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     Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 1996.

                                                               File No. 2-91578
                                                               File No. 811-4048


                       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.     18

                                       and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

         Amendment No.     20

                                AARP Growth Trust
                                -----------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                 Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103
                 ----------------------------------------------
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 295-2567

                               Thomas F. McDonough
                         Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
                    Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110
                    -----------------------------------------
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective

         _____    immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

           X      on February 1, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (b)
         -----

         _____    60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)

         _____    on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)

         _____    75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)

         _____    on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485

The Registrant has filed a declaration registering an indefinite amount of
securities pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. The Registrant has filed the notice required by Rule 24f-2 for its most
recent fiscal year on November 16, 1995.
<PAGE>
                                AARP GROWTH TRUST
                              CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET

                           Items Required by Form N-1A
                           ---------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PART A
- ------

Item No.       Item Caption             Prospectus Caption
- --------       ------------             ------------------
<S>            <C>                      <C>
1.             Cover Page               COVER PAGE

2.             Synopsis                 FUND EXPENSES
                                        EXAMPLES OF WHAT FUND EXPENSES WOULD BE ON A $1,000
                                          INVESTMENT IN EACH AARP FUND
                                        AN OVERVIEW OF THE AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM
                                        WHAT DOES THE AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM OFFER ME?

3.             Condensed Financial      FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
               Information              UNDERSTANDING FUND PERFORMANCE

4.             General Description      AN OVERVIEW OF THE AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM
               of Registrant            INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
                                        OTHER INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISK FACTORS
                                        FUND ORGANIZATION

5.             Management of the        FUND EXPENSES
               Fund                     EXAMPLES OF WHAT FUND EXPENSES WOULD BE ON A $1,000
                                          INVESTMENT IN EACH AARP FUND
                                        FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                        FUND ORGANIZATION
                                        AN OVERVIEW OF THE AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM

5A.            Management's             NOT APPLICABLE
               Discussion of Fund
               Performance

6.             Capital Stock and        ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
               Other Securities           DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
                                        FUND ORGANIZATION
                                        ACCESS TO YOUR INVESTMENT

7.             Purchase of Securities   OPENING AN ACCOUNT
               Being Offered            ADDING TO YOUR INVESTMENT
                                        EXCHANGING
                                        INVESTOR SERVICES
                                        WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS

8.             Redemption or            EXCHANGING
               Repurchase               ACCESS TO YOUR INVESTMENT
                                        SIGNATURE GUARANTEES
                                        INVESTOR SERVICES

9.             Pending Legal            NOT APPLICABLE
               Proceedings
</TABLE>

                            Cross Reference - Page 1
<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PART B
- ------
                                          Caption in Statement of
Item No.       Item Caption               Additional Information
- --------       ------------               ----------------------
<S>            <C>                        <C>
10.            Cover Page                 COVER PAGE

11.            Table of Contents          TABLE OF CONTENTS

12.            General Information        TRUST ORGANIZATION
               and History

13.            Investment Objectives      THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
               and Policies                 AND POLICIES
                                          BROKERAGE AND PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

14.            Management of the          MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
               Fund                       TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
                                          REMUNERATION

15.            Control Persons and        TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
               Principal Holders
               of Securities

16.            Investment Advisory        MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
               and Other Services         TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
                                          OTHER INFORMATION

17.            Brokerage Allocation       BROKERAGE AND PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

18.            Capital Stock and          TRUST ORGANIZATION
               Other Securities

19.            Purchase, Redemption       THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
               and Pricing of Securities  PURCHASES
               Being Offered              REDEMPTIONS
                                          RETIREMENT PLANS
                                          OTHER PLANS
                                          NET ASSET VALUE

20.            Tax Status                 TAXES

21.            Underwriters               DISTRIBUTOR

22.            Calculations of            DIVIDENDS AND YIELD
               Performance Data

23.            Financial Statements       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
</TABLE>

                            Cross Reference - Page 2
<PAGE>
                      AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM FROM SCUDDER
                                   PROSPECTUS


                                February 1, 1996


There are nine pure no-load  AARP Mutual Funds that have been  developed to help
meet the  investment  needs of AARP members.  The Funds are organized  into four
Trusts (see page 35 for more information on the Trusts).

      Trusts                            AARP Mutual Funds
      ------                            -----------------
      AARP Cash Investment Funds        AARP High Quality Money Fund

      AARP Income Trust                 AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund
                                        AARP High Quality Bond Fund

      AARP Tax Free Income Trust        AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund 
                                        AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund

      AARP Growth Trust                 AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund 
                                        AARP Growth and Income Fund
   
                                        AARP Global Growth Fund
                                        AARP Capital Growth Fund
    
      This combined  Prospectus  provides  information about the AARP Investment
Program from Scudder that a prospective  investor should know before  investing.
Please keep it for future reference.

      The U.S. Government does not and has never insured or guaranteed shares of
any mutual fund,  including the AARP Mutual Funds.  For limitations on insurance
relative to the AARP Insured Tax Free  General Bond Fund,  see page 20. The AARP
High Quality  Money Fund and the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund each seek
to  maintain a constant  net asset  value of $1.00 per share.  The Fund  Manager
cannot assure investors that these funds will be able to maintain a stable $1.00
per share or constant net asset value.

      You may  get  more  detailed  information  in the  combined  Statement  of
Additional  Information  (SAI) dated  February 1, 1996,  as amended from time to
time. The SAI is considered  part of this Prospectus by reference to it. The SAI
is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

      You may get a copy of the SAI or a LARGER PRINT VERSION OF THIS PROSPECTUS
without charge.  Call  1-800-253-2277,  or write to Scudder  Investor  Services,
Inc., P.O. Box 2540, Boston, MA 02208-2540.

      LIKE  ALL  MUTUAL  FUNDS,  THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT  BEEN  APPROVED  OR
DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES  AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES
COMMISSION  NOR  HAS  THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR  ANY  STATE
SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE  ACCURACY  OR ADEQUACY OF THIS  COMBINED
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.



                                 Prospectus - 1
<PAGE>

FUND EXPENSES

The AARP  Mutual  Funds do not charge  sales fees or  commissions.  100% of your
investment goes to work for you.

*  No fees to open your account
*  No fees to open or maintain an AARP IRA or AARP Keogh Plan account
*  No fees to buy shares
*  No fees to exchange (move investments from one fund to another)
*  No fees to sell (redeem) shares
*  No marketing fees or distribution fees (12b-1 fees)
*  No fees to reinvest dividends

There are Annual Fund Operating  Expenses for each of the AARP Funds. You do not
pay  these  expenses  directly.   The  AARP  Funds  pay  these  expenses  before
distributing net investment income to you. These expenses include the management
fee paid to the Fund  Manager as well as other  expenses  for  services  such as
maintaining  shareholder records and furnishing  shareholder statements and fund
reports. The expenses are reflected in the AARP Funds' share prices or dividends
and are not directly charged to shareholder accounts.

The following tables present  information on the projected costs and expenses of
investing  in an AARP Fund.  You may use these  tables to  compare  the fees and
expenses of the AARP Funds with other mutual funds.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses are expressed as a percentage of each AARP Fund's
average daily net assets.

   
The chart shows the expenses  for each of the Funds,  other than the AARP Global
Growth Fund,  for the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1995. For the AARP Global
Growth  Fund,  which was  introduced  on  February 1, 1996,  expenses  have been
estimated for the coming year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Effective                       Total Fund
                                                            Management        Other          Operating 
          Fund                                              Fee Rate**       Expenses        Expenses
          ----                                              ----------       --------        --------
         <S>                                                  <C>              <C>            <C> 
          AARP High Quality Money Fund                        .40%             .58%           .98%
          AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund               .39%             .48%           .87%
          AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund                    .42%             .25%           .67%
          AARP High Quality Bond Fund                         .49%             .46%           .95%
          AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund             .49%             .20%           .69%
          AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund                   .49%             .52%          1.01%
          AARP Growth and Income Fund                         .49%             .23%           .72%
          AARP Global Growth Fund*                            .40%            1.35%          1.75%*
          AARP Capital Growth Fund                            .62%             .33%           .95%
</TABLE>
    

                                 Prospectus - 2
<PAGE>

EXAMPLES OF WHAT FUND EXPENSES WOULD BE ON A $1,000 INVESTMENT IN EACH AARP FUND

   
Based on the level of assets as of September 30, 1995 (and  projected  September
30,  1996  assets for the AARP  Global  Growth  Fund),  we have  calculated  the
forecasted  total  expenses  of a  $1,000  investment  in each  AARP  Fund  over
specified  periods.  These examples  assume 5% annual return.  There are 3 other
assumptions:  (1) redemption at the end of each period,  (2) reinvestment of all
dividends and distributions, and (3) total fund operating expenses noted on page
2 remain the same each year.
    

For additional information, including reference to a $5.00 wire service fee that
is charged in some cases, please refer to page 41.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Fund                                                 1 Year    3 Years     5 Years    10 Years
          ----                                                 ------    -------     -------    --------
          <S>                                                   <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>
   
          AARP High Quality Money Fund                          $10        $31         $54        $120
          AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund                   9         28          48         107
          AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund                        7         21          37          83
          AARP High Quality Bond Fund                            10         30          53         117
          AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund                 7         22          38          86
          AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund                      10         32          56         124
          AARP Growth and Income Fund                             7         23          40          89
          AARP Global Growth Fund                                18         55         N/A         N/A
          AARP Capital Growth Fund                               10         30          53         117
</TABLE>
    

You should not  consider  these  examples as  representations  of past or future
expenses or returns. Actual fund expenses may be higher or lower in the future.

