prices of
    such securities generally are inversely affected by changes in interest
    rates and, therefore, are subject to the risk of market price
    fluctuations. The values of fixed-income securities also may be affected
    by changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the issuer.
    Certain securities purchased by the Fund, such as those rated Baa or lower
    by Moody's and BBB or lower by S&P, Fitch and Duff, may be subject to risk
    with respect to the issuing entity and to greater market fluctuations
    than certain lower yielding, higher rated fixed-income securities. Once
    the rating of a portfolio security has been changed, the Fund will
    consider all circumstances deemed relevant in determining whether to
    continue to hold the security. See "Lower Rated Convertible Debt
    Securities" and "Appendix--Certain Portfolio Securities _ Ratings" below
    and "Appendix" in the Statement of Additional Information.
   
        LOWER RATED CONVERTIBLE DEBT SECURITIES  -- The Fund may invest up to
    35% of its net assets in higher yielding (and, therefore, higher risk)
    convertible debt securities such as those rated Ba by Moody's or BB by
    S&P, Fitch or Duff or as low as Caa by Moody's or CCC by S&P, Fitch or
    Duff (commonly known as junk bonds). They may be subject to certain risks
    with respect to the issuing entity and to greater market fluctuations
    than certain lower yielding, higher rated fixed-income securities. The
    retail secondary market for these convertible debt securities may be less
    liquid than that of higher rated securities; adverse conditions could
    make it difficult at times for the Fund to sell certain securities or
    could result in lower prices than those used in calculating the Fund's
    net asset value.
    
        FOREIGN SECURITIES -- Foreign securities markets generally are not as
    developed or efficient as those in the United States. Securities of some
    foreign issuers are less liquid and more volatile than securities of
    comparable U.S. issuers. Similarly, volume and liquidity in most foreign
    securities markets are less than in the United States and, at times,
    volatility of price can be greater than in the United States.
                Because evidences of ownership of such securities usually are
    held outside the United States, the Fund will be subject to additional
    risks which include possible adverse political and economic developments,
    seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits and adoption of
    governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of
    principal and interest on the foreign securities or restrict the payment
    of principal and interest to investors located outside the country of the
    issuer, whether from currency blockage or otherwise.
                Since foreign securities often are purchased with and payable
    in currencies of foreign countries, the value of these assets as measured
    in U.S. dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in
    currency rates and exchange control regulations.
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        USE OF DERIVATIVES -- The Fund may invest in derivatives
    ("Derivatives"). These are financial instruments which derive their
    performance, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying
    asset, index or interest rate. The Derivatives the Fund may use include
    options and futures. While Derivatives can be used effectively in
    furtherance of the Fund's investment objective, under certain market
    conditions, they can increase the volatility of the Fund's net asset
    value, can decrease the liquidity of the Fund's portfolio and make more
    difficult the accurate pricing of the Fund's portfolio. See "Appendix _
    Investment Techniques _ Use of Derivatives" below, and "Investment
    Objective and Management Policies _ Management Policies _ Derivatives" in
    the Statement of Additional Information.
        NON-DIVERSIFIED STATUS -- The classification of the Fund as a
    "non-diversified" investment company means that the proportion of the
    Fund's assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer
    is not limited by the 1940 Act. A "diversified" investment company is
    required by the 1940 Act generally, with respect to 75% of its total
    assets, to invest not more than 5% of such assets in the securities of a
    single issuer. Since a relatively high percentage of the Fund's assets may
    be invested in the securities of a limited number of issuers, some of
    which may be within the same industry, the Fund's portfolio may be
    sensitive to changes in the market value of a single issuer or industry.
    However, to meet Federal tax requirements, at the close of each quarter
    the Fund may not have more than 25% of its total assets invested in any
    one issuer and, with respect to 50% of total assets, not more than 5% of
    its total assets invested in any one issuer. These limitations do not
    apply to U.S. Government securities.
        SIMULTANEOUS INVESTMENTS -- Investment decisions for the Fund are
    made independently from those of the other investment companies advised
    by The Dreyfus Corporation. If, however, such other investment companies
    desire to invest in, or dispose of, the same securities as the Fund,
    available investments or opportunities for sales will be allocated
    equitably to each investment company. In some cases, this procedure may
    adversely affect the size of the position obtained for or disposed of by
    the Fund or the price paid or received by the Fund.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
   
        INVESTMENT ADVISER -- The Dreyfus Corporation, located at 200 Park
    Avenue, New York, New York 10166, was formed in 1947 and serves as the
    Fund's investment adviser. The Dreyfus Corporation is a wholly-owned
    subsidiary of Mellon Bank, N.A., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
    Mellon Bank Corporation ("Mellon"). As of December 31, 1996, The Dreyfus
    Corporation managed or administered approximately $82 billion in assets
    for approximately 1.7 million investor accounts nationwide.
    
                The Dreyfus Corporation supervises and assists in the overall
    management of the Fund's affairs under a Management Agreement with the
    Company, subject to the authority of the Company's Board in accordance
    with Maryland law. The Fund's primary portfolio manager is Richard Hoey.
    He has held that position since December 1995 and has been employed by
    The Dreyfus Corporation since April 1991. The Fund's other portfolio
    managers are identified in the Statement of Additional Information. The
    Dreyfus Corporation also provides research services for the Fund and for
    other funds advised by The Dreyfus Corporation through a professional
    staff of portfolio managers and securities analysts.
   
                Mellon is a publicly owned multibank holding company
    incorporated under Pennsylvania law in 1971 and registered under the
    Federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Mellon provides a
    comprehensive range of financial products and services in domestic and
    selected international markets. Mellon is among the twenty-five largest
    bank holding companies in the United States based on total assets.
    Mellon's principal wholly-owned subsidiaries are Mellon Bank, N.A.,
    Mellon Bank (DE) National Association, Mellon Bank (MD), The Boston
    Company, Inc., AFCO Credit Corporation and a number of companies known as
    Mellon Financial Services Corporations. Through its subsidiaries,
    including The Dreyfus Corporation, Mellon managed more than $226 billion
    in assets as of September 30, 1996,
                                    Page 8

    including approximately $85 billion in proprietary mutual fund assets. As
    of September 30, 1996, Mellon, through various subsidiaries, provided
    non-investment services, such as custodial or administration services, for
    more than $905 billion in assets, including approximately $60 billion in
    mutual fund assets.
    
   
                Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Fund has
    agreed to pay The Dreyfus Corporation a monthly fee at the annual rate of
    .75 of 1% of the value of the Fund's average daily net assets. For the
    period December 29, 1995 (commencement of operations) through September
    30, 1996, the Fund paid The Dreyfus Corporation a monthly management fee
    at the effective annual rate of .35 of 1% of the value of the Fund's
    average daily net assets, pursuant to an undertaking by The Dreyfus
    Corporation. From time to time, The Dreyfus Corporation may waive receipt
    of its fees and/or voluntarily assume certain expenses of the Fund, which
    would have the effect of lowering the expense ratio of the Fund and
    increasing yield to investors. The Fund will not pay The Dreyfus
    Corporation at a later time for any amounts it may waive, nor will the
    Fund reimburse The Dreyfus Corporation for any amounts it may assume.
    
                In allocating brokerage transactions for the Fund, The
    Dreyfus Corporation seeks to obtain the best execution of orders at the
    most favorable net price. Subject to this determination, The Dreyfus
    Corporation may consider, among other things, the receipt of research
    services and/or the sale of shares of the Fund or other funds managed,
    advised or administered by The Dreyfus Corporation as factors in the
    selection of broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions for the
    Fund. See "Portfolio Transactions" in the Statement of Additional
    Information.
                The Dreyfus Corporation may pay the Fund's distributor for
    shareholder services from The Dreyfus Corporation's own assets, including
    past profits but not including the management fee paid by the Fund. The
    Fund's distributor may use part or all of such payments to pay Service
    Agents in respect of these services.
        EXPENSES -- All expenses incurred in the operation of the Company are
    borne by the Company, except to the extent specifically assumed by The
    Dreyfus Corporation. The expenses borne by the Company include:
    organizational costs, taxes, interest, loan commitment fees, interest and
    distributions paid on securities sold short, brokerage fees and
    commissions, if any, fees of Board members who are not officers,
    directors, employees or holders of 5% or more of the outstanding voting
    securities of The Dreyfus Corporation or any of its affiliates,
    Securities and Exchange Commission fees, state Blue Sky qualification
    fees, advisory fees, charges of custodians, transfer and dividend
    disbursing agents' fees, certain insurance premiums, industry association
    fees, outside auditing and legal expenses, costs of independent pricing
    services, costs of maintaining the Company's existence, costs attributable
    to investor services (including, without limitation, telephone and
    personnel expenses), costs of preparing and printing prospectuses and
    statements of additional information for regulatory purposes and for
    distribution to existing shareholders, costs of shareholders' reports
    and meetings, and any extraordinary expenses. Expenses attributable to
    the Fund are charged against the assets of the Fund; other expenses of
    the Company are allocated among the Company's portfolios on the basis
    determined by the Company's Board, including, but not limited to,
    proportionately in relation to the net assets of each portfolio.
        DISTRIBUTOR -- The Fund's distributor is Premier Mutual Fund
    Services, Inc. (the "Distributor"), located at 60 State Street, Boston,
    Massachusetts 02109. The Distributor's ultimate parent is Boston
    Institutional Group, Inc.
        TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT AND CUSTODIAN -- Dreyfus
    Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dreyfus Corporation,
    P.O.Box 9671, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671, is the Fund's Transfer
    and Dividend Disbursing Agent (the "Transfer Agent"). Mellon Bank, N.A.,
    One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258, serves as the
    Fund's Custodian.
                                    Page 9

HOW TO BUY SHARES
        GENERAL -- Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares may be
    purchased only by clients of certain financial institutions (which may
    include banks), securities dealers ("Selected Dealers") and other
    industry professionals (collectively, "Service Agents"), except that
    full-time or part-time employees of The Dreyfus Corporation or any of its
    affiliates or subsidiaries, directors of The Dreyfus Corporation, Board
    members of a fund advised by The Dreyfus Corporation, including members
    of the Company's Board, or the spouse or minor child of any of the
    foregoing may purchase Class A shares directly through the Distributor.
    Subsequent purchases may be sent directly to the Transfer Agent or your
    Service Agent.
                Class R shares are offered only to institutional investors
    acting for themselves or in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial or
    similar capacity for qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans,
    including pension, profit-sharing, SEP-IRAs and other deferred
    compensation plans, whether established by corporations, partnerships,
    non-profit entities or state and local governments ("Retirement Plans").
    The term "Retirement Plans" does not include IRAs or IRA "Rollover
    Accounts." Class R shares may be purchased for a Retirement Plan only by
    a custodian, trustee, investment manager or other entity authorized to
    act on behalf of such Plan. Institutions effecting transactions in Class
    R shares for the accounts of their clients may charge their clients direct
    fees in connection with such transactions.
                When purchasing Fund shares, you must specify which Class is
    being purchased. Stock certificates are issued only upon your written
    request. No certificates are issued for fractional shares. The Fund
    reserves the right to reject any purchase order.
                Service Agents may receive different levels of compensation
    for selling different Classes of shares. Management understands that some
    Service Agents may impose certain conditions on their clients which are
    different from those described in this Prospectus, and, to the extent
    permitted by applicable regulatory authority, may charge their clients
    direct fees which would be in addition to any amounts which might be
    received under the Distribution Plan or Shareholder Services Plan. You
    should consult your Service Agent in this regard.
                The minimum initial investment is $1,000. Subsequent
    investments must be at least $100. However, the minimum initial investment
    for Dreyfus-sponsored Keogh Plans, IRAs, SEP-IRAs and 403(b)(7) Plans with
    only one participant is $750, with no minimum for subsequent purchases.
    Individuals who open an IRA also may open a non-working spousal IRA with a
    minimum initial investment of $250. Subsequent investments in a spousal
    IRA must be at least $250. The initial investment must be accompanied by
    the Account Application. The Fund reserves the right to offer Fund shares
    without regard to minimum purchase requirements to employees participating
    in certain qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans or other
    programs where contributions or account information can be transmitted in
    a manner and form acceptable to the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to
    vary further the initial and subsequent investment minimum requirements
    at any time.
                The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")
    imposes various limitations on the amount that may be contributed to
    certain Retirement Plans. These limitations apply with respect to
    participants at the plan level and, therefore, do not directly affect the
    amount that may be invested in the Fund by a Retirement Plan.
    Participants and plan sponsors should consult their tax advisers for
    details.
   
                You may purchase Fund shares by check or wire, or through the
    TELETRANSFER Privilege described below. Checks should be made payable to
    "Dreyfus Family of Funds," or, if for Dreyfus retirement plan accounts,
    to "The Dreyfus Trust Company, Custodian." Payments which are mailed
    should be sent to Premier Growth and Income Fund, P.O. Box 6587,
    Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6587. If you are opening a new account,
    please enclose your Account Application indicating which Class of shares
    is being purchased. For subsequent investments, your Fund account number
    should appear on the check and an investment slip
                                    Page 10

    should be enclosed. For Dreyfus retirement plan accounts, payments which
    are mailed should be sent to The Dreyfus Trust Company, Custodian, P.O.
    Box 6427, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6427. Neither initial nor
    subsequent investments should be made by third party check.
    
   
                Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a
    commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any
    other bank having a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately
    available funds may be transmitted by wire to The Bank of New York, DDA #
    8900276320/Premier Growth and Income Fund. The wire must include your
    Fund account number (for new accounts, your Taxpayer Identification
    Number ("TIN") should be included instead), account registration and
    dealer number, if applicable, and must indicate the class of shares being
    purchased. If your initial purchase of Fund shares is by wire, please
    call 1-800-645-6561 after completing your wire payment to obtain your Fund
    account number. Please include your Fund account number on the Account
    Application and promptly mail the Account Application to the Fund, as no
    redemptions will be permitted until the Account Application is received.
    You may obtain further information about remitting funds in this manner
    from your bank. All payments should be made in U.S. dollars and, to avoid
    fees and delays, should be drawn only on U.S. banks. A charge will be
    imposed if any check used for investment in your account does not clear.
    The Fund makes available to certain large institutions the ability to
    issue purchase instructions through compatible computer facilities.
    
                Fund shares also may be purchased through Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC
    Asset BuilderRegistration Mark and the Government Direct Deposit
    Privilege described under "Shareholder Services." These services enable
    you to make regularly scheduled investments and may provide you with a
    convenient way to invest for long-term financial goals. You should be
    aware, however, that periodic investment plans do not guarantee a profit
    and will not protect an investor against loss in a declining market.
                Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic
    transfer of funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic
    financial institution that is an Automated Clearing House member. You
    must direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds
    through the Automated Clearing House to The Bank of New York with
    instructions to credit your Fund account. The instructions must specify
    your Fund account registration and Fund account number PRECEDED BY THE
    DIGITS "1111."
                Fund shares are sold on a continuous basis. Net asset value
    per share is determined as of the close of trading on the floor of the
    New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., New York time), on each day
    the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. For purposes of
    determining net asset value, options and futures contracts will be valued
    15 minutes after the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock
    Exchange. Net asset value per share of each Class is computed by dividing
    the value of the Fund's net assets represented by such Class (i.e., the
    value of its assets less liabilities) by the total number of shares of
    such Class outstanding. The Fund's investments are valued based on market
    value or, where market quotations are not readily available, based on
    fair value as determined in good faith by the Company's Board. For
    further information regarding the methods employed in valuing the Fund's
    investments, see "Determination of Net Asset Value" in the Statement of
    Additional Information.
                If an order is received in proper form by the Transfer Agent
    or other agent by the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock
    Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., New York time) on a business day, Fund
    shares will be purchased at the public offering price determined as of
    the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on that
    day. Otherwise, Fund shares will be purchased at the public offering
    price determined as of the close of trading on the floor of the New York
    Stock Exchange on the next business day, except where shares are
    purchased through a dealer as provided below.
                Orders for the purchase of Fund shares received by dealers by
    the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on any
    business day and transmitted to the Distributor or its designee by the
    close of its business day (normally 5:15 p.m., New York time) will be
                                    Page 11

    based on the public offering price per share determined as of the close
    of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on that day.
    Otherwise, the orders will be based on the next determined public
    offering price. It is the dealer's responsibility to transmit orders so
    that they will be received by the Distributor or its designee before the
    close of its business day. For certain institutions that have entered
    into agreements with the Distributor, payment for the purchase of Fund
    shares may be transmitted, and must be received by the Transfer Agent,
    within three business days after the order is placed. If such payment is
    not received within three business days after the order is placed, the
    order may be canceled and the institution could be held liable for
    resulting fees and/or losses.
                The Distributor may pay dealers a fee of up to .5% of the
    amount invested through such dealers in Fund shares by employees
    participating in qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans or
    other programs where (i) the employers or affiliated employers
    maintaining such plans or programs have a minimum of 250 employees
    eligible for participation in such plans or programs or (ii) such plan's
    or program's aggregate investment in the Dreyfus Family of Funds or
    certain other products made available by the Distributor to such plans or
    programs exceeds $1,000,000 ("Eligible Benefit Plans"). Shares of funds
    in the Dreyfus Family of Funds then held by Eligible Benefit Plans will
    be aggregated to determine the fee payable. The Distributor reserves the
    right to cease paying these fees at any time. The Distributor will pay
    such fees from its own funds, other than amounts received from the Fund,
    including past profits or any other source available to it.
                Federal regulations require that you provide a certified TIN
    upon opening or reopening an account. See "Dividends, Distributions and
    Taxes" and the Account Application for further information concerning
    this requirement. Failure to furnish a certified TIN to the Fund could
    subject you to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (the
    "IRS").
   
        CLASS A SHARES -- The public offering price of Class A shares is the
    net asset value per share of that Class plus, except for shareholders
    beneficially owning Fund shares on November 30, 1996, a sales load as
    shown below:
    
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   TOTAL SALES LOAD
                                                                         -----------------------------------
                                                                AS A % OF         AS A % OF         DEALERS' REALLOWANCE
                                                             OFFERING PRICE   NET ASSET VALUE            AS A % OF
               AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION                            PER SHARE         PER SHARE           OFFERING PRICE
               ----------------------------                  --------------  -----------------    -----------------------
               <S>                                           <C>             <C>                  <C>
               Less than $50,000.                                5.75              6.10                    5.00
               $50,000 to less than $100,000                     4.50              4.70                    3.75
               $100,000 to less than $250,000                    3.50              3.60                    2.75
               $250,000 to less than $500,000                    2.50              2.60                    2.25
               $500,000 to less than $1,000,000                  2.00              2.00                    1.75
               $1,000,000 or more                                 -0-               -0-                     -0-
</TABLE>
    
   
        For shareholders beneficially owning Fund shares on November
    30, 1996, the public offering price for Class A shares is the net asset
    value per share of that Class plus a sales load as shown below:
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                   TOTAL SALES LOAD
                                                                         -----------------------------------
                                                                AS A % OF         AS A % OF         DEALERS' REALLOWANCE
                                                             OFFERING PRICE   NET ASSET VALUE            AS A % OF
               AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION                            PER SHARE         PER SHARE           OFFERING PRICE
               ----------------------------                  --------------  -----------------    -----------------------
               <S>                                           <C>             <C>                  <C>
               Less than $50,000.                                4.50              4.70                     4.25
               $50,000 to less than $100,000                     4.00              4.20                     3.75
               $100,000 to less than $250,000                    3.00              3.10                     2.75
               $250,000 to less than $500,000                    2.50              2.60                     2.25
               $500,000 to less than $1,000,000                  2.00              2.00                     1.75
               $1,000,000 or more                                 -0-               -0-                      -0-
</TABLE>
                                    Page 12

   
                A CDSC of 1% will be assessed at the time of redemption of
    Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge as part of an
    investment of at least $1,000,000 and redeemed within one year of
    purchase. The terms contained in the section of the Fund's Prospectus
    entitled "How to Redeem Shares _ Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" (other
    than the amount of the CDSC and time periods) are applicable to the
    Class A shares subject to a CDSC. Letter of Intent and Right of
    Accumulation apply to such purchases of Class A shares.
    
                Full-time employees of NASD member firms and full-time
    employees of other financial institutions which have entered into an
    agreement with the Distributor pertaining to the sale of Fund shares (or
    which otherwise have a brokerage related or clearing arrangement with an
    NASD member firm or financial institution with respect to the sale of
    such shares) may purchase Class A shares for themselves directly or
    pursuant to an employee benefit plan or other program, or for their
    spouses or minor children, at net asset value, provided that they have
    furnished the Distributor with such information as it may request from
    time to time in order to verify eligibility for this privilege. This
    privilege also applies to full-time employees of financial institutions
    affiliated with NASD member firms whose full-time employees are eligible
    to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. In addition, Class A
    shares are offered at net asset value to full-time or part-time employees
    of The Dreyfus Corporation or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries,
    directors of The Dreyfus Corporation, Board members of a fund advised by
    The Dreyfus Corporation, including members of the Company's Board, or the
    spouse or minor child of any of the foregoing.
                Class A shares are offered at net asset value without a sales
    load to employees participating in Eligible Benefit Plans. Class A shares
    also may be purchased (including by exchange) at net asset value without
    a sales load for Dreyfus-sponsored IRA "Rollover Accounts" with the
    distribution proceeds from a qualified retirement plan or a
    Dreyfus-sponsored 403(b)(7) plan, provided that, at the time of such
    distribution, such qualified retirement plan or Dreyfus-sponsored
    403(b)(7) plan (a) met the requirements of an Eligible Benefit Plan and
    all or a portion of such plan's assets were invested in funds in the
    Premier Family of Funds or the Dreyfus Family of Funds or certain other
    products made available by the Distributor to such plans, or (b) invested
    all of its assets in certain funds in the Premier Family of Funds or the
    Dreyfus Family of Funds or certain other products made available by the
    Distributor to such plans.
                Class A shares may be purchased at net asset value through
    certain broker-dealers and other financial institutions which have
    entered into an agreement with the Distributor, which includes a
    requirement that such shares be sold for the benefit of clients
    participating in a "wrap account" or a similar program under which such
    clients pay a fee to such broker-dealer or other financial institution.
                Class A shares also may be purchased at net asset value,
    subject to appropriate documentation, through a broker-dealer or other
    financial institution with the proceeds from the redemption of shares of
    a registered open-end management investment company not managed by The
    Dreyfus Corporation or its affiliates. The purchase of Class A shares of
    the Fund must be made within 60 days of such redemption and the
    shareholder must have either (i) paid an initial sales charge or a
    contingent deferred sales charge or (ii) been obligated to pay at any
    time during the holding period, but did not actually pay on redemption, a
    deferred sales charge with respect to such redeemed shares.
                Class A shares also may be purchased at net asset value,
    subject to appropriate documentation, by (i) qualified separate accounts
    maintained by an insurance company pursuant to the laws of any State or
    territory of the United States, (ii) a State, county or city or
    instrumentality thereof, (iii) a charitable organization (as defined in
    Section 501(c)(3) of the Code) investing $50,000 or more in Fund shares,
    and (iv) a charitable remainder trust (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of
    the Code).
                The dealer reallowance may be changed from time to time but
    will remain the same for all dealers. The Distributor, at its expense,
    may provide additional promotional incentives to deal-
                                    Page 13

    ers that sell shares of funds advised by The Dreyfus Corporation which are
    sold with a sales load, such as Class A shares. In some instances, those
    incentives may be offered only to certain dealers who have sold or may
    sell significant amounts of shares. Dealers receive a larger percentage of
    the sales load from the Distributor than they receive for selling most
    other funds.
        CLASS B SHARES -- The public offering price for Class B shares is the
    net asset value per share of that Class. No initial sales charge is
    imposed at the time of purchase. A CDSC is imposed, however, on certain
    redemptions of Class B shares as described under "How to Redeem Shares."
    The Distributor compensates certain Service Agents for selling Class B
    and Class C shares at the time of purchase from the Distributor's own
    assets. The proceeds of the CDSC and the distribution fee, in part, are
    used to defray these expenses.
        CLASS C SHARES -- The public offering price for Class C shares is the
    net asset value per share of that Class. No initial sales charge is
    imposed at the time of purchase. A CDSC is imposed, however, on
    redemptions of Class C shares made within the first year of purchase. See
    "Class B Shares" above and "How to Redeem Shares."
   
        CLASS R SHARES -- The public offering price for Class R shares is the
    net asset value per share of that Class.
    
   
        RIGHT OF ACCUMULATION -- CLASS A SHARES -- Reduced sales loads apply
    to any purchase of Class A shares, shares of other funds in the Premier
    Family of Funds, shares of certain other funds advised by The Dreyfus
    Corporation which are sold with a sales load and shares acquired by a
    previous exchange of such shares (hereinafter referred to as "Eligible
    Funds"), by you and any related "purchaser" as defined in the Statement
    of Additional Information, where the aggregate investment, including such
    purchase, is $50,000 or more. If, for example, you previously purchased
    and still hold Class A shares, or shares of any other Eligible Fund or
    combination thereof, with an aggregate current market value of $40,000
    and subsequently purchase Class A shares or shares of an Eligible Fund
    having a current value of $20,000, the sales load applicable to the
    subsequent purchase would be reduced to 4.5% of the offering price. All
    present holdings of Eligible Funds may be combined to determine the
    current offering price of the aggregate investment in ascertaining the
    sales load applicable to each subsequent purchase. Class A shares
    purchased by shareholders beneficially owning Fund shares on November 30,
    1996, are subject to a different sales load schedule, as described above
    under "Class A Shares."
    
                To qualify for reduced sales loads, at the time of purchase
    you or your Service Agent must notify the Distributor if orders are made
    by wire, or the Transfer Agent if orders are made by mail. The reduced
    sales load is subject to confirmation of your holdings through a check of
    appropriate records.
        TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE -- You may purchase shares (minimum $500,
    maximum $150,000 per day) by telephone if you have checked the
    appropriate box and supplied the necessary information on the Account
    Application or have filed a Shareholder Services Form with the Transfer
    Agent. The proceeds will be transferred between the bank account
    designated in one of these documents and your Fund account. Only a bank
    account maintained in a domestic financial institution which is an
    Automated Clearing House member may be so designated. The Fund may modify
    or terminate this Privilege at any time or charge a service fee upon
    notice to shareholders. No such fee currently is contemplated.
   
                If you have selected the TELETRANSFER Privilege, you may
    request a TELETRANSFER purchase of shares by calling 1-800-645-6561 or,
    if you are calling from overseas, call 516-794-5452.
    
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
                The services and privileges described under this heading may
    not be available to clients of certain Service Agents and some Service
    Agents may impose certain conditions on their clients which are different
    from those described in this Prospectus. You should consult your Service
    Agent in this regard.
                                    Page 14

        FUND EXCHANGES
                You may purchase, in exchange for shares of a Class, shares
    of the same Class of certain other funds managed or administered by The
    Dreyfus Corporation, to the extent such shares are offered for sale in
    your state of residence. These funds have different investment objectives
    which may be of interest to you. You also may exchange your Fund shares
    that are subject to a CDSC for shares of Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money
    Market Fund, Inc. The shares so purchased will be held in a special
    account created solely for this purpose ("Exchange Account"). Exchanges
    of shares from an Exchange Account only can be made into certain other
    funds managed or administered by The Dreyfus Corporation. No CDSC is
    charged when an investor exchanges into an Exchange Account; however, the
    applicable CDSC will be imposed when shares are redeemed from an Exchange
    Account or other applicable Fund account. Upon redemption, the applicable
    CDSC will be calculated without regard to the time such shares were held
    in an Exchange Account. See "How to Redeem Shares." Redemption proceeds
    for Exchange Account shares are paid by Federal wire or check only.
    Exchange Account shares also are eligible for the Auto-Exchange
    Privilege, Dividend Sweep and the Automatic Withdrawal Plan. To use this
    service, you should consult your Service Agent or call 1-800-645-6561 to
    determine if it is available and whether any conditions are imposed on
    its use. WITH RESPECT TO CLASS R SHARES HELD BY RETIREMENT PLANS,
    EXCHANGES MAY BE MADE ONLY BETWEEN A SHAREHOLDER'S RETIREMENT PLAN
    ACCOUNT IN ONE FUND AND SUCH SHAREHOLDER'S RETIREMENT PLAN ACCOUNT IN
    ANOTHER FUND.
   
                To request an exchange, your Service Agent acting on your
    behalf must give exchange instructions to the Transfer Agent in writing
    or by telephone. Before any exchange, you must obtain and should review a
    copy of the current prospectus of the fund into which the exchange is
    being made. Prospectuses may be obtained by calling 1-800-645-6561.
    Except in the case of personal retirement plans, the shares being
    exchanged must have a current value of at least $500; furthermore, when
    establishing a new account by exchange, the shares being exchanged must
    have a value of at least the minimum initial investment required for the
    fund into which the exchange is being made. The ability to issue exchange
    instructions by telephone is given to all Fund shareholders automatically,
    unless you check the applicable "No" box on the Account Application,
    indicating that you specifically refuse this Privilege. The Telephone
    Exchange Privilege may be established for an existing account by written
    request signed by all shareholders on the account, by a separate signed
    Shareholder Services Form, available by calling 1-800-645-6561, or by
    oral request from any of the authorized signatories on the account by
    calling 1-800-645-6561. If you have established the Telephone Exchange
    Privilege, you may telephone exchange instructions (including over The
    Dreyfus TouchRegistration Mark automated telephone system) by calling
    1-800-645-6561. If you are calling from overseas, call 516-794-5452. See
    "How to Redeem Shares _ Procedures." Upon an exchange into a new account,
    the following shareholder services and privileges, as applicable and
    where available, will be automatically carried over to the fund into
    which the exchange is made: Telephone Exchange Privilege, Wire Redemption
    Privilege, Telephone Redemption Privilege, TELETRANSFER Privilege and the
    dividend/capital gain distribution option (except for Dividend Sweep)
    selected by the investor.
    
   
                Shares will be exchanged at the next determined net asset
    value; however, a sales load may be charged with respect to exchanges of
    Class A shares into funds sold with a sales load. No CDSC will be imposed
    on Class B or Class C shares at the time of an exchange; however, Class B
    or Class C shares acquired through an exchange will be subject to the
    higher CDSC applicable to the exchanged or acquired shares. The CDSC
    applicable on redemption of the acquired Class B or Class C shares will
    be calculated from the date of the initial purchase of the Class B or
    Class C shares exchanged, as the case may be. If you are exchanging Class
    A shares into a fund that charges a sales load, you may qualify for share
    prices which do not include the sales load or which reflect a reduced
    sales load, if the
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    shares you are exchanging were: (a) purchased with a sales load, (b)
    acquired by a previous exchange from shares purchased with a sales load,
    or (c) acquired through reinvestment of dividends or distributions paid
    with respect to the foregoing categories of shares. To qualify, at the
    time of the exchange your Service Agent must notify the Distributor. Any
    such qualification is subject to confirmation of your holdings through a
    check of appropriate records. See "Shareholder Services" in the Statement
    of Additional Information. No fees currently are charged shareholders
    directly in connection with exchanges, although the Fund reserves the
    right, upon not less than 60 days' written notice, to charge shareholders
    a nominal administrative fee in accordance with rules promulgated by the
    Securities and Exchange Commission. The Fund reserves the right to reject
    any exchange request in whole or in part. The availability of Fund
    Exchanges may be modified or terminated at any time upon notice to
    shareholders. See "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes."
    
