RCM CAPITAL FUNDS INC
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                COMBINED PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
                                  INFORMATION
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                               RCM SMALL CAP FUND

                                  OFFERED BY:
                            RCM CAPITAL FUNDS, INC.

                      Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000
                        San Francisco, California 94111
                                 (415) 954-5400

THIS COMBINED PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATES TO RCM
SMALL CAP FUND, A SERIES OF RCM CAPITAL FUNDS, INC., SPECIALIZING IN EQUITY AND
          EQUITY-RELATED SECURITIES OF SMALL CAPITALIZATION COMPANIES
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RCM  SMALL CAP FUND (THE "FUND") is  a diversified no-load series of RCM Capital
Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), an  open-end management investment company.  Shares
of  the Fund may  be purchased and redeemed  at their net  asset value without a
sales or  redemption charge.  (See  HOW TO  PURCHASE  SHARES and  REDEMPTION  OF
SHARES.)  THE COMPANY CURRENTLY OFFERS SHARES OF THE FUND SOLELY TO INSTITUTIONS
AND INDIVIDUALS  ("CLIENTS")  WHO HAVE  ENTERED  INTO AN  INVESTMENT  MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT  OR INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT  WITH THE FUND'S INVESTMENT MANAGER,
RCM CAPITAL  MANAGEMENT  (THE  "INVESTMENT MANAGER").  THE  COMPANY  EXPECTS  TO
CONTINUE THIS POLICY IN THE FUTURE. THE INVESTMENT MANAGER MAY FOR DISCRETIONARY
ACCOUNT  CLIENTS BE AUTHORIZED  TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT  AND TIMING OF PURCHASES
AND REDEMPTIONS OF  SHARES OF THE  FUND HELD  BY SUCH CLIENTS,  SUBJECT ONLY  TO
GENERAL  AUTHORIZATIONS  AND GUIDELINES  OF  THOSE CLIENTS.  (See  INVESTMENT BY
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.)

The Fund's investment objective is to seek appreciation of capital by investing,
during  normal  conditions,  at   least  80%  of  its   assets  in  equity   and
equity-related  securities of small-sized concerns  (common stocks or securities
convertible into common stocks). (See  INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES.)  Such
investments   will  be  chosen  with  regard  to  their  potential  for  capital
appreciation. The Investment Manager  will not take  into consideration the  tax
effect of long-term versus short-term capital gains loss recognition when making
investment decisions as it is anticipated that the majority of investors will be
tax-exempt institutions. Current income will be considered only as part of total
investment  return and will not be emphasized. "Small-sized concerns" is defined
as  encompassing  companies  whose  equity   securities  have  a  total   market
capitalization  of up to  $750 million at  the time of  purchase; however, under
normal market conditions, at least 65% of the Fund's assets will be invested  in
equity and equity-related securities of companies whose equity securities have a
total market capitalization of up to $500 million at the time of purchase. There
can be no assurance the Fund will meet its investment objective.

This  Combined  Prospectus and  Statement of  Additional Information  sets forth
concisely the information about the Fund that prospective investors should  know
before  investing. Investors should read this  document and retain it for future
use.

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 COMBINED  PROSPECTUS AND  STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

No  person  has  been  authorized  to  give  any  information  or  to  make  any
representations  other  than those  contained  in this  Combined  Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information  in connection with  the offer contained  in
this  Combined Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and, if given
or made, such information or representations  must not be relied upon as  having
been  authorized  by  the Company.  This  Combined Prospectus  and  Statement of
Additional Information is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer  to
buy  any of the securities offered hereby  in any jurisdiction, or to any person
to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

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             The Date of this Combined Prospectus and Statement of
                   Additional Information is April 28, 1995.
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<S>                                                                                    <C>
Synopsis.............................................................................           1

Summary of Fees and Expenses.........................................................           2

Financial Highlights.................................................................           4

Investment Results...................................................................           5

Investment Objective and Policies....................................................           6

Stock Index Futures Transactions.....................................................          10

Investment Restrictions..............................................................          14

Directors and Officers...............................................................          17

The Investment Manager...............................................................          20

Execution of Portfolio Transactions..................................................          22

Investment by Employee Benefit Plans.................................................          25

How to Purchase Shares...............................................................          27

Net Asset Value......................................................................          29

Redemption of Shares.................................................................          30

Dividends, Distributions and Tax Status..............................................          31

Description of Capital Stock.........................................................          35

Shareholder Reports..................................................................          36

Counsel..............................................................................          37

Independent Accountants..............................................................          37

Safekeeping of Securities, Distributor, and Transfer and Redemption Agent............          37

Additional Information...............................................................          38

Financial Statements.................................................................          38
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                                    SYNOPSIS
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The  following summary is qualified in  its entirety by the detailed information
and financial statements (including the notes  thereto) in RCM Small Cap  Fund's
Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1994, incorporated
by  reference herein, and elsewhere in this Combined Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information (hereinafter this "Prospectus").

RCM CAPITAL FUNDS,  INC. (THE  "COMPANY") is an  open-end management  investment
company.  RCM Small Cap Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified no-load series of the
Company. THE COMPANY CURRENTLY OFFERS SHARES OF THE FUND SOLELY TO  INSTITUTIONS
AND  INDIVIDUALS  ("CLIENTS") WHO  HAVE  ENTERED INTO  AN  INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT OR INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT  WITH THE FUND'S INVESTMENT  MANAGER,
RCM  CAPITAL  MANAGEMENT  (THE  "INVESTMENT MANAGER").  THE  COMPANY  EXPECTS TO
CONTINUE THIS POLICY IN THE FUTURE. THE INVESTMENT MANAGER MAY FOR DISCRETIONARY
ACCOUNT CLIENTS BE AUTHORIZED  TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT  AND TIMING OF  PURCHASES
AND  REDEMPTIONS OF  SHARES OF  THE FUND  HELD BY  SUCH CLIENTS  SUBJECT ONLY TO
GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS  AND  GUIDELINES OF  THOSE  CLIENTS. (See  INVESTMENT  BY
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.)

The Fund's investment objective is to seek appreciation of capital by investing,
during  normal  market conditions,  at least  80%  of its  assets in  equity and
equity-related securities of small-sized concerns (common stocks, or  securities
convertible  into common stocks). Such investments will be chosen with regard to
their potential  for  capital  appreciation.  Current  income  from  the  Fund's
investment  portfolio  will be  considered only  as a  part of  total investment
return and  will  not  be  emphasized.  "Small-sized  concerns"  is  defined  as
encompassing  companies whose equity securities have a market capitalization, at
the time of acquisition of up to $750 million at the time of purchase;  however,
under  normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its assets
in equity and  equity-related securities  of companies  whose equity  securities
have  a total market capitalization  up to $500 million  at the time of purchase
and no more than 35% of its  net assets in equity and equity-related  securities
of  companies  whose equity  securities have  a  total market  capitalization in
excess of $500 million, but  less than $750 million.  There can be no  assurance
that the Fund will meet its investment objective. The Fund will sell or transfer
securities  whenever, as of the  end of a calendar  quarter, the issuer's market
capitalization exceeds $1 billion.

The Fund will accept subscriptions only when its net assets, at cost, are  below
$750  million. When the value  of its net assets  reaches $750 million, the Fund
will be closed to new investments until  such time as the Fund's net assets,  at
cost,  are reduced by redemption to a level below $750 million. This restriction
on new investments  shall not apply  to reinvestments of  dividends and  capital
gains distributions.

Investments  in small-sized concerns may  involve greater risks than investments
in  larger  or  more  established  firms.  These  firms  may  have  limited   or
unprofitable  operating histories, limited financial resources and inexperienced
management, and they may face competition from larger or more established  firms
that have greater resources. Their securities are frequently traded in the over-
the-counter market or on regional exchanges where low trading volumes may result
in  erratic  or abrupt  price movements.  The  value of  the Fund's  shares will
fluctuate because of the fluctuations in  the value of securities in the  Fund's
portfolio. When the
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Fund  sells  portfolio  securities,  it  may realize  a  gain  or  a  loss. (See
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX STATUS.)

The Investment Manager is actively  engaged in providing investment  supervisory
services,  as defined in  the Investment Advisers Act  of 1940, to institutional
and individual clients.

Shares of the  Fund are purchased  without a sales  charge. The minimum  initial
investment  is  $10,000 and  the minimum  subsequent  investment is  $1,000. The
Company acts as transfer and redemption agent for the Fund's shares. (See HOW TO
PURCHASE SHARES and REDEMPTION OF SHARES.)

Shareholder inquiries may be directed to  the Company or the Investment  Manager
in  writing to  Four Embarcadero Center,  Suite 3000,  San Francisco, California
94111, or by telephone at (415) 954-5400.

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                          SUMMARY OF FEES AND EXPENSES
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Shareholder Transaction Expenses
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<S>                                                      <C>
  All Sales Loads and Redemption and Exchange Fees            None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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(as a percentage of average net assets)

  Management Fees                                            1.00%
  Other Expenses (Custodian)                                 0.01%
                                                         ---------
  Total Fund Operating Expenses                              1.01%
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<CAPTION>
       Hypothetical Example of
          Effect of Expenses              1 year       3 years      5 years     10 years
- --------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

<S>                                     <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
You would pay the following total
expenses on a $1,000 investment,
assuming (1) a 5% annual return and
(2) redemption at the end of each time
period:                                  $      10    $      32    $      56    $     124
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THIS EXAMPLE HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS OF  THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC" OR THE "COMMISSION"), BASED ON THE
EXPENSES  OF THE FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND SHOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED A  REPRESENTATION OF  PAST OR  FUTURE EXPENSES  OR RETURN.  ACTUAL
EXPENSES AND/OR RETURN MAY BE GREATER OR LESSER THAN THOSE SHOWN. The purpose of
the  above table is to give you information in order to understand various costs
and expenses of the Fund that an investor will bear directly or indirectly.

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For more information  concerning fees and  expenses of the  Fund, see  FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS,  THE INVESTMENT  MANAGER, EXECUTION  OF PORTFOLIO  TRANSACTIONS, and
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX STATUS.

In accordance with applicable  SEC regulations, this  example assumes that:  (1)
the  percentage amounts listed  under Annual Fund  Operating Expenses remain the
same in each year of the one, three, five, and ten year periods; (2) the  amount
of  the Fund's  assets remains  constant at  the level  at the  end of  its most
recently completed fiscal year; and (3) all dividends and distributions will  be
reinvested by the shareholder. This example also reflects recurring fees charged
to  all investors. SEC regulations require that the example be based on a $1,000
investment, although the  minimum initial  purchase of Fund  shares is  actually
$10,000. (See HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES.)

The  Fund is responsible for  the payment of certain  of its operating expenses,
including brokerage and commission expenses; taxes levied on the Fund;  interest
charges  on borrowings (if  any); charges and expenses  of the Fund's custodian;
and payment of  investment management fees  due to the  Investment Manager.  The
Investment Manager is responsible for all of the Fund's other ordinary operating
expenses  (e.g.,  legal and  audit  fees, securities  registration  expenses and
compensation of non-interested directors of the Company). Expenses  attributable
to  the Fund are charged against the assets of the Fund. General expenses of the
Company's three series, the Fund, RCM  Growth Equity Fund and RCM  International
Growth  Equity  Fund  A,  are  allocated among  the  three  series  in  a manner
proportionate to the net assets of each  series, on a transactional basis or  on
such  other basis as the Board of Directors deems equitable. (See THE INVESTMENT
MANAGER.)

Clients of the Investment Manager who are shareholders of the Fund will, through
the Fund, pay a  fee to the  Investment Manager on the  portion of their  assets
invested  in shares of the  Fund. However, such clients  will not pay additional
fees to the Investment Manager on the  portions of their assets invested in  the
Fund.  A Client's assets not  invested in shares of the  Fund will be subject to
fees in  accordance  with  the Investment  Management  Agreement  or  Investment
Advisory  Agreement between the  Client and the  Investment Manager. Clients who
invest in shares of the Fund will generally pay an aggregate fee which is higher
than that  paid by  other Clients  not  invested in  the Fund.  (See  INVESTMENT
MANAGER and INVESTMENT BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.)

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                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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The  following supplementary information  has been audited  by Coopers & Lybrand
L.L.P., independent accountants, as stated in their opinion appearing  elsewhere
in  the Fund's 1994  Annual Report to Shareholders  (which has been incorporated
herein  by  reference).  This  supplementary  information  should  be  read   in
conjunction  with the financial statements and  related notes which are included
in the Annual Report to Shareholders.

Selected data for each  share of capital stock  outstanding for the three  years
ended December 31, 1994 are as follows:

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                                                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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                                                                               1994      1993      1992
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
<S>                                                                          <C>       <C>       <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
  Net asset value, beginning of period.....................................  $ 124.94  $ 121.82  $ 100.00
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
  Net investment income (loss).............................................     (0.51)    (0.01)     0.31
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments...................     (2.43)    10.90     21.82
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
  Net increase (decrease) in net asset value resulting from investment
   operations..............................................................     (2.94)    10.89     22.13
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
  Distributions:
    Net investment income..................................................     (0.00)    (0.00)    (0.31)
    Net realized gain on investments.......................................     (8.99)    (7.77)    (0.00)
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
      Total distributions..................................................     (8.99)    (7.77)    (0.31)
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
  Net asset value, end of period...........................................  $ 113.01  $ 124.94  $ 121.82
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
TOTAL RETURN*..............................................................    (2.16%)    9.20%    22.14%
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period (in 000's).......................................  $415,647  $660,049  $457,994
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
Ratio of expenses to average net assets....................................      1.1%      0.9%      0.7%
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets................     (0.3%)     0.0%      0.4%
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
Portfolio turnover.........................................................    117.7%     80.0%     72.0%
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
                                                                             --------  --------  --------
</TABLE>

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*   Total return measures the change in value of an investment over the period
    indicated.

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                               INVESTMENT RESULTS
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The  Fund may, from time to time,  include information on its investment results
and/or comparisons of  its investment  results to various  unmanaged indices  or
results  of other mutual funds or groups of mutual funds in advertisements or in
reports  furnished  to  present  or  prospective  shareholders.  See  ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION  for a  brief description  of these  comparisons. Investment results
will include information calculated  on a total return  basis in the manner  set
forth below.