   
*     The AARP Global  Growth  Fund was  introduced  on  February 1, 1996.  Fund
      expenses are projected  given the asset forecast as of September 30, 1996.
      Until  September 30, 1996,  the Fund Manager has agreed to waive a portion
      of its management fee for AARP Global Growth Fund to the extent  necessary
      so that the total  annualized  expenses of the Fund do not exceed 1.75% of
      average  daily net assets.  If the Fund  Manager had not agreed to waive a
      portion of its fee, it is estimated that the total annualized  expenses of
      the Fund would be:  investment  management fee .85%,  other expenses 1.35%
      and total  operating  expenses  2.20% for the initial  fiscal year. To the
      extent that expenses fall below the current expense  limitation,  the Fund
      Manager  reserves  the right to recoup,  during the fiscal year  incurred,
      amounts  waived during the period,  but only to the extent that the Fund's
      expenses do not exceed 1.75%.

**    The AARP Funds' fee structure is designed to recognize the degree to which
      the pooled resources of the Program provide economies in the management of
      the AARP  Funds.  The fee  consists of two  elements:  a "Base Fee" and an
      "Individual  Fund Fee." The combined Base Fee and  Individual  Fund Fee is
      called the Effective  Management Fee Rate. See page 36 for  information on
      how the Effective Management Fee Rate is calculated.
    

                                 Prospectus - 3
<PAGE>

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   
On the next six pages you will find a variety  of  information  about the income
and the expenses of each AARP Fund,  other than AARP Global Growth Fund which is
newly organized.  You will also find the following:  (1) the net gain or loss on
the investments, (2) the distributions, if any, of income and gain, and, (3) the
change in net asset value per share from the  beginning to the end of the stated
periods.  Price Waterhouse LLP, the AARP Funds'  independent  accountants,  have
examined this  information.  The Annual Report to  Shareholders  includes  their
report.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     
                         Net Asset               Net Realized               Dividends   Distributions  Distributions
                         Value at       Net      & Unrealized  Total from    from Net     from Net       from Tax   
 For the Years Ended    Beginning    Investment   Investment   Investment  Investment     Realized       Return of  
     September 30       of Period    Income (a)   Gain (Loss)  Operations     Income        Gains         Capital   
     ------------       ---------    ----------   -----------  ----------     ------        -----         -------   
 AARP High Quality Money Fund                                  
  <S>                    <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>        <C>               <C>          <C> 
   1995                  $ 1.00       $ .049           --        $ .049     $(.049)           --            --
   1994                    1.00         .028           --          .028      (.028)           --            --
   1993                    1.00         .021           --          .021      (.021)           --            --
   1992                    1.00         .040           --          .040      (.040) (c)       --            --
   1991                    1.00         .060           --          .060      (.060)           --            --
   1990                    1.00         .073           --          .073      (.073)           --            --
   1989                    1.00         .080           --          .080      (.080)           --            --
   1988                    1.00         .060           --          .060      (.060)           --            --
   1987                    1.00         .050           --          .050      (.050)           --            --
   1986                    1.00         .064           --          .064      (.064)           --            --
 AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund (d)
   1995                  $1.000       $ .029           --        $ .029     $(.029)           --            --
   1994                   1.000         .017           --          .017      (.017)           --            --
   1993                   1.000         .016           --          .016      (.016)           --            --
   1992                   1.000         .026           --          .026      (.026)           --            --
   1991 (d)                .996         .055      $ .004           .059      (.055)           --            --
   1990                    .998         .061       (.002)          .059      (.061)           --            --
   1989                   1.008         .059       (.010)          .049      (.059)           --            --
   1988                    .998         .055        .010           .065      (.055)           --            --
   1987                   1.027         .049       (.026)          .023      (.049)       $(.003)           --
   1986                    .996         .048        .031           .079      (.048)           --            --
 AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund
   1995                  $14.73       $ 1.01      $ .46         $ 1.47       $(.98)           --        $(.03)
   1994                   15.96          .93      (1.23)          (.30)       (.93)           --            --
   1993                   16.19         1.15       (.23)           .92       (1.15)           --            --
   1992                   15.72         1.22        .47           1.69      (1.22)           --            --
   1991                   14.95         1.26        .77           2.03      (1.26)           --            --
   1990                   14.98         1.31       (.03)          1.28      (1.31)           --            --
   1989                   15.11         1.31       (.13)          1.18      (1.31)           --            --
   1988                   14.89         1.37        .22           1.59      (1.37)           --            --
   1987                   15.99         1.35      (1.09)           .26      (1.35)       $(.01)            --
   1986                   15.52         1.54        .50           2.04      (1.54)        (.03)            --

<FN>
(a)   Reflects a per share reimbursement of expenses during the period by the Fund Manager. See last column.
(b)   Reflects fees not imposed by the Fund Manager of $.001 per share.
(c)   Includes approximately $.005 per share of net realized short-term capital gains.
</FN>
</TABLE>

                                 Prospectus - 4
<PAGE>

For a copy of the Annual Report to  Shareholders,  please contact an AARP Mutual
Fund Representative at 1-800-253-2277.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Ratio of     Ratio of Net                                
                 Net Asset                                Operating     Investment                                 
                  Value at                 Net Assets    Expenses to    Income to      Portfolio      Per Share    
     Total         End of       Total     End of Period  Average Net   Average Net     Turnover     Reimbursement  
 Distributions     Period      Return %   ($ millions)  Assets % (a)     Assets %       Rate %     of Expenses (a):
 -------------     ------      --------   ------------  ------------     --------       ------     ----------------
   <S>             <C>           <C>               <C>      <C>           <C>           <C>               <C> 
   $(.049)        $ 1.00         4.99             384       .978         4.887             --               --
   (.028)           1.00         2.84             333      1.125         2.889             --               --
   (.021)           1.00         2.13             254      1.312         2.123             --               --
   (.040)           1.00         4.12             323      1.151         3.613             --           $ .000
   (.060)           1.00         6.22             357      1.053         6.050             --             .001
   (.073)           1.00         7.58             376      1.058         7.319             --             .001
   (.080)           1.00         8.32             324      1.071         8.061             --             .001
   (.060)           1.00         6.15             224      1.097 (b)     6.025             --             .001
   (.050)           1.00         5.13             178      1.160         5.090             --             .004
   (.064)           1.00         6.60             104       .712         6.310             --             .009

   $(.029)        $1.000         2.99             120        .87          2.94             --               --
   (.017)          1.000         1.76             129        .90          1.75             --           $ .000
   (.016)          1.000         1.62             134        .93          1.60             --             .002
   (.026)          1.000         2.58             127        .95          2.54             --             .002
   (.055)          1.000         6.10             119       1.06          5.43             --             .001
   (.061)           .996         6.02              98       1.12          6.06          39.88               --
   (.059)           .998         4.98              90       1.17          5.85          21.28               --
   (.055)          1.008         6.65              79       1.27          5.47          62.73             .005
   (.052)           .998         2.25              70       1.31          4.80          22.20             .006
   (.048)          1.027         8.07              48       1.48          4.72          23.00               --

   $(1.01)        $15.19        10.31           5,252        .67          6.77          70.35               --
    (.93)          14.73        (1.90)          5,585        .66          6.09         114.54               --
   (1.15)          15.96         5.89           6,712        .70          7.15         105.49               --
   (1.22)          16.19        11.19           5,232        .72          7.69          74.33               --
   (1.26)          15.72        14.12           3,311        .74          8.23          86.64               --
   (1.31)          14.95         8.86           2,583        .79          8.71          60.54               --
   (1.31)          14.98         8.17           2,518        .79          8.76          48.35               --
   (1.37)          15.11        11.07           2,837        .81          9.09          84.72               --
   (1.36)          14.89         1.54           2,827        .88          8.76          50.68               --
   (1.57)          15.99        13.62           1,963        .90          9.49          61.92               --

<FN>
(d)   On August 1, 1991 the Fund  implemented  a 15.17 to 1.00 stock split and  adopted  its present  name and
      investment  objectives.  Prior to that date,  the Fund was known as the AARP Insured Tax Free Short Term
      Fund.  Financial  information  prior to August 1, 1991 has been  restated to reflect the stock split and
      should not be considered representative of the present Fund.
</FN>
</TABLE>

                                 Prospectus - 5
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Net Asset               Net Realized               Dividends   Distributions  Distributions
                         Value at       Net      & Unrealized  Total from    from Net     from Net       from Tax   
 For the Years Ended    Beginning    Investment   Investment   Investment  Investment     Realized       Return of  
     September 30       of Period    Income (a)   Gain (Loss)  Operations     Income        Gains         Capital   
     ------------       ---------    ----------   -----------  ----------     ------        -----         -------   
 AARP High Quality Bond Fund
  <S>                    <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>        <C>               <C>          <C>                  
   1995                  $15.05       $  .94       $  .95        $ 1.89      $(.93)           --            --
   1994                   17.19          .85        (1.76)         (.91)      (.85)           --        $(.38)
   1993                   16.44          .93          .93          1.86       (.93)       $(.18)            --
   1992                   15.71         1.03          .73          1.76      (1.03)           --            --
   1991                   14.63         1.10         1.08          2.18      (1.10)           --            --
   1990                   15.04         1.17         (.41)          .76      (1.17)           --            --
   1989                   14.80         1.23          .24          1.47      (1.23)           --            --
   1988                   14.45         1.27          .46          1.73      (1.27)        (.11)(e)         --
   1987                   15.87         1.22        (1.19)          .03      (1.22)        (.23)            --
   1986                   15.31         1.41          .61          2.02      (1.41)        (.05)            --
 AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund
   1995                  $16.93       $  .87       $  .81        $ 1.68      $(.87)           --            --
   1994                   19.00          .86        (1.67)         (.81)      (.86)       $(.34)        $(.06)
   1993                   17.88          .90         1.55          2.45       (.90)        (.43)            --
   1992                   17.30          .93          .75          1.68       (.93)        (.17)            --
   1991                   16.12         1.00         1.18          2.18      (1.00)           --            --
   1990                   16.61         1.04         (.24)          .80      (1.04)        (.25)            --
   1989                   16.02         1.08          .59          1.67      (1.08)           --            --
   1988                   15.00         1.08         1.02          2.10      (1.08)           --            --
   1987                   16.69         1.07        (1.49)         (.42)     (1.07)        (.20)            --
   1986                   15.12         1.01         1.63          2.64      (1.01)        (.06)            --
 AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund
   1995                  $14.64       $  .61       $ 1.79        $ 2.40      $(.60)       $(.04)            --
   1994 (d)               15.00          .25         (.37) (f)     (.12)      (.24)           --            --
 AARP Growth and Income Fund
   1995                  $34.13       $ 1.11       $ 5.44        $ 6.55     $(1.09)      $(1.23)           --
   1994                   32.91          .94         1.62          2.56      (1.13)        (.21)            --
   1993                   28.67          .83         4.58          5.41       (.87)        (.30)            --
   1992                   26.97          .97         2.11          3.08       (.90)        (.48)            --
   1991                   22.30         1.11         4.78          5.89      (1.17)        (.05)            --
   1990                   26.11         1.11        (3.69)        (2.58)     (1.15)        (.08)            --
   1989                   20.94         1.01         5.20          6.21      (1.04)           --            --
   1988                   25.54         1.04        (3.93)        (2.89)      (.94)        (.77)            --
   1987                   20.88          .67         5.51          6.18       (.64)        (.88)            --
   1986                   16.84          .73         4.10          4.83       (.70)        (.09)            --