        AUTO-EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE
   
                Auto-Exchange Privilege enables you to invest regularly (on a
    semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly or annual basis), in exchange for shares
    of the Fund, in shares of the same Class of other funds in the Premier
    Family of Funds or certain other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds of
    which you are a shareholder. WITH RESPECT TO CLASS R SHARES HELD BY
    RETIREMENT PLANS, EXCHANGES PURSUANT TO THE AUTO-EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE MAY
    BE MADE ONLY BETWEEN A SHAREHOLDER'S RETIREMENT PLAN ACCOUNT IN ONE FUND
    AND SUCH SHAREHOLDER'S RETIREMENT PLAN ACCOUNT IN ANOTHER FUND. The
    amount you designate, which can be expressed either in terms of a
    specific dollar or share amount ($100 minimum), will be exchanged
    automatically on the first and/or fifteenth day of the month according to
    the schedule you have selected. Shares will be exchanged at the
    then-current net asset value; however, a sales load may be charged with
    respect to exchanges of Class A shares into funds sold with a sales load.
    No CDSC will be imposed on Class B or Class C shares at the time of an
    exchange; however, Class B or Class C shares acquired through an exchange
    will be subject to the higher CDSC applicable to the exchanged or
    acquired shares. The CDSC applicable on redemption of the acquired Class
    B or Class C shares will be calculated from the date of the initial
    purchase of the Class B or Class C shares exchanged, as the case may be.
    See "Shareholder Services" in the Statement of Additional Information.
    The right to exercise this Privilege may be modified or canceled by the
    Fund or the Transfer Agent. You may modify or cancel your exercise of
    this Privilege at any time by mailing written notification to Premier
    Growth and Income Fund, Inc., P.O. Box 6587, Providence, Rhode Island
    02940-6587. The Fund may charge a service fee for the use of this
    Privilege. No such fee currently is contemplated. For more information
    concerning this Privilege and the funds in the Premier Family of Funds or
    the Dreyfus Family of Funds eligible to participate in this Privilege, or
    to obtain an Auto-Exchange Authorization Form, please call toll free
    1-800-645-6561. See "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes."
    
        DREYFUS -- AUTOMATIC ASSET BUILDERRegistration Mark
                Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC Asset Builder permits you to purchase Fund
    shares (minimum of $100 and maximum of $150,000 per transaction) at
    regular intervals selected by you. Fund shares are purchased by
    transferring funds from the bank account designated by you. At your
    option, the bank account designated by you will be debited in the
    specified amount, and Fund shares will be purchased, once a month, on
    either the first or fifteenth day, or twice a month, on both days. Only
    an account maintained at a domestic financial institution which is an
    Automated Clearing House member may be so designated. To establish a
    Dreyfus-AUTOMATIC-Asset Builder account, you must file an authorization
    form with the Transfer Agent. You may obtain the necessary authorization
    form by calling 1-800-645-6561. You may cancel your participation in this
    Privilege or change the amount of purchase at any time by mailing written
    notification to Premier Growth and Income Fund, P.O. Box 6587,
    Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6587, or, if for Dreyfus retirement plan
    accounts, to The Dreyfus Trust Company,
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    Custodian, P.O. Box 6427, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6427, and the
    notification will be effective three business days following receipt. The
    Fund may modify or terminate this Privilege at any time or charge a
    service fee. No such fee currently is contemplated.
        GOVERNMENT DIRECT DEPOSIT PRIVILEGE
                Government Direct Deposit Privilege enables you to purchase
    Fund shares (minimum of $100 and maximum of $50,000 per transaction) by
    having Federal salary, Social Security, or certain veterans', military or
    other payments from the Federal government automatically deposited into
    your Fund account. You may deposit as much of such payments as you elect.
    To enroll in Government Direct Deposit, you must file with the Transfer
    Agent a completed Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form for each type of payment
    that you desire to include in this Privilege. The appropriate form may be
    obtained by calling 1-800-645-6561. Death or legal incapacity will
    terminate your participation in this Privilege. You may elect at any time
    to terminate your participation by notifying in writing the appropriate
    Federal agency. The Fund may terminate your participation upon 30 days'
    notice to you.
        DIVIDEND OPTIONS
                Dividend Sweep enables you to invest automatically dividends
    or dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, paid by the Fund in
    shares of the same Class of another fund in the Premier Family of Funds
    or the Dreyfus Family of Funds of which you are a shareholder. Shares of
    the other fund will be purchased at the then-current net asset value;
    however, a sales load may be charged with respect to investments in
    shares of a fund sold with a sales load. If you are investing in a fund
    that charges a sales load, you may qualify for share prices which do not
    include the sales load or which reflect a reduced sales load. If you are
    investing in a fund or class that charges a CDSC, the shares purchased
    will be subject on redemption to the CDSC, if any, applicable to the
    purchased shares. See "Shareholder Services" in the Statement of
    Additional Information. Dividend ACH permits you to transfer
    electronically dividends or dividends and capital gain distributions, if
    any, from the Fund to a designated bank account. Only an account
    maintained at a domestic financial institution which is an Automated
    Clearing House member may be so designated. Banks may charge a fee for
    this service.
                For more information concerning these privileges or to
    request a Dividend Options Form, please call toll free 1-800-645-6561.
    You may cancel these privileges by mailing written notification to
    Premier Growth and Income, Inc., P.O. Box 6587, Providence, Rhode Island
    02940-6587. To select a new fund after cancellation, you must submit a
    new Dividend Options Form. Enrollment in or cancellation of these
    privileges is effective three business days following receipt. These
    privileges are available only for existing accounts and may not be used
    to open new accounts. Minimum subsequent investments do not apply for
    Dividend Sweep. The Fund may modify or terminate these privileges at any
    time or charge a service fee. No such fee currently is contemplated.
    Shares held under Keogh Plans, IRAs or other retirement plans are not
    eligible for Dividend Sweep.
        AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN
                The Automatic Withdrawal Plan permits you to request
    withdrawal of a specified dollar amount (minimum of $50) on either a
    monthly or quarterly basis if you have a $5,000 minimum account.
    Particular Retirement Plans, including Dreyfus sponsored retirement
    plans, may permit certain participants to establish an automatic
    withdrawal plan from such Retirement Plans. Participants should consult
    their Retirement Plan sponsor and tax adviser for details. Such a
    withdrawal plan is different than the Automatic Withdrawal Plan. An
    application for the Automatic Withdrawal Plan can be obtained by calling
    1-800-645-6561. The Automatic Withdrawal Plan may be ended at any time by
    you, the Fund or the Transfer Agent. Shares for which certificates have
    been issued may not be redeemed through the Automatic Withdrawal Plan.
   
               No CDSC with respect to Class B shares will be imposed on
    withdrawals made under the Automatic Withdrawal Plan, provided that the
    amounts withdrawn under the plan do not
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    exceed on an annual basis 12% of the account value at the time the
    shareholder elects to participate in the Automatic Withdrawal Plan.
    Withdrawals with respect to Class B shares under the Automatic Withdrawal
    Plan that exceed on an annual basis 12% of the value of the shareholder's
    account will be subject to a CDSC on the amounts exceeding 12% of the
    initial account value. Class C shares withdrawn pursuant to the Automatic
    Withdrawal Plan will be subject to any applicable CDSC. Purchases of
    additional Class A shares where the sales load is imposed concurrently
    with withdrawals of Class A shares generally are undesirable.
    
        RETIREMENT PLANS
                The Fund offers a variety of pension and profit-sharing
    plans, including Keogh Plans, IRAs, SEP-IRAs and IRA "Rollover Accounts,"
    401(k) Salary Reduction Plans and 403(b)(7) Plans. Plan support services
    also are available. You can obtain details on the various plans by
    calling the following numbers toll free: for Keogh Plans, please call
    1-800-358-5566; for IRAs and IRA "Rollover Accounts," please call
    1-800-645-6561; or for SEP-IRAs, 401(k) Salary Reduction Plans and
    403(b)(7) Plans, please call 1-800-322-7880.
        LETTER OF INTENT -- CLASS A SHARES
                By signing a Letter of Intent form, which can be obtained by
    calling 1-800-645-6561, you become eligible for the reduced sales load
    applicable to the total number of Eligible Fund shares purchased in a
    13-month period pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the
    Letter of Intent. A minimum initial purchase of $5,000 is required. To
    compute the applicable sales load, the offering price of shares you hold
    (on the date of submission of the Letter of Intent) in any Eligible Fund
    that may be used toward "Right of Accumulation" benefits described above
    may be used as a credit toward completion of the Letter of Intent.
    However, the reduced sales load will be applied only to new purchases.
   
                The Transfer Agent will hold in escrow 5% of the amount
    indicated in the Letter of Intent for payment of a higher sales load if
    you do not purchase the full amount indicated in the Letter of Intent.
    The escrow will be released when you fulfill the terms of the Letter of
    Intent by purchasing the specified amount. If your purchases qualify for
    a further sales load reduction, the sales load will be adjusted to
    reflect your total purchase at the end of 13 months. If total purchases
    are less than the amount specified, you will be requested to remit an
    amount equal to the difference between the sales load actually paid and
    the sales load applicable to the aggregate purchases actually made. If
    such remittance is not received within 20 days, the Transfer Agent, as
    attorney-in-fact pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Intent, will
    redeem an appropriate number of Class A shares of the Fund held in escrow
    to realize the difference. Signing a Letter of Intent does not bind you
    to purchase, or the Fund to sell, the full amount indicated at the sales
    load in effect at the time of signing, but you must complete the intended
    purchase to obtain the reduced sales load. At the time you purchase Class
    A shares, you must indicate your intention to do so under a Letter of
    Intent. Purchases pursuant to a Letter of Intent will be made at the
    then-current net asset value plus the applicable sales load in effect at
    the time such Letter of Intent was executed.
    
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
        GENERAL
                You may request redemption of your shares at any time.
    Redemption requests should be transmitted to the Transfer Agent as
    described below. When a request is received in proper form, the Fund will
    redeem the shares at the next determined net asset value as described
    below. If you hold Fund shares of more than one Class, any request for
    redemption must specify the Class of shares being redeemed. If you fail
    to specify the Class of shares to be redeemed or if you own fewer shares
    of the Class than specified to be redeemed, the redemption request may be
    delayed until the Transfer Agent receives further instructions from you
    or your Service Agent.
   
                The Fund imposes no charges (other than any applicable CDSC)
    when shares are redeemed. Service Agents or other institutions may charge
    their clients a fee for effecting redemptions of
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    Fund shares. Any certificates representing Fund shares being redeemed must
    be submitted with the redemption request. The value of the shares redeemed
    may be more or less than their original cost, depending upon the Fund's
    then-current net asset value.
    
                Distributions from qualified Retirement Plans, IRAs
    (including IRA "Rollover Accounts") and certain non-qualified deferred
    compensation plans, except distributions representing returns of
    non-deductible contributions to the Retirement Plan or IRA, generally are
    taxable income to the participant. Distributions from such a Retirement
    Plan or IRA to a participant prior to the time the participant reaches
    age 591/2 or becomes permanently disabled may subject the participant to
    an additional 10% penalty tax imposed by the IRS. Participants should
    consult their tax advisers concerning the timing and consequences of
    distributions from a Retirement Plan or IRA. Participants in qualified
    Retirement Plans will receive a disclosure statement describing the
    consequences of a distribution from such a Plan from the administrator,
    trustee or custodian of the Plan, before receiving the distribution. The
    Fund will not report to the IRS redemptions of Fund shares by qualified
    Retirement Plans, IRAs or certain non-qualified deferred compensation
    plans. The administrator, trustee or custodian of such Retirement Plans
    and IRAs will be responsible for reporting distributions from such Plans
    and IRAs to the IRS.
                The Fund ordinarily will make payment for all shares redeemed
    within seven days after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a redemption
    request in proper form, except as provided by the rules of the Securities
    and Exchange Commission. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED FUND SHARES BY
    CHECK, BY THE TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE OR THROUGH DREYFUS-AUTOMATIC ASSET
    BUILDERRegistration Mark AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMIT A WRITTEN REDEMPTION
    REQUEST TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, THE REDEMPTION PROCEEDS WILL BE
    TRANSMITTED TO YOU PROMPTLY UPON BANK CLEARANCE OF YOUR PURCHASE CHECK,
    TELETRANSFER PURCHASE OR DREYFUS-AUTOMATIC ASSET BUILDER ORDER, WHICH MAY
    TAKE UP TO EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS OR MORE. IN ADDITION, THE FUND WILL REJECT
    REQUESTS TO REDEEM SHARES BY WIRE OR TELEPHONE OR PURSUANT TO THE
    TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE FOR A PERIOD OF EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT
    BY THE TRANSFER AGENT OF THE PURCHASE CHECK, THE TELETRANSFER PURCHASE OR
    THE DREYFUS-AUTOMATIC ASSET BUILDER ORDER AGAINST WHICH SUCH REDEMPTION
    IS REQUESTED. THESE PROCEDURES WILL NOT APPLY IF YOUR SHARES WERE
    PURCHASED BY WIRE PAYMENT, OR IF YOU OTHERWISE HAVE A SUFFICIENT
    COLLECTED BALANCE IN YOUR ACCOUNT TO COVER THE REDEMPTION REQUEST. PRIOR
    TO THE TIME ANY REDEMPTION IS EFFECTIVE, DIVIDENDS ON SUCH SHARES WILL
    ACCRUE AND BE PAYABLE, AND YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO EXERCISE ALL OTHER
    RIGHTS OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP. Fund shares will not be redeemed until
    the Transfer Agent has received your Account Application.
                The Fund reserves the right to redeem your account at its
    option upon not less than 45 days' written notice if your account's net
    asset value is $500 or less and remains so during the notice period.
        CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
        CLASS B SHARES -- A CDSC payable to the Distributor is imposed on any
    redemption of Class B shares which reduces the current net asset value of
    your Class B shares to an amount which is lower than the dollar amount of
    all payments by you for the purchase of Class B shares of the Fund held
    by you at the time of redemption. No CDSC will be imposed to the extent
    that the net asset value of the Class B shares redeemed does not exceed
    (i) the current net asset value of Class B shares acquired through
    reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions, plus (ii)
    increases in the net asset value of your Class B shares above the dollar
    amount of all your payments for the purchase of Class B shares held by
    you at the time of redemption.
                If the aggregate value of Class B shares redeemed has
    declined below their original cost as a result of the Fund's performance,
    a CDSC may be applied to the then-current net asset value rather than the
    purchase price.
                In circumstances where the CDSC is imposed, the amount of the
    charge will depend on the number of years from the time you purchased the
    Class B shares until the time of redemption of such shares. Solely for
    purposes of determining the number of years from the time of any payment
    for the purchase of Class B shares, all payments during a month will be
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    aggregated and deemed to have been made on the first day of the month.
    The following table sets forth the rates of the CDSC:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        YEAR SINCE PURCHASE                                CDSC AS A % OF AMOUNT
        PAYMENT WAS MADE                              INVESTED OR REDEMPTION PROCEEDS
        -------------------------                    ---------------------------------
        <S>                                                       <C>
        First.................................                    4.00
        Second................................                    4.00
        Third.................................                    3.00
        Fourth................................                    3.00
        Fifth.................................                    2.00
        Sixth.................................                    1.00
</TABLE>
                In determining whether a CDSC is applicable to a redemption,
    the calculation will be made in a manner that results in the lowest
    possible rate. It will be assumed that the redemption is made first of
    amounts representing shares acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of
    dividends and distributions; then of amounts representing the increase in
    net asset value of Class B shares above the total amount of payments for
    the purchase of Class B shares made during the preceding six years; then
    of amounts representing the cost of shares purchased six years prior to
    the redemption; and finally, of amounts representing the cost of shares
    held for the longest period of time within the applicable six-year period.
                For example, assume an investor purchased 100 shares at $10
    share for a cost of $1,000. Subsequently, the shareholder acquired five
    additional shares through dividend reinvestment. During the second year
    after the purchase the investor decided to redeem $500 of his or her
    investment. Assuming at the time of the redemption the net asset value
    had appreciated to $12 per share, the value of the investor's shares
    would be $1,260 (105 shares at $12 per share). The CDSC would not be
    applied to the value of the reinvested dividend shares and the amount
    which represents appreciation ($260). Therefore, $240 of the $500
    redemption proceeds ($500 minus $260) would be charged at a rate of 4%
    (the applicable rate in the second year after purchase) for a total CDSC
    of $9.60.
        CLASS C SHARES -- A CDSC of 1% payable to the Distributor is imposed
    on any redemption of Class C shares within one year of the date of
    purchase. The basis for calculating the payment of any such CDSC will be
    the method used in calculating the CDSC for Class B shares. See
    "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge _ Class B Shares" above.
   
        WAIVER OF CDSC -- The CDSC applicable to Class B and Class C shares
    may be waived in connection with (a) redemptions made within one year
    after the death or disability, as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the
    Code, of the shareholder, (b) redemptions by employees participating in
    Eligible Benefit Plans, (c) redemptions as a result of a combination of
    any investment company with the Fund by merger, acquisition of assets or
    otherwise, (d) a distribution following retirement under a tax-deferred
    retirement plan or upon attaining age 701\2 in the case of an IRA or
    Keogh plan or custodial account pursuant to Section 403(b) of the Code,
    and (e) redemptions pursuant to the Automatic Withdrawal Plan, as
    described in the Fund's Prospectus. If the Company's Board determines to
    discontinue the waiver of the CDSC, the disclosure in the Fund's
    Prospectus will be revised appropriately. Any Fund shares subject to a
    CDSC which were purchased prior to the termination of such waiver will
    have the CDSC waived as provided in the Fund's Prospectus at the time of
    the purchase of such shares.
    
                To qualify for a waiver of the CDSC, at the time of
    redemption you must notify the Transfer Agent or your Service Agent must
    notify the Distributor. Any such qualification is subject to confirmation
    of your entitlement.
        PROCEDURES
                You may redeem shares by using the regular redemption
    procedure through the Transfer Agent, or, if you have checked the
    appropriate box and supplied the necessary information on the Account
    Application or have filed a Shareholder Services Form with the Transfer
    Agent,
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    through the Wire Redemption Privilege, the Telephone Redemption
    Privilege or the TELETRANSFER Privilege. If you are a client of a
    Selected Dealer, you may redeem shares through the Selected Dealer. If
    you have given your Service Agent authority to instruct the Transfer
    Agent to redeem shares and to credit the proceeds of such redemptions to
    a designated account at your Service Agent, you may redeem shares only in
    this manner and in accordance with the regular redemption procedure
    described below. If you wish to use the other redemption methods
    described below, you must arrange with your Service Agent for delivery of
    the required application(s) to the Transfer Agent. Other redemption
    procedures may be in effect for clients of certain Service Agents or
    institutions. The Fund makes available to certain large institutions the
    ability to issue redemption instructions through compatible computer
    facilities. The Fund reserves the right to refuse any request made by
    wire or telephone, including requests made shortly after a change of
    address, and may limit the amount involved or the number of such requests.
    The Fund may modify or terminate any redemption Privilege at any time or
    charge a service fee upon notice to shareholders. No such fee currently
    is contemplated. Shares held under Keogh Plans, IRAs or other retirement
    plans, and shares for which certificates have been issued, are not
    eligible for the Wire Redemption, Telephone Redemption or TELETRANSFER
    Privilege.
   
                You may redeem shares by telephone if you have checked the
    appropriate box on the Account Application or have filed a Shareholder
    Services Form with the Transfer Agent. If you select a telephone
    redemption privilege or telephone exchange privilege (which is granted
    automatically unless you refuse it), you authorize the Transfer Agent to
    act on telephone instructions (including over The Dreyfus TouchRegistration
    Mark automated telephone system) from any person representing himself or
    herself to be you, or a representative of your Service Agent, and
    reasonably believed by the Transfer Agent to be genuine. The Fund will
    require the Transfer Agent to employ reasonable procedures, such as
    requiring a form of personal identification, to confirm that instructions
    are genuine and, if it does not follow such procedures, the Fund or the
    Transfer Agent may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or
    fraudulent instructions. Neither the Fund nor the Transfer Agent will be
    liable for following telephone instructions reasonably believed to be
    genuine.
    
                During times of drastic economic or market conditions, you
    may experience difficulty in contacting the Transfer Agent by telephone
    to request a redemption or exchange of Fund shares. In such cases, you
    should consider using the other redemption procedures described herein.
    Use of these other redemption procedures may result in your redemption
    request being processed at a later time than it would have been if
    telephone redemption had been used. During the delay, the Fund's net
    asset value may fluctuate.
        REGULAR REDEMPTION -- Under the regular redemption procedure, you may
    redeem shares by written request mailed to Premier Growth and Income Fund,
    P.O. Box 6587, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6587, or, if for Dreyfus
    retirement plan accounts, to The Dreyfus Trust Company, Custodian,P.O. Box
    6427, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6427. Redemption requests must
    be signed by each shareholder, including each owner of a joint account,
    and each signature must be guaranteed. The Transfer Agent has adopted
    standards and procedures pursuant to which signature-guarantees in proper
    form generally will be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers,
    credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities
    associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as well as from
    participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program,
    the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP") and the Stock
    Exchanges Medallion Program. If you have any questions with respect to
    signature-guarantees, please contact your Service Agent or call the
    telephone number listed on the cover of this Prospectus.
                Redemption proceeds of at least $1,000 will be wired to any
    member bank of the Federal Reserve System in accordance with a written
    signature-guaranteed request.
        WIRE REDEMPTION PRIVILEGE -- You may request by wire or telephone
    that redemption proceeds (minimum $1,000) be wired to your account at a
    bank which is a member of the Federal
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    Reserve System, or a correspondent bank if your bank is not a member. You
    also may direct that redemption proceeds be paid by check (maximum
    $150,000 per day) made out to the owners of record and mailed to your
    address. Redemption proceeds of less than $1,000 will be paid
    automatically by check. Holders of jointly registered Fund or bank
    accounts may have redemption proceeds of not more than $250,000 wired
    within any 30-day period. You may telephone redemption requests by calling
    1-800-645-6561 or, if you are calling from overseas, call 516-794-5452.
    The Statement of Additional Information sets forth instructions for
    transmitting redemption requests by wire.
        TELEPHONE REDEMPTION PRIVILEGE -- You may request by telephone that
    redemption proceeds (maximum $150,000 per day) be paid by check and
    mailed to your address. You may telephone redemption instructions by
    calling 1-800-645-6561 or, if you are calling from overseas, call
    516-794-5452.
        TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE -- You may request by telephone that
    redemption proceeds (minimum $500 per day) be transferred between your
    Fund account and your bank account. Only a bank account maintained in a
    domestic financial institution which is an Automated Clearing House
    member may be designated. Redemption proceeds will be on deposit in your
    account at an Automated Clearing House member bank ordinarily two days
    after receipt of the redemption request or, at your request, paid by
    check (maximum $150,000 per day) and mailed to your address. Holders of
    jointly registered Fund or bank accounts may redeem through the
    TELETRANSFER Privilege for transfer to their bank account not more than
    $250,000 within     any 30-day period.
   
                If you have selected the TELETRANSFER Privilege, you may
    request a TELETRANSFER redemption of shares by calling 1-800-645-6561 or,
    if you are calling from overseas, call 516-794-5452.
    
        REDEMPTION THROUGH A SELECTED DEALER -- If you are a customer of a
    Selected Dealer, you may make redemption requests to your Selected
    Dealer. If the Selected Dealer transmits the redemption request so that
    it is received by the Transfer Agent prior to the close of trading on the
    floor of the New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m., New York
    time), the redemption request will be effective on that day. If a
    redemption request is received by the Transfer Agent after the close of
    trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the redemption
    request will be effective on the next business day. It is the
    responsibility of the Selected Dealer to transmit a request so that it is
    received in a timely manner. The proceeds of the redemption are credited
    to your account with the Selected Dealer. See "How to Buy Shares" for a
    discussion of additional conditions or fees that may be imposed upon
    redemption.
                In addition, the Distributor or its designee will accept
    orders from Selected Dealers with which the Distributor has sales
    agreements for the repurchase of shares held by shareholders. Repurchase
    orders received by dealers by the close of trading on the floor of the
    New York Stock Exchange on any business day and transmitted to the
    Distributor or its designee prior to the close of its business day
    (normally 5:15 p.m., New York time) are effected at the price determined
    as of the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on
    that day. Otherwise, the shares will be redeemed at the next determined
    net asset value. It is the responsibility of the Selected Dealer to
    transmit orders on a timely basis. The Selected Dealer may charge the
    shareholder a fee for executing the order. This repurchase arrangement is
    discretionary and may be withdrawn at any time.
   
                REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE -- Upon written request, you may
    reinvest up to the number of Class A or Class B shares you have redeemed,
    within 45 days of redemption, at the then-prevailing net asset value
    without a sales load, or reinstate your account for the purpose of
    exercising Fund Exchanges. Upon reinvestment, with respect to Class B, or
    if the Class A shares if such shares were subject to a CDSC, the
    shareholder's account will be credited with an amount equal to the CDSC
    previously paid upon redemption of the Class A or Class B shares
    reinvested. The Reinvestment Privilege may be exercised only once.
    
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DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN
(CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C ONLY)
                Class B and Class C shares are subject to a Distribution Plan
    and Class A, Class B and Class C shares are subject to a Shareholder
    Services Plan.
        DISTRIBUTION PLAN -- Under the Distribution Plan, adopted pursuant to
    Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund pays the Distributor for
    distributing the Fund's Class B and Class C shares at an annual rate of
    .75 of 1% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B and
    Class C.
        SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN -- Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the
    Fund pays the Distributor for the provision of certain services to the
    holders of Class A, Class B and Class C shares a fee at the annual rate
    of .25 of 1% of the value of the average daily net assets of each such
    Class. The services provided may include personal services relating to
    shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding
    the Fund and providing reports and other information, and services
    related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may
    make payments to Service Agents in respect of these services. The
    Distributor determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
                Under the Code, the Fund is treated as a separate entity for
    purposes of qualification and taxation as a regulated investment company.
    The Fund ordinarily declares and pays dividends from its net investment
    income quarterly, and distributes net realized securities gains, if any,
    once a year, but it may make distributions on a more frequent basis to
    comply with the distribution requirements of the Code, in all events in a
    manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act. The Fund will not
    make distributions from net realized securities gains unless capital loss
    carryovers, if any, have been utilized or have expired. You may choose
    whether to receive dividends and distributions in cash or to reinvest in
    additional shares at net asset value. Dividends and distributions paid in
    cash to Retirement Plans, however, may be subject to additional tax as
    described below. All expenses are accrued daily and deducted before
    declaration of dividends to investors. Dividends paid by each Class will
    be calculated at the same time and in the same manner and will be of the
    same amount, except that the expenses attributable solely to a particular
    Class will be borne exclusively by such Class. Class B and C shares will
    receive lower per share dividends than Class A shares which will receive
    lower per share dividends than Class R shares because of the higher
    expenses borne by the relevant Class. See "Fee Table."
                Dividends paid by the Fund to qualified Retirement Plans,
    IRAs (including IRA "Rollover Accounts") or certain non-qualified
    deferred compensation plans ordinarily will not be subject to taxation
    until the proceeds are distributed from the Retirement Plan or IRA. The
    Fund will not report dividends paid to such Plans and IRAs to the IRS.
    Generally, distributions from such Retirement Plans and IRAs, except
    those representing returns of non-deductible contributions thereto, will
    be taxable as ordinary income and, if made prior to the time the
    participant reaches age 591/2, generally will be subject to an additional
    tax equal to 10% of the taxable portion of the distribution. If the
    distribution from such a Retirement Plan (other than certain governmental
    or church plans) or IRA for any taxable year following the year in which
    the participant reaches age 701/2 is less than the "minimum required
    distribution" for that taxable year, an excise tax equal to 50% of the
    deficiency may be imposed by the IRS. The administrator, trustee or
    custodian of such a Retirement Plan or IRA will be responsible for
    reporting distributions from such Plans and IRAs to the IRS. Participants
    in qualified Retirement Plans will receive a disclosure statement
    describing the consequences of a distribution from such a Plan from the
    administrator, trustee or custodian of the Plan prior to receiving the
    distribution. Moreover, certain contributions to a qualified Retirement
    Plan or IRA in excess of the amounts permitted by law may be subject to
    an excise tax.
                Dividends derived from net investment income, together with
    distributions from net realized short-term securities gains and all or a
    portion of any gains realized from the sale or other
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    disposition of certain market discount bonds, paid by the Fund will be
    taxable to U.S. shareholders and to certain non-qualified Retirement Plans
    as ordinary income whether received in cash or reinvested in additional
    shares. Distributions from net realized long-term securities gains of the
    Fund will be taxable to U.S. shareholders and to certain non-qualified
    Retirement Plans as long-term capital gains for Federal income tax
    purposes, regardless of how long shareholders have held their Fund shares
    and whether such distributions are received in cash or reinvested in Fund
    shares. The Code provides that the net capital gain of an individual
    generally will not be subject to Federal income tax at a rate in excess
    of 28%. Dividends and distributions may be subject to state and local
    taxes.
                Dividends derived from net investment income, together with
    distributions from net realized short-term securities gains and all or a
    portion of any gains realized from the sale or other disposition of
    certain market discount bonds, paid by the Fund to a foreign investor
    generally are subject to U.S. nonresident withholding taxes at the rate
    of 30%, unless the foreign investor claims the benefit of a lower rate
    specified in a tax treaty. Distributions from net realized long-term
    securities gains paid by the Fund to a foreign investor as well as the
    proceeds of any redemptions from a foreign investor's account, regardless
    of the extent to which gain or loss may be realized, generally will not
    be subject to U.S. nonresident withholding tax. However, such
    distributions may be subject to backup withholding, as described below,
    unless the foreign investor certifies his non-U.S. residency status.
                Notice as to the tax status of your dividends and
    distributions will be mailed to you annually. You also will receive
    periodic summaries of your account which will include information as to
    dividends and distributions from securities gains, if any, paid during
    the year. Participants in a Retirement Plan or IRA should receive
    periodic statements from the trustee, custodian or administrator of their
    Plan.
                The Code provides for the "carryover" of some or all of the
    sales load imposed on Class A shares if an investor exchanges such shares
    for shares of another fund advised or administered by The Dreyfus
    Corporation within 91 days of purchase and such other fund reduces or
    eliminates its otherwise applicable sales load for the purpose of the
    exchange. In this case, the amount of the sales load charged the investor
    for such shares, up to the amount of the reduction of the sales load
    charge on the exchange, is not included in the basis of such shares for
    purposes of computing gain or loss on the exchange, and instead is added
    to the basis of the fund shares received on the exchange.
                The exchange of shares of one fund for shares of another is
    treated for Federal income tax purposes as a sale of the shares given in
    exchange by the shareholder and, therefore, an exchanging shareholder may
    realize, or an exchange on behalf of a Retirement Plan which is not tax
    exempt may result in, a taxable gain or loss.
                With respect to individual investors and certain
    non-qualified Retirement Plans, Federal regulations generally require the
    Fund to withhold ("backup withholding") and remit to the U.S. Treasury
    31% of dividends, distributions from net realized securities gains and
    the proceeds of any redemption, regardless of the extent to which gain or
    loss may be realized, paid to a shareholder if such shareholder fails to
    certify either that the TIN furnished in connection with opening an
    account is correct or that such shareholder has not received notice from
    the IRS of being subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure
    to properly report taxable dividend or interest income on a Federal
    income tax return. Furthermore, the IRS may notify the Fund to institute
    backup withholding if the IRS determines a shareholder's TIN is incorrect
    or if a shareholder has failed to properly report taxable dividend and
    interest income on a Federal income tax return.
                A TIN is either the Social Security number or employer
    identification number of the record owner of the account. Any tax
    withheld as a result of backup withholding does not constitute an
    additional tax imposed on the record owner of the account, and may be
    claimed as a credit on the record owner's Federal income tax return.
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                Management of the Company believes that the Fund has
    qualified for the fiscal period ended September 30, 1996 as a "regulated
    investment company" under the Code. The Fund intends to continue to so
    qualify if such qualification is in the best interests of its
    shareholders. Such qualification relieves the Fund of any liability for
    Federal income tax to the extent its earnings are distributed in
    accordance with applicable provisions of the Code. The Fund is subject to
    a non-deductible 4% excise tax, measured with respect to certain
    undistributed amounts of taxable investment income and capital gains.
    