Average   total  return  ("T")  will  be   calculated  as  follows:  an  initial
hypothetical investment of $1,000 ("P") is divided by the net asset value as  of
the  first day of the period in order  to determine the initial number of shares
purchased. Subsequent dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested at
net asset value on the reinvestment  date determined by the Board of  Directors.
The sum of the initial shares purchased and shares acquired through reinvestment
is multiplied by the net asset value per share as of the end of the period ("n")
to  determine  ending value  ("ERV"). The  ending value  divided by  the initial
investment converted to a percentage equals total return. The formula thus used,
as required by the SEC, is:

                                 P(1+T)N = ERV

The resulting percentage indicates the  positive or negative investment  results
that  an investor would  have experienced from  reinvested dividends and capital
gain distributions and changes in share price during the period.

This formula reflects  the following  assumptions: (1)  all share  sales at  net
asset  value, without a sales load deduction from the $1,000 initial investment;
(2) reinvestment  of dividends  and  distributions at  net  asset value  on  the
reinvestment  date determined by the Board; and (3) a complete redemption at the
end of any period illustrated. Total return may be calculated for one year, five
years, ten years,  and for other  periods, and  will typically be  updated on  a
quarterly basis. The average annual compound rate of return over various periods
may also be computed by utilizing ending values as determined above.

Average total returns for the one and three year periods ended December 31, 1994
are -2.16% and 9.28%, respectively.

In  addition, in  order more completely  to represent the  Fund's performance or
more accurately  to compare  such performance  to other  measures of  investment
return,  the Fund  also may  include in  advertisements and  shareholder reports
other total return performance data based on time-weighted, monthly-linked total
returns computed on the  percentage change of the  month-end net asset value  of
the  Fund after allowing  for the effect  of any cash  additions and withdrawals
recorded during  the month.  Returns may  be quoted  for the  same or  different
periods as those for which average total return is quoted.

The  Fund's investment results will vary from time to time depending upon market
conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio, and operating expenses,  so
that  any investment results reported should not be considered representative of
what an investment in the Fund may earn in any future period. These factors  and
possible  differences in calculation methods should be considered when comparing
the Fund's investment results with those published for

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other investment  companies, other  investment vehicles  and unmanaged  indices.
Results  also should  be considered  relative to  the risks  associated with the
Fund's investment objectives and policies.

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                       INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES
                          ---------------------------

The Fund  is  designed  to  provide investors  with  a  vehicle  for  investment
primarily  in a  diversified group  of equity  and equity-related  securities of
small-sized concerns. The Fund's investment objective is to seek appreciation of
capital by investing, during  normal conditions, at least  80% of its assets  in
equity  and equity-related securities of  small-sized concerns (common stocks or
securities convertible into common stocks). Such investments will be chosen with
regard to  their potential  for capital  appreciation. Current  income from  the
Fund's  investment portfolio will be  considered only as a  part of total return
and will not be emphasized.  "Small-sized concerns" is defined under  applicable
law  as  encompassing  companies whose  equity  securities have  a  total market
capitalization of up to $750 million (at the time of purchase of the  securities
of  such  a company).  This investment  objective is  fundamental and  cannot be
changed without shareholder approval. Under  normal market conditions, the  Fund
will  invest at least 65% of its  assets in equity and equity-related securities
of companies whose equity  securities have a total  market capitalization up  to
$500  million at  the time of  purchase and  no more than  35% of  its assets in
equity and equity-related securities of companies whose equity securities have a
total market capitalization at the time  of purchase in excess of $500  million,
but less than $750 million.

Under   normal  market  conditions,  the  Fund  will  not  purchase  equity  and
equity-related securities  of companies  whose equity  securities have  a  total
market  capitalization of greater than $750 million at the time of purchase. The
market capitalization of each issuer's equity securities will be evaluated on  a
quarterly  basis. The  Fund will  not be  required to  sell portfolio securities
solely on account  of the fact  that the market  capitalization of the  issuer's
equity  securities has exceeded $750 million, or be prevented from purchasing or
be required  to sell  other portfolio  securities as  a result  of such  change.
However, the Fund will sell or transfer portfolio securities whenever, as of the
end  of  a  calendar  quarter, the  issuer's  market  capitalization  exceeds $1
billion. There  is  no minimum  market  capitalization for  an  issuer's  equity
securities to be considered an appropriate investment for the Fund. Although the
market  capitalization of portfolio  securities at the time  of purchase is used
for  compliance  purposes,  the  Fund   anticipates  that  the  average   market
capitalization of the portfolio at market value will approximate $300 million to
$400  million and  that the  average market  capitalization of  the portfolio at
market value will not exceed  $450 million. There can  be no assurance that  the
Fund's investment objective will be achieved.

Critical  factors  which will  be considered  by the  Investment Manager  in the
selection of securities  will include  the economic and  political outlook,  the
values   of  individual  securities  relative  to  other  securities  investment
alternatives, trends in  the determinants of  corporate profits, and  management
capability  and practices. Generally speaking,  disposal of a portfolio security
will be based upon

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such factors as (i)  actual or potential deterioration  of the issuer's  earning
power  which the Investment  Manager believes may adversely  affect the price of
its securities,  (ii)  increases  in the  price  level  of the  security  or  of
securities  generally  which the  Investment  Manager believes  reflect expected
earnings growth too  far in  advance of realization,  and (iii)  changes in  the
relative investment opportunities offered by other securities.

The  Fund will accept subscriptions only when its net assets, at cost, are below
$750 million. When the value of its  net assets, at cost, reaches $750  million,
the  Fund will be  closed to new investments  until such time  as the Fund's net
assets, at cost, are reduced by redemption, changes in market value or otherwise
to a level  below $750 million.  This restriction on  new investments shall  not
apply  to  reinvestments  of dividends  and  capital gains  distributions  or to
additional investments by existing shareholders.

The Fund may  invest in securities  on either a  long-term or short-term  basis.
ALTHOUGH  TAXABLE INDIVIDUALS  AND INSTITUTIONS ARE  PERMITTED TO  INVEST IN THE
FUND, PROSPECTIVE TAXABLE INVESTORS NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THE FUND'S  INVESTMENT
MANAGER  WILL NOT CONSIDER THE TAX EFFECT OF CAPITAL GAIN OR LOSS RECOGNITION OR
ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE TREATMENT OF  LONG-AND SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAINS UNDER  THE
INTERNAL  REVENUE CODE OF  1986, AS AMENDED (THE  "CODE") WHEN MAKING INVESTMENT
DECISIONS FOR  THE  FUND'S  PORTFOLIO. (See  DIVIDENDS,  DISTRIBUTIONS  AND  TAX
STATUS.)  The  Fund  may  invest  with  the  expectation  of  short-term capital
appreciation  is  the  Fund   believes  that  such   action  will  benefit   its
shareholders.  The  Fund also  may  sell securities  that  have been  held  on a
short-term basis if the Fund's investment objective for such securities has been
achieved or if other circumstances make  the sale of such securities  advisable.
This  may result in a taxable shareholder  paying higher income taxes than would
be the case with investment  companies emphasizing the realization of  long-term
capital  gains.  Because  the Investment  Manager  will purchase  and  sell some
securities for the Fund's portfolio without regard to the length of the  holding
period for such securities, it is possible that the Fund's portfolio will have a
higher turnover rate than might be expected for investment companies that invest
substantially   all  of  their  funds  for  long-term  capital  appreciation  or
generation of current income. Although the Investment Manager generally does not
intend to trade on behalf of the Fund for short-term profits, securities in  the
Fund's  portfolio will  be sold whenever  the Investment Manager  believes it is
appropriate to do so, regardless of the length of time that securities have been
held. Turnover  will be  influenced by  sound investment  practices, the  Fund's
investment  objectives, and the need for funds  for the redemption of the Fund's
shares.

The Investment Manager  anticipates that annual  portfolio turnover rate  should
not  exceed 90%, but  the turnover rate will  not be a  limiting factor when the
Investment Manager deems portfolio changes appropriate. A 90% portfolio turnover
rate would occur  if the  value of purchases  OR sales  of portfolio  securities
(whichever is less) for a year (excluding purchases of U. S. Treasury issues and
securities  within a  maturity of  one year or  less) were  equal to  90% of the
average monthly value of  the securities held  by the Fund  during such year.  A
higher  portfolio turnover  rate would  increase aggregate  brokerage commission
expenses, which must be borne directly by the Fund and ultimately by the  Fund's
shareholders.  (See EXECUTION OF PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS.) The portfolio turnover
for the years  ended December  31, 1994,  1993 and  1992 was  117.7%, 80.0%  and
72.0%,  respectively. The increase in the Fund's portfolio turnover rate in 1994
was primarily due to a consolidation  in the number of portfolio positions  held
by  the Fund  during the  year and the  departure of  one of  the Fund's primary
portfolio managers.

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Except when taking  a defensive  investment position (as  described below),  the
Investment  Manager expects under  normal circumstances to have  at least 80% of
total assets  invested in  equity or  equity-related securities  of  small-sized
concerns  (as defined above). When business or financial conditions warrant, the
Investment Manager temporarily may take a defensive position and invest  without
regard  to the above policies up to 100% of  the Fund's assets in one or more of
the following: (1) cash or cash equivalents having a maturity date no more  than
one  year from  the date  of acquisition; or  (2) obligations  of, or securities
guaranteed by, the United States  Government, its agencies or  instrumentalities
having a maturity date no later than five years from the date of acquisition.

Other  than as  described below under  INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS, the  Fund is not
restricted with regard to the types of cash-equivalent investments it may  make.
Financial  instruments of this nature  include certificates of deposit, bankers'
acceptances, repurchase  agreements,  and  other  short-term  debt  obligations.
Certificates  of  deposit  are  short-term obligations  of  commercial  banks. A
bankers' acceptance is a time  draft drawn on a  commercial bank by a  borrower,
usually  in  connection with  international commercial  transactions. Repurchase
agreements involve  transactions  by  which  an  investor  (such  as  the  Fund)
purchases  a security and simultaneously obtains the commitment of the seller (a
member bank of the Federal Reserve System or a recognized securities dealer)  to
repurchase  the security at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date within a
number of days (usually not more than seven) from the date of purchase.

The Fund may invest in domestic listed and unlisted securities and in securities
of foreign issuers which  are available in  American Depository Receipt  ("ADR")
form  or  are traded  on any  United  States or  foreign securities  exchange or
over-the-counter. ADRs  represent ownership  of securities  of non-U.S.  issuers
deposited  with a  depository agent, typically  a commercial bank.  The Fund may
invest in ADRs sponsored by persons  other than the underlying issuers.  Issuers
of  the stock of  such unsponsored ADRs  are not obligated  to disclose material
information  in  the  United  States  and,  accordingly,  there  may  not  be  a
correlation between such information and the market value of such ADRs.

An  ADR  will be  treated as  an illiquid  security for  purposes of  the Fund's
restriction on the purchase of such securities, unless the ADR is convertible by
the Fund within seven days into cash. The Fund may invest in foreign  securities
if investment therein, at the time of purchase, would not cause more than 10% of
the  value of  the Fund's  total assets  to be  invested in  foreign securities.
Investment in  foreign securities  may be  riskier than  investment in  domestic
securities. In many cases, foreign securities markets are not as developed or as
efficient  as those  in the  United States. As  a result,  securities of foreign
issuers often may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable
U.S. issuers.  In addition,  foreign securities  may be  subject to  risks  from
restrictions   on  monetary   repatriation;  oppressive   regulation;  heavy  or
confiscatory taxation; less governmental  supervision of securities markets  and
issuers of securities; lack of uniform settlement periods and trading practices;
limited  publicly available  corporate information;  lower accounting, auditing,
and financial  reporting standards;  less understandable  financial  statements;
less  advantageous legal,  operational, and financial  protections applicable to
foreign sub-custody arrangements;  nationalization or  expropriation of  assets;
and  political, economic, or social instability. In addition, custodial expenses
for  non-U.S.  securities  often  may  be  higher  than  for  U.S.   securities.
Fluctuations  in the rates  of exchange between U.S.  and foreign currencies may
also offset the value of the Fund's investments.

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The Fund may invest up to 5% of  the value of its net assets in securities  that
are  illiquid.  (See  INVESTMENT  RESTRICTIONS.)  Securities  may  be considered
illiquid if  the Fund  cannot  reasonably expect  to receive  approximately  the
amount  at which the  Fund values such  securities within 7  days. The Company's
Board of Directors has the  authority to determine whether specific  securities,
including  restricted securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under
the Securities  Act of  1933, are  liquid or  illiquid. The  Board of  Directors
monitors  the liquidity of  securities in the Fund's  portfolio based on reports
furnished periodically by the Investment  Manager. The Investment Manager  takes
into account a number of factors in reaching liquidity decisions, including, but
not  limited to: the frequency of trading in the security; the number of dealers
who publish quotes for the security; the  number of dealers who serve as  market
makers  for the security; the apparent number of other potential purchasers; and
the nature of the security and how trading is effected (e.g., the time needed to
sell the security, how offers are solicited, and the mechanics of transfer).

The Fund's investments in  illiquid securities may  include securities that  are
not  registered for  resale under  the Securities Act  of 1933,  as amended, and
therefore are subject to restrictions on resale. In some cases, such  securities
may  be eligible  for resale to  qualified institutional buyers  under Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933.  Investing in Rule 144A securities could  have
the  effect  of  increasing  Fund  illiquidity  to  the  extent  that  qualified
institutional buyers  become,  for  a  time,  uninterested  in  purchasing  such
securities.  When the Fund  purchases unregistered securities,  the Fund may, in
appropriate circumstances, obtain the right  to registration of such  securities
at  the expense  of the  issuer. In  such cases,  there may  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 security
will be subject to market fluctuations.

In making purchases  within the  above policies  (which may  be changed  without
shareholder consent), the Fund and the Investment Manager will be subject to all
of  the restrictions referred to under  INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. If a percentage
restriction on an investment or utilization of assets set forth under INVESTMENT
RESTRICTIONS is adhered to at the time the investment is made, a later change in
percentage resulting from changing value or a similar type of event will not  be
considered  a violation of  the Fund's investment  policies or restrictions. The
Fund may  exchange  securities,  exercise conversions  or  subscription  rights,
warrants or other rights to purchase common stock or other equity securities and
may  hold, except to  the extent limited  by the Investment  Company Act of 1940
("1940 Act"),  any such  securities so  acquired without  regard to  the  Fund's
investment  policies  and restrictions.  The  Fund will  not  knowingly exercise
rights or otherwise acquire securities when to do so would jeopardize the Fund's
status under the 1940 Act as a "diversified" investment company.

