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HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS
Supplement dated January 1, 1996
to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1995
The Prospectus is amended as follows:
The last paragraph in the section captioned "Portfolio Managers" on
page 37 is deleted and the following two paragraphs are inserted:
The Bond Fund is managed by Alison D. Granger. Ms. Granger, a Senior
Vice President of HIMCO and Assistant Vice President of ITT Hartford,
joined ITT Hartford in 1993 as a senior corporate bond trader. She became
Director of Trading in 1994 and a portfolio manager in 1995. Prior to
1993, Ms. Granger was a corporate bond portfolio manager at The Home
Insurance Company and Axe-Houghton Management. She has over fifteen
years of experience in the investment management industry. Ms. Granger
is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received her B.A. degree from
Middlebury College.
The Mortgage Securities Fund is managed by Timothy J. Wilhide.
Mr. Wilhide is a Vice President of HIMCO. Prior to joining HIMCO and
ITT Hartford in June, 1994, Mr. Wilhide was Vice President and Fixed
Income Manager for J.P. Morgan & Co. He has 17 years of experience in
the fixed income markets. Mr. Wilhide received his B.A. degree from
Gannon University and his MBA from the University of Delaware.
January 1, 1996
