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             As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
                         on or about November 29, 1999


                     Registration No. 2-87153 and 811-3880
                     ____________________________________

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM N-1A

            REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    [_]
                        Pre-Effective Amendment No. __                 [_]
                        Post-Effective Amendment No. 21                [X]

                                    and/or

                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                   UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940            [_]
                               Amendment No. 20                        [X]
                       (Check appropriate box or boxes)

                         WAYNE HUMMER INVESTMENT TRUST
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                            300 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
                            CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                    (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                   COPY TO:

                                ROBERT J. MORAN
                       VEDDER, PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ
                           222 NORTH LASALLE STREET
                            CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601

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

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If appropriate, check the following box:

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     previously filed post-effective amendment.
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                                 Wayne Hummer
                                 Mutual Funds


                          Amendment to the Prospectus
                              Dated July 31, 1999

The information below replaces the information appearing on Page 10 of your
Wayne Hummer Investment Trust Prospectus dated July 31, 1999. The calculation of
hypothetical expenses in the Prospectus inadvertently omitted the effect of the
applicable sales load and was based on a $1,000 investment. The numbers below
have been corrected to reflect the requirement of the Securities and Exchange
Commission to show an example of the expenses of a Fund calculated on $10,000
and assumes the applicable sales load was paid on the initial investment.

Example

The following example is intended to help you to compare the cost of investing
in the Funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It illustrates
the hypothetical expenses you would incur over various periods if you invested
$10,000 in a Fund. This example assumes that each Fund provides a return of 5%
a year, and that its operating expenses remain the same. These results apply
whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of each period.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Wayne Hummer                 1               3               5              10
    Funds                   Year           Years           Years          Years
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<S>                         <C>            <C>             <C>           <C>
CorePortfolio               $275            $435            N/A          N/A
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Growth                      $294            $494            $710         $1,332
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Income                      $202            $418            $652         $1,324
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Money Market*               $ 73            $227            $395         $  883
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*The information in this example for the Money Market Fund is based upon the
historical operating expenses of the Predecessor Fund, which was reorganized as
the Money Market Fund in July 1999.

                       Amendment as of November 29, 1999
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Wayne Hummer Investment Trust
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Prospectus
July 31, 1999

                        Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund

  A fund seeking long-term capital growth by investing in a passively-managed
                         portfolio of large-cap stocks.

                            Wayne Hummer Growth Fund
                    A fund seeking long-term capital growth.

                            Wayne Hummer Income Fund
   A fund seeking a high level of current income in a manner consistent with
                          prudent capital management.

                         Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund
       A fund seeking to maximize current income to the extent consistent
           with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.

As with all mutual fund shares, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not
approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or
adequacy of the disclosure in this prospectus. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.

[LOGO OF WAYNE HUMMER INVESTMENTS LLC APPEARS HERE]

                                             300 South Wacker Drive
                                             Chicago, Illinois 60606
                                             800-621-4477


          (R)"Wayne Hummer" and [LOGO OF WAYNE HUMMER INVESTMENTS LLC APPEARS
      HERE] are registered service marks of
                        Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.
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                               Table of Contents

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                          <C>
Risk/Return Summary.........................................................   1
  Fund Summary: Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund.............................   1
  Fund Summary: Wayne Hummer Growth Fund....................................   2
  Fund Summary: Wayne Hummer Income Fund....................................   5
  Fund Summary: Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund..............................   7
  Fees and Expenses.........................................................   9

Principal Investment Strategies and Risks...................................  10
  Principal Investment Strategies...........................................  10
    Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund.........................................  10
    Wayne Hummer Growth Fund................................................  14
    Wayne Hummer Income Fund................................................  15
    Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund..........................................  16
  Principal Securities in Which the Funds Invest............................  17
  Principal Risks of the Funds' Investments.................................  19
  How the Investment Adviser Manages Risk...................................  22

Management and Organization.................................................  23
  Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers.................................  23

About Your Account..........................................................  25
  Share Price...............................................................  25
  How to Buy Fund Shares....................................................  26
  Investment Minimums.......................................................  28
  Sales Charges.............................................................  29
  Shareholder Services and Account Features.................................  30
  How to Sell Fund Shares...................................................  33
  Transactions Through Broker-Dealers.......................................  35
  Distributions.............................................................  36
  Taxes.....................................................................  36

Financial Highlights........................................................  38
</TABLE>
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                              Risk/Return Summary

    This section provides a general overview of each Fund, including its
investment objective, principal investment strategies, primary risks, and
certain historical performance information. There can be no assurance that a
Fund will meet its investment objective. An investment in a Fund is not a
deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

Fund Summary: Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund

Investment Objective

    The Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund ("CorePortfolio Fund") seeks to achieve
long-term capital growth by investing in a passively-managed portfolio of
large-cap stocks. The CorePortfolio Fund's investment objective may be changed
by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

Principal Investment Strategies

    The CorePortfolio Fund invests in common stocks of companies whose shares
are traded on U.S. stock exchanges and that are included in the S&P 500
Composite Stock Price Index ("S&P 500"). The CorePortfolio Fund is not managed
according to traditional methods of "active" investment management, which
involve the purchase and sale of securities based upon economic, financial, and
market analysis and the judgment of the portfolio manager. Instead, the
CorePortfolio Fund utilizes a "passive" investment model to select investments.
Initially, and at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Fund, the investment
adviser will determine the market capitalization weightings of the Economic
Sectors of the S&P 500 and of the individual stocks comprising the S&P 500. The
investment adviser then will select several of the largest companies in each
sector, based upon the companies' market capitalization weightings.

    "Standard & Poors(R)", "S&P(R)", "S&P 500(R)", "Standard & Poors 500", and
"500" are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed
for use by Wayne Hummer Management Company. The Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund
is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor's and Standard
& Poor's makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the
Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund.
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Primary Risks

    As with any investment, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
CorePortfolio Fund. The primary risks of investing in the CorePortfolio Fund
include:

  . Stock Market Risk. Stock market risk is the potential that the
    CorePortfolio Fund's total return, like the stock market generally, will
    go up and down within a wide range. These up and down movements are also
    possible in the price of the individual stocks that the CorePortfolio
    Fund holds.

  . Investment Style Risk. Investment style risk is the chance that returns
    from large-cap stocks will trail returns from other asset classes or the
    overall stock market.

  . Nondiversification Risk. Nondiversification risk is the possibility
    that, because the CorePortfolio Fund may invest a greater percentage of
    its assets in a particular company, or in a small number of companies,
    the CorePortfolio Fund may be subject to greater risks and larger losses
    than diversified funds which invest in a large number of companies.

  . Model Risk. Model risk is the possibility that poor security selection
    by the investment adviser's proprietary model will cause the
    CorePortfolio Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment
    objectives.

Performance/Risk Information

    The Fund only recently commenced investment operations on August 2, 1999.
Therefore, no performance information is provided for the Fund.

Fund Summary: Wayne Hummer Growth Fund

Investment Objective

    The Wayne Hummer Growth Fund ("Growth Fund") seeks to achieve long-term
capital growth. The Growth Fund's investment objective may be changed by the
Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

Principal Investment Strategies

    The Growth Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies. The
investment adviser places an emphasis on the common stocks of medium-sized
companies that have above-average earnings growth potential and that are
attractively priced.

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Primary Risks

    As with any investment, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Growth Fund. The primary risks of investing in the Growth Fund include:

  . Stock Market Risk. Stock market risk is the potential that the Growth
    Fund's total return, like the stock market generally, will go up and
    down within a wide range. These up and down movements are also possible
    in the price of the individual stocks that the Growth Fund holds.

  . Investment Style Risk. Investment style risk is the chance that returns
    from growth stocks will trail returns from other asset classes or the
    overall stock market.

  . Manager Risk. Manager risk is the possibility that poor security
    selection will cause the Growth Fund to underperform other funds with
    similar investment objectives.

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Performance/Risk Information

    The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risk of
investing in the Growth Fund. The bar chart shows the Growth Fund's performance
in each calendar year over a ten-year period. The table shows how the Growth
Fund's average annual returns for one, five, and ten calendar years compare
with those of a broad-based securities market index and an index of funds with
investment objectives similar to those of the Growth Fund over the same
periods. The Growth Fund's shares are sold subject to a sales charge (load) for
new accounts opened after August 1, 1999. This sales charge is not reflected in
the bar chart below. If this sales charge was reflected, the Growth Fund's
returns would have been less than those shown. Of course, the Growth Fund's
past performance does not indicate how it will perform in the future.

                  [CHART OF ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS APPEARS HERE]

                           Annual Total Returns

                           1989          24.04%
                           1990           5.01%
                           1991          28.86%
                           1992          10.36%
                           1993           3.58%
                           1994          -0.91%
                           1995          24.82%
                           1996          11.88%
                           1997          30.19%
                           1998          17.55%

    The Growth Fund's year-to-date return for the six-month period ended June
30, 1999 was 11.62%. During the period shown in the bar chart, the Growth
Fund's highest quarterly return was 21.72% (quarter ended December 31, 1998),
and the Growth Fund's lowest quarterly return was -12.28% (quarter ended
September 30, 1998).

      Average Annual Total Returns for Years Ended December 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             5      10   Life of
                                                    1 Year Years  Years  Fund/1/
                                                    ------ ------ ------ -------
   <S>                                              <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
   Wayne Hummer Growth Fund........................ 17.55% 16.19% 15.05% 13.85%
   S&P 500 Index................................... 28.58% 24.05% 19.19% 17.84%
   Russell Mid-Cap Index........................... 10.09% 17.34% 16.69% 16.03%
</TABLE>
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/1/The Fund began operations on December 30, 1983.

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Fund Summary: Wayne Hummer Income Fund

Investment Objective

    The Wayne Hummer Income Fund ("Income Fund") seeks to achieve a high level
of current income in a manner consistent with prudent investment management.

Principal Investment Strategies

    The Income Fund invests primarily in U.S. dollar denominated, publicly
traded, investment-grade (rated not less than BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's)
corporate debt securities, securities issued by the U.S. government or its
agencies, and mortgage-backed securities. Under normal market conditions, the
Income Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in securities with an average
life of between three and ten years, and expects that the dollar-weighted
average life of its portfolio will be between three and ten years. Generally,
the Income Fund's average maturity will be shorter when interest rates are
expected to rise and longer when interest rates are expected to fall.

Primary Risks

    As with any investment, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Income Fund. The primary risks of investing in the Income Fund include:

  . Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the
    Income Fund's investments will fall when interest rates rise.

  . Spread Risk. Spread risk is the potential that the differential or
    "spread" between interest rates of corporate and government fixed income
    securities will narrow or broaden unexpectedly. In such circumstances,
    the value of certain Fund securities, and of the Fund as a whole, may be
    adversely affected.

  . Credit Risk. Credit risk is the potential that an issuer of a debt
    security may default on the payment of the security's principal and/or
    interest.

  . Investment Style Risk. Investment style risk is the chance that returns
    from investment-grade debt securities will trail returns from other
    asset classes or the overall bond market.

  . Manager Risk. Manager risk is the possibility that poor security
    selection will cause the Income Fund to underperform other funds with
    similar investment objectives.

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Performance/Risk Information

    The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risk of
investing in the Income Fund. The bar chart shows the Income Fund's performance
in each calendar year since the Fund commenced operations. The table shows how
the Income Fund's average annual returns for one and five calendar years and
for the period since the Fund commenced operations compare with those of a
broad-based securities market index over the same period. The Income Fund's
shares are sold subject to a sales charge (load) for new accounts opened after
August 1, 1999. This sales charge is not reflected in the bar chart below. If
this sales charge were reflected, the Income Fund's returns would have been
less than those shown. Of course, the Income Fund's past performance does not
indicate how it will perform in the future.

                  [CHART OF ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS APPEARS HERE]

    The Income Fund's year-to-date return for the six-month period ended June
30, 1999 was -1.69%. During the period shown in the bar chart, the Income
Fund's highest quarterly return was 4.71% (quarter ended March 31, 1995), and
the Income Fund's lowest quarterly return was -1.95% (quarter ended March 31,
1994).

         Average Annual Total Returns for Years Ended December 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  1 Year 5 Years Life of Fund/1/
                                                  ------ ------- ---------------
   <S>                                            <C>    <C>     <C>
   Wayne Hummer Income Fund.....................   7.37%  6.43%       7.09%
   Merrill Lynch Intermediate Corporate and
     Government Index of 1-9.99 Year Maturities.   8.46%  6.65%       7.14%
</TABLE>
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/1/The Fund began operations on December 1, 1992.

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Fund Summary: Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund

Investment Objective

    The Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund ("Money Market Fund") seeks to maximize
current income in a manner consistent with preservation of capital and
maintenance of liquidity.

Principal Investment Strategies

    The Money Market Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00
per share by investing in various U.S. money market instruments maturing in 397
days or less from the time of purchase. The Money Market Fund invests only in
those short-term fixed income securities that present minimal credit risk. All
investments are of the highest credit quality as determined by one or more
nationally-recognized ratings agencies.

Primary Risks

    Although the Money Market Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the
Money Market Fund.

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Performance/Risk Information

    The bar chart and table below provide an indication of the risk of
investing in the Money Market Fund. On July 30, 1999, the Wayne Hummer Money
Fund Trust (the "Predecessor Fund") was merged into the Money Market Fund
solely to change its form of legal entity; all historical performance
information set forth below reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund.
The bar chart shows the Predecessor Fund's performance in each calendar year
over a ten-year period. The table shows the Predecessor Fund's average annual
returns for one, five, and ten calendar years and since the Fund's inception.
Of course, the Predecessor Fund's past performance does not indicate how the
Money Market Fund will perform in the future.

[CHART OF ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS APPEARS HERE]

    The Predecessor Fund's year-to-date return for the six-month period ended
June 30, 1999 was 2.16%. During the period shown in the bar chart, the
Predecessor Fund's highest quarterly return was 2.25% (quarter ended June 30,
1989), and the Predecessor Fund's lowest quarterly return was 0.60% (quarter
ended June 30, 1993).

         Average Annual Total Returns for Years Ended December 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Life of
                                                 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Fund/1/
                                                 ------ ------- -------- -------
   <S>                                           <C>    <C>     <C>      <C>
   Predecessor Fund............................. 4.98%   4.73%   5.05%    5.49%
</TABLE>
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/1 /The Predecessor Fund began operations on April 2, 1982.

    The Predecessor Fund's seven-day yield as of December 31, 1998 was 4.56%.
Investors may call 1-800-621-4477 to obtain the Money Market Fund's current
seven-day yield.

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Fees and Expenses

    The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy
and sell shares of the Funds. For the CorePortfolio Fund, the expenses shown
are estimates for the current fiscal year. For the Growth Fund and Income Fund,
the expenses shown are annual fund operating expenses based upon those incurred
in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. For the Money Market Fund, the
expenses shown are estimates based upon the annual fund operating expenses of
the Predecessor Fund, which was reorganized as the Wayne Hummer Money Market
Fund in July 1999.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Money
                                           CorePortfolio Growth   Income   Market
                                               Fund       Fund     Fund     Fund
                                           ------------- ------   ------   ------
<S>                                        <C>           <C>      <C>      <C>
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on
  Purchases...............................     2.00%*    2.00%*   1.00%*    NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)......      NONE**    NONE**   NONE**   NONE
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested
  Dividends...............................      NONE      NONE     NONE     NONE
Redemption Fees...........................      NONE      NONE     NONE     NONE
Exchange Fees.............................     2.00%*    2.00%*   1.00%*    NONE
</TABLE>
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*  The sales charge is eliminated in certain circumstances, such as for
   purchases of $1,000,000 or more. See "How to Buy Fund Shares" later in this
   prospectus.
** A contingent deferred sales charge of 1% applies on certain redemptions made
   within 18 months following any purchases made without a sales charge.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses deducted from the Funds' assets)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Money
                                            CorePortfolio Growth Income Market
                                                Fund       Fund   Fund  Fund***
                                            ------------- ------ ------ -------
<S>                                         <C>           <C>    <C>    <C>
Management Fees............................     0.40%     0.76%  0.50%   0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees..................      NONE      NONE   NONE    NONE
Other Expenses (primarily custodian,
  transfer agent, and professional fees)...     0.40%*    0.18%  0.51%   0.21%
                                                -----     -----  -----   -----
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses.......     0.80%*    0.94%  1.01%   0.71%
Fee Waiver.................................     0.05%**     N/A    N/A     N/A
                                                -----     -----  -----   -----
Net Expenses...............................     0.75%     0.94%  1.01%   0.71%
                                                =====     =====  =====   =====
</TABLE>
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*  Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
** The investment adviser has entered into a contractual expense limitation
   agreement with the Trust, under which it will limit expenses of the
   CorePortfolio Fund, excluding interest, taxes, brokerage and extraordinary
   expenses, subject to possible reimbursement to the investment adviser within
   five years. This agreement may be terminated by the Wayne Hummer Investment
   Trust or, after August 1, 2003, by the investment adviser, upon sixty days'
   prior written notice. This agreement also will terminate if the investment
   advisory agreement is terminated.
*** The information in this table for the Money Market Fund is an estimate
    based upon the historical operating expenses of the Predecessor Fund, which
    was reorganized as the Money Market Fund in July 1999.

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Example

    The following example is intended to help you to compare the cost of
investing in the Funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It
illustrates the hypothetical expenses you would incur over various periods if
you invested $10,000 in a Fund. This example assumes that each Fund provides a
return of 5% a year, and that its operating expenses remain the same. These
results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of each
period.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
                                                 ------ ------- ------- --------
<S>                                              <C>    <C>     <C>     <C>
CorePortfolio Fund..............................  $ 8     $24     N/A      N/A
Growth Fund.....................................  $10     $30     $52     $115
Income Fund.....................................  $10     $32     $56     $124
Money Market Fund*..............................  $ 7     $23     $40     $ 88
</TABLE>
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*  The information in this example for the Money Market Fund is based upon the
   historical operating expenses of the Predecessor Fund, which was reorganized
   as the Money Market Fund in July 1999.

    The above example should not be considered to represent actual expenses
from the past or in the future. Actual future expenses may be higher or lower
than those shown.

                   Principal Investment Strategies and Risks

    This section explains the strategies that the investment adviser uses in
pursuing each Fund's investment objective(s). It also explains how the
investment adviser implements these strategies. In addition, this section
discusses several important risks faced by investors in each Fund. The Funds'
Board of Trustees oversees the management of the Funds and may change a Fund's
investment strategies in the interest of shareholders.

Principal Investment Strategies

Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund

    The CorePortfolio Fund invests in common stocks of companies whose shares
are traded on U.S. stock exchanges and that are included in the S&P 500. The
CorePortfolio Fund is not managed according to traditional methods of "active"
investment management, which involve the purchase and sale of securities based
upon economic, financial, and market analysis and the judgment of the portfolio
manager. Instead, the CorePortfolio Fund utilizes a "passive" investment model
which operates as follows:

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  1.  Initially, and at the end of each fiscal quarter of the Fund, the
      investment adviser will determine the relative market capitalization
      weightings of each Economic Sector of the S&P 500, as determined by
      S&P, and of the individual stocks comprising the S&P 500. (The
      Economic Sectors of the S&P 500 currently are: Basic Materials,
      Capital Goods, Communication Services, Consumer Cyclicals, Consumer
      Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Technology, Transportation,
      and Utilities.)

  2.  The investment adviser will select the two largest companies in each
      sector, based upon such companies' relative market capitalization
      weightings within each sector.

  3.  The investment adviser will then determine the relative market
      capitalization weightings within each sector of each of the two
      companies selected in Step 2, which is each such company's market
      capitalization weighting relative to the S&P 500 divided by the sum of
      the two companies' individual market capitalization weightings
      relative to the S&P, each as determined in Step 1. For example, if the
      largest company in the sector is 1.5% of the S&P 500, and the second
      largest company is 1.0% of the S&P 500, then the total of those two
      companies' representation of the S&P 500 is 2.5% (1.5% + 1.0% = 2.5%).
      As a result, the largest company would be 60% of the sector (1.5%/2.5%
      = 60%), and the second largest company would be 40% of the sector
      (1.0%/2.5% = 40%).

  4.  The investment adviser will then determine the company's weighting in
      the overall CorePortfolio Model by multiplying the company's weighting
      in the sector (as determined in Step 3) by the capitalization
      weighting of the sector within the S&P 500 (as determined in Step 1).
      For example, if the largest company is 60% of the sector (as
      determined in Step 3), and the sector weighting as a percent of the
      S&P 500 is 10%, the company's weighting as a percentage of the overall
      CorePortfolio Model would be 6% (60% X 10% = 6%). Similarly, if the
      second largest company is 40% of the sector (as determined in Step 3),
      and the sector weighting as a percent of the S&P 500 is 10%, the
      company's weighting as a percentage of the overall CorePortfolio Model
      would be 4% (40% X 10% = 4%).

  5.  If companies each comprising 5% or less of the CorePortfolio Model do
      not, in total, comprise 50% or more of the CorePortfolio Model after
      Step 4, the investment adviser will add the company with the next
      largest capitalization weighting to each sector, descending from

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      the largest sector, to the next largest sector that exceeds 5% of the
      S&P 500 until the total of such companies' share of the CorePortfolio
      Model equals or exceeds 50% of the CorePortfolio Model. For example,
      if the companies each comprising 5% or less of the CorePortfolio Model
      total 45% of the CorePortfolio Model, then the third largest company
      would be selected in the largest sector, and Steps 3 and 4 would be
      repeated. This process would continue, descending from the largest
      sector, until the companies each comprising 5% or less of the
      CorePortfolio Model total 50% or more of the CorePortfolio Model.

    The CorePortfolio Model is rebalanced quarterly after the last business
day of each quarter, and the investment adviser reallocates the Fund's
portfolio on the basis of any changes in the CorePortfolio Model on the
following business day. Due to cash inflows and outflows (primarily from
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares), the investment adviser expects the
Fund's portfolio to drift marginally from the precise allocation of the
CorePortfolio Model between quarterly reallocations. Throughout each fiscal
quarter, additional cash inflows will be invested on a pro-rata basis
according to the weightings that were determined at the end of the most recent
fiscal quarter. The Fund will attempt to remain fully invested. However, it
may not always be fully invested for several reasons, including, but not
limited to, obtaining economic efficiency with respect to brokerage costs. The
investment adviser may use short-term investments to temporarily hold
uninvested Fund assets. Similarly, the investment adviser expects to make any
necessary sales of Fund holdings (due to shareholder redemptions of Fund
shares) on a pro-rata basis according to the weightings that were determined
at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter.

Hypothetical Performance of the CorePortfolio Model

    The following table compares the actual performance of the S&P 500
Composite Stock Price Index ("S&P 500") with the hypothetical results of the
CorePortfolio Model (minus fees and expenses related to the operation of the
CorePortfolio Fund) for the historical periods indicated below. Total returns
of the CorePortfolio Model are returns of a hypothetical portfolio composed of
stocks selected by the CorePortfolio Model and rebalanced quarterly.

    Although the CorePortfolio Fund will attempt to remain fully invested, the
investment adviser expects that up to 2% of Fund assets may at any time be
held in short-term investments for cash management purposes, such as for

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the purpose of aggregating portfolio purchases to obtain efficiency in
brokerage costs and/or for the purpose of honoring redemption requests without
liquidating stock holdings.

    The effects on CorePortfolio Model returns of holding such short-term
investments have been taken into account in calculating the hypothetical
performance of the CorePortfolio Model below by reference to the federal funds
rate for each period shown, less a discount of 0.001%, which is the approximate
commercially available rate of return that the CorePortfolio Fund could have
expected to receive during the periods shown, and that the CorePortfolio Fund
reasonably expects to receive on cash assets in the foreseeable future.
However, there can be no assurance in this regard. In calculating the returns
shown below, a maximum cash position of 2% of Fund assets was assumed for each
period shown. The investment adviser believes that carrying a maximum of 2% of
assets in short-term investments at any given time will be reasonably
sufficient to satisfy the Fund's cash management needs while maintaining the
Fund portfolio's balance with the CorePortfolio Model.