Investments in small-sized concerns may  involve greater risks than  investments
in  larger companies. For  this reason, the  Fund is not  intended as a complete
investment vehicle. The Fund  is designed for that  portion of a portfolio  that
can  appropriately be invested in securities  with greater risk but also greater
potential for appreciation. The securities of small-sized concerns, as a  class,
have  shown market behavior which has had periods of more favorable results, and
periods of less favorable results, relative to securities of larger companies as
a class. In addition, small-sized concerns in which the Fund will invest may  be
unseasoned;   that  is,  these  companies   may  have  limited  or  unprofitable

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operating histories, limited financial  resources and inexperienced  management.
Small-sized  concerns  often face  competition from  larger or  more established
firms that have greater resources. Smaller-sized concerns may not have as  great
an ability to raise additional capital, may have a less diversified product line
(making  them susceptible  to market  pressure), and  may have  a smaller public
market for their shares as compared to larger companies. Securities of small and
unseasoned companies are often less  liquid than securities of larger  companies
and  are  frequently  traded  in  the  over-the-counter  market  or  on regional
exchanges where  low trading  volumes  may result  in  erratic or  abrupt  price
movements.  To dispose of these securities, the  Fund may have to sell them over
an extended period of time or below the original purchase price. Investments  by
the  Fund in these small or unseasoned companies may be regarded as speculative.
The Fund has investment  restrictions that limit the  amount of its assets  that
can  be invested  in companies that  have a record  of less than  three years of
continuous operations and prohibit  investment of more than  5% of the value  of
its net assets in securities that are illiquid. (See INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.)

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                        STOCK INDEX FUTURES TRANSACTIONS
                          ---------------------------

The Fund may purchase and sell stock index futures as a hedge against changes in
market  conditions  that  may result  in  changes  in the  value  of  the Fund's
portfolio securities,  in  accordance  with  the  strategies  more  specifically
described  below. The  Fund will engage  in transactions in  stock index futures
contracts or related options consistent with  the Fund's objectives and not  for
speculation. A stock index assigns relative values to the common stocks included
in  the index, and the index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the
common stocks so included. A futures contract on an index (such as the S&P  500)
is  an agreement between two parties (buyer and seller) to take or make delivery
of an amount of cash equal to the  difference between the value of the index  at
the  close of the  last trading day of  the contract and the  price at which the
index contract was originally written. In  the case of futures contracts  traded
on  U.S. exchanges,  the exchange itself  or an  affiliated clearing corporation
assumes the opposite  side of  each transaction (i.e.,  as buyer  or seller).  A
futures  contract may be satisfied or closed out by payment of the change in the
cash value of the index.  No physical delivery of  the underlying stocks in  the
index is made.

STOCK  INDEX  FUTURES  CHARACTERISTICS.  Stock index  futures  contracts  can be
purchased or sold with respect to  various broad-based and other stock  indices.
Differences  in  the indices  may result  in differences  in correlation  of the
futures with movements in the value of the securities being hedged.

Unlike when the Fund purchases or sells a security, no price is paid or received
by the Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Initially, the Fund
will be  required to  deposit with  the Fund's  Custodian (in  the name  of  the
futures  commission merchant  ("the FCM"))  an amount  of cash  or U.S. Treasury
bills which is referred to as an "initial margin" payment. The nature of initial
margin in futures  transactions is  different from  that of  margin in  security
transactions  in that futures contract margin  does not involve the borrowing of
funds   by    the    customer    to   finance    the    transactions.    Rather,

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the  initial margin is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit
on the contract which is  returned to the Fund  upon termination of the  futures
contract,  assuming  all contractual  obligations  have been  satisfied. Futures
contracts customarily are purchased and sold  on initial margins that may  range
upwards  from less than  5% of the  value of the  futures contract being traded.
Subsequent payments, called variation margin, to and from the FCM, will be  made
on  a daily basis as the price  of the underlying stock index fluctuates, making
the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable. This
process is known  as "marking to  the market."  For example, when  the Fund  has
purchased  a stock index futures contract and  the price of the underlying stock
index has risen, that position  will have increased in  value and the Fund  will
receive  from the FCM a variation margin  payment equal to that increased value.
Conversely, when the Fund has purchased  a stock index futures contract and  the
price  of the underlying  stock index has  declined, the position  would be less
valuable and the Fund would  be required to make  a variation margin payment  to
the  FCM. At any time prior to expiration  of the futures contract, the Fund may
elect to close the position by taking an identical opposite position which  will
operate  to  terminate the  Fund's  position in  the  futures contract.  A final
determination of variation margin is then  made, additional cash is required  to
be paid by or released to the Fund, and the Fund realizes a loss or a gain. (See
RISKS OF TRANSACTIONS IN STOCK INDEX FUTURES AND FUTURES OPTIONS below.)

CHARACTERISTICS  OF OPTIONS ON  STOCK INDEX FUTURES. The  Fund may also purchase
call options  and  put  options  on  stock  index  futures  contracts  ("futures
options").  A  futures option  gives the  holder  the right,  in return  for the
premium paid,  to assume  a long  position  (in the  case of  a call)  or  short
position  (in the case of  a put) in a futures  contract at a specified exercise
price prior to the expiration of the option. Upon exercise of a call option, the
holder acquires  a long  position in  the  futures contract  and the  writer  is
assigned  the opposite short position. In the case of a put option, the opposite
is true. A futures option may be  closed out (before exercise or expiration)  by
an  offsetting purchase  or sale of  a futures  option of the  same series. (See
RISKS OF TRANSACTIONS IN STOCK INDEX FUTURES AND FUTURES OPTIONS below.)

PURCHASE OF  STOCK INDEX  FUTURES.  When the  Investment Manager  anticipates  a
significant stock market or stock market sector advance, the purchase of a stock
index futures contract affords a hedge against not participating in such advance
at  a  time when  the  Fund is  not fully  invested  in equity  securities. Such
purchase of a  futures contract would  serve as a  temporary substitute for  the
purchase  of  individual stocks  which may  later  be purchased  (with attendant
costs) in an orderly fashion. As  such purchases of individual stocks are  made,
an approximately equivalent amount of stock index futures would be terminated by
offsetting sales.

SALE  OF STOCK INDEX FUTURES. The Fund may sell stock index futures contracts in
anticipation of or during a general  stock market or market sector decline  that
may  adversely  affect  the market  values  of  the Fund's  portfolio  of equity
securities. To the extent that the Fund's portfolio of equity securities changes
in value in correlation with a given stock index, the sale of futures  contracts
on that index would reduce the risk to the portfolio of a market decline and, by
so  doing, provides an alternative to the liquidation of securities positions in
the portfolio with resultant transaction costs.

PURCHASE OF PUT OPTIONS  ON STOCK INDEX FUTURES  CONTRACTS. The purchase of  put
options on stock index futures contracts is analogous to the purchase of puts on
individual    stocks,   where    an   absolute   level    of   protection   from

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price fluctuation is  sought below which  no additional economic  loss would  be
incurred  by the  Fund. Put  options may  be purchased  to hedge  a portfolio of
stocks or a position in the futures contract upon which the put option is  based
against a possible decline in market value.

PURCHASE  OF CALL OPTIONS ON STOCK INDEX  FUTURES. The purchase of a call option
on stock index  futures represents a  means of obtaining  temporary exposure  to
market  appreciation with risk limited to the  premium paid for the call option.
It is analogous to the purchase of  a call option on an individual stock,  which
can be used as a substitute for a position in the stock itself. Depending on the
pricing  of the option compared to either the  future upon which it is based, or
to the price of the underlying stock index itself, it may be less risky, because
losses are limited to the premium paid for the call option, when compared to the
ownership of the stock index futures or the underlying stocks. Like the purchase
of a stock index future, the Fund would purchase a call option on a stock  index
future to hedge against a market advance when the Fund is not fully invested.

LIMITATIONS  ON PURCHASE AND  SALE OF STOCK  INDEX FUTURES AND  OPTIONS ON STOCK
INDEX FUTURES. The Fund will not  engage in transactions in stock index  futures
contracts  or  related options  for  speculation, but  only  as a  hedge against
changes in the value of securities  held in the Fund's portfolio, or  securities
which  the Investment Manager  intends to purchase  for the portfolio, resulting
from  actual  or  anticipated  changes   in  general  market  conditions.   Such
transactions  will only be effected when, in the view of the Investment Manager,
they are economically  appropriate to  the reduction  of risks  inherent in  the
ongoing management of the Fund's investment portfolio. The Fund may not purchase
or  sell  stock  index  futures  or  purchase  related  options  if, immediately
thereafter, more than 30%  of the value  of its net assets  would be hedged.  In
addition,  the Fund  may not  purchase or sell  stock index  futures or purchase
related options if,  immediately thereafter,  the sum  of the  amount of  margin
deposits  on the Fund's existing futures positions and premiums paid for related
options would exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund's total assets. In  Fund
transactions  involving stock index futures contracts, to the extent required by
applicable SEC guidelines, an amount of  cash and cash equivalents equal to  the
market  value of the futures contracts will be deposited in a segregated account
with the Fund's Custodian,  or in other segregated  accounts as regulations  may
allow,  to collateralize the position and thereby to insure that the use of such
futures is unleveraged.

RISKS OF TRANSACTIONS  IN STOCK  INDEX FUTURES  AND FUTURES  OPTIONS. There  are
several risks in connection with the use of stock index futures in the Fund as a
hedging  device. One risk arises because of the correlation between movements in
the price of the stock index future and movements in the price of the securities
which are the subject of the hedge is not always perfect. The price of the stock
index future may move more than, or less than, the price of the securities being
hedged. If the price of the stock index future moves less than the price of  the
securities  which are  the subject  of the  hedge, the  hedge will  not be fully
effective but, if  the price  of the  securities being  hedged has  moved in  an
unfavorable direction, the Fund would be in a better position than if it had not
hedged  at all.  If the  price of  the securities  being hedged  has moved  in a
favorable direction, this advantage will be  partially offset by the future.  If
the  price of the future moves  more than the price of  the stock, the Fund will
experience either a loss or  a gain on the future  which will not be  completely
offset  by movements in the price of the securities which are the subject of the
hedge.  To  compensate  for  the  imperfect  correlation  of  movements  in  the

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price  of securities being hedged and movements  in the price of the stock index
futures, the Fund may  buy or sell  stock index futures  contracts in a  greater
dollar  amount  than  the  dollar  amount of  securities  being  hedged,  if the
historical volatility of the price of such securities has been greater than  the
historical  volatility of the index. Conversely, the  Fund may buy or sell fewer
stock index futures contracts if the  historical volatility of the price of  the
securities  being hedged  is less  than the  historical volatility  of the stock
index. It is also  possible that, when  the Fund has sold  futures to hedge  its
portfolio against decline in the market, the market may advance and the value of
the  securities held in  the Fund's portfolio  may decline. If  this occurs, the
Fund will lose money on the future and also experience a decline in value in its
portfolio securities.

When futures are purchased to hedge against a possible increase in the price  of
stock  before the Fund is able to invest its cash (or cash equivalents) in stock
in an orderly fashion, it  is possible that the  market may decline instead;  if
the  Fund then concludes not to invest in  stock at that time because of concern
as to  possible further  market decline  or  for other  reasons, the  Fund  will
realize  a loss on the futures contract that is not offset by a reduction in the
price of securities purchased.

In addition to the possibility that there may be an imperfect correlation, or no
correlation at all, between movements in the stock index futures and the portion
of the  portfolio  being  hedged, the  price  of  stock index  futures  may  not
correlate  perfectly  with movement  in the  stock index  due to  certain market
distortions. First, all participants in the futures market are subject to margin
deposit and  maintenance requirements.  Rather  than meeting  additional  margin
deposit  requirements, investors may close  futures contracts through offsetting
transactions. This practice  could distort the  normal relationship between  the
index  and futures markets. Second,  from the point of  view of speculators, the
deposit requirements  in the  futures market  may be  less onerous  than  margin
requirements  in the  securities market.  Therefore, increased  participation by
speculators in the futures  market also may  cause temporary price  distortions.
Due  to the possibility of price distortion in the futures market and because of
the imperfect correlation between movements in the stock index and movements  in
the price of stock index futures, a correct forecast of general market trends by
the  Investment Manager still may not result in a successful hedging transaction
over a very short time frame.

Compared to the use  of stock index  futures, the purchase  of options on  stock
index  futures  involves less  potential risk  to the  Fund because  the maximum
amount at risk  is the premium  paid for the  options (plus transaction  costs).
However,  there may be circumstances when the use  of an option on a stock index
future would result in a loss to the  Fund when the use of a stock index  future
would  not, such  as when there  is no  movement in the  level of  the index. In
addition, daily changes in the value of the option due to changes in the  values
of the underlying futures contracts, are reflected in the net asset value of the
Fund.

The Fund will only enter into futures contracts or purchase futures options that
are  standardized and traded  on a U.S.  exchange or board  of trade, or similar
entity, or  quoted  on an  automated  quotation  system. However,  there  is  no
assurance  that a liquid secondary market on  an exchange or board of trade will
exist for any particular futures contract or futures option or at any particular
time. In such event, it may not be possible to close a futures position, and, in
the event of adverse price movements, the Fund would continue to be required  to
make  daily cash  payments of  variation margin.  However, in  the event futures
contracts  have  been  used  to  hedge  portfolio  securities,  such  securities

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will  not  be  sold  until  the futures  contract  can  be  terminated.  In such
circumstances, an increase in the price of the securities, if any, may partially
or completely  offset losses  on  the futures  contract. However,  as  described
above,  there is no  guarantee that the  price of the  securities will, in fact,
correlate with the movements in the futures contract and thus provide an  offset
to losses on a futures contract.

Successful  use  of stock  index  futures by  the Fund  is  also subject  to the
Investment Manager's ability to predict correctly movements in the direction  of
the market. For example, if the Fund hedged against the possibility of a decline
in  the market adversely affecting stocks held in its portfolio and stock prices
increased instead,  the Fund  would  lose part  or all  of  the benefit  of  the
increased  value  of  its  stocks  which it  has  hedged  because  it  will have
offsetting losses in its futures positions. In addition, in such situations,  if
the  Fund had insufficient cash, it might  have to sell securities to meet daily
variation margin requirements. Such sales of securities might be, but would  not
necessarily  be, at increased prices which  would reflect the rising market. The
Fund might have to sell securities at a time when it might be disadvantageous to
do so. The  Investment Manager  has been actively  engaged in  the provision  of
investment  supervisory services for institutional and individual accounts since
1970, but the skills required for the successful use of stock index futures  and
options  on  stock  index futures  are  different  from those  needed  to select
portfolio securities, and the Investment Manager has limited prior experience in
the use of futures or options techniques  in the management of assets under  its
supervision.