<FN>
(a)   Reflects a per share reimbursement of expenses during the period by the Fund Manager. See last column.
(b)   Not Annualized.
(c)   Annualized.
</FN>
</TABLE>


                                 Prospectus - 6
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Ratio of     Ratio of Net                                
                 Net Asset                                Operating     Investment                                 
                  Value at                 Net Assets    Expenses to    Income to      Portfolio      Per Share    
     Total         End of       Total     End of Period  Average Net   Average Net     Turnover     Reimbursement  
 Distributions     Period      Return %   ($ millions)  Assets % (a)     Assets %       Rate %     of Expenses (a):
 -------------     ------      --------   ------------  ------------     --------       ------     ----------------
   <S>             <C>           <C>               <C>      <C>           <C>           <C>               <C> 
   $(.93)         $16.01        12.98             533        .95           6.13        201.07               --
   (1.23)          15.05        (5.55)            568        .95           5.31         63.75               --
   (1.11)          17.19        11.88             604       1.01           5.64        100.98               --
   (1.03)          16.44        11.56             384       1.13           6.40         63.00               --
   (1.10)          15.71        15.44             201       1.17           7.26         90.43               --
   (1.17)          14.63         5.21             151       1.14           7.86         47.39           $ .009
   (1.23)          15.04        10.38             129       1.16           8.33         57.69             .007
   (1.38)          14.80        12.38             123       1.17           8.55         23.57             .005
   (1.45)          14.45        (.09)             108       1.18           7.81        192.80             .034
   (1.46)          15.87        13.60              88       1.30           8.86         62.72             .011

   $(.87)         $17.74        10.21           1,807        .69           5.06         17.45               --
   (1.26)          16.93        (4.48)          1,914        .68           4.80         38.39               --
   (1.33)          19.00        14.31           2,087        .72           4.90         47.96               --
   (1.10)          17.88        10.01           1,487        .74           5.31         62.45               --
   (1.00)          17.30        13.85           1,068        .77           5.92         32.18               --
   (1.29)          16.12         4.89             771        .80           6.29         48.24               --
   (1.08)          16.61        10.66             527        .84           6.52        148.94               --
   (1.08)          16.02        14.39             312        .92           6.95        163.51               --
   (1.27)          15.00        (2.94)            238       1.00           6.58        135.32               --
   (1.07)          16.69        17.96             129       1.13           6.40         35.99               --

   $(.64)         $16.40        16.80             247       1.01           4.12         63.77               --
    (.24)          14.64        (.78)(b)          175       1.31(c)        3.58(c)      49.32(c)             --

   $(2.32)        $38.36        20.43           3,007        .72           3.28         31.26               --
   (1.34)          34.13         7.99           2,312        .76           3.00         31.82               --
   (1.17)          32.91        19.38           1,560        .84           3.08         17.44               --
   (1.38)          28.67        11.59             748        .91           3.84         36.40               --
   (1.22)          26.97        27.19             392        .96           4.61         53.68               --
   (1.23)          22.30        (10.19)           248       1.03           4.76         58.47               --
   (1.04)          26.11        30.58             236       1.04           4.19         55.21               --
   (1.71)          20.94        (10.75)           228       1.06           4.52         61.34               --
   (1.52)          25.54        30.92             358       1.08           3.81         43.25           $ .007
    (.79)          20.88        29.00              99       1.21           4.55         37.44                --

<FN>
(d)   Operations for the period of February 1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 1994.
(e)   Includes $0.06 of distributions from paid-in capital.
(f)   The amount shown for a share  outstanding  throughout  the period does not accord with the change in the
      aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio  securities during the period because of the timing of sales
      and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.
</FN>
</TABLE>


                                 Prospectus - 7
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Net Asset               Net Realized               Dividends   Distributions 
                         Value at       Net      & Unrealized  Total from    from Net     from Net    
 For the Years Ended    Beginning    Investment   Investment   Investment  Investment     Realized    
     September 30       of Period    Income (a)   Gain (Loss)  Operations     Income        Gains     
     ------------       ---------    ----------   -----------  ----------     ------        -----     
  <S>                    <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>        <C>               <C>          
 AARP Capital Growth Fund
   1995                   $31.74      $  .36       $ 6.91        $ 7.27       $(.01)       $(.64)
   1994                    36.20         .00        (1.51)        (1.51)       (.05)       (2.90)
   1993                    30.30         .06         7.19          7.25        (.14)       (1.21)
   1992                    30.23         .15         1.09          1.24        (.23)        (.94)
   1991                    23.32         .24         9.05          9.29        (.59)       (1.79)
   1990                    34.17         .54 (b)    (9.27)        (8.73)       (.19)       (1.93)
   1989                    23.88         .21        10.17         10.38        (.09)           --
   1988                    27.55         .10        (1.97)        (1.87)       (.15)       (1.65)
   1987                    21.13         .11         7.40          7.51        (.19)        (.90)
   1986                    16.95         .18         4.28          4.46        (.09)        (.19)
                                                                                      
<FN>
(a)   Reflects a per share reimbursement of expenses during the period by the Fund Manager. See last column.
(b)   Annualized.
</FN>
</TABLE>
    

AN OVERVIEW OF THE AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM

AARP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the needs and interests
of persons aged 50 and older. It seeks through education,  advocacy, and service
to enhance the quality of life for all by promoting  independence,  dignity, and
purpose.  In the early 1980s,  research  conducted by AARP  indicated  that many
members  were not  taking  steps to  invest  adequately  for  their  future.  To
encourage members to plan for their retirement and beyond,  AARP decided to make
available a family of mutual funds.  The family of funds would  provide  members
with a limited  number of distinct  investment  choices  that were managed by an
experienced  investment  adviser.  AARP sought an investment  management firm to
develop  and  manage  the  funds.  After  interviewing  a number  of  investment
managers, AARP selected Scudder,  Stevens & Clark, Inc., who will be referred to
in this prospectus as Scudder or the Fund Manager.

Who is Scudder, Stevens & Clark?

   
Scudder,  Stevens & Clark is America's  oldest  independent  investment  counsel
firm. Its founder, Theodore T. Scudder, established the profession of long-term,
fee-based  investment  counsel  in 1919 at a time  when  investment  firms  were
focused on short-term,  commission-based trading. In the more than 75 years that
have  passed  since  then,  Scudder  has  grown to be one of  America's  largest
independent  investment managers.  Today, Scudder manages more than $100 billion
in assets for clients around the world. Scudder manages corporate funds, pension
plans,  and  endowments  for  institutions,  and provides an array of investment
products and services for individual clients and other investors.  These include
the Scudder Funds, a family of no-load mutual funds; a no-load variable annuity;
401(k) Plans; and several closed-end funds.
    

Scudder brings decades of experience and innovation to mutual fund investing. In
1928, Scudder offered America's first no-load mutual fund. Scudder was the first
company  to offer  an  international  mutual  fund to U.S.  investors.  In 1984,
Scudder was selected by AARP to develop and manage the AARP Mutual Funds.

                                 Prospectus - 8
<PAGE>
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Ratio of     Ratio of Net                                
                 Net Asset                                Operating     Investment                                 
                  Value at                 Net Assets    Expenses to    Income to      Portfolio      Per Share    
     Total         End of       Total     End of Period  Average Net   Average Net     Turnover     Reimbursement  
 Distributions     Period      Return %   ($ millions)  Assets % (a)     Assets %       Rate %     of Expenses (a):
 -------------     ------      --------   ------------  ------------     --------       ------     ----------------
   <S>             <C>           <C>               <C>      <C>           <C>           <C>               <C> 
   $(.65)         $38.36        23.47             692         .95          1.00         98.44               --
   (2.95)          31.74       (4.70)             683         .97           .02         79.65               --
   (1.35)          36.20        24.53             607        1.05           .22        100.63               --
   (1.17)          30.30         3.94             424        1.13           .61         89.20               --
   (2.38)          30.23        42.81             242        1.17           .90         99.62               --
   (2.12)          23.32       (26.94)            160        1.11          2.00         83.28           $ .009
    (.09)          34.17        43.62             180        1.16           .89         63.51               --
   (1.80)          23.88       (5.44)              91        1.23           .37         45.37             .044
   (1.09)          27.55        37.02             116        1.24           .62         53.61             .025
    (.28)          21.13        26.65              56        1.44          1.27         46.32               --
</TABLE>
    

What are the roles of AARP and Scudder?