    All returns of the CorePortfolio Model shown below are net of all
deductions for estimated CorePortfolio Fund operating expenses (0.80%) that
would have been incurred by shareholders during the periods presented. The
table reflects continuous investment and reinvestment of dividends and other
earnings, without redemptions. The S&P 500 is an index that has no costs or
expenses of operation. However, its total return amounts reflect reinvestment
of dividends for purposes of general comparison to the CorePortfolio Model. Of
course, past hypothetical performance results of the CorePortfolio Model do not
necessarily indicate future performance of the CorePortfolio Model or earnings
of the CorePortfolio Fund.

    The performance results of the CorePortfolio Model are hypothetical and
should not be considered predictive of the investment expertise of the
investment adviser. The investment adviser has not managed money according to
the CorePortfolio Model during the period shown, and no investments using
client assets were made in connection with the retroactive application of the
back-tested CorePortfolio Model, which was developed with the benefit of
retrospective trial and analysis. The performance information was compiled
after the end of the periods depicted and does not represent actual investment
decisions of the investment adviser. Prospective investors should note that
during the periods shown below, large capitalization stocks in general have
experienced substantial price appreciation.

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              Comparative Hypothetical Total Return Performance of
                            the CorePortfolio Model

    Please note that the hypothetical returns shown below are derived only from
testing the CorePortfolio Model and do not represent actual trading or actual
returns on investments, and that past historical results of the CorePortfolio
Model do not necessarily indicate future performance or earnings of the
CorePortfolio Fund.

         Average Annual Total Returns for Years Ended December 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
                                                 ------ ------- ------- --------
   <S>                                           <C>    <C>     <C>     <C>
   Performance of CorePortfolio Model........... 32.74% 32.01%  26.52%   19.96%
   S&P 500 Index................................ 28.58% 28.13%  24.05%   19.19%
</TABLE>

    "Standard & Poor's(R)", "S&P(R)", "S&P 500(R)", "Standard & Poor's 500",
and "500" are trademarks of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. and have been
licensed for use by Wayne Hummer Management Company. The Wayne Hummer
CorePortfolio Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard &
Poor's and Standard & Poor's makes no representation regarding the advisability
of investing in the Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund.

Wayne Hummer Growth Fund

    The Growth Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies. The
investment adviser places an emphasis on the common stocks of medium-sized
companies that have above-average earnings growth potential and that are
attractively priced. Such companies may benefit from greater market
recognition. To manage the risk of the Fund's portfolio, the investment adviser
allocates the Fund's investments among many industries and companies. The
investment adviser chooses the securities of companies it believes will benefit
from favorable long-term economic, demographic, social, or political trends
that it believes are not reflected in such companies' share prices. In
selecting specific investments for the Fund, the investment adviser evaluates
several factors, including growth prospects, financial condition, management,
profitability, competitive position, product developments, productivity, input
costs and sources, return on assets and equity, regulatory issues, and insider
ownership. The investment adviser also considers the weightings of the various
industry sectors within the Fund and the growth prospects of the various
sectors.

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    The investment adviser will buy and sell securities whenever necessary to
achieve the Growth Fund's investment objective. During any period when the
investment adviser foresees changing market or economic conditions, the
investment adviser may shift the portfolio's emphasis, which could increase the
rate of portfolio turnover. In general, the greater the volume of buying and
selling by the Growth Fund, the greater the impact that brokerage commissions
and other transaction costs will have on its return. Also, funds with high
turnover rates may be more likely to generate capital gains that must be
distributed to shareholders as income subject to taxes.

Wayne Hummer Income Fund

    The Income Fund invests primarily in publicly traded, investment-grade
(rated not less than BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's) corporate debt securities,
securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies, and mortgage-backed
securities. The investment adviser pursues the Income Fund's investment
objective by following an approach that involves: (1) modest portfolio changes
in anticipation of changes in interest rates; (2) fundamental, value-based
research; and (3) comparative sector analysis. When assessing the appropriate
maturity, rating, and sector weighting of the Fund's portfolio, the investment
adviser considers a variety of factors that are expected to influence economic
activity and interest rates. Individual fixed-income investments are selected
based upon the terms of the securities--such as yield, redemption features,
liquidity, and current and expected future credit quality. The investment
adviser also varies the Fund's allocation to various fixed-income sectors based
upon the relative value offered by each sector. When making portfolio
management decisions, the investment adviser relies on the knowledge,
experience, research, and judgment of its own staff.

    When selecting investments for the Income Fund, the investment adviser may
take full advantage of the entire range of maturities of fixed-income
securities and may adjust the Income Fund's average maturity from time to time,
depending upon the investment adviser's assessment of relative yields on
securities of different maturities and expectations of future changes in
interest rates. Generally, the Income Fund's average maturity will be shorter
when interest rates are expected to rise and longer when interest rates are
expected to fall.

    Under normal market conditions, the Income Fund invests at least 65% of its
assets in securities with an average life of between three and ten years, and
expects that the dollar-weighted average life of its portfolio will be between
three and ten years. Average life is the weighted average period

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over which the investment adviser expects the principal to be paid, and differs
from stated maturity in that average life estimates the effect of expected
principal prepayments and call provisions. Securities without prepayment or
call provisions generally have an average life equal to their stated maturity.

    The Income Fund will not normally engage in the trading of securities for
the purpose of realizing short-term profits, but will adjust its portfolio as
considered advisable in view of prevailing or anticipated market conditions and
its investment objective. Frequency of portfolio turnover will not be a
limiting factor should the investment adviser deem it desirable to purchase or
sell securities. In general, the greater the volume of buying and selling by
the Income Fund, the greater the impact that other transaction costs will have
on its return. Also, funds with high turnover rates may be more likely to
generate capital gains that must be distributed to shareholders as income
subject to taxes.

Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund

    The Money Market Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00
per share by investing exclusively in money market instruments maturing 397
days or less from time of purchase. The Money Market Fund may also invest in
nonconvertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) and
mortgage-backed securities maturing in 397 days or less from the date of their
acquisition by the Fund. Such securities with a remaining maturity of less than
one year tend to become extremely liquid and are traded as money market
securities. Such issues tend to have greater liquidity and considerably less
market value fluctuations than longer term issues.

    The investment adviser pursues the Money Market Fund's investment objective
by investing only in those short-term fixed income securities that present the
Fund with minimal credit risk. All investments are of the highest credit
quality as determined by one or more nationally-recognized ratings agencies.
Generally, the investment adviser makes modest changes in the average life of
the Fund's portfolio based on anticipated changes in the interest rates. Thus,
the highest yielding securities consistent with the desired maturity and credit
quality are selected for the Fund's portfolio of investments. Maturity
selection is further refined to ensure that adequate liquidity is produced on a
daily basis. When making portfolio management decisions, the investment adviser
relies on the knowledge, experience, research, and judgment of its own staff.

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    The Money Market Fund is managed so that the average maturity of all its
investments on a dollar-weighted basis is generally between 15 and 75 days and
not more than 90 days depending upon the investment adviser's evaluation of
market trends and other conditions. The Fund's investments are generally
distributed evenly or "laddered" within this maturity range. The Fund's
securities normally mature within six months, and in no event will the Fund
invest in securities maturing more than 397 days from the date of acquisition.

    As a general policy, the Money Market Fund will hold securities until
maturity. Although the Fund generally does not seek profits through short-term
trading, it may dispose of any security prior to its maturity if, on the basis
of a revised credit evaluation of the issuer or other circumstances or
considerations, the investment adviser believes such disposition is advisable.
In addition, the Fund may attempt, from time to time, to increase its yield by
trading to take advantage of variations in the markets for short-term money
market instruments.

Principal Securities in Which the Funds Invest

    Equity securities. The CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth Fund, and, to a
limited extent, the Income Fund each may invest in equity securities. Common
stocks are the most prevalent type of equity security. Common stockholders
receive the residual value of the issuer's earnings and assets after the issuer
pays its creditors and any preferred stockholders. As a result, changes in an
issuer's earnings directly influence the value of its common stock. Other
equity securities in which the CorePortfolio and Growth Funds may invest
include preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants to purchase
common stocks or other equity interests. Although they may possess certain
equity characteristics, the Income Fund may consider preferred stocks,
convertible securities, and certain warrants to purchase common stocks or other
equity interests as fixed-income securities.

    Fixed-Income Securities. The Income Fund and the Money Market Fund each may
invest in certain types of fixed-income securities. Fixed-income securities pay
interest, dividends, or distributions at a specified rate. The rate may be
fixed or adjusted periodically. The issuer must also repay the principal amount
of the security, normally within a specified time. Eligible fixed-income
securities include U.S. dollar-denominated domestic and foreign corporate
bonds, U.S. and Canadian government bonds (including obligations of their
agencies and instrumentalities), securities of certain supranational agencies,
such as the International Development Bank, municipal obligations, mortgage-
and asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and
comparable instruments.

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      Mortgage-Backed Securities. The Income Fund and Money Market Fund each
  may invest in mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
  government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Mortgage-backed securities
  are securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages. Principal
  and interest payments made on the mortgages in the underlying mortgage
  pool are passed through to the Funds.

      Unscheduled prepayments of principal shorten the securities' weighted
  average life and may lower total return. The value of these securities
  also may change because of changes in the market's perception of the
  creditworthiness of the federal agency that issued them. Some mortgage-
  backed securities, such as GNMA certificates, are backed by the full faith
  and credit of the U.S. Treasury, while others, such as Freddie Mac
  certificates, are not.

      The Income Fund and the Money Market Fund may purchase or sell
  collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs"), which are obligations fully
  collateralized by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-related securities.
  Depending on the type of CMOs in which the Funds invest, the investment
  may be subject to a greater or lesser risk of prepayment than other types
  of mortgage-related securities.

      With respect to mortgage-backed securities, average life is likely to
  be substantially less than the stated maturity of the mortgages in the
  underlying pools. During periods of rising interest rates, the average
  life of mortgage-backed securities may increase substantially because they
  are not likely to be prepaid, which may result in greater net asset value
  fluctuation.

      Asset-Backed Securities. The Income Fund and Money Market Fund each
  may purchase or sell debt obligations known as asset-backed securities.
  Asset-backed securities are securities which represent a participation in,
  or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by
  particular assets, most often a pool or pools of similar assets (e.g.,
  trade receivables). The credit quality of most asset-backed securities
  depends primarily on the credit quality of the assets underlying such
  securities, how well the entity issuing the security is insulated from the
  credit risk of the originator or any other affiliated entities, and the
  amount and quality of any credit support provided to the securities. The
  rate of principal payment on asset-backed securities generally depends on
  the rate of principal payments received on the underlying assets, which in
  turn may be affected by a variety of economic and other factors. As a
  result, the yield on any asset-backed

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  security is difficult to predict with precision and actual yield to
  maturity may be more or less than the anticipated yield to maturity.

      Lower-Rated Securities. The Income Fund may invest in lower-rated
  securities. Like higher-rated securities, securities rated in the BBB or
  Baa categories are considered to have adequate capacity to pay principal
  and interest, although they may have fewer protective provisions than
  higher-rated securities. Such securities may be adversely affected by
  severe economic circumstances and are considered to have more speculative
  characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and
  repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation than
  securities in the higher rating categories. The Income Fund also may
  invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income securities that are
  rated below investment grade or are nonrated. (See "Risks Associated with
  Noninvestment-Grade Securities" below.)

      In addition, when the investment adviser believes such securities are
  likely to yield relatively high income in relation to cost, the Income
  Fund may invest in preferred stock and other various types of securities
  with fixed-income characteristics (including those convertible into or
  carrying warrants to purchase common stocks or other equity interests, and
  privately placed debt securities). Without regard to quality, the Income
  Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets (not including cash) in
  preferred stock.

    Short-Term Investments. Each Fund may invest to some extent in short-term
investments. Eligible short-term investments include U.S. government securities
(including securities of its agencies and instrumentalities), certificates of
deposit, commercial paper, shares of the Money Market Fund, and other similar
fixed-income securities with remaining maturities of 397 days or less from the
time of purchase.

Principal Risks of the Funds' Investments

    Stock Market Risk. As mutual funds investing primarily in common stocks,
the CorePortfolio Fund and the Growth Fund are subject to stock market risk.
Stock market risk is the potential that the Funds' total return, like the stock
market generally, will go up and down within a wide range.

    Interest Rate Risk. Because the Income Fund invests in longer-term bonds
and other fixed-income securities, the Income Fund is subject to interest rate
risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Income Fund's fixed-
income investments will decline due to rising interest rates (bond prices move
in the opposite direction of interest rates). The longer the

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Income Fund's average maturity, the greater its interest rate risk. Because the
Money Market Fund invests in short-term fixed-income securities, the Fund is
also subject to interest rate risk.

    Reinvestment Risk. Each Fund may invest to some extent in debt securities
and/or cash equivalents. Therefore, each Fund is exposed to reinvestment risk.
This can result when a Fund invests the proceeds from new share sales, or from
matured or called bonds, at market interest rates that are below the Fund's
current earnings rate.

    Credit Risk. The Funds' investments in fixed-income securities, including
cash equivalents, also expose the Funds to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk
that an issuer of a fixed-income security may be unable to meet its obligation
to make interest and principal payments due to changing financial or market
conditions. Generally, lower-rated bonds provide higher current yield but are
considered speculative and carry greater credit risk than higher-rated bonds.

    Prepayment Risk. Both the Income Fund and the Money Market Fund may invest
in various types of mortgage- and asset-backed securities. As such, these Funds
are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that the issuer of a
mortgage- or asset-backed security will exercise its right to pay principal on
an obligation held by a Fund earlier than expected. This may happen when there
is a decline in interest rates. These prepayments must then be reinvested at
lower rates. Prepayments may also shorten the effective maturities of mortgage-
and asset-backed securities, especially during periods of declining interest
rates. On the other hand, during periods of rising interest rates, a reduction
in prepayments may increase the effective maturities of these securities,
subjecting them to the risk of decline in market value in response to rising
interest rates and potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund.
Prepayment risk causes mortgage- and asset-backed securities to have
significantly greater price and yield volatility than traditional fixed-income
securities.

    Risks Associated with Noninvestment-Grade Securities. Because the Income
Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income securities that
are rated below investment grade, the Income Fund is subject to the risks
associated with noninvestment-grade fixed-income securities. Securities rated
below investment grade, also known as "high yield, high risk" securities or
"junk bonds," generally entail greater risks than investment-grade securities.
For example, their prices are more volatile, their values are more negatively
impacted by economic downturns, and their trading market may be more limited.

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    Spread Risk. Because the Income Fund invests in both corporate and
government fixed-income securities, the Income Fund is subject to the risk that
the differential or "spread" between interest rates of corporate and government
fixed-income securities will narrow or broaden unexpectedly. In such
circumstances, the value of certain portfolio securities, and of the portfolio
as a whole, may be adversely affected.

    Investment Style Risk. Each Fund is subject to investment style risk, which
is the risk that returns from the types of securities in which a Fund invests
will trail returns from other asset classes or the overall market for that
asset class.

    Nondiversification Risk. The CorePortfolio Fund may invest a greater
percentage of its assets in a particular company, or in a small number of
companies than diversified funds, which invest in a larger number of companies.
Therefore, the CorePortfolio Fund may be subject to greater risks and larger
losses than diversified funds if individual securities held by the
CorePortfolio Fund decline in value.

    Manager Risk. Each actively managed Fund (the Growth Fund, the Income Fund,
and the Money Market Fund) is subject to manager risk, which is the risk that
poor security selection will cause the Fund to underperform other mutual funds
with similar investment objectives.

    Model Risk. Model risk is the possibility that poor security selection by
the investment adviser's proprietary model will cause the CorePortfolio Fund to
underperform other funds with similar investment objectives.

    Impact of Year 2000. Similar to other mutual funds, financial and business
organizations, and individuals around the world, the Funds could be adversely
affected if the computer systems used by the investment adviser and/or the
Funds' other service providers do not properly process and calculate date-
related information and data from and after January 1, 2000. This is commonly
known as the "Year 2000 Problem." The investment adviser is taking steps that
it believes are reasonably designed to address the Year 2000 Problem with
respect to the computer systems that it uses and to obtain reasonable
assurances that comparable steps are being taken by the Fund's other major
service providers. At this time, there can be no assurance that these steps
will be sufficient to avoid any adverse impact on the Funds. In addition, there
can be no assurance that the Year 2000 problem will not affect the companies in
which the Funds invest or worldwide markets and economies.

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How the Investment Adviser Manages Risk

    Hedging Strategies. The CorePortfolio Fund and the Growth Fund may purchase
put and call options traded on national securities exchanges, including put and
call options on stock indices, and may write (sell) covered call options on
securities held in its investment portfolio. The Income Fund may purchase put
and call options traded on national securities exchanges or the Chicago Board
Options Exchange, including put and call options on stock indices and interest
rates and options on financial futures contracts, and may write covered call
options on securities held in its investment portfolio. If options transactions
are used by a Fund, such transactions will primarily serve to hedge its
investment portfolio and to protect its portfolio securities from unexpected
market downturns. The aggregate market value of portfolio securities underlying
options written by the Funds may not exceed 25% of the CorePortfolio Fund or
the Growth Fund's net assets or 5% of the Income Fund's net assets.

    The Income Fund may also enter into financial futures contracts for the
future delivery of a financial instrument, such as a security, or the cash
value of a securities index to hedge against anticipated future changes in
interest rates or equity market conditions that might otherwise adversely
affect the value of securities that the Income Fund holds or intends to
purchase. The Income Fund will not enter into any futures contracts or options
on futures contracts if the aggregate of the contract value of the outstanding
futures contracts of the Income Fund and futures contracts subject to
outstanding options written by the Income Fund would exceed 50% of the total
assets of the Income Fund.

    The effectiveness of these investment techniques depends on the investment
adviser's ability to predict movements in interest rates and stock prices. The
risks involved in purchasing put or call options include the possible loss of
the entire premium paid. The risks involved in writing covered call options
include the possible inability to effect closing transactions at favorable
prices and the inability to participate in any appreciation of the underlying
securities above the exercise price.

    Temporary Defensive Positions. The Growth Fund and Income Fund each may,
from time to time, take temporary defensive measures that are inconsistent with
their respective principal investment strategies in response to adverse market,
economic, political, or other conditions. For example, the Growth Fund may
purchase put and call options (including stock index options), write covered
call options, invest all or part of its assets in shares of fixed-income
securities such as investment-grade commercial paper and

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corporate bonds, United States government securities, certificates of deposit,
bankers' acceptances, variable rate notes, and other money market instruments
(such as short-term corporate debt instruments), or retain cash. The Income
Fund may hold cash or cash equivalents. In taking such measures, a Fund may not
achieve its investment objective.

                          Management and Organization

Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers

    The Funds' investment adviser is Wayne Hummer Management Company, 300 South
Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The investment adviser chooses the
Funds' investments and provides the Funds with operating facilities and
portfolio accounting services under the direction of the Board of Trustees.
Wayne Hummer Management Company was organized in 1981 and also serves as
investment adviser to various individual, institutional, and fiduciary
accounts.

    As compensation for its advisory and management services to the Funds, the
investment adviser receives an annual fee that is computed and accrued daily
and payable monthly. The effective annual investment advisory fees paid by each
Fund for its most recently completed fiscal year are shown below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Aggregate Fee as a Percentage
   Fund                                                of Average Net Assets
   ----                                            -----------------------------
   <S>                                             <C>
   Growth Fund....................................             0.76%
   Income Fund....................................             0.50%
   Money Market Fund..............................             0.50%*
</TABLE>
- -----------
*  The effective annual investment advisory fees paid by the Money Market Fund
   are estimated based upon such fees paid by the Wayne Hummer Money Fund
   Trust, which was reorganized as the Money Market Fund in July 1999. The
   Money Market Fund pays an annual investment advisory fee, computed daily and
   payable monthly, based upon its average daily net assets as follows: 0.500%
   for the first $500 million, 0.425% for the next $250 million, 0.375% for the
   next $250 million, 0.350% for the next $500 million, 0.325% for the next
   $500 million, and 0.275% for all assets over $2.0 billion.

    The CorePortfolio Fund commences investment operations on August 2, 1999.
As compensation for its advisory and management services to the CorePortfolio
Fund, the investment adviser receives a fee that is computed and accrued daily
and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.40% of average daily net assets. In
addition, the investment adviser pays Standard & Poor's, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., an annual license fee

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of the greater of $10,000 or 0.01% of average daily net assets of the
CorePortfolio Fund for use of the S&P 500. As part of the investment advisory
contract between the Trust and the investment adviser, the investment adviser
has agreed to waive its advisory fee and to reimburse the operating expenses of
any Fund as may be necessary to limit the ordinary operating expenses of the
CorePortfolio Fund to 0.75% of average daily net assets, the Growth Fund and
Income Fund to 1.50% of average daily net assets, and the Money Market Fund to
1.00% of average daily net assets. Expenses that are not subject to these
limitations are interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary
items.

CorePortfolio Fund and Growth Fund

    Thomas J. Rowland is the co-portfolio manager of the CorePortfolio Fund and
the portfolio manager of the Growth Fund. Mr. Rowland, a voting member of Wayne
Hummer Investments L.L.C. (Wayne Hummer), the Funds' distributor, joined Wayne
Hummer in 1987. He has been the portfolio manager of the Growth Fund since
1996, and was a co-manager of the Fund from 1987 to 1996. He serves as
president of the investment adviser and of the Funds. Prior to joining Wayne
Hummer, Mr. Rowland spent 14 years with CNA Financial Corporation as a
portfolio manager, research analyst, and securities trader. In addition, he
spent five years with the trust department at Harris Trust & Savings Bank. He
received a BBA in finance from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from
Northwestern University. He is a CFA(R) charterholder and is a Fellow of the
Financial Analysts Federation and a member of the Association for Investment
Management and Research and the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago.

    David D. Cox is the co-portfolio manager of the CorePortfolio Fund with Mr.
Rowland. Mr. Cox joined Wayne Hummer Management Company in 1994. He earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and economics from Babson College. He
is a Level III candidate in the CFA(R) program, and a member of the Association
of Investment Management and Research and the Investment Analysts Society of
Chicago.

Income Fund and Money Market Fund

    David P. Poitras is the portfolio manager of the Income Fund and of the
Money Market Fund. Mr. Poitras, a voting member of Wayne Hummer, joined Wayne
Hummer in 1985. He has been the portfolio manager of the Income Fund since 1992
and of the Money Market Fund since 1987. He serves as a Trustee and vice
president of the Funds. He earned a Bachelor of Science

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degree in finance from Northern Illinois University. He is a member of the
Municipal Bond Club of Chicago and the Bond Club of Chicago.

                               About Your Account

    This section provides information regarding your Fund account, including
how to buy and sell Fund shares. Other shareholder services are explained as
well. This section also covers certain distribution and income tax information.

Share Price

    Each Fund's share price, called its net asset value (NAV), is calculated as
of the close of regular session trading (generally, 3:00 p.m. Chicago time) on
each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading and at 3:00
p.m. Chicago time on each other day during which a sufficient degree of trading
has occurred in the securities held by a particular Fund so as to materially
affect such Fund's NAV. The price at which you purchase, exchange, or redeem
Fund shares is based on the next calculation of NAV after your order is
received in proper form, plus any applicable sales charge. The Money Market
Fund's NAV normally remains constant at $1.00 per share. The term "offering
price" includes any applicable front-end sales charge (load).