TAX  TREATMENT. The extent to  which the Fund may  engage in stock index futures
and related option transactions  may be limited by  the Code's requirements  for
qualification  as a  regulated investment  company and  the Fund's  intention to
continue to qualify as such. (See DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX STATUS.)

REGULATORY MATTERS. The Fund has filled  a claim of exemption from  registration
as  a commodity pool with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC").
The Fund intends to conduct its futures trading actively in a manner  consistent
with  that exemption. The Investment Manager is registered with the CFTC as both
a Commodity Pool Operator and as a Commodity Trading Advisor.

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                            INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
                          ---------------------------

The Fund  has  adopted  certain investment  restrictions  that  are  fundamental
policies  and that may not be changed without approval by the vote of a majority
of the Fund's  outstanding voting  securities. The "vote  of a  majority of  the
outstanding  voting securities" of  the Fund, as defined  in Section 2(a)(42) of
the 1940 Act, means the vote (i) of 67% or more of the voting securities of  the
Fund  present at any meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund  are present or represented  by proxy, or (ii)  of
more  than 50% of  the outstanding voting  securities of the  Fund, whichever is
less. These restrictions provide that the Fund may not:

1.  Invest  in securities of  any one issuer  (other than the  United States  of
    America,  its agencies and instrumentalities), if immediately after and as a
    result of such investment the value of the

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    holdings of the  Fund in the  securities of  such issuer exceeds  5% of  the
    value of the Fund's total assets;

2.   Invest more than 25% of the value  of its total assets in the securities of
    companies primarily  engaged in  any  one industry  (other than  the  United
    States of America, its agencies and instrumentalities);

3.   Invest in foreign  securities if immediately after and  as a result of such
    investment the  value of  the holdings  of the  Fund in  foreign  securities
    exceeds 10% of the value of the Fund's total assets;

4.  Acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, or 10% of all of
    the securities, of any one issuer;

5.  Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management;

6.   Purchase or sell real estate; provided  that the Fund may invest in readily
    marketable securities secured by real estate or interests therein or  issued
    by companies which invest in real estate or interests therein;

7.  Invest in interests in oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or development
    programs,  or warrants to buy equity securities; provided however, that this
    policy shall not prevent the ownership, holding or sale of warrants or other
    rights where the grantor of  the warrants or other  rights is the issuer  of
    underlying securities owned by the Fund;

8.   Issue senior securities, except that the  Fund may borrow amounts, up to 5%
    of the total assets taken  at cost or at  market value, whichever is  lower,
    and  only from banks  as a temporary measure  for extraordinary or emergency
    purposes and  the  Fund  may  engage  in  activities  listed  in  Investment
    Restriction  10. The Fund  will not mortgage, pledge,  hypothecate or in any
    other manner transfer as security for an indebtedness any of its assets;

9.  Purchase securities on margin, but it may obtain such short-term credit from
    banks as  may be  necessary for  the  clearance of  purchases and  sales  of
    securities;

10.  Make loans of its funds  or assets to any other  person, which shall not be
    considered as  including: (i)  the purchase  of  a portion  of an  issue  of
    publicly  distributed  debt  securities,  and  (ii)  the  purchase  of  bank
    obligations such as certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances and  other
    short-term  debt obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  the Fund may:
    (i) enter  into  repurchase agreements  with  respect to  commercial  paper,
    certificates  of deposit  and obligations issued  or guaranteed  by the U.S.
    Government, its  agencies  or  instrumentalities, and  (ii)  loan  portfolio
    securities  to brokers, dealers and  other financial institutions where such
    loan is callable by the Fund at  any time on reasonable notice and is  fully
    secured by collateral in the form of cash or cash equivalents. The Fund will
    not  enter into repurchase agreements with maturities in excess of 7 days if
    immediately after  and as  a result  of such  transaction the  value of  the
    Fund's  holdings of such repurchase agreements and other illiquid securities
    exceeds 5% of the value of the  Fund's total assets. The Fund will not  lend
    portfolio securities which, when valued at the time of loan, have a value in
    excess of 10% of the Fund's net assets;

11. Make short sales of securities;

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12.  Act as an underwriter of securities issued by other persons, or invest more
    than 5% of the value of its net assets in securities that are illiquid;

13. Invest more than 5% of its net assets in the securities of any issuer  which
    shall  have  a  record of  less  than  three years  of  continuous operation
    (including the operation of any predecessor);

14. Purchase the securities of any other investment company or investment trust,
    except by purchase in the open market where, to the best information of  the
    Company,  no commission  or profit  to a sponsor  or dealer  (other than the
    customary broker's commission) results from such purchase and such  purchase
    does  not result in such securities exceeding  5% of the value of the Fund's
    total  assets,  or  except  when  such   purchase  is  part  of  a   merger,
    consolidation,  acquisition of  assets, or other  reorganization approved by
    the Fund's stockholders;

15. Participate on a joint or  a joint-and-several basis in any trading  account
    in  securities  (the  aggregation of  orders  for  the sale  or  purchase of
    marketable portfolio securities with other accounts under the management  of
    the Investment Manager to save brokerage costs or average prices among them,
    is not deemed to result in a securities trading account);

16.  Purchase from or  sell portfolio securities to  its officers, directors, or
    other "interested persons"  (as defined  in the  1940 Act)  of the  Company,
    other than otherwise unaffiliated broker-dealers;

17.  Purchase  or  retain the  securities  of  an issuer  if,  to  the Company's
    knowledge, one or more of the directors, officers, partners or employees  of
    the  Company or  the Investment  Manager individually  own beneficially more
    than  1/2  of  1%  of  the  securities  of  such  issuer  and  together  own
    beneficially more than 5% of such securities;

18.  Purchase  or  sell stock  index  futures  or purchase  related  options if,
    immediately thereafter, more than 30% of  the value of its net assets  would
    be  hedged, or  the sum  of the  amount of  "margin" deposits  on the Fund's
    existing futures  positions  and premiums  paid  for related  options  would
    exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund's total assets; or

19.  Purchase  commodities  or commodity  contracts,  except that  the  Fund may
    purchase securities of an  issuer which invests or  deals in commodities  or
    commodity  contracts, and  except that the  Fund may enter  into futures and
    options contracts  only  for  hedging  purposes. The  Fund  has  no  current
    intention  of  entering into  commodities contracts  except for  stock index
    futures and related options.

The Fund also is subject to other restrictions under the 1940 Act; however,  the
registration  of the Company under the 1940 Act does not involve any supervision
by any  Federal  or other  agency  of  the Company's  management  or  investment
practices  or policies, other than incident to occasional or periodic compliance
examinations conducted by the SEC staff.

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                             DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
                          ---------------------------

The  names and addresses of the directors  and officers of the Company and their
principal occupations and certain other affiliations during the past five  years
are  given  below.  Unless  otherwise  specified, the  address  of  each  of the
following persons  is  Suite  3000,  Four  Embarcadero  Center,  San  Francisco,
California 94111.

WILLIAM L. PRICE,*+  Chairman of the Board, President and Director. Mr. Price is
a Principal of RCM Capital Management ("RCM"), with which he has been associated
since  1977.(1) He is also  a limited partner of  RCM Limited L.P., a California
limited partnership  ("RCM  Limited"),  the  sole  General  Partner  of  RCM;  a
Director, Executive Vice President, and a shareholder of RCM General Corporation
("RCM  General"),  the  sole  General Partner  of  RCM  Limited;  Executive Vice
President and Trustee  of RCM  Capital Trust  Company ("RCM  Trust"); a  General
Partner  of  RREEF  Partners,  a  California  general  partnership  comprised of
principals of RCM  Limited (RREEF  Partners owns  an interest  in RREEF  America
Partners,  a real  estate investment  manager); and  a shareholder  of The RREEF
Corporation, a real estate investment manager.

CLAUDE N.  ROSENBERG, JR.,*+   Vice  Chairman  of the  Board and  Director.  Mr.
Rosenberg  is the  Senior Principal  of RCM, with  which he  has been associated
since 1970. (See THE INVESTMENT  MANAGER.) He is also  a limited partner of  RCM
Limited;  Chairman  of  the Board,  President,  Chief Executive  Officer,  and a
shareholder of RCM General; Chairman of  the Board, Trustee and Chief  Executive
Officer  of RCM Trust; a General Partner of RREEF Partners; and a shareholder of
The RREEF Corporation.

JOHN D. LELAND, JR.,*+  Vice President  and Director. Mr. Leland is a  Principal
of  RCM, with  which he  has been associated  since 1972.  He is  also a limited
partner of RCM  Limited; a  shareholder of RCM  General; Vice  President of  RCM
Trust;  a General  Partner of  RREEF Partners;  and a  shareholder of  The RREEF
Corporation.

G. NICHOLAS FARWELL,+  Vice President  and Director. Mr. Farwell is a  Principal
of  RCM, with  which he  has been associated  since 1980.  He is  also a limited
partner of RCM Limited; a shareholder of  RCM General; and a General Partner  of
RREEF Partners.

MICHAEL  J. APATOFF,+  Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director. Mr.
Apatoff is a Principal  and Chief Operating  Officer of RCM,  with which he  has
been associated since 1991. He is also a limited

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*   Member, Executive Committee of the Company.

**  Member, Audit Committee of the Company.

+   Director who is an "interested person" of the Company, as defined in Section
    2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

1   RCM  Capital  Management  ("RCM")  was  established  in  July,  1986  as the
    successor to Rosenberg Capital Management  (which was established in  1970).
    Any  historical references herein  to RCM prior  to July, 1986  refer to the
    operations of Rosenberg Capital Management.

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partner of RCM Limited; a Director, Executive Vice President and shareholder  of
RCM  General; Vice  President of RCM  Strategic Global Government  Fund, Inc.; a
closed-end management investment company ("RCS"); and Trustee and Vice President
of RCM Trust. From  1986 to 1991  he was an Executive  Vice President and  Chief
Operating Officer of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

KENNETH B. WEEMAN, JR.,+  Vice President and Director. Mr. Weeman is a Principal
of  RCM, with  which he  has been associated  since 1979.  He is  also a limited
partner of RCM  Limited; a  shareholder of RCM  General; Vice  President of  RCM
Trust; and a General Partner of RREEF Partners.

JOHN  A. KRIEWALL,+  Director. Mr. Kriewall is a Principal of RCM, with which he
has been associated since  1973. He is  also a limited  partner of RCM  Limited;
Executive Vice President and a shareholder of RCM General; and a General Partner
of RREEF Partners.

KENNETH  E. SCOTT,**  Director.  Mr. Scott is the  Ralph M. Parsons Professor of
Law and Business at  Stanford Law School,  where he has been  since 1967. He  is
also  a director  of certain registered  investment companies  managed by Benham
Capital Management.

WALTER C. PRICE, JR.,   Vice President.  Mr. Price is a  Principal of RCM,  with
which  he has been  associated since 1974. He  is also a  limited partner of RCM
Limited; a shareholder of RCM General; and a General Partner of RREEF Partners.

HUACHEN CHEN,  Vice President. Mr. Chen is a Principal of RCM, with which he has
been associated since 1985. He  is also a limited partner  of RCM Limited and  a
shareholder of RCM General.

SUSAN  C. GAUSE,   Treasurer, Principal  Accounting Officer  and Chief Financial
Officer. Ms. Gause is the  Director of Finance at RCM,  with which she has  been
associated  since 1994. She is also  Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer and
Chief Financial  Officer of  RCS, and  Chief Financial  Officer, Treasurer,  and
Trust Officer of RCM Trust. From December 1990 to June 1994, she was employed by
Citicorp  Bankers Leasing, where she was Chief Financial Officer and Controller.
Prior to that  she was  Assistant Controller  and Accounting  Manager at  Sierra
Capital Realty Advisers, from December 1988 to December 1990.

ANTHONY  AIN,  Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel. Mr. Ain is General
Counsel at RCM, with which he has  been associated since April 1992. He is  also
General  Counsel and Secretary  of RCM Limited;  Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary of RCM General; Vice  President, General Counsel and Secretary  of
RCS;  and  Vice President,  General  Counsel and  Secretary  of RCM  Trust. From
September 1988 to April  1992 he was  employed by the SEC,  where he was  senior
special counsel and counsel to a Commissioner.

WILLIAM S. STACK,  Vice President. Mr. Stack is a member of the Equity Portfolio
Management  Team and the  Chief Investment Officer  of International Equities at
RCM, with which he has been associated since 1994. He is also a Director of  RCM
General.  From  October  1985  to  August 1994,  he  was  employed  by Lexington
Management Corporation, where he  was a Managing  Director and Chief  Investment

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*   Member, Executive Committee of the Company.

**  Member, Audit Committee of the Company.

+   Director who is an "interested person" of the Company, as defined in Section
    2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

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Officer  and managed  mutual funds and  investment in  global, international and
domestic securities.

It is presently anticipated that regular meetings of the Board of Directors will
be held on a quarterly basis. The  Executive Committee of the Company will  meet
as  required when the full Board does not meet, for the purpose of reviewing the
Fund's investment  portfolio.  The  Executive Committee  has  the  authority  to
exercise  all of the powers of the Company's Board of Directors at any time when
the Board  is  not  in  session,  except  the  power  to  declare  dividends  or
distributions,  authorize  the  issuance  of  securities,  amend  the  Company's
By-Laws, recommend to  stockholders of  the Company any  action requiring  their
approval  or  as  otherwise  required  by  the  1940  Act.  The  Company's Audit
Committee, whose sole  present member  is Mr.  Scott, meets  with the  Company's
independent accountants to exchange views and information and to assist the full
Board  in fulfilling its  responsibilities relating to  corporate accounting and
reporting practices.

Mr. Scott receives a fee of $6,000  per year plus $1,000 for each Board  meeting
attended,  and  is reimbursed  for  his travel  and  other expenses  incurred in
connection with  attending Board  meetings. The  Investment Manager  bears  this
expense.  Mr. Scott receives no pension  or retirement benefits from the Company
and is not a director of any other registered investment Company advised by  the
Investment Manager or any of its affiliates, or any other fund that holds itself
out to investors as related to the Company.