The AARP  Investment  Program from Scudder was  established  in accordance  with
criteria set by AARP.  Specifically,  these criteria include  providing  members
with competitive  investment  performance,  allowing easy access to investments,
offering  easy-to-understand  information  concerning investing,  and delivering
superior  service.  Fulfilling  this mandate is the mission of AARP and Scudder.
Both  organizations  work  closely to ensure  these  criteria  are met.  Scudder
provides  investment  management and administrative  services for the AARP Funds
and  brings to the  Program  more  than 75 years of  investment  counseling  and
management  experience.  AARP  provides  insight into the diversity and changing
character of AARP members.  Association  staff closely monitor Program  services
and review all Program  materials to ensure conformity to AARP's high standards.
Members of AARP leadership also serve as Trustees for the AARP Funds.

WHAT DOES THE AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM OFFER ME?

The Program was created to address the  investment  concerns of AARP members and
to help you make informed  investment  decisions.  It features  several benefits
that may make investing advantageous and give you greater confidence that you've
made decisions appropriate for your needs:

*     A Unique Family of Funds: The Program offers a range of mutual funds which
      recognize  the  needs  of  AARP  members.   Each  of  the  AARP  Funds  is
      conservatively managed, seeking to moderate share price volatility,  while
      seeking competitive returns. This makes the AARP Funds distinct from other
      mutual funds,  which may seek higher  returns but do not focus on reducing
      share price volatility.

*     No Sales Fees or  Commissions:  Unlike most other mutual  funds,  the AARP
      Funds are pure no-loadt so you don't pay any sales fees or  commissions to
      purchase,  exchange or sell (redeem) shares. In addition, the Funds do not
      charge  12b-1  fees,  which  are a form  of a  sales  charge  that  covers
      marketing and distribution expenses.

*     No Fees to open and  maintain  an AARP  IRA or AARP  Keogh  Plan  account:
      You'll pay no  separate  fees to open or  maintain  your  retirement  plan
      account. All your money goes to work for your retirement.

                                 Prospectus - 9
<PAGE>

*     Low initial  investment:  Open an account for just $500 for each AARP Fund
      ($2,500  for the AARP High  Quality  Tax Free Money Fund) or $250 for each
      AARP Fund in an AARP IRA or AARP Keogh Plan  account.  So it's easy to get
      started.  See page 38 of this  prospectus for more  information on minimum
      investments.

*     Professional  investment  management by Scudder,  Stevens & Clark: Scudder
      brings  over 75  years of  investment  management  experience  to the AARP
      Funds.

*     Responsive   Service   from  AARP   Mutual   Fund   Representatives:   Our
      knowledgeable representatives are ready to answer your questions, initiate
      transactions or help you select the AARP Fund which meets your needs--call
      them toll-free. They are available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8
      p.m. Eastern time.

*     Access to your  investment when you need it. You'll be able to redeem your
      investment  at no charge  by simply  calling  toll-free  or  writing--your
      investment  is not  locked  in.  See page 41 of this  prospectus  for more
      information.

You'll also benefit from:

   
*     Informative  Communications,  such as  newsletters  and  free  educational
      guides;
*     Consolidated  Monthly  Statements or Quarterly AARP IRA or AARP Keogh Plan
      Statements;
*     Prompt transaction confirmations;
*     Special Services designed to make investing simple and convenient; and
*     AARP's commitment to represent your interests.
    


WHAT DO THE AARP MUTUAL FUNDS OFFER?

The nine AARP Mutual  Funds  offer  members a choice of  conservatively  managed
investments  which vary in the potential  returns and risk they offer. The Funds
address four major investment needs:  stability of principal,  income,  tax-free
income  and  growth.  Each of the AARP  Mutual  Funds is  managed  to offer  you
competitive  returns.  In  addition,  each  AARP  Fund  follows  a  conservative
investment  approach which seeks to moderate share price volatility,  so you can
feel  confident  when you invest.  The AARP Funds are managed  with the needs of
AARP investors  always in mind.  Other mutual funds not designed and managed for
AARP investors may have higher share price volatility and have higher returns.

   
While the AARP Funds are conservatively managed, it is important to realize that
your principal is never insured or guaranteed,  and the value of your investment
and your return  will move up and down as market  conditions  change.  The share
price of a mutual fund,  other than a money market fund,  typically moves up and
down on a  day-to-day  basis.  Share  price  volatility  reflects  the  level of
fluctuation in the value of a Fund's shares over relatively  short time periods.
A mutual fund that experiences large changes in its share price on a daily basis
would be considered to have high share price volatility.  The AARP Funds will be
managed to seek to reduce  share price  volatility  as compared to other  mutual
funds or  securities  described in a Fund's  investment  objective and policies.
This does not mean a Fund's  share price will not be affected by market  forces.
Market forces may include  downward and upward  movements of the stock market or
interest  rates.  The result will be upward or downward  movements in the Fund's
share price. For a more detailed  discussion of each AARP Fund,  please read the
"Investment Objectives and Policies" section.
    

Information  on each AARP Fund is included in this  Prospectus,  focusing on how
the AARP Funds differ in their potential return and risk. Before investing,  you
should  determine your  investment  objectives and personal time horizons.  This
will  help  you  decide  which  Fund or  combination  of AARP  Funds  fits  your
investment needs.

                                Prospectus - 10
<PAGE>

The following is a brief  summary of the diversity of investment  needs the AARP
Funds seek to meet.  The  differing  nature of an  investment  in each Fund will
affect the length of time for which you should be planning to invest.

      If you are investing for stability of principal and income:

      Consider  the AARP High  Quality  Money Fund or the AARP High  Quality Tax
      Free Money Fund. Each provides  opportunities  to meet short-term needs (1
      year or less)  while  providing  a modest  level of  income.  Both seek to
      provide  investors  with  stability of principal  through a constant $1.00
      share price,  although  this may not always be achieved.  Like other money
      funds,  the AARP Money Funds invest in short-term  securities whose yields
      tend to  follow  changes  in  short-term  interest  rates.  If  short-term
      interest rates rise or fall dramatically,  so could the yields of the AARP
      Money Funds in relatively short periods of time. Keep in mind that the two
      AARP Money Funds  differ in that the income paid by the AARP High  Quality
      Money Fund is taxable,  whereas  the income paid by the AARP High  Quality
      Tax Free Money Fund is normally free from federal income taxes.

      If you are  investing  for the longer term and are  interested  in monthly
      income:

      Consider the AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury Fund, the AARP High Quality Bond
      Fund or the AARP Insured Tax Free  General Bond Fund.  When you choose one
      of these  conservatively  managed  funds,  remember that both the value of
      your  shares and the yield will  change  daily,  generally  in reaction to
      shifting  interest rates. In most cases, as interest rates rise, the value
      of  investments  in bond funds like these tends to fall. As interest rates
      fall,  the  value  of  investments  in  these  bond  funds  tends to rise.
      Investing in these Funds offers the opportunity for gain through potential
      appreciation  in the value of your  investment and from the monthly income
      that the investment earns. While each of these Funds is managed to attempt
      to  moderate  share price  volatility,  the value of your  investment  can
      decline. That's why you should be prepared to tolerate some fluctuation in
      the value of your  investment and in the income you earn and to invest for
      the longer term (at least 1 year or more).

      If you are investing for the long term and you are interested in growth:

   
      Consider the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund, the AARP Growth and Income
      Fund,  the AARP Global Growth Fund or the AARP Capital  Growth Fund.  When
      you invest in one of these Funds,  remember that any  investment in stocks
      involves risk and that the value of your shares will fluctuate  daily. The
      share  price of these AARP  Funds will tend to rise when the stock  market
      rises and decline when the stock market declines. Investing in these Funds
      offers the  opportunity  for gain through  potential  appreciation  in the
      value of your  investment  as well as from the income that the  investment
      earns.  While each of these Funds is managed to attempt to moderate  share
      price volatility, the value of your investment can decline. That's why you
      should consider your investment as one that you can afford to let work for
      you over time--generally for a period of 3 to 5 years or more.
    


How is my investment managed?

The AARP  Mutual  Funds are  managed  to seek both  competitive  returns  and to
moderate share price  volatility.  Each of the AARP Mutual Funds is managed by a
team of investment  professionals at Scudder.  Professional  portfolio  managers
develop  investment  strategies  and  select  securities  for each  AARP  Fund's
portfolio.  They are  supported  by  Scudder's  dedicated  staff of  economists,
research analysts, traders, and other investment specialists who work in offices
across the United States and abroad. At Scudder,  there has always been a strong
partnership  between research analysts and portfolio  managers.  Scudder's large


                                Prospectus - 11
<PAGE>

staff of  independent  research  analysts  helps the portfolio  managers  assess
economic and industry trends as they make their investment decisions. Because of
this emphasis on "fundamentals," the portfolio managers do not take a short-term
approach  to  investing.  Instead,  they seek to add value  over the long  term,
carefully  selecting  investments  they  believe  have  superior  potential  for
achieving each Fund's objectives.
       

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

The following pages provide detail on the investment  objectives and policies of
the nine AARP Mutual  Funds.  Included  are each Fund's  objectives,  whom it is
designed  for,  what it  offers  investors,  what it can  invest  in,  the risks
involved,  when  distributions  are paid and who at Scudder manages the Fund. As
with any investment, there is no guarantee that the AARP Funds will successfully
meet their  investment  objectives.  Be sure to read the section  titled  "Other
Investment Policies and Risk Factors" on page 28.

Each Trust's Trustees can modify a Fund's  objectives  without the approval of a
majority of that Fund's  shareholders.  Shareholders will be informed in writing
of any changes in objectives.  In that event,  they should consider  whether the
Fund is still an  appropriate  investment  given  their then  current  financial
position and needs.

AARP HIGH QUALITY MONEY FUND

Fund Objective:

      From  investments  in high  quality  securities,  the Fund is  designed to
      provide  current  income.  The Fund also seeks to maintain  stability  and
      safety of principal while offering liquidity. The Fund seeks to maintain a
      constant  net asset value of $1.00 per share.  There may be  circumstances
      under which this goal cannot be achieved.

   
For whom is the Fund designed?