                You should consult your tax adviser regarding specific
    questions as to Federal, state or local taxes.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
                For purposes of advertising, performance for each Class may
    be calculated on the basis of average annual total return and/or total
    return. These total return figures reflect changes in the price of the
    shares and assume that any income dividends and/or capital gains
    distributions made by the Fund during the measuring period were
    reinvested in shares of the same Class. These figures also take into
    account any applicable service and distribution fees. As a result, at any
    given time, the performance of Class B and Class C should be expected to
    be lower than that of Class A and the performance of Class A, Class B and
    Class C should be expected to be lower than that of Class R. Performance
    for each Class will be calculated separately.
                Average annual total return is calculated pursuant to a
    standardized formula which assumes that an investment was purchased with
    an initial payment of $1,000 and that the investment was redeemed at the
    end of a stated period of time, after giving effect to the reinvestment
    of dividends and distributions during the period. The return is expressed
    as a percentage rate which, if applied on a compounded annual basis,
    would result in the redeemable value of the investment at the end of the
    period. Advertisements of the Fund's performance will include the Fund's
    average annual total return for one, five and ten year periods, or for
    shorter periods depending upon the length of time during which the Fund
    has operated.
                Total return is computed on a per share basis and assumes the
    reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return generally is
    expressed as a percentage rate which is calculated by combining the
    income and principal changes for a specified period and dividing by the
    net asset value (or maximum offering price in the case of Class A shares)
    per share at the beginning of the period. Advertisements may include the
    percentage rate of total return or may include the value of a
    hypothetical investment at the end of the period which assumes the
    application of the percentage rate of total return. Total return also may
    be calculated by using the net asset value per share at the beginning of
    the period instead of the maximum offering price per share at the
    beginning of the period for Class A shares or without giving effect to any
    applicable CDSC at the end of the period for Class B or Class C shares.
    Calculations based on the net asset value per share do not reflect the
    deduction of the sales load on the Fund's Class A shares, which, if
    reflected, would reduce the performance quoted.
                Performance will vary from time to time and past results are
    not necessarily representative of future results. You should remember
    that performance is a function of portfolio management in selecting the
    type and quality of portfolio securities and is affected by operating
    expenses. Performance information, such as that described above, may not
    provide a basis for comparison with other investments or other investment
    companies using a different method of calculating performance.
                Comparative performance information may be used from time to
    time in advertising or marketing the Fund's shares, including data from
    Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index,
    Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index, Wilshire 5000 Index, the Dow Jones
    Industrial Average, Money Magazine, Morningstar, Inc. and other industry
    publications.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
                The Company was originally incorporated under Delaware law in
    November 1968 and became a Maryland corporation on April 30, 1974. Before
    January 2, 1996, the Company's name was Premier Capital Growth Fund, Inc.
    and before February 1993 it was The Dreyfus Leverage Fund, Inc. The
    Company is authorized to issue 800 million shares of Common Stock (with
    200 million shares allocated to the Fund), par value $1.00 per share. The
    Fund's shares are classified into four classes _ Class A, Class B, Class
    C and Class R. Each share has one vote and shareholders will vote in the
    aggregate and not by class except as otherwise required by law. However,
    only holders of Class B or Class C shares, as the case may be, will be
    entitled to vote on matters submitted to shareholders pertaining to its
    Distribution Plan.
                The Company is a "series fund," which is a mutual fund
    divided into separate portfolios, each of which is treated as a separate
    entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act and for other purposes. A
    shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any
    other portfolio. For certain matters shareholders vote together as a
    group; as to others they vote separately by portfolio. By this
    Prospectus, shares of the Fund are being offered. Other portfolios are
    sold pursuant to other offering documents.
                To date, the Board has authorized the creation of three
    series of shares. All consideration received by the Company for shares of
    one of the series and all assets in which such consideration is invested
    will belong to that series (subject only to the rights of creditors of
    the Company) and will be subject to the liabilities related thereto. The
    income attributable to, and the expenses of, one series are treated
    separately from those of the other series. The Company has the ability to
    create, from time to time, new series without shareholder approval.
                Unless otherwise required by the 1940 Act, ordinarily it will
    not be necessary for the Fund to hold annual meetings of shareholders. As
    a result, Fund shareholders may not consider each year the election of
    Board members or the appointment of auditors. However, pursuant to the
    Company's By-Laws, the holders of at least 10% of the shares outstanding
    and entitled to vote may require the Company to hold a special meeting of
    shareholders for purposes of removing a Board member from office or for
    any other purpose. Shareholders may remove a Board member by the
    affirmative vote of a majority of the Company's outstanding voting
    shares. In addition, the Board will call a meeting of shareholders for
    the purpose of electing Board members if, at any time, less than a
    majority of the Board members then holding office have been elected by
    shareholders.
                The Transfer Agent maintains a record of your ownership and
    sends you confirmations and statements of account.
                Shareholder inquiries may be made by writing to the Fund at
    144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144.
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APPENDIX
        INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
        FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS -- Foreign currency transactions may be
    entered into for a variety of purposes, including: to fix in U.S.
    dollars, between trade and settlement date, the value of a security the
    Fund has agreed to buy or sell; to hedge the U.S. dollar value of
    securities the Fund already owns, particularly if it expects a decrease
    in the value of the currency in which the foreign security is
    denominated; or to gain exposure to the foreign currency in an attempt to
    realize gains.
                Foreign currency transactions may involve, for example, the
    Fund's purchase of foreign currencies for U.S. dollars or the maintenance
    of short positions in foreign currencies, which would involve the Fund
    agreeing to exchange an amount of a currency it did not currently own for
    another currency at a future date in anticipation of a decline in the
    value of the currency sold relative to the currency the Fund contracted
    to receive in the exchange. The Fund's success in these transactions will
    depend principally on The Dreyfus Corporation's ability to predict
    accurately the future exchange rates between foreign currencies and the
    U.S. dollar.
                Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over
    short periods of time. They generally are determined by the forces of
    supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets and the relative merits
    of investments in different countries, actual or perceived changes in
    interest rates and other complex factors, as seen from an international
    perspective. Currency exchange rates also can be affected unpredictably
    by intervention by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or the
    failure to intervene, or by currency controls or political developments
    in the United States or abroad.
        SHORT-SELLING -- In these transactions, the Fund sells a security it
    does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the
    security. To complete the transaction, the Fund must borrow the security
    to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is obligated to replace the
    security borrowed by purchasing it subsequently at the market price at
    the time of replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than
    the price at which the security was sold by the Fund, which would result
    in a loss or gain, respectively.
                Securities will not be sold short if, after effect is given
    to any such short sale, the total market value of all securities sold
    short would exceed 25% of the value of the Fund's net assets. The Fund
    may not sell short the securities of any single issuer listed on a
    national securities exchange to the extent of more than 5% of the value
    of the Fund's net assets. The Fund may not make a short sale which
    results in the Fund having sold short in the aggregate more than 5% of
    the outstanding securities of any class of an issuer.
                The Fund also may make short sales "against the box," in
    which the Fund enters into a short sale of a security it owns in order to
    hedge an unrealized gain on the security. At no time will more than 15%
    of the value of the Fund's net assets be in deposits on short sales
    against the box.
        BORROWING MONEY -- The Fund is permitted to borrow to the extent
    permitted under the 1940 Act, which permits an investment company to
    borrow in an amount up to 331/3% of the value of its total assets. The
    Fund currently intends to borrow money only for temporary or emergency
    (not leveraging) purposes, in an amount up to 15% of the value of its
    total assets (including the amount borrowed) valued at the lesser of cost
    or market, less liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the
    time the borrowing is made. While borrowings exceed 5% of the Fund's
    total assets, the Fund will not make any additional investments.
        USE OF DERIVATIVEs -- The Fund may invest in the types of Derivatives
    enumerated under "Description of the Fund -- Investment Considerations
    and Risks -- Use of Derivatives." These instruments and certain related
    risks are described more specifically under "Investment Objectives and
    Management Policies -- Management Policies -- Derivatives"in the
    Statement of Additional Information.
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               Derivatives can be volatile and involve various types and
    degrees of risk, depending upon the characteristics of the particular
    Derivative and the portfolio as a whole. Derivatives permit the Fund to
    increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the character of the
    risk, to which its portfolio is exposed in much the same way as the Fund
    can increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the character of
    the risk, of its portfolio by making investments in specific securities.
    
   
               Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater
    than their cost would suggest, meaning that a small investment in
    Derivatives could have a large potential impact on the Fund's
    performance.
    
   
               If the Fund invests in Derivatives at inappropriate times or
    judges market conditions incorrectly, such investments may lower the
    Fund's return or result in a loss. The Fund also could experience losses
    if its Derivatives were poorly correlated with its other investments, or
    if the Fund were unable to liquidate its position because of an illiquid
    secondary market. The market for many Derivatives is, or suddenly can
    become, illiquid. Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid
    and unpredictable changes in the prices for Derivatives.
    
   
                Although the Fund will not be a commodity pool, Derivatives
    subject the Fund to the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    which limit the extent to which the Fund can invest in certain
    Derivatives. The Fund may invest in futures contracts and options with
    respect thereto for hedging purposes without limit. However, the Fund may
    not invest in such contracts and options for other purposes if the sum of
    the amount of initial margin deposits and premiums paid for unexpired
    options with respect to such contracts, other than for bona fide hedging
    purposes, exceeds 5% of the liquidation value of the Fund's assets, after
    taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on such
    contracts and options; provided, however, that in the case of an option
    that is in-the-money at the time of purchase, the in-the-money amount may
    be excluded in calculating the 5% limitation.
    
                The Fund may invest up to 5% of its assets, represented by
    the premium paid, in the purchase of call and put options. The Fund may
    write (i.e., sell) covered call and put option contracts to the extent of
    20% of the value of its net assets at the time such option contracts are
    written. When required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
    Fund will set aside permissible liquid assets in a segregated account to
    cover its obligations relating to its transactions in Derivatives. To
    maintain this required cover, the Fund may have to sell portfolio
    securities at disadvantageous prices or times since it may not be
    possible to liquidate a Derivative position at a reasonable price.
        CERTAIN PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
        CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES -- Convertible securities may be converted at
    either a stated price or stated rate into underlying shares of common
    stock and, therefore, are deemed to be equity securities for purposes of
    the Fund's management policies. Convertible securities have
    characteristics similar to both fixed-income and equity securities.
    Convertible securities generally are subordinated to other similar but
    non-convertible securities of the same issuer, although convertible bonds,
    as corporate debt obligations, enjoy seniority in right of payment to all
    equity securities, and convertible preferred stock is senior to common
    stock, of the same issuer. Because of the subordination feature, however,
    convertible securities typically have lower ratings than similar
    non-convertible securities.
   
    
   
        DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS -- The Fund may invest in the securities of
    foreign issuers in the form of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and
    other forms of depositary receipts. These securities may not necessarily
    be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may
    be converted. ADRs are receipts typically issued by a United States bank
    or trust company which evidence ownership of underlying securities issued
    by a foreign corporation.
    
        MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS -- The Fund may invest in the following
    types of money market instruments.
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                U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Securities issued or guaranteed
    by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities include U.S.
    Treasury securities that differ in their interest rates, maturities and
    times of issuance. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S.
    Government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by the full faith
    and credit of the U.S. Treasury; others by the right of the issuer to
    borrow from the Treasury; others by discretionary authority of the U.S.
    Government to purchase certain obligations of the agency or
    instrumentality; and others only by the credit of the agency or
    instrumentality. These securities bear fixed, floating or variable rates
    of interest. While the U.S. Government provides financial support to such
    U.S. Government-sponsored agencies and instrumentalities, no assurance
    can be given that it will always do so since it is not so obligated by
    law.
                REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. In a repurchase agreement, the Fund
    buys, and the seller agrees to repurchase, a security at a mutually
    agreed upon time and price (usually within seven days). The repurchase
    agreement thereby determines the yield during the purchaser's holding
    period, while the seller's obligation to repurchase is secured by the
    value of the underlying security. Repurchase agreements could involve
    risks in the event of a default or insolvency of the other party to the
    agreement, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund's
    ability to dispose of the underlying securities. The Fund may enter into
    repurchase agreements with certain banks or non-bank dealers.
                BANK OBLIGATIONS. The Fund may purchase certificates of
    deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and other short-term
    obligations issued by domestic banks, foreign subsidiaries or foreign
    branches of domestic banks, domestic and foreign branches of foreign
    banks, domestic savings and loan associations and other banking
    institutions. With respect to such securities issued by foreign
    subsidiaries or foreign branches of domestic banks, and domestic and
    foreign branches of foreign banks, the Fund may be subject to additional
    investment risks that are different in some respects from those incurred
    by a fund which invests only in debt obligations of U.S. domestic
    issuers. See "Description of the Fund -- Investment Considerations and
    Risks -- Foreign Securities."
                Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates
    evidencing the obligation of a bank to repay funds deposited with it for
    a specified period of time.
                Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in a
    banking institution for a specified period of time (in no event longer
    than seven days) at a stated interest rate.
                Bankers' acceptances are credit instruments evidencing the
    obligation of a bank to pay a draft drawn on it by a customer. These
    instruments reflect the obligation both of the bank and the drawer to pay
    the face amount of the instrument upon maturity. The other short-term
    obligations may include uninsured, direct obligations bearing fixed,
    floating or variable interest rates.
                COMMERCIAL PAPER. Commercial paper consists of short-term,
    unsecured promissory notes issued to finance short-term credit needs. The
    commercial paper purchased by the Fund will consist only of direct
    obligations which, at the time of their purchase, are (a) rated not lower
    than Prime-1 by Moody's, A-1 by S&P, F-1 by Fitch or Duff-1 by Duff, (b)
    issued by companies having an outstanding unsecured debt issue currently
    rated at least A3 by Moody's or A- by S&P, Fitch or Duff, or (c) if
    unrated, determined by The Dreyfus Corporation to be of comparable
    quality to those rated obligations which may be purchased by the Fund.
        ILLIQUID SECURITIES -- The Fund may invest up to 15% of the value of
    its net assets in securities as to which a liquid trading market does not
    exist, provided such investments are consistent with the Fund's
    investment objective. Such securities may include securities that are not
    readily marketable, such as certain securities that are subject to legal
    or contractual restrictions on resale, repurchase agreements providing
    for settlement in more than seven days after notice, and certain
    privately negotiated, non-exchange traded options and securities used to
    cover such options. As to these securities, the Fund is subject to a risk
    that should the Fund desire to
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    sell them when a ready buyer is not available at a price the Fund deems
    representative of their value, the value of the Fund's net assets could be
    adversely affected.
        RATINGS -- Securities rated Ba by Moody's are judged to have
    speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well assured
    and often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very
    moderate. Securities rated BB by S&P, Fitch or Duff are regarded as
    having predominantly speculative characteristics and, while such
    obligations have less near-term vulnerability to default than other
    speculative grade debt, they face major ongoing uncertainties or exposure
    to adverse business, financial or economic conditions which could lead to
    inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.
    Securities rated Caa by Moody's or CCC by S&P, Fitch or Duff are of poor
    standing and may be in default or there may be present elements of danger
    with respect to principal or interest. Such securities, though high
    yielding, are characterized by great risk. See "Appendix" in the
    Statement of Additional Information for a general description of
    securities ratings.
   
                The ratings of Moody's, S&P, Fitch and Duff represent their
    opinions as to the quality of the obligations which they undertake to
    rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and, although ratings may be
    useful in evaluating the safety of interest and principal payments, they
    do not evaluate the market value risk of such obligations. Although these
    ratings may be an initial criterion for selection of portfolio
    investments, The Dreyfus Corporation also will evaluate these securities
    and the ability of the issuers of such securities to pay interest and
    principal. The Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective may be
    more dependent on The Dreyfus Corporation's credit analysis than might be
    the case for a fund that invested in higher rated securities.
    
                NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO
    MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS
    AND IN THE FUND'S OFFICIAL SALES LITERATURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER
    OF THE FUND'S SHARES, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR
    REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE
    FUND. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER IN ANY STATE IN WHICH,
    OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM, SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.
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                          PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
   
                        PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
    
                        PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

                        CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C AND CLASS R
                                      PART B
                        (STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)
   
                                FEBRUARY 1, 1997
    


   
     This Statement of Additional Information, which is not a prospectus,
supplements and should be read in conjunction with the current Prospectus
of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund and Premier Growth and Income Fund (each,
a "Fund") of Premier Equity Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), dated February 1,
1997, as each may be revised from time to time.  To obtain a copy of the
relevant Fund's Prospectus, please write to the Fund at 144 Glenn Curtiss
Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144.
    
     The Dreyfus Corporation (the "Manager") serves as each Fund's
investment adviser.

     Premier Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (the "Distributor") is the
distributor of each Fund's shares.


                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                              Page
   
Investment Objective and Management Policies. . . . . . . .   B-2
Management of the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-14
Management Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-18
Purchase of Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-20
Distribution Plan and
  Shareholder Services Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-22
Redemption of Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-24
Shareholder Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-25
Determination of Net Asset Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-29
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-30
Portfolio Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-32
Performance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-33
Information About the Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-35
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent, Custodian,
  Counsel and Independent Auditors. . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-35
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-37
Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-44
Report of Independent Auditors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   B-57
                                                              and B-68
    

                INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND MANAGEMENT POLICIES

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the sections in each Fund's Prospectus entitled
"Description of the Fund" and "Appendix."

Portfolio Securities

     American, European and Continental Depositary Receipts.  (All Funds)
These securities may be purchased through "sponsored" or "unsponsored"
facilities.  A sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of
the underlying security and a depositary, whereas a depositary may
establish an unsponsored facility without participation by the issuer of
the deposited security.  Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts
generally bear all the costs of such facilities and the depositary 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
in respect of the deposited securities.

     Repurchase Agreements.  (All Funds)  The Funds' custodian or sub-
custodian will have custody of, and will hold in a segregated account,
securities acquired by a Fund under a repurchase agreement.  Repurchase
agreements are considered by the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission to be loans by the Fund.  In an attempt to reduce the risk of
incurring a loss on a repurchase agreement, each Fund will enter into
repurchase agreements only with domestic banks with total assets in excess
of $1 billion, or primary government securities dealers reporting to the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, with respect to securities of the type in
which the Fund may invest, and will require that additional securities be
deposited with it if the value of the securities purchased should decrease
below the resale price.

     Commercial Paper and Other Short-Term Corporate Obligations.  (All
Funds)  These instruments include variable amount master demand notes,
which are obligations that permit a Fund to invest fluctuating amounts at
varying rates of interest pursuant to direct arrangements between the Fund,
as lender, and the borrower.  These notes permit daily changes in the
amounts borrowed.  Because these obligations are direct lending
arrangements between the lender and borrower, it is not contemplated that
such instruments generally will be traded, and there generally is no
established secondary market for these obligations, although they are
redeemable at face value, plus accrued interest, at any time.  Accordingly,
where these obligations are not secured by letters of credit or other
credit support arrangements, the Fund's right to redeem is dependent on the
ability of the borrower to pay principal and interest on demand.  Such
obligations frequently are not rated by credit rating agencies, and a Fund
may invest in them only if at the time of an investment the borrower meets
the criteria set forth in the Fund's Prospectus for other commercial paper
issuers.

     Convertible Securities.  (All Funds)  Convertible securities may be
converted at either a stated price or stated rate into underlying shares of
common stock and, therefore, are deemed to be equity securities for
purposes of the Funds' management policies.  Convertible securities have
characteristics similar to both fixed-income and equity securities.
Convertible securities generally are subordinated to other similar but non-
convertible securities of the same issuer, although convertible bonds, as
corporate debt obligations, enjoy seniority in right of payment to all
equity securities, and convertible preferred stock is senior to common
stock, of the same issuer.  Because of the subordination feature, however,
convertible securities typically have lower ratings than similar non-
convertible securities.

     Although to a lesser extent than with fixed-income securities, the
market value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates
increase and, conversely, tends to increase as interest rates decline.  In
addition, because of the conversion feature, the market value of
convertible securities tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value
of the underlying common stock.  A unique feature of convertible securities
is that as the market price of the underlying common stock declines,
convertible securities tend to trade increasingly on a yield basis, and so
may not experience market value declines to the same extent as the
underlying common stock.  When the market price of the underlying common
stock increases, the prices of the convertible securities tend to rise as a
reflection of the value of the underlying common stock.  While no
securities investments are without risk, investments in convertible
securities generally entail less risk than investments in common stock of
the same issuer.

     Convertible securities are investments that provide for a stable
stream of income with generally higher yields than common stocks.  There
can be no assurance of current income because the issuers of the
convertible securities may default on their obligations.  A convertible
security, in addition to providing fixed income, offers the potential for
capital appreciation through the conversion feature, which enables the
holder to benefit from increases in the market price of the underlying
common stock.  There can be no assurance of capital appreciation, however,
because securities prices fluctuate.  Convertible securities, however,
generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible
securities of similar quality because of the potential for capital
appreciation.
   

     Closed-End Investment Companies.  Premier Aggressive Growth Fund may
invest in securities issued by open-end and closed-end investment companies
and Premier Growth and Income Fund may invest in securities issued by
closed-end investment companies.  Under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the "1940 Act"), a Fund's investment in such securities,
subject to certain exceptions, currently is limited to (i) 3% of the total
voting stock of any one investment company, (ii) 5% of the Fund's total
assets with respect to any one investment company and (iii) 10% of the
Fund's total assets in the aggregate.  Investments in the securities of
other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and
certain other expenses.
    


     Foreign Government Obligations; Securities of Supranational Entities.
(All Funds)  A Fund may invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by one
or more foreign governments or any of their political subdivisions,
agencies or instrumentalities that are determined by the Manager to be of
comparable quality to the other obligations in which the Fund may invest.
Such securities also include debt obligations of supranational entities.
Supranational entities include international organizations designated or
supported by governmental entities to promote economic reconstruction or
development and international banking institutions and related government
agencies.  Examples include the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (the World Bank), the European Coal and Steel Community, the
Asian Development Bank and the InterAmerican Development Bank.

     Illiquid Securities.  (All Funds)  When purchasing securities that
have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
are not readily marketable, each Fund will endeavor, to the extent
practicable, to obtain the right to registration at the expense of the
issuer.  Generally, there will be a lapse of time between the Fund's
decision to sell any such security and the registration of the security
permitting sale.  During any such period, the price of the securities will
be subject to market fluctuations.  However, where a substantial market of
qualified institutional buyers has developed for certain unregistered
securities purchased by the Fund pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund intends to treat such securities as
liquid securities in accordance with procedures approved by the Company's
Board.  Because it is not possible to predict with assurance how the market
for specific restricted securities sold pursuant to Rule 144A will develop,
the Company's Board has directed the Manager to monitor carefully the
relevant Fund's investments in such securities with particular regard to
trading activity, availability of reliable price information and other
relevant information.  To the extent that, for a period of time, qualified
institutional buyers cease purchasing restricted securities pursuant to
Rule 144A, a Fund's investing in such securities may have the effect of
increasing the level of illiquidity in its investment portfolio during such
period.

Management Policies
   

     Leverage.  (All Funds)  For borrowings for investment purposes, the
1940 Act requires the Fund to maintain continuous asset coverage (that is,
total assets including borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of
borrowings) of 300% of the amount borrowed.  If the required coverage
should decline as a result of market fluctuations or other reasons, a Fund
may be required to sell some of its portfolio securities within three days
to reduce the amount of its borrowings and restore the 300% asset coverage,
even though it may be disadvantageous from an investment standpoint to sell
securities at that time.  Each Fund also may be required to maintain
minimum average balances in connection with such borrowing or pay a
commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit; either of these
requirements would increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest
rate.  To the extent a Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, the
Fund will maintain in a segregated custodial account permissible liquid
assets at least equal to the aggregate amount of its reverse repurchase
obligations, plus accrued interest, in certain cases, in accordance with
releases promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The
Securities and Exchange Commission views reverse repurchase transactions as
collateralized borrowings by a Fund.
    


     Short-Selling.  (All Funds)  In these transactions, a Fund sells a
security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value
of the security.  To complete the transaction, the Fund must borrow the
security to make delivery to the buyer.  The Fund is obligated to replace
the security borrowed by purchasing it subsequently at the market price at
the time of replacement.  The price at such time may be more or less than
the price at which the security was sold by the Fund, which would result in
a loss or gain, respectively.

     Securities will not be sold short if, after effect is given to any
such short sale, the total market value of all securities sold short would
exceed 25% of the value of a Fund's net assets.  A Fund may not sell short
the securities of any single issuer listed on a national securities
exchange to the extent of more than 5% of the value of the Fund's net
assets.  A Fund may not make a short sale which results in the Fund having
sold short in the aggregate more than 5% of the outstanding securities of
any class of an issuer.

     A Fund also may make short sales "against the box," in which the Fund
enters into a short sale of a security it owns in order to hedge an
unrealized gain on the security.  At no time will more than 15% of the
value of the Fund's net assets be in deposits on short sales against the
box.
   

     Until a Fund closes its short position or replaces the borrowed
security, it will:  (a) maintain a segregated account, containing
permissible liquid assets, at such a level that the amount deposited in the
account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral always
equals the current value of the security sold short; or (b) otherwise cover
its short position.
    
   
     Lending Portfolio Securities.  (Premier Aggressive Growth Fund only)
In connection with its securities lending transactions, Premier Aggressive
Growth Fund may return to the borrower or a third party which is
unaffiliated with the Fund, and which is acting as a "placing broker," a
part of the interest earned from the investment of collateral received for
securities loaned.
    


     The Securities and Exchange Commission currently requires that the
following conditions must be met whenever portfolio securities are loaned:
(1) the Fund must receive at least 100% cash collateral from the borrower;
(2) the borrower must increase such collateral whenever the market value of
the securities rises above the level of such collateral; (3) the Fund must
be able to terminate the loan at any time; (4) the Fund must receive
reasonable interest on the loan, as well as any dividends, interest or
other distributions payable on the loaned securities, and any increase in
market value; (5) the Fund may pay only reasonable custodian fees in
connection with the loan; and (6) while voting rights on the loaned
securities may pass to the borrower, the Company's Board must terminate the
loan and regain the right to vote the securities if a material event
adversely affecting the investment occurs.

     Derivatives.  (All Funds)  A Fund may invest in Derivatives (as
defined in the Fund's Prospectus) for a variety of reasons, including to
hedge certain market risks, to provide a substitute for purchasing or
selling particular securities or to increase potential income gain.
Derivatives may provide a cheaper, quicker or more specifically focused way
for the Fund to invest than "traditional" securities would.

     Derivatives can be volatile and involve various types and degrees of
risk, depending upon the characteristics of the particular Derivative and
the portfolio as a whole.  Derivatives permit a Fund to increase or
decrease the level of risk, or change the character of the risk, to which
its portfolio is exposed in much the same way as the Fund can increase or
decrease the level of risk, or change the character of the risk, of its
portfolio by making investments in specific securities.

     Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater than
their cost would suggest, meaning that a small investment in Derivatives
could have a large potential impact on a Fund's performance.

     If a Fund invests in Derivatives at inappropriate times or judges
market conditions incorrectly, such investments may lower the Fund's return
or result in a loss.  A Fund also could experience losses if its
Derivatives were poorly correlated with its other investments, or if the
Fund were unable to liquidate its position because of an illiquid secondary
market.  The market for many Derivatives is, or suddenly can become,
illiquid.  Changes in liquidity may result in significant, rapid and
unpredictable changes in the prices for Derivatives.

     Derivatives may be purchased on established exchanges or through
privately negotiated transactions referred to as over-the-counter
Derivatives.  Exchange-traded Derivatives generally are guaranteed by the
clearing agency which is the issuer or counterparty to such Derivatives.
This guarantee usually is supported by a daily payment system (i.e.,
variation margin requirements) operated by the clearing agency in order to
reduce overall credit risk.  As a result, unless the clearing agency
defaults, there is relatively little counterparty credit risk associated
with Derivatives purchased on an exchange.  By contrast, no clearing agency
guarantees over-the-counter Derivatives.  Therefore, each party to an over-
the-counter Derivative bears the risk that the counterparty will default.
Accordingly, the Manager will consider the creditworthiness of
counterparties to over-the-counter Derivatives in the same manner as it
would review the credit quality of a security to be purchased by a Fund.
Over-the-counter Derivatives are less liquid than exchange-traded
Derivatives since the other party to the transaction may be the only
investor with sufficient understanding of the Derivative to be interested
in bidding for it.

Futures Transactions--In General.  (All Funds)  A Fund may enter into
futures contracts in U.S. domestic markets, such as the Chicago Board of
Trade and the International Monetary Market of the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange, or, if permitted in its Prospectus, on exchanges located outside
the United States, such as the London International Financial Futures
Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange Limited.  Foreign markets may
offer advantages such as trading opportunities or arbitrage possibilities
not available in the United States.  Foreign markets, however, may have
greater risk potential than domestic markets.  For example, some foreign
exchanges are principal markets so that no common clearing facility exists
and an investor may look only to the broker for performance of the
contract.  In addition, any profits that a Fund might realize in trading
could be eliminated by adverse changes in the exchange rate, or the Fund
could incur losses as a result of those changes.  Transactions on foreign
exchanges may include both commodities which are traded on domestic
exchanges and those which are not.  Unlike trading on domestic commodity
exchanges, trading on foreign commodity exchanges is not regulated by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

     Engaging in these transactions involves risk of loss to a Fund which
could adversely affect the value of the Fund's net assets.  Although each
Fund intends to purchase or sell futures contracts only if there is an
active market for such contracts, no assurance can be given that a liquid
market will exist for any particular contract at any particular time.  Many
futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation
permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day.  Once the
daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be
made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for
specified periods during the trading day.  Futures contract prices could
move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no
trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and
potentially subjecting the Fund to substantial losses.

     Successful use of futures by a Fund also is subject to the Manager's
ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the relevant
market and, to the extent the transaction is entered into for hedging
purposes, to ascertain the appropriate correlation between the transaction
being hedged and the price movements of the futures contract.  For example,
if a Fund uses futures to hedge against the possibility of a decline in the
market value of securities held in its portfolio and the prices of such
securities instead increase, the Fund will lose part or all of the benefit
of the increased value of securities which it has hedged because it will
have offsetting losses in its futures positions.  Furthermore, if in such
circumstances the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell
securities to meet daily variation margin requirements.  A Fund may have to
sell such securities at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.
   