The  Investment Manager uses  a system of multiple  portfolio managers to manage
the Fund's assets. Under this system, the portfolio of the Fund is divided  into
smaller  segments ("portfolios").  Each portfolio  is assigned  to an individual
portfolio manager  who  is  employed  as a  research  and  portfolio  management
professional  by the  Investment Manager. Some  of the Fund's  portfolios may be
limited to particular industry groups, and a particular portfolio manager may be
responsible for more  than one  portfolio. Subject  to the  objectives for  that
portfolio  and  to the  Fund's  overall investment  objectives,  guidelines, and
restrictions, the  portfolio  manager for  each  portfolio determines  how  that
portfolio  will be invested. The primary portfolio managers for the Fund are the
following individuals:

JOHN A. KRIEWALL.  Mr. Kriewall has managed one or more of the Fund's portfolios
since the Fund's inception in 1992. He  is a member of the Investment  Manager's
Equity Portfolio Management Team and is the Head of its Equity Research Division
and  a principal of the firm, and he  is a director of the Company. Mr. Kriewall
is also one of the primary portfolio managers of the RCM Growth Equity Fund.  He
has been associated with the Investment Manager since 1973.

G.  NICHOLAS  FARWELL.   Mr.  Farwell  has managed  one  or more  of  the Fund's
portfolios since the Fund's inception in 1992. He is a member of the  Investment
Manager's Equity Portfolio Management Team, and he is a director of the Company.
Mr.  Farwell is  also one of  the primary  portfolio managers of  the RCM Growth
Equity Fund. He has been associated with the Investment Manager since 1980.

GARY B. SOKOL.  Mr. Sokol has managed one or more of the Fund's portfolios since
the Fund's inception in 1992. He is a senior research analyst and a senior  vice
president  of the Investment Manager. He has been associated with the Investment
Manager since 1988.

The establishment  of  objectives  for  each  portfolio,  the  distribution  and
redistribution    of    assets    among    portfolios,    and    the   oversight

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of the investment  management of  each portfolio  is the  responsibility of  the
Investment  Manager's Steering Committee.  The Steering Committee  is chaired by
William L. Price, the Chairman and  President of the Company; the other  members
of  the Steering Committee are John A. Kriewall, G. Nicholas Farwell and Huachen
Chen.

The RCM Capital Management Profit-Sharing Plan (the "Plan") is a plan limited to
principals and employees of  the Investment Manager. The  Plan, which is  exempt
from  federal income taxation under Section 501  of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, was the owner of  24,956 shares of the Fund's  Capital Stock on March  31,
1995,  constituting less than 1% of total  shares outstanding at that date. Each
director or officer  of the Company  listed in this  Prospectus (other than  Mr.
Scott and Mr. Stack) is a beneficiary of this trust and has vested rights in its
assets.  Otherwise, no director or officer of the Company was a beneficial owner
of any shares of the Fund's outstanding Common Stock as of March 31, 1995.

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                             THE INVESTMENT MANAGER
                          ---------------------------

The Company's Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the operation of
the Fund. Pursuant to such responsibility, the Board has approved contracts  for
various  financial  organizations to  provide, among  other  things, day  to day
management services required by  the Fund. The Company,  on behalf of the  Fund,
has  retained  as  the Fund's  Investment  Manager RCM  Capital  Management (the
"Investment Manager"), a  limited partnership  with principal  offices at  Suite
3000,  Four Embarcadero Center, San  Francisco, California 94111. The Investment
Manager is  actively engaged  in providing  investment supervisory  services  to
institutional  and individual  clients, and  is registered  under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940.

The Investment Manager was  established in July, 1986,  as the successor to  the
business  and operations of Rosenberg  Capital Management (established in 1970).
The General Partner  and controlling  person of  the Investment  Manager is  RCM
Limited,  which is the successor in interest  to RCM General, the former General
Partner. RCM Limited is managed by its General Partner, RCM General Corporation,
a California corporation. RCM Limited also has 19 limited partners, all of  whom
are  principals  of  the  Investment Manager  and  shareholders  of  RCM General
Corporation: Claude N. Rosenberg, Jr.; John  D. Leland, Jr.; Lee N. Price;  Gary
W. Schreyer; William L. Price; Walter C. Price, Jr.; John A. Kriewall; Edward C.
Derkum;  Jeffrey  S. Rudsten;  Kenneth B.  Weeman, Jr.;  Andrew C.  Whitelaw; G.
Nicholas Farwell; Ellen  M. Courtien;  Melody L. McDonald;  Michael J.  Apatoff;
Eamonn F. Dolan, Joanne L. Howard; Stephen Kim; and Huachen Chen.

The  sole limited partner of the Investment  Manager is RCM Acquisition, Inc., a
wholly  owned,  indirect  subsidiary   of  The  Travelers  Inc.   ("Travelers").
Travelers, whose principal executive offices are located at 65 East 55th Street,
New  York,  New York  10022, is  a financial  services holding  company engaged,
through its subsidiaries, principally in the businesses of life and property and
casualty insurance services, consumer finance services, and investment services.
The common  stock of  Travelers is  listed for  trading on  the New  York  Stock
Exchange.  Neither RCM Acquisition, Inc. nor  Travelers has the power to control
the   management   or   operations   of   the   Investment   Manager.   Pursuant

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to  the agreement between  Primerica Corporation, the  predecessor of Travelers,
and RCM Limited L.P., Travelers has an option to acquire the remaining  interest
of the Investment Manager from RCM Limited L.P. in the year 2000.

The  Investment Manager provides  the Fund with  investment supervisory services
pursuant to an Investment  Management Agreement, Power  of Attorney and  Service
Agreement  (the "Management  Agreement") dated  January 1,  1992. The Investment
Manager  manages  the  Fund's   investments,  provides  various   administrative
services,  and  supervises the  Fund's daily  business  affairs, subject  to the
authority of  the  Board  of  Directors. In  addition,  the  Investment  Manager
provides  persons satisfactory  to the  Company's Board  of Directors  to act as
officers and employees of the Company.  Such officers and employees, as well  as
certain  directors  of  the  Company,  may be  principals  or  employees  of the
Investment Manager. The Investment  Manager is also  the investment manager  for
RCM Growth Equity Fund and RCM International Growth Equity Fund A, the two other
series  of the Company, RCM Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc., a closed-end
management  investment  company,  and   is  sub-adviser  to  Bergstrom   Capital
Corporation, a closed-end management investment company.

The  Management Agreement was  approved by the Fund's  stockholders on April 28,
1993, and was most recently  approved for renewal by  the unanimous vote of  the
Board  of Directors of  the Company on  June 30, 1994.  The Management Agreement
will continue in  effect until  July 1, 1995.  The Management  Agreement may  be
renewed   from  year  to  year,  provided  that  any  such  renewals  have  been
specifically approved at least annually  by (i) a majority  of the Board of  the
Directors  of the  Company, including  a majority of  the Directors  who are not
parties to the Management  Agreement or interested persons  of any such  person,
cast  in person at a meeting called for  the purpose of voting on such approval,
or (ii) the vote of a majority (as  defined in the 1940 Act) of the  outstanding
voting  securities of the Fund  and the vote of a  majority of the Directors who
are not parties to the contract or interested persons of any such party.

The Fund has, under the Management Agreement, assumed the obligation for payment
of the  following  ordinary operating  expenses:  (a) brokerage  and  commission
expenses,  (b) federal,  state, or  local taxes incurred  by, or  levied on, the
Fund, (c) interest charges on borrowings, (d) charges and expenses of the Fund's
custodian, and  (e) payment  of  all investment  advisory fees  (including  fees
payable  to the Investment Manager under  the Management Agreement). The Fund is
also responsible for expenses of an  extraordinary nature subject to good  faith
determination  of the Company's Board of Directors. Expenses attributable to the
Fund are  charged  against the  assets  of the  Fund.  General expenses  of  the
Company's  three series, the Fund, RCM  Growth Equity Fund and RCM International
Growth Equity  Fund  A,  are  allocated  among the  three  series  in  a  manner
proportionate  to the net assets of each series, on a transactional basis, or on
such other basis as the Board of Directors deems equitable.

The Investment Manager is, under  the Management Agreement, responsible for  all
of  the Company's other ordinary operating expenses (e.g., legal and audit fees,
SEC and "Blue  Sky" registration  expenses, and  compensation, if  any, paid  to
officers  and  employees  of the  Company),  including the  compensation  of the
disinterested director of the Company. (See DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.)

For the  services  rendered  by  the Investment  Manager  under  the  Management
Agreement,  the Fund pays a quarterly fee to the Investment Manager equal to 1/4
of 1% (1%

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on an annual basis)  of the average month  end net assets of  the Fund. This  is
higher  than the fee paid by most other registered investment companies. For the
years ended  December 31,  1994, 1993  and 1992,  the Fund  incurred  investment
management fees aggregating $6,060,756, $5,028,115 and $854,998, respectively.

CLIENTS  OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER  WHO ARE SHAREHOLDERS OF  THE FUND WILL PAY A
FEE AT THIS RATE ONLY ON THE PORTION  OF THEIR ASSETS INVESTED IN SHARES OF  THE
FUND.  HOWEVER,  SUCH CLIENTS  WILL NOT  PAY ADDITIONAL  FEES TO  THE INVESTMENT
MANAGER ON  THE  PORTIONS OF  THEIR  ASSETS INVESTED  IN  THE FUND.  ASSETS  NOT
INVESTED  IN SHARES OF THE  FUND WILL BE SUBJECT TO  FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT OR THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CLIENT AND THE INVESTMENT MANAGER. CLIENTS WHO INVEST IN SHARES OF THE FUND WILL
GENERALLY PAY AN AGGREGATE FEE WHICH IS  HIGHER THAN THAT PAID BY OTHER  CLIENTS
NOT INVESTED IN THE FUND.

On  the first business day of February, the Investment Manager will pay the Fund
the amount,  if  any,  by  which ordinary  operating  expenses  of  the  Company
attributable  to the Fund for the  preceding fiscal year (except interest, taxes
and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25% of  the average net assets of the  Fund
for  that year, determined monthly. However,  in paying the quarterly investment
management fee to  the Investment Manager,  the Fund will  reduce the amount  of
such  fee by the amount, if any, by which the Fund's ordinary operating expenses
for the previous  quarter (except  interest, taxes  and extraordinary  expenses)
exceeded  on an annualized  basis 1.25% of  the average net  assets of the Fund,
determined monthly; provided, however, that the Fund will pay to the  Investment
Manager  on  the  first day  of  June the  amount,  if  any, by  which  any such
reductions in the preceding  fiscal year exceeded the  amount to which the  Fund
would  have  been  entitled  in the  preceding  February  under  the immediately
preceding sentence if  such reductions  had not  occurred. For  the years  ended
December 31, 1992, 1993 and 1994, no payment was due under these provisions from
either the Fund or the Investment Manager.

The  Management Agreement is  terminable without penalty  on sixty days' written
notice by a vote of the majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities, by
a vote of the  majority of Company's  Board of Directors,  or by the  Investment
Manager  on sixty days' written notice,  and will automatically terminate in the
event of its assignment.

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                      EXECUTION OF PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
                          ---------------------------

The Investment  Manager, subject  to the  overall supervision  of the  Company's
Board of Directors, makes the Fund's investment decisions and selects the broker
or  dealer for each specific  transaction using its best  judgment to choose the
broker or dealer most capable of providing the services necessary to obtain  the
best  execution  of that  transaction.  In seeking  the  best execution  of each
transaction, the Investment Manager evaluates a wide range of criteria including
any  or  all  of  the  following:  the  broker's  commission  rate,  promptness,
reliability   and   quality  of   executions,  trading   expertise,  positioning

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and  distribution  capabilities,  back-office  efficiency,  ability  to   handle
difficult  trades,  knowledge  of  other  buyers  and  sellers, confidentiality,
capital strength and financial stability,  and prior performance in serving  the
Investment  Manager  and its  clients and  other  factors affecting  the overall
benefit to be  received in  the transaction.  When circumstances  relating to  a
proposed  transaction  indicate  that a  particular  broker  or dealer  is  in a
position to obtain the best execution, the  order is placed with that broker  or
dealer.  This may or may not be a  broker or dealer that has provided investment
information and research  services to  the Investment  Manager. Such  investment
information  and  research  services may  include,  among other  things,  a wide
variety of  written  reports or  other  data  on the  individual  companies  and
industries;   data  and  reports  on  general  market  or  economic  conditions;
information concerning pertinent  federal and state  legislative and  regulatory
developments  and other  developments that could  affect the value  of actual or
potential  investments;  attendance  at   meetings  with  corporate   management
personnel,   industry  experts,  economists,  government  personnel,  and  other
financial analysts; comparative issuer performance and evaluation and  technical
measurement    services;    subscription    to    publications    that   provide
investment-related  information;   accounting  and   tax  law   interpretations;
availability  of economic  advice; quotation  equipment and  services; execution
measurement services; market-related and survey data concerning the products and
services of an issuer  and its competitors or  concerning a particular  industry
that  are used  in reports  prepared by  the Investment  Manager to  enhance its
ability to  analyze an  issuer's financial  condition and  prospects; and  other
services  provided  by recognized  experts on  investment matters  of particular
interest to  the Investment  Manager. In  addition, the  foregoing services  may
include  the use of  or be delivered  by computer systems  whose hardware and/or
software components may  be provided to  the Investment Manager  as part of  the
services.  In any case in  which information and other  services can be used for
both research  and  non-research  purposes,  the  Investment  Manager  makes  an
appropriate  allocation of those uses and pays  directly for that portion of the
services to be used for non-research purposes.

Subject to the  requirement of  seeking best execution,  the Investment  Manager
may,  in circumstances in which  two or more brokers are  in a position to offer
comparable prices and execution, give preference to a broker or dealer that  has
provided  investment information  to the  Investment Manager.  In so  doing, the
Investment Manager may effect  securities transactions which  cause the Fund  to
pay an amount of commission in excess of the amount of commission another broker
would  have charged. In selecting such  broker or dealer, the Investment Manager
will make a good faith determination that the amount of commission is reasonable
in relation to the value of  the brokerage services and research and  investment
information  received, viewed in terms of either the specific transaction or the
Investment Manager's  overall  responsibility  to the  accounts  for  which  the
Manager  exercises  investment  discretion. The  Investment  Manager continually
evaluates all commissions paid in order to ensure that the commission represents
reasonable compensation for the brokerage and research services provided by such
brokers. Such investment information as is  received from brokers or dealers  is
used  by the Investment Manager  in servicing all of  its clients (including the
Fund) and it is recognized that the Fund  may be charged a commission paid to  a
broker  or  dealer who  supplied  research services  not  utilized by  the Fund.
However, the Investment Manager  expects that the Fund  will benefit overall  by
such  practice because it is receiving the  benefit of research services and the
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it without  the allocation  of transactions  based on  the recognition  of  such
research services.