    The portfolio securities and assets of the CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth
Fund, and the Income Fund are generally valued based upon market quotations
from the primary market in which they are traded or, if market quotations are
not readily available, by a method that the Board of Trustees believes
accurately reflects fair value. Debt securities having a remaining maturity of
less than 60 days are valued at cost (or, if purchased more than 60 days prior
to maturity, the value on the 61st day prior to maturity), adjusted for
amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. The securities held by the
Money Market Fund are valued using the amortized cost method.

    The Funds may suspend the determination of net asset value, the processing
of orders, and the payment of redemption proceeds, and may postpone the payment
date for redeemed shares for more than seven days under the following unusual
circumstances: (1) the NYSE is closed (other than on weekends or holidays) or
trading is restricted; (2) an emergency exists as determined by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), making disposal of portfolio securities or
the valuation of net assets

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not reasonably practicable; or (3) during any period when the SEC has by order
permitted a suspension of redemption for the protection of shareholders.

How to Buy Fund Shares

    You may purchase Fund shares using any of the options explained in the
table below. In addition, subsequent share purchases may be made using one or
more of the various shareholder service plans or privileges described under
"Shareholder Services and Account Features" later in this prospectus.

By Check
     . Make out a check for your investment amount, payable to "Wayne
       Hummer Investments L.L.C."

     . Include a note specifying the Fund name, your account number,
       and the name(s) in which the account is registered.

     . Deliver your check, your completed application if opening a new
       brokerage account, and your note to your Wayne Hummer investment
       executive, or mail them to:

              Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.
              300 South Wacker Drive
              Chicago, Illinois 60606

By Wire

     . If opening a new brokerage account, deliver your completed
       application to your Wayne Hummer investment executive or mail it
       to:

              Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.
              300 South Wacker Drive
              Chicago, Illinois 60606

     . Obtain your account number by calling your Wayne Hummer
       investment executive or the Wayne Hummer Fund Department.

     . Instruct your bank to wire the amount of your investment to:

              Harris Trust Bank
              ABA # 071000288
              For the Benefit of Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.
              Account #4429445
              For Further Credit [name on account] and [your ten digit
              account #]

              Contact your Wayne Hummer investment executive or the Wayne
              Hummer Fund Department to specify the Fund(s) you wish to
              purchase. Your bank may charge a fee to wire funds.

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By Phone
     . Call your Wayne Hummer investment executive (investment by phone
       is available only if you have a free credit balance in an
       existing brokerage account with Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.)

    Orders received by Wayne Hummer with payment prior to the close of trading
on the NYSE (generally 3:00 p.m. Chicago time) will be effected that business
day. Orders received after that time will be effected the next business day.
Income Fund and Money Market Fund shares begin to earn dividends on the
business day following the day on which your order is effected. As used in this
prospectus, "business day" generally means any day that the NYSE is open for
business. For the Money Market Fund, however, the term "business day" does not
include U.S. bank holidays (Columbus Day and Veteran's Day). If you purchase
Fund shares by check, Wayne Hummer advances federal funds on your behalf to pay
for such shares. If your check is subsequently dishonored, Wayne Hummer has the
right to redeem your shares and to retain any dividends paid or distributions
made with respect to such shares.

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Investment Minimums

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        Initial Purchases          Subsequent Purchases
                        ----------------- -------------------------------------
 <C>                    <C>               <S>
 CorePortfolio and
   Growth Funds
    Regular Account     $1,000.00 minimum $500.00 minimum
                                          ($100.00 monthly minimum if you use
                                          Systematic
                                          Investment Plan or Payroll Direct
                                          Deposit Plan)

    Retirement Accounts $500.00 minimum   $200.00 minimum

 Income Fund

    Regular Account     $2,500.00 minimum $1,000.00 minimum
                                          ($100.00 monthly minimum if you use
                                          Systematic
                                          Investment Plan or Payroll Direct
                                          Deposit Plan)

    Retirement Account  $2,000.00 minimum $500.00 minimum

 Money Market Fund

    Regular Account     $500.00 minimum   $500.00 minimum
                                          ($100.00 weekly minimum for Automatic
                                          Sweep
                                          Program) ($100.00 monthly minimum if
                                          you use
                                          Systematic Investment Plan or Payroll
                                          Direct
                                          Deposit Plan)

    Retirement Account  $500.00 minimum   $500.00 minimum
                                          $100.00 weekly minimum for Automatic
                                          Sweep
                                          Program
</TABLE>

    Investments may be made in any amount in excess of these minimums. The
above investment minimums may be lower for custodian accounts and accounts that
are part of an employer-sponsored and administered 401(k) plan. Purchases of
Fund shares will be effected through your Wayne Hummer brokerage account, and
all shares purchased are entered and credited to your account. Your purchase
will be effected at the net asset value next determined after Wayne Hummer
receives your request in proper form, plus any applicable sales charge. The
Funds reserve the right, in their

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sole discretion, to vary at any time the initial and subsequent investment
minimums, to withdraw the offering, or to refuse any purchase order. The Funds
may suspend the determination of net asset value, which would delay the
processing of your purchase order, in certain unusual circumstances, as
described under "Share Price" above.

Sales Charges
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Sales Charge as a
                                                 Percentage of   Sales Charge as
                                                Public Offering  a Percentage of
               Purchase Amount                      Price*             NAV
               ---------------                 ----------------- ---------------
<S>                                            <C>               <C>
CorePortfolio and Growth Funds
  Less than $1 million........................       2.00%            2.02%
  $1 million or greater.......................        NONE             NONE
Income Fund
  Less than $1 million........................       1.00%            1.01%
  $1 million or greater.......................        NONE             NONE
</TABLE>
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*The term "offering price" includes any applicable front-end sales charge
  (load).

The sales charge may be eliminated by:

  . purchasing shares in an amount of $1 million or greater;

  . purchasing through a trust, pension plan, profit sharing plan, 401(k)
    plan, or other benefit plan that makes an initial investment in one or
    more Funds aggregating $250,000 or more or that has 20 or more
    participants. (Sales of shares to such plans must be made in connection
    with a payroll deduction system of plan funding or other system
    acceptable to Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.);

  . combining concurrent purchases of shares to reach $1 million or more:
   --by you, your spouse, and your children under age 21 or
   --in the CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth Fund, and the Income Fund; or

  . signing a letter of intent to purchase not less than $1,000,000 of Fund
    shares within 13 months.

    In addition, CorePortfolio Fund, Growth Fund, and Income Fund shares may be
purchased at net asset value, without a sales charge, to the extent such a
purchase, which must be at least $5,000, is paid for with the proceeds from the
redemption of shares of a nonaffiliated mutual fund. A qualifying purchase of
Fund shares must occur within 21 days of the prior redemption, and the Funds
must receive a copy of the confirmation of the

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redemption transaction. Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C. may compensate its
investment executives in connection with such purchases. This privilege may be
revoked at any time.

    A 1% contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on certain redemptions
by accounts that invest with no initial sales charge if redemptions are made
within 18 months of purchase.

    Purchases of shares of the Money Market Fund are not subject to a sales
charge. No sales charge will be assessed on purchases of additional shares in
the same Fund by shareholders whose original shares were purchased before July
30, 1999, or on shares which are purchased through the reinvestment of income
and capital gain distributions.

    Letter of Intent. You may purchase CorePortfolio Fund, Growth Fund, and
Income Fund shares without a sales charge under a letter of intent to purchase
not less than $1,000,000 of Fund shares within 13 months. The letter of intent
imposes no obligation to purchase or sell additional Fund shares.

    If your investment qualifies for a reduction or elimination of the sales
charge, you or your investment professional should notify your Wayne Hummer
investment executive at the time of purchase. If you do not so notify your
Wayne Hummer investment executive, you will receive the reduced sales charge
only on additional purchases, and not retroactively on previous purchases.

Shareholder Services and Account Features

    This section describes the various services that are available to you as a
shareholder. These services may cease to be offered at any time.

    Systematic Investment Plan. Shareholders (except those holding Fund shares
through retirement plan accounts) may arrange to have a pre-authorized amount
($100 minimum) drawn on their bank accounts and automatically invested in a
specific Fund or Funds on a specified day of each month. To participate in the
systematic investment plan, call your Wayne Hummer investment executive for an
authorization agreement, which contains details about the plan. You may stop
participating in the systematic investment plan at any time by notifying your
Wayne Hummer investment executive.

    Payroll Direct Deposit Plan. After establishing a Fund account that meets
the applicable minimum initial investment requirement, you may

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purchase additional Fund shares through the Funds' Payroll Direct Deposit Plan.
Under this plan, you may make periodic investments ($100 monthly minimum)
automatically from your paycheck into your existing Fund account. By enrolling
in this plan, you authorize your employer to deduct a specified amount from
your paycheck and deposit it into the Fund's bank account for the purchase of
additional Fund shares. In most cases, your Fund account will be credited on
the day after the Fund's bank receives your investment. You may also use this
plan for other direct deposits, such as social security checks, military
allotments, and annuity payments.

    To enroll in the Payroll Direct Deposit Plan, call your Wayne Hummer
investment executive, who will give you the necessary information. Your
employer must have available for its employees direct deposit capabilities
through the Automated Clearing House for you to participate in this plan. Once
you enroll in this plan, you may alter the amount or frequency of your deposit
or stop your participation in this plan by notifying your employer.

    Exchange Privilege. The Funds allow you the unlimited privilege of
exchanging your CorePortfolio Fund, Growth Fund, Income Fund, or Money Market
Fund shares for each other. Share exchanges into the CorePortfolio Fund, the
Growth Fund, or the Income Fund are subject to a sales charge of 2.00% for the
CorePortfolio Fund or the Growth Fund, and 1.00% for the Income Fund. If the
shares of the Fund into which you are exchanging carries an equal or greater
load, you will receive a credit for the load that you previously paid. You will
not, however, receive a credit if the shares of the Fund into which you are
exchanging carries a lesser load. This sales charge may be waived in certain
other circumstances, as described under "Sales Charges" above. The Funds cannot
guarantee that you will be able to exchange your Fund shares by telephone
during emergency situations or unusual market conditions. You may only exchange
Fund shares if the Fund into which you want to exchange your investment is
available for sale in the state in which you live. Exchanges will be effected
at the net asset value, plus the applicable sales charge, if any, next
determined after Wayne Hummer receives your exchange request in proper form.
For federal income tax purposes, an exchange of one Fund's shares for the
shares of another Fund will be treated as a sale of the Fund's shares, and any
gain on the transaction will be subject to federal income tax. To learn more
about the exchange privilege, contact your Wayne Hummer investment executive.

    Automatic Sweep Program (Money Market Fund only). The Money Market Fund, in
conjunction with Wayne Hummer, maintains a "sweep program" that allows you to
automatically purchase and redeem Money

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Market Fund shares. Wayne Hummer and the Money Market Fund bear the expenses of
maintaining the automatic sweep program.

    Under this program, if you have a free credit cash balance of $100 or more
in your Wayne Hummer brokerage account, such balance is automatically invested
in Money Market Fund shares on a specified day of each week (currently,
Friday), or if the specified day is not a business day, then on the prior
business day. If you have a free credit cash balance of $500 or more arising
from cash deposits into your Wayne Hummer brokerage account from dividend and
interest payments that you have not directed to be disbursed from your Wayne
Hummer brokerage account to you, or from any other source, such balance is
automatically invested in Money Market Fund shares on the day of receipt in
your account if deposited in your account prior to 3:00 p.m. Chicago time. If
you have a free credit cash balance of $500 or more arising from the sale of
securities that do not settle on the day of the transaction (such as most
common and preferred stock transactions) or from principal repayments on debt
securities, such balance is automatically invested in Money Market Fund shares
on the business day on which the proceeds are received in your brokerage
account.

    To enroll in the automatic sweep program, contact your Wayne Hummer
investment executive. You may terminate your participation in the automatic
sweep program at any time by contacting your Wayne Hummer investment executive.

    Retirement Plans. Wayne Hummer provides several prototype self-directed
retirement plans, including an Individual Retirement Account Plan, a Simplified
Employee Pension Plan, and a Defined Contribution Plan (formerly "Keogh Plan"),
through which you may invest in the Funds on a tax-sheltered basis. Orders for
Fund shares that you purchase for your retirement account must be placed by
Wayne Hummer. You may combine your Fund investments with your other investments
purchased through Wayne Hummer in your retirement account. For minimum
retirement plan investment amounts, see the table entitled "Investment
Minimums" earlier in this section.

    You may get additional information on retirement plans provided by Wayne
Hummer, including a description of applicable service fees and limitations on
contributions and withdrawals, by calling Wayne Hummer at 1-800-621-4477 or by
writing to Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C., Attention: Retirement Plans
Department, 300 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

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How to Sell Fund Shares

    Redemption Procedures. You may redeem your shares at any time without
charge at the net asset value next determined after Wayne Hummer receives your
redemption request in proper form. By opening a brokerage account with Wayne
Hummer, you are agreeing with the Trust and Wayne Hummer that neither the Trust
nor Wayne Hummer is responsible for the authenticity of redemption instructions
or the delivery of redemption proceeds by check from Wayne Hummer. The value of
your shares upon redemption may be more or less than what you paid for them.
The value of an investment in the Money Market Fund will normally remain
constant at $1.00 per share.

    You may sell Fund shares through your Wayne Hummer investment executive by
telephone, by mail, or in person. The telephone redemption procedure may be
terminated by the Funds or Wayne Hummer at any time. Your redemption request
must include the Fund name, your account number, the name(s) in which the
account is registered, and the dollar value or number or shares that you want
to redeem.

    If Wayne Hummer receives your redemption request prior to the close of
trading on the NYSE on a day when the Fund's shares are priced, your request
will be effected that day and the proceeds credited to your brokerage account
the next business day. If Wayne Hummer receives your redemption request after
the close of trading or on a day when the Fund's shares are not priced, your
request will be effected the next business day. Shares of the Money Market Fund
or the Income Fund covered by a redemption request received in proper form
before 3:00 p.m. Chicago time will continue to accrue dividends declared
through the close of business on the date of receipt. Shares of the Money
Market Fund or Income Fund covered by a redemption request received in proper
form after 3:00 p.m. Chicago time will continue to accrue dividends declared
through the close of business on the next business day following the date of
receipt.

    When you make your redemption request, you may instruct Wayne Hummer to
transmit your redemption proceeds by mail. In that case, Wayne Hummer normally
will mail your investment proceeds on the day they are credited to your
brokerage account, or, if you make your request to transmit your investment
proceeds by mail subsequent to your redemption request, your investment
proceeds will be mailed on the next business day after receipt of your request
to transmit your investment proceeds by mail. In either event, payment will be
made within three business days after your redemption is effected or your
request to transmit your investment proceeds is received.

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    However, the Funds may suspend the right of redemption and may postpone the
date of payment for shares for more than seven days under certain unusual
circumstances, as described under "Share Price" above. Regardless of when the
Fund effects payment for shares that you redeem, the price at which you redeem
Fund shares is based on the next calculation of NAV after your order is
received in proper form. At various times, the Funds may be requested to redeem
shares for which good payment has not been received. For example, if you
purchased shares by check, your check may not have been cleared through the
banking system even though Wayne Hummer had advanced federal funds to effect
your purchase. In such event, your redemption request may be delayed for up to
15 days while the Fund awaits assurance that good payment has been collected.

    Automatic Redemption of Fund Investments. Due to the relatively high cost
of maintaining smaller accounts, the Funds reserve the right to redeem shares
(other than shares purchased for a retirement plan provided by Wayne Hummer)
for their then current value if at any time the value of your Fund investment
falls below a certain amount, unless the value of your Fund investment falls
below the specified minimum due to a decline in the market value of a Fund's
assets. This amount currently is $500 for each Fund. If your Fund investment
falls below the applicable minimum, you will first be notified that the value
of your total investment is less than the minimum and will be allowed two
months to make an additional investment before your account will be
automatically redeemed. The proceeds of any such redemption will be credited to
your brokerage account and will be mailed to you by check.

    Redemption by Check (Money Market Fund only). Shareholders of the Money
Market Fund (except those holding Fund shares through a retirement plan
account) may establish a special checking account with
State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") to redeem Money Market
Fund shares by check. Redeeming Money Market Fund shares by check enables you
to earn the dividends declared on your shares until the check is presented to
State Street for payment. To set up a checking account with State Street and to
request checks, contact the Fund or your Wayne Hummer investment executive.

    You may write checks payable to any party in amounts of $500 or more, up to
a maximum of $250,000. A check representing a redemption request will be
processed ahead of any other redemption instructions issued by you and before
any automatic redemptions are effected in your account pursuant to the
automatic sweep program. Checks that have been honored will be

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returned periodically to you by State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Funds'
Custodian and Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent.

    Currently, the Fund does not charge for normal use of the check redemption
privilege other than as set forth below. If (1) the amount of your check is
greater than the value in your account; or (2) your check is for an amount less
than $500, your check will be dishonored, and State Street will return it
unpaid to the person to whom you wrote your check. The Fund may charge you its
costs for (1) each stop payment; (2) each check written for an amount under
$500; (3) each check written in excess of $250,000; and (4) each check returned
because there are insufficient shares in your Fund account. In addition, the
Fund reserves the right to impose a charge for the check-writing privilege at a
future date, to charge for excessive use of the check-writing privilege, to
charge for its costs for checks returned for any reason, and to make other
additional charges to recover the costs of providing the check-writing
privilege. All charges will be deducted from any existing or future credit
balance in your Wayne Hummer brokerage account.

    Automatic Redemptions to Satisfy Debit Balances (Money Market Fund only).
Redemptions of Money Market Fund shares will be automatically effected on a
daily basis by Wayne Hummer to satisfy debit balances of $10 or more existing
in your brokerage account just prior to 3:00 p.m. Chicago time. After
application of any free credit cash balances in your account to such debit
balances, the number of shares needed to satisfy the remaining debit balance
will be redeemed at the net asset value determined at 3:00 p.m. Chicago time
that day. If more than one redemption transaction is processed on a specific
day and the number of shares available for redemption is insufficient to
satisfy all redemption transactions, redemptions by check, if presented, will
take precedence over redemption to satisfy debit balances resulting from
activity in your brokerage account. The automatic redemption of shares to
settle debit balances in your brokerage account for purchases of other
securities may occur prior to the settlement date of such purchases. As a
result, your redemption proceeds may remain uninvested in your brokerage
account until the settlement date.

Transactions Through Broker-Dealers

    You may purchase or redeem shares through broker-dealers or agents
appointed by Wayne Hummer, who may charge a fee for such services. The Funds
may agree to modify or waive their purchase and redemption procedures or
requirements to facilitate these transactions.

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Distributions

    The CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth Fund, and the Income Fund distribute to
shareholders substantially all of their net ordinary income and any capital
gains realized from the sale of portfolio securities. The CorePortfolio Fund
and the Growth Fund normally declare ordinary income dividends in April, July,
October, and December. The Income Fund declares ordinary income dividends daily
and pays such dividends monthly. These Funds pay net realized capital gains, if
any, in late April and December. The Money Market Fund declares as daily
dividends all of the Fund's undistributed net investment income and pays such
dividends monthly. The Money Market Fund does not expect to realize any long-
term gains or losses.

    You have the option of receiving dividends and capital gains distributions
in cash, or you can have them automatically reinvested in more shares of the
Funds. Dividends and capital gains distributions are automatically reinvested
in Fund shares at net asset value on the payable date, without a sales charge,
unless you instruct Wayne Hummer otherwise. Such instructions take effect
within 10 days after they are received in writing by Wayne Hummer.
Distributions are taxable to you whether they are received in cash or
reinvested in additional shares, as described under "Taxes" below.

Taxes

    As with any investment, you should consider the tax consequences of
investing in the Funds. Any time you sell or exchange shares of a Fund in a
taxable account, it is considered a taxable event. Depending upon the purchase
price and the sale price, you may have a gain or loss on the transaction.

    The following discussion does not apply to tax-deferred accounts, nor is it
a complete analysis of the federal tax implications of investing in the Funds.
You may wish to consult your own tax adviser. Additionally, foreign, state, or
local taxes may apply to your investment, depending upon the laws of your place
of residence. Shareholders who are non-resident aliens are subject to U.S.
withholding tax on ordinary income dividends at a rate of 30% or such lower
rate as prescribed by an applicable tax treaty.

    Dividends and distributions of the Funds are subject to federal income tax,
regardless of whether the distribution is made in cash or reinvested in
additional shares of a Fund. Exchanges among Funds are also taxable events.
Distributions may be taxable at different rates depending upon the

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length of time a Fund holds a security. Dividends representing net investment
income and net short-term capital gains, if any, are taxable to you as ordinary
income. Long-term capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable to
individual shareholders at a maximum 20% capital gains rate regardless of the
length of time that shareholders have owned Fund shares. In certain states, a
portion of the dividends and distributions (depending upon the sources of a
Fund's income) may be exempt from state and local taxes. Dividends received by
shareholders of the Income Fund attributable to interest income received by the
Income Fund from municipal obligations will be subject to federal income tax.

    A dividend or distribution received shortly after the purchase of shares
reduces the net asset value of such shares by the amount of the dividend and,
although in effect a return of capital, is taxable to you. Any dividends or
capital gain distributions declared in October, November, or December with a
record date in such month and paid during the following January are taxable as
if paid on December 31 of the calendar year in which they were declared. The
Trust is required by law to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 31% from
taxable distributions and redemption proceeds paid to shareholders who do not
furnish their correct taxpayer identification numbers (for individuals, their
social security numbers) and in certain other circumstances.

    Information with regard to the tax status of income dividends and capital
gains distributions will be mailed to shareholders on or before January 31 of
each year. Account tax information will also be sent to the Internal Revenue
Service.