      The Fund may be appropriate for investors who have short-term needs or who
      do not want the risk that accompanies  investing in stocks or bonds. These
      include:
    

      *     Investors  creating a  diversified  portfolio  who want a portion of
            their assets in a conservative  investment  designed to offer safety
            and stability.
      *     Investors   seeking  a   short-term   investment   prior  to  making
            longer-term investment choices.
      *     Investors  seeking  money market  income to meet regular  day-to-day
            needs.
      *     Investors  who need  immediate  access to their money  through  free
            checkwriting services.

      The Fund is also available for AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA, and AARP Keogh Plan
      accounts.

What does the Fund offer to investors?

      The Fund is designed to offer current income, while maintaining  stability
      and safety of  principal.  In addition,  it provides a  convenient  way to
      easily access your money through checkwriting.

What does the Fund invest in?

      The Fund  purchases  high  quality  short-term  securities  consisting  of
      obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.  Government,  its agencies or
      instrumentalities;  obligations of supranational organizations such as the
      International  Bank for  Reconstruction  and Development (the World Bank);


                                Prospectus - 12
<PAGE>

      obligations  of  domestic  banks and  their  foreign  branches,  including
      bankers'  acceptances,  certificates  of deposit,  deposit  notes and time
      deposits; obligations of savings and loan institutions;  instruments whose
      credit  has  been  enhanced  by:  banks  (letters  of  credit),  insurance
      companies   (surety  bonds),  or  other  corporate   entities   (corporate
      guarantees);  corporate  obligations,  including  commercial paper, notes,
      bonds, loans and loan participations; securities with variable or floating
      interest   rates;   asset-backed   securities,   including   certificates,
      participations and notes;  municipal securities including notes, bonds and
      participation interests,  either taxable or tax-free, as described in more
      detail for the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund;  securities with put
      features; and repurchase agreements.

      These  securities  will have remaining  maturities of 397 calendar days or
      less, except for U.S. Government securities,  which may have maturities up
      to 762 calendar days. The average  dollar-weighted  maturity of the Fund's
      investments is 90 days or less.

      All of the  securities  that  the Fund  purchases,  or that  underlie  its
      repurchase agreements,  are considered to be high quality.  Generally, the
      Fund may  purchase  only  securities  rated,  or issued by an entity  with
      comparable  securities  rated,  within  the  two  highest  quality  rating
      categories  of one or more  rating  agencies  such as:  Moody's  Investors
      Service,  Inc.  (Moody's),  Standard & Poor's (S&P),  and Fitch  Investors
      Service,  Inc.  (Fitch).  Securities  rated  by  only  one  agency  may be
      purchased  if the  rating  falls  within  the  categories  above.  Unrated
      securities  may be  purchased  if  the  Fund  Manager  judges  them  to be
      comparable in quality to securities described above.  Generally,  the Fund
      will invest in securities  rated in the highest quality rating by at least
      two of these rating agencies.

      All  of  the  securities  purchased  are  U.S.   dollar-denominated.   The
      securities  must  meet  credit  standards  applied  by  the  Fund  Manager
      following procedures  established by the Trustees. If a security ceases to
      be rated or is reduced below the Fund's standards,  it will be sold unless
      the Trustees  determine that disposing of the security would not be in the
      best interests of the Fund.

      The  Fund  has  certain  nonfundamental   policies  designed  to  maintain
      diversification.   These  policies  may  be  changed  without  shareholder
      approval. With limited exceptions, the Fund may not invest more than 5% of
      its  assets  in  the  securities  of a  single  issuer,  except  for  U.S.
      Government securities. Nor may it invest more than 10% of its total assets
      in securities subject to unconditional puts by a single issuer.

What are the risks?

      The risk to your  principal  is low,  since the Fund  seeks to  maintain a
      stable share price of $1.00.  While the Fund has maintained a stable share
      price  since it began in June 1985,  there may be  situations  under which
      this goal  cannot be  achieved.  The level of income you  receive  will be
      affected  by  movements  up and  down in  short-term  interest  rates.  By
      investing generally in highest-quality securities, the Fund may offer less
      income than a money market fund investing in other high-quality securities
      in which money market funds are allowed to invest.  See "Other  Investment
      Policies and Risk Factors."

When are distributions paid?

      Dividends  are  declared  daily  and  distributed  monthly  to  investors.
      Generally,  net  realized  capital  gain or loss is  included in the daily
      declaration  of  income.  See  page  33  for  additional   information  on
      distributions and taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

      Lead Portfolio Manager Stephen L. Akers assumed responsibility for setting
      the Fund's  investment  strategy and for overseeing the Fund's  day-to-day
      management in February  1996. Mr. Akers has been a member of the AARP High


                                Prospectus - 13
<PAGE>

      Quality  Money  Fund  team  since  1995  and  has  managed  several  other
      fixed-income  portfolios  since joining  Scudder in 1984.  Robert T. Neff,
      Portfolio  Manager,  focuses on securities  selection and assists with the
      creation and implementation of investment  strategy for the Fund. Mr. Neff
      joined  Scudder in 1972 and has more than 20 years of experience  managing
      short-term  fixed-income  assets.  Debra  A.  Hanson,  Portfolio  Manager,
      assists with the development and execution of investment  strategy and has
      been with  Scudder  since 1983.  K. Sue Cote,  Portfolio  Manager,  joined
      Scudder  in 1983 and has over 10 years  of  experience  in the  investment
      industry.

AARP HIGH QUALITY TAX FREE MONEY FUND

Fund Objective:

      From  investments  in  high  quality  municipal  securities,  the  Fund is
      designed to provide  current  income free from federal  income taxes.  The
      Fund also  seeks to  maintain  stability  and safety of  principal,  while
      offering liquidity.  The Fund seeks to maintain a constant net asset value
      of $1.00 per  share.  There may be  circumstances  under  which  this goal
      cannot be achieved.

   
For whom is the Fund designed?
    

      The Fund may be  appropriate  for  investors in high tax brackets who have
      short-term  investment  needs or who do not want the risk that accompanies
      investing in stocks or bonds. These include:

      *     Investors  creating a  diversified  portfolio  who want a portion of
            their assets in a conservative  investment  designed to offer safety
            and stability.
      *     Investors   seeking  a   short-term   investment   prior  to  making
            longer-term investment choices.
      *     Investors  seeking  tax free  money  market  income to meet  regular
            day-to-day expenses.
      *     Investors  who need  immediate  access to their money  through  free
            checkwriting services.

      This Fund is not  available  for AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA or AARP Keogh Plan
      accounts.

What does the Fund offer to investors?

      The Fund is designed to offer current income free from federal income tax,
      while  providing you with stability and safety of principal.  Depending on
      your tax bracket,  the  after-tax  income from the Fund may be higher than
      from a taxable investment of comparable quality and risk. In addition,  it
      provides  a   convenient   way  to  easily   access  your  money   through
      checkwriting.

What does the Fund invest in?

      The Fund invests in high-quality,  short-term municipal securities.  These
      securities  will have  remaining  maturities of 397 calendar days or less.
      The  average  dollar-weighted  maturity of its  investments  is 90 days or
      less. These municipal  securities may include  obligations issued by or on
      behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and the
      District of Columbia. Interest from these securities is, in the opinion of
      the issuer's bond counsel,  exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund has
      no current  intention to invest in  securities  whose income is subject to
      federal  income tax,  including  the  individual  alternative  minimum tax
      (AMT).

      Municipal  securities may include municipal notes such as tax anticipation
      notes,   revenue   anticipation   notes,  bond   anticipation   notes  and
      construction loan notes; municipal bonds, which include general obligation
      bonds secured by the issuer's pledge of its faith, credit and taxing power


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      for  payment of  principal  and  interest;  and revenue  bonds  (including
      private activity  bonds),  which are generally paid from the revenues of a
      particular  facility,  a specific excise tax, or other source.  The Fund's
      municipal  investments  may also include  participation  interests in bank
      holdings of municipal securities, municipal lease obligations,  securities
      with  variable  or  floating  interest  rates,  demand  obligations,   and
      tax-exempt  commercial  paper. The Fund may also purchase  securities on a
      "when-issued"  or "forward  delivery"  basis,  and may enter into stand-by
      commitments,  which are securities  that may be sold back to the seller at
      the Fund's option.

      All of the  securities  that  the Fund  purchases,  or that  underlie  its
      repurchase agreements, are considered to be high quality. These securities
      are  generally  rated or issued by an issuer  rated within the two highest
      quality  ratings of two or more rating  agencies such as: Moody's (Aaa and
      Aa, M1G1 and M1G2, and P1), S&P (AAA and AA, SP1+ and SP1, A1+ and A1) and
      Fitch (AAA and AA, F1 and F2). The Fund may  purchase a security  rated by
      only one rating agency if it meets the above rating standards.  An unrated
      security  may  be  purchased  if  the  Fund  Manager  judges  it  to be of
      comparable quality to securities described above. Generally, the Fund will
      invest in securities  rated in the highest  quality rating by at least two
      of these rating agencies.

      Ordinarily, the Fund expects that 100% of its portfolio securities will be
      in federally tax-exempt securities.
   
      As a fundamental policy, under normal  circumstances,  at least 80% of the
      Fund's net assets will be invested in tax-exempt securities.  Up to 20% of
      the Fund's net assets may be invested in taxable securities. For defensive
      purposes,  or if unusual  circumstances  make it  advisable,  the Fund may
      purchase   U.S.   Government    securities   and   repurchase   agreements
      collateralized by such securities.  For temporary defensive purposes,  the
      Fund's  investment  in  taxable  securities  may  exceed 20% when the Fund
      Manager  deems such a position  advisable  in light of  economic or market
      conditions.     

      All  of  the  securities  purchased  are  U.S.   dollar-denominated.   The
      securities  must  meet  credit  standards  applied  by the  Fund  Manager,
      following procedures  established by the Trustees. If a security ceases to
      be rated, or its rating is reduced below the Fund's  standard,  it will be
      sold unless the Trustees  determine  that  disposing of the security would
      not be in the best  interests of the Fund.  As a matter of  nonfundamental
      policy,  which may be changed  without a shareholder  vote, the Fund, with
      respect to 75% of its total  assets,  may not  invest  more than 5% of its
      total assets in securities subject to puts from any one issuer.