     Pursuant to regulations and/or published positions of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, a Fund may be required to segregate permissible
liquid assets in connection with its commodities transactions in an amount
generally equal to the value of the underlying commodity.  The segregation
of such assets will have the effect of limiting a Fund's ability otherwise
to invest those assets.
    


Specific Futures Transactions.  A Fund may purchase and sell stock index
futures contracts.  A stock index future obligates a Fund to pay or receive
an amount of cash equal to a fixed dollar amount specified in the futures
contract multiplied by the difference between the settlement price of the
contract on the contract's last trading day and the value of the index
based on the stock prices of the securities that comprise it at the opening
of trading in such securities on the next business day.

     A Fund may purchase and sell currency futures.  A foreign currency
future obligates the Fund to purchase or sell an amount of a specific
currency at a future date at a specific price.

     Premier Growth and Income Fund may purchase and sell interest rate
futures contracts.  An interest rate future obligates the Fund to purchase
or sell an amount of a specific debt security at a future date at a
specific price.

Options--In General.  (All Funds)  A Fund may purchase and write (i.e.,
sell) call or put options with respect to specific securities.  A call
option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and obligates
the writer to sell, the underlying security or securities at the exercise
price at any time during the option period, or at a specific date.
Conversely, a put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to
sell, and obligates the writer to buy, the underlying security or
securities at the exercise price at any time during the option period.

     A covered call option written by a Fund is a call option with respect
to which the Fund owns the underlying security or otherwise covers the
transaction by segregating cash or other securities.  A put option written
by a Fund is covered when, among other things, cash or liquid securities
having a value equal to or greater than the exercise price of the option
are placed in a segregated account with the Fund's custodian to fulfill the
obligation undertaken.  The principal reason for writing covered call and
put options is to realize, through the receipt of premiums, a greater
return than would be realized on the underlying securities alone.  A Fund
receives a premium from writing covered call or put options which it
retains whether or not the option is exercised.

     There is no assurance that sufficient trading interest to create a
liquid secondary market on a securities exchange will exist for any
particular option or at any particular time, and for some options no such
secondary market may exist.  A liquid secondary market in an option may
cease to exist for a variety of reasons.  In the past, for example, higher
than anticipated trading activity or order flow, or other unforeseen
events, at times have rendered certain of the clearing facilities
inadequate and resulted in the institution of special procedures, such as
trading rotations, restrictions on certain types of orders or trading halts
or suspensions in one or more options.  There can be no assurance that
similar events, or events that may otherwise interfere with the timely
execution of customers' orders, will not recur.  In such event, it might
not be possible to effect closing transactions in particular options.  If,
as a covered call option writer, the Fund is unable to effect a closing
purchase transaction in a secondary market, it will not be able to sell the
underlying security until the option expires or it delivers the underlying
security upon exercise or it otherwise covers its position.

Specific Options Transactions.  A Fund may purchase and sell call and put
options in respect of specific securities (or groups or "baskets" of
specific securities) or stock indices listed on national securities
exchanges or traded in the over-the-counter market.  An option on a stock
index is similar to an option in respect of specific securities, except
that settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the
index.  Instead, the option holder receives an amount of cash if the
closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater
than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the
exercise price of the option.  Thus, the effectiveness of purchasing or
writing stock index options will depend upon price movements in the level
of the index rather than the price of a particular stock.

     A Fund may purchase and sell call and put options on foreign currency.
These options convey the right to buy or sell the underlying currency at a
price which is expected to be lower or higher than the spot price of the
currency at the time the option is exercised or expires.

     A Fund may purchase cash-settled options on equity index swaps in
pursuit of its investment objective.  Equity index swaps involve the
exchange by the Fund with another party of cash flows based upon the
performance of an index or a portion of an index of securities which
usually includes dividends.  A cash-settled option on a swap gives the
purchaser the right, but not the obligation, in return for the premium
paid, to receive an amount of cash equal to the value of the underlying
swap as of the exercise date.  These options typically are purchased in
privately negotiated transactions from financial institutions, including
securities brokerage firms.

     Successful use by a Fund of options will be subject to the ability of
the Manager to predict correctly movements in the prices of individual
stocks, the stock market generally, foreign currencies or interest rates.
To the extent such predictions are incorrect, a Fund may incur losses.

     Future Developments.  A Fund may take advantage of opportunities in
the area of options and futures contracts and options on futures contracts
and any other Derivatives which are not presently contemplated for use by
the Fund or which are not currently available but which may be developed,
to the extent such opportunities are both consistent with the Fund's
investment objective and legally permissible for the Fund.  Before entering
into such transactions or making any such investment, the Fund will provide
appropriate disclosure in its Prospectus or Statement of Additional
Information.
   

     Forward Commitments.  (All Funds)  A Fund may purchase securities on a
forward commitment or when-issued basis, which means that delivery and
payment take place a number of days after the date of the commitment to
purchase.  The payment obligation and the interest rate receivable on a
forward commitment or when-issued security are fixed when the Fund enters
into the commitment but the Fund does not make a payment until it receives
delivery from the counterparty.  A Fund will commit to purchase such
securities only with the intention of actually acquiring the securities,
but the Fund may sell these securities before the settlement date if it is
deemed advisable.  A segregated account of the Fund consisting of
permissible liquid assets at least equal at all times to the amount of the
commitments will be established and maintained at the Funds' custodian
bank.
    


     Securities purchased on a forward commitment or when-issued basis are
subject to changes in value (generally changing in the same way, i.e.,
appreciating when interest rates decline and depreciating when interest
rates rise) based upon the public's perception of the creditworthiness of
the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest
rates.  Securities purchased on a forward commitment or when-issued basis
may expose a Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations
prior to their actual delivery.  Purchasing securities on a when-issued
basis can involve the additional risk that the yield available in the
market when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that
obtained in the transaction itself.  Purchasing securities on a forward
commitment or when-issued basis when a Fund is fully or almost fully
invested may result in greater potential fluctuation in the value of the
Fund's net assets and its net asset value per share.

Investment Considerations and Risks
   

     Lower Rated Convertible Debt Securities.  (Premier Growth and Income
Fund only) The Fund is permitted to invest in convertible debt securities
rated Ba by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and BB by Standard
& Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P"), Fitch Investors Service, L.P. ("Fitch") and
Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. ("Duff," and with the other rating
agencies, the "Rating Agencies") and as low as Caa by Moody's or CCC by
S&P, Fitch or Duff.  Such securities, though higher yielding, are
characterized by risk.  See "Description of the Fund--Investment
Considerations and Risks--Lower Rated Convertible Debt Securities" in
Premier Growth and Income Fund's Prospectus for a discussion of certain
risks and the "Appendix" for a general description of the Rating Agencies'
ratings.  Although ratings may be useful in evaluating the safety of
interest and principal payments, they do not evaluate the market value risk
of these securities.  The Fund will rely on the Manager's judgment,
analysis and experience in evaluating the creditworthiness of an issuer.
    


     Investors should be aware that the market values of many of these
securities tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than are higher
rated securities.  These securities generally are considered by the Rating
Agencies to be, on balance, predominantly speculative with respect to
capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms
of the obligation and generally will involve more credit risk than
securities in the higher rating categories.

     Companies that issue certain of these securities often are highly
leveraged and may not have available to them more traditional methods of
financing.  Therefore, the risk associated with acquiring the securities of
such issuers generally is greater than is the case with the higher rated
securities.  For example, during an economic downturn or a sustained period
of rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers of these securities may
not have sufficient revenues to meet their interest payment obligations.
The issuer's ability to service its debt obligations also may be affected
adversely by specific corporate developments, forecasts, or the
unavailability of additional financing.  The risk of loss because of
default by the issuer is significantly greater for the holders of these
securities because such securities generally are unsecured and often are
subordinated to other creditors of the issuer.

     These securities may be particularly susceptible to economic
downturns.  It is likely that an economic recession could disrupt severely
the market for such securities and may have an adverse impact on the value
of such securities.  In addition, it is likely that any such economic
downturn could adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such
securities to repay principal and pay interest thereon and increase the
incidence of default for such securities.

     The Fund may acquire these securities during an initial offering.
Such securities may involve special risks because they are new issues.  The
Fund has no arrangement with any persons concerning the acquisition of such
securities, and the Manager will review carefully the credit and other
characteristics pertinent to such new issues.

Investment Restrictions

     Premier Growth and Income Fund only.  The Fund has adopted investment
restrictions numbered 1 through 8 as fundamental policies, which cannot be
changed without approval by the holders of a majority (as defined in the
1940 Act) of the Fund's outstanding voting shares.  Investment restrictions
numbered 9 through 14 are not fundamental policies and may be changed by
vote of a majority of the Company's Board members at any time.  The Fund
may not:

     1.   Invest more than 25% of the value of its total assets in the
securities of issuers in any single industry, provided that there shall be
no limitation on the purchase of obligations issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

     2.   Invest in commodities, except that the Fund may purchase and sell
options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those relating to
indices, and options on futures contracts or indices.

     3.   Purchase, hold or deal in real estate, or oil, gas or other
mineral leases or exploration or development programs, but the Fund may
purchase and sell securities that are secured by real estate or issued by
companies that invest or deal in real estate or real estate investment
trusts.

     4.   Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act
(which currently limits borrowing to no more than 33-1/3% of the value of
the Fund's total assets).  For purposes of this Investment Restriction, the
entry into options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those
relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices shall not
constitute borrowing.

     5.   Make loans to others, except through the purchase of debt
obligations and the entry into repurchase agreements.  However, the Fund
may lend its portfolio securities in an amount not to exceed 33-1/3% of the
value of its total assets.  Any loans of portfolio securities will be made
according to guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Company's Board.

     6.   Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers, except to
the extent the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, by virtue of disposing of portfolio securities.

     7.   Issue any senior security (as such term is defined in Section
18(f) of the 1940 Act), except to the extent the activities permitted in
Investment Restriction Nos. 2, 4, 11 and 12 may be deemed to give rise to a
senior security.

     8.   Purchase securities on margin, but the Fund may make margin
deposits in connection with transactions in options, forward contracts,
futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on
futures contracts or indices.

     9.   Purchase securities of any company having less than three years'
continuous operations (including operations of any predecessor) if such
purchase would cause the value of the Fund's investments in all such
companies to exceed 5% of the value of its total assets.

     10.  Invest in the securities of a company for the purpose of
exercising management or control, but the Fund will vote the securities it
owns in its portfolio as a shareholder in accordance with its views.

     11.  Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets, except to the extent
necessary to secure permitted borrowings and to the extent related to the
purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis and the
deposit of assets in escrow in connection with writing covered put and call
options and collateral and initial or variation margin arrangements with
respect to options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those
relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices.

     12.  Purchase, sell or write puts, calls or combinations thereof,
except as described in the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information.

     13.  Enter into repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more
than seven days after notice or purchase securities which are illiquid, if,
in the aggregate, more than 15% of the value of the Fund's net assets would
be so invested.

     14.  Purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the
extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

                                   *  *  *
   

     Premier Aggressive Growth Fund only.  The Fund has adopted investment
restrictions numbered 1 through 12 as fundamental policies, which cannot be
changed without approval by the holders of a majority (as defined in the
1940 Act) of the Fund's outstanding voting shares.  Investment restriction
number 13 is not a fundamental policy and may be changed by vote of a
majority of the Company's Board members at any time.  The Fund may not:
    


     1.   Purchase the securities of any issuer if such purchase would
cause more than 5% of the value of its total assets to be invested in
securities of any one issuer (except securities of the United States
Government or any instrumentality thereof) nor purchase more than 10% of
the voting securities of any one issuer.

     2.   Purchase securities of any company having less than three years'
continuous operation (including operations of any predecessors) if such
purchase would cause the value of the Fund's investments in all such
companies to exceed 5% of the value of its assets.

     3.   Purchase securities of other investment companies, except as they
may be acquired by purchase in the open market involving no commissions or
profits to a sponsor or dealer (other than the customary broker's
commission) or except as they may be acquired as part of a merger,
consolidation or acquisition of assets.

     4.   Purchase or retain the securities of any issuer if those officers
or directors of the Company or the Manager owning individually more than
1/2 of 1% of the securities of such issuer together own more than 5% of the
securities of such issuer.

     5.   Purchase, hold or deal in commodities or commodity contracts,
except as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, or in real estate (except for corporate office purposes), but
this shall not prohibit the Fund from investing in marketable securities of
companies engaged in real estate activities or investments.

     6.   Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act
(which currently limits borrowing to no more than 33-1/3% of the value of
the Fund's total assets).  For purposes of this Investment Restriction, the
entry into options, forward contracts, futures contracts, including those
relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices shall not
constitute borrowing.

     7.   Lend any funds or other assets, except through the purchase of a
portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other debt
securities or the purchase of bankers' acceptances and commercial paper of
corporations.  However, the Company's Board may, on the request of broker-
dealers or other institutional investors which it deems qualified,
authorize the Fund to lend securities, but only when the borrower pledges
cash collateral to the Fund and agrees to maintain such collateral so that
it amounts at all times to at least 100% of the value of the securities.
Such security loans will not be made if, as a result, the aggregate of such
loans exceeds 10% of the value of the Fund's total assets.

     8.   Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers.

     9.   Purchase from or sell to any of the Company's officers or
directors or firms of which any of them are members any securities (other
than capital stock of the Company).

     10.  Invest in the securities of a company for the purpose of
management or the exercise of control, but the Fund will vote the
securities it owns in its portfolio as a shareholder in accordance with its
own views.

     11.  Engage in the purchase and sale of put and call options or in
writing such options, except as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information.

     12.  Concentrate its investments in any particular industry or
industries, except that the Fund may invest as much as 25% of the value of
its total assets in a single industry.

          13.  Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets, except to the
extent necessary to secure permitted borrowings and to the extent related
to the purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis
and the deposit of assets in escrow in connection with writing covered put
and call options and collateral and initial or variation margin
arrangements with respect to options, forward contracts, futures contracts,
including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or
indices.
   

     Premier Aggressive Growth Fund also has undertaken not to purchase
warrants which, valued at the lower of cost or market, would exceed 5% of
the value of the Fund's net assets.  Included within this amount, but not
to exceed 2% of the value of the Fund's net assets, may be warrants which
are not listed on the New York or American Stock Exchange.  Warrants
acquired by the Fund in units or attached to securities shall not be
subject to such percentage restriction.
    


                                   *  *  *

     If a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a
later change in percentage resulting from a change in values or assets will
not constitute a violation of such restriction.

     The Company may make commitments more restrictive than the
restrictions listed above so as to permit the sale of Fund shares in
certain states.  Should the Company determine that a commitment is no
longer in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders, the Company
reserves the right to revoke the commitment by terminating the sale of such
Fund's shares in the state involved.


                          MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

     Board members and officers of the Company, together with information
as to their principal business occupations during at least the last five
years, are shown below.  Each Board member who is deemed to be an
"interested person" of the Company, as defined in the 1940 Act, is
indicated by an asterisk.


Board Members of the Company
   

* JOSEPH S. DiMARTINO, Chairman of the Board.  Since January 1995, Chairman
     of the Board of various funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds.  He is
     also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Noel Group, Inc., a venture
     capital company; and a director of The Muscular Dystrophy Association,
     HealthPlan Services Corporation, Belding Heminway Company, Inc., a
     manufacturer and marketer of industrial threads, specialty yarns, home
     furnishings and fabrics, Curtis Industries, Inc., a national
     distributor of security products, chemicals and automotive and other
     hardware, and Staffing Resources, Inc.  For more than five years prior
     to January 1995, he was President, a director and, until August 1994,
     Chief Operating Officer of the Manager and Executive Vice President
     and a director of Dreyfus Service Corporation, a wholly-owned
     subsidiary of the Manager and, until August 24, 1994, the Company's
     distributor.  From August 1994 until December 31, 1994, he was a
     director of Mellon Bank Corporation.  He is 52 years old and his
     address is 667 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10021.
    


*DAVID P. FELDMAN, Board Member.  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
     AT&T Investment Management Corporation.  He is also a trustee of
     Corporate Property Investors, a real estate investment company.  He is
     56 years old and his address is One Oak Way, Berkeley Heights, New
     Jersey 07922.

JOHN M. FRASER, JR., Board Member.  President of Fraser Associates, a
     service company for planning and arranging corporate meetings and
     other events.  From September 1975 to June 1978, he was Executive Vice
     President of Flagship Cruises, Ltd. Prior thereto, he was Senior Vice
     President and Resident Board Member of the Swedish-American Line for
     the United States and Canada.  He is 75 years old and his address is
     133 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10021.
   

ROBERT R. GLAUBER, Board Member.  Research Fellow, Center for Business and
     Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
     University, since January 1992.  He was Under Secretary of the
     Treasury for Finance at the U.S. Treasury Department, from May 1989 to
     January 1992.  For more than five years prior thereto, he was a
     Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business Administration
     of Harvard University and, from 1985 to 1989, Chairman of its Advanced
     Management Program.  He is also a director of Mid Ocean Reinsurance
     Co. Ltd. and Cooke & Bieler, Inc., investment counselors, NASD
     Regulation, Inc. and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.  He is 57
     years old and his address is 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge,
     Massachusetts 02138.
    


JAMES F. HENRY, Board Member.  President of the CPR Institute for Dispute
     Resolution, a non-profit organization principally engaged in the
     development of alternatives to business litigation.  He was of counsel
     to the law firm of Lovejoy, Wasson & Ashton from October 1975 to
     December 1976 and from October 1979 to June 1983, and was a partner of
     the firm from January 1977 to September 1979.  He was President and a
     director of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, a philanthropic
     organization, from September 1971 to December 1976.  Mr. Henry is 65
     years old and his address is c/o CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution,
     366 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017.

ROSALIND GERSTEN JACOBS, Board Member.  Director of Merchandise and
     Marketing for Corporate Property Investors, a real estate investment
     company.  From 1974 to 1976, she was owner and manager of a
     merchandise and marketing consulting firm.  Prior to 1974, she was a
     Vice President of Macy's, New York.  Mrs. Jacobs is 71 years old and
     her address is c/o Corporate Property Investors, 305 East 47th Street,
     New York, New York 10017.

IRVING KRISTOL, Board Member.  John M. Olin Distinguished Fellow of the
     American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, co-editor of
     The Public Interest magazine, and an author or co-editor of several
     books.  From May 1981 to December 1994, he was a consultant to the
     Manager on economic matters; from 1969 to 1988, he was Professor of
     Social Thought at the Graduate School of Business Administration, New
     York University; and from September 1969 to August 1979, he was Henry
     R. Luce Professor of Urban Values at New York University.  Mr. Kristol
     is 76 years old and his address is c/o The Public Interest, 1112 16th
     Street, N.W., Suite 530, Washington, D.C. 20036.

DR. PAUL A. MARKS, Board Member.  President and Chief Executive Officer of
     Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.  He was Vice President for
     Health Sciences and Director of the Cancer Center at Columbia
     University from 1973 to 1980, and Professor of Medicine and of Human
     Genetics and Development at Columbia University from 1968 to 1982.  He
     is also a director of Pfizer, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, Life
     Technologies, Inc., a life science company producing products for cell
     and molecular biology and microbiology, and Tularik, Inc., a
     biotechnology company, and a general partner of LINC Venture Lease
     Partners II, L.P., a limited partnership engaged in leasing.  Dr.
     Marks is 69 years old and his address is c/o Memorial Sloan-Kettering
     Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021.

DR. MARTIN PERETZ, Board Member.  Editor-in-Chief of The New Republic
     magazine and a lecturer in Social Studies at Harvard University, where
     he has been a member of the faculty since 1965.  He is a trustee of
     The Center for Blood Research at the Harvard Medical School and a
     director of LeukoSite Inc., a biopharmaceutical company.  Dr. Peretz
     is 56 years old and his address is c/o The New Republic, 1220 19th
     Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

BERT W. WASSERMAN, Board Member.  Financial Consultant.  From January 1990
     to March 1995, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
     and, from January 1990 to March 1993, a director of Time Warner Inc.;
     from 1981 to 1990, he was a member of the office of the President and
     a director of Warner Communications, Inc.  He is also a member of the
     Chemical Bank National Advisory Board and a director of The New
     Germany Fund, Mountasia Entertainment International, Inc. and the
     Lillian Vernon Corporation.  Mr. Wasserman is 63 years old and his
     address is 126 East 56th Street, Suite 12 North, New York, New York
     10022-3613.

     For so long as the Company's plans described in the section captioned
"Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan" remain in effect, the
Board members who are not "interested persons" of the Company, as defined
in the 1940 Act, will be selected and nominated by the Board members who
are not "interested persons" of the Company.
   

     The Company typically pays its Board members an annual retainer and a
per meeting fee and reimburses them for their expenses.  The Chairman of
the Board receives an additional 25% of such compensation.  Emeritus Board
members are entitled to receive an annual retainer and a per meeting fee of
one-half the amount paid to them as Board members.  The aggregate amount of
compensation paid to each Board member by the Company for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1996, and by all other funds in the Dreyfus Family of
Funds for which such person is a Board member (the number of which is set
forth in parenthesis next to each Board member's total compensation) for
the year ended December 31, 1995, were as follows:
    


                                                        Total Compensation
                                                        From Company and
                              Aggregate                 Fund Complex
Name of Board                 Compensation              Paid to Board
Member                        From Company*             Member
   

Joseph S. DiMartino           $8,750                   $448,618 (94)

David P. Feldman              $7,000                   $113,783 (37)

John M. Fraser, Jr.           $7,000                   $58,606 (12)

Robert R. Glauber             $7,000                   $97,503 (20)

James F. Henry                $7,000                   $53,500 (10)

Rosalind Gersten Jacobs       $6,500                   $92,500 (20)

Irving Kristol                $7,000                   $53,500 (10)

Dr. Paul A. Marks             $7,000                   $49,427 (10)

Dr. Martin Peretz             $7,000                   $53,500 (10)

Bert W. Wasserman             $7,000                   $54,739 (10)


*    Amount does not include reimbursed expenses for attending Board
     meetings, which amounted to $572 for all Board members as a group.
    



Officers of the Company

MARIE E. CONNOLLY, President and Treasurer.  President, Chief Executive
     Officer and a director of the Distributor and an officer of other
     investment companies advised or administered by the Manager.  From
     December 1991 to July 1994, she was President and Chief Compliance
     Officer of Funds Distributor, Inc., the ultimate parent of which is
     Boston Institutional Group, Inc.  Prior to December 1991, she served
     as Vice President and Controller, and later as Senior Vice President,
     of The Boston Company Advisors, Inc.  She is 38 years old.

JOHN E. PELLETIER, Vice President and Secretary.  Senior Vice President and
     General Counsel of the Distributor and an officer of other investment
     companies advised or administered by the Manager.  From February 1992
     to July 1994, he served as Counsel for The Boston Company Advisors,
     Inc.  From August 1990 to February 1992, he was employed as an
     Associate at Ropes & Gray.  He is 32 years old.
   

ELIZABETH KEELEY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary.  Assistant Vice
     President of the Distributor and an officer of other investment
     companies advised or administered by the Manager. She is 26 years old.
    
   
DOUGLAS C. CONROY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary.  Supervisor of
     Treasury Services and Administration of the Distributor and an officer
     of other investment companies advised or administered by the Manager.
     He is also Supervisor of Treasury Services and Administration of Funds
     Distributor, Inc.  From April 1993 to January 1995, he was a Senior
     Fund Accountant for Investors Bank & Trust Company.  From December
     1991 to March 1993, he was employed as a Fund Accountant at The Boston
     Company, Inc.  He is 27 years old.
    
   
MARK A. KARPE, Vice President and Assistant Secretary.  Senior Paralegal of
     the Distributor and officer of other investment companies advised or
     administered by the Manager.  Prior to August 1993, he was employed as
     an Associate Examiner at the National Association of Securities
     Dealers.  He is 27 years old.
    
   
RICHARD INGRAM, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer.  Senior Vice
     President and Director of Client Services and Treasury Operations of
     the Distributor and an officer of other investment companies advised
     or administered by the Manager.  He is also Senior Vice President and
     Director of Client Services and Treasury Operations of Funds
     Distributor, Inc.  From March 1994 to November 1995, he was Vice
     President and Division Manager for First Data Investor Services Group.
     From 1989 to 1994, he was Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Tax
     Director - Mutual Funds of The Boston Company, Inc.  He is 41 years
     old.
    
   
MARY A. NELSON, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer.  Vice President of
     the Distributor and an officer of other investment companies advised
     or administered by the Manager.  She is also Vice President and
     Manager of Treasury Services and Administration of Funds Distributor,
     Inc.  From September 1989 to July 1994, she was an Assistant Vice
     President and Client Manager for The Boston Company, Inc.  She is 32
     years old.
    


JOSEPH F. TOWER, III, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer.  Senior Vice
     President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Distributor
     and an officer of other investment companies advised or administered
     by the Manager.  From July 1988 to August 1994, he was employed by The
     Boston Company, Inc. where he held various management positions in the
     Corporate Finance and Treasury areas.  He is 34 years old.

     The address of each officer of the Company is 200 Park Avenue, New
York, New York 10166.
   

     The Company's Board members and officers, as a group, owned less than
1% of each Fund's voting securities outstanding on January 10, 1997.
    
   
    


                            MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled "Management
of the Company."
   

     Management Agreement.  The Manager provides management services
pursuant to the Management Agreement (the "Agreement") dated August 24,
1994, as amended December 11, 1995, with the Company.  As to each Fund, the
Agreement is subject to annual approval by (i) the Company's Board or (ii)
vote of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting
securities of such Fund, provided that in either event the continuance also
is approved by a majority of the Board members who are not "interested
persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Company or the Manager, by
vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval.  The Agreement was approved by shareholders on August 2, 1994 in
respect of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund, and was last approved by the
Company's Board, including a majority of the Board members who are not
"interested persons" of any party to the Agreement, at a meeting held on
May 29, 1996.  As to each Fund, the Agreement is terminable without
penalty, on 60 days' notice, by the Company's Board or by vote of the
holders of a majority of such Fund's shares, or, on not less than 90 days'
notice, by the Manager.  The Agreement will terminate automatically, as to
the relevant Fund, in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940
Act).
    
   
     The following persons are officers and/or directors of the Manager:
W. Keith Smith, Chairman of the Board; Christopher M. Condron, President,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a director; Stephen E.
Canter, Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and a director; Lawrence S.
Kash, Vice Chairman--Distribution and a director; William T. Sandalls, Jr.,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; William F. Glavin, Jr.,
Vice President--Corporate Development; Mark N. Jacobs, Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary; Patrice M. Kozlowski, Vice President--
Corporate Communications; Mary Beth Leibig, Vice President--Human
Resources; Jeffrey N. Nachman, Vice President--Mutual Fund Accounting;
Andrew S. Wasser, Vice President--Information Systems; Elvira Oslapas,
Assistant Secretary; and Mandell L. Berman, Burton C. Borgelt and Frank V.
Cahouet, directors.
    
   
     The Manager manages each Fund's investments in accordance with the
stated policies of such Fund, subject to the approval of the Company's
Board.  The Manager is responsible for investment decisions, and provides
the Funds with portfolio managers who are authorized by the Board to
execute purchases and sales of securities.  The Funds' portfolio managers
are Richard B. Hoey (with respect to Premier Aggressive Growth Fund and
Premier Growth and Income Fund), Donald C. Geogerian (with respect to
Premier Aggressive Growth Fund) and Michael L. Schonberg (with respect to
Premier Aggressive Growth Fund).  The Manager also maintains a research
department with a professional staff of portfolio managers and securities
analysts who provide research services for the Funds as well as for other
funds advised by the Manager.  All purchases and sales are reported for the
Board's review at the meeting subsequent to such transactions.
    


     The Manager maintains office facilities on behalf of the Funds, and
furnishes statistical and research data, clerical help, accounting, data
processing, bookkeeping and internal auditing and certain other required
services to the Funds.  The Manager also may make such advertising and
promotional expenditures, using its own resources, as it from time to time
deems appropriate.

     Expenses.  All expenses incurred in the operation of the Company are
borne by the Company, except to the extent specifically assumed by the
Manager.  The expenses borne by the Company include: organizational costs,
taxes, interest, brokerage fees and commissions, if any, fees of Board
members who are not officers, directors, employees or holders of 5% or more
of the outstanding voting securities of the Manager or any of its
affiliates, Securities and Exchange Commission fees, state Blue Sky
qualification fees, advisory fees, charges of registrars and custodians,
transfer and dividend disbursing agents' fees, outside auditing and legal
expenses, costs of maintaining the Company's existence, costs attributable
to investor services, costs of preparing and printing prospectuses and
statements of additional information for regulatory purposes and for
distribution to existing shareholders, costs of shareholders' reports and
meetings, and any extraordinary expenses.  In addition, Class B and Class C
shares are subject to an annual distribution fee and Class A, Class B and
Class C shares are subject to an annual service fee.  See "Distribution
Plan and Shareholder Services Plan."  Expenses attributable to a particular
Fund are charged against the assets of that Fund; other expenses of the
Company are allocated among the Funds on the basis determined by the Board,
including, but not limited to, proportionately in relation to the net
assets of each Fund.
   

     As compensation for the Manager's services to the Company, the Company
has agreed to pay the Manager a monthly management fee at the annual rate
of .75 of 1% of the value of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund's and Premier
Growth and Income Fund's average daily net assets.  For the fiscal years
ended September 30, 1994, 1995 and 1996, the management fees paid by the
Company for Premier Aggressive Growth Fund amounted to $4,509,012,
$4,287,150 and $3,965,630, respectively.  For the period December 29, 1995
(commencement of operations) to September 30, 1996, the management fee
payable by the Company for Premier Growth and Income Fund amounted to
$174,196 which was reduced by $93,014 pursuant to an undertaking by the
Manager, resulting in a net management fee of $81,172.
    

   
     The Manager has agreed that if in any fiscal year the aggregate
expenses of the Fund, exclusive of taxes, brokerage, interest on borrowings
and (with the prior written consent of the necessary state securities
commissions) extraordinary expenses, but including the management fee,
exceed, with respect to Class A of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund,
1-1/2% of the average value of such Fund's net assets attributable to its
Class A shares or, with respect to each other Class of Premier Aggressive
Growth Fund and with respect to each other Fund, the expense limitation of
any state having jurisdiction over the Fund, the Fund may deduct from the
payment to be made to the Manager under the Agreement, or the Manager will
bear, such excess expense.  Such deduction or payment, if any, will be
estimated daily, and reconciled and effected or paid, as the case may be,
on a monthly basis.
    


     The aggregate of the fees payable to the Manager is not subject to
reduction as the value of a Fund's net assets increases.


                             PURCHASE OF SHARES

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled "How to Buy
Shares."

     The Distributor.  The Distributor serves as each Fund's distributor on
a best efforts basis pursuant to an agreement which is renewable annually.
The Distributor also acts as distributor for the other funds in the Premier
Family of Funds, for funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds and for certain
other investment companies.  In some states, certain financial institutions
effecting transactions in Fund shares may be required to register as
dealers pursuant to state law.
   

     For the period from August 24, 1994 through September 30, 1994, the
Distributor retained $191 from sales loads on Premier Aggressive Growth
Fund shares.  For the fiscal years ended September 30, 1995 and 1996, no
amount was retained by the Distributor from sales loads on Premier
Aggressive Growth Fund shares.  For the period from October 1, 1993 through
August 23, 1994, Dreyfus Service Corporation, as the Company's distributor
during such period, retained $934,357 from sales loads on Premier
Aggressive Growth Fund Shares.  For the period from December 29, 1995
through September 30, 1996, no amount was retained by the Distributor from
sales loads on Class A shares of Premier Growth and Income Fund.  For that
same period the Distributor retained $23,871 and $5,484 from contingent
deferred sales charges on Class B and Class C shares of Premier Growth and
Income Fund.
    