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                              Financial Highlights

    The following financial highlights table is intended to help you understand
the Funds' financial performance for the past five years. Certain information
reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the
table represent the rate that an investor would have earned each year on an
investment in each Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and
distributions). This information has been derived from the financial statements
audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, whose report, along with
each Fund's financial statements, is included in the Funds' most recent annual
report to shareholders. You may have the Funds' annual report sent to you
without charge by contacting Wayne Hummer.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Wayne Hummer Growth Fund
                                           Year Ended March 31,
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                  1999      1998      1997      1996     1995
                                --------  --------  --------  --------  -------
<S>                             <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of
 Year.........................  $  36.10  $  28.03  $  26.37  $  23.43  $ 21.23
                                --------  --------  --------  --------  -------
Income from Investment
 Operations
Net Investment Income.........      0.14      0.19      0.26      0.32     0.32
Net Realized and Unrealized
 Gain on Investments..........      2.09     10.57      2.69      3.41     2.40
                                --------  --------  --------  --------  -------
  Total from Investment
   Operations.................      2.23     10.76      2.95      3.73     2.72
                                --------  --------  --------  --------  -------
Less Distributions
 Dividends from Net Investment
  Income......................     (0.16)    (0.20)    (0.29)    (0.31)   (0.31)
 Distributions from Net
  Realized Gain on
  Investments.................     (1.51)    (2.49)    (1.00)    (0.48)   (0.21)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------  -------
  Total Distributions.........     (1.67)    (2.69)    (1.29)    (0.79)   (0.52)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------  -------
Net Asset Value, End of Year..  $  36.66  $  36.10  $  28.03  $  26.37  $ 23.43
                                ========  ========  ========  ========  =======
Total Return..................      6.37%    40.57%    11.61%    16.15%   13.04%
                                ========  ========  ========  ========  =======
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 Net Assets, End of Year
  (000's).....................  $139,494  $140,743  $104,214  $102,608  $94,770
 Ratio of Total Expenses to
  Average Net Assets..........      0.94%     0.96%     0.99%     1.06%    1.07%
 Ratio of Net Investment
  Income to Average Net
  Assets......................      0.41%     0.58%     0.97%     1.29%    1.44%
 Portfolio Turnover Rate......        12%        7%        9%        6%       3%
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Wayne Hummer Income Fund
                                           Year Ended March 31,
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                   1999     1998     1997     1996     1995
                                  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
<S>                               <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning of
 Year...........................  $ 15.38  $ 14.66  $ 14.95  $ 14.69  $ 15.10
                                  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Income from Investment
 Operations
 Net Investment Income..........     0.89     0.94     0.92     1.02     0.99
 Net Realized and Unrealized
  Gain (Loss) on Investments....    (0.17)    0.72    (0.29)    0.26    (0.42)
                                  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
  Total from Investment
   Operations...................     0.72     1.66     0.63     1.28     0.57
                                  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Less Distributions
 Dividends from Net Investment
  Income........................    (0.89)   (0.94)   (0.92)   (1.02)   (0.98)
 Distributions from Net Realized
  Gain on Investments ..........     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00/1/
                                  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
  Total Distributions...........    (0.89)   (0.94)   (0.92)   (1.02)   (0.98)
                                  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Net Asset Value, End of Year....  $ 15.21  $ 15.38  $ 14.66  $ 14.95  $ 14.69
                                  =======  =======  =======  =======  =======
Total Return....................     4.74%   11.25%    4.32%    8.79%    4.16%
                                  =======  =======  =======  =======  =======
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 Net Assets, End of Year
  (000's).......................  $20,327  $21,304  $21,998  $25,398  $26,352
 Ratio of Total Expenses to
  Average Net Assets............     1.01%    1.01%    1.01%    0.91%    0.94%
 Ratio of Net Investment Income
  to Average Net Assets.........     5.78%    6.00%    6.25%    6.80%    6.70%
 Portfolio Turnover Rate........       37%      28%      39%      46%      32%
</TABLE>
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/1  /Less than $0.01 per share.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund/1/
                                        Year Ended March 31,
                            ------------------------------------------------
                              1999      1998      1997      1996      1995
                            --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
<S>                         <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Net Asset Value, Beginning
 of Year..................  $   1.00  $   1.00  $   1.00  $   1.00  $   1.00
                            --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Income from Investment
 Operations
 Net Investment Income....      0.04      0.04      0.04      0.05      0.04
 Less Dividends from Net
  Investment Income.......     (0.04)    (0.04)    (0.04)    (0.05)    (0.04)
                            --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Net Asset Value, End of
 Year.....................  $   1.00  $   1.00  $   1.00  $   1.00  $   1.00
                            ========  ========  ========  ========  ========
Total Return..............      4.82%     5.07%     4.80%     5.18%     4.24%/2/
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 Net Assets, End of Year
  (000's).................  $350,973  $298,908  $238,238  $226,273  $155,248
 Ratio of Total Expenses
  to Average Net Assets...      0.71%     0.72%     0.74%     0.79%     0.80%
 Ratio of Net Investment
  Income to Average Net
  Assets..................      4.70%     4.96%     4.70%     5.04%     4.16%
</TABLE>
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/1/The information in this table represents the performance of the Predecessor
    Fund, which was merged into the Money Market Fund on July 31, 1999 solely
    to change its form of legal entity.
/2/The total return includes the effect of the capital contribution of $0.0011
    per share from Wayne Hummer. The return without the capital contribution
    would have been 4.12%.

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DISTRIBUTOR AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICE AGENT:

Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.
300 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTING AGENT:

Wayne Hummer Management Company
300 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

AUDITORS:

Ernst & Young LLP
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

COUNSEL:

Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz
222 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601

CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT:

State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

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responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and
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be converted into cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with
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For More Information

    If you would like more information about the Wayne Hummer Investment Trust
or any of the Funds, the following documents are available for free upon
request:

Annual/Semiannual Reports to Shareholders

    Additional information about the Funds' investments is available in the
Funds' annual and semiannual reports to shareholders. In these reports, you
will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected the Growth Fund's and the Income Fund's performance
during their most recent fiscal year.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

    The SAI provides more detailed information about the Funds.

    The current annual and semiannual reports and the SAI are incorporated by
reference into (and are thus legally a part of) this prospectus.

To receive a free copy of the latest annual or semiannual report or the SAI, or
to request additional information about the Wayne Hummer Investment Trust or
any of the Funds, please contact Wayne Hummer as follows:

Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.
300 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone:
1-800-621-4477

World Wide Web:
www.whummer.com

Information provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
You can review and copy information about the Funds (including the SAI) at the
SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this
public service, call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information
about the Funds are also available on the SEC's web site (www.sec.gov), or you
can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by writing the Public
Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-
6009.

                                       Investment Company Act File No.: 811-3880
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                         Wayne Hummer Investment Trust

                                 (the "Trust")



                        Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund
                            Wayne Hummer Growth Fund
                            Wayne Hummer Income Fund
                         Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund

                 (each a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds")

                             300 South Wacker Drive
                            Chicago, Illinois 60606
                                  800-621-4477

                      Statement of Additional Information

                                 July 31, 1999

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus.  It should
be read in conjunction with the Trust's current prospectus (dated July 31,
1999), as supplemented from time to time (the "Prospectus").  The Trust's
financial statements and the Report of Independent Auditors thereon from the
Funds' current Annual Report to Shareholders are incorporated by reference into
this SAI.  You can get a free copy of the Prospectus and/or the Annual Report to
Shareholders by writing or calling the Trust.






/(R)/"Wayne Hummer" and wh [LOGO] are registered service marks of Wayne Hummer
Investments L.L.C.
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Fund History...............................................................B-1

Investment Strategies, Policies, and Risks.................................B-1
     Fundamental and Nonfundamental Investment Policies....................B-1
     Investment Strategies and Associated Risks............................B-4

Management of the Trust...................................................B-14
     Trustees.............................................................B-14
     Officers.............................................................B-15
     Trustee Compensation.................................................B-15

Investment Advisory and Other Services....................................B-16
     Investment Adviser...................................................B-16
     Distributor and Shareholder Service Agent............................B-17
     Portfolio Accounting Services........................................B-19

Brokerage Allocation......................................................B-19

Shareholder Rights and Liabilities........................................B-20

Trust Name................................................................B-22

Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares...............................B-22
     Offering Price.......................................................B-23
     Redemption in Kind...................................................B-24

Taxes.....................................................................B-24

Performance Information...................................................B-25

Independent Auditors......................................................B-27

Custodian and Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent..........................B-27

Legal Counsel.............................................................B-27

Reports to Shareholders...................................................B-27

APPENDIX...................................................................A-1
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                                  Fund History

     Wayne Hummer Investment Trust is a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust
is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") as an open-end, management
investment company. The Trust currently consists of four series: the Wayne
Hummer CorePortfolio Fund (CorePortfolio Fund), the Wayne Hummer Growth Fund
(Growth Fund), the Wayne Hummer Income Fund (Income Fund), and the Wayne Hummer
Money Market Fund (Money Market Fund): all but the CorePortfolio Fund are
diversified portfolios. The CorePortfolio Fund is non-diversified. The Trust was
organized on September 29, 1983. Shares of the Growth Fund were first offered to
the public on December 30, 1983, and shares of the Income Fund were first
offered to the public on December 1, 1992. The Board of Trustees voted to change
the name of the Trust from "Wayne Hummer Growth Fund Trust" to "Wayne Hummer
Investment Trust," effective December 1, 1992.

     The Money Market Fund was originally organized as a separate Massachusetts
business trust, the Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust ("WHMFT"), on December 4,
1981.  In July 1999, WHMFT was reorganized as the Wayne Hummer Money Market
Fund, a series of the Wayne Hummer Investment Trust.  Shares of the
CorePortfolio Fund were first offered to the public on August 2, 1999.

                   Investment Strategies, Policies, and Risks

Fundamental and Nonfundamental Investment Policies

     The investment objective and certain principal investment strategies of
each Fund are described in the Prospectus for the Wayne Hummer Investment Trust.
The following fundamental investment policies may not be changed without
approval by holders of "a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting shares."  As
defined in the 1940 Act, this means the vote of 67% or more of the Fund's shares
present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund's shares are
present or represented by proxy, or more than 50% of the Fund's shares,
whichever is less.

     The following investment restrictions, which cannot be changed without
shareholder approval, apply only to the CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth Fund, and
the Income Fund.

     Each Fund may not:

     (1)  Invest in the securities of an issuer, if immediately after and as a
result of such investment, the Fund owns more than 10% of the outstanding
securities, or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, of such
issuer.

     (2)  Concentrate its investments in any particular industry; provided that
if it is deemed appropriate for the attainment of the Fund's investment
objectives, up to 25% of its total assets may be invested in any one industry.

     (3)  Make investments for the purpose of exercising control or management.

     (4)  Purchase or sell real estate, commodities or commodity contracts,
except that the Income Fund may enter into options on financial futures
contracts.

     (5)  Purchase any securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain
such short-term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and
sales of portfolio securities, except with respect to the Income Fund which may
make margin deposits in connection with transactions on options, futures and
options on futures.

     (6)  Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position.

     (7)  Make loans to other persons; provided that the Fund may use repurchase
agreements, and provided further that the acquisition of bonds, debentures, or
other corporate debt securities and investment in government obligations, short-
term commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, variable
rate notes or other money market instruments that are a portion of an issue to
the public shall not be deemed to be the making of a loan and provided further
that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities as set forth in paragraph (8)
below.

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     (8)  Lend any of its assets, except portfolio securities.  This shall not
prevent the Fund from purchasing or holding U.S. Government Obligations, money
market instruments, variable rate demand notes, bonds, debentures, notes,
certificates of indebtedness, or other debt securities, entering into repurchase
agreements, or engaging in other transactions where permitted by the Fund's
investment objective, policies, and limitations or the Trust's Declaration of
Trust.

     (9)  Mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or in any manner transfer (except as
provided in paragraph (8) above), as security for indebtedness, any securities
owned or held by the Fund except as may be necessary in connection with
borrowings permitted under the investment policies of the Fund.

     (10) Underwrite securities of other issuers except insofar as the Fund
technically may be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, in selling portfolio securities.

     (11) (Growth Fund and Income Fund only.) Invest in the securities of any
one issuer (other than the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities), if
immediately after and as a result of such investment, as to 75% of the Fund's
total assets, more than 5% of the Fund's total assets would be invested in the
securities of such issuer.

     (12) The Fund will not issue senior securities except that the Fund may
borrow money directly or through reverse repurchase agreements in amounts up to
one-third of the value of its total assets, including the amount borrowed.  The
Fund will not borrow money or engage in reverse repurchase agreements for
investment leverage, but rather as a temporary, extraordinary, or emergency
measure or to facilitate management of the portfolio by enabling the Fund to
meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio securities is deemed
to be inconvenient or disadvantageous. The Fund will not purchase any securities
while any borrowings in excess of 5% of its total assets are outstanding.

     In addition to the fundamental investment policies listed above, the
CorePortfolio Fund, Growth Fund and/or the Income Fund are subject to the
following non-fundamental restrictions and policies (as specified below), which
may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval.

     Each Fund may not:

     (13) Invest more than 15% of its net assets in securities in illiquid
securities, including repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days.

     (14) (Income Fund only) Under normal market conditions the Income Fund will
invest at least 65% of its assets in securities with an average life of between
three and ten years, such that the dollar-weighted average life of its portfolio
will be expected to be between three and ten years. For purposes of this Policy,
average life is the weighted average period over which Wayne Hummer Management
Company (the "Investment Adviser") expects the principal to be paid, and differs
from stated maturity in that it estimates the effect of expected principal
prepayments and call provisions. With respect to Government National Mortgage
Association ("GNMA") securities and other mortgage-backed securities, average
life is likely to be substantially less than the stated maturity of the
mortgages in the underlying pools. With respect to obligations with call
provisions, average life typically will be the next call date on which the
obligation reasonably may be expected to be called. Securities without
prepayment or call provisions generally will have an average life equal to their
stated maturity.

     The Income Fund also may invest in other preferred or debt securities
(including those convertible into or carrying warrants to purchase common stocks
or other equity interests and privately placed debt securities) that the
Investment Adviser considers likely to yield relatively high income in relation
to cost.

     The following fundamental investment restrictions, which cannot be changed
without shareholder approval, apply only to the Money Market Fund.

     The Fund may not:

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     (1)  Purchase the securities of issuers whose principal business is in the
          same industry (other than United States Government securities, United
          States Government agency or instrumentality securities or bank money
          instruments) if immediately after such purchase the value of the
          Trust's investments in such industry would exceed 25% of the value of
          its total assets (taken at market value at the time of each
          investment).  For purposes of this subparagraph, the personal credit
          and business credit businesses of finance companies will be considered
          separate industries and, as to utilities, the water, gas, electric and
          telephone businesses will be considered separate industries.

     (2)  Make loans, except that securities owned or held by the Trust may be
          loaned pursuant to the next paragraph; provided, however, that the
          Trust may purchase money market securities and enter into repurchase
          agreements with banks, brokers and dealers.

     (3)  Lend any of its assets, except portfolio securities.  This shall not
          prevent the Fund from purchasing or holding U.S. Government
          Obligations, money market instruments, variable rate demand notes,
          bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other debt
          securities, entering into repurchase agreement, or engaging in other
          transactions where permitted by the Fund's investment objective,
          policies, and limitations or the Trust's Declaration of Trust.

     (4)  Purchase any securities on margin, except for use of short-term
          credits necessary for clearance of purchases and sales of Portfolio
          securities; make short sales of securities or maintain a short
          position or write, purchase or sell puts, calls, straddles, spreads or
          combinations thereof.

     (5)  Issue senior securities or borrow money except as a temporary measure
          for extraordinary purposes and then only in amounts not in excess of
          5% of the value of its net assets.  In addition, the Fund may enter
          into reverse repurchase agreements and otherwise borrow up to one-
          third of the value of its total assets, including the amount borrowed,
          in order to meet redemption requests without immediately selling any
          portfolio instruments.

     (6)  Mortgage, pledge or hypothecate or in any manner transfer (except as
          provided in paragraph (7) above) as security for indebtedness any
          securities owned or held by the Trust except as may be necessary in
          connection with borrowings mentioned in paragraph (5) above.

     (7)  Act as an underwriter of securities.

     (8)  Purchase or sell real estate (other than money market securities
          secured by real estate or interests therein or money market securities
          issued by companies which invest in real estate, or interests therein)
          or commodities or commodity contracts.

     In addition, the Money Market Fund is subject to the following non-
fundamental investment restriction, which may be changed by the Board of
Trustees without shareholder approval.

     The Fund may not:

     (1)  Invest more than 10% of its assets in securities (including repurchase
          agreements maturing in more than seven days) which are considered
          illiquid.

     The Money Market Fund may follow other non-fundamental operational policies
that are more restrictive than its fundamental investment limitations, as set
forth above, in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including
the provisions of and regulations under the 1940 Act.  In particular, the Money
Market Fund will comply with the various requirements of Rule 2a-7, which
regulates money market mutual funds. The Money Market Fund will also determine
the effective maturity of its investments, as well as its ability to consider a
security as having received the requisite short-term ratings by nationally
recognized ratings services, according to Rule 2a-7.  The Money Market Fund may
change these operational policies to reflect changes in the laws and regulations
without the approval of its shareholders.

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     If any applicable percentage restriction contained in the foregoing
investment restrictions is satisfied at the time the securities subject thereto
are purchased, a Fund will not be required to dispose of such securities in the
event that the percentage restriction subsequently is exceeded due to a
fluctuation in the value of such securities or other securities of the portfolio
or a fluctuation in the number of outstanding securities of the issuer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the CorePortfolio Fund, the
Growth Fund, and the Income Fund, if the percentage restrictions contained in
paragraphs (9) or (12) are violated due to a subsequent fluctuation in portfolio
value, a Fund will be entitled, as a condition that must be a part of all loans
subject to paragraph (8) and all borrowings subject to paragraph (12), to reduce
within three business days the outstanding amount of such loans or borrowings in
order once again to satisfy such percentage restriction.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, with respect to the Money Market Fund, if the percentage restrictions
contained in paragraphs (3) or (5) above are violated due to a subsequent
fluctuation in the portfolio value, the Fund will be entitled, as a condition
that must be part of all loans subject to paragraph (3) and all borrowings
subject to paragraph (5), to reduce within three business days the outstanding
amount of such loans or borrowings in order once again to satisfy such
percentage restriction.

Investment Strategies and Associated Risks

     The following section describes the Funds' investment strategies, including
strategies to invest in a particular type of security, that are not principal
strategies and the risks of such strategies.  Unless otherwise noted, consistent
with their respective investment objective(s), policies and restrictions, each
Fund may employ the strategies discussed in this section.

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

     United States Government Securities.  Subject to its respective investment
objective and policies, each Fund may invest to some extent in U.S. Government
Securities, including securities issued by its agencies and instrumentalities.
United States Government Securities are marketable debt securities which are
issued by and are a direct obligation of the United States Treasury.  Securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities
include U.S. Treasury securities, which differ only in their interest rates,
maturities, and times of issuance.  Treasury Bills have initial maturities of
one year or less; Treasury Notes have initial maturities of one to ten years;
and Treasury Bonds generally have initial maturities greater than ten years.
All Treasury securities are direct obligations of the United States Government
and generally are considered the safest forms of investment, since no borrower
has a higher credit rating than the United States Government.

     United States Government Agency and Instrumentality Securities.  Subject to
its respective investment objective and policies, each Fund may invest to some
extent in United States Government Agency and Instrumentality Securities.
United States Government Agency and Instrumentality Securities are marketable
debt securities issued or guaranteed by agencies and instrumentalities of the
United States Government.  Although these securities are not direct obligations
of the United States Government, some are supported by the full faith and credit
of the Treasury, such as Government National Mortgage Association pass-through
certificates; others are supported to the extent of the right of the issuer to
borrower from the Treasury, such as Federal Home Loan Bank bonds and notes;
while others solely depend on the credit of the agency or instrumentality and
not the Treasury, such as Federal National Mortgage Association debentures and
notes.  While the U.S. Government provides financial support to such U.S.
Government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities, no assurance can be given
that it will always do so, since it is not so obligated by law.

     Variable Rate Securities.  Subject to its respective investment objective
and policies, each Fund may invest to some extent in Variable Rate Securities.
United States Government Agencies and Instrumentalities may also issue
securities having rates of interest that are adjusted periodically or that
"float" continuously or periodically according to formulae intended to minimize
fluctuation in values of the instruments ("Variable Rate Securities").  The
interest rate on a Variable Rate Security is ordinarily determined by reference
to, or is a percentage of, an objective standard such as a bank's prime rate,
the 90-day U.S. Treasury Bill rate, or the rate of return on commercial paper or
bank certificates of deposit.  Generally, the changes in the interest rates on
Variable Rate Securities reduce the fluctuation in the market value of such
securities.  Accordingly, as interest rates decrease or increase, the potential
for capital appreciation or depreciation is less than for fixed-rate
obligations.

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     The maturity of Variable Rate Securities are determined in accordance with
the SEC rules that allow the trust to consider certain of such instruments as
having maturities shorter than the maturity date on the face of the instrument
if they are guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or
instrumentalities.

     Time Deposits, Certificates of Deposit and Bankers' Acceptances.  Subject
to its respective investment objective and policies, each Fund may invest to
some extent in time deposits ("TDs"), certificates of deposits ("CDs"), and
bankers' acceptances.  TDs are non-negotiable deposits maintained in a banking
institution for a specified period of time (in no event longer than seven days)
at a stated interest rate.  CDs generally are short-term, interest-bearing
negotiable certificates evidencing the obligation of a commercial bank to repay
funds deposited with it for a specified period of time.  TDs maturing in more
than seven days will be considered illiquid for purposes of each Fund's
respective limitation on investment in illiquid securities.  Investments in TDs
generally are limited to domestic banks having total assets in excess of one
billion U.S. dollars or to foreign branches of such domestic banks, and
investments in CDs and bankers' acceptances are limited to domestic or Canadian
banks having total assets in excess of one billion dollars.  CDs issued by
domestic branches of domestic banks do not benefit materially, and TDs issued by
foreign branches of domestic banks do not benefit at all, from insurance from
the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund administered
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").

     Variable rate certificates of deposit are certificates of deposit on which
the interest rate is periodically adjusted prior to their stated maturity,
usually at 30, 90 or 180 day intervals, based upon a specified market rate that
is considered by the issuers to be representative of the then-prevailing
certificate of deposit rate.  As a result of these adjustments, the interest
rate on these obligations may be increased or decreased periodically.  Variable
rate certificates of deposit also may contain provisions whereby the issuing
banks agree to repurchase such instruments at par on any coupon date, on any
rate adjustment date, or on any date after a specified holding period.  Variable
rate certificates of deposit normally carry a higher initial interest rate than
fixed rate certificates of deposit with shorter maturities because the issuing
bank pays a premium for the use of the money for a longer period of time.  With
respect to variable rate certificates of deposit maturing in one year or less
from the time of purchase, the Trust uses the period remaining until the next
rate adjustment date for purposes of determining the average weighted maturity.

     Bankers' acceptances are time drafts drawn on a commercial bank by a
borrower, usually in connection with an international commercial transaction (to
finance the import, export, transfer or storage of goods).  The borrower, as
well as the bank which unconditionally guarantees to pay the draft at its face
amount on the maturity date, is liable for payment.  Most acceptances have
maturities of six months or less, and are traded in secondary markets prior to
maturity.

     The Money Market Fund may not invest in any security issued by a commercial
bank unless the bank is organized and operating in the United States, has total
assets of at least $1 billion, and is a member of the FDIC, although the
securities in which the Trust invests may not be insured by the FDIC.  The Money
Market Fund may not invest in money market instruments issued by foreign banks
or foreign branches of domestic banks.

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

     As a result of the foregoing Federal and state laws and regulations,
domestic banks, among other things, are required to maintain specified levels of
reserves, limited in amounts which they can loan a single borrower, and subject
to other regulations designed to promote financial soundness.  However, not all
such laws and regulations apply to foreign branches of domestic banks.

     Repurchase Agreements.  Subject to its applicable investment objective(s),
policies and restrictions, each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements.
Repurchase Agreements are instruments under which the purchaser (e.g., the Fund)
acquires ownership of the obligation (underlying security), and the seller (a
broker-dealer or bank) agrees,

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at the time of the sale, to repurchase the obligation at a mutually agreed upon
time and price, thereby determining the yield during the purchaser's holding
period. This results in a fixed rate of return for the period. Repurchase
agreements usually are for short periods, frequently less than one week. The
securities underlying a repurchase agreement will be marked-to-market every
business day, so that the value of such securities is at least equal to the
investment value of the repurchase agreement, including any accrued interest
thereon. The Funds must take physical possession of the security or receive
written confirmation of the purchase and a custodial or safekeeping receipt from
a third party or be recorded as the owner of the security through the Federal
Reserve Book-Entry System.

     Should the value of the underlying securities decline, the issuer of the
repurchase agreement is required to provide the Fund with additional securities
so that the aggregate value of the underlying securities is equal to the
repurchase price.  In the event of a bankruptcy or other default of a seller of
a repurchase agreement, a Fund might have expenses in enforcing its rights, and
could experience losses, including a decline in the value of the underlying
securities and loss of income.  Repurchase agreements will be limited to
transactions with financial institutions believed by the Investment Adviser to
present minimal credit risk.

     The Funds each may enter into repurchase agreements with a securities
dealer or a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System.  The Money
Market Fund may only enter into repurchase agreements with respect to underlying
United States Government or United States Government agency or instrumentality
securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or bankers' acceptances in
which the Trust may otherwise invest, as described above.  The Trust's
Investment Adviser will monitor on an on-going basis the creditworthiness of the
broker-dealers and banks with which the Funds may engage in repurchase
agreements.  Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days will be
considered as illiquid for purposes of each Fund's respective limitation on
investment in illiquid securities.