Subject  to the requirement of seeking  the best available prices and execution,
the Investment Manager may also place orders with brokerage firms that have sold
shares of the Fund. However, to date the Fund has not marketed any of its shares
through brokers  and the  Investment Manager  has thus  not utilized  the  above
authority. The Investment Manager has made and will make no commitments to place
orders  with any particular broker or group of brokers. It is anticipated that a
substantial portion of  all brokerage commissions  will be paid  to brokers  who
supply  investment  information  to  the Investment  Manager.  During  1994, all
brokerage commissions paid by the Fund were paid to such brokers.

The Fund may in some instances invest in U.S. and/or foreign securities that are
not  listed  on  a   national  securities  exchange  but   are  traded  in   the
over-the-counter  market. The Fund  may also purchase  listed securities through
the third market or fourth market.  When transactions are executed in the  over-
the-counter  market or the  third or fourth market,  the Investment Manager will
seek to deal  with the primary  market-makers for each  security; however,  when
necessary  in order to obtain the best  price and execution, it will utilize the
services of  others.  In all  cases,  the  Investment Manager  will  attempt  to
negotiate the best market price and execution.

For  the fiscal years ended  December 31, 1994, 1993 and  1992, the Fund paid in
brokerage commissions $4,228,279, $3,304,283  and $2,821,214, respectively,  and
its   turnover  rates  during  such  periods   were  117.7%,  80.0%  and  72.0%,
respectively.

As  noted  above,  the  limited  partner  of  the  Investment  Manager  is   RCM
Acquisition,  Inc.,  a wholly  owned,  indirect subsidiary  of  Travelers. Smith
Barney Inc. ("Smith Barney") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Travelers, and  The
Robinson-Humphrey  Company Inc.  ("Robinson-Humphrey") is a  subsidiary of Smith
Barney. Smith Barney  and Robinson-Humphrey are  registered broker-dealers.  The
Investment Manager believes that it is in the best interests of the Fund to have
the   ability  to  execute  brokerage  transactions  through  Smith  Barney  and
Robinson-Humphrey.  Accordingly,  the  Investment  Manager  intends  to  execute
brokerage  transactions on behalf of the Fund through Smith Barney and Robinson-
Humphrey, when appropriate, and  to the extent  consistent with applicable  laws
and  regulations. In all such cases,  Smith Barney or Robinson-Humphrey will act
as agent  for the  Fund, and  the Investment  Manager will  not enter  into  any
transaction  on behalf of the Fund in which Smith Barney or Robinson-Humphrey is
acting as  principal  for  its  own account.  In  connection  with  such  agency
transactions,  Smith Barney or Robinson-Humphrey may receive compensation in the
form of a brokerage commission separate from the Investment Manager's management
fee. It is the Investment Manager's  policy that such commissions be  reasonable
and  fair  when  compared  to  the  commissions  received  by  other  brokers in
connection with comparable  transactions involving similar  securities and  that
the  commissions paid to Smith Barney or  Robinson-Humphrey, as the case may be,
are no higher  than the commissions  paid to  that broker by  any other  similar
customer  of that broker  who receives brokerage and  research services that are
similar in scope and quality to those received by the Fund.

The Investment Manager performs investment management and advisory services  for
various  clients, including  pension, profit-sharing and  other employee benefit
trusts, as well as individuals. In many cases, portfolio

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transactions may be executed in an aggregated transaction as part of  concurrent
authorizations  to  purchase or  sell the  same  security for  numerous accounts
served by the  Investment Manager, some  of which accounts  may have  investment
objectives   similar  to  those  of  the   Fund.  The  objective  of  aggregated
transactions  is   to  obtain   favorable  execution   and/or  lower   brokerage
commissions,  although  there  is  no  certainty  that  such  objective  will be
achieved. Although executing portfolio transactions in an aggregated transaction
potentially could be either advantageous or  disadvantageous to any one or  more
particular  accounts,  aggregated transactions  will be  effected only  when the
Investment Manager believes that to  do so will be in  the best interest of  the
Fund,  and  the Investment  Manager is  not obligated  to aggregate  orders into
larger transactions. These orders generally will  be averaged as to price.  When
such  aggregated  transactions  occur, the  objective  will be  to  allocate the
executions in  a manner  which  is deemed  fair and  equitable  to each  of  the
accounts involved over time. In making such allocation decisions, the Investment
Manager  will use its  business judgment and will  consider, among other things,
any or all of  the following: each  client's investment objectives,  guidelines,
and  restrictions, the  size of  each client's  order, the  amount of investment
funds available in each client's account,  the amount already committed by  each
client  to  that or  similar  investments, and  the  structure of  each client's
portfolio. Although the Investment Manager will use its best efforts to be  fair
and equitable to all clients, including the Fund, there can be no assurance that
any  investment will be proportionately allocated among clients according to any
particular or predetermined  standard or criteria.  The Investment Manager  will
not  include  orders on  behalf of  any  affiliated or  related entities  in any
aggregated transaction that includes orders placed on behalf of the Fund.

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                      INVESTMENT BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
                          ---------------------------

All shareholders  of  the Fund  are  (and are  expected  in the  future  to  be)
organizations  and  individuals to  whom  the Investment  Manager  also provides
discretionary  investment  supervisory  or  investment  advisory  services.  For
discretionary  account clients  that are employee  benefit plans  subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), investment in  shares
of  the  Fund  requires a  special  form  of approval  procedure  by  the plans'
independent "fiduciaries," as described below.

ERISA provides  that, when  an employee  benefit plan  invests in  any  security
issued  by an  investment company  registered under  the 1940  Act (such  as the
Company), the assets of such plan will  be deemed to include that security,  but
shall  not, solely by reason of such investment, be deemed to include any assets
of the  investment  company. ERISA  also  provides  that the  investment  by  an
employee  benefit plan in securities issued  by an investment company registered
under the  1940 Act  will not  cause the  investment company  or the  investment
company's  advisor to  be deemed  a "fiduciary"  or a  "party in  interest" with
respect to such employee benefit plan, as those terms are defined in Title I  of
ERISA,  or a "disqualified person" with respect to such plan for purposes of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

The Investment  Manager does  not intend  to cause  the Fund  to invest  in  the
securities  of a company  that is a  sponsor of an  employee benefit plan owning
shares of  the  Fund.  However,  should such  an  investment  occur,  either  by
portfolio  decisions  of the  Investment Manager  or by  the purchase  of shares

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by an employee benefit plan, the shares held by the Fund would not be considered
"employer securities" within the meaning of ERISA Section 407 (which limits  the
amount  of employer  securities which  may be  held by  certain employee benefit
plans) for an employee benefit plan owning shares of the Fund.

Although only the shares of the Fund and not its underlying investments will  be
considered  assets of an employee benefit plan purchasing the Fund's shares, the
ERISA Conference Report of  the U. S. Congress  indicates that, for purposes  of
determining  whether  the  investments  of an  employee  benefit  plan  meet the
diversification requirements of ERISA  Section 404, it  is appropriate to  apply
the  diversification rule by examining the diversification of investments by the
Fund. The Department of Labor has indicated its concurrence in this position  in
Advisory Opinion 75-93 (November 4, 1975).

The  Investment Manager  presently anticipates that  shares of the  Fund will be
purchased by  employee benefit  plans that  have appointed  or may  appoint  the
Investment  Manager as "investment manager" (within the meaning of ERISA Section
3(38)) of some or all  of their assets. The Department  of the Treasury and  the
Department  of Labor have promulgated a "Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption"
(Prohibited Transaction  Exemption 77-4,  42 Fed.  Reg. 18732  (April 8,  1977))
exempting from the prohibited transaction restrictions of ERISA the purchase and
sale  by an employee benefit plan of shares of a registered, open-end investment
company when a fiduciary with respect to the PLAN (e.g., an investment  manager)
is  also the  investment adviser  for the  investment company,  provided certain
conditions are met. It is the intention  of the Fund and the Investment  Manager
to  take all necessary steps to satisfy these conditions when the transaction so
requires. The applicable conditions are:

1.  The employee benefit  plan (the "plan") does not  pay a sales commission  in
    connection  with such purchase  or sale. (The  Fund does not  charge a sales
    commission in connection with the sale of its common stock.)

2.  The plan does not  pay a redemption fee in  connection with the sale by  the
    plan to the investment company of its shares unless

    (a) the redemption fee is paid to the investment company, and

    (b) the fee is disclosed in the investment company prospectus in effect both
        at the time of the purchase of such shares and at the time of such sale.
        (The Fund does not charge a redemption fee.)

3.   The  plan does not  pay an investment  management fee with  respect to plan
    assets invested in such shares for the entire period of the investment. This
    does not preclude payment of fees by the investment company under the  terms
    of  the Management  Agreement adopted in  accordance with Section  15 of the
    1940 Act. (The Investment Manager does not charge a separate management  fee
    on plan assets invested in shares of the Fund.)

4.   A  second fiduciary  with respect to  the plan,  who is  independent of and
    unrelated to  the  fiduciary/investment  adviser or  any  affiliate  of  the
    adviser,  must receive a prospectus issued  by the investment company, and a
    full and detailed written  disclosure of the  investment advisory and  other
    fees  charged to or paid  by the plan and  the investment company, including
    the nature and extent  of any differential between  the rates of such  fees,
    the  reasons why the fiduciary/investment  adviser may consider purchases of
    investment

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    company stock to be  appropriate, and whether there  are any limitations  on
    the  fiduciary/investment adviser with  respect to which  plan assets may be
    invested in shares of the investment company and, if so, the nature of  such
    limitations.

5.   On  the basis  of the  prospectus and  the additional  disclosure materials
    described above, the second fiduciary approves the purchases and sales.  The
    approval  may be  limited solely to  the investment advisory  and other fees
    paid by the investment company in relation to the fees paid by the plan  and
    need  not relate to any other aspect of the investment. The approval must be
    either

    (a) set forth in the plan document or investment management agreement, or

    (b) indicated in writing prior to each purchase or sale, or

    (c) indicated in  writing prior  to the  commencement or  continuation of  a
        specified  purchase or  sale program  in the  shares of  such investment
        company.

6.  The second fiduciary or any successor thereto is notified in writing of  any
    change  in any of the rates of fees  referred to in Paragraph 5 and approves
    in writing the  continuation of the  purchases and sales  and the  continued
    holding of shares acquired prior to the change. Such approval may be limited
    solely to the investment advisory and other fees.

As  noted above, the Fund and the  Investment Manager intend to conform with the
above provisions in connection with investments in the Fund by employee  benefit
plans managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund and Investment Manager solicit
approval  of specified purchase  programs as described  in Paragraph 5(c) above.
Such a program will establish a  purchase limitation based either on a  specific
dollar  amount  or on  a percentage  of the  total  assets of  a plan  which are
committed to investment  in equity and  equity-related securities supervised  by
the Investment Manager.

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                             HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES
                          ---------------------------

THE  FUND CURRENTLY OFFERS ITS SHARES SOLELY TO INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE ENTERED INTO AN INVESTMENT  MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT OR AN INVESTMENT  ADVISORY
AGREEMENT  WITH THE FUND'S INVESTMENT MANAGER,  RCM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT. THE FUND
EXPECTS TO CONTINUE THIS POLICY IN THE FUTURE. IN THIS CAPACITY, THE  INVESTMENT
MANAGER  MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO  DETERMINE THE AMOUNT AND  TIMING OF PURCHASES AND
REDEMPTIONS OF  SHARES HELD  BY DISCRETIONARY  CLIENTS SUBJECT  ONLY TO  GENERAL
AUTHORIZATIONS AND GUIDELINES OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER'S DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS.
(See INVESTMENT BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS above.)

Shares  of the Fund are offered on a continuous basis at the net asset value per
share (next determined after acceptance of  orders), without any sales or  other
charge.  The initial investment must be at  least $10,000, and there is a $1,000
minimum   for   additional   investments   other   than   through   the   Fund's

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automatic  dividend  reinvestment  plan (see  DIVIDENDS,  DISTRIBUTIONS  AND TAX
STATUS). The  Company reserves  the right  at any  time to  waive, increase,  or
decrease   the  minimum   requirements  applicable  to   initial  or  subsequent
investments.

Eligible investors or their duly authorized agents may purchase shares from  the
Company by sending a signed, completed subscription form to the Company at Suite
3000,  Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California 94111 (telephone (415)
954-5400). Subscription forms can be obtained from the Investment Manager or the
Company. The Company, on behalf of the Fund, does not have dealer agreements.

Orders for shares received  by the Company  prior to the close  of the New  York
Stock  Exchange composite tape, on each day  the New York Stock Exchange is open
for trading,  will be  priced  at the  net asset  value  (see NET  ASSET  VALUE)
computed  as of the close of the New  York Stock Exchange composite tape on that
day. The Company reserves the right to reject any order at its sole  discretion.
Orders  received after the close of the  New York Stock Exchange composite tape,
or on any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is not open for trading, will
be priced at the close of the New York Stock Exchange composite tape on the next
succeeding date on which the  New York Stock Exchange  is open for trading.  Net
asset  value normally is not calculated for any day on which an order for shares
is not received or on which shares are not surrendered for redemption.

Upon receipt of the  subscription form in  good order, the  Company will open  a
shareholder account in accordance with the investor's registration instructions.
A confirmation statement reflecting the current transaction along with a summary
of the status of the account as of the transaction date will be forwarded to the
investor.

Payment for shares purchased should be made by check or money order, payable to:

    State Street Bank and Trust Company
    U.S. Mutual Funds Services Division
    P.O. Box 1713
    Boston, Massachusetts 02105
    Attn: RCM Small Cap Fund
         Account I002
    For overnight delivery, the address is:
    1776 Heritage Drive
    North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171

Investors  may also wire funds in payment  of orders to the above address. Wired
funds should  include the  following: the  shareholder's registration  name  and
account number with the Company and the name of the Fund.

The  Company will issue share certificates of  the Fund only for full shares and
only upon  the  specific request  of  the shareholder.  Confirmation  statements
showing  transactions in the shareholder account and  a summary of the status of
the account serve as evidence of ownership of shares of the Fund.

