August 13, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington DC 20549
RE: Rule 497(e) prospectus supplement filing for
Fortis Income Portfolios, Inc.
File No.: 811-2341 and 2-46686; and
Rule 497(e) prospectus supplement filing for
Fortis Advantage Portfolios, Inc.
File No.: 811-5355 and 33-17759
Enclosed for filing is a Rule 497(e) prospectus
supplement for the above referenced investment
companies. The purpose of this supplement is to amend
the portfolio management disclosure for the Strategic
Income Fund and High Yield Portfolio.
Please contact me at 651-738-5602 if you have
questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Scott R. Plummer
Scott R. Plummer
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Fortis Income Portfolios, Inc.
Strategic Income Fund
Fortis Advantage Portfolios, Inc.
High Yield Portfolio
Supplement to Fortis Bond Funds Prospectus
Dated December 1, 1998
The following information supersedes any contrary
information contained on page 18 of the Bond Funds
prospectus in the section entitled Portfolio
Managers:
Kendall C. Peterson has replaced Ho Wang as a member of
both the Strategic Income Fund and High Yield Portfolio
portfolio management teams. From July 1985 to July
1999 Mr. Peterson was a fixed income portfolio manager
for The Prudential Insurance Company of America in
Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Peterson is located at One
Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York 10005.