     Commercial Paper.  Subject to its respective investment objective and
policies, each Fund may invest to some extent in commercial paper issued in
reliance on the exemption from Section 3(a)(3) ("Section 3(a)(3) paper") of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").  Such commercial
paper is generally issued by major corporations, and may be issued only to
finance current transactions and must mature in nine months or less.  Although
Section 3(a)(3) paper is not restricted as to the types of investors to whom it
may be sold, it is purchased primarily by institutional investors through
investment dealers, and individual investor participation in the commercial
paper market is very limited.

     As discussed more fully below, the Fund also may invest in money market
instruments issued in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act ("Section 4(2) paper"), which are restricted
as to disposition under the federal securities laws.  Section 4(2) paper
generally is sold to institutional investors such as the Fund who agree that
they are purchasing the paper for investment and not with a view to a public
distribution.  Any resale by the purchaser must be in an exempt transaction.
Section 4(2) paper is often resold to other institutional investors through or
with the assistance of investment dealers or on an automated trading system
operated by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., which provides
liquidity to the Section 4(2) paper market.  The Investment Adviser generally
believes there is no significant difference between Section 3(a)(3) and Section
4(2) commercial paper in terms of market or trading characteristics or of the
quality of the issuers and that, despite the legal restrictions thereon, Section
4(2) paper has typically been no less liquid or saleable than Section 3(a)(3)
paper.

     Section 4(2) Paper and Other "Restricted" Securities.  The Money Market
Fund may invest in money market instruments issued in a private placement under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.  Securities issued pursuant to Section 4(2)
include instruments similar in nature to commercial paper, but which are not
entitled to the exemption afforded commercial paper by Section 3(a)(3) of the
Securities Act because they were issued to finance other than current
transactions or were issued with a maturity greater than nine months.  The
Investment Adviser considers Section 4(2) paper generally to be liquid.  If a
particular investment in Section 4(2) paper is determined not to be liquid,
however, based on specified standards, the investment will be included within
the Fund's limitation on investments in illiquid securities.  The Board of
Trustees has approved guidelines and procedures adopted by the Investment
Adviser, and has delegated the day-to-day function of determining and monitoring
the liquidity of securities to the Investment Adviser.  The Board, however, will
retain oversight and be ultimately responsible for the determination.

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     In addition to Section 4(2) paper, other types of "restricted" money market
instruments that meet the Money Market Fund's credit, maturity, and other
investment criteria (such as high quality bonds with less than one year
remaining to maturity) could be purchased or sold by the Fund in a private
placement.

Hybrid Securities

     Convertible Securities.  Subject to its respective investment objective and
policies, the Growth Fund and the Income Fund each may invest to some extent in
convertible securities, the ratings of which correspond to other permissible
Fund investments.  A convertible security is a bond, debenture, note or other
security that entitles the holder to acquire common stock or other equity
securities of the same or a different issuer.  A convertible security generally
entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued until the convertible
security matures or is redeemed, converted, or exchanged.  Before conversion,
convertible securities have characteristics similar to non-convertible debt
securities. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a
corporation's capital structure and, therefore, generally entail less risk than
the corporation's common stock, although the extent to which such risk is
reduced depends in large measure upon the degree to which the convertible
security sells above its value as a fixed income security.

     A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the
issuer at a predetermined price.  If a convertible security held by a Fund is
called for redemption, the Fund would be required to permit the issuer to redeem
the security and convert it to underlying common stock, or would sell the
convertible security to a third party.  The Funds generally would invest in
convertible securities for their favorable price characteristics and total
return potential and would normally not exercise an option to convert.

Fixed-Income Securities

     High-Yield, High-Risk Fixed-Income Securities.  Subject to its specific
investment objective and policies, the Income Fund may invest up to 20% of its
assets in fixed-income securities below investment grade offering high current
income.  Although some risk is inherent in all securities ownership, holders of
fixed-income securities have a claim on the assets of the issuer prior to the
holders of common stock.  Therefore, an investment in fixed-income securities
generally entails less risk than an investment in common stock of the same
issuer.  However, high-yield (high-risk), fixed-income securities ordinarily
will be in the lower rating categories of recognized rating agencies or will be
non-rated.

     Lower rated and non-rated securities, which are sometimes referred to by
the popular press as "junk bonds," have widely varying characteristics and
qualities.  These lower-rated or non-rated fixed-income securities are
considered, on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the
issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the
terms of the obligation and generally will involve more credit risk than
securities in the higher rating categories.  The market values of such lower
rated or non-rated securities tend to react to individual corporate developments
to a greater extent than do those of higher rated securities, which react
primarily to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates. Such
securities also tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher
rated securities. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions regarding lower-
rated and non-rated securities, whether or not based on fundamental analysis,
may depress the prices for such securities.

     These and other factors adversely affecting the market value of high-yield
securities may adversely affect the Income Fund's net asset value.  High-yield
securities frequently are issued by corporations in the growth stage of their
development.  They may also be issued in connection with a corporate
reorganization or a corporate takeover. Companies that issue such high-yielding
securities often are highly leveraged and may not have available to them more
traditional methods of financing.  Therefore, the risk associated with acquiring
the securities of such issuers generally is greater than is the case with
higher-rated securities.  For example, during an economic downturn or recession,
highly leveraged issuers of high-yield securities may experience financial
stress.  During such periods, such issuers may not have sufficient revenues to
meet their interest payment obligations.  The issuer's ability to service its
debt obligations may also be adversely affected by specific corporate
developments, the issuer's inability to meet specific projected business
forecasts, or the unavailability of additional financing among other factors.
The risk of loss from default by the issuer is significantly greater for the
holders of high-yield securities because such securities are generally unsecured
and are often subordinated to other creditors of the issuer.

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     The Income Fund may have difficulty disposing of certain high-yield
securities because they may have a thin trading market. Because not all dealers
maintain markets in all high yield securities, the Income Fund anticipates that
such securities could be sold only to a limited number of dealers or
institutional investors. The lack of a liquid secondary market may have an
adverse effect on the market price of such securities. The Income Fund's ability
to dispose of particular issues may also make it more difficult for the Income
Fund to obtain accurate market quotations for purposes of valuing its assets.
Market quotations generally are available on many high-yield issues only from a
limited number of dealers and may not necessarily represent firm bids of such
dealers or prices for actual sales.

     Zero Coupon Securities and Pay-In-Kind Bonds.  The Income Fund and the
Money Market Fund each may invest in zero coupon securities, pay-in-kind bonds,
and deferred interest bonds. The zero coupon securities in which the Fund may
invest are U.S. Treasury notes and bonds that have been stripped of their
unmatured interest coupons, the unmatured interest coupons or interests in such
U.S. Treasury securities or coupons. Zero coupon securities are debt obligations
that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payments of interest prior to
maturity or a specified cash payment date when the securities begin paying
current interest (the "cash payment date") and therefore are issued and traded
at a discount from their face amount or par value. The buyer receives only the
right to receive a fixed payment on a certain date in the future. The market
prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market
prices of securities that pay interest periodically and are likely to respond to
changes in interest rates to a greater degree than do securities paying interest
currently having similar maturities and credit quality.

     Zero coupon securities and pay-in-kind bonds involve additional special
considerations. Zero coupon, pay-in-kind, or deferred interest bonds carry
additional risk in that, unlike bonds that pay interest throughout the period to
maturity, the Income Fund will realize no cash until the cash payment date
unless a portion of such securities are sold and, if the issuer defaults, the
Income Fund may obtain no return at all on its investment. In addition, pay-in-
kind bonds are generally issued by corporations whose cash flows are currently
insufficient to service the intended debt and whose balance sheets already
reflect a significant amount of debt. The utilization of pay-in-kind bonds has
the effect of adding to this debt burden and results in greater risk to the
investor.

     Current federal income tax law requires the holder of a zero coupon
security or of certain pay-in-kind bonds (bonds which pay interest through the
issuance of additional bonds) to accrue income with respect to these securities
prior to the receipt of cash payments. To maintain its qualification as a
registered investment company and avoid liability for federal income and excise
taxes, the Income Fund will be required to distribute income accrued with
respect to these securities and may be required to dispose of portfolio
securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash to satisfy these
distribution requirements.

     Municipal Obligations.  The Income Fund may invest in Municipal
Obligations, the ratings of which correspond with the ratings of other
permissible Income Fund investments. Municipal Obligations are debt obligations
issued by states, territories, and possessions of the United States and the
District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies, and
instrumentalities, or multi-state agencies or authorities, which bear fixed,
variable or floating rates of interest. Although many Municipal Obligations are
exempt from federal income tax, the Fund intends to invest in taxable Municipal
Obligations. Municipal Obligations generally include debt obligations issued to
obtain funds for various public purposes, and certain industrial development
bonds issued by or on behalf of public authorities. Municipal Obligations also
include municipal lease/purchase agreements, which are similar to installment
purchase contracts for property or equipment, issued by municipalities. Although
such agreements are obligations of a municipality, no assurance can be given
that the municipality will appropriate funds for such lease payments.

     Municipal Obligations are classified as general obligation bonds, revenue
or "special obligation" bonds, or notes. General obligation bonds are secured by
the issuer's pledge of its full faith, credit, and taxing power for the payment
of principal and interest. Revenue or special obligation bonds are payable from
the revenue derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in
some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue
source, but not from the general taxing power. Industrial development bonds, in
most cases, are revenue bonds that do not carry the pledge of the credit of the
issuing municipality, but generally are guaranteed by the corporate entity on
whose behalf they are issued. Notes are short-term instruments that are
obligations of the issuing municipalities or agencies and are sold in
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     The Fund may also purchase certificates of participation in trusts that
hold Municipal Obligations. A certificate of participation gives the Fund an
undivided interest in the Municipal Obligation in the proportion that the Fund's
interest bears to the total principal amount of the Municipal Obligation. These
certificates of participation may have a variable or fixed rate. A certificate
of participation may be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee
of a financial institution that satisfies rating agencies as to the credit
quality of the Municipal Obligation supporting the payment of principal and
interest on the certificate of participation. Payments of principal and interest
would be dependent upon the underlying Municipal Obligation and may be
guaranteed under a letter of credit to the extent of such credit. The quality
rating by a rating service of an issue of certificates of participation is based
primarily upon the rating of the Municipal Obligation held by the trust and the
credit rating of the issuer of any letter of credit and of any other guarantor
providing credit support to the issue.


Pass-Through Securities

     The Income Fund and The Money Market Fund each may invest in various fixed-
income obligations backed by a pool of mortgages or mortgage loans, which are
divided into two or more separate bond issues.

     Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.  The Income Fund may purchase or sell
collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs"). CMOs are obligations fully
collateralized by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-related securities.
Payments of principal and interest on the mortgages are passed through to the
holders of the CMOs on the same schedule as they are received, although certain
classes of CMOs have priority over others with respect to the receipt of
prepayments on the mortgages. Therefore, depending on the type of CMOs in which
the Income Fund invests, the investment may be subject to a greater or lesser
risk of prepayment than other types of mortgage-related securities. The issuer
of a series of CMOs may elect to be treated as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment
Conduit (a "REMIC"), which has certain special tax attributes.

     Mortgage-Backed Securities.  The Income Fund and Money Market Fund each may
invest in mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Mortgage-backed securities are
securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages. Principal and interest
payments made on the mortgages in the underlying mortgage pool are passed
through to the Income Fund.

     Unscheduled prepayments of principal shorten the securities' weighted
average life and may lower total return. (When a mortgage in the underlying
mortgage pool is prepaid, an unscheduled principal prepayment is passed through
to the Income Fund. This principal is returned to the Income Fund at par. As a
result, if a mortgage security were trading at a premium, its total return would
be lowered by prepayments, and if a mortgage security were trading at a
discount, its total return would be increased by prepayments). The value of
these securities also may change because of changes in the market's perception
of the creditworthiness of the federal agency that issued them. Some mortgage-
backed securities, such as GNMA certificates, are backed by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. Treasury, while others, such as Freddie Mac certificates, are
not.

     Asset-Backed Securities.  The Income Fund and Money Market Fund each may
purchase or sell debt obligations known as asset-backed securities. Asset-backed
securities are securities which represent a participation in, or are secured by
and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets, most
often a pool or pools of similar assets (e.g., trade receivables). The credit
quality of most asset-backed securities depends primarily on the credit quality
of the assets underlying such securities, how well the entity issuing the
security is insulated from the credit risk of the originator or any other
affiliated entities, and the amount and quality of any credit support provided
to the securities. The rate of principal payment on asset-backed securities
generally depends on the rate of principal payments received on the underlying
assets, which in turn may be affected by a variety of economic and other
factors. As a result, the yield on any asset-backed security is difficult to
predict with precision and actual yield to maturity may be more or less than the
anticipated yield to maturity.

     Asset-backed securities may be classified either as pass-through
certificates or collateralized obligations. Pass-through certificates are asset-
backed securities which represent an undivided fractional ownership interest in
an underlying pool of assets. Pass-through certificates usually provide for
payments of principal and interest received to


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be passed through to their holders, usually after deduction for certain costs
and expenses incurred in administering the pool. Because pass-through
certificates represent an ownership interest in the underlying assets, the
holders thereof bear directly the risk of any defaults by the obligors on the
underlying assets not covered by any credit support.

     Asset-backed securities issued in the form of debt instruments, also known
as collateralized obligations, are generally issued as the debt of a special
purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and
issuing such debt. Such assets are most often trade, credit card or automobile
receivables. The assets collateralizing such asset-backed securities are pledged
to a trustee or custodian for the benefit of the holders thereof. Such issuers
generally hold no assets other than those underlying the asset-backed securities
and any credit support provided. As a result, although payments on such asset-
backed securities are obligations of the issuers, in the event of defaults on
the underlying assets not covered by any credit support, the issuing entities
are unlikely to have sufficient assets to satisfy their obligations on the
related asset-backed securities.

     The underlying assets (e.g., loans) are often subject to prepayments, which
shorten the securities' weighted average life and may lower their return. If the
credit support or enhancement is exhausted, losses or delays in payment may
result if the required payments of principal and interest are not made. The
value of these securities also may change because of changes in the market's
perception of the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the
originator of the pool, or the financial institution providing the credit
support or enhancement.


Hedging Transactions

     The CorePortfolio Fund, Growth Fund, and the Income Fund each may engage in
hedging strategies. The Investment Adviser may cause the Funds to use a variety
of financial instruments, including options on securities, financial futures
contracts, and options on financial futures contracts, to attempt to hedge a
Fund's holdings.

     Options on Securities and Indices.  Subject to their applicable investment
objective(s), policies, and restrictions, the CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth
Fund, and the Income Fund each may invest in options. The Funds may enter into
closing transactions, exercise their options, or permit them to expire. Each of
the Funds intend to engage in such transactions at times when it appears
advantageous to its Investment Adviser to do so in order to hedge against the
effects of market conditions and to protect the value of its assets. Neither
Fund currently engages in or currently plans to engage in the practice of
writing covered call options.

     A put option gives the holder (buyer) the "right to sell" a security at a
specified price (the exercise price) at any time until a certain date (the
expiration date). In effect, the buyer of a put option who also owns the related
stock is protected by ownership of a put option against any decline in that
security's price below the exercise price, less the amount paid for the option.
The ability to purchase put options allows a Fund to protect capital gains in an
appreciated security it owns, without being required to sell that security. If
the market price of the related investment is above the exercise price and, as a
result, the put is not exercised or sold, the put will become worthless at its
expiration date. A call option gives the holder (buyer) the "right to purchase"
a security at a specified price (the exercise price) at any time until a certain
date (the expiration date). At times a Fund may wish to establish a position in
securities upon which call options are available. By purchasing a call option, a
Fund is able to fix the cost of acquiring the stock at the cost of the call
option plus the exercise price of the option. The Fund will benefit only if the
market price of the related investments is above the call price plus the premium
during the exercise period, and the call is either exercised or sold at a
profit. This procedure also provides some protection from an unexpected downturn
in the market because a Fund would be at risk only for the amount of the premium
paid for the call option which the Trust's Investment Adviser may, if it
chooses, permit to expire.

     When the Fund writes (sells) a covered call option, it will receive a
premium from the buyer of the option and will be obligated to sell the related
securities at the specified price if the option is exercised before the
expiration date. A call option is considered "covered" when the writer (seller),
in this case the Fund, already owns the underlying securities. In determining
whether a covered call option will be written on one of a Fund's securities, the
Investment Adviser will consider the reasonableness of the anticipated premium
and the likelihood that a liquid secondary market will exist for the option. The
Funds do not consider a security covered by a call to be "pledged," as that term
is used in paragraph (9) above, limiting the pledging or mortgaging of Fund
assets. If an option written (sold) by a Fund is not


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exercised, the Fund will profit from the premium received and, in the event of a
decline in the market value of the related securities, will be able to offset
depreciation in such securities to the extent of the premium received. While
holding securities during the term of a related option written by a Fund, the
Fund may be exposed to possible decreases in the value of such securities that
may otherwise have been avoided if the securities had been sold. In the event
the market value of the related securities increases and the holder does
exercise the call option, a Fund will recognize capital appreciation in the
related securities only to the extent of the exercise price plus the amount of
premium paid and may forfeit an opportunity to realize profit from any increase
in the value of the underlying security above the exercise price plus the
premium.

     As part of their options transactions, the CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth
Fund, and the Income Fund each may also purchase index options. Through the
purchase of index options, a Fund can achieve many of the same objectives as
through the purchase of options on individual securities. Options on securities
indices are similar to options on a security, except that, rather than the right
to take or make delivery of a security at a specified price, an option on a
securities index gives the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of an
option, an amount of cash if the closing level of the securities index upon
which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than,
in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. The value of a stock
index option will generally vary directly in the case of a call, and inversely
in the case of a put, with movements in the underlying index, and the percentage
fluctuations in the value of an option may be many times greater than those of
the underlying index. The Investment Adviser may purchase call index options as
a hedge against a general increase in the price of securities in connection with
either sales of portfolio securities or deferrals of purchases of securities it
may desire to purchase at a later date. Put index options may be purchased as a
hedge against a general decline in the value of securities, rather than selling
portfolio securities. Any protection provided by stock index options is
effective only against changes in the level of a stock index and not necessarily
against a change in the value of individual securities. Thus, the effectiveness
of the use of stock index options as a hedge is dependent on the extent to which
price movements of individual securities that are being hedged correlate with
price movements in the underlying stock index. Unless a stock index option can
be sold or exercised at a profit prior to expiration, a Fund will forfeit its
entire investment in the option, often in a relatively short period of time. Any
profit that may be realized from the sale or exercise of stock index options
will be reduced by related transaction costs.

     Financial Futures Contracts.  The Income Fund may enter into financial
futures contracts for the future delivery of a financial instrument, such as a
security, or the cash value of a securities index. This investment technique is
designed primarily to hedge (i.e., protect) against anticipated future changes
in interest rates or equity market conditions that otherwise might affect
adversely the value of securities that the Income Fund holds or intends to
purchase. A "sale" of a futures contract means the undertaking of a contractual
obligation to deliver the securities or the cash value of an index called for by
the contract at a specified price during a specified delivery period. A
"purchase" of a futures contract means the undertaking of a contractual
obligation to acquire the securities or cash value of an index at a specified
price during a specified delivery period. At the time of delivery, in the case
of fixed income securities pursuant to the contract, adjustments are made to
recognize differences in value arising from the delivery of securities with a
different interest rate than that specified in the contract. In some cases,
securities called for by a futures contract may not have been issued at the time
the contract was written. The Income Fund will not enter into any futures
contracts or options on futures contracts if the aggregate of the contract value
of the outstanding futures contracts of the Income Fund, and futures contracts
subject to outstanding options written by the Income Fund, would exceed 50% of
the total assets of the Income Fund.

     Although some futures contracts by their terms call for the actual delivery
or acquisition of securities, in most cases a party will close out the
contractual commitment before delivery without having to make or take delivery
of the security by purchasing (or selling, as the case may be) on a commodities
exchange an identical futures contract calling for delivery in the same month.
Such a transaction, if effected through a member of an exchange, cancels the
obligation to make or take delivery of the securities. All transactions in the
futures market are made, offset, or fulfilled through a clearing house
associated with the exchange on which the contracts are traded. The Income Fund
will incur brokerage fees when it purchases or sells contracts and will be
required to maintain margin deposits. At the time the Income Fund enters into a
futures contract, it is required to deposit with its custodian, on behalf of the
broker, a specified amount of cash or eligible securities, called "initial
margin." The initial margin required for a futures contract is set by the
exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments, called "variation
margin," to and from the broker are


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made on a daily basis as the market price of the futures contract fluctuates.
The costs incurred in connection with futures transactions could reduce the
Income Fund's return.

     Futures contracts entail risks. If the Investment Adviser's judgment about
the general direction of interest rates or markets is wrong, a Fund's overall
performance may be poorer than if no such contracts had been entered into by the
Fund. There may be an imperfect correlation between movements in prices of
futures contracts and portfolio securities being hedged. In addition, the market
prices of futures contracts may be affected by certain factors. If participants
in the futures market elect to close out their contracts through offsetting
transactions rather than meet margin requirements, distortions in the normal
relationship between the securities and futures markets could result. Price
distortions could also result if investors in futures contracts decide to make
or take delivery of underlying securities rather than engage in closing
transactions because of the resultant reduction in the liquidity of the futures
market. In addition, because, from the point of view of speculators, the margin
requirements in the futures markets are less onerous than margin requirements in
the cash market, increased participation by speculators in the futures market
could cause temporary price distortions. Due to the possibility of price
distortions in the futures market, and because of the imperfect correlation
between movements in the prices of securities and movements in the prices of
futures contracts, a correct forecast of market trends by the Investment Adviser
may still not result in a successful hedging transaction. If any of these events
should occur, the Income Fund could lose money on the financial futures
contracts and also on the value of its portfolio securities.

     Options on Financial Futures Contracts.  The Income Fund may purchase and
write call and put options on financial futures contracts. An option on a
futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid,
to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price at any
time during the period of the option. Upon exercise, the writer of the option
delivers the futures contract to the holder at the exercise price. The Income
Fund would be required to deposit with its custodian initial margin and
maintenance margin with respect to put and call options on futures contracts
written by it. Options on futures contracts involve risks similar to those risks
relating to transactions in financial futures contracts described above. Also,
an option purchased by the Income Fund may expire worthless, in which case the
Income Fund would lose the premium paid therefor.


Other Investment Policies and Techniques

     Cash Management.  The Trust has received permission from the SEC to allow
the CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth Fund, and the Income Fund each to invest, for
cash management purposes, up to 25% of each investing Fund's respective total
net assets in the Money Market Fund, provided that such investment is consistent
with the Funds' investment policies and restrictions. Based upon the Funds'
assets invested in the Money Market Fund, the Investment Adviser will credit the
Growth Fund and/or the Income Fund or waive its investment advisory and any
other fees earned as a result of the Funds' investments in the Money Market
Fund. The investing Fund will bear expenses of the Money Market Fund on the same
basis as all of the shareholders of the Money Market Fund.

     Delayed Delivery Transactions.  The Income Fund may purchase or sell
portfolio securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. When-issued or
delayed delivery transactions involve a commitment by the Income Fund to
purchase or sell securities with payment and delivery to take place in the
future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or
yield to the Income Fund at the time of entering into the transaction. When the
Income Fund enters into a delayed delivery transaction, it becomes obligated to
purchase securities, and it has all of the rights and risks attendant to
ownership of a security, although delivery and payment occur at a later date.
The value of fixed income securities to be delivered in the future will
fluctuate as interest rates vary. At the time the Income Fund makes the
commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, it
will record the transaction and reflect the liability for the purchase and the
value of the security in determining its net asset value. Likewise, at the time
the Income Fund makes the commitment to sell a security on a delayed delivery
basis, it will record the transaction and include the proceeds to be received in
determining its net asset value; accordingly, any fluctuations in the value of
the security sold pursuant to a delayed delivery commitment are ignored in
calculating net asset value, so long as the commitment remains in effect. The
Income Fund generally has the ability to close out a purchase obligation on or
before the settlement date, rather than take delivery of the security.