In its discretion, the Company may  accept securities of equal value instead  of
cash  in payment of all or part of  the subscription price for the Fund's shares
offered by this Prospectus. Any such securities (a) will be valued at the  close
of  the New York Stock  Exchange composite tape on the  day of acceptance of the
subscription in  accordance with  the  method of  valuing the  Fund's  portfolio
described  under NET ASSET VALUE; (b) will have a tax basis to the Fund equal to
such value; (c) must not be  "restricted securities;" and (d) must be  permitted
to be purchased in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives and policies
set  forth in  this Prospectus  and must  be securities  that the  Fund would be
willing to  purchase at  that time.  Prospective shareholders  considering  this
method  of  payment  should  contact  the  Company  in  advance  to  discuss the
securities in question and the documentation necessary

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to complete the transaction. Share purchases with securities will not be taxable
transactions to shareholders  of the Fund  that are exempt  from Federal  income
taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code.

The  Fund will accept subscriptions only when its net assets, at cost, are at or
below $750 million.  When the value  of its  net assets, at  cost, reaches  $750
million,  the Fund  will be  closed to  new investments  until such  time as the
Fund's net assets, at cost, are  reduced by redemption, changes in market  value
or  otherwise to a level  below $750 million. This  restriction on new purchases
shall not apply to reinvestments of dividends and capital gains distributions on
to additional investments by existing shareholders.

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                                NET ASSET VALUE
                          ---------------------------

The net asset  value of each  share of the  Fund on which  the subscription  and
redemption  prices are based is determined by the sum of the market value of the
securities and other assets owned by the Fund less its liabilities, computed  in
accordance  with the Articles  of Incorporation and By-Laws  of the Company. The
net asset value of a share is  the quotient obtained by dividing the net  assets
of  the Fund (i.e.,  the value of the  assets of the  Fund less its liabilities,
including expenses payable or accrued  but excluding capital stock and  surplus)
by  the total number of  shares of the Fund outstanding.  The net asset value of
the Fund's shares will be calculated as  of the close of regular trading on  the
New  York Stock Exchange,  currently 4:00 p.m., New  York time, (unless weather,
equipment failure or other factors contribute to an earlier closing time) on the
last day of each month that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, and
on any day that  the New York Stock  Exchange is open for  trading and on  which
there is a sale or redemption of the Fund's shares.

For  purposes of this  computation, equity securities  traded on stock exchanges
are valued  at  the  last  sale  price on  the  exchange  or  in  the  principal
over-the-counter  market in which such securities are  traded as of the close of
business on the day the securities  are being valued. In cases where  securities
are  traded on more than one exchange, the securities are valued on the exchange
determined  by  the  Investment  Manager  to  be  the  primary  market  for  the
securities.  If there has been no sale on  such day, the security will be valued
at the closing bid  price on such day.  If no bid price  is quoted on such  day,
then  the security will be valued by such method as a duly constituted committee
of the  Board of  Directors of  the Company  shall determine  in good  faith  to
reflect  its fair market value. Readily marketable securities traded only in the
over-the-counter market  that  are  not  listed on  NASDAQ  or  similar  foreign
reporting service will be valued at the mean BID price, or such other comparable
sources  as the Board of  Directors of the Company  deems appropriate to reflect
their fair market  value. Other portfolio  securities held by  the Fund will  be
valued  at  current  market  value, if  current  market  quotations  are readily
available for such  securities. To  the extent  that market  quotations are  not
readily  available  such securities  shall be  valued by  whatever means  a duly
constituted committee of the Board of Directors of the Company deems appropriate
to reflect their fair market value.

Futures contracts  and  related  options  are  valued  at  their  last  sale  or
settlement price as of the close of the exchange on which they are traded or, if
no  sales are  reported, at  the mean  between the  last reported  bid and asked
prices. All other assets of the Fund

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will be valued in such  manner as a duly constituted  committee of the Board  of
Directors  of the Company in good faith  deems appropriate to reflect their fair
market value.

The Fund may use a pricing service  approved by its Board of Directors to  value
long-term  debt  obligations.  Prices  provided  by  such  a  service  represent
evaluations of the  mean between  current bid and  asked market  prices, may  be
determined  without  exclusive  reliance  on  quoted  prices,  and  may  reflect
appropriate factors  such  as  institution-size trading  in  similar  groups  of
securities,  yield, quality,  coupon rate,  maturity, type  of issue, individual
trading characteristics, indications  of value  from dealers,  and other  market
data.  Such  services may  use electronic  data  processing techniques  and/or a
matrix system  to determine  valuations.  The procedures  of such  services  are
reviewed  periodically by the officers of the Fund under the general supervision
of the  Board of  Directors. Short-term  investments are  amortized to  maturity
based  on their cost,  adjusted for foreign  exchange translation, provided such
valuations equal fair market value.

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                              REDEMPTION OF SHARES
                          ---------------------------

Subject only  to the  limitations  described below,  the Company's  Articles  of
Incorporation require that the Company redeem the shares of the Fund tendered to
it,  as described below, at a redemption price  equal to the net asset value per
share as  next  computed  following  the receipt  of  all  necessary  redemption
documents. There is no redemption charge.

Payment  for shares redeemed will be made within seven days after receipt by the
Company of: (a)  a written  request for  redemption, signed  by each  registered
owner  or his duly authorized agent exactly  as the shares are registered, which
clearly identifies  the exact  names in  which the  account is  registered,  the
account number and the number of shares or the dollar amount to be redeemed; (b)
stock  certificates  for  any  shares  to  be  redeemed  that  are  held  by the
stockholder; and  (c)  the  additional documents  required  for  redemptions  by
corporations, executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians, as applicable.
Redemptions  will not become effective until  all documents in the form required
have been received by the Company. A  shareholder in doubt as to what  documents
are required should contact the Company.

If  the Company is requested to redeem shares  for which it has not yet received
payment, the  Company  will delay  or  cause to  be  delayed the  mailing  of  a
redemption  check until such time as it has assured itself that payment has been
collected for the  purchase of  such shares.  The delay may  be up  to 15  days.
Delays  in  the receipt  of redemption  proceeds  may be  avoided if  shares are
purchased through the use  of wire-transferred funds or  other methods which  do
not entail a clearing delay in the Fund receiving "good funds" for its use.

Upon  execution  of  the  redemption order,  a  confirmation  statement  will be
forwarded to  the shareholder  indicating  the number  of  shares sold  and  the
proceeds  thereof. Proceeds of all redemptions will  be paid by check or federal
funds wired no  later than seven  calendar days subsequent  to execution of  the
redemption order except as may be provided below.

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The  right  of redemption  may  not be  suspended or  the  date of  payment upon
redemption postponed for  more than  seven days  after shares  are tendered  for
redemption,  except for any period  during which the New  York Stock Exchange is
closed (other than customary weekend or holiday closing) or during which the SEC
determines that trading thereon is restricted, or for any period during which an
emergency (as determined by the SEC) exists as a result of which disposal by the
Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable, or as a result  of
which  it is not reasonably practical for the Fund fairly to determine the value
of its net assets, or for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit  for
the protection of stockholders of the Fund. Payments will be made wholly in cash
unless  the Board  of Directors  believes that  economic conditions  exist which
would make such a practice detrimental to the best interests of the Fund.  Under
such circumstances, payment of the redemption price could be made either in cash
or in portfolio securities (selected in the discretion of the Board of Directors
of  the Company  and taken  at their  value used  in determining  the redemption
price), or partly in cash and partly in portfolio securities. Payment for shares
redeemed also may be made wholly or partly in the form of a pro rata portion  of
each  of  the  portfolio securities  held  by the  Fund  at the  request  of the
redeeming shareholder, if the Fund believes that honoring such request is in the
best interests of  the Fund.  If payment  for shares  redeemed were  to be  made
wholly  or partly in portfolio securities,  brokerage costs would be incurred by
the investor in converting the securities to cash.

Because the net asset value of the  Fund's shares will fluctuate as a result  of
changes  in  the market  value  of securities  owned,  the amount  a shareholder
receives upon  redemption may  be more  or less  than the  amount paid  for  the
shares.

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                    DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX STATUS
                          ---------------------------

It  is the intention of  the Fund to distribute to  its shareholders all of each
fiscal year's net investment income and  net realized capital gains, if any,  on
the  Fund's investment portfolio.  The amount and time  of any such distribution
must necessarily depend upon the realization  by the Fund of income and  capital
gains from investments.

Until  the Board  of Directors  otherwise determines,  each income  dividend and
capital gains distribution, if any, declared  by the Fund will be reinvested  in
full  and fractional shares  based on the  net asset value  as determined on the
payment  date  for  such  distributions  unless  the  shareholder  or  its  duly
authorized  agent has elected  to receive all  such payments or  the dividend or
distribution portions thereof in cash. Changes  in the manner in which  dividend
and  distribution payments are made  may be requested by  the shareholder or its
duly authorized agent at any time through written notice to the Company and will
be effective as  to any subsequent  payment if  such notice is  received by  the
Company  prior to the record date used for determining the shareholders entitled
to such payment. Any  dividend and distribution election  will remain in  effect
until the Company is notified by the shareholder in writing to the contrary.

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Any  dividend or distribution  received by a  shareholder on shares  of the Fund
will have the  effect of  reducing the  net asset value  of such  shares by  the
amount of such dividend or distribution.

Dividends  generally  are taxable  to shareholders  at the  time they  are paid.
However, dividends declared in  October, November and December  by the Fund  and
made  payable to shareholders of record in such  a month are treated as paid and
are thereby taxable as of December 31, provided that the Fund pays the  dividend
no later than January 31 of the following year.

ALTHOUGH  TAXABLE INDIVIDUALS  AND INSTITUTIONS ARE  PERMITTED TO  INVEST IN THE
FUND, PROSPECTIVE TAXABLE INVESTORS NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THE FUND'S  INVESTMENT
MANAGER  WILL NOT CONSIDER THE TAX EFFECT OF CAPITAL GAIN OR LOSS RECOGNITION OR
ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE TREATMENT OF LONG- AND SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAINS UNDER  THE
INTERNAL  REVENUE CODE OF  1986, AS AMENDED (THE  "CODE") WHEN MAKING INVESTMENT
DECISIONS FOR THE  FUND'S PORTFOLIO. This  may result in  a taxable  shareholder
paying  higher income  taxes than  would be  the case  with investment companies
emphasizing the realization of long-term capital gains.

The Company has  qualified and  intends to  continue to  qualify the  Fund as  a
"regulated  investment company" under Subchapter M of the Code. The Fund will be
treated as a separate fund for tax purposes and thus the provisions of the  Code
applicable  to regulated investment  companies generally will  be applied to the
Fund. In  addition, net  capital  gains, net  investment income,  and  operating
expenses  will  be determined  separately for  the Fund.  By complying  with the
applicable provisions of  the Code, the  Fund will not  be subjected to  federal
income  taxes with  respect to  net investment  income and  net realized capital
gains distributed to its shareholders.

To qualify under  Subchapter M, the  Fund must (a)  derive at least  90% of  its
gross  income  from dividends,  interest,  payments with  respect  to securities
loans, and gains from the  sale or other disposition  of stock or securities  or
currencies;  (b) derive less than 30% of its gross income from the sale or other
disposition of  stock  or  securities  held less  than  three  months;  and  (c)
diversify  its holdings so that, at the end of each fiscal quarter, (i) at least
50% of the market value of the Fund's assets is represented by cash, cash items,
U.S. Government securities and other securities  limited, in respect of any  one
issuer,  to an  amount not greater  than 5%  of the Fund  assets and  10% of the
outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of  the
value of its total assets is invested in the securities of any one issuer (other
than  U.S. Government securities or the securities of other regulated investment
companies), or in  two or more  issuers which  the Fund controls  and which  are
engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses.

In  any fiscal year in which the Fund  so qualifies and distributes at least 90%
of the  sum  of  its  investment  company  taxable  income  (consisting  of  net
investment  income  and the  excess  of net  short-term  capital gains  over net
long-term capital losses) and its tax-exempt  interest income (if any), it  will
be taxed only on that portion, if any, of such investment company taxable income
and  any net capital gain that it retains. The Fund expects to so distribute all
of such income and gains on an  annual basis, and thus will generally avoid  any
such taxation.

Even  though the Fund qualifies  as a "regulated investment  company," it may be
subject to certain federal excise taxes unless the Fund meets certain additional
distribution requirements. Under the Code, a  nondeductible excise tax of 4%  is
imposed   on  the   excess  of   a  regulated   investment  company's  "required
distribution" for  the  calendar year  ending  within the  regulated  investment
company's taxable year over the "distributed

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amount"  for such calendar year. The  term "required distribution" means the sum
of (i) 98% of ordinary income (generally net investment income) for the calendar
year, (ii) 98% of  capital gain net income  (both long-term and short-term)  for
the  one-year period ending on October 31  (as though the one year period ending
on October 31 were the regulated  investment company's taxable year), and  (iii)
the  sum of  any untaxed,  undistributed net  investment income  and net capital
gains  of  the  regulated  investment  company  for  prior  periods.  The   term
"distributed amount" generally means the sum of (i) amounts actually distributed
by  the Fund from its current year's ordinary income and capital gain net income
and (ii) any amount  on which the Fund  pays income tax for  the year. The  Fund
intends  to  meet  these  distribution  requirements  to  avoid  the  excise tax
liability.

Shareholders who are subject to federal or state income or franchise taxes  will
be  required  to pay  taxes on  dividends and  capital gains  distributions they
receive from the Fund whether paid in additional shares of the Fund or in  cash.
To  the extent  that dividends received  by the  Fund would qualify  for the 70%
dividends received deduction available to corporations, the Fund must  designate
in  a written  notice to  shareholders the amount  of the  Fund's dividends that
would be eligible  for this  treatment. In order  to qualify  for the  dividends
received deduction, a corporate shareholder must hold the Fund shares paying the
dividends  upon which  a dividend  received deduction is  based for  at least 46
days. Shareholders, such  as qualified  employee benefit plans,  who are  exempt
from  federal and state taxation  generally would not have  to pay income tax on
dividend or capital gain distributions. Prospective tax-exempt investors  should
consult  their  own tax  advisers with  respect  to the  tax consequences  of an
investment in the Fund's shares under federal, state and local tax laws.

Clients who purchase  shares of the  Fund shortly  before the record  date of  a
dividend  or  capital  gain distribution  will  pay  full price  for  the shares
("buying a dividend")  and then  receive some  portion of  the price  back as  a
taxable dividend or capital gain distribution.