What are the risks?

      The risk to your  principal  is low,  since the Fund  seeks to  maintain a
      stable share price of $1.00.  While the Fund has maintained a stable share
      price since it began  operating  as a tax-free  money fund in August 1991,
      there may be  situations  under  which this goal cannot be  achieved.  The
      level of income you receive  will be affected by  movements up and down in
      short-term  interest  rates.  By investing  generally  in  highest-quality
      securities,  the Fund may  offer  less  income  than a money  market  fund
      investing in other high-quality securities in which money market funds are
      allowed to invest. See "Other Investment Policies and Risk Factors."

Will I be subject to taxes on this fund?

      All income  distributed  by the Fund is expected to be exempt from federal
      income  taxes.  However,  income may be subject to state and local  income
      taxes.  Each year you will be  provided  with a  breakdown  of the  Fund's
      investments on a state by state basis so that you can determine your state


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      and local income tax liability.  Your state or local Department of Revenue
      or tax advisor can answer questions regarding taxability of distributions.
      Should there be any income from taxable securities, it would not be exempt
      from federal income taxes.

When are distributions paid?

      Dividends are declared daily and distributed monthly to investors. Any net
      realized  capital  gain  typically  will  be  distributed  annually  after
      September  30  and  is  usually  taxable.   See  page  33  for  additional
      information on distributions and taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

      Lead Portfolio  Manager K. Sue Cote has been  responsible  for setting the
      Fund's  investment   strategy  and  has  overseen  the  Fund's  day-to-day
      management  since 1991.  Ms.  Cote joined  Scudder in 1983 and has over 10
      years of  experience  in the  investment  industry.  Donald  C.  Carleton,
      Portfolio  Manager,  focuses on securities  selection and assists with the
      creation and  implementation  of  investment  strategy  for the Fund.  Mr.
      Carleton has more than 20 years' experience in tax-free  investing and has
      been at Scudder since 1983.

AARP GNMA AND U.S. TREASURY FUND

Fund Objective:

      To  produce a high  level of  current  income and to keep the price of its
      shares more stable than that of a long-term  bond.  The Fund  pursues this
      objective  by investing  principally  in U.S.  Government-guaranteed  GNMA
      securities and U.S. Treasury obligations.

   
For whom is the Fund designed?
    

      The Fund is suitable  for  conservative  investors  who want high  current
      income  but want a degree of  protection  from  bond  market  price  risk.
      Investors  should  be  seeking  to  invest  for  the  longer  term  and be
      comfortable with fluctuation in the value of their principal.

      The Fund is also available for AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA, and AARP Keogh Plan
      accounts.

What does the Fund offer to investors?

      The  Fund  is  designed  to  offer  current  income  from a  portfolio  of
      high-quality  securities.  The level of income should  generally be higher
      than   available   from    fixed-price    money   market   mutual   funds,
      government-insured  bank accounts and fixed-rate,  government-insured CDs.
      By including  short-term U.S.  Treasury  securities in its portfolio,  the
      Fund seeks to offer less share price  volatility  than long-term  bonds or
      many GNMA mutual funds, although its yield may be lower.

What does the Fund invest in?

      The Fund invests principally in U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, and
      other securities issued or backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
      Government.  These include Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
      securities.  GNMA  securities  represent  part ownership of a pool of U.S.
      Government-guaranteed  mortgage  loans  each of  which is  insured  by the
      Federal   Housing   Administration   or   guaranteed   by   the   Veterans
      Administration.  Each pool of mortgages is also  guaranteed  by GNMA as to
      the timely  payment of principal and interest  (regardless  of whether the
      mortgagors   actually  make  their  payments).   This  guarantee  by  GNMA


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      represents the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. However, this
      guarantee is not related to the Fund's yield or the value of shareholders'
      investments, which will fluctuate daily.

      The  maturities  and  types of  securities  held by the Fund may vary with
      current market conditions.  At any time, the Fund may invest a substantial
      portion of its assets in  securities of a particular  maturity.  With GNMA
      securities,  principal is paid back to the Fund over the life of the bond,
      rather than at maturity.  The Fund will receive monthly scheduled payments
      of principal and interest and may receive  unscheduled  principal payments
      resulting  from  prepayments  of the  underlying  mortgages.  The Fund may
      realize  a gain  or loss  upon  receiving  principal  payments.  The  Fund
      typically   reinvests  all  payments  and   prepayments  of  principal  in
      additional GNMA securities or other U.S. Government-guaranteed securities.

What are the risks?

      The Fund is not a fixed  price  money  market  fund,  so the  value of its
      shares will fluctuate up and down with changes in interest rates and other
      market  conditions.  The level of income you  receive  will be affected by
      movements  up or  down  in  interest  rates.  Like  bonds,  the  value  of
      mortgage-backed  securities  decreases when interest rates rise.  However,
      when  interest  rates  fall  their  value may not rise as much as does the
      value of bonds because of the anticipation of prepayment of the underlying
      mortgages.  This  prepayment may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return
      upon  reinvestment.  Thus, the prepayment  rate may also tend to limit any
      increase  in net asset  value.  See "Other  Investment  Policies  and Risk
      Factors."

How does the Fund seek to manage risk?

   
      The Fund actively seeks to reduce fluctuation, or price volatility to your
      principal,  by investing in a combination  of short-,  intermediate-,  and
      long-term  securities.  The Fund may  also,  on  occasion,  use  portfolio
      management  techniques  to seek to reduce  volatility.  These  techniques,
      which are subject to applicable regulatory guidelines, may include limited
      transactions   in  financial   futures   contracts   and  related   option
      transactions  which are unrated (see "Other  Investment  Policies and Risk
      Factors").  The Fund may purchase "when issued"  securities and repurchase
      agreements,   and  may  write  (sell)  covered  call  options  to  enhance
      investment returns.  These techniques will be entered into to reduce risk,
      but such techniques  involve risks themselves and under certain conditions
      may reduce current income.
    

When are distributions paid?

   
      Dividends are declared daily and distributed monthly to investors. Any net
      realized  capital  gain  typically  will  be  distributed  annually  after
      September 30. See page 33 for additional  information on distributions and
      taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

      Lead Portfolio  Manager David H. Glen has been responsible for setting the
      Fund's  investment  strategy and  overseeing  security  selection  for the
      Fund's  portfolio  since its  inception  in 1985.  Mr.  Glen has 15 years'
      experience in finance and investing. Mark S. Boyadjian, Portfolio Manager,
      focuses  on  securities  selection  and  assists  with  the  creation  and
      implementation  of investment  strategy for the Fund. Mr. Boyadjian joined
      the Fund's  team in 1995 and has been  involved in  investment  management
      since joining Scudder in 1989.
    

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AARP HIGH QUALITY BOND FUND

Fund Objective:

      Consistent with investments primarily in high quality securities, the Fund
      seeks to  provide  a high  level of  income  and to keep the  value of its
      shares more stable than that of a long-term bond.

   
For whom is the Fund designed?
    

      The Fund is  suitable  for  investors  who want high  current  income with
      moderate risk from a high quality  portfolio.  Investors should be seeking
      to invest for the longer term (at least 1 year or more) and be comfortable
      with fluctuation in the value of their principal.

      The Fund is also available for AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA, and AARP Keogh Plan
      accounts.

What does the Fund offer to investors?

      The Fund is  designed  to  offer a high  level of  current  income  from a
      portfolio of high-quality securities.  Normally the level of return should
      be higher than that available  from the AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury Fund,
      with greater fluctuation in the value of your principal.

      By including short- and medium-term bonds in its portfolio, the Fund seeks
      to  offer  less  share  price  volatility  than  long-term  bonds  or many
      long-term bond funds, although its yield may be lower.

What does the Fund invest in?

      Under  normal  circumstances,  at least 65% of the  assets of the Fund are
      invested in U.S. Government,  corporate and other fixed-income securities.
      All the Fund's  securities  will be rated or judged by the Fund Manager to
      be the equivalent of those rated in the three highest rating categories of
      Moody's (Aaa,  Aa, and A) or S&P (AAA,  AA, and A) and at least 65% of the
      Fund's  assets  must be in  securities  rated  in the two  highest  rating
      categories by Moody's or S&P.

   
      The Fund may invest in any investment  eligible for the AARP GNMA and U.S.
      Treasury Fund. It may also purchase  corporate notes and bonds,  including
      convertible  issues,  and  obligations  of federal  agencies  that are not
      backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.  Additionally,
      the Fund may also purchase  obligations of  international  agencies,  U.S.
      dollar-denominated  foreign  debt  securities,  mortgage-backed  and other
      asset-backed  securities,  and money market instruments such as commercial
      paper,  banker's  acceptances,  and  certificates  of  deposit  issued  by
      domestic and foreign branches of U.S. banks.
    

      The Fund  will  invest  in a broad  range  of  short-,  intermediate-  and
      long-term  securities.  The maturities and types of securities held by the
      Fund  will  vary  with  current  market  conditions.  The  Fund may have a
      substantial portion of its assets in securities of a particular  maturity.
      The  non-governmental  investments  of the  Fund  will be  spread  among a
      variety of companies and will not be concentrated in any one industry.

What are the risks?

      The Fund is not a fixed  price  money  market  fund,  so the  value of its
      shares will fluctuate up and down with changes in interest rates and other
      market conditions.  Due to the greater market price risk of the securities
      in which it invests,  the Fund may have a more  variable  share price than
      the AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund. See "Other  Investment  Policies and
      Risk Factors."

      The level of income  provided will be affected by movements up and down in
      interest  rates.  Also,  income  from  high-quality  securities  the  Fund
      purchases may be lower than income from lower-quality securities.

How does the Fund seek to manage risk?