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     To the extent the Income Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery
purchases, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring portfolio securities
consistent with its investment objectives and policies and not for the purpose
of investment leverage or to speculate in interest rate changes. The Income Fund
will only make commitments to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed
delivery basis with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, but it
reserves the right to sell these securities before the settlement date if deemed
advisable. Because the Income Fund is required to set aside cash or liquid high
grade securities to satisfy its commitments to purchase when-issued or delayed
delivery securities, flexibility to manage the Income Fund's investments may be
limited if commitments to purchase when-issued or delayed delivery securities
were to exceed 25% of the value of its assets.

     Lending of Fund Securities.  Subject to its applicable investment
objective(s), policies, and restrictions, each Fund may lend its portfolio
securities under the following conditions: (i) the collateral to be received
from the borrower will be invested in short-term securities, the income from
which will increase the return to the Fund; (ii) the Fund will retain all rights
of beneficial ownership as to the loaned portfolio securities, including voting
rights and rights to dividends, interest or other distributions, and will have
the right to regain record ownership of loaned securities to exercise such
beneficial rights; (iii) such loans will be terminable within three business
days; and (iv) upon termination of the loan, the Fund will receive securities
which are of the same class and issue as those loaned. In the event that the
borrower of such loaned securities fails financially, the Fund might experience
a delay in recovery, incur expenses in enforcing its rights and experience
losses, including a substitution of securities and loss of income. The Fund may
pay reasonable fees to persons not affiliated with the Fund, as defined in the
1940 Act, in connection with the arranging of such loans.

     Temporary Defensive Positions.  The Growth Fund and Income Fund each may,
from time to time, take temporary defensive measures that are inconsistent with
their respective principal investment strategies in response to adverse market,
economic, political, or other conditions. For example, the Growth Fund may
purchase put and call options (including stock index options), write covered
call options, invest all or part of its assets in shares of fixed-income
securities such as investment-grade commercial paper and corporate bonds, United
States government securities, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances,
variable rate notes, and other money market instruments (such as short-term
corporate debt instruments), or it may retain cash. The Income Fund may hold
cash or cash equivalents. In taking such measures, a Fund may not achieve its
investment objective.


Ratings

     The Growth Fund may make limited investments in bonds and convertible
debentures rated not less than BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's. The Growth Fund may
also invest on a temporary defensive basis all or part of its assets in
investment-grade commercial paper.

     The Income Fund may invest in securities that are given ratings by Moody's
and/or S&P. After purchase by the Income Fund, such a security may cease to be
rated or its rating may be reduced below the minimum required for purchase by
the Income Fund. Neither event will require a sale of such security by the
Income Fund. However, the Investment Adviser will consider such event in its
determination of whether the Income Fund should continue to hold the security.
To the extent that the ratings given by Moody's and/or S&P may change as a
result of changes in such organizations or their rating systems, the Income Fund
will attempt to use comparable ratings as standards for investments in
accordance with the investment policies contained in the Prospectus.

     The Money Market Fund will limit its investments in order to comply with
applicable laws and regulations, in particular to comply with the various
requirements of SEC Rule 2a-7, which regulates money market funds. The Money
Market Fund will determine its ability to consider a security as having received
the requisite short-term ratings by nationally recognized ratings services
according to Rule 2a-7. In general, the Money Market Fund will purchase only
those securities rated in one of the two highest short-term categories
(determined without regard for sub-categories or gradations) by two nationally
recognized ratings services or which the Fund determines otherwise to be
eligible for purchase under the requirements of Rule 2a-7.

     See the Appendix to this Statement of Additional Information for an
explanation of ratings.


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                            Management of the Trust

     The executive officers of the Trust manage its day-to-day operations and
are accountable to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees sets broad
policies for the Trust and chooses its executive officers. The following is a
list of the trustees and executive officers of the Trust and a statement of
their present positions and principal occupations during the past five years.
Unless otherwise noted, the address of each of the following trustees and
executive officers is 300 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Trustees
who are "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, are indicated with an
asterisk.


Trustees

     Steven R. Becker/*/ (48), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trust;
Principal, Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C. (Wayne Hummer); prior to April 1,
1996, Partner, Wayne Hummer & Co.; Director and former Vice President, Wayne
Hummer Management Company; formerly Trustee, Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust,
1982-1999.

     Charles V. Doherty/*/ (65), 3 First National Plaza, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60602; Managing Director, Madison Asset Group, Chicago, Illinois
(registered investment adviser); Director, Lakeside Bank, Chicago, Illinois
(Illinois state-chartered bank); Director, Knight Trimark Group, Inc. (holding
company for securities broker); Director, Howe Barnes Securities, Inc.
(securities broker); Director, Brauvin Capital Corp. (REIT); Director,
NationsBank Financial Products; formerly Trustee, Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust,
1994-1999.

     Joel D. Gingiss (56), 207 Hazel, Highland Park, Illinois 60035; Assistant
State's Attorney, Lake County, Illinois, September 1993 to present; formerly
Chairman of the Board of Directors and President, Gingiss International, Inc.
(franchisor of Gingiss Formalwear Stores); past President, International
Franchise Association; formerly Trustee, Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust,
1982-1999.

     Patrick B. Long (56), 58 Parkland Plaza, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103;
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, KMS Industries, Inc. (fusion energy
research); Chairman and Director, OG Technologies, Inc. (surface measurement
technology company); Chairman and Director, AVIQS LLC (machine vision company);
formerly Trustee, Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust, 1982-1999.

     David P. Poitras/*/ (38), Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
Trust; Vice President of the Trust; formerly President, Wayne Hummer Money Fund
Trust, August 1993 - July 1999; Vice President, Wayne Hummer Management Company
since May, 1992; Principal, Wayne Hummer; prior to April 1, 1996, Partner, Wayne
Hummer & Co.; Bond Department Manager, Wayne Hummer.

     James J. Riebandt (49), 3025 Salt Creek Lane, Arlington Heights, Illinois
60005; Member, Riebandt & DeWald, P.C. (law firm).

     Eustace K. Shaw (74), 200 First Avenue E., Newton, Iowa 50208; Chairman of
the Board of Directors, B. F. Shaw Printing Co.; formerly publisher, Newton
Daily News; formerly Trustee, Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust, 1982-1999.

     Messrs. Becker, Doherty, and Poitras are members of the Trust's Executive
Committee. The Executive Committee is elected by the Board of Trustees and is
composed of three trustees, two of whom are officers, directors, or employees of
Wayne Hummer Management Company and/or Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C. The
Executive Committee is empowered to exercise such powers and authority of the
Board of Trustees, as the Board may determine, when the Board of Trustees is not
in session and as are consistent with law.


Officers

     Information about Mr. Poitras, Vice President of the Trust, appears above
under "Trustees." The remaining officers of the Trust are as follows:

     Thomas J. Rowland (53), President of the Trust; President, Wayne Hummer
Management Company; formerly Vice President, Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust, July
1987-July 1999; formerly Vice President of the Trust and Wayne Hummer Management
Company; Principal, Wayne Hummer; prior to April 1, 1996, Partner, Wayne Hummer
& Co.

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     Jean M. Maurice (36), Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Trust;
formerly Treasurer, Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust, March 1988-July 1999.

     Robert J. Moran (53), Secretary of the Trust; Partner, Vedder, Price,
Kaufman & Kammholz (law firm); formerly Secretary, Wayne Hummer Money Fund Trust
1981-July 1999.

Trustee Compensation

     The individuals in the following table serve on the Trust's Board of
Trustees.  The Trust pays each Trustee who is not affiliated with Wayne Hummer
Management Company  (each an "Outside Trustee" and collectively, the "Outside
Trustees") $10,000 per year, plus $1,000 per meeting attended, and reimburses
each Outside Trustee for the travel and other expenses that he incurs in
attending meetings.  Each Fund pays a proportionate share of the Outside
Trustees' compensation.  The trustees who are not Outside Trustees and the
officers of the Trust are compensated by Wayne Hummer Management Company, not
the Trust.

     The following table provides compensation details for each of the trustees.
The table shows the aggregate compensation that each trustee entitled to
compensation received from each Fund and the total amount of compensation paid
to each such trustee by all Wayne Hummer Trusts.  All information shown is for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                           Pension or
                                                       Retirement Benefit        Total Compensation
                      Aggregate Compensation from      Accrued As Part of        From Fund Complex
      Trustee                Each Fund  *                 Fund Expenses          Paid to Trustees *
- --------------------  ---------------------------      -------------------      -------------------
<S>                   <C>                              <C>                       <C>


Charles V. Doherty             Growth Fund $6,200               $0                      $13,000
                               Income Fund $  800
                         Money Market Fund $6,000

Joel D. Gingiss                Growth Fund $6,200               $0                      $13,000
                               Income Fund $  800
                         Money Market Fund $6,000

Patrick B. Long                Growth Fund $4,765               $0                      $11,000
                               Income Fund $  735
                         Money Market Fund $5,500

Eustace K. Shaw                Growth Fund $4,765               $0                      $11,000
                               Income Fund $  735
                         Money Market Fund $5,500
- --------------------
</TABLE>



* Based upon annual trustee compensation of $2,000, plus $500 per meeting
attended for the period of April 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998, and annual
trustee compensation of $5,000, plus $500 per meeting attended for the period
January 1, 1999 through March 31, 1999 for service on the Boards of the Wayne
Hummer Investment Trust and WHMFT.  WHMFT was reorganized as the Wayne Hummer
Money Market Fund in July 1999.  The amounts shown in the table with respect to
the Money Market Fund are estimates based upon the compensation paid to each
trustee for his service on the board of WHMFT.  Neither Mr. Poitras nor Mr.
Riebandt were Trustees during this period.

     As of June 30, 1999, the trustees and officers as a group beneficially
owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.  As of June 30, 1999,
the Wayne Hummer Employees Profit Sharing Trust (the "Retirement Plan") owned of
record and beneficially 3.80% of the outstanding shares of the Growth Fund and
6.47% of the outstanding shares of the Income Fund, which constituted 4.48% of
the aggregate outstanding shares of the Trust as of that date. Messrs. Rowland,
Cannova, Reilly, Kratzer, and Poitras, as trustees of the Retirement Plan, may
be deemed to have

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beneficial ownership of the percentage of shares of the Funds and the Trust as
stated above. Messrs. Rowland, Kratzer and Poitras are Principals of Wayne
Hummer, the Trust's Distributor. Messrs. Poitras and Rowland also are officers
of the Trust and Wayne Hummer Management Company.

     As of June 30, 1999, other than the Retirement Plan, there were no
shareholders of record, nor was the Trust aware of any beneficial shareholders,
who held 5% or more of any Fund's shares.

                    Investment Advisory and Other Services

      Investment Adviser. Subject to the review of the Board of Trustees, Wayne
Hummer Management Company acts as investment adviser to the Trust and provides
the Trust with operating facilities and management services (the "Investment
Adviser") under the terms of an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement.

     The shareholders of the Investment Adviser are the voting members of Wayne
Hummer Investments L.L.C. ("Wayne Hummer"), a Delaware limited liability
company, who own shares in proportion to their percentage of voting membership
interest. Wayne Hummer, a registered broker-dealer firm, acts as the Trust's
distributor and shareholder service agent (see "Distributor and Shareholder
Service Agent" below). As noted above under "Management of the Trust," certain
of the members of Wayne Hummer are also officers, directors, or employees of the
Investment Adviser, as well as officers and "interested persons," as defined in
the 1940 Act, of the Trust. Moreover, Wayne Hummer may be deemed to be an
affiliated person of the Investment Adviser and the Trust.

     Harry Flagg Baum, Director; Steven R. Becker, Director; G. Ted Becker,
Treasurer; Philip M. Burno, Director; Philip Wayne Hummer, Director and
Chairman, David P. Poitras, Vice President; William A. Rogers, Director and
Secretary; Thomas J. Rowland, President; Mark H. Dierkes, Vice President; Amy
Goeldner, Vice President; Grove N. Mower, Vice President; and Damaris E.
Martinez, Vice President, Administration are the executive officers and
directors of the Investment Adviser.

     The services and facilities provided and paid for by the Investment Adviser
under the Investment Management and Advisory Agreement include investment
advisory and portfolio management services; administrative services, office
space, and basic facilities for management of the Trust's affairs (other than
distribution of the Trust's shares and the furnishing of shareholder services,
as described below); and compensation of all officers, trustees of the Trust who
are "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust, and other
personnel of the Trust for their services to the Trust. The Trust pays all other
expenses incurred in its operation that are properly payable by the Trust.
Certain of these expenses may be advanced on behalf of the Trust by the
Investment Adviser or the Shareholder Service Agent and will be reimbursed to
such party by the Trust.

     As compensation for its investment advisory and management services to the
Funds, the Investment Adviser receives from each Fund an annual investment
advisory fee, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, based upon each
Fund's respective average daily net assets as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of Fund          Average Daily Net Asset Value    Fund Management Fee
- ------------          -----------------------------    -------------------
<S>                  <C>                              <C>
CorePortfolio Fund    For all assets                         0.400%

Growth Fund           For the first $100 million             0.800%
                      For the next $150 million              0.650%
                      For all assets over $250 million       0.500%

Income Fund           For the first $100 million             0.500%
                      For the next $150 million              0.400%
                      For all assets over $250 million       0.300%

Money Market Fund     For the first $500 million             0.500%
                      For the next $250 million              0.425%

</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of Fund          Average Daily Net Asset Value    Fund Management Fee
- ------------          -----------------------------    -------------------
<S>                  <C>                              <C>
                      For the next $250 million              0.375%
                      For the next $500 million              0.350%
                      For the next $500 million              0.325%
                      For the next $500 million              0.300%
                      For all assets over $2.5 billion       0.275%
</TABLE>
     For the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, the Growth Fund
paid the Investment Adviser $1,030,442, $950,496, and $817,835, respectively,
under the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement. For the fiscal years
ended March 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, the Income Fund paid the Investment
Adviser $103,836, $110,478, and $119,230, respectively, under the Investment
Advisory and Management Agreement. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999,
1998, and 1997. WHMFT, which was reorganized as the Money Market Fund in July
1999, paid the Investment Adviser $1,587,540 in 1999, $1,311,192 in 1998, and
$1,097,662 in 1997 under an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between
WHMFT and the Investment Adviser. The Investment Advisory and Management
Agreement between the Money Market Fund and the Investment Adviser contains
substantially the same terms and conditions, including the fees payable under
the agreement.

     The Investment Adviser has agreed to waive its fee to the extent that a
Fund's ordinary operating expenses during any fiscal year, including its own
fee, exceed 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the CorePortfolio Fund,
1.5% of the respective average daily net assets of the Growth Fund or the Income
Fund, or 1.0% of the average daily net assets of the Money Market Fund, computed
on an annual basis. Expenses that are not subject to this limitation are
interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary items such as
litigation costs. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, the
Investment Adviser was not required to reimburse the Funds for any expenses in
excess of any applicable expense limitation or to waive its fees.

     The Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the
Trust, pursuant to which the Adviser has agreed to waive or limit its fees so
that the total annual ordinary operating expenses of the CorePortfolio Fund
(which excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary
expenses, such as litigation or other expenses not incurred in the ordinary
course of the Fund's business) do not exceed 0.75% of the Fund's average daily
net assets. In addition, the Adviser has paid organizational expenses of the
Fund in the amount of $15,000.

     The expense limitation agreement provides that these expense limitations
shall continue so long as the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement is in
effect. The Fund will at a later date reimburse the Adviser for management fees
waived, organization expenses, and other expenses assumed by the Adviser during
the previous five years, but only if, after such reimbursement, the Fund's
expense ratio does not exceed 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The
Investment Manager will only be reimbursed for fees waived or expenses assumed
after the effective date of the expense limitation agreement.

     Distributor and Shareholder Service Agent. Pursuant to a Distribution
Agreement, Wayne Hummer, 300 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, an
affiliate of the Investment Adviser, is the principal underwriter and
distributor of the Funds' shares in the continuous offering of the Trust's
shares. Wayne Hummer also acts as the Funds' Shareholder Service Agent pursuant
to a Shareholder Service Agreement.

     Under these agreements, Wayne Hummer directly or through other firms, as
discussed below, provides information and services to existing and potential
shareholders such as processing new shareholder account applications; converting
funds into or advancing federal funds for the purchase of shares as well as
transmitting purchase orders to the Trust's transfer agent; maintaining records
of shareholders' transactions for federal and state tax and securities law
purposes as well as for other purposes; preparing and transmitting federal and
state tax informational returns relating to share transactions to shareholders
and governmental agencies; recording dividends on shareholders' brokerage
accounts with Wayne Hummer and forwarding cash dividends to shareholders;
generating and transmitting transaction confirmations (if required) and periodic
statements to shareholders; transmitting redemption requests to the Trust's
transfer agent and transmitting the proceeds of redemption of shares pursuant to
shareholder instructions when such redemption is effected through Wayne Hummer
other than in connection with the check writing privilege of the Money

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Market Fund; transmitting proxy materials and reports to the Funds'
shareholders; maintaining the automatic share purchase and redemptions "sweep
program," as described in the Funds' Prospectus; providing telephonic and
written communications with respect to shareholder account inquiries and serving
as the primary interface with existing and potential shareholders in answering
questions concerning the Trust and their transactions with the Trust; and
providing literature distribution, advertising, and promotion as is necessary or
appropriate for providing information and services to existing and potential
shareholders.

     Wayne Hummer may be reimbursed by the Trust for certain out-of-pocket costs
in connection with its services to existing shareholders as Shareholder Service
Agent, including such costs as postage; data entry, modification and printout;
stationery; tax forms; and all external forms or printed material. However,
Wayne Hummer does not receive a fee from the Trust, nor is it reimbursed by the
Trust for any expenses it incurs in its capacity as Distributor of the Trust's
shares.

     Wayne Hummer may appoint various broker-dealer firms to assist in providing
distribution services for the Trust and may appoint broker-dealers and other
firms (including depository institutions such as commercial banks and savings
and loan associations) to provide administrative services for their clients as
shareholders of the Trust under service agreements. Wayne Hummer may pay these
broker-dealers and other firms a fee for their services.

     As of January 1, 1991 the Investment Adviser entered into an agreement with
Wayne Hummer whereby the Investment Adviser agreed to pay to Wayne Hummer the
following: (a) for distribution services rendered to the Trust under the
Distribution Agreement, an amount equal to 35% of the gross revenues generated
from the rendering of investment advisory services to the Trust, not to exceed
in the aggregate for a particular fiscal year, however, the net profit (before
taxes and before payment of the fees so payable) earned by the Investment
Adviser for such year for the rendering of such advisory services, and (b) for
services rendered by Wayne Hummer to Trust shareholders under the Shareholder
Service Agreement, an amount equal to 130% of the unreimbursed overhead and
labor expenses incurred by Wayne Hummer in rendering such services.

     Wayne Hummer receives no compensation from the Funds as Distributor and
pays all expenses of distribution of the Trust's shares not otherwise paid by
dealers or other financial services firms. As discussed in the Prospectus, Wayne
Hummer retains the applicable sales charge upon the purchase of CorePortfolio
Fund, Growth Fund and Income Fund shares and pays out all of this sales charge
or may allow concessions or discounts to firms for the sale of CorePortfolio
Fund, Growth Fund and Income Fund shares on applicable sales.

     Prior to April 1, 1996, Wayne Hummer & Co. was the Trust's Distributor and
Shareholder Service Agent. Effective as of April 1, 1996, Wayne Hummer & Co.,
which was organized as an Illinois limited partnership, was reorganized as a
Delaware limited liability company and is now known as Wayne Hummer Investments
L.L.C. Each of the general partners of Wayne Hummer & Co. became voting members
of Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C. The following persons, all of whom, except as
specified, are located at 300 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, have
been members or employees of Wayne Hummer, and partners of Wayne Hummer's
predecessor Wayne Hummer & Co., for at least the past five years, and are
presently members of Wayne Hummer: William B. Hummer; Philip Wayne Hummer; Harry
Flagg Baum; William A. Rogers; Philip M. Burno; Joseph A. Piekarczyk; G. Ted
Becker; Steven R. Becker; W. Douglas Carroll; Richard J. Kosarek; Raymond L.
Kratzer; Jean E. Williams; Linda C. Becker; Thomas J. Rowland; Laura A. Kogut;
David P. Poitras; Richard Wholey, Jr.; Peder H. Culver; Daniel G. Hack; Ronald
A. Tyrpin; Larry H. Weisz; Floyd E. Siegel and Scott Park. The George E. Barnes
Family Trust (George E. Barnes, grantor of the Family Trust, was a founding
partner of Wayne Hummer & Co. and was a general partner through March, 1986. Mr.
Barnes' address is 46-730 Amir Drive, Palm Desert, California 92260.) is a Class
C Member of Wayne Hummer and prior to April 1, 1996 had been a limited partner
of Wayne Hummer since April, 1986. Robert F. Kahlfeldt, 2 S 484 Burning Trail,
Wheaton, Illinois 60187, is a non-voting member of Wayne Hummer. Prior to
January 1, 1999, he was a voting member of Wayne Hummer, and prior to April 1,
1996, he was a general partner of Wayne Hummer & Co.

     Portfolio Accounting Services. The Investment Adviser also provides the
Trust with certain portfolio accounting services under the terms of a Portfolio
Accounting Services Agreement (the "Accounting Agreement") between the
Investment Adviser and the Trust. Under this agreement, the Investment Adviser
maintains the accounting
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books and records for each Fund constituting the record forming the basis for
that Fund's financial statements; maintains capital stock accounts for each
Fund; prepares a daily trial balance for each Fund; calculates the daily net
asset value of each Fund; maintains all records of a financial nature for each
Fund's transactions; and processes special ledgers and other reports when
requested. The Accounting Agreement continues in effect until terminated by
either the Investment Adviser or the Trust upon 60 days' prior written notice.
In addition, the Trust may terminate the Accounting Agreement without prior
written notice to preserve the integrity of its records from material and
continuing errors and omissions on the part of the Investment Adviser.

     Under the Accounting Agreement, the Investment Adviser receives, as
compensation for its accounting services to the Trust, an annual fee, computed
and accrued daily and payable monthly, equal to 0.01 of 1% of each Fund's
respective average daily net assets. Such fee shall not exceed $15,000 per Fund
per year. In addition, the Investment Adviser receives an equipment fee of $50
per Fund per month and is reimbursed for its out-of-pocket costs for obtaining
securities pricing services, the license for use of portfolio accounting
software, and other out-of-pocket costs that are incurred in providing pricing
and software services. The Investment Adviser has agreed to waive the accounting
services fee applicable to the CorePortfolio Fund for the period beginning on
the date that shares of the CorePortfolio Fund are first offered to the public
and ending on July 31, 2000. For the services provided under the Accounting
Agreement, each Fund paid the Investment Adviser the dollar amounts set forth in
the table below for the last three fiscal years:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Fiscal Year Ended 3/31
                        -------------------------
                         1999     1998     1997
                        -------  -------  -------
<S>                    <C>      <C>      <C>
Growth Fund             $20,728  $19,640  $17,043
Income Fund             $18,577  $18,709  $19,543
Money Market Fund/*/    $25,202  $24,602  $21,852
</TABLE>
- -----------------
/*/ Amounts shown for the Money Market Fund were actually paid by WHMFT, which
was reorganized as the Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund in July 1999. The Money
Market Fund has entered in to a fund accounting agreement under substantially
the same terms and conditions as WHMFT, including the fees payable under the
Accounting Agreement.

     The Accounting Agreement was initially approved at the October 25, 1994
meeting of the Board of Trustees by a majority of the trustees who are neither
parties to the Accounting Agreement nor "interested persons," as defined in the
1940 Act, of any such party and shall continue in effect, as amended from time
to time, until terminated. The Accounting Agreement may be terminated by either
party upon sixty days' prior written notice; provided, however, that the Trust
may terminate the Accounting Agreement without prior notice to preserve the
integrity of its records from material and continuing errors and omissions on
the part of the Investment Adviser.