     Sales Loads--Class A.  The scale of sales loads applies to purchases
of Class A shares made by any "purchaser," which term includes an
individual and/or spouse purchasing securities for his, her or their own
account or for the account of any minor children, or a trustee or other
fiduciary purchasing securities for a single trust estate or a single
fiduciary account (including a pension, profit-sharing or other employee
benefit trust created pursuant to a plan qualified under Section 401 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")) although more than
one beneficiary is involved; or a group of accounts established by or on
behalf of the employees of an employer or affiliated employers pursuant to
an employee benefit plan or other program (including accounts established
pursuant to Sections 403(b), 408(k), and 457 of the Code); or an organized
group which has been in existence for more than six months, provided that
it is not organized for the purpose of buying redeemable securities of a
registered investment company and provided that the purchases are made
through a central administration or a single dealer, or by other means
which result in economy of sales effort or expense.
   

     Set forth below is an example of the method of computing the offering
price of the Class A shares of each Fund.  The example assumes a purchase
of Class A shares of the Fund aggregating less than $50,000 subject to the
schedule of sales charges set forth in the Fund's Prospectus at a price
based upon the net asset value of a Class A share on September 30, 1996 for
Premier Aggressive Growth Fund and for Premier Growth and Income Fund:
    
   
                                 Premier Aggressive    Premier Growth
                                   Growth Fund*        and Income Fund

     Net Asset Value per Share. .    $14.81           $18.45

     Per Share Sales Charge - 5.75%
        of offering price (6.10% of
        net asset value per share).  $   .90          $ 1.13

     Per Share Offering Price to
        the Public. . . . . . . .    $15.71           $19.58
_____________________
*  Class A shares of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund purchased by shareholders
   beneficially owning Fund shares on December 31, 1995 or November 30, 1996,
   are subject to a different sales load schedule, as described under "How to
   Buy Shares--Class A Shares" in the Fund's Prospectus.
    


     TeleTransfer Privilege.  A TeleTransfer purchase order may be made at
any time.  Purchase orders received by 4:00 p.m., New York time, on any
business day that Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., the Funds' transfer and dividend
disbursing agent (the "Transfer Agent"), and the New York Stock Exchange
are open for business will be credited to the shareholder's Fund account on
the next bank business day following such purchase order.  Purchase orders
made after 4:00 p.m., New York time, on any business day the Transfer Agent
and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business, or orders made on
Saturday, Sunday or any Fund holiday (e.g., when the New York Stock
Exchange is not open for business), will be credited to the shareholder's
Fund account on the second bank business day following such purchase order.
To qualify to use the TeleTransfer Privilege, the initial payment for
purchase of shares must be drawn on, and redemption proceeds paid to, the
same bank and account as are designated on the Account Application or
Shareholder Services Form on file.  If the proceeds of a particular
redemption are to be wired to an account at any other bank, the request
must be in writing and signature-guaranteed.  See "Redemption of
Shares--TeleTransfer Privilege."

     Reopening an Account.  An investor may reopen an account with a
minimum investment of $100 without filing a new Account Application during
the calendar year the account is closed or during the following calendar
year, provided the information on the old Account Application is still
applicable.


               DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled
"Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan."

     Class B and Class C shares are subject to a Distribution Plan and
Class A, Class B and Class C shares are subject to a Shareholder Services
Plan.

     Distribution Plan.  Rule 12b-1 (the "Rule") adopted by the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the 1940 Act provides, among other things,
that an investment company may bear expenses of distributing its shares
only pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with the Rule.  The Company's
Board has adopted such a plan with respect to Class B and Class C shares
(the "Plan") of each Fund pursuant to which the Company pays the
Distributor for distributing the relevant Class of shares.  The Company's
Board believes that there is a reasonable likelihood that Plan will benefit
each Fund and the holders of Class B and Class C shares.
   

     A quarterly report of the amounts expended under the Plan, and the
purposes for which such expenditures were incurred, must be made to the
Board for its review.  In addition, the Plan provides that it may not be
amended to increase materially the cost which holders of Class B or Class C
shares may bear pursuant to the Plan without the approval of the holders of
such shares and that other material amendments of the Plan must be approved
by the Company's Board, and by the Board members who are not "interested
persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Company and have no direct or
indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any
agreements entered into in connection with the Plan, by vote cast in person
at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such amendments.  The
Plan is subject to annual approval by such vote cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on the Plan.  The Plan was last so
approved by the Board at a meeting held on May 29, 1996.  As to each Fund,
the Plan may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of the Board
members who are not "interested persons" and have no direct or indirect
financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreements
entered into in connection with the Plan or by vote of the holders of a
majority of Class B and Class C shares of such Fund.
    
   
     For the period from January 3, 1996 (commencement of initial offering
of Class B and Class C) through September 30, 1996 the amounts payable
under the Distribution Plan for Class B and Class C shares of Premier
Aggressive Growth Fund were $35 and $40, respectively.  For the period from
December 29, 1995 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 1996,
the amounts payable under the Distribution Plan for Class B and Class C
shares of Premier Growth and Income Fund were $86,590 and $8,834,
respectively.
    


     Shareholder Services Plan.  The Company has adopted a Shareholder
Services Plan with respect to each Fund, pursuant to which the Company pays
the Distributor for the provision of certain services to the holders of
Class A, Class B and Class C shares.  The services provided may include
personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering
shareholder inquiries regarding the Company and providing reports and other
information, and services related to the maintenance of such shareholder
accounts.  Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the Distributor may make
payments to certain securities dealers, financial institutions and other
financial industry professionals (collectively, "Service Agents") in
respect of these services.

     A quarterly report of the amounts expended under the Shareholder
Services Plan, and the purposes for which such expenditures were incurred,
must be made to the Board for its review.  In addition, the Shareholder
Services Plan provides that material amendments must be approved by the
Company's Board, and by the Board members who are not "interested persons"
(as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund and have no direct or indirect
financial interest in the operation of the Shareholder Services Plan or in
any agreements entered into in connection with the Shareholder Services
Plan, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
considering such amendments.  The Shareholder Services Plan is subject to
annual approval by such vote cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on the Shareholder Services Plan.  The Shareholder
Services Plan was last so approved by the Board at a meeting held on May
29, 1996.  As to each Fund, the Shareholder Services Plan is terminable at
any time by vote of a majority of the Board members who are not "interested
persons" and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the
operation of the Shareholder Services Plan or in any agreements entered
into in connection with the Shareholder Services Plan.
   

     With respect to Class A shares of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund, for
the period January 2, 1996 (effective date of the Shareholder Services
Plan) through September 30 1996, the Company was charged $975,463.  With
respect to Class B and Class C shares of the Premier Aggressive Growth
Fund, for the period January 3, 1996 (commencement of initial offering)
through September 30, 1996, the Company was charged $12 and $13,
respectively.  With respect to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of
Premier Growth and Income Fund, for the period December 29, 1995
(commencement of operations of the Fund) through September 30, 1996, the
Company was charged $25,466, $28,863 and $2,945, respectively.
    
   
     Prior Shareholder Services Plan.  As of January 1, 1996, the Company
terminated its then-existing Shareholder Services Plan pursuant to which
the Premier Aggressive Growth Fund reimbursed Dreyfus Service Corporation
certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or
maintaining shareholder accounts at an annual rate of up to .25 of 1% of
the value of the Premier Aggressive Growth Fund's total assets.  For the
period from October 1, 1995 through January 1, 1996, Premier Aggressive
Growth Fund paid Dreyfus Service Corporation $190,772 pursuant to such
plan.
    



                            REDEMPTION OF SHARES

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled "How to
Redeem Shares."
   

     Wire Redemption Privilege.  By using this Privilege, the investor
authorizes the Transfer Agent to act on wire or telephone redemption
instructions from any person representing himself or herself to be the
investor, or a representative of the investor's Service Agent, and
reasonably believed by the Transfer Agent to be genuine.  Ordinarily, the
Company will initiate payment for shares redeemed pursuant to this
Privilege on the next business day after receipt by the Transfer Agent of
the redemption request in proper form.  Redemption proceeds ($1,000
minimum) will be transferred by Federal Reserve wire only to the commercial
bank account specified by the investor on the Account Application or
Shareholder Services Form, or to a correspondent bank if the investor's
bank is not a member of the Federal Reserve System.  Fees ordinarily are
imposed by such bank and borne by the investor.  Immediate notification by
the correspondent bank to the investor's bank is necessary to avoid a delay
in crediting the funds to the investor's bank account.
    


     Investors with access to telegraphic equipment may wire redemption
requests to the Transfer Agent by employing the following transmittal code
which may be used for domestic or overseas transmissions:

                                             Transfer Agent's
          Transmittal Code                   Answer Back Sign

              144295                          144295 TSSG PREP

     Investors who do not have direct access to telegraphic equipment may
have the wire transmitted by contacting a TRT Cables operator at
1-800-654-7171, toll free.  Investors should advise the operator that the
above transmittal code must be used and should also inform the operator of
the Transfer Agent's answer back sign.

     To change the commercial bank or account designated to receive
redemption proceeds, a written request must be sent to the Transfer Agent.
This request must be signed by each shareholder, with each signature
guaranteed as described below under "Stock Certificates; Signatures."

     TeleTransfer Privilege.  Investors should be aware that if they have
selected the TeleTransfer Privilege, any request for a wire redemption will
be effected as a TeleTransfer transaction through the Automated Clearing
House ("ACH") system unless more prompt transmittal specifically is
requested.  Redemption proceeds will be on deposit in the investor's
account at an ACH member bank ordinarily two business days after receipt of
the redemption request.  See "Purchase of Shares--TeleTransfer Privilege."

     Stock Certificates; Signatures.  Any certificates representing Fund
shares to be redeemed must be submitted with the redemption request.
Written redemption requests must be signed by each shareholder, including
each holder of a joint account, and each signature must be guaranteed.
Signatures on endorsed certificates submitted for redemption also must be
guaranteed.  The Transfer Agent has adopted standards and procedures
pursuant to which signature-guarantees in proper form generally will be
accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers, credit unions, national
securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies
and savings associations, as well as from participants in the New York
Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program, the Securities Transfer Agents
Medallion Program ("STAMP") and the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program.
Guarantees must be signed by an authorized signatory of the guarantor and
"Signature-Guaranteed" must appear with the signature.  The Transfer Agent
may request additional documentation from corporations, executors,
administrators, trustees or guardians, and may accept other suitable
verification arrangements from foreign investors, such as consular
verification.

     Redemption Commitment.  The Company has committed to pay in cash all
redemption requests by any shareholder of record of a Fund, limited in
amount during any 90-day period to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the
value of such Fund's net assets at the beginning of such period.  Such
commitment is irrevocable without the prior approval of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.  In the case of requests for redemption in excess of
such amount, the Board reserves the right to make payments in whole or in
part in securities (which may include non-marketable securities) or other
assets in case of an emergency or any time a cash distribution would impair
the liquidity of the Fund to the detriment of the existing shareholders.
In such event, the securities would be valued in the same manner as the
Fund's securities are valued.  If the recipient sold such securities,
brokerage charges would be incurred.

     Suspension of Redemptions.  The right of redemption may be suspended
or the date of payment postponed (a) during any period when the New York
Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday
closings), (b) when trading in the markets the relevant Fund ordinarily
utilizes is restricted, or when an emergency exists as determined by the
Securities and Exchange Commission so that disposal of the Fund's
investments or determination of its net asset value is not reasonably
practicable, or (c) for such other periods as the Securities and Exchange
Commission by order may permit to protect the Fund's shareholders.


                            SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled
"Shareholder Services."

     Fund Exchanges.  Shares of any Class of the Fund may be exchanged for
shares of the respective Class of certain other funds advised or
administered by the Manager.  Shares of the same Class of such funds
purchased by exchange will be purchased on the basis of relative net asset
value per share as follows:

     A.   Exchanges for shares of funds that are offered without a sales
          load will be made without a sales load.

     B.   Shares of funds purchased without a sales load may be exchanged
          for shares of other funds sold with a sales load, and the
          applicable sales load will be deducted.

     C.   Shares of funds purchased with a sales load may be exchanged
          without a sales load for shares of other funds sold without a
          sales load.

     D.   Shares of funds purchased with a sales load, shares of funds
          acquired by a previous exchange from shares purchased with a
          sales load and additional shares acquired through reinvestment of
          dividends or distributions of any such funds (collectively
          referred to herein as "Purchased Shares") may be exchanged for
          shares of other funds sold with a sales load (referred to herein
          as "Offered Shares"), provided that, if the sales load applicable
          to the Offered Shares exceeds the maximum sales load that could
          have been imposed in connection with the Purchased Shares (at the
          time the Purchased Shares were acquired), without giving effect
          to any reduced loads, the difference will be deducted.

     E.   Shares of funds subject to a contingent deferred sales charge
          ("CDSC") that are exchanged for shares of another fund will be
          subject to the higher applicable CDSC of the two funds, and for
          purposes of calculating CDSC rates and conversion periods, if
          any, will be deemed to have been held since the date the shares
          being exchanged were initially purchased.

     To accomplish an exchange under item D above, shareholders must notify
the Transfer Agent of their prior ownership of fund shares and their
account number.
   

     To request an exchange, the investor's Service Agent acting on the
investor's behalf must give exchange instructions to the Transfer Agent in
writing or by telephone.  The ability to issue exchange instructions by
telephone is given to all Fund shareholders automatically, unless the
investor checks the applicable "No" box on the Account Application,
indicating that the investor specifically refuses this Privilege.  By using
the Telephone Exchange Privilege, the investor authorizes the Transfer
Agent to act on telephonic instructions (including over The Dreyfus
TouchRegistration Mark automated telephone system) from any person
representing himself or herself to be the investor or a representative of
the investor's Service Agent, and reasonably believed by the Transfer
Agent to be genuine.  Telephone exchanges may be subject to limitations
as to the amount involved or the number of telephone exchanges permitted.
Shares issued in certificate form are not eligible for telephone exchange.
    


     Exchanges of Class R shares held by a Retirement Plan may be made only
between the investor's Retirement Plan account in one fund and such
investor's Retirement Plan account in another fund.

     To establish a personal retirement plan by exchange, shares of the
fund being exchanged must have a value of at least the minimum initial
investment required for the fund into which the exchange is being made.
For Dreyfus-sponsored Keogh Plans, IRAs and IRAs set up under a Simplified
Employee Pension Plan ("SEP-IRAs") with only one participant, the minimum
initial investment is $750.  To exchange shares held in corporate plans,
403(b)(7) Plans and SEP-IRAs with more than one participant, the minimum
initial investment is $100 if the plan has at least $1,000 invested among
the funds in the Premier Family of Funds or the Dreyfus Family of Funds.
To exchange shares held in a personal retirement plan account, the shares
exchanged must have a current value of at least $100.

     Auto-Exchange Privilege.  The Auto-Exchange Privilege permits an
investor to purchase, in exchange for shares of the Fund, shares of the
same Class of another fund in the Premier Family of Funds or the Dreyfus
Family of Funds.  This Privilege is available only for existing accounts.
With respect to Class R shares held by a Retirement Plan, exchanges may be
made only between the investor's Retirement Plan account in one fund and
such investor's Retirement Plan account in another fund.  Shares will be
exchanged on the basis of relative net asset value as described above under
"Fund Exchanges."  Enrollment in or modification or cancellation of this
Privilege is effective three business days following notification by the
investor.  An investor will be notified if the investor's account falls
below the amount designated to be exchanged under this Privilege.  In this
case, an investor's account will fall to zero unless additional investments
are made in excess of the designated amount prior to the next Auto-Exchange
transaction.  Shares held under IRA and other retirement plans are eligible
for this Privilege.  Exchanges of IRA shares may be made between IRA
accounts and from regular accounts to IRA accounts, but not from IRA
accounts to regular accounts.  With respect to all other retirement
accounts, exchanges may be made only among those accounts.

     Fund Exchanges and the Auto-Exchange Privilege are available to
shareholders resident in any state in which shares of the fund being
acquired may legally be sold.  Shares may be exchanged only between
accounts having identical names and other identifying designations.

     Shareholder Services Forms and prospectuses of the other funds may be
obtained by calling 1-800-645-6561.  The Company reserves the right to
reject any exchange request in whole or in part.  The Fund Exchanges
service or the Auto-Exchange Privilege may be modified or terminated at any
time upon notice to shareholders.
   

     Automatic Withdrawal Plan.  The Automatic Withdrawal Plan permits an
investor with a $5,000 minimum account to request withdrawal of a specified
dollar amount (minimum of $50) on either a monthly or quarterly basis.
Withdrawal payments are the proceeds from sales of Fund shares, not the
yield on the shares.  If withdrawal payments exceed reinvested dividends
and distributions, the investor's shares will be reduced and eventually may
be depleted.  Automatic Withdrawal may be terminated at any time by the
investor, the Fund or the Transfer Agent.  Shares for which certificates
have been issued may not be redeemed through the Automatic Withdrawal Plan.
    
   
     Dividend Sweep.  Dividend Sweep allows investors to invest
automatically their dividends or dividends and capital gain distributions,
if any, from the Fund in shares of the same Class of another fund in the
Premier Family of Funds or the Dreyfus Family of Funds of which the
investor is a shareholder.  Shares of the same Class of other funds
purchased pursuant to this privilege will be purchased on the basis of
relative net asset value per share as follows:
    


     A.   Dividends and distributions paid by a fund may be invested
          without imposition of a sales load in shares of other funds that
          are offered without a sales load.

     B.   Dividends and distributions paid by a fund which does not charge
          a sales load may be invested in shares of other funds sold with a
          sales load, and the applicable sales load will be deducted.

     C.   Dividends and distributions paid by a fund which charges a sales
          load may be invested in shares of other funds sold with a sales
          load (referred to herein as "Offered Shares"), provided that, if
          the sales load applicable to the Offered Shares exceeds the
          maximum sales load charged by the fund from which dividends or
          distributions are being swept, without giving effect to any
          reduced loads, the difference will be deducted.

     D.   Dividends and distributions paid by a fund may be invested in
          shares of other funds that impose a CDSC and the applicable CDSC,
          if any, will be imposed upon redemption of such shares.


     Corporate Pension/Profit-Sharing and Retirement Plans.  The Company
makes available to corporations a variety of prototype pension and profit-
sharing plans including a 401(k) Salary Reduction Plan.  In addition, the
Company makes available Keogh Plans, IRAs, including SEP-IRAs and IRA
"Rollover Accounts," and 403(b)(7) Plans.  Plan support services also are
available.

     Investors who wish to purchase Fund shares in conjunction with a Keogh
Plan, a 403(b)(7) Plan or an IRA, including a SEP-IRA, may request from the
Distributor forms for adoption of such plans.

     The entity acting as custodian for Keogh Plans, 403(b)(7) Plans or
IRAs may charge a fee, payment of which could require the liquidation of
shares.  All fees charged are described in the appropriate form.

     Shares may be purchased in connection with these plans only by direct
remittance to the entity acting as custodian.  Purchases for these plans
may not be made in advance of receipt of funds.

     The minimum initial investment for corporate plans, Salary Reduction
Plans, 403(b)(7) Plans and SEP-IRAs with more than one participant, is
$1,000 with no minimum on subsequent purchases.  The minimum initial
investment for Dreyfus-sponsored Keogh Plans, IRAs, SEP-IRAs and 403(b)(7)
Plans with only one participant, is ordinarily $750, with no minimum on
subsequent purchases.  Individuals who open an IRA may also open a non-
working spousal IRA with a minimum investment of $250.

     Each investor should read the prototype retirement plan and the
appropriate form of custodial agreement for further details on eligibility,
service fees and tax implications, and should consult a tax adviser.


                      DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled "How to Buy
Shares."

     Valuation of Portfolio Securities.  Each Fund's securities, including
covered call options written by a Fund, are valued at the last sale price
on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such
securities primarily are traded.  Securities not listed on an exchange or
national securities market, or securities in which there were no
transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked
prices, except in the case of open short positions where the asked price is
used for valuation purposes.  Bid price is used when no asked price is
available.  Any assets or liabilities initially expressed in terms of
foreign currency will  be translated into U.S. dollars at the midpoint of
the New York interbank market spot exchange rate as quoted on the day of
such translation or, if no such rate is quoted on such date, such other
quoted market exchange rate as may be determined to be appropriate by the
Manager.  Forward currency contracts will be valued at the current cost of
offsetting the contract.  If a Fund has to obtain prices as of the close of
trading on various exchanges throughout the world, the calculation of net
asset value may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of
prices of certain of the Funds' securities.  Short-term investments are
carried at amortized cost, which approximates value.  Expenses and fees,
including the management fee and fees pursuant to the Distribution Plan and
Shareholder Services Plan, are accrued daily and taken into account for the
purpose of determining the net asset value of a Fund's shares.

     Restricted securities, as well as securities or other assets for which
recent market quotations are not readily available, or are not valued by a
pricing service approved by the Board, are valued at fair value as
determined in good faith by the Board.  The Board will review the method of
valuation on a current basis.  In making their good faith valuation of
restricted securities, the Board members generally will take the following
factors into consideration: restricted securities which are, or are
convertible into, securities of the same class of securities for which a
public market exists usually will be valued at market value less the same
percentage discount at which purchased.  This discount will be revised
periodically by the Board if the Board members believe that it no longer
reflects the value of the restricted securities.  Restricted securities not
of the same class as securities for which a public market exists usually
will be valued initially at cost.  Any subsequent adjustment from cost will
be based upon considerations deemed relevant by the Board.

     New York Stock Exchange Closings.  The holidays (as observed) on which
the New York Stock Exchange is closed currently are:  New Year's Day,
Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas.


                     DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled "Dividends,
Distributions and Taxes."
   

     Management of the Company believes that Premier Aggressive Growth Fund
and Premier Growth and Income Fund each have qualified for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1996 as a "regulated investment company" under the Code.
Each of these Funds intends to continue to so qualify if such qualification
is in the best interests of its shareholders.  As a regulated investment
company, each Fund will pay no Federal income tax on net investment income
and net realized securities gains to the extent that such income and gains
are distributed to shareholders in accordance with applicable provisions of
the Code.  To qualify as a regulated investment company, the Fund must
distribute at least 90% of its net income (consisting of net investment
income and net short-term capital gain) to its shareholders, derive less
than 30% of its annual gross income from gain on the sale of securities
held for less than three months, and meet certain asset diversification and
other requirements.  The term "regulated investment company" does not imply
the supervision of management or investment practices or policies by any
government agency.
    


     Any dividend or distribution paid shortly after an investor's purchase
may have the effect of reducing the net asset value of the shares below the
cost of the investment.  Such a dividend or distribution would be a return
of investment in an economic sense, although taxable as stated above.  In
addition, the Code provides that if a shareholder holds shares of a Fund
for six months or less and has received a capital gain distribution with
respect to such shares, any loss incurred on the sale of such shares will
be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of the capital gain
distribution received.

     Depending upon the composition of a Fund's income, the entire amount
or a portion of the dividends paid by such Fund from net investment income
may qualify for the dividends received deduction allowable to qualifying
U.S. corporate shareholders ("dividends received deduction").  In general,
dividend income of a Fund distributed to qualifying corporate shareholders
will be eligible for the dividends received deduction only to the extent
that such Fund's income consists of dividends paid by U.S. corporations.
However, Section 246(c) of the Code provides that if a qualifying corporate
shareholder has disposed of Fund shares not held for 46 days or more and
has received a dividend from net investment income with respect to such
shares, the portion designated by the Fund as qualifying for the dividends
received deduction will not be eligible for such shareholder's dividends
received deduction. In addition, the Code provides other limitations with
respect to the ability of a qualifying corporate shareholder to claim the
dividends received deduction in connection with holding Fund shares.

     A Fund may qualify for and may make an election permitted under
Section 853 of the Code so that shareholders may be eligible to claim a
credit or deduction on their Federal income tax returns for, and will be
required to treat as part of the amounts distributed to them, their pro
rata portion of qualified taxes paid or incurred by the Fund to foreign
countries (which taxes relate primarily to investment income).  A Fund may
make an election under Section 853 of the Code, provided that more than 50%
of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of the taxable year
consists of securities in foreign corporations, and the Fund satisfies the
applicable distribution provisions of the Code.  The foreign tax credit
available to shareholders is subject to certain limitations imposed by the
Code.

     Ordinarily, gains and losses realized from portfolio transactions will
be treated as capital gains and losses.  However, a portion of the gain or
loss realized from the disposition of foreign currencies (including foreign
currency denominated bank deposits) and non-U.S. dollar denominated
securities (including debt instruments and certain forward contracts and
options) may be treated as ordinary income or loss under Section 988 of the
Code.  In addition, all or a portion of any gains realized from the sale or
other disposition of certain market discount bonds will be treated as
ordinary income under Section 1276 of the Code.  Finally, all or a portion
of the gain realized from engaging in "conversion transactions" may be
treated as ordinary income under Section 1258 of the Code.  "Conversion
transactions" are defined to include certain forward, futures, option and
straddle transactions, transactions marketed or sold to produce capital
gains, or transactions described in Treasury regulations to be issued in
the future.

     Under Section 1256 of the Code, any gain or loss realized by a Fund
from certain forward contracts and options transactions will be treated as
60% long-term capital gain or loss and 40% short-term capital gain or loss.
Gain or loss will arise upon exercise or lapse of such contracts and
options as well as from closing transactions.  In addition, any such
contracts or options remaining unexercised at the end of the Fund's taxable
year will be treated as sold for their then fair market value, resulting in
additional gain or loss to such Fund characterized in the manner described
above.

     Offsetting positions held by a Fund involving certain foreign currency
forward contracts or options may constitute "straddles." "Straddles" are
defined to include "offsetting positions" in actively traded personal
property.  The tax treatment of "straddles" is governed by Sections 1092
and 1258 of the Code, which, in certain circumstances, overrides or
modifies the provisions of Sections 1256 and 988 of the Code.  As such, all
or a portion of any short or long-term capital gain from certain "straddle"
transactions may be recharacterized to ordinary income.

     If a Fund were treated as entering into "straddles" by reason of its
engaging in certain forward contracts or options transactions, such
"straddles" would be characterized as "mixed straddles" if the forward
contracts or options transactions comprising a part of such "straddles"
were governed by Section 1256 of the Code.  A Fund may make one or more
elections with respect to "mixed straddles."  Depending on which election
is made, if any, the results to the Fund may differ.  If no election is
made, to the extent the "straddle" and conversion transaction rules apply
to positions established by the Fund, losses realized by the Fund will be
deferred to the extent of unrealized gain in the offsetting position.
Moreover, as a result of the "straddle" and conversion transaction rules,
short-term capital loss on "straddle" positions may be recharacterized as
long-term capital loss, and long-term capital gains may be treated as
short-term capital gains or ordinary income.

     If a Fund invests in an entity that is classified as a "passive
foreign investment company" ("PFIC") for federal income tax purposes, the
operation of certain provisions of the Code applying to PFICs could result
in the imposition of certain federal income taxes on the Fund.  In
addition, gain realized from the sale or other disposition of PFIC
securities may be treated as ordinary income under Section 1291 of the
Code.


                           PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

     The Manager assumes general supervision over placing orders on behalf
of the Company for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities.
Allocation of brokerage transactions, including their frequency, is made in
the best judgment of the Manager and in a manner deemed fair and reasonable
to shareholders.  The primary consideration is prompt execution of orders
at the most favorable net price.  Subject to this consideration, the
brokers selected will include those that supplement the Manager's research
facilities with statistical data, investment information, economic facts
and opinions.  Information so received is in addition to and not in lieu of
services required to be performed by the Manager and the Manager's fees are
not reduced as a consequence of the receipt of such supplemental
information.  Such information may be useful to the Manager in serving both
the Company and other funds which it advises and, conversely, supplemental
information obtained by the placement of business of other clients may be
useful to the Manager in carrying out its obligations to the Company.

     Sales of Fund shares by a broker may be taken into consideration, and
brokers also will be selected because of their ability to handle special
executions such as are involved in large block trades or broad
distributions, provided the primary consideration is met.  Large block
trades may, in certain cases, result from two or more funds advised or
administered by the Manager being engaged simultaneously in the purchase or
sale of the same security.  Certain of the Funds' transactions in
securities of foreign issuers may not benefit from the negotiated
commission rates available to the Funds for transactions in securities of
domestic issuers.  When transactions are executed in the over-the-counter
market, each Fund will deal with the primary market makers unless a more
favorable price or execution otherwise is obtainable.  Foreign exchange
transactions are made with banks or institutions in the interbank market at
prices reflecting a mark-up or mark-down and/or commission.
   

     Portfolio turnover may vary from year to year as well as within a
year.  It is anticipated that in any fiscal year the turnover rate of
Premier Aggressive Growth Fund and Premier Growth and Income Fund generally
should not exceed 150% and 250%, respectively.  In periods in which
extraordinary market conditions prevail, the Manager will not be deterred
from changing a Fund's investment strategy as rapidly as needed, in which
case higher turnover rates can be anticipated which would result in greater
brokerage expenses.  The overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions
paid is evaluated by the Manager based upon its knowledge of available
information as to the general level of commissions paid by other
institutional investors for comparable services.
    
   
     In connection with its portfolio securities transactions for the
fiscal years ended September 30, 1994, 1995 and 1996, Premier Aggressive
Growth Fund paid total brokerage commissions of $1,406,201, $2,535,450 and
$2,061,365, respectively.  The increase in brokerage commissions in fiscal
1995 resulted from an increase in trading activity to take advantage of
favorable market conditions.  For the period December 29, 1995
(commencement of operations) to September 30, 1996, Premier Growth and
Income Fund paid total brokerage commissions of $204,850.  These amounts do
not include gross spreads and concessions in connection with principal
transactions which, with respect to Premier Aggressive Growth Fund, where
determinable, totalled $609,493, $365,417 and $2,894,060 for the fiscal
years ended September 30, 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively.  With respect
to Premier Growth and Income Fund, the amount of gross spreads and
concessions in connection with principal transactions, were determinable,
totalled $798,333.  None of the aforementioned amounts were paid to the
Distributor.
    


                           PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled
"Performance Information."

     Average annual total return is calculated by determining the ending
redeemable value of an investment purchased at net asset value (maximum
offering price in the case of Class A) per share with a hypothetical $1,000
payment made at the beginning of the period (assuming the reinvestment of
dividends and distributions), dividing by the amount of the initial
investment, taking the "n"th root of the quotient (where "n" is the number
of years in the period) and subtracting 1 from the result.  A Class'
average annual total return figures calculated in accordance with such
formula assume that in the case of Class A the maximum sales load has been
deducted from the hypothetical initial investment at the time of purchase
or in the case of Class B or Class C the maximum applicable CDSC has been
paid upon redemption at the end of the period.
   

     For the 1, 5 and 10 year periods ended September 30, 1996, the average
annual total return for the Class A shares of Premier Aggressive Growth
Fund was -5.19%, 5.69% and 8.49%, respectively.
    