Federal  law  requires the  Company to  withhold 31%  of income  from dividends,
capital gains distributions and/or redemptions (including exchanges) that  occur
in  certain shareholder accounts if the shareholder has not properly furnished a
certified correct  Taxpayer Identification  Number and  has not  certified  that
withholding  does not apply.  Amounts withheld are  applied to the shareholder's
federal tax liability, and  a refund may be  obtained from the Internal  Revenue
Service if withholding results in an overpayment of taxes.

Under  the  Code,  distributions of  net  investment  income by  the  Fund  to a
shareholder who, as to the U.S., is a nonresident alien individual, non-resident
alien  fiduciary  of  a  trust  or  estate,  foreign  corporation,  or   foreign
partnership  (a "foreign shareholder")  will be subject  to U.S. withholding tax
(at a  rate of  30% or  lower  treaty rate).  Withholding will  not apply  if  a
dividend  paid by the  Fund to a foreign  shareholder is "effectively connected"
with a  U.S. trade  or business,  in which  case the  reporting and  withholding
requirements  applicable to U.S.  citizens or domestic  corporations will apply.
Distributions of net long-term capital gains are not subject to tax withholding,
but in the case of a foreign shareholder who is a non-resident alien individual,
such distributions ordinarily will be  subject to U.S. income  tax at a rate  of
30%  if the individual is physically present in  the U.S. for more than 182 days
during the taxable year.

Futures contracts and related options entered  into by the Fund may be  "Section
1256 contracts" under the Code. Any gains or

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losses  on Section 1256 contracts are generally considered 60% long-term and 40%
short-term capital gains or losses, although certain foreign currency gains  and
losses  from such transactions  may be treated as  ordinary income in character.
Section 1256 contracts held by the Fund at the end of each taxable year (and for
purposes of the 4% nondeductible excise tax,  on October 31 or such other  dates
as  prescribed under  the Code)  are "marked  to market,"  with the  result that
unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized.

Generally, transactions in  stock index  futures contracts  and related  options
undertaken  by the fund  may result in  "straddles" for U.S.  federal income tax
purposes. The  straddle  rules may  affect  the  character of  gains  or  losses
realized by the Fund. In addition, losses realized by the Fund on positions that
are part of a straddle position may be deferred under the straddle rules, rather
than  being taken into  account for the  taxable year in  which these losses are
realized. Because only a  few regulations implementing  the straddle rules  have
been  promulgated, the tax consequences of such transactions to the Fund are not
entirely clear.

Transactions in futures contracts and related options may increase the amount of
short-term capital gain realized by the  Fund which is taxed as ordinary  income
when distributed to shareholders. The Fund may make one or more of the elections
available under the Code which are applicable to straddle positions. If the Fund
makes  any of the elections, the amount, character and timing of the recognition
of gains or losses from the affected straddle positions will be determined under
the rules that  vary according  to elections  made. The  rules applicable  under
certain  of  the elections  operate to  accelerate the  recognition of  gains or
losses from  the affected  straddle positions.  Because the  application of  the
straddle  rules may affect the character of gains or losses, defer losses and/or
accelerate the  recognition  of  gains  or losses  form  the  affected  straddle
positions,  the amount which must be distributed to shareholders, and which will
be taxed to shareholders  as ordinary income or  long-term capital gain, may  be
increased  or decreased substantially as compared to  a fund that did not engage
in such hedging transactions. The qualification rules of Subchapter M may  limit
the  extent to which the  Fund will be able  to engage in transactions involving
stock index futures contracts and all related options.

Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations and exchange  rates
which  occur between the time the Fund accrues interest or other receivables, or
accrues expenses or other liabilities, denominated in a foreign currency and the
time the  Fund actually  collects  such receivables  or pays  such  liabilities,
generally  are treated as ordinary income or loss. Similarly, on the disposition
of certain futures contracts and  related options, gains or losses  attributable
to fluctuation in the value of foreign currency between the dates of acquisition
and  disposition  are also  treated as  ordinary  gain or  loss. These  gains or
losses, referred to under the code as "Section 988" gain or losses, may increase
or decrease the  amount of the  Fund's investment company  taxable income to  be
distributed to shareholders as ordinary income.

The  Fund may be required to pay  withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign
countries which would reduce  the Fund's investment  income, generally at  rates
from 10% to 40%. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States
may  reduce or  eliminate such taxes.  To the  extent the Fund  does pay foreign
withholding or other foreign taxes on certain of its investments, investors will
not be able to  deduct their pro  rata shares of such  taxes in computing  their
taxable  income and  will not be  able to  take their share  of such  taxes as a
credit against their United States income taxes.

Each shareholder  will receive  following the  end of  each fiscal  year of  the
Company, full

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information  on  dividends,  capital gains  distributions  and  other reportable
amounts with  respect  to  shares  of  the  Fund  for  tax  purposes,  including
information  such as  the portion  taxable as capital  gains, and  the amount of
dividends, if any,  eligible for  the federal dividends  received deduction  for
corporate taxpayers.

The  foregoing is a general abbreviated summary of present United States Federal
income tax laws and regulations applicable to dividends and distributions by the
Fund. Investors are urged  to consult their own  tax advisers for more  detailed
information and for information regarding any foreign, state, and local tax laws
and regulations applicable to dividends and distributions received.

                         ------------------------------

                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
                          ---------------------------

The  Company  was incorporated  in Maryland  on March  16, 1979.  The authorized
capital stock of the  Company is 25,000,000 shares  of Capital Stock (par  value
$0.10 per share) of which 8,000,000 shares have been designated as shares of RCM
Small  Cap Fund. 12,000,000 shares have been  designated as shares of RCM Growth
Equity Fund  and  4,500,000  shares  have  been  designated  as  shares  of  RCM
International  Growth  Equity  Fund  A. The  Company's  Board  of  Directors has
authorized the  issuance  of three  series  of  shares of  capital  stock,  each
representing  an  interest in  one of  three  investment portfolios,  RCM Growth
Equity Fund, RCM Small Cap Fund and RCM International Growth Equity Fund A,  and
the  Board of  Directors may,  in the  future, authorize  the issuance  of other
series of capital stock representing shares of additional investment  portfolios
or  funds. All shares of the Company have  equal voting rights and will be voted
in the aggregate, and not by series,  except where voting by series is  required
by  law  or where  the matter  involved affects  only one  series. There  are no
conversion or preemptive rights  in connection with any  shares of the  Company.
All  shares of the Fund when duly  issued will be fully paid and non-assessable.
The rights of the holders  of shares of the Fund  may not be modified except  by
vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Certificates are not
issued  unless requested and are never  issued for fractional shares. Fractional
shares are liquidated when  an account is  closed. As of  March 31, 1995,  there
were  3,385,723.445 shares of  the Fund outstanding; on  that date the following
were known to  the Fund  to own of  record more  than 5% of  the Fund's  capital
stock:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   % of Shares
                                   Name and                                                       Outstanding as
                                  Address of                                                            of
                               Beneficial Owner                                   Shares Held     March 31, 1995
                   -----------------------------------------                     --------------  ----------------
<S>                                                                              <C>             <C>
Fidelity Management Trust Co.                                                       544,566.738          16.08%
American Stores Retirement Portfolio
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
First Interstate Bank of Oregon                                                     491,125.751          14.51%
State of Oregon and RCM Stock Fund
P.O. Box 2971
Salem, Oregon 97208
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   % of Shares
                                   Name and                                                       Outstanding as
                                  Address of                                                            of
                               Beneficial Owner                                   Shares Held     March 31, 1995
                   -----------------------------------------                     --------------  ----------------
<S>                                                                              <C>             <C>
Bankers Trust Company                                                               227,127.438           6.71%
Northrop Corp. Employee Benefits Master Trust
34 Exchange Place
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
The Northern Trust Company                                                          171,998.819           5.08%
The J. Paul Getty Trust
50 South LaSalle Street C-1N
Chicago, Illinois 60675
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. -- Directed Pension                                      170,395.580           5.03%
Armco Steel Company
3 Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11245
</TABLE>

Except  as described below, the Fund has no information regarding the beneficial
owners of such  shares. All shareholders  of the  Fund are also  clients of  the
Investment  Manager.  See INVESTMENT  BY EMPLOYEE  BENEFIT PLANS.  As investment
manager for  discretionary  account  clients,  the  Investment  Manager  may  be
authorized  to determine the  amount and timing of  purchases and redemptions of
the Fund's shares held by such clients, subject only to general restrictions and
approvals of such  clients. As a  result, the Investment  Manager under law  may
also be deemed the beneficial owner of all of the outstanding shares of the Fund
and  in "control" of the Fund  on account of beneficial ownership. Nevertheless,
each shareholder of the Fund that is a client of the Investment Manager  retains
the  general  authority  to restrict  or  instruct the  Investment  Manager with
respect to investments in Shares of the Fund.

Shares of  the Fund  have non-cumulative  voting rights,  which means  that  the
holders  of more than 50%  of all series of the  Company's shares voting for the
election of directors can elect 100% of the directors if they wish to do so.  In
such  event, the holders of the remaining less that 50% of the shares voting for
the election of directors will not be able to elect any person or persons to the
Board of Directors.

The Company is not  required to hold  a meeting of shareholders  in any year  in
which  the 1940 Act does not require  a shareholder vote on a particular matter,
such as  election  of  directors.  The  Company  will  hold  a  meeting  of  its
shareholders for the purpose of voting on the question of removal of one or more
directors  if  requested  in writing  by  the holders  of  at least  10%  of the
Company's outstanding voting securities, or to assist in communications with its
shareholders as required by Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act.

                         ------------------------------

                              SHAREHOLDER REPORTS
                          ---------------------------

The fiscal year  of the Fund  ends on December  31 of each  year. The Fund  will
issue  to its  shareholders semi-annual and  annual reports;  each annual report
will contain  a schedule  of  the Fund's  portfolio securities,  audited  annual
financial  statements and related footnotes, and information regarding purchases
and sales of securities during the

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period covered  by the  report, as  well as  information concerning  the  Fund's
performance  in  accordance  with rules  promulgated  by the  SEC.  In addition,
shareholders will receive quarterly statements  of the status of their  accounts
reflecting  all transactions having taken place within that quarter. The Federal
income tax  status  of shareholders'  distributions  will also  be  reported  to
shareholders after the end of each fiscal year.

                         ------------------------------

                                    COUNSEL
                          ---------------------------

The  validity of the shares  offered by this Prospectus  has been passed upon by
Paul, Hastings,  Janofsky  &  Walker,  555 South  Flower  Street,  Los  Angeles,
California 90071. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker have acted and will continue
to act as counsel to the Investment Manager in various matters.

                         ------------------------------

                            INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                          ---------------------------

Coopers  & Lybrand L.L.P.,  333 Market Street,  San Francisco, California 94105,
have been appointed as independent auditors  for the Company. Coopers &  Lybrand
L.L.P.  will conduct an annual  audit of the Fund,  assist in the preparation of
the Fund's federal and state income tax returns, and consult with the Company as
to matters of accounting,  regulatory filings, and  federal and state  taxation.
The  financial statements of the Fund incorporated by reference herein have been
audited by Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., independent accountants, as stated in their
opinion appearing therein and are included  in reliance upon such opinion  given
upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

                         ------------------------------

              SAFEKEEPING OF SECURITIES, DISTRIBUTOR, AND TRANSFER
                              AND REDEMPTION AGENT
                          ---------------------------

State  Street Bank and Trust Company,  U.S. Mutual Funds Services Division, P.O.
Box 1713, Boston, Massachusetts 02105 serves as custodian of all securities  and
funds  owned by the Fund  in accordance with the  terms of a Custodial Agreement
between the  Company and  the Custodian.  The Custodian  also provides  dividend
paying services to the Fund.

The  Company acts as its own transfer  and redemption agent for its common stock
and solicits orders from qualified investors to purchase shares of the Fund.

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                         ------------------------------

                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                          ---------------------------

This Prospectus  does  not contain  all  of the  information  set forth  in  the
Company's  registration  statement  and related  forms  as filed  with  the SEC,
certain portions of which are omitted  in accordance with rules and  regulations
of  the  Commission.  The  registration  statements  and  related  forms  may be
inspected at the Public Reference Room of  the Commission at Room 1024, 450  5th
Street, N.W., Judiciary Plaza, Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies thereof may be
obtained from the Commission at prescribed rates.

Under  an Agreement  dated March 16,  1979, the Investment  Manager (through its
predecessor, Rosenberg Capital Management) has granted the Company the right  to
use the "RCM" name and has reserved the right to withdraw its consent to the use
of such name by the Company at any time, or to grant the use of such name to any
other  company. In  addition, the  Company has  granted the  Investment Manager,
under certain conditions,  the use  of any  other name  it might  assume in  the
future,   with   respect  to   any   other  investment   company   sponsored  by
the Investment Manager.

The Fund  may  from  time  to  time compare  its  investment  results  with  the
following:

1.   The Russell  2000 Index which is  the 2,000 smallest  stocks in the Russell
    3000 Index.

2.  The Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which is a widely recognized index composed
    of the capitalization-weighted average  of the price of  500 of the  largest
    publicly traded stocks in the United States.

3.  The Value Line Composite Index, which consists of approximately 1,700 common
    equity securities.

4.  The NASDAQ Over-the-Counter Composite Index, which is a value-weighted index
    composed of 4,500 stocks traded over the counter.

5.   Data and  mutual fund rankings  published or prepared  by Lipper Analytical
    Services, Inc., which ranks mutual funds by overall performance,  investment
    objectives, and assets.

                         ------------------------------

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                          ---------------------------

Incorporated  by reference herein are the  financial statements of RCM Small Cap
Fund, contained in the Fund's Annual  Report to Shareholders for the year  ended
December  31,  1994,  including  the Report  of  Independent  Accountants, dated
February 15, 1995, the Statement of Investment in Securities and Net Assets, the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the Statement of Operations, the  Statement
of  Changes in Net Assets, and the related Notes to Financial Statements. A copy
of the  Fund's Annual  Report to  Shareholders is  available, upon  request,  by
calling  the Fund at (415) 954-5400, or  by writing the Fund at Four Embarcadero
Center, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94111.

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INVESTMENT MANAGER

RCM Capital Management
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000
San Francisco, California 94111

TRANSFER AND REDEMPTION
AGENT

RCM Capital Funds, Inc.
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000
San Francisco, California 94111

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company
P.O. Box 1713
Boston, Massachusetts 02105

LEGAL COUNSEL

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
555 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, California 90071

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
333 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105

                                                 Combined Prospectus and
                                           Statement of Additional Information

                                                     April 28, 1995


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