                             Brokerage Allocation

     The Investment Adviser determines the securities to be purchased, sold, and
held by the Trust and places all orders subject to the general supervision of
the Board of Trustees. Transactions are allocated among various brokers and
dealers by the Investment Adviser in its best judgment. In placing such orders,
the Investment Adviser primarily is concerned with obtaining the best
combination of price and execution. This does not mean that the Trust must base
its execution decisions solely on whether the lowest possible price or
commission costs may be obtained. In seeking to achieve the best combination of
price and execution, an effort will be made to evaluate the overall quality and
reliability of broker-dealers and the services they provide, including their
general execution capability, reliability, and integrity; willingness to take
positions in securities; general operational capabilities; and financial
condition. For the CorePortfolio Fund and the Growth Fund, the Investment
Adviser is authorized, consistent with Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, to pay a commission to a broker-dealer that may be greater than the
commission another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting the
transaction if the Investment Adviser determines in good faith that the
commission is reasonable in relation to the value of brokerage and research
services provided. For each Fund, when the execution and prices offered by two
or more brokers or dealers are comparable, the Investment Adviser may, in its
discretion, purchase and sell portfolio securities from and to brokers or
dealers that provide the Investment Adviser with


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research, statistical, or other services. Such services may include advice
concerning the value of securities; the advisability of investing in,
purchasing, or selling securities; the availability of securities or the
purchasers or sellers of securities; and furnishing analysis and reports
concerning issuers and industries, securities, economic factors, trends, and
portfolio strategy. It is not possible to place a monetary value on such
research services. Since such research and statistical services only supplement
the Investment Adviser's own research efforts and any information received must
be analyzed, weighed, and reviewed by the Investment Adviser's staff, the
receipt of such information is not expected materially to reduce the Investment
Adviser's cost of performing its advisory contract with the Trust. The
information received may be used by the Adviser for its other clients and/or
made available to Wayne Hummer for use in serving its customers. Additionally,
information available to Wayne Hummer may be made available to the Investment
Adviser in serving the Trust and its other clients. Portfolio securities will
not be purchased from or sold to Wayne Hummer or the Investment Adviser or an
affiliate, as defined in the 1940 Act, of either, except pursuant to special
procedures adopted under Rule 17a-7 promulgated under the 1940 Act.

     The investment decisions for the Funds are reached independently from one
another or other of the Investment Adviser's clients ("Clients"). The Funds may,
however, make investments in certain securities at the same time as one or all
of the Funds. When the Funds and/or Clients have funds available for investment
in or wish to sell securities, the Investment Adviser, to the extent permitted
by applicable laws and regulations, may aggregate the securities to be sold or
purchased in order to obtain the best combination of price and execution. In
such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the
costs incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Investment Adviser in a
manner it considers to be equitable and consistent with its fiduciary
obligations to the Trust and/or its clients. In some cases this procedure may
affect the size or price of the position available to the Trust. It is the
opinion of the Management of the Trust that the benefits available outweigh any
disadvantages that may arise from concurrent transactions.

     The total brokerage commissions and other transaction costs paid by the
Trust in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities for the
Growth Fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, were
$53,138, $18,432 and $24,203, respectively. For the fiscal years ended March 31,
1999, 1998, and 1997, the Trust paid no brokerage commissions or other
transaction costs in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio
securities for the Income Fund.

     For the Income Fund and the Money Market Fund, securities normally are
purchased directly from the issuer or from an underwriter or a market maker for
fixed-income or money market instruments. Usually, no brokerage commissions are
paid by the Funds for such purchases. Purchases from underwriters of securities
may include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter. The purchase
price paid to dealers serving as primary market makers for fixed-income or money
market instruments may include a spread between the bid and asked prices. During
the three fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, all transactions for the Income
Fund and for WHMFT, which was reorganized as the Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund
in July 1999, were at net prices and there were no commissions paid by the
Trust.


                      Shareholder Rights and Liabilities

     The Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust ("Trust Agreement") permits
the Trust to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional units of
beneficial interest in one or more separate series. Only four series are
currently established, which are designated as the "Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio
Fund," the "Wayne Hummer Growth Fund," the "Wayne Hummer Income Fund," and the
"Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund." Each Fund share is without par value,
represents a proportionate interest in that Fund equal to the proportionate
interest represented by each other share in that Fund, and is entitled to such
dividends and distributions as are declared by the trustees. Upon liquidation of
a Fund, shareholders are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets of the
Fund available for distribution. Shares do not have cumulative voting,
preemptive, or conversion rights. Shares when issued as described herein are
fully paid and nonassessable, except as expressly set forth below. Certificates
representing the shares are not issued. Rather, State Street Bank and Trust
Company, the Trust's transfer agent, maintains a record of each shareholder's
ownership. Shareholders will receive confirmations of all purchases and sales of
Trust shares made for their account, including reinvestment of dividends or
other distributions.

     At a meeting held on June 30, 1999, the Trust's shareholders approved a
proposal authorizing the Board of Trustees to amend the Trust's Agreement and
Declaration of Trust to permit the Trustees, without further shareholder

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action, to issue one or more additional classes of shares in any present or
future series of the Trust. Any such additional class or classes of shares would
have such preferences or special or relative rights and privileges as the
Trustees may determine and would participate in all other respects on an equal
proportionate basis with all other classes of shares, including as to investment
income, realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments, and all other
Trust operating expenses. All classes of shares will vote together as a single
class at shareholder meetings, except that shares of a class that is affected in
a materially different way from shares of other classes by a matter will vote as
a separate class on that matter and that holders of shares of a class that is
not affected by a matter will not vote on that matter. There is no present
intention that the Trust will create additional classes of shares pursuant to
this authority. Furthermore, the terms of any such arrangement and the
determination whether to implement it will be made in light of then existing
business conditions.

     The Trust Agreement provides that on any matter submitted to a vote of the
shareholders, all shares entitled to vote will be voted in the aggregate and not
by Fund, except if the trustees have determined that the matter affects only one
Fund or as required by the 1940 Act. Thus, voting with respect to certain
matters will be by Fund (such as approval of the Investment Advisory and
Management Agreement) and with respect to other matters will be by all Trust
shareholders in the aggregate (such as election of trustees and the ratification
of the selection of independent auditors).

     As a general rule, the Trust will not hold annual or other meetings of
Trust shareholders. Under the Trust Agreement, shareholders are entitled to vote
in connection with the following matters: (1) for the election or removal of
trustees if a meeting is called for such purpose; (2) with respect to the
adoption of any contract for which approval is required by the 1940 Act (such as
the Trust's Investment Advisory and Management Agreement); (3) with respect to
any termination of the Trust to the extent and as provided in the Trust
Agreement; (4) with respect to any amendment of the Trust Agreement (other than
amendments changing the name of the Trust, supplying any omission, curing any
ambiguity, or curing, correcting, or supplementing any defective or inconsistent
provision thereof); (5) as to whether or not a court action, proceeding, or
claim should or should not be brought or maintained derivatively or as a class
action on behalf of the Trust or the shareholders, to the same extent as the
stockholders of a Massachusetts business corporation; and (6) with respect to
such additional matters relating to the Trust as may be required by law, the
Trust Agreement, the By-Laws of the Trust, any registration of the Trust with
the SEC or any state, or as the trustees may consider necessary or desirable.

     The Trust will, however, in accordance with the 1940 Act, hold a
shareholders meeting for the election of trustees when less than a majority of
the trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders. In addition, if,
as a result of a vacancy in the Board of Trustees, less than two-thirds of the
trustees holding office have been elected by the shareholders, that vacancy will
be filled only by a vote of the shareholders.

     A shareholders meeting will also be held to remove a trustee or trustees
from office upon the written request of the holders of not less than 10% of the
Trust's outstanding shares. Trustees may be removed from office by a vote of the
holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares at a meeting duly
called for that purpose. Upon the written request of the holders of shares
having a net asset value of $25,000 or constituting 1% of the outstanding shares
of each Fund stating that such shareholders wish to communicate with the other
shareholders for the purpose of obtaining the signatures necessary to demand a
meeting to consider removal of a trustee, the Trust has undertaken to provide a
list of shareholders or to disseminate appropriate materials (at the expense of
the requesting shareholders).

     The Trust Agreement provides that shareholders will not be subject to any
personal liability to any person extending credit to, contracting with, or
having any claims against the Trust and that every written agreement,
obligation, instrument, or undertaking made by the Trust will contain a
provision that such written agreement, obligation, instrument, or undertaking is
not binding upon the shareholders personally. The law firm of Ropes & Gray,
Boston, Massachusetts, which supervised the organization of the Trust under
Massachusetts law, is of the opinion that, pursuant to Massachusetts law,
shareholders will not be liable personally for contract claims under any such
agreement, obligation, instrument, or undertaking governed by Massachusetts law
and containing such provision when adequate notice of such provision is given.
With respect to other claims, a shareholder may be held personally liable to the
extent that claims are not satisfied by the Trust. Upon payment of any such
liability, however, the Trust Agreement provides that shareholders will be
entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the Trust.

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     The trustees intend to conduct the operations of the Trust, with the advice
of counsel, in such a way so as to avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability
of the shareholders for liabilities of the Trust. The Trust is covered by
insurance, which the trustees consider adequate to cover foreseeable tort
claims. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of
shareholder liability is considered remote, since it is limited to circumstances
in which the provisions limiting liability are inoperative and the Trust itself
is unable to meet its obligations.

                                  Trust Name

     Pursuant to an agreement with the Investment Adviser, the Trust has been
granted a non-exclusive license ("License") to use the trade name and service
mark "Wayne Hummer" (the "Name"), a registered service mark of Wayne Hummer and
the logo "WH" ("Logo"), also a registered service mark of Wayne Hummer, without
charge for as long as the Trust is solvent, Wayne Hummer Management Company is
the Investment Adviser to the Trust, and Wayne Hummer is the Trust's Distributor
and Shareholder Service Agent. If Wayne Hummer Management Company ceases to act
as Investment Adviser or if Wayne Hummer ceases to act as Distributor and
Shareholder Service Agent, then the Trust will be required to change its name
and to deliver to Wayne Hummer Management Company for destruction all materials
in which the Name and/or Logo are used. Wayne Hummer Management Company may
exercise control over use of the Name and/or Logo, and the Trust has agreed to
indemnify Wayne Hummer Management Company against expenses or losses which may
arise from the Trust's misuse of the Name and/or Logo or out of any breach of
the License regarding the use of the Name and/or Logo.

                  Purchase, Redemption, and Pricing of Shares

     Reducing or Eliminating the Front-end Sales Charge. You can reduce or
eliminate the applicable front-end sales charge on shares of the CorePortfolio
Fund, the Growth Fund, and the Income Fund, as follows.

     Quantity Discounts. Purchase of more than $1 million can reduce or
eliminate the sales charge you pay. You can combine purchases of shares made on
the same day by you, your spouse, and your children under age 21. In addition,
purchases made at one time by a trustee or fiduciary for a single trust estate
or a single fiduciary account can be combined. A contingent deferred sales
charge may be imposed on certain redemptions by these accounts made within 18
months of purchases.

     Accumulated Purchases. If you make an additional purchase of shares, you
can count previous share purchases still invested in a Fund in calculating the
applicable sales charge on the additional purchase.

     Concurrent Purchases. You can combine concurrent purchases of shares of the
CorePortfolio Fund, the Growth Fund, and the Income Fund in calculating the
applicable sales charge.

     Letter of Intent. You can sign a Letter of Intent committing to purchase $1
million of shares within a 13 month period to combine such purchases in
calculating the sales charge. The Trust's custodian will hold shares in escrow
equal to the maximum applicable sales charge. If you complete the Letter of
Intent, the custodian will release the shares in escrow to your account. If you
do not fulfill the Letter of Intent, the custodian will redeem the appropriate
amount from the shares held in escrow to pay the sales charges that were not
applied to your purchases.

     Purchases through Managed Accounts. Investors who purchase through accounts
established with certain fee-based investment advisers or financial planners,
wrap fee accounts, and other managed agency/asset allocation accounts may
purchase Fund shares at net asset value.

     Purchase by Affiliates of the Trust. The following individuals and their
immediate family members may buy shares at NAV without any sales charge because
there are nominal sales efforts associated with their purchases:

     .    officers and trustees/directors of the Trust, Wayne Hummer Investments
          L.L.C., or Wayne Hummer Management Company and their immediate family
          members;

     .    trustees/directors of any fund sponsored by Wayne Hummer Management
          Company; and

     .    bona fide, full-time employees of Wayne Hummer Management Company,
          Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C., or Focused Investments, L.L.C. and
          their immediate family members.

     For these purposes, "immediate family" is defined to include a person's
spouse, parents, and children.

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     Offering Price.  For each Fund, net asset value is not determined on the
days that the New York Stock Exchange is closed: New Year's Day, Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. In addition,
the net asset value for the Money Market Fund is not calculated on Columbus Day
or Veteran's Day. A Fund's net asset value also is not calculated on any day
during which there is not a sufficient degree of trading in securities held by
the Fund so as to affect materially such Fund's NAV. The NAV per share for each
Fund is computed by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings, plus
any other assets minus all liabilities by the total number of such Fund's shares
outstanding. Expenses, including the fees payable to the Investment Adviser and
the Distributor and Shareholder Service Agent, are accrued daily. The Money
Market Fund's NAV is normally $1.00 per share.

     In valuing the securities of the CorePortfolio Fund and the Growth Fund,
each listed and unlisted security for which last sale information is regularly
reported is valued at the last reported sale price on that day.  If there has
been no sale on such day, the last reported sale price prior to that day is used
if such sale is between the closing bid and asked price of the current day.  If
the last sale price on a prior day is not between the current day's closing bid
and asked prices, then the value of such security is taken to be the mean
between the current day's bid and asked prices.

     In valuing the Income Fund's securities, fixed income securities are valued
by using market quotations, or independent pricing services that use prices
provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data
relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics.  Any
unlisted security for which last sale information is not regularly reported, or
any listed debt security which has an inactive listed market for which over-the-
counter market quotations are readily available, is valued at the highest
closing bid price determined on the basis of reasonable inquiry.  Restricted
securities and any other securities or other assets for which market quotations
are not readily available are valued by appraisal at their fair values, as
determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general
supervision and responsibility of the Board of Trustees.  Debt securities having
a remaining maturity of less than sixty days are valued at cost adjusted for
amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

     Securities held by the Money Market Fund are valued using the amortized
cost method.  The amortized cost method does not take into account unrealized
securities gains or losses.  This means that securities held by the Money Market
Fund are initially valued at cost and thereafter assuming a constant
amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of
fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the securities.

     While the amortized cost method provides certainty in valuation, it may
result in periods during which the value of an instrument, as determined by
amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price the Fund would receive if it
sold the instrument.  During such periods, the yield to investors in the Fund
may differ somewhat from that obtained in a similar investment vehicle that uses
available indications as to market value to value its portfolio securities.  For
example, if the use of amortized cost resulted in a lower (higher) aggregate
portfolio value on a particular day, a prospective investor in such portfolio
could obtain a somewhat higher (lower) yield and ownership interest than would
result from investment in such similar portfolio, and existing investors would
receive less (more) investment income and ownership interest.  The Fund expects,
however, that certain procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees, as described
below, will tend to minimize such differences.

     The trustees have established procedures designed to stabilize, to the
extent reasonably possible, the Money Market Fund's price per share, as computed
for the purpose of sales and redemptions, at $1.00.  However, there can be no
assurance that the Money Market Fund will be able to maintain a stable NAV of
$1.00 per share.  Such procedures include review of the securities holdings by
the trustees, at such intervals as they may deem appropriate, to determine
whether the NAV per share of the Money Market Fund calculated by using available
market quotations or market equivalents deviates more than .50% from $1.00 per
share based on amortized cost and, if so, whether such deviation may result in
material dilution or is otherwise unfair to investors or existing shareholders.

     In such review, investments for which market quotations are readily
available will be valued at the most recent bid-asked mean or yield equivalent
for such securities or for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type,
as obtained from one or more of the major market makers for the securities to be
valued.  If market quotations are not readily available for an investment, the
investment will be valued pursuant to a security valuation matrix system that
classifies investments by type, days to maturity, and quality, and which is
considered dependable in producing a fair value of such investments.

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     If any deviation between the Money Market Fund's NAV based upon available
market quotations or market equivalents and $1.00 per share based on amortized
cost exceeds .50%, then the trustees promptly will consider what action, if any,
will be initiated.  If the trustees determine that a deviation exists that may
result in material dilution or other unfair results to investors or existing
shareholders, then the trustees will take such corrective action as they
consider necessary and appropriate, including selling Fund instruments prior to
maturity to realize gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity,
withholding dividends or payment of distributions, redeeming shares in kind, or
establishing a NAV per share by using available market quotations or by using
estimates of value reflecting current market conditions selected by the Board of
Trustees as appropriate indicators of value.

     In addition, if the Money Market Fund incurs a loss or liability that the
trustees determine to be significant with respect to the maintenance of a NAV of
$1.00 per share, then the trustees may (1) reduce the number of shares of the
Fund by that number of shares that represents the amount of such loss or
liability by reducing the number of shares of each shareholder on a pro rata
basis, (2) offset the pro rata amount of such loss or liability from the accrued
dividend account of each shareholder, and/or (3) establish an account in the
amount of such loss or liability and offset such account and to defer the
declaration of dividends until sufficient income is obtained to reduce such
account to zero.

     Redemption in Kind (Money Market Fund only).  The Money Market Fund has
made an election pursuant to Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act to enable the Fund to
elect to limit payments in cash for large redemptions.  Under the provisions of
Rule 18f-1, the Fund may limit cash redemptions with respect to each shareholder
during any 90-day period to the lesser of (1) $250,000 or (2) 1% of the NAV of
the applicable portfolio at the beginning of such period. If deemed advisable by
the Board of Trustees, the Fund may pay the redemption price in excess of the
amounts described above in whole or in part in securities owned by the
applicable portfolio.  The market value of such securities shall be determined
as of the close of trading on the NYSE on the business day on which the
redemption is effective. In such case a shareholder might incur transaction
costs if he or she sold the securities received.

                                     Taxes

     Information concerning the tax consequences to Fund shareholders of buying,
holding, exchanging, and selling the Funds' shares may be found in the
Prospectus under the subheading "Taxes."

     Each Fund intends to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
This special tax status means that each Fund will not be liable for federal tax
on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders.  To preserve its tax
status, each Fund must comply with certain requirements.  If a Fund fails to
meet these requirements in any taxable year, it will be subject to tax on its
taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and
profits, including any distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term
capital gains, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.  In addition,
the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes
and interest, and make substantial distributions before regaining its tax status
as a regulated investment company.

     Any loss recognized on the disposition of a Fund's shares that were held
for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent
that the shareholder has received only long-term capital gain distributions on
such shares.

     A Fund's options, futures, and foreign currency transactions are subject to
special tax provisions that may accelerate or defer recognition of certain gains
or losses, change the character of certain gains or losses, or alter the holding
periods of certain of the Fund's securities.

     The mark-to-market rules of the Code may require a Fund to recognize
unrealized gains and losses on certain options and futures held by a Fund at the
end of its fiscal year.  Under these provisions, 60% of any capital gain net
income or loss recognized will generally be treated as long-term and 40% as
short-term.  In addition, the straddle rules of the Code would require deferral
of certain losses realized on positions of a straddle to the extent that a Fund
had unrealized gains in offsetting positions at year end.

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     A 4% excise tax is imposed on the excess of the required distribution for a
calendar year over the distributed amount for such calendar year.  The required
distribution generally is the sum of 98% of a Fund's net investment income for
the calendar year plus 98% of its capital gain net income for the one-year
period ending October 31.  Each Fund intends to declare or distribute dividends
during the calendar year in an amount sufficient to prevent imposition of the 4%
excise tax.

                            Performance Information

     In advertising, sales literature, and other publications, the Funds'
performance may be quoted in terms of total return, average annual total return,
yield, and effective yield, which may be compared with various indices and
investments, other performance measures or rankings, other mutual funds, or
indices or averages of other mutual funds.

     Average annual total return and total return measure both the net income
generated by, and the effect of any realized and unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of, the underlying investments of the Funds.  Yield is an
annualized measure of the net investment income per share earned over a specific
one-month or 30-day period, expressed as a percentage of the net asset value of
the particular Fund.

     Each Fund's average annual total return quotation is computed in accordance
with a standardized method prescribed by rules of the SEC.  The average annual
total return for a specific period is determined by assuming a hypothetical
$1,000 investment in the Fund's shares on the first day of the period at the
then-effective net asset value per share ("initial investment"), and computing
the ending redeemable value ("redeemable value") of that investment at the end
of the period.  The redeemable value is then divided by the initial investment,
and this quotient is taken to the Nth root (N representing the number of years
in the period) and 1 is subtracted from the result, which is then expressed as a
percentage.  The calculation assumes that all income and capital gains dividends
by the Funds have been reinvested at net asset value on the reinvestment dates
during the period.

     Average annual total return figures for the Growth Fund for the one-,
three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended March 31, 1999 are 6.37%, 18.62%,
16.99%, and 14.42%, respectively, and from the date the Growth Fund commenced
operations through March 31, 1999 (a 183-month period) the average annual total
return is 13.58%. Average annual total return figures for the Income Fund for
the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 1999 are 4.74%, 6.73%,
and 6.62%, respectively, and from the date the Income Fund commenced operations
through March 31, 1999 (a 76-month period) the average annual total return is
6.62%.

     The calculation of the Fund's total return is not subject to a standardized
formula.  Total return performance for a specific period is calculated by first
taking an investment (assumed to be $1,000) in the Fund's shares on the first
day of the period at the then-effective net asset value per share ("initial
investment") and computing the ending redeemable value ("redeemable value") of
that investment at the end of the period.  The total return percentage is then
determined by subtracting the initial investment from the redeemable value and
dividing the difference by the initial investment and expressing the result as a
percentage.  This calculation assumes that all income and capital gains
distributions by the Fund have been reinvested at net asset value on the
reinvestment dates during the period.  Total return may also be shown as the
increased dollar value of the hypothetical investment over the period.

     Total return figures for the Growth Fund for the one-, three-, five-, and
ten-year periods ended March 31, 1999, are 6.37%, 66.90%, 119.14%, and 284.72%,
respectively, and from the date the Growth Fund commenced operations through
March 31, 1999 (a 183-month period), the total return is 597.14%. Total return
figures for the Income Fund for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended
March 31, 1999, are 4.74%, 21.57%, and 37.76%, respectively, and from the time
the Income Fund commenced operations through March 31, 1999 (a 76-month period)
is 50.04%.

     The yield for each particular Fund is computed in accordance with certain
standardized accounting practices specified by SEC rules.  These practices are
not necessarily consistent with those that the Funds use to prepare their annual
and interim financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.  The Growth Fund's yield based upon the one-month period
ended March 31, 1999 was 0.30%.  The Income Fund's yield based upon the one-
month period ended March 31, 1999 was 5.66%.  Each Fund's yield is computed by
dividing the net investment

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income per share earned during the specific one-month or 30-day period by the
offering price per share on the last day of the period, according to the
following formula:

                         Yield = 2[(((a-b)/cd)+1)(6)-1]

Where:  a = dividends and interest earned during the period.
        b = expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements).
        c = the average daily number of shares outstanding during the period
            that were entitled to receive dividends.
        d = the offering price per share on the last day of the period.