     Total return is calculated by subtracting the amount of the Fund's net
asset value (maximum offering price in the case of Class A) per share at
the beginning of a stated period from the net asset value (maximum offering
price in the case of Class A) per share at the end of the period (after
giving effect to the reinvestment of dividends and distributions during the
period and any applicable CDSC), and dividing the result by the net asset
value (maximum offering price in the case of Class A) per share at the
beginning of the period.  Total return also may be calculated based on the
net asset value per share at the beginning of the period instead of the
maximum offering price per share at the beginning of the period for Class A
shares or without giving effect to any applicable CDSC at the end of the
period for Class B or Class C shares.  In such cases, the calculation would
not reflect the deduction of the sales load with respect to Class A shares
or any applicable CDSC with respect to Class B or Class C shares, which, if
reflected, would reduce the performance quoted.
   

     The total return for each Fund for the indicated period ended
September 30, 1996 was as follows:
    
   
               Aggregate Total        Aggregate Total          Average
               Return Since           Return Since             Annual
               Inception Based on     Inception Based on       Total Return
               Net Asset Value        Maximum Offering Price   Since Inception*

Premier Aggressive
 Growth Fund

     Class A (1)  1,550.91%            1,476.50%                  -
     Class B (2)    - 0.74             - 4.71                  - 6.30%
     Class C (2)    - 0.07             - 1.07                  - 1.44
     Class R (2)      0.0              N/A                        -

Premier Growth
 and Income Fund (3)

     Class A         48.24%             41.56%                 59.14%
     Class B         47.14              43.14                  61.52
     Class C         47.27              46.27                  66.26
     Class R         48.38              N/A                    69.48

_____________________________________
*    Computations of average annual total return for periods of less than one
     year represent an annualization of the actual total return of the class for
     the applicable period.
(1)  Commencement of operations:  June 23, 1969
(2)  Commencement of operations:  January 3, 1996
(3)  Commencement of operations for each Class:  December 29, 1995
    


     From time to time, advertising material for a Fund may include
biographical information relating to one or more of its portfolio managers
and may refer to, or include commentary by a portfolio manager relating to
investment strategy, asset growth, current or past business, political,
economic or financial conditions and other matters of general interest to
investors.  In addition, from time to time, the Company may compare a
Fund's performance against inflation with the performance of other
instruments against inflation, such as short-term Treasury Bills (which are
direct obligations of the U.S. Government) and FDIC-insured bank money
market accounts.  Advertising materials for a Fund also may refer to
Morningstar ratings and related analyses supporting the ratings.


                         INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS

     The following information supplements and should be read in
conjunction with the section in each Fund's Prospectus entitled "General
Information."
   

     Premier Aggressive Growth Fund is the oldest Dreyfus fund managed for
growth of capital which has the ability to use investment techniques such
as leverage, short-selling and options transactions.
    


     Each Fund share has one vote and, when issued and paid for in
accordance with the terms of the offering, is fully paid and
non-assessable.  Fund shares have no preemptive or subscription rights and
are freely transferable.

     Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that any matter required to be
submitted under the provisions of the 1940 Act or applicable state law or
otherwise to the holders of the outstanding voting securities of an
investment company, such as the Company, will not be deemed to have been
effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of each series affected by such matter.  Rule 18f-2
further provides that a series shall be deemed to be affected by a matter
unless it is clear that the interests of each series in the matter are
identical or that the matter does not affect any interest of such series.
However, the Rule exempts the selection of independent accountants and the
election of Board members from the separate voting requirements of the
Rule.

     Each Fund will send annual and semi-annual financial statements to all
its shareholders.


         TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT, CUSTODIAN, COUNSEL
                          AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
   

     Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, P.O.
Box 9671, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671, is the Company's transfer
and dividend disbursing agent.  Under a transfer agency agreement with the
Company, the Transfer Agent arranges for the maintenance of shareholder
account records for each Fund, the handling of certain communications
between shareholders and the Fund and the payment of dividends and
distributions payable by the Fund.  For these services, the Transfer Agent
receives a monthly fee computed on the basis of the number of shareholder
accounts it maintains for each Fund during the month, and is reimbursed for
certain out-of-pocket expenses.  For the period December 1, 1995 (effective
date of transfer agency agreement) through September 30, 1996, the Company
paid the Transfer Agent $296,204.  Mellon Bank, N.A. (the "Custodian"), the
Manager's parent, One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258,
acts as custodian for the investments of each Fund.  Under a custody
agreement with the Company, the Custodian holds the Fund's securities and
keeps all necessary accounts and records.  For its custody services, the
Custodian receives a monthly fee based on the market value of each Fund's
assets held in custody and receives certain securities transactions
charges.  For the period May 10, 1996 (effective date of custody agreement)
through September 30, 1996, the Company paid the Custodian $20,084.
    

   
     Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, 180 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038-
4982, as counsel for the Company, has rendered its opinion as to certain
legal matters regarding the due authorization and valid issuance of the
shares being sold pursuant to each Fund's Prospectus.
    


     Ernst & Young LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019,
independent auditors, have been selected as auditors of the Company.



                                  APPENDIX

     Description of S&P, Moody's, Fitch and Duff ratings:

S&P

Bond Ratings

                                     AAA

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

                                     AA

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

                                      A

     Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay interest and repay
principal although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse
effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than
obligations in higher rated categories.

                                     BBB

     Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay
interest and repay principal.  Whereas they normally exhibit 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 bonds in this category than for bonds in
higher rated categories.

                                     BB

     Bonds rated BB have less near-term vulnerability to default than other
speculative grade debt.  However, they face major ongoing uncertainties or
exposure to adverse business, financial or economic conditions which could
lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments.

                                      B

     Bonds rated B have a greater vulnerability to default but presently
have the capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments.
Adverse business, financial or economic conditions would likely impair
capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal.

                                     CCC

     Bonds rated CCC have a current identifiable vulnerability to default
and are dependent upon favorable business, financial and economic
conditions to meet timely payments of interest and repayment of principal.
In the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, they
are not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal.

     S&P's letter ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or
a minus (-) sign designation, which is used to show relative standing
within the major rating categories, except in the AAA (Prime Grade)
category.

Commercial Paper Rating

     An S&P commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the
likelihood of timely payment of debt having an original maturity of no more
than 365 days.  Issues assigned an A rating are regarded as having the
greatest capacity for timely payment.  Issues in this category are
delineated with the numbers 1, 2 and 3 to indicate the relative degree of
safety.

                                     A-1

     This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely
payment is either overwhelming or very strong.  Those issues determined to
possess overwhelming safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+)
designation.

                                     A-2

     Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is strong.
However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues
designated A-1.

                                     A-3

     Issues carrying this designation have a satisfactory capacity for
timely payment.  They are, however, somewhat more vulnerable to the adverse
effects of changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher
designations.

Moody's

Bond Ratings
                                     Aaa

     Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality.  They
carry the smallest degree of investment risk and generally are referred to
as "gilt edge."  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

     Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all
standards.  Together with the Aaa group they comprise what generally are
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 risks appear somewhat
larger than in Aaa securities.

                                      A

     Bonds which are rated 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 sometime in the
future.

                                     Baa

     Bonds which are rated 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.

                                     Ba

     Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements;
their future cannot be considered as well assured.  Often the protection of
interest and principal payments may be very moderate and, therefore, not
well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future.
Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

                                      B

     Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the
desirable investment.  Assurance of interest and principal payments or of
maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may
be small.

                                     Caa

     Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to
principal or interest.

     Moody's applies the numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 to show relative
standing within the major rating categories, except in the Aaa category and
in the categories below B.  The modifier 1 indicates a ranking for the
security in the higher end of a rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a
mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end
of a rating category.

Commercial Paper Rating

     The rating Prime-1 (P-1) is the highest commercial paper rating
assigned by Moody's.  Issuers of P-1 paper must have a superior capacity
for repayment of short-term promissory obligations, and ordinarily will be
evidenced by leading market positions in well established industries, high
rates of return on funds employed, conservative capitalization structures
with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection, broad margins in
earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash
generation, and well established access to a range of financial markets and
assured sources of alternate liquidity.

     Issuers (or related supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 (P-2) have
a strong capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations.  This
ordinarily will be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but
to a lesser degree.  Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will
be more subject to variation.  Capitalization characteristics, while still
appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions.  Ample alternate
liquidity is maintained.

     Issuers (or related supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 (P-3) have
an acceptable capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations.
The effect of industry characteristics and market composition may be more
pronounced.  Variability in earnings and profitability may result in
changes in the level of debt protection measurements and the requirements
for relatively high financial leverage.  Adequate alternate liquidity is
maintained.

Fitch

Bond Ratings

     The ratings represent Fitch's assessment of the issuer's ability to
meet the obligations of a specific debt issue or class of debt.  The
ratings take into consideration special features of the issue, its
relationship to other obligations of the issuer, the current financial
condition and operative performance of the issuer and of any guarantor, as
well as the political and economic environment that might affect the
issuer's future financial strength and credit quality.

                                     AAA

     Bonds rated AAA are considered to be investment grade and of the
highest credit quality.  The obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to
pay interest and repay principal, which is unlikely to be affected by
reasonably foreseeable events.

                                     AA

     Bonds rated AA are considered to be investment grade and of very high
credit quality.  The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal
is very strong, although not quite as strong as bonds rated AAA.  Because
bonds rated in the AAA and AA categories are not significantly vulnerable
to foreseeable future developments, short-term debt of these issuers is
generally rated F-1+.

                                      A

     Bonds rated A are considered to be investment grade and of high credit
quality.  The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is
considered to be strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in
economic conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.

                                     BBB

     Bonds rated BBB are considered to be investment grade and of
satisfactory credit quality.  The obligor's ability to pay interest and
repay principal is considered to be adequate.  Adverse changes in economic
conditions and circumstances, however, are more likely to have an adverse
impact on these bonds and, therefore, impair timely payment.  The
likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall below investment grade
is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.

                                     BB

     Bonds rated BB are considered speculative.  The obligor's ability to
pay interest and repay principal may be affected over time by adverse
economic changes.  However, business and financial alternatives can be
identified which could assist the obligor in satisfying its debt service
requirements.

                                      B

     Bonds rated B are considered highly speculative.  While bonds in this
class are currently meeting debt service requirements, the probability of
continued timely payment of principal and interest reflects the obligor's
limited margin of safety and the need for reasonable business and economic
activity throughout the life of the issue.

                                     CCC

     Bonds rated CCC have certain identifiable characteristics, which, if
not remedied, may lead to default.  The ability to meet obligations
requires an advantageous business and economic environment.

     Plus (+) and minus (-) signs are used with a rating symbol to indicate
the relative position of a credit within the rating category.  Plus and
minus signs, however, are not used in the AAA category covering 12-36
months.

Short-Term Ratings

     Fitch's short-term ratings apply to debt obligations that are payable
on demand or have original maturities of up to three years, including
commercial paper, certificates of deposit, medium-term notes, and municipal
and investment notes.

     Although the credit analysis is similar to Fitch's bond rating
analysis, the short-term rating places greater emphasis than bond ratings
on the existence of liquidity necessary to meet the issuer's obligations in
a timely manner.

                                    F-1+

     Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality.  Issues assigned this rating are
regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.

                                     F-1

     Very Strong Credit Quality.  Issues assigned this rating reflect an
assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than issues rated
F-1+.

                                     F-2

     Good Credit Quality.  Issues carrying this rating have a satisfactory
degree of assurance for timely payments, but the margin of safety is not as
great as the F-1+ and F-1 categories.

Duff

Bond Ratings

                                     AAA

     Bonds rated AAA are considered highest credit quality.  The risk
factors are negligible, being only slightly more than for risk-free U.S.
Treasury debt.

                                     AA

     Bonds rated AA are considered high credit quality.  Protection factors
are strong.  Risk is modest but may vary slightly from time to time because
of economic conditions.

                                      A

     Bonds rated A have protection factors which are average but adequate.
However, risk factors are more variable and greater in periods of economic
stress.

                                     BBB

     Bonds rated BBB are considered to have below average protection
factors but still considered sufficient for prudent investment.  There may
be considerable variability in risk for bonds in this category during
economic cycles.

                                     BB

     Bonds rated BB are below investment grade but are deemed by Duff as
likely to meet obligations when due.  Present or prospective financial
protection factors fluctuate according to industry conditions or company
fortunes.  Overall quality may move up or down frequently within the
category.

                                      B

     Bonds rated B are below investment grade and possess the risk that
obligations will not be met when due.  Financial protection factors will
fluctuate widely according to economic cycles, industry conditions and/or
company fortunes.  Potential exists for frequent changes in quality rating
within this category or into a higher or lower quality rating grade.

                                     CCC

     Bonds rated CCC are well below investment grade securities.  Such
bonds may be in default or have considerable uncertainty as to timely
payment of interest, preferred dividends and/or principal.  Protection
factors are narrow and risk can be substantial with unfavorable economic or
industry conditions and/or with unfavorable company developments.

     Plus (+) and minus (-) signs are used with a rating symbol (except
AAA) to indicate the relative position of a credit within the rating
category.

Commercial Paper Rating

     The rating Duff-1 is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by
Duff.  Paper rated Duff-1 is regarded as having very high certainty of
timely payment with excellent liquidity factors which are supported by
ample asset protection.  Risk factors are minor.  Paper rated Duff-2 is
regarded as having good certainty of timely payment, good access to capital
markets and sound liquidity factors and company fundamentals.  Risk factors
are small.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS                                                                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
COMMON STOCKS-109.5%                                                                       SHARES                   VALUE
                                                                                          ___________          _____________
       <S>                                                                                 <C>                <C>
       COMMERCIAL SERVICES-4.7%      Correctional Services Corp..................          275,000 (a,b)      $    3,884,375
                                     Corrections Corporation of America..........          400,000 (a)            12,500,000
                                     NuCo2.......................................          130,000 (a)             2,697,500
                                     Quintel Entertainment.......................          450,000 (a)             3,487,500
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  22,569,375
                                                                                                               _____________
       CONSUMER DURABLES-2.2%        Sunbeam.....................................          450,000                10,406,250
                                                                                                               _____________
                   CONSUMER
         NON-DURABLES-12.6%          Philip Morris Cos...........................          250,000                22,437,500
                                     Quiksilver..................................          250,000 (a)             6,250,000
                                     Tommy Hilfiger..............................          320,000 (a)            18,960,000
                                     Ultrafem....................................          110,000 (a)             2,543,750
                                     Vista 2000..................................          550,000 (a,b)             275,000
                                     Warnaco Group, Cl. A........................          425,000                10,093,750
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  60,560,000
                                                                                                               _____________
      CONSUMER SERVICES-16.8%        American Radio Systems, Cl. A...............          150,000 (a)             5,587,500
                                     Black Rock Golf.............................          100,000 (a)               475,000
                                     Casino Data Systems.........................          810,000 (a)            15,390,000
                                     Checkfree...................................          500,000 (a)            10,000,000
                                     Cinar Films, Cl. B..........................          508,181 (a,b)          13,244,467
                                     Film Roman..................................           85,000 (a)               850,000
                                     Metromedia International Group..............        1,700,000 (a)            18,062,500
                                     Sun International Hotels....................          330,000 (a)            16,912,500
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                 80,521,967
                                                                                                               _____________
             ELECTRONIC
           TECHNOLOGY-16.1%          Advanced Photonix, Cl. A....................          515,000 (a)             1,705,938
                                     Cisco Systems...............................          300,000 (a)            18,618,750
                                     Cree Research...............................          220,000 (a)             2,695,000
                                     Gilat Satellite Networks....................          350,000 (a)             6,168,750
                                     Gray Communications Systems, Cl. B..........          300,000                 5,437,500
                                     Intel.......................................          250,000                23,859,375
                                     MRV Communications..........................          475,000 (a)            12,231,250
                                     Personal Computer Products..................          975,000 (a)             1,696,500
                                     Storage Technology..........................          135,000 (a)             5,113,125
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  77,526,188
                                                                                                               _____________
      ENERGY MINERALS-2.7%           Rutherford-Moran Oil........................          435,000 (a)            13,050,000
                                                                                                               _____________
      FINANCE-5.2%                   ASTA Funding................................          150,000 (a)               881,250
                                     American States Financial...................          500,000                11,625,000
                                     National Auto Credit........................          209,000 (a)             2,403,500
                                     Titan Holdings..............................          262,500                 3,904,688
PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)                                                                  SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)                                                                  SHARES                    VALUE
                                                                                          _______                   _______
             FINANCE (CONTINUED)     20th Century Industries.....................          350,000 (a)        $    6,168,750
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  24,983,188
                                                                                                               _____________
           HEALTH SERVICES-5.2%      Complete Management.........................          450,000 (a,b)           7,087,500
                                     Core........................................          180,000 (a)             2,115,000
                                     EP MedSystems...............................          230,000 (a)             1,265,000
                                     Fresenius Medical AG, A.D.S. ...............          157,048 (a)             3,651,366
                                     HBO & Co....................................          100,000                 6,675,000
                                     Northstar Health Services...................          235,000 (a,b)             411,250
                                     OMEGA Health Systems........................          269,500 (a,b)           1,667,531
                                     OnGard Systems..............................          280,000 (a)               980,000
                                     OncorMed....................................          364,000 (a,b)           1,387,750
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  25,240,397
                                                                                                               _____________
         HEALTH TECHNOLOGY-20.2%     Atlantic Pharmaceuticals....................           30,000 (a)               266,250
                                     Avigen......................................          245,000 (a)             1,255,625
                                     BioCryst Pharmaceuticals....................           60,000 (a)               765,000
                                     Fuisz Technologies..........................        1,260,000 (a,b)          16,380,000
                                     Guidant.....................................          200,000                11,050,000
                                     Guilford Pharmaceuticals....................          105,000 (a)             2,887,500
                                     Interneuron Pharmaceuticals.................          590,000 (a)            16,667,500
                                     MacroChem/Delaware..........................          662,500 (a)             2,484,375
                                     Microvision.................................          100,000 (a)               556,250
                                     NeoPharm....................................          200,000 (a)             1,500,000
                                     ONCOR.......................................          800,000 (a)             4,150,000
                                     Sepraco.....................................          300,000 (a)             4,237,500
                                     Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, A.D.R.......          640,000                29,680,000
                                     VIMRx Pharmaceuticals.......................        1,300,000 (a)             5,037,500
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  96,917,500
                                                                                                               _____________
     INDUSTRIAL SERVICES-2.9%        Commodore Applied Technologies..............          700,000 (a)             4,637,500
                                     Global Marine...............................          579,500 (a)             9,127,125
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  13,764,625
                                                                                                               _____________
    NON-ENERGY MINERALS-.5%          TVX Gold....................................          350,000 (a)             2,362,500
                                                                                                               _____________
    PROCESS INDUSTRIES-4.8%          Chromatics Color Science....................          155,000 (a)               775,000
                                     Crompton & Knowles..........................           900,000               14,737,500
                                     Grace (W.R) & Co............................          149,700 (a)             7,784,400
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  23,296,900
                                                                                                               _____________
              PRODUCER
           MANUFACTURING-6.3%        Motorcar Parts & Accessories.................         250,000 (a)             3,312,500
                                     Olin.........................................         100,000                 8,400,000
                                     Raychem......................................         245,000                18,375,000
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  30,087,500
                                                                                                               _____________

PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)                                                                       SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)                                                                    SHARES                VALUE
                                                                                             _______              _______
    RETAIL TRADE-1.4%                Federated Department Stores..................         200,000 (a)        $    6,700,000
                                                                                                               _____________
      TECHNOLOGY SERVICES-5.1%       IMNET Systems................................         440,000 (a)             8,580,000
                                     Mercury Interactive..........................         795,000 (a)            11,030,625
                                     TriTeal......................................         350,000 (a)             5,075,000
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  24,685,625
                                                                                                               _____________
     UTILITIES-2.8%                  Amnex........................................         800,000 (a)             2,700,000
                                     NorAm Energy.................................         730,000                10,858,750
                                                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                  13,558,750
                                                                                                               _____________
                                     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
                                       (cost $481,731,714)                                                      $526,230,765
                                                                                                              ==============
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (cost $481,731,714).....................................                  109.5%             $526,230,765
                                                                                            =======           ==============
LIABILITIES, LESS CASH AND RECEIVABLES....................................                  (9.5%)             $(45,573,233)
                                                                                            =======           ==============
NET ASSETS................................................................                  100.0%              $480,657,532
                                                                                            =======           ==============

NOTES TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS:
    (a)  Non-income producing.
    (b)  Investment in non-controlled affiliates (cost $42,208,902)-see Note
    1(d).


See notes to financial statements.

PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES                                                                       SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
ASSETS:
    Investments in securities, at value
      (cost $481,731,714)-see statement.....................................                                      $526,230,765
    Cash....................................................................                                            51,461
    Receivable for investment securities sold...............................                                         2,860,273
    Dividends receivable....................................................                                           343,488
    Receivable for subscriptions to Common Stock subscribed.................                                             4,917
    Prepaid expenses........................................................                                            16,037
                                                                                                                 ______________
                                                                                                                   529,506,941
LIABILITIES:
    Due to The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates...........................                $     297,764
    Due to Distributor......................................................                       99,262
    Bank loans payable-Note 2...............................................                   40,100,000
    Payable for investment securities purchased.............................                    7,360,464
    Payable for Common Stock redeemed.......................................                      557,388
    Loan commitment fees and interest payable...............................                      253,902
    Accrued expenses........................................................                      180,629           48,849,409
                                                                                            _____________        ______________
NET ASSETS..................................................................                                      $480,657,532
                                                                                                                 ==============
REPRESENTED BY:
    Paid-in capital.........................................................                                      $445,577,889
    Accumulated net realized (loss) on investments..........................                                       (9,419,408)
    Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments-Note 4 (b).......                                        44,499,051
                                                                                                                 ______________
NET ASSETS at value.........................................................                                      $480,657,532
                                                                                                                 ==============
NET ASSET VALUE, per share:
    Class A Shares
      200 million shares of $1.00 par value authorized
      ($480,638,245 / 32,443,473 shares of Common Stock outstanding)........                                            $14.81
                                                                                                                       =======
    Class B Shares
      200 million shares of $1.00 par value authorized
      ($12,639 / 858 shares of Common Stock outstanding)....................                                            $14.73
                                                                                                                       =======
    Class C Shares
      200 million shares of $1.00 par value authorized
      ($1,453 / 98 shares of Common Stock outstanding)......................                                            $14.83
                                                                                                                       =======
    Class R Shares
      200 million shares of $1.00 par value authorized
      ($5,195 / 350 shares of Common Stock outstanding).....................                                            $14.84
                                                                                                                       =======



See notes to financial statements.

PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                                                                         YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
INVESTMENT INCOME:
    INCOME:
      Cash dividends (net of $36,683 foreign taxes withheld at source)......                $ 4,164,039
      Interest..............................................................                    304,729
                                                                                           ____________
            TOTAL INCOME....................................................                                        $  4,468,768
    EXPENSES:
      Management fee-Note 3(a)..............................................                  3,965,630
      Interest-Note 2.......................................................                 2,009,924
      Shareholder servicing costs-Note 3(c).................................                 1,620,699
      Professional fees.....................................................                    99,728
      Directors' fees and expenses-Note 3(d)................................                    70,654
      Custodian fees-Note 3(c)..............................................                    70,018
      Loan commitment fees-Note 2...........................................                    67,814
      Prospectus and shareholders' reports..................................                    48,846
      Distribution fees-Note 3 (b)..........................................                       75
      Miscellaneous.........................................................                    4,032
                                                                                           ____________
            TOTAL EXPENSES..................................................                                           7,957,420
                                                                                                                     ____________
            INVESTMENT (LOSS)-NET...........................................                                         (3,488,652)
                                                                                                                     ____________
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS-Note 4:
    Net realized (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions (including
      options transactions).................................................               $(9,469,961)
    Net realized (loss) on forward currency exchange  contracts;
      Short transactions....................................................                 (157,429)
                                                                                           ____________
      NET REALIZED (LOSS)...................................................                                         (9,627,390)
    Net unrealized appreciation on investments and
      foreign currency transactions:
      Unaffiliated issuers..................................................                $ 8,483,047
      Affiliated issuers....................................................                  2,128,971               10,612,018
                                                                                                                     ____________
            NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS.................                                             984,628
                                                                                                                     ____________
NET (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS......................                                       $ (2,504,024)
                                                                                                                  ==============


See notes to financial statements.

PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                                                                                              YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                                       _________________________________________
                                                                                             1995                     1996
                                                                                       ________________         ________________
OPERATIONS:
    Investment income (loss)-net............................................             $   14,579,338         $    (3,488,652)
    Net realized gain (loss) on investments.................................                 39,414,693              (9,627,390)
    Net unrealized appreciation on investments for the year.................                  6,873,811              10,612,018
                                                                                       ________________         ________________
      NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS.......                 60,867,842              (2,504,024)
                                                                                       ________________         ________________
DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
    Investment income-net;
      Class A shares........................................................               (16,111,729)              (9,496,919)
    Net realized gain on investments;
      Class A shares........................................................                (8,422,040)             (38,124,274)
                                                                                       ________________         ________________
          TOTAL DIVIDENDS...................................................               (24,533,769)             (47,621,193)
                                                                                       ________________         ________________
CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:
    Net proceeds from shares sold:
      Class A shares........................................................                 82,126,165              119,742,311
      Class B shares........................................................                      -                       13,886
      Class C shares........................................................                      -                       2,731
      Class R shares........................................................                      -                       5,239
    Dividends reinvested;
      Class A shares........................................................                 21,932,842              42,442,019
    Cost of shares redeemed;
      Class A shares........................................................              (138,675,507)            (203,500,906)
                                                                                       ________________         ________________
          (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS..........               (34,616,500)             (41,294,720)
                                                                                       ________________         ________________
            TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS.........................                 1,717,573              (91,419,937)
NET ASSETS:
    Beginning of year.......................................................                570,359,896              572,077,469
                                                                                       ________________         ________________
    End of year (including undistributed investment income-net;
      $1,801,170 in 1995)...................................................              $ 572,077,469            $ 480,657,532
                                                                                      =================        =================




See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
                                                                                              SHARES
                                                                   _____________________________________________________________
                                                                                    CLASS A                       CLASS B
                                                                   ____________________________________       __________________
                                                                                                                 YEAR ENDED
                                                                           YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,             SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                   ____________________________________
                                                                        1995                    1996                1996*
                                                                   ____________              ___________           __________
<S>                                                                <C>                       <C>                      <C>
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
    Shares sold.........................................              5,218,666               7,915,922                 858
    Shares issued for dividends reinvested...............             1,526,294               2,844,638                  -
    Shares redeemed..........................................       (8,826,816)            (13,395,848)                  -
                                                                   ____________              ___________           __________
      NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN SHARES OUTSTANDING..........       (2,081,856)             (2,635,288)                858
                                                                  =============           =============          =============

                                                                                                      SHARES
                                                                                      __________________________________________
                                                                                           CLASS C                 CLASS R
                                                                                      _________________      __________________
                                                                                         YEAR ENDED               YEAR ENDED
                                                                                        SEPTEMBER 30,           SEPTEMBER 30,
                                                                                           1996*                     1996*
                                                                                      _________________      __________________
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
    Shares sold..............................................                                 98                      350
    Shares issued for dividends reinvested...................                                  -                       -
    Shares redeemed..........................................                                  -                       -
                                                                                      _________________      __________________
      NET INCREASE IN SHARES OUTSTANDING.....................                                 98                     350
                                                                                     ==================     ====================
*From January 3, 1996 (commencement of initial offering) to September 30,
1996.




See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>

PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Reference is made to pages 4 and 5 of the Fund's Prospectus
dated February 1, 1997.

PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)_SEE NOTE 1
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1-SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
    Premier Equity Funds, Inc., (the "Company") is registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") as a diversified open-end management
investment company and operates as a series company currently offering two
series, including Premier Aggressive Growth Fund (the "Fund"). The Fund's
investment objective is capital growth. The Dreyfus Corporation ("Manager")
serves as the Fund's investment adviser. The Manager is a direct subsidiary
of Mellon Bank, N.A. ("Mellon").
    On September 9, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved an
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for the transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Premier Strategic Growth
Fund to the Fund, in a tax free exchange for shares of Common Stock of the
Fund at net asset value and the assumption of stated liabilities (the
"Exchange"). The Exchange is expected to be approved by Premier Strategic
Growth Fund shareholders on December 16, 1996 and to become effective on or
after December 31, 1996.
    On January 2, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors approved a change of
the Company's name, from "Premier Capital Growth Fund, Inc." to "Premier
Equity Fund's, Inc." and to rename the existing Fund "Premier Capital Growth
Fund". On September 9, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors approved a
change of the Fund's name from "Premier Capital Growth Fund" to "Premier
Aggressive Growth Fund" which became effective on September 23, 1996.
    Premier Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (the "Distributor") acts as the
distributor of the Fund's shares. The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C
and Class R shares. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at
the time of purchase, Class B shares are subject to a contingent deferred
sales charge imposed at the time of redemption made within six years of
purchase, Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge
imposed at the time of redemption on redemptions made within one year of
purchase and Class R shares are sold at net asset value per share only to
institutional investors. Other differences between the four Classes include
the services offered to and the expenses borne by each Class and certain
voting rights.
    The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and
operations of each Fund. Expenses directly attributable to each fund are
charged to that fund's operations; expenses which are applicable to all funds
are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.
    The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles which may require the use of management
estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
    (A) PORTFOLIO VALUATION: Investments in securities (including options and
financial futures) are valued at the last sales price on the securities
exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales
price on the national securities market. Securities not listed on an exchange
or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no
transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked
prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used for
valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available.
Securities for which there are no such valuations are valued at fair value as
determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of
PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)_SEE NOTE 1
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Directors. Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to
U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward currency exchange
contracts are valued at the forward rate.
    (B) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS: The Fund does not isolate that portion
of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates
on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of
securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and
unrealized gain or loss from investments.
    Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and
maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency
gains or losses realized on securities transactions, the difference between
the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on
the Fund's books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually
received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from
changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in
securities, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Such gains and losses
are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
    (C) SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME: Securities
transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from
securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend
income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including,
where applicable, amortization of discount on investments, is recognized on
the accrual basis.
    (D) AFFILIATED ISSUERS: Issuers in which the Fund held 5% or more of the
outstanding voting securities are defined as "affiliated" in the Act.
    (E) DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend
date. Dividends from investment income-net and dividends from net realized
capital gain are normally declared and paid annually, but the Fund may make
distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that net realized
capital gain can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of
the Fund not to distribute such gain.
    (F) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to
qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the
best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of taxable
income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all Federal income and
excise taxes.
    In accordance with Statement of Position 93-2, the Fund reclassed
$3,540,452 from paid in capital and $7,643,949 from undistributed realized
gains to undistributed income.
    The Fund has an unused capital loss carryover of approximately $9,419,000
available for Federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net
securities profits, if any, realized subsequent to September 30, 1996. If not
applied, the carryover expires in fiscal 2004.
NOTE 2-BANK LINES OF CREDIT:
    The Fund may borrow up to $76 million for leveraging purposes under a
short-term unsecured line of credit and participates with other
Dreyfus-managed Funds in a $100 million unsecured line of credit
PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)_SEE NOTE 1
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
primarily to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, including the
financing of redemptions. Interest is charged to the Fund at rates which are
related to the Federal Funds rate in effect at the time of borrowings and an
additional commitment fee is paid on the unused portion of the first $46
million on the line of credit utilized for leveraging. Outstanding borrowings
under both arrangements on September 30, 1996 amounted to $40.1 million.
    The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding under both agreements
during the year ended September 30, 1996 was approximately $31.5 million,
with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 6.39%. The
maximum amount borrowed at any time during the year ended September 30, 1996,
was $68.8 million.
NOTE 3-MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES:
    (A) Pursuant to a management agreement ("Agreement") with the Manager,
the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .75 of 1% of the value
of the Fund's average daily net assets and is payable monthly. The Agreement
provides that if in any full fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the Fund,
exclusive of taxes, interest on borrowings (which, in the view of Stroock &
Stroock & Lavan, counsel to the Fund, also contemplates loan commitment fees
and dividends on securities sold short), brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, exceed, with respect to Class A 1 1/2% of the average
value of the Fund's net assets and with respect to each other Class the
expense limitation of any state having jurisdiction over the Fund, the Fund
may deduct from payments to be made to the Manager, or the Manager will bear
such excess expense. The most stringent state expense limitation applicable
to the Fund presently requires reimbursement of expenses in any full fiscal
year that such expenses (exclusive of distribution expenses and certain
expenses as described above) exceed 2 1/2% of the first $30 million, 2% of the
next $70 million and 1 1/2% of the excess over $100 million of the average
value of the Fund's net assets in accordance with California "blue sky"
regulations. There was no expense reimbursement for the year ended September
30, 1996.
    Dreyfus Service Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager,
retained $67,637 during the year ended September 30, 1996 from commissions
earned on sales of the Fund's shares.
    (B) Effective January 3, 1996, the Fund adopted a Distribution Plan,
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, to which it pays the Distributor for
distributing the Fund's Class B and Class C shares at an annual rate of .75
of 1% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C.
During the period ended September 30, 1996, $35 was charged to the Fund for
the Class B shares and $40 was charged to the Fund for the Class C shares.
    (C) Effective January 2, 1996, the Fund adopted a Shareholder Services
Plan, pursuant to which it pays the Distributor, for the provision of certain
services to Fund shareholders at the annual rate of .25 of 1% of the value of
the average daily net assets of Class A, Class B and Class C shares,
respectively. The services provided may include personal services relating to
shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the
Fund and providing reports and other information, and services
PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)_SEE NOTE 1
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make
payments to Service Agents (a securities dealer, financial institution or
other industry professional) in respect of these services. The Distributor
determines the amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the year ended
September 30, 1996, $975,463 was charged to Class A shares and during the
period January 3, 1996 through September 30, 1996, $12 and $13 were charged
to Class B and Class C shares, respectively, by the Distributor pursuant to
the Shareholder Services Plan.
    Prior to January 2, 1996, the Fund's Shareholder Services Plan provided
for the Fund to reimburse Dreyfus Service Corporation an amount not to exceed
an annual rate of .25 of 1% of the value of the Fund's average daily net
assets for certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or
maintaining shareholder accounts. The services provided may include personal
services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder
inquiries regarding the Fund and providing reports and other information, and
services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts. During the
period October 1, 1995 through January 1, 1996, the Fund was charged an
aggregate of $190,772 pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
    Effective December 1, 1995, The Fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement
for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services
for the Fund. Such compensation amounted to $288,258 during the period from
December 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996.
    Effective May 10, 1996, the Fund entered into a custody agreement with
Mellon to provide custodial services for the Fund. During the period from May
10, 1996 through September 30, 1996, $17,565 was paid to Mellon pursuant to
the custody agreement.
    (D) Each director who is not an "affiliated person" as defined in the Act
receives from the Company an annual fee of $4,500 and an attendance fee of
$500 per meeting. The Chairman of the Board receives an additional 25% of
such compensation.
NOTE 4-SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS:
    (A) The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities,
excluding short-term securities, forward currency exchange contracts and
options transactions, during the year ended September 30, 1996, amounted to
$739,421,393 and $789,081,236, respectively.
    The Fund enters into forward currency exchange contracts in order to
hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its
foreign portfolio holdings. When executing forward currency exchange
contracts, the Fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a
specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of
forward currency exchange contracts, the Fund would incur a loss if the value
of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and
the date the forward contract is closed. The Fund realizes a gain if the
value of the contract decreases between those dates. With respect to
purchases of forward currency exchange contracts, the Fund would incur a loss
if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract
is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The Fund realizes a
gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. The Fund is
also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on
PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)_SEE NOTE 1
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
these forward currency exchange contracts which is typically limited to the
unrealized gains on such contracts that are recognized in the statement of
assets and liabilities. At September 30, 1996, there were no forward currency
exchange contracts outstanding.
    In addition, the following summarizes the Fund's covered call options
written transactions during the year ended September 30, 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        OPTIONS TERMINATED
                                                                                                       ________________________
                                                                                                                         NET
                                                              NUMBER OF        PREMIUMS                               REALIZED
                                                              CONTRACTS        RECEIVED                 COST            (LOSS)
                                                             ____________     ___________           ___________     ___________
    <S>                                                      <C>              <C>                   <C>             <C>
    OPTIONS WRITTEN:
    Contracts outstanding
      September 30, 1995.....................                   1,700        $    462,384
    Contracts written........................                   1,700         $ 1,099,863
                                                             ____________     _____________
                                                                3,400           1,562,247
                                                             ____________     _____________
    Contracts Terminated;
      Closed.................................                   3,400          $ 1,562,247         $ 6,199,326      $(4,637,079)
                                                             ____________     _____________       =============    =============
    Contracts outstanding
      September 30, 1996.....................                       0                 $  0
                                                             ============     ==============
</TABLE>
    The Fund may write or (sell) options in order to gain exposure to or
protect against changes in the market. As a writer of
call options, the Fund receives a premium at the outset and then bears the
market risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instrument
underlying the option. Generally, the Fund would incur a gain, to the extent
of the premium, if the price of the underlying financial instrument decreases
between the date the option is written and the date on which the option is
terminated. Generally, the Fund would realize a loss, if the price of the
financial instrument increases between those dates.
    (B) At September 30, 1996, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
investments was $44,499,051, consisting of $91,882,939 gross unrealized
appreciation and $47,383,888 gross unrealized depreciation.
    At September 30, 1996, the cost of investments for Federal income tax
purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting
purposes (see the Statement of Investments).


PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
(FORMERLY PREMIER CAPITAL GROWTH FUND)-SEE NOTE 1
REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
    We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of
Premier Aggressive Growth Fund, including the statement of investments, as of
September 30, 1996, and the related statement of operations for the year then
ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in
the period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the years
indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are
the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on
our audits.
    We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and
financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. Our procedures included verification by
examination of securities held by the custodian as of September 30, 1996 and
confirmation of securities not held by the custodian by correspondence with
others. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
    In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund at September 30, 1996, the results
of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for
each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights
for each of the indicated years, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

                              [Ernst & Young LLP signature logo]

New York, New York
November 8, 1996



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS                                                                      SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
COMMON STOCKS-77.5%                                                                                 SHARES             VALUE
                                                                                                    _______             ______
  <S>                                <C>                                                             <C>          <C>
  BANKING-2.9%                       Bank of Boston.............................                     35,000       $  2,025,625
                                                                                                                        ______
  BASIC AND
  PROCESS INDUSTRIES-4.0%            Crompton & Knowles.........................                    100,000          1,637,500
                                     Thermo Ecotek..............................                     25,000 (a)        571,875
                                     Thermo Fibergen (Units)....................                     50,000 (a)        631,250
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                     2,840,625
                                                                                                                        ______
  CAPITAL GOODS-12.0%                Deere & Co.................................                     40,000          1,680,000
                                     Potash Corp. Saskatchewan..................                     20,000          1,462,500
                                     Sundstrand.................................                     50,000          1,950,000
                                     Thiokol....................................                     15,000            703,125
                                     Titan Wheel International..................                     50,000            750,000
                                     York International.........................                     40,000          1,935,000
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                     8,480,625
                                                                                                                        ______
  CONSUMER-11.3%                     Gargoyles..................................                     19,000 (a)        403,750
                                     General Nutrition..........................                     75,000 (a)      1,317,188
                                     Loehmann's.................................                     30,000 (a)        804,375
                                     Nabisco Holdings, Cl. A....................                     40,000          1,265,000
                                     Oakley.....................................                     50,000 (a)      2,125,000
                                     OfficeMax..................................                    150,000 (a)      2,100,000
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                     8,015,313
                                                                                                                        ______
  ENERGY-6.3%                        Amerada Hess...............................                     25,000          1,321,875
                                     Louisiana Land & Exploration...............                     15,000            789,375
                                     UGI........................................                    100,000          2,350,000
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                     4,461,250
                                                                                                                        ______
  HEALTH CARE-4.3%                   Baxter International.......................                     65,000          3,038,750
                                                                                                                        ______
  MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT-7.0%           Tele-Comm Liberty Media Group, Cl. A ......                     50,000          1,431,250
                                     Time Warner................................                     50,000          1,931,250
                                     Viacom, Cl. B..............................                     45,000 (a)      1,597,500
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                     4,960,000
                                                                                                                        ______
  MINING AND METALS-1.3%             Brascan, Cl. A.............................                     50,000            925,000
                                                                                                                        ______
  REAL ESTATE-1.4%                   Merry Land & Investment....................                     45,000            961,875
                                                                                                                        ______
  TECHNOLOGY-14.6%                   Advanced Fibre Communications..............                     40,200 (a)      1,005,000
                                     Atmel......................................                     50,000 (a)      1,543,750
                                     Cadence Design System......................                      9,800 (a)        350,350
                                     Checkfree..................................                     80,000 (a)      1,600,000
                                     GT Interactive Software....................                     30,000 (a)        682,500
                                     Informix...................................                     70,000 (a)      1,951,250
                                     LSI Logic..................................                     50,000 (a)      1,162,500
                                     Mercury Interactive........................                     50,000 (a)        693,750
                                     National Semiconductor.....................                     25,000 (a)        503,125

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)                                                         SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)                                                                           SHARES              VALUE
                                                                                                    _______             ______
  TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED)             Structural Dynamics Research...............                     35,000 (a)  $     835,625
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                    10,327,850
                                                                                                                        ______
  TELECOMMUNICATIONS-6.0%            GTE........................................                     60,000          2,310,000
                                     SBC Communications.........................                     40,000          1,925,000
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                     4,235,000
                                                                                                                        ______
  TRANSPORTATION-3.7%                Canadian Pacific...........................                     50,000          1,156,250
                                     Union Pacific..............................                     20,000          1,465,000
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                     2,621,250
                                                                                                                        ______
  UTILITIES-2.7%                     Entergy....................................                     70,000          1,890,000
                                                                                                                        ______
                                     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
                                       (cost $51,813,588).......................                                   $54,783,163
                                                                                                                        ======
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS-4.5%
  MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT-1.1%           TCI Communications, Ser. A, $2.125.........                     20,000      $     797,500
                                                                                                                        ______
  TELECOMMUNICATIONS-3.4%            AirTouch Communications, Ser. C, 4.25%.....                     50,000          2,375,000
                                                                                                                        ______
                                     TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
                                       (cost $3,355,070)........................                                  $  3,172,500
                                                                                                                        ======

                                                                                                    PRINCIPAL
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS-6.9%                                                           AMOUNT
                                                                                                    _______
  CONSUMER-5.7%                      Home Depot, Sub. Notes,
                                       3.25%, 10/01/2001........................               $..2,000,000       $  2,042,500
                                     Pep Boys, Sub. Notes,
                                       Zero Coupon, 9/20/2011...................                  3,500,000          1,964,375
                                                                                                                        ______
                                                                                                                     4,006,875
                                                                                                                        ______
  HEALTH CARE-1.2%                   Complete Management, Sub. Deb.,
                                       8%, 8/15/2003............................                    700,000            856,625
                                                                                                                        ______
                                     TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE NOTES
                                       AND BONDS
                                       (cost $4,634,360)........................                                  $  4,863,500
                                                                                                                        ======

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)                                                           SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
                                                                                                   PRINCIPAL
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS-11.8%                                                                        AMOUNT              VALUE
                                                                                                    _______             ______
  U.S. TREASURY BILLS:               5.06%, 10/3/1996...........................             $       14,000     $       13,996
                                     5.02%, 10/10/1996..........................                    170,000            169,796
                                     5.30%, 10/17/1996..........................                    145,000            144,685
                                     5.14%, 11/7/1996...........................                    500,000            497,470
                                     5.15%, 11/14/1996..........................                    802,000            797,172
                                     5.07%, 11/29/1996..........................                  1,802,000          1,787,440
                                     5.19%, 12/5/1996...........................                    909,000            900,837
                                     5.06%, 12/12/1996..........................                  4,050,000          4,009,824
                                                                                                                        ______
                                     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
                                       (cost $8,319,675)........................                                  $  8,321,220
                                                                                                                        ======
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (cost $68,122,693)............................................                     100.7%        $71,140,383
                                                                                                       ====             ======
LIABILITIES, LESS CASH AND RECEIVABLES..........................................                       (.7%)       $  (460,154)
                                                                                                       ====             ======
NET ASSETS......................................................................                     100.0%        $70,680,229
                                                                                                       ====             ======

NOTE TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS;
    (a)  Non-income producing.



See notes to financial statements.

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES                                                      SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
ASSETS:
    Investments in securities, at value
      (cost $68,122,693)-see statement......................................                                     $71,140,383
    Cash....................................................................                                         454,398
    Receivable for investment securities sold...............................                                       5,631,676
    Receivable for subscriptions to Common Stock............................                                         654,888
    Dividends and interest receivable.......................................                                         115,830
    Prepaid expenses........................................................                                          64,386
    Due from The Dreyfus Corporation and affiliates.........................                                          15,847
                                                                                                                      ______
                                                                                                                  78,077,408
LIABILITIES:
    Due to Distributor......................................................                   $     36,808
    Payable for investment securities purchased.............................                      7,234,360
    Payable for Common Stock redeemed.......................................                         80,575
    Accrued expenses........................................................                         45,436        7,397,179
                                                                                                      _____           ______
NET ASSETS  ................................................................                                     $70,680,229
                                                                                                                      ======
REPRESENTED BY:
    Paid-in capital.........................................................                                     $66,072,731
    Accumulated undistributed investment income-net.........................                                          22,947
    Accumulated undistributed net realized gain on investments..............                                       1,566,861
    Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments-Note 4...........                                       3,017,690
                                                                                                                      ______
NET ASSETS at value.........................................................                                     $70,680,229
                                                                                                                      ======
NET ASSET VALUE per share:
    Class A Shares
      200 million shares of Common Stock authorized
      ($30,329,919 / 1,644,316 shares of Common Stock outstanding)..........                                          $18.45
                                                                                                                      ======
    Class B Shares
      200 million shares of Common Stock authorized
      ($37,534,132 / 2,043,282 shares of Common Stock outstanding)..........                                          $18.37
                                                                                                                      ======
    Class C Shares
      200 million shares of Common Stock authorized
      ($2,642,316 / 143,570 shares of Common Stock outstanding).............                                          $18.40
                                                                                                                      ======
    Class R Shares
      200 million shares of Common Stock authorized
      ($173,862 / 9,437 shares of Common Stock outstanding).................                                          $18.42
                                                                                                                      ======


See notes to financial statements.

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FROM DECEMBER 29, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
INVESTMENT INCOME:
    INCOME:
      Cash dividends (net of $1,656 foreign taxes withheld at source).......                    $   308,009
      Interest..............................................................                        262,852
                                                                                                      _____
          TOTAL INCOME......................................................                                     $   570,861
    EXPENSES:
      Management fee-Note 3(a)..............................................                        174,186
      Distribution fees-Note 3 (b)..........................................                         95,424
      Shareholder servicing costs-Note 3(c).................................                         87,232
      Registration fees.....................................................                         48,789
      Legal fees............................................................                         47,490
      Audit fees............................................................                          9,000
      Prospectus and shareholders' reports..................................                          8,728
      Custodian fees-Note 3(c)..............................................                          3,632
      Directors' fees and expenses-Note 3(d)................................                          2,509
      Miscellaneous.........................................................                          1,757
                                                                                                      _____
          TOTAL EXPENSES....................................................                        478,747
      Less-reduction in management fee due to undertaking-Note 3(a).........                         93,014
                                                                                                      _____
          NET EXPENSES......................................................                                         385,733
                                                                                                                       _____
          INVESTMENT INCOME-NET.............................................                                         185,128
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS-Note 4:
    Net realized gain on investments........................................                     $1,566,861
    Net unrealized appreciation on investments..............................                      3,017,690
                                                                                                                       _____
          NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS...................                                       4,584,551
                                                                                                                       _____
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS........................                                      $4,769,679
                                                                                                                       =====







See notes to financial statements.

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FROM DECEMBER 29, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
OPERATIONS:
    Investment income-net...................................................................                   $     185,128
    Net realized gain on investments........................................................                       1,566,861
    Net unrealized appreciation on investments for the period...............................                       3,017,690
                                                                                                                      ______
          NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS..............................                       4,769,679
                                                                                                                      ______
DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM;
    Investment income-net:
      Class A shares........................................................................                        (109,766)
      Class B shares........................................................................                         (49,896)
      Class C shares........................................................................                          (1,244)
      Class R shares........................................................................                          (1,275)
                                                                                                                      ______
          TOTAL DIVIDENDS...................................................................                        (162,181)
                                                                                                                      ______
CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:
    Net proceeds from shares sold:
      Class A shares........................................................................                      34,427,601
      Class B shares........................................................................                      38,453,822
      Class C shares........................................................................                       3,604,147
      Class R shares........................................................................                         664,097
    Dividends reinvested:
      Class A shares........................................................................                         100,028
      Class B shares........................................................................                          41,499
      Class C shares........................................................................                             829
      Class R shares........................................................................                           1,275
    Cost of shares redeemed:
      Class A shares........................................................................                      (6,181,710)
      Class B shares........................................................................                      (2,996,279)
      Class C shares........................................................................                      (1,311,627)
      Class R shares........................................................................                        (730,951)
                                                                                                                      ______
          INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS............................                      66,072,731
                                                                                                                      ______
            TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS....................................................                      70,680,229
NET ASSETS:
    Beginning of period.....................................................................                              -
                                                                                                                      ______
    End of period (including undistributed investment
      income-net of $22,947 on September 30, 1996)..........................................                     $70,680,229
                                                                                                                      ======
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       SHARES
                                                        ____________________________________________________________________
                                                              CLASS A         CLASS B          CLASS C         CLASS R
                                                               ______        _______           _______         ______
<S>                                                       <C>              <C>                <C>              <C>
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
    Shares sold............................                 1,979,771      2,212,839           216,822         49,451
    Shares issued for dividends reinvested.                     5,502          2,293                46             74
    Shares redeemed........................                  (340,957)      (171,850)          (73,298)       (40,088)
                                                               ______        _______           _______         ______
          NET INCREASE IN SHARES OUTSTANDING                1,644,316      2,043,282           143,570          9,437
                                                               ======        =======           =======         ======



See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Reference is made to page 4 of the Fund's Prospectus
dated February 1, 1997.

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1-SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
    Premier Equity Funds, Inc. (the "Company") is registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") as a diversified open-end management
investment company and operates as a series company currently offering two
series, including the Premier Growth and Income Fund (the "Fund") which
commenced operations on December 29, 1995. The Fund's investment objective is
long-term capital growth, current income and growth of income, consistent
with reasonable investment risk. The Dreyfus Corporation ("Manager") serves
as the Fund's investment adviser. The Manager is a direct subsidiary of
Mellon Bank, N.A. ("Mellon").
    Premier Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (the "Distributor") acts as the
distributor of the Fund's shares. The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C
and Class R shares. Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at
the time of purchase, Class B shares are subject to a contingent deferred
sales charge imposed at the time of redemption made within six years of
purchase, Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge
imposed at the time of redemption on redemptions made within one year of
purchase and Class R shares are sold at net asset value per share only to
institutional investors. Other differences between the four classes include
the services offered to and the expenses borne by each Class and certain
voting rights.
    The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and
operations of each fund. Expenses directly attributable to each fund are
charged to that fund's operations; expenses which are applicable to all funds
are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.
    The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles which may require the use of management
estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
    (A) PORTFOLIO VALUATION: The Fund's investments in securities (including
options and financial futures) are valued at the last sales price on the
securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the
last sales price on the national securities market. Securities not listed on
an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there
were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and
asked prices, except for open short positions, where the asked price is used
for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available.
Investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars
at the prevailing rates of exchange. Forward currency exchange contracts are
valued at the forward rate.
    (B) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS: The Fund does not isolate that portion
of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates
on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of
securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and
unrealized gain or loss from investments.
    Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and
maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency
gains or losses realized on securities transactions, the difference between
the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on
the Fund's books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually
received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from
changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in
PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
securities, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Such gains and losses
are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
    (C) SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME: Securities
transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gain and loss from
securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend
income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including,
where applicable, amortization of discount on investments, is recognized on
the accrual basis.
    (D) DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS: Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend
date. Dividends from investment income-net are declared and paid on a
quarterly basis. Dividends from net realized capital gain are normally
declared and paid annually, but the Fund may make distributions on a more
frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code. To the extent that net realized capital gain can be offset by
capital loss carryovers, if any, it is the policy of the Fund not to
distribute such gain.
    (E) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to
qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the
best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions of taxable
income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all Federal income and
excise taxes.
NOTE 2-LINE OF CREDIT:
    The Fund participates with other Dreyfus-managed Funds in a $100 million
unsecured line of credit primarily to be utilized for temporary or emergency
purposes, including the financing of redemptions. Interest is charged to the
Fund at rates which are related to the Federal Funds rate in effect at the
time of borrowings. For the period ended September 30, 1996, the Fund did not
borrow under the line of credit.
NOTE 3-MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES:
    (A) Pursuant to a management agreement ("Agreement") with the Manager,
the management fee is computed at the annual rate of .75 of 1% of the value
of the Fund's average daily net assets and is payable monthly. The Agreement
provides that if in any full fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the Fund,
exclusive of taxes, brokerage, interest on borrowings (which, in the view of
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, counsel to the Fund, also contemplates dividends
and interest accrued on securities sold short) and extraordinary expenses,
exceed the expense limitation of any state having jurisdiction over the Fund,
the Fund may deduct from payments to be made to the Manager, or the Manager
will bear the amount of such excess to the extent required by state law. The
most stringent state expense limitation applicable to the Fund presently
requires reimbursement of expenses in any full fiscal year that such expenses
(excluding distribution expenses and certain expenses as described above)
exceed 2 1/2% of the first $30 million, 2% of the next $70 million and 1 1/2%
of the excess over $100 million of the average value of the Fund's net assets
in accordance with California "blue sky" regulations. The Manager has
currently undertaken from December 29, 1995 through December 31, 1996 to
reduce the management fee paid by or reimburse such excess expenses of the
Fund, to the extent that the Fund's aggregate annual expenses (excluding
distribution expenses and certain expenses as described above) exceed an
annual rate of 1.25% of the value of the Fund's average daily net assets. The
reduction in management fee, pursuant to the undertaking, amounted to $93,014
during the period ended September 30, 1996.

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
    The undertaking may be extended, modified or terminated by the Manager,
provided that the resulting expense reimbursement
would not be less than the amount required pursuant to the Agreement.
    (B) Under a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1
under the Act, the Fund pays the Distributor for distributing the Fund's
Class B and Class C shares at an annual rate of .75 of 1% of the value of the
average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares, respectively. During
the period ended September 30, 1996, $86,590 was charged to the Fund for the
Class B shares and $8,834 was charged to the Fund for the Class C shares.
    (C) The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan, pursuant to which
it pays a fee to the Distributor, for the provision of certain services to
Fund shareholders at the annual rate of .25 of 1% of the value of the average
daily net assets of Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively. The
services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder
accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the Fund and
providing reports and other information, and services related to the
maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Distributor may make payments to
Service Agents in respect of these services. The Distributor determines the
amounts to be paid to Service Agents. During the period ended September 30,
1996, $25,466, $28,863 and $2,945 were charged to Class A, Class B and Class
C shares, respectively, pursuant to the Shareholder Services Plan.
    The Fund compensates Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Manager, under a transfer agency agreement for providing personnel and
facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. Such
compensation amounted to $7,946 during the period ended September 30, 1996.
    Effective May 10, 1996, the Fund entered into a custody agreement with
Mellon to provide custodial services for the Fund. During the period from May
10, 1996 through September 30, 1996, $2,519 was paid to Mellon pursuant to
the custody agreement.
    (D) Each director who is not an "affiliated person" as defined in the Act
receives from the Company an annual fee of $4,500 and an attendance fee of
$500 per meeting. The Chairman of the Board receives an additional 25% of
such compensation.
NOTE 4-SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS:
    The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities,
excluding short-term securities, during the period ended September 30, 1996,
amounted to $110,048,974 and $51,813,704, respectively.
    At September 30, 1996, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
investments was $3,017,690, consisting of $3,796,522 gross unrealized
appreciation and $778,832 gross unrealized depreciation.
    At September 30, 1996, the cost of investments for federal income tax
purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting
purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PREMIER GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
    We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the statement of investments, of Premier Growth and Income Fund
(one of the Funds constituting Premier Equity Funds, Inc.) as of September
30, 1996, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets
and financial highlights for the period from December 29, 1995 (commencement
of operations) to September 30, 1996. These financial statements and
financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial highlights based on our audit.
    We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and
financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. Our procedures included verification by
examination of securities held by the custodian as of September 30, 1996 and
confirmation of securities not held by the custodian by correspondence with
others. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
    In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Premier Growth and Income Fund at September 30, 1996, and the
results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial
highlights for the period from December 29, 1995 to September 30, 1996, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                              [Ernst and Young LLP signature logo]

New York, New York
November 5, 1996
                         PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC.


                          PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
                           _________________________


Item 24.   Financial Statements and Exhibits. - List
_______    _________________________________________

     (a)   Financial Statements:
   

                Included in Part A of the Registration Statement.
    
   
                     Condensed Financial Information--for each of the ten
                     years in the period ended September 30, 1996 for
                     Premier Aggressive Growth Fund; and for the period from
                     December 29, 1995 (commencement of operations) to
                     September 30, 1996 for Premier Growth and Income Fund.
    


                Included in Part B of the Registration Statement:
   

                     Statement of Investments--September 30, 1996.

                     Statement of Assets and Liabilities--September 30,
                     1996.

                     Statement of Operations--for the year ended September
                     30, 1996 for Premier Aggressive Growth Fund; and for
                     the period from December 29, 1995 (commencement of
                     operations) to September 30, 1996 for Premier Growth
                     and Income Fund.

                     Statement of Changes in Net Assets--for each of the two
                     years in the period ended September 30, 1996 for
                     Premier Aggressive Growth Fund; and for the period from
                     December 29, 1995 (commencement of operations) to
                     September 30, 1996 for Premier Growth and Income Fund.

                     Notes to Financial Statements.

                     Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors,
                     dated November 8, 1996 for Premier Aggressive Growth
                     Fund; and November 5, 1996 for Premier Growth and
                     Income Fund.
    


                Included in Part C of the Registration Statement:
   

                     Investment in Affiliates--September 30, 1996.
                     (Schedule III)
    


All Schedules and other financial statement information, for which
provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, are either omitted because they are not
required under the related instructions, they are inapplicable, or the
required information is presented in the financial statements or notes
thereto which are included in Part B of the Registration Statement.


Item 24.   Financial Statements and Exhibits. - List (continued)
_______    _____________________________________________________
   

  (b)      Exhibits:

  (1)(a)   Registrant's Articles of Amendment and Restatement are
           incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1)(a) of Post-Effective
           Amendment No. 59 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
           filed on December 29, 1995.

  (1)(b)   Registrant's Articles Supplementary are incorporated by reference
           to Exhibit (1)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the
           Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on December 29, 1995.

  (1)(c)   Registrant's Articles of Amendment.

  (2)      Registrant's By-Laws, as amended, are incorporated by reference
           to Exhibit (2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the
           Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on December 29, 1995.

  (5)      Management Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (5)
           of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the Registration Statement
           on Form N-1A, filed on December 29, 1995.

  (6)(a)   Distribution Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit
           (6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the Registration
           Statement on Form N-1A, filed on December 29, 1995.

  (6)(b)   Forms of Service Agreements are incorporated by reference to
           Exhibit (6)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 to the
           Registration Statement on From N-1A, filed on June 27, 1996.

  (8)(a)   Custody Agreement with respect to Premier Emerging Markets Fund
           is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (8)(a) of Post-Effective
           Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
           filed on December 27, 1993.

  (8)(b)   Custody Agreement with respect to Premier Capital Growth Fund and
           Premier Growth and Income Fund is incorporated by reference to
           Exhibit (8)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 to the
           Registration Statement on From N-1A, filed on June 27, 1996.

  (9)      Shareholder Services Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit
           (9)(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the Registration
           Statement on Form N-1A, filed on December 29, 1995.

  (10)     Opinion and consent of Registrant's counsel is incorporated by
           reference to Exhibit (10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to
           the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on December 29, 1995.

  (11)     Consent of Independent Auditors.

  (14)     Model Retirement Plans are incorporated by reference to Exhibit
           (14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 to the Registration
           Statement on From N-1A, filed on June 27, 1996.
    




Item 24.   Financial Statements and Exhibits. - List (continued)
_______    _____________________________________________________
   

  (15)     Distribution Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (15) of
           Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the Registration Statement on
           Form N-1A, filed on December 29, 1995.

  (16)     Schedules of Computation of Performance Data are incorporated by
           reference to Exhibit (16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to
           the Registration Statement on Form N-1, filed on November 24,
           1993.

  (17)     Financial Data Schedule.

  (18)     Rule 18f-3 Plan.
    


           Other Exhibits
           ______________
   

                (a)  Powers of Attorney.
    
   
                (b)  Assistant Secretary's Certificate.
    


Item 25.   Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.
_______    ______________________________________________________________

           Not Applicable

Item 26.   Number of Holders of Securities.
_______    ________________________________
   

            (1)                              (2)

                                                Number of Record
         Title of Class                  Holders as of January 10, 1997
         ______________                  _____________________________

         Common Stock
         (Par value $1.00 per share)

    Premier Capital Growth Fund
            Class A                                    31,429
            Class B                                    61
            Class C                                    2
            Class R                                    8

    Premier Growth and Income Fund
            Class A                                    2,467
            Class B                                    3,220
            Class C                                    160
            Class R                                    31

    Premier Emerging Markets Fund
            Class A                                    0
            Class B                                    0
            Class C                                    0
            Class R                                    0
    

Item 27.    Indemnification
_______     _______________

         Reference is made to Article SIXTH of the Registrant's Articles of
         Amendment and Restatement filed as Exhibit 1(a) hereto and to
         Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law.  The
         application of these provisions is limited by Article VIII of the
         Registrant's By-Laws filed as Exhibit 2 hereto and by the
         following undertaking set forth in the rules promulgated by the
         Securities and Exchange Commission:

            Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
            Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers
            and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
            foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
            advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
            Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
            expressed in such Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the
            event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
            (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
            or paid by a 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 such Act and will be governed by the final
            adjudication of such issue.

         Reference is also made to the Distribution Agreement filed as
         Exhibit (6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the Registration
         Statement on Form N-1A, filed on December 29, 1995.