      The Fund actively seeks to reduce fluctuation,  or the price volatility of
      your investment, by investing in securities with varying maturities. Also,
      the Fund may use approved portfolio management techniques, if appropriate,

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      such as limited  transactions in financial  futures  contracts and related
      option  transactions which are unrated (see "Other Investment Policies and
      Risk  Factors").  The Fund  may  purchase  "when  issued"  securities  and
      repurchase  agreements,  and may write  (sell)  covered  call  options  to
      enhance  investment  returns.  These  techniques  will be entered  into to
      reduce  risk,  but such  techniques  involve  risks  themselves  and under
      certain conditions may reduce current income.

When are distributions paid?

      Dividends are declared daily and distributed monthly to investors. Any net
      realized  capital  gain  typically  will  be  distributed  annually  after
      September 30. See page 33 for additional  information on distributions and
      taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

      Lead Portfolio Manager David H. Glen has set the Fund's overall investment
      strategy and has overseen its day-to-day  operations since 1995. Mr. Glen,
      who  started  at Scudder in 1982 and has been a  portfolio  manager  since
      1985,  has 15 years'  experience  in  finance  and  investing.  William M.
      Hutchinson,  Portfolio  Manager,  who is also responsible for implementing
      the Fund's  strategy,  has been  involved  with the Fund since  1987.  Mr.
      Hutchinson  joined Scudder in 1986 as a portfolio  manager and has over 20
      years of  investment  experience.  Stephen A. Wohler,  Portfolio  Manager,
      focuses on securities selection for the Fund. Mr. Wohler joined Scudder in
      1979 as a  portfolio  manager and has over 15 years'  experience  managing
      fixed-income investments.

AARP INSURED TAX FREE GENERAL BOND FUND

Fund Objective:

      From a portfolio  consisting  primarily of municipal securities covered by
      insurance,  the Fund seeks to provide high income free from federal income
      taxes  and to keep the  value of its  shares  more  stable  than that of a
      long-term municipal bond.

   
For whom is the Fund designed?
    

      The Fund is suitable  for  investors  in higher tax brackets who want high
      income free from federal  income  taxes.  Investors  should invest for the
      longer term (at least 1 year or more) and be comfortable  with fluctuation
      in the value of their principal.

      The Fund is not available for AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA,  and AARP Keogh Plan
      accounts.

What does the Fund offer to investors?

      The Fund is designed to offer high income free from federal tax. Depending
      on an investor's  tax bracket,  the after-tax  income from the Fund may be
      higher than from a taxable  investment of comparable quality and risk. The
      Fund will  typically pay higher income than the AARP High Quality Tax Free
      Money Fund,  although yield and principal value will fluctuate up and down
      with market  conditions.  By including short- and medium-term bonds in its
      portfolio,  the Fund  seeks to offer  less  share  price  volatility  than
      long-term municipal bonds or many long-term municipal bond funds, although
      its yield may be lower.

      The  Fund  is one of a  distinct  group  of  tax-free  mutual  funds  with
      insurance on the majority of its investments.  Insurance on its securities
      protects  the Fund  against  loss from  default by the  municipal  issuer.
      However, it does not protect the investor from fluctuation in the yield or
      share price.


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What does the Fund invest in?

      The Fund invests  primarily in a mix of short,  intermediate and long-term
      municipal securities that are insured against default by private insurers.

      The  municipal  securities  purchased by the Fund will be only  high-grade
      securities or repurchase agreements on such securities.  These may include
      obligations issued by or on behalf of states,  territories and possessions
      of the United  States and the  District  of  Columbia  to raise  money for
      public purposes.  Interest from these securities is, in the opinion of the
      issuer's bond counsel,  exempt from federal income taxes.  The Fund has no
      current  intention of investing in  securities  whose income is subject to
      federal  income tax,  including  the  individual  alternative  minimum tax
      (AMT).  However,  under  unusual  circumstances,  the Fund may  invest  in
      taxable  securities for defensive  purposes or to benefit from disparities
      in the financial markets.

      Municipal  securities  may  include  municipal  notes,   municipal  bonds,
      municipal lease obligations,  participation  interests in bank holdings of
      municipal securities, securities with variable or floating interest rates,
      demand obligations, and tax-exempt commercial paper. The Fund may purchase
      securities on a "when issued" or "forward  delivery"  basis, and may enter
      into  stand-by  commitments  in which  securities  may be sold back to the
      seller at the Fund's  option.  Also,  the Fund may use approved  portfolio
      techniques,  if  appropriate,  such as limited  use of  financial  futures
      contracts and related options transactions (see "Other Investment Policies
      and Risk Factors").

What portion of the securities is insured?

      At least 65% of the Fund's assets are fully insured by private insurers as
      to payment of face value and interest to the Fund,  when due. If uninsured
      securities or securities  not directly or indirectly  backed or guaranteed
      by the U.S.  Government  are purchased and expected to be held for 60 days
      or more,  insurance will be obtained  within 30 days to ensure that 65% of
      the Fund's  assets are insured by the issuer or arranged  for by the Fund.
      If at least 65% of its assets are not  insured  securities,  the Fund will
      obtain insurance for a portion of its U.S. Government guaranteed or backed
      securities so that the 65% standard is achieved.

What are the risks?

      The Fund is not a fixed  price  money  market  fund,  so the  value of its
      shares will move up and down as interest rates and other market conditions
      change.  The level of income you receive  will be affected by movements up
      and down in interest rates.  Income from the high quality securities which
      the  Fund  purchases  may be lower  than the  income  from  lower  quality
      securities. See "Other Investment Policies and Risk Factors."

How does the Fund seek to manage risk?

      The Fund actively seeks to manage fluctuation,  or the price volatility of
      your  investment,  by investing in securities of varying  maturities.  The
      Fund may also use approved portfolio management techniques.

      Insurance  on the  securities  held by the  Fund  protects  the Fund as to
      default by the  municipal  issuer.  It does not protect an  investor  from
      fluctuation  in the Fund's yield or value per share,  which change  daily.
      Insurance  also  involves  a cost to the Fund  which  will  reduce  yield.

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      Historically,  the yields on insured  securities  have been  attractive in
      comparison to the yields on uninsured  securities  of comparable  quality.
      There can be no assurance,  however, that this relationship will continue.
      Moreover,  to  the  extent  the  Fund  must  purchase  insurance  on  U.S.
      Government  securities,  this will  involve  a cost to the Fund  while not
      increasing the quality rating since U.S.  Government-guaranteed  or backed
      securities are already high quality.  Although the financial  condition of
      each insurer of its securities is periodically reviewed by the Fund, there
      can be no guarantee  that insurers can honor their  obligations  under all
      circumstances. See "Other Investment Policies and Risk Factors."

Will I be subject to taxes on this fund?

      All income  distributed  by the Fund is expected to be exempt from federal
      income  taxes.  However,  income may be subject to state and local  income
      taxes. Ordinarily,  the Fund expects that 100% of its portfolio securities
      will be in federally tax-exempt securities. As a fundamental policy, under
      normal  circumstances,  at least  80% of the  Fund's  net  assets  will be
      invested in federally tax exempt  securities.  Up to 20% of the Fund's net
      assets may be invested in  federally  taxable  securities.  For  defensive
      purposes,  or if unusual  circumstances  make it  advisable,  the Fund may
      purchase   U.S.   Government    securities   and   repurchase   agreements
      collateralized by such securities.  For temporary defensive purposes,  the
      Fund's  investment in federally  taxable  securities  may exceed 20%. Each
      year you will be provided with a breakdown of the Fund's  investments on a
      state by state basis so that you can determine your state and local income
      tax  liability.  Your state or local  Department of Revenue or tax advisor
      can answer questions regarding the taxability of distributions.

      In the event  there is income  from  taxable  securities,  it would not be
      exempt from federal income taxes. In addition, any capital gains earned by
      the Fund are usually taxable.

When are distributions paid?

      Dividends are declared daily and distributed monthly to investors. Any net
      realized  capital  gain  typically  will  be  distributed  annually  after
      September  30  and  is  usually  taxable.   See  page  33  for  additional
      information on distributions and taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

      Lead Portfolio Manager Donald C. Carleton has been responsible for setting
      the Fund's  investment  strategy and has  overseen  the Fund's  day-to-day
      management  since 1990.  Mr.  Carleton  has over 20 years'  experience  in
      tax-free  investing.  Philip G.  Condon,  Portfolio  Manager,  focuses  on
      securities  selection and assists with the creation and  implementation of
      investment  strategy for the Fund.  Mr. Condon has been with Scudder since
      1983 and has more than 17 years of investment experience.

AARP BALANCED STOCK AND BOND FUND

Fund Objective:

      To seek to provide long-term growth of capital and income while attempting
      to keep the value of its shares  more stable  than other  balanced  mutual
      funds.  The Fund pursues these objectives by investing in a combination of
      stocks, bonds, and cash reserves.

   
For whom is the Fund designed?
    

      This Fund is suitable for conservative investors who are seeking long-term
      growth of their assets,  but want less risk than an  investment  solely in
      stocks.  Investors  should invest for the longer term (at least 3 years or
      more) and be comfortable with the value of their principal  fluctuating up
      and down. The Fund is also available for AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA,  and AARP
      Keogh Plan accounts.

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What does the Fund offer to investors?

   
      The Fund offers the opportunity for long-term growth of principal  through
      a single  investment  combining stocks,  bonds, and cash reserves.  Growth
      will come from  possible  appreciation  in the value of common  stocks and
      other equity investments. Bonds and other fixed-income investments provide
      current income and may, over time,  help reduce  fluctuation in the Fund's
      share price. Through a broadly diversified  portfolio consisting primarily
      of stocks with above average dividend yields and  investment-grade  bonds,
      the Fund seeks to offer less share  price  volatility  than many  balanced
      mutual funds.  The Fund should typically have less risk and a lower return
      than the AARP Growth and Income Fund,  the AARP Global Growth Fund and the
      AARP Capital Growth Fund.
    