     The Money Market Fund's yield is computed in accordance with a standard
method prescribed by rules of the SEC.  Under that method, the yield quotation
is based on a seven-day period.  In computing yield, the Money Market Fund's net
investment income per share (accrued interest on portfolio securities, plus or
minus amortized purchase discount or premium, less accrued expenses) is divided
by the price per share (expected to remain constant at $1.00) at the beginning
of the period ("base period return") and the result is divided by seven and
multiplied by 365, and the resulting yield figure is carried to the nearest one
hundredth of one percent.

     The Money Market Fund's effective yield is determined by taking the base
period return (computed as described above) and calculating the effect of
assumed compounding.  The formula for the effective yield is: [(base period
return + 1) 365/7] - 1.

     Realized capital gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or
depreciation of the Money Market Fund's investments are not included in the
calculation of yield or effective yield.  The Money Market Fund's yield
fluctuates, and the publication of an annualized yield quotation is not a
representation as to what an investment in the Money Market Fund will actually
yield for any given future period.  Actual yields will depend not only on
changes in interest rates on money market instruments during the period in which
the investment in the Money Market Fund is held, but also on such matters as
Money Market Fund expenses.

     Yield fluctuations may reflect changes in the Money Market Fund's net
income, and portfolio changes resulting from net purchases or net redemptions of
the Money Market Fund's shares may affect the yield.  Accordingly, the Money
Market Fund's yield may vary from day to day, and the yield stated for a
particular past period is not necessarily representative of its future yield.
Since the Money Market Fund uses the amortized cost method of net asset value
computation, it does not anticipate any change in yield resulting from any
unrealized gains or losses or unrealized appreciation or depreciation not
reflected in the yield computation, or change in net asset value during the
period used for computing yield.  If any of these conditions should occur, yield
quotations would be suspended.  The Money Market Fund's yield is not guaranteed,
and its principal is not insured.  Although the Money Market Fund uses its best
efforts to maintain its net asset value at $1.00 per share, there can be no
assurance that it will be able to do so.

     A particular Fund's performance quotations are based upon historical
results, and are not necessarily representative of future performance.  The
particular Fund's shares are sold at net asset value, and performance figures
and net asset value will fluctuate.  Factors affecting the Trust's performance
include general market conditions, operating expenses and investment management.
Shares of each particular Fund are redeemable at net asset value, which may be
more or less than original cost.

                             Independent Auditors

     The Trust's independent auditors are Ernst & Young LLP, 233 South Wacker
Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, who audit and report on the Trust's annual
financial statements, review certain regulatory reports and the Trust's federal
income tax return, and perform other professional accounting, auditing, tax and
advisory services when engaged to do so by the Trust.  The selection of
independent auditors is subject to ratification by the Trust's shareholders,
should a meeting of shareholders be held.

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               Custodian and Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent

     State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, acts as Custodian for the Trust's assets and as the Trust's
Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent.

     The Custodian is responsible for holding all securities and cash of the
Trust, receiving and paying for securities purchased, receiving payment for and
delivering securities sold upon payment therefor, receiving and collecting
income from investments, making all payments covering expenses of the Trust, and
performing other administrative duties, all as directed by authorized persons.
The Custodian does not exercise any supervisory function in such matters as
purchase and sale of portfolio securities, payment of dividends, or payment of
expenses of the Trust.  The Trust has authorized the Custodian to deposit
certain portfolio securities in central depository systems as permitted under
federal law.  The Trust may invest in obligations of the Custodian and may
purchase or sell securities from or to the Custodian.

                                 Legal Counsel

     The law firm of Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, Illinois, acts
as legal counsel for the Trust. The law firm of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago,
Illinois, acts as special counsel to the Outside Trustees.

                            Reports to Shareholders

     Shareholders will receive annual audited financial statements and semi-
annual unaudited financial statements. To reduce expenses, only one copy of
most Reports may be mailed to all accounts with the same social security or
taxpayer identification number or to all shareholders in the same household.
Shareholders may call or write Wayne Hummer to request that copies of reports be
mailed to each account with a common taxpayer number or to two or more
shareholders in the same household.

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                                   APPENDIX

               DESCRIPTION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER AND BOND RATINGS

Description of Moody's Investors Service, Inc.'s two highest bond ratings:

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

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

Description of Standard & Poor's Corporation's two highest bond ratings:

     AAA--Bonds rated AAA are highest grade obligations.  They possess the
ultimate degree of protection as to principal and interest.  Marketwise they
move with interest rates, and hence provide the maximum safety on all counts.

     AA--Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-grade obligations and, in the
majority of instances, differ from AAA issues only in a small degree.  Here,
too, prices move with the long-term money market.

Description of Moody's Investors Service, Inc.'s three highest commercial paper
ratings:

     Among the factors considered by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. in
assigning commercial paper ratings are the following: (1) evaluation of the
management of the issuer; (2) economic evaluation of the issuer's industry or
industries and an appraisal of the risks which may be inherent in certain areas;
(3) evaluation of the issuer's products in relation to competition and customer
acceptance; (4) liquidity; (5) amount and quality of long-term debt; (6) trend
of earnings over a period of ten years; (7) financial strength of a parent
company and the relationships which exist with the issuer; and (8) recognition
by the management of obligations which may be present or may arise as a result
of public interest questions and preparations to meet such obligations.
Relative differences in strength and weakness in respect to these criteria would
establish a rating in one of three classifications:  Prime-1; Prime-2; or
Prime-3.

Description of Standard & Poor's Corporation's three highest commercial paper
ratings:

     Commercial paper rated "A" by Standard & Poor's Corporation has the
following characteristics:  Liquidity ratios are adequate to meet cash
requirements.  Long-term senior debt is generally rated "A" or better.  The
issuer has access to at least two additional channels of borrowing.  Basic
earnings and cash flow have an upward trend with allowance made for unusual
circumstances.  Typically, the issuer's industry is well established and the
issuer has a strong position within the industry.  The reliability and quality
of management are unquestioned.  Relative strength or weakness of the above
factors determine whether the issuer's commercial paper is rated A-1, A-2 or
A-3.

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                         WAYNE HUMMER INVESTMENT TRUST

                                     PART C

                               OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 23.   Exhibits
<S>        <C>
           (a) (1)  Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated September 29,
                    1983/(1)/
               (2)  Written Instrument Amending The Agreement and Declaration
                    of Trust dated December 16, 1983/(1)/
               (3)  Written Instrument Amending The Agreement and Declaration
                    of Trust dated July 19, 1988/(1)/
               (4)  Written Instrument Amending The Agreement and Declaration
                    of Trust dated November 24, 1992/(1)/

               (5)  Written Instrument Amending The Agreement and Declaration
                    of Trust dated July 23, 1999/(4)/
           (b) (1)  Amended and Restated By-Laws/(1)/
               (2)  Written Instrument Amending By-laws dated January 23,
                    1999/3/
           (c)      Not Applicable
           (d) (1)  Investment Advisory and Management Agreement dated April 29,
                    1988/(1)/
               (2)  Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement
                    dated November 24, 1992/(1)/
               (3)  Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement
                    dated January 23, 1999/3/
               (4)  Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement
                    dated May 7, 1999/3/
               (5)  Form of Expense Limitation Agreement/3/
           (e) (1)  Distribution and Shareholder Service Agreement/(1)/
               (2)  Distribution Agreement dated August 1, 1988/(1)/
               (3)  Acknowledgment and Consent of Assignment/(2)/
               (4)  Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement dated
                    January 23, 1999/3/
               (5)  Letter Agreement Relating to Distribution Agreement and
                    Shareholder Service Agreement dated May 7, 1999/3/
           (f)      Not Applicable
           (g) (1)  Custodian Agreement/(1)/
               (2)  Amendments to Custodian Agreement dated October 1987/(1)/
               (3)  Amendments to Custodian Agreement dated June 1988/(1)/
               (4)  Amendment to Custodian Agreement dated November 24,
                    1992/(1)/
               (5)  Amendment to Custodian Agreement dated January 23, 1999/3/
               (6)  Amendment to Custodian Agreement dated May 7, 1999/3/

               (7)  Fee Schedule to Amendment to Custodian Agreement dated
                    May 7, 1999/(4)/
           (h) (1)  (i)    Transfer and Dividend Paying Agency Agreement/(1)/
                    (ii)   Amendment to Transfer and Dividend Paying
                           Agency Agreement dated November 24, 1992/(1)/
                    (iii)  Amendment to Transfer and Dividend Paying Agency
                           Agreement dated January 23, 1999/3/
                    (iv)   Amendment to Transfer and Dividend Paying
                           Agency Agreement dated May 7, 1999/3/
               (2)  (i)    Trade Name and Service Mark License Agreement/(1)/
                    (ii)   Amended and Restated Trade Name and Service Mark
                           Agreement dated January 23, 1999/3/
                    (iii)  Letter Agreement Relating to Amended and Restated
                           Trade Name and Service Mark Agreement dated
                           January 23, 1999/3/
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>            <C>

               (3)  (i)    Shareholder Service Agreement dated August 1, 1988/(1)/
                    (ii)   Letter Agreement Relating to Shareholder Service Agreement dated
                                          November 24, 1992/(4)/
                    (iii)  Letter Agreement Relating to Shareholder Service Agreement dated
                                          January 23, 1999/(4)/
                    (iv)   Amendments Effective July 31, 1999 to Schedule A of Shareholder
                           Service Agreement/(4)/
               (4)  (i)    Portfolio Accounting Services Agreement/(1)/
                    (ii)   Amendment to Portfolio Accounting Services Agreement dated
                                          January 23, 1999/3/
                    (iii)  Amended and Restated Portfolio Accounting Services Agreement
                                          dated May 7, 1999/3/

          (i)  Opinion and Consent of Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz/*/
          (j)  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP/*/
          (k)  Not Applicable
          (l)  (1)  Investment Letter from Wayne Hummer Management Company to the
                    Registrant/(1)/
               (2)  Subscription Agreement for the Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund/3/
               (3)  Subscription Agreement for the Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund/(4)/
          (m)  Not Applicable
          (n)  Not Applicable
          (o)  Not Applicable
          (p)  Powers of Attorney
               (1)  Joel D. Gingiss/3/
               (2)  Patrick B. Long/3/
               (3)  Eustace K. Shaw/3/
               (4)  Charles V. Doherty/3/
               (5)  James J. Riebandt/3/
</TABLE>
/(1)/ Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 on or about July 27,
      1995.

/(2)/ Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 on May 31, 1996.

/(3)/ Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 on May 17, 1999.

/(4)/ Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 on July 29, 1999.

/*/   Filed herewith.

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

          Not Applicable

Item 25.  Indemnification

          The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to Item 4 of Part II of Pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form N-1
Registration Statement for Wayne Hummer Growth Trust (renamed Wayne Hummer
Investment Trust), File No. 2-87153, filed on or about December 29, 1983.

Item 26.  Business and Other Connections of Investment  Adviser

          Wayne Hummer Management Company, Registrant's investment adviser and
portfolio accounting agent, is a corporation organized under the laws of
Illinois on November 30, 1981. Wayne Hummer Management Company acted as
investment adviser and portfolio accounting agent to Wayne Hummer Money Fund
Trust, a registered investment company that was reorganized as a series of
Registrant in May 1999, and as investment adviser to other institutional,
corporate, fiduciary, and individual accounts.  Set forth below is information
as to any


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<PAGE>

other business, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in which each
director or officer of the Registrant's investment adviser is, or at any time
during the past two fiscal years has been, engaged for his own account or in the
capacity of director, officer, employee, partner, or trustee:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Name and Affiliation with
Wayne Hummer Management Company        Principal Business                  Capacity
- -------------------------------        ------------------                  --------
<S>                                    <C>                                 <C>
Harry Flagg Baum, Director             Wayne Hummer Investments            Voting Member
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

Steven R. Becker, Director             Wayne Hummer Investments            Voting Member
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

                                       Wayne Hummer Money Fund             Trustee
                                       Trust

                                       Registrant                          Trustee

G. Ted Becker, Treasurer               Wayne Hummer Investments            Voting Member; Chief Financial Officer;
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm   Chief Administrative Officer; and
                                                                           Chief Compliance Officer

Philip M. Burno, Director              Wayne Hummer Investments            Voting Member
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

                                       Wayne Hummer Money Fund             Former Trustee and Chairman of the Board of
                                       Trust                               Trustees

                                       Registrant                          Former Trustee and Chairman of the Board of
                                                                           Trustees


Philip Wayne Hummer, Chairman          Wayne Hummer Investments,           Voting Member
and Director                           L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

David P. Poitras, Vice President       Wayne Hummer Investments            Voting Member
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

                                       Wayne Hummer Money Fund
                                       Trust, registered investment        Former President
                                       company

                                       Registrant                          Vice President and Trustee

William A. Rogers, Secretary and       Wayne Hummer Investments            Voting Member
 Director                              L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

Thomas J. Rowland, President           Wayne Hummer Investments            Voting Member
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

Mark H. Dierkes, Vice President        Wayne Hummer Investments            Employee
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

Amy B. Goeldner, Vice President        Wayne Hummer Investments            Employee
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

Damaris E. Martinez, Vice President    Wayne Hummer Investments            Employee
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

Grove N. Mower, Vice President         Wayne Hummer Investments            Employee
                                       L.L.C., securities brokerage firm

Robert J. Moran, Assistant Secretary   Vedder, Price, Kaufman &            Partner
                                       Kammholz, law firm

                                       Registrant                          Secretary
</TABLE>
          The principal business address of each company or other entity named
above is 300 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Item 27.  Principal Underwriters


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<PAGE>

          (a)  Not Applicable

          (b)  The members of Wayne Hummer are:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                 Positions and Offices    Positions and Offices
Name                               with Wayne Hummer         with Registrant
- ----                             ---------------------    ----------------------
<S>                              <C>                      <C>
William B. Hummer                    Voting Member        None

Philip Wayne Hummer                  Voting Member        None

Harry Flagg Baum                     Voting Member        None

William A. Rogers                    Voting Member        None

Philip M. Burno                      Voting Member        None

Joseph A. Piekarczyk                 Voting Member        None

G. Ted Becker                        Voting Member        None

Steven R. Becker                     Voting Member        Trustee and Chairman of the Board

W. Douglas Carroll                   Voting Member        None

Richard J. Kosarek                   Voting Member        None

Raymond L. Kratzer                   Voting Member        None

Jean E. Williams                     Voting Member        None

George E. Barnes Family Trust        Class C Member       None

Thomas J. Rowland                    Voting Member        President

Linda C. Becker                      Voting Member        None

Laura A. Kogut                       Voting Member        None

David A. Poitras                     Voting Member        Trustee and Vice President

Richard Wholey, Jr.                  Voting Member        None

Peder H. Culver                      Voting Member        None

Daniel G. Hack                       Voting Member        None

Ronald A. Tyrpin                     Voting Member        None

Floyd E. Siegel                      Voting Member        None

Larry H. Weisz                       Voting Member        None

Phillip Scott Park                   Voting Member        None
</TABLE>

     The principal business address of each Member listed above is 300 South
Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. George E. Barnes, grantor of the George
E. Barnes Family Trust, was a founding partner of Wayne Hummer & Co., was a
General Partner until April 1, 1986, and had been a limited partner from April
1986 through


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<PAGE>

April 1996. Mr. Barnes, whose address is 46-730 Amir Drive, Palm Desert,
California 92260, was formerly a Trustee of Registrant.

          (c)  Not Applicable


Item 28.  Location of Accounts and Records

     All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained pursuant
to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules promulgated
thereunder are in the physical possession of Registrant's investment adviser,
Wayne Hummer Management Company; Registrant's distributor and shareholder
service agent, Wayne Hummer; and Registrant's transfer and dividend paying agent
and custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company. The address of Wayne Hummer
Management Company and of Wayne Hummer is 300 South Wacker Drive, Chicago,
Illinois 60606. The address of State Street Bank and Trust Company is 225
Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.


Item 29.  Management Services

          Not Applicable


Item 30.  Undertakings

          Not Applicable


                                      C-5
<PAGE>


                                  SIGNATURES

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment
Company Act, the Fund certifies that it meets all of the requirements for
effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement
under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-
Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois
on the 29th day of November, 1999.

                              WAYNE HUMMER INVESTMENT TRUST


                              By: /s/ Thomas J. Rowland
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                      Thomas J. Rowland, President

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below on
November 29, 1999 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

Signature                           Title
- ---------                           -----

/s/ Thomas J. Rowland               President (Principal Executive Officer)
- --------------------------
Thomas J. Rowland

/s/ Jean M. Maurice                 Treasurer (Principal Financial and
- --------------------------          Accounting Officer)
Jean M. Maurice

/s/ Steven R. Becker                Trustee
- --------------------------
Steven R. Becker

/s/ Joel D. Gingiss                 Trustee
- --------------------------
Joel D. Gingiss

/s/ Patrick B. Long                 Trustee
- --------------------------
Patrick B. Long

/s/ Eustace K. Shaw*                Trustee
- --------------------------
Eustace K. Shaw

/s/ Charles V. Doherty              Trustee
- --------------------------
Charles V. Doherty

/s/ James J. Riebandt               Trustee
- --------------------------
James J. Riebandt

/s/ David P. Poitras                Trustee
- --------------------------
David P. Poitras


* Thomas J. Rowland signs this document pursuant to power of attorney filed with
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 under the Securities Act of 1933.

/s/ Thomas J. Rowland
- --------------------------
Thomas J. Rowland
<PAGE>


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                                 -------------


     (i)  Opinion and Consent of Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz

     (j)  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP


<PAGE>

                                                                     Exhibit (i)
                                                                     -----------

Vedder Price
                                             VEDDER, PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ
                                             222 NORTH LASALLE STREET
                                             CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601-1003
                                             312-609-7500
                                             FACSIMILE: 312-609-5005


                                             A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING VEDDER,
                                             PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ, P.C.
                                             WITH OFFICES IN CHICAGO AND
                                             NEW YORK CITY


                                             November 29, 1999


Wayne Hummer Investment Trust
300 South Wacker Drive
15th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference is made to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 being filed by the Wayne
Hummer Investment Trust (the "Fund") in connection with the public offering from
time to time of units of beneficial interest, no par value ("Shares"), in the
Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio Fund, the Wayne Hummer Growth Fund, the Wayne Hummer
Income Fund, and the Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund (each, a "Portfolio" and
collectively, the "Portfolios").

     We have acted as counsel to the Fund since its inception, and in such
capacity are familiar with the Fund's organization and have counseled the Fund
regarding various legal matters. We have examined such Fund records and other
documents and certificates as we have considered necessary or appropriate for
the purposes of this opinion. In our examination of such materials, we have
assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to original
documents of all copies submitted to us.

     Based upon the foregoing, and assuming that the Fund's Declaration of Trust
dated September 29, 1983, as amended by the Written Instrument dated
December 16, 1983, the Written Instrument dated July 19, 1988, the Written
Instrument dated November 24, 1992, and the Written Instrument dated July 23,
1999 (the "Declaration of Trust"), and the initial By-laws of the Fund adopted
on September 29, 1983, as amended to December 16, 1983, as amended and restated
as of December 1, 1992, and as amended by the Written Instrument dated
January 23, 1999 (the "By-laws"), are presently in full force and effect and
have not been amended in any respect except as provided in the above-referenced
documents and that the resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Fund
on the dates listed on the attached Schedule, relating to organizational
matters, securities matters, and the issuance of shares are presently in full
force and effect and have not been amended in any respect, we advise you and
opine that (a) the Fund is a validly existing voluntary

<PAGE>

Vedder Price

association with transferrable shares under the laws of the State of
Massachusetts and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Shares in the
Portfolios; and (b) presently and upon such further issuance of the Shares in
accordance with the Fund's Declaration of Trust and By-laws and the receipt by
the Fund of a purchase price not less than the net asset value per Share, and
assuming that the Fund continues to validly exist as provided in (a) above, the
Shares are and will be legally issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable.

     The Fund is an entity of the type commonly known as a "Massachusetts
business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain
circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the Fund or any
Portfolio. However, the Agreement and Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder
liability for acts and obligations of the Fund or of a particular Portfolio and
requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each note, bond, contract,
instrument, certificate share or undertaking made or issued by the Trustees or
officers of the Fund. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides for
indemnification out of the property of a particular Portfolio for all loss and
expense of any shareholder of that Portfolio held personally liable for the
obligations of such Portfolio. Thus, the risk of liability is limited to
circumstances in which the relevant Portfolio would be unable to meet its
obligations.

     This opinion is solely for the benefit of the Fund, the Fund's Board of
Trustees and the Fund's officers and may not be relied upon by any other person
without our prior written consent. We hereby consent to the use of this opinion
in connection with said Post-Effective Amendment.

                                    Very truly yours,


                                    /s/ Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz
                                    -------------------------------------
                                    VEDDER, PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ


RJM/DAS

<PAGE>

                         WAYNE HUMMER INVESTMENT TRUST

          Schedule of Board Resolutions Regarding Organizational and
          ----------------------------------------------------------
                   Securities Matters and Issuance of Shares
                   -----------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 Date                               Board Action
- --------                            ------------
<C>       <S>
11/21/83  Consent Resolutions of Sole Trustee

11/22/83  Organizational actions for Wayne Hummer Growth Fund; authorization and
          issuance of shares of Wayne Hummer Growth Fund; resolutions regarding
          filing of initial registration statement with SEC and various states

12/16/83  Consent Resolutions of Shareholders (approval of amendments to
          Declaration of Trust); Consent Resolutions of Trustees (approval of
          By-law amendment)

12/21/83  Redemption request of initial Massachusetts Shareholder

 1/20/84  Ratify filing of Pre-Effective Amendment No.1; authorize filing of
          Post-Effective Amendment; annual Blue Sky resolution

10/19/84  Annual Blue Sky resolution

 1/16/85  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/22/85  Annual Blue Sky resolution

 3/19/86  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/24/86  Annual Blue Sky resolution

 3/20/87  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/21/87  Annual Blue Sky resolution

 1/20/88  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/18/88  Annual Blue Sky resolution

 4/25/89  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/19/89  Annual Blue Sky resolution

 4/24/90  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/17/90  Annual Blue Sky resolution; ratify filing of Post-Effective Amendment

  5/9/91  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/29/91  Annual Blue Sky resolution; ratify filing of Post-Effective Amendment

  5/5/92  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/20/92  Annual Blue Sky resolution; ratify filing of Post-Effective Amendment
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>       <C>
11/24/92  Approval of amendment to Declaration of Trust; approval of amended and
          restated By-laws; creation of Income Fund and authorization of
          issuance and sale of shares; authorize filing of Post-Effective
          Amendment; annual Blue Sky resolution; various other organizational
          actions for Income Fund

  5/5/93  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/26/93  Annual Blue Sky resolution

  5/4/94  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/25/94  Annual Blue Sky resolution

  5/2/95  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/24/95  Annual Blue Sky resolution

  5/3/96  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/21/96  Annual Blue Sky resolution

  5/2/97  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/20/97  Annual Blue Sky resolution

  5/1/98  Authorize filing of Post-Effective Amendment

10/19/98  Annual Blue Sky resolution

 1/23/99  Recommend amendment to Declaration of Trust; approve amendment to By-
          laws; initial organizational actions for Money Fund

  5/7/99  Various organizational actions for Money Fund; organizational actions
          for CorePortfolio Fund

</TABLE>

<PAGE>

                                                                     Exhibit (j)


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Financial Highlights
for the Growth Fund", "Financial Highlights for the Income Fund", "Financial
Highlights for the Money Market Fund", and "Independent Auditors" and the use of
our reports dated April 26, 1999 relating to the Wayne Hummer Growth Fund, Wayne
Hummer Income Fund and Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund in the Registration
Statement (Form N-1A) and their incorporation by reference in the related
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of Wayne Hummer Investment
Trust, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 21 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933
(Registration No. 2-87153) and in this Amendment No. 21 to the Registration
Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Registration No. 811-3880).

                                         /s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
                                             -------------------------------

                                             ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Chicago, Illinois
November 29, 1999



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