Item 28.    Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.
_______     ____________________________________________________

            The Dreyfus Corporation ("Dreyfus") and subsidiary companies
            comprise a financial service organization whose business
            consists primarily of providing investment management services
            as the investment adviser, manager and distributor for
            sponsored investment companies registered under the Investment
            Company Act of 1940 and as an investment adviser to
            institutional and individual accounts.  Dreyfus also serves as
            sub-investment adviser to and/or administrator of other
            investment companies. Dreyfus Service Corporation, a wholly
            owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, serves primarily as a registered
            broker-dealer of shares of investment companies sponsored by
            Dreyfus and of other investment companies  for which Dreyfus
            acts as investment adviser, sub-investment adviser or
            administrator.  Dreyfus Management, Inc., another wholly-owned
            subsidiary, provides investment management services to various
            pension plans, institutions and individuals.



Item 28.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (continued)
________  ________________________________________________________________

          Officers and Directors of Investment Adviser
          ____________________________________________


Name and Position
with Dreyfus                Other Businesses
_________________           ________________

MANDELL L. BERMAN           Real estate consultant and private investor
Director                         29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 370
                                 Southfield, Michigan 48034;
                            Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees:
                                 Skillman Foundation;
                            Member of The Board of Vintners Intl.

BURTON C. BORGELT           Chairman Emeritus of the Board and
Director                    Past Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
                            Director:
                                 Dentsply International, Inc.
                                 570 West College Avenue
                                 York, Pennsylvania 17405
                            Director:
                                 DeVlieg-Bullard, Inc.
                                 1 Gorham Island
                                 Westport, Connecticut 06880
                                 Mellon Bank Corporation***;
                                 Mellon Bank, N.A.***

FRANK V. CAHOUET            Chairman of the Board, President and
Director                    Chief Executive Officer:
                                 Mellon Bank Corporation***;
                                 Mellon Bank, N.A.***
                            Director:
                                 Avery Dennison Corporation
                                 150 North Orange Grove Boulevard
                                 Pasadena, California 91103;
                                 Saint-Gobain Corporation
                                 750 East Swedesford Road
                                 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482;
                                 Teledyne, Inc.
                                 1901 Avenue of the Stars
                                 Los Angeles, California 90067

W. KEITH SMITH              Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:
Chairman of the Board            The Boston Company****;
                            Vice Chairman of the Board:
                                 Mellon Bank Corporation***;
                                 Mellon Bank, N.A.***;
                            Director:
                                 Dentsply International, Inc.
                                 570 West College Avenue
                                 York, Pennsylvania 17405

CHRISTOPHER M. CONDRON      Vice Chairman:
President, Chief                 Mellon Bank Corporation***;
Executive Officer,               The Boston Company****;
Chief Operating             Deputy Director:
Officer and a                    Mellon Trust***;
Director                    Chief Executive Officer:
                                 The Boston Company Asset Management,
                                 Inc.****;
                            President:
                                 Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company****

STEPHEN E. CANTER           Director:
Vice Chairman and                The Dreyfus Trust Company++;
Chief Investment Officer,   Formerly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:
and a Director                   Kleinwort Benson Investment Management
                                      Americas Inc.*

LAWRENCE S. KASH            Chairman, President and Chief
Vice Chairman-Distribution  Executive Officer:
and a Director                   The Boston Company Advisors, Inc.
                                 53 State Street
                                 Exchange Place
                                 Boston, Massachusetts 02109
                            Executive Vice President and Director:
                                 Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.**;
                            Director:
                                 Dreyfus America Fund
                                 The Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation*;
                                 The Dreyfus Trust Company++;
                                 Dreyfus Service Corporation*;
                            President:
                                 The Boston Company****;
                                 Laurel Capital Advisors***;
                                 Boston Group Holdings, Inc.;
                            Executive Vice President:
                                 Mellon Bank, N.A.***;
                                 Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
                                 Company****;

WILLIAM T. SANDALLS, JR.    Director:
Senior Vice President and   Dreyfus Partnership Management, Inc.*;
Chief Financial Officer     Seven Six Seven Agency, Inc.*;
                            President and Director:
                                 Lion Management, Inc.*;
                            Executive Vice President and Director:
                                 Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.*;
                            Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                            Director:
                                 Dreyfus Acquisition Corporation*;
                                 Dreyfus America Fund
                            Vice President and Director:
                                 The Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation*;
                                 The Truepenny Corporation*;
                            Treasurer, Financial Officer and Director:
                                 The Dreyfus Trust Company++;
                            Treasurer and Director:
                                 Dreyfus Management, Inc.*;
                                 Dreyfus Personal Management, Inc.*;
                                 Dreyfus Service Corporation*;
                                 Major Trading Corporation*;
                            Formerly, President and Director:
                                 Sandalls & Co., Inc.

WILLIAM F. GLAVIN, JR.      Executive Vice President:
Vice President-Corporate         Dreyfus Service Corporation*;
Development                 Senior Vice President:
                                 The Boston Company Advisors, Inc.
                                 53 State Street
                                 Exchange Place
                                 Boston, Massachusetts 02109

MARK N. JACOBS              Vice President, Secretary and Director:
Vice President,                  Lion Management, Inc.*;
General Counsel             Secretary:
and Secretary                    The Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation*;
                                 Dreyfus Management, Inc.*;
                            Assistant Secretary:
                                 Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.**;
                                 Major Trading Corporation*;
                                 The Truepenny Corporation*

PATRICE M. KOZLOWSKI        None
Vice President-
Corporate Communications

MARY BETH LEIBIG            None
Vice President-
Human Resources

JEFFREY N. NACHMAN          President and Director:
Vice President-Mutual Fund       Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
Accounting                       One American Express Plaza
                                 Providence, Rhode Island 02903

 ANDREW S. WASSER           Vice President:
Vice President-Information       Mellon Bank Corporation***
Services

ELVIRA OSLAPAS              Assistant Secretary:
Assistant Secretary              Dreyfus Service Corporation*;
                                 Dreyfus Management, Inc.*;
                                 Dreyfus Acquisition Corporation, Inc.*;
                                 The Truepenny Corporation+







______________________________________

*       The address of the business so indicated is 200 Park Avenue, New
        York, New York 10166.
**      The address of the business so indicated is 131 Second Street, Lewes,
        Delaware 19958.
***     The address of the business so indicated is One Mellon Bank Center,
        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258.
****    The address of the business so indicated is One Boston Place, Boston,
        Massachusetts 02108.
+       The address of the business so indicated is Atrium Building, 80 Route
        4 East, Paramus, New Jersey 07652.
++      The address of the business so indicated is 144 Glenn Curtiss
        Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144.


Item 29.    Principal Underwriters
________  ______________________

      (a)   Other investment companies for which Registrant's principal
underwriter (exclusive distributor) acts as principal underwriter or
exclusive distributor:

             1)   Comstock Partners Funds, Inc.
             2)   Dreyfus A Bonds Plus, Inc.
             3)   Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc.
             4)   Dreyfus Asset Allocation Fund, Inc.
             5)   Dreyfus Balanced Fund, Inc.
             6)   Dreyfus BASIC GNMA Fund
             7)   Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
             8)   Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Fund, Inc.
             9)   Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
            10)   Dreyfus California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
            11)   Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
            12)   Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
            13)   Dreyfus Cash Management
            14)   Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc.
            15)   Dreyfus Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
            16)   Dreyfus Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
            17)   Dreyfus Florida Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
            18)   Dreyfus Florida Municipal Money Market Fund
            19)   The Dreyfus Fund Incorporated
            20)   Dreyfus Global Bond Fund, Inc.
            21)   Dreyfus Global Growth Fund
            22)   Dreyfus GNMA Fund, Inc.
            23)   Dreyfus Government Cash Management
            24)   Dreyfus Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
            25)   Dreyfus Growth and Value Funds, Inc.
            26)   Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc.
            27)   Dreyfus Income Funds
            28)   Dreyfus Institutional Money Market Fund
            29)   Dreyfus Institutional Short Term Treasury Fund
            30)   Dreyfus Insured Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            31)   Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            32)   Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.
            33)   Dreyfus Investment Grade Bond Funds, Inc.
            34)   The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc.
            35)   The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust
            36)   The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
            37)   Dreyfus LifeTime Portfolios, Inc.
            38)   Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.
            39)   Dreyfus Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
            40)   Dreyfus Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund
            41)   Dreyfus Massachusetts Tax Exempt Bond Fund
            42)   Dreyfus MidCap Index Fund
            43)   Dreyfus Money Market Instruments, Inc.
            44)   Dreyfus Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            45)   Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus
            46)   Dreyfus Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
            47)   Dreyfus New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
            48)   Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            49)   Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
            50)   Dreyfus New Leaders Fund, Inc.
            51)   Dreyfus New York Insured Tax Exempt Bond Fund
            52)   Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management
            53)   Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
            54)   Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund
            55)   Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
            56)   Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Intermediate Term Fund
            57)   Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Long Term Fund
            58)   Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund
            59)   Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Short Term Fund
            60)   Dreyfus Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
            61)   Dreyfus Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Fund
            62)   Dreyfus S&P 500 Index Fund
            63)   Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund
            64)   Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
            65)   The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
            66)   Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.
            67)   Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management
            68)   The Dreyfus Third Century Fund, Inc.
            69)   Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management
            70)   Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management
            71)   Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
            72)   Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money Market Fund, Inc.
            73)   General California Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            74)   General California Municipal Money Market Fund
            75)   General Government Securities Money Market Fund, Inc.
            76)   General Money Market Fund, Inc.
            77)   General Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            78)   General Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.
            79)   General New York Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
            80)   General New York Municipal Money Market Fund
            81)   Premier Insured Municipal Bond Fund
            82)   Premier California Municipal Bond Fund
            83)   Premier Equity Funds, Inc.
            84)   Premier Global Investing, Inc.
            85)   Premier GNMA Fund
            86)   Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
            87)   Premier Municipal Bond Fund
            88)   Premier New York Municipal Bond Fund
            89)   Premier State Municipal Bond Fund
            90)   Premier Strategic Growth Fund
            91)   Premier Value Fund


(b)
                                                             Positions and
Name and principal        Positions and offices with         offices with
business address          the Distributor                    Registrant
__________________        ___________________________        _____________

Marie E. Connolly+        Director, President, Chief         President and
                          Executive Officer and Compliance   Treasurer
                          Officer

Joseph F. Tower, III+     Senior Vice President, Treasurer   Assistant
                          and Chief Financial Officer        Treasurer

John E. Pelletier+        Senior Vice President, General     Vice President
                          Counsel, Secretary and Clerk       and Secretary

Frederick C. Dey++        Senior Vice President              Vice President
                                                             and Assistant
                                                             Treasurer

Eric B. Fischman++        Vice President and Associate       Vice President
                          General Counsel                    and Assistant
                                                             Secretary

Paul Prescott+            Vice President                     None

Elizabeth Keeley++        Assistant Vice President           Vice President
                                                             and Assistant
                                                             Secretary

Mary Nelson+              Assistant Treasurer                None

John J. Pyburn++          Assistant Treasurer                Assistant
                                                             Treasurer

Jean M. O'Leary+          Assistant Secretary and            None
                          Assistant Clerk

John W. Gomez+            Director                           None

William J. Nutt+          Director                           None




________________________________
 +  Principal business address is One Exchange Place, Boston, Massachusetts
    02109.
++  Principal business address is 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.



Item 30.   Location of Accounts and Records
           ________________________________

           1.  First Data Investor Services Group, Inc.,
               a subsidiary of First Data Corporation
               P.O. Box 9671
               Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671

           2.  The Bank of New York
               90 Washington Street
               New York, New York 10286

           3.  Dreyfus Transfer, Inc.
               P.O. Box 9671
               Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9671

           4.  The Dreyfus Corporation
               200 Park Avenue
               New York, New York 10166

           5.  Mellon Bank N.A.
               One Mellon Bank Center
               Pittsburgh, PA  15258

Item 31.   Management Services
_______    ___________________

           Not Applicable

Item 32.   Undertakings
________   ____________

  (1)      To file a post-effective amendment with respect to Registrant's
           Premier Emerging Markets Fund using financial statements which
           need not be certified, within four to six months from the date
           commencement of operations of such fund of Registrant.

  (2)      To call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon
           the question of removal of a Board member or Board members when
           requested in writing to do so by the holders of at least 10% of
           the Registrant's outstanding shares and in connection with such
           meeting to comply with the provisions of Section 16(c) of the
           Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to shareholder
           communications.

  (3)      To furnish each person to whom a prospectus is delivered with a
           copy of the Fund's latest Annual Report to Shareholders, upon
           request and without charge.


                                 SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all
of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has
duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
New York, and State of New York on the 23rd day of January, 1997.

                    PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC.




            BY:     /s/Marie E. Connolly*
                    __________________________________________
                    MARIE E. CONNOLLY, PRESIDENT

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

        Signatures                      Title                          Date
_____________________________    _____________________________    _________

/s/Marie E. Connolly*           President and Treasurer            1/23/97
______________________________  (Principal Executive, Financial
Marie E. Connolly               and Accounting Officer)


/s/Joseph S. DiMartino*         Director                           1/23/97
_____________________________
Joseph S. DiMartino

/s/David P. Feldman*            Director                           1/23/97
______________________________
David P. Feldman

/s/John M. Fraser, Jr.*         Director                           1/23/97
_____________________________
John M. Fraser, Jr.

/s/Robert R. Glauber*           Director                           1/23/97
_____________________________
Robert R. Glauber

/s/James F. Henry*              Director                           1/23/97
_____________________________
James F. Henry

/s/Rosalind Gersten Jacobs*     Director                           1/23/97
______________________________
Rosalind Gersten Jacobs

/s/Irving Kristol*              Director                           1/23/97
_____________________________
Irving Kristol

/s/Dr. Paul A. Marks*           Director                           1/23/97
_____________________________
Dr. Paul A. Marks

/s/Dr. Martin Peretz*           Director                           1/23/97
_____________________________
Dr. Martin Peretz

/s/Bert W. Wasserman*           Director                           1/23/97
_____________________________
Bert W. Wasserman


*BY:      /s/Elizabeth Bachman Keeley
          ___________________
          Elizabeth Bachman Keeley,
          Attorney-in-Fact




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<CAPTION>
                              PREMIER AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
                                      SCHEDULE III
                                 INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES
                              YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

      Column A                                        Column B                                         Column D    Column E
___________________________________   _____________________________________________________________  ___________   ________
                                                  Number of Shares
                                      _____________________________________________________________
                                                                                                      Amount of
                                      Balance held         Gross                       Balance held   dividends    Value at
                                      at beginning        purchase         Gross         at close     credited     close of
Name of issuer and title of issue      of period        and additions    Reductions      of period    to income     period
_________________________________     ____________      _____________    __________    ____________   _________    ________
<S>                                   <C>               <C>              <C>           <C>            <C>          <C>
Common Stock:
  Investment in non-controlled
  affiliate during the year ended
  September 30, 1996 (a);

Cinar Films, Cl.B (b)"                     --              508,181           --            508,181       $  -      $13,244,467
Complete Management (b)                    --              450,000           --            450,000       $  -      $ 7,087,500
Correctional Services Corp. (b)            --              275,000           --            275,000       $  -      $ 3,884,375
Fuisz Technologies (b)                     --            1,260,000           --          1,260,000       $  -      $16,380,000
Northstar Health Services (b)              --              235,000           --            235,000       $  -      $   411,250
OMEGA Health Systems (b)                   --              269,500           --            269,500       $  -      $ 1,667,531
OncorMed (b)                               --              364,000           --            364,000       $  -      $ 1,387,750
Vista 2000 (b)                             --              550,000           --            550,000       $  -      $   275,000


Column C ("Amount of equity in profit or loss for the period"), column D(2) ("Amount of dividends
or interest - other") were not applicable."


NOTES:
  (a) See Note 1(d) to the financial statements.
  (b) Non-income producing.
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                                EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits

     (1)(c)     Articles of Amendment

     (11)       Consent of Independent Auditors

     (17)       Financial Data Schedule

     (18)       Rule 18f-3 Plan

Other Exhibits

     Powers of Attorney

     Assistant Secretary's Certificate


                            ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

           PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation having its
principal office in the State of Maryland at 32 South Street, Baltimore,
Maryland (hereinafter called the "Corporation"), hereby certifies tot he
State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:
           FIRST:  The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended to
redesignate all of the issued and unissued shares of the Corporation's
Premier Capital Growth Fund as Premier Aggressive Growth Fund shares.
           SECOND:  The Corporation is registered as an open-end investment
company under the investment Company Act of 1940.
           THIRD:  Each Premier Capital Growth Fund share that is issued and
outstanding when these Articles of Amendment become effective will at such
time automatically convert into and be reclassified as an issued and
outstanding share of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund.
           FOURTH:  These Articles of Amendment were approved by at least a
majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation and are
limited to changes expressly permitted by Section 2-605 of subtitle 6 of
Title 2 of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action
by the stockholders of the Corporation.
           The Vice President acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be
the corporate act of the Corporation and states that to the best of his
knowledge, information and belief the matters and facts set forth in these
Articles with respect to the authorization and approval of the amendment of
the Corporation's charter are true in all material respects and that this
statement is made under the penalties of perjury.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Premier Equity Funds, Inc. has caused this
instrument to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Vice
President, and witnessed by its Assistant Secretary, on the 9th day of
September, 1996.

                               PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC.

                               BY:    /s/ Joseph F. Tower
                                    Vice President


WITNESS:


  /s/   Elizabeth Bachman
     Assistant Secretary






                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Condensed
Financial Information" and "Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent,
Custodian, Counsel and Independent Auditors" and to the use of our reports
dated November 8, 1996 for Premier Aggressive Growth Fund and November 5, 1996
for Premier Growth and Income Fund included in this Registration
Statement (Form N-1A No. 2-30806) of Premier Equity Funds, Inc.



                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
January 22, 1997



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                    THE DREYFUS FAMILY OF FUNDS
               (Premier Family of Equity Funds)

                    Rule 18f-3 Plan

     Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"), requires that the Board of an investment company desiring to
offer multiple classes pursuant to said Rule adopt a plan setting forth the
separate arrangement and expense allocation of each class, and any related
conversion features or exchange privileges.

     The Board, including a majority of the non-interested Board members,
of each of the investment companies, or series thereof, listed on Schedule
A attached hereto (each, a "Fund") which desires to offer multiple classes
has determined that the following plan is in the best interests of each
class individually and each Fund as a whole:

          1.   Class Designation:  Fund shares shall be divided into Class
A, Class B, Class C and Class R.

          2.   Differences in Services:  The services offered to
shareholders of each Class shall be substantially the same, except that
Right of Accumulation, Letter of Intent and Reinvestment Privilege shall be
available only to holders of Class A shares.

          3.   Differences in Distribution Arrangements:  Class A shares
shall be offered with a front-end sales charge, as such term is defined in
Article III, Section 26(b), of the Rules of Fair Practice of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and a deferred sales charge (a
"CDSC"), as such term is defined in said Section 26(b), may be assessed on
certain redemptions of Class A shares purchased without an initial sales
charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more.  The amount of the
sales charge and the amount of and provisions relating to the CDSC
pertaining to the Class A shares are set forth on Schedule B hereto.

          Class B shares shall not be subject to a front-end sales charge,
but shall be subject to a CDSC and shall be charged an annual distribution
fee under a Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940
Act.  The amount of and provisions relating to the CDSC, and the amount of
the fees under the Distribution Plan pertaining to the Class B shares, are
set forth on Schedule C hereto.
          Class C shares shall not be subject to a front-end sales charge,
but shall be subject to a CDSC and shall be charged an annual distribution
fee under a Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940
Act.  The amount of and provisions relating to the CDSC, and the amount of
the fees under the Distribution Plan pertaining to the Class C shares, are
set forth on Schedule D hereto.
          Class R shares shall be offered at net asset value only to
institutional investors acting for themselves or in a fiduciary, advisory,
agency, custodial or similar capacity for qualified or non-qualified
employee benefit plans, including pension, profit-sharing, SEP-IRAs and
other deferred compensation plans, whether established by corporations,
partnerships, non-profit entities or state and local governments, but not
including IRAs or IRA "Rollover Accounts."
          Class A, Class B and Class C shares shall be subject to an annual
service fee at the rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net
assets of such Class pursuant to a Shareholder Services Plan.

          4.   Expense Allocation.   The following expenses shall be
allocated, to the extent practicable, on a Class-by-Class basis:  (a) fees
under the Distribution Plan and Shareholder Services Plan; (b) printing and
postage expenses related to preparing and distributing materials, such as
shareholder reports, prospectuses and proxies, to current shareholders of a
specific Class; (c) Securities and Exchange Commission and Blue Sky
registration fees incurred by a specific Class; (d) the expense of
administrative personnel and services as required to support the
shareholders of a specific Class; (e) litigation or other legal expenses
relating solely to a specific Class; (f) transfer agent fees identified by
the Fund's transfer agent as being attributable to a specific Class; and
(g) Board members' fees incurred as a result of issues relating to a
specific Class.

          5.   Conversion Features.  Class B shares shall automatically
convert to Class A shares after a specified period of time after the date
of purchase, based on the relative net asset value of each such Class
without the imposition of any sales charge, fee or other charge, as set
forth on Schedule E hereto.  No other Class shall be subject to any
automatic conversion feature.

          6.   Exchange Privileges.  Shares of a Class shall be
exchangeable only for (a) shares of the same Class of other investment
companies managed or administered by The Dreyfus Corporation and (b) shares
of certain other investment companies specified from time to time.

                    SCHEDULE A


  Name of Fund                          Date Plan Adopted

  Premier Equity Funds, Inc.            September 11, 1995
                                        (Revised as of December 1, 1996)
  --Premier Aggressive Growth Fund
  --Premier Growth and Income Fund
  --Premier Emerging Markets Fund

  Premier Global Investing, Inc.        April 24, 1995
                                        (Revised as of December 1, 1996)


  Premier Growth Fund, Inc.             April 12, 1995
                                        (Revised as of December 1, 1996)

  Premier Value Fund                    July 19, 1995
                                        (Revised as of December 1, 1996)



                              SCHEDULE B


Front-End Sales Charge--Class A Shares--Effective December 1, 1996, the
public offering price for Class A shares, except as set forth below, shall
be the net asset value per share of Class A plus a sales load as shown
below:

                                             Total Sales Load

Amount of Transaction              As a % of           As a % of
                                   offering price      met asset value
                                   per share           per share


Less than $50,000.............     5.75                6.10

$50,000 to less than $100,000..    4.50                4.70

$100,000 to less than $250,000..   3.50                3.60

$250,000 to less than $500,000..   2.50                2.60

$500,000 to less than $1,000,000.. 2.00                2.00

$1,000,000 or more...............  -0-                 -0-

Front-End Sales Charge--Class A Shares--Shareholders Beneficially Owning
Class A Shares on November 30, 1996*--For shareholders who beneficially
owned Class A shares of a Fund on November 30, 1996, the public offering
price for Class A shares of such Fund, except as set forth below with
respect to certain shareholders of Premier Agressive Growth Fund, shall be
the net asset value per share of Class A plus a sales load as shown below:


                                             Total Sales Load


Amount of Transaction                   As a % of           As a % of
                                        offering price      net asset value
                                        per share           per share

Less than $50,000.............          4.50                4.70

$50,000 to less than $100,000..         4.00                4.20

$100,000 to less than $250,000..        3.00                3.10

$250,000 to less than $500,000..        2.50                2.60

$500,000 to less than $1,000,000..      2.00                2.00

$1,000,000 or more................      -0-                 -0-


Front-End Sales Charge--Class A Shares of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund
Only--Shareholders Beneficially Owning Class A Shares on December 31,
1995*--For shareholders who beneficially owned Class A shares of Premier
Aggressive Growth Fund on December 31, 1995, the public offering price for
Class A shares of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund shall be the net asset
value per share of Class A plus a sales load as shown below:



                                             Total Sales Load


Amount of Transaction                   As a % of           As a % of
                                        offering price      net asset value
                                        per share           per share


Less than $100,000..........            3.00                3.10

$100,000 to less than $250,000...       2.75                2.80


$250,000 to less than $500,000...       2.25                2.30

$500,000 to less than $1,000,000..      2.00                2.00

$1,000,000 or more................      1.00                1.00

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge--Class A Shares--A CDSC of 1.00% shall be
assessed at the time of redemption of Class A shares purchased without an
initial sales charge as part of an investment of at least $1,000,000 and
redeemed within one year of purchase.  The terms contained in Schedule C
pertaining to the CDSC assessed on redemptions of Class B shares (other
than the amount of the CDSC and its time periods), including the provisions
for waiving the CDSC, shall be applicable to the Class A shares subject to
a CDSC.  Letter of Intent and Right of Accumulation shall apply to such
purchases of Class A shares.





_________________________
*    At a meeting scheduled to be held December 16, 1996, shareholders of
     Premier Strategic Growth Fund will vote on a proposal to merge such
     Fund into Premier Aggressive Growth Fund.  If such merger is approved,
     shareholders of Premier Strategic Growth Fund who receive Class A
     shares of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund in the merger will be deemed
     to have beneficially owned such shares as of the date they
     beneficially owned Class A shares of Premier Strategic Growth Fund for
     purposes of the front-end sales charge applicable to purchases of
     Class A shares of Premier Aggressive Growth Fund.


                             SCHEDULE C



Contingent Deferred Sales Charge--Class B Shares--A CDSC payable to the
Fund's Distributor shall be imposed on any redemption of Class B shares
which reduces the current net asset value of such Class B shares to an
amount which is lower than the dollar amount of all payments by the
redeeming shareholder for the purchase of Class B shares of the Fund held
by such shareholder at the time of redemption.  No CDSC shall be imposed to
the extent that the net asset value of the Class B shares redeemed does not
exceed (i) the current net asset value of Class B shares acquired through
reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions, plus (ii)
increases in the net asset value of the shareholder's Class B shares above
the dollar amount of all payments for the purchase of Class B shares of the
Fund held by such shareholder at the time of redemption.

          If the aggregate value of the Class B shares redeemed has
declined below their original cost as a result of the Fund's performance, a
CDSC may be applied to the then-current net asset value rather than the
purchase price.

          In circumstances where the CDSC is imposed, the amount of the
charge shall depend on the number of years from the time the shareholder
purchased the Class B shares until the time of redemption of such shares.
Solely for purposes of determining the number of years from the time of any
payment for the purchase of Class B shares, all payments during a month
shall be aggregated and deemed to have been made on the first day of the
month.  The following table sets forth the rates of the CDSC:


Year Since                                   CDSC as a % of
Purchase Payment                             Amount Invested
Was Made                                     or Redemption
                                                Proceeds


First......................                         4.00

Second.....................                         4.00

Third......................                         3.00

Fourth.....................                         3.00

Fifth......................                         2.00

Sixth......................                         1.00


          In determining whether a CDSC is applicable to a redemption, the
calculation shall be made in a manner that results in the lowest possible
rate.  Therefore, it shall be assumed that the redemption is made first of
amounts representing shares acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of
dividends and distributions; then of amounts representing the increase in
net asset value of Class B shares above the total amount of payments for
the purchase of Class B shares made during the preceding six years; then of
amounts representing the cost of shares purchased six years prior to the
redemption; and finally, of amounts representing the cost of shares held
for the longest period of time within the applicable six-year period.

Waiver of CDSC--The CDSC shall be waived in connection with (a) redemptions
made within one year after the death or disability, as defined in Section
72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), of
the shareholder, (b) redemptions by employees participating in qualified or
non-qualified employee benefit plans or other programs where (i) the
employers or affiliated employers maintaining such plans or programs have a
minimum of 250 employees eligible for participation in such plans or
programs, or (ii) such plan's or program's aggregate investment in the
Dreyfus Family of Funds or certain other products made available by the
Fund's Distributor exceeds one million dollars, (c) redemptions as a result
of a combination of any investment company with the Fund by merger,
acquisition of assets or otherwise, (d) a distribution following retirement
under a tax-deferred retirement plan or upon attaining age 70-1/2 in the
case of an IRA or Keogh plan or custodial account pursuant to Section
403(b) of the Code, and (e) redemptions pursuant to any systematic
withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's prospectus.  Any Fund shares
subject to a CDSC which were purchased prior to the termination of such
waiver shall have the CDSC waived as provided in the Fund's prospectus at
the time of the purchase of such shares.

Amount of Distribution Plan Fees--Class B Shares--.75 of 1% of the value of
the average daily net assets of Class B.


                              SCHEDULE D


Contingent Deferred Sales Charge--Class C Shares--A CDSC of 1.00% payable
to the Fund's Distributor shall be imposed on any redemption of Class C
shares within one year of the date of purchase.  The basis for calculating
the payment of any such CDSC shall be the method used in calculating the
CDSC for Class B shares.  In addition, the provisions for waiving the CDSC
shall be those set forth for Class B shares.

Amount of Distribution Plan Fees--Class C Shares--.75 of 1% of the value of
the average daily net assets of Class C.


                              SCHEDULE E



Conversion of Class B Shares--Approximately six years after the date of
purchase, Class B shares automatically shall convert to Class A shares,
based on the relative net asset values for shares of each such Class, and
shall no longer be subject to the distribution fee.  At that time, Class B
shares that have been acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions ("Dividend Shares") shall be converted in the proportion that
a shareholder's Class B shares (other than Dividend Shares) converting to
Class A shares bears to the total Class B shares then held by the
shareholder which were not acquired through the reinvestment of dividends
and distributions.





                     POWER OF ATTORNEY


       The undersigned hereby constitute and appoint Elizabeth A. Bachman,
Marie E. Connolly, Richard W. Ingram, Mark A. Karpe, and John E. Pelletier,
and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or her true
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her, and in his or her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all
amendments to the Registration Statement of Premier Equity Funds, Inc.
(including post-effective amendments and amendments thereto), and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or
her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.


   /s/ Joseph S. DiMartino                             October 21, 1996
Joseph S. DiMartino

  /s/  David P. Feldman                                October 21, 1996
David P. Feldman

  /s/  John M. Fraser, Jr.                             October 21, 1996
John M. Fraser, Jr.

  /s/  Robert R. Glauber                               October 21, 1996
Robert R. Glauber

  /s/   James F. Henry                                 October 21, 1996
James F. Henry

  /s/ Rosalind Gersten Jacobs                          October 21, 1996
Rosalind Gersten Jacobs

  /s/ Irving Kristol                                   October 21, 1996
Irving Kristol

  /s/ Paul A. Marks                                    October 21, 1996
Paul A. Marks

  /s/ Martin Peretz                                    October 21, 1996
Martin Peretz

  /s/ Bert W. Wasserman                                October 21, 1996
Bert W. Wasserman




                    ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE

     I, Elizabeth Keeley, Assistant Secretary of Premier Equity Funds, Inc.
(the "Fund"), hereby certify the following resolution was adopted by
written consent dated October 21, 1996 and remains in full force and
effect:

     RESOLVED, that the Registration Statement and any and all amendments
     and supplements thereto may be signed by any one of Elizabeth A.
     Bachman, Marie E. Connolly, Richard W. Ingram, Mark A. Karpe, and John
     E. Pelletier, as the attorney-in-fact for the proper officers of the
     Fund, a with full power of substitution and resubstitution; and that
     the appointment of each of such persons as such attorney-in-fact
     hereby is authorized and approved; and that such attorneys-in-fact,
     and each of them, shall have full power and authority to do and
     perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
     done in connection with such Registration Statement and any and all
     amendments and supplements thereto, as whom he or she is acting as
     attorney-in-fact, might or could do in person.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as Assistant Secretary
of the Funds and affixed the seal this 23rd day of January, 1997.


                                      ___________________________
                                           ELIZABETH KEELEY


(SEAL)
PREMIER EQUITY FUNDS, INC.


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