      The Fund does not take extreme  investment  positions as part of an effort
      to "time the market." Shifts between stocks and  fixed-income  investments
      are expected to occur in generally small increments. On occasion, the Fund
      will  adjust  its  investment  mix.  The  Fund  Manager  will do so  after
      analyzing  factors  such as the level and  direction  of  interest  rates,
      capital flows, inflationary expectations,  anticipated growth of corporate
      profits, and the financial climate worldwide.

What does the Fund invest in?

   
     The Fund seeks to manage fluctuation by investing in a broadly  diversified
     mix of equity securities,  bonds, and cash reserves. The Fund may invest up
     to 70% of its  assets in equity  securities  (stocks).  At least 30% of the
     Fund will be in investment-grade fixed-income securities and cash reserves.
     For  temporary  defensive  purposes,  the Fund may invest  without limit in
     money market and short-term  instruments when the Fund Manager deems such a
     position advisable in light of economic or market conditions. These include
     commercial paper, bankers'  acceptances,  certificates of deposit issued by
     domestic and foreign branches of U.S. banks, and repurchase agreements.
    

      Equity securities  consist of common stocks,  securities  convertible into
      common  stocks,  and preferred  stocks.  A  research-oriented  approach to
      investing  is  used by the  Fund,  taking  advantage  of  Scudder's  large
      research  department.  The Fund  emphasizes  securities of companies  that
      offer the  opportunity  for capital  growth and growth of  earnings  while
      providing dividends. The Fund will generally invest in companies domiciled
      in the U.S.; it may invest, however, in foreign securities without limit.

      All of the Fund's debt securities will be investment-grade, i.e., rated at
      the time of purchase  Baa or higher by Moody's or BBB or higher by S&P, or
      deemed of comparable quality by the Fund's Manager.  At least 75% of these
      will be  securities  rated  within the three  highest  quality  ratings of
      Moody's (Aaa, Aa and A) or S&P (AAA,  AA, and A) or those the Fund Manager
      judges are of equivalent quality (high-grade). Securities rated BBB by S&P
      or Baa by Moody's are neither highly  protected nor poorly secured.  These
      securities  normally  pay higher  yields but involve  potentially  greater
      price  variability  than  higher-quality  securities  and are  regarded as
      having  adequate  capacity to repay  principal and pay  interest.  Moody's
      considers  bonds  it rates  Baa to have  speculative  elements  as well as
      investment-grade  characteristics.  If the  rating  agencies  downgrade  a
      security,  the Fund Manager will determine whether to keep it or eliminate
      it based on the best  interests  of the Fund.  The Fund does not  purchase
      securities rated below investment-grade, commonly known as junk bonds.

      The  Fund can  invest  in a broad  range of  corporate  bonds  and  notes,
      convertible bonds, and preferred and convertible preferred securities. The
      Fund may also invest in U.S. Government securities, obligations of federal
      agencies,  and  instruments not backed by the full faith and credit of the
      U.S.  Government.  The latter include obligations of the Federal Home Loan
      Banks, Farm Credit Banks, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage  Corporation.

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      The Fund may also invest in obligations of  international  agencies,  U.S.
      and non-U.S.  dollar denominated foreign debt securities,  mortgage-backed
      and other  asset-backed  securities,  municipal  obligations,  zero-coupon
      securities, and restricted securities issued in private placements.

      The Fund may make limited use of financial  futures  contracts and related
      options  and  may  also  invest  in  forward  foreign  currency   exchange
      contracts. The Fund may write (sell) covered call options and may purchase
      and sell options on stock indices for hedging purposes. It may also invest
      in securities on a "when-issued" or forward delivery basis.

What are the risks?

      The risk to principal is consistent with an investment primarily in stocks
      and bonds.  The value of shares will fluctuate up and down with changes in
      interest rates and other market conditions.  Investors should focus on the
      longer-term  and be  comfortable  with  fluctuation  in the value of their
      principal.

      The level of income will be affected by  movements up and down in interest
      rates and by  dividends  paid on the stocks  held by the Fund.  See "Other
      Investment Policies and Risk Factors."

When are distributions paid?

      Dividends from the Fund's net ordinary income are distributed quarterly in
      March,  June,  September  and  December.  Any net  realized  capital  gain
      typically will be distributed annually after September 30. See page 33 for
      additional information on distributions and taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

   
      Lead Portfolio  Manager Robert T. Hoffman is responsible  for managing the
      stock portion of the Fund. Mr. Hoffman, who joined Scudder in 1990, has 10
      years of experience in the  investment  industry.  William M.  Hutchinson,
      Portfolio  Manager,  is  responsible  for the bond  portion  of the  Fund.
      Messrs.  Hutchinson and Hoffman have been Portfolio  Managers for the Fund
      since it commenced  operations on February 1, 1994. Benjamin W. Thorndike,
      Portfolio  Manager,   focuses  on  asset  allocation  strategy  and  stock
      selection.  Mr.  Thorndike,  who has  more  than 15  years  of  investment
      experience, joined Scudder in 1986.
    

AARP GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

Fund Objective:

      From  investments  primarily in common stocks and  securities  convertible
      into common stocks, the Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth and
      income,  and to keep the value of its shares more stable than other growth
      and income mutual funds.

   
For whom is the Fund designed?
    

      The Fund is suitable for  investors  who are seeking  long-term  growth of
      their assets to keep ahead of inflation.  Investors  should invest for the
      longer-term (at least 3 years or more) and be comfortable with fluctuation
      to their principal that is associated with investing in stocks.

      The Fund is also available for AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA, and AARP Keogh Plan
      accounts.

What does the Fund offer to investors?

      The Fund offers the  opportunity  for long-term  growth of principal  with
      some income. This growth will come from possible appreciation in the value
      of  shares,  as well  as  quarterly  dividend  distributions  if they  are

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      reinvested  in additional  shares of the Fund.  Dividends can also produce
      current  income for  investors.  Through a broadly  diversified  portfolio
      consisting  primarily of stocks with above average  dividend  yields,  the
      Fund seeks to offer  less  share  price  volatility  than many  growth and
      income funds. The Fund should offer a greater  opportunity for share price
      appreciation,  over time,  with less income and with  greater  share price
      fluctuation than the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund.

What does the Fund invest in?

      The Fund invests  primarily in common  stocks and  securities  convertible
      into common stocks.  The Fund may also invest in preferred stock. The Fund
      emphasizes  securities of companies that offer the opportunity for capital
      growth   and   growth   of   earnings   while   providing   dividends.   A
      research-oriented  approach  to  investing  is  used by the  Fund,  taking
      advantage of Scudder's large research department.

   
      The Fund will invest in a variety of industries and companies.  Generally,
      the Fund will invest in companies  domiciled in the United States.  It may
      invest,  however,  in foreign securities without limit. Also, the Fund may
      write (sell) covered call options to enhance  investment  return,  and may
      purchase  and sell  options on stock  indices  for hedging  purposes.  See
      "Other Investment Policies and Risk Factors."

      The  Fund's  policy  is to remain  substantially  invested  in stocks  and
      securities  convertible  into stocks.  However,  for  temporary  defensive
      purposes,  the Fund may invest  without limit in high quality money market
      securities when the Fund Manager deems such a position  advisable in light
      of economic or market  conditions.  These  include  U.S.  Treasury  bills,
      commercial  paper,  certificates of deposit issued by domestic and foreign
      branches of U.S. banks, bankers' acceptances, and repurchase agreements.
    
    

What are the risks?

   
      The risk to principal is  consistent  with an  investment  in stocks.  The
      stock market  doesn't go up every year,  and can rise and  fall--sometimes
      quite dramatically over a short period of time.  Investors should focus on
      the  longer  term  (at  least 3 years  or more)  and be  comfortable  with
      fluctuation  in the  value  of  their  principal.  See  "Other  Investment
      Policies and Risk Factors."
    

     The level of income you receive will be affected by  dividends  paid on the
     securities held by the Fund.
    
When are distributions paid?

      Dividends from the Fund's net ordinary income are distributed quarterly in
      March,  June,  September  and  December.  Any net  realized  capital  gain
      typically will be distributed annually after September 30. See page 33 for
      additional information on distributions and taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

      Lead  Portfolio  Manager  Robert T.  Hoffman  has had  responsibility  for
      setting the Fund's stock  investment  strategy and has overseen the Fund's
      day-to-day management since 1991. Mr. Hoffman, who joined Scudder in 1990,
      has 10  years  of  experience  in the  investment  industry.  Benjamin  W.
      Thorndike,  Portfolio Manager,  is the Fund's chief analyst and strategist
      for convertible securities.  Mr. Thorndike,  who has more than 15 years of
      investment  experience,  joined Scudder and the Fund in 1986.  Kathleen T.
      Millard,  Portfolio Manager, focuses on stock investing strategy and stock
      selection.  Ms. Millard has worked in the  investment  industry since 1983
      and at Scudder since 1991. Lori Ensinger,  Portfolio  Manager,  joined the
      Fund in 1996 and focuses on stock selection and investment  strategy.  Ms.
      Ensinger has worked in the  investment  industry since 1983 and at Scudder
      since  1993.  G. Todd  Silva,  Portfolio  Manager,  has  focused  on stock
      selection and  investment  strategy  since  joining the Fund in 1996.  Mr.
      Silva,  who  joined  Scudder  in  1993,  has  over 6 years  of  investment
      experience.

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AARP GLOBAL GROWTH FUND

Fund Objective:

   
     From investments primarily in equity securities of corporations  worldwide,
     the  Fund  seeks  to offer  long-term  capital  growth  in a  globally  and
     industrially  diversified  portfolio,  and to keep the value of its  shares
     more stable than other global equity funds.

For whom is the Fund designed?

      This new Fund, which commenced operations on February 1, 1996, is suitable
      for investors who want to add  worldwide  equity  opportunities  to their
      portfolio.  The Fund is designed for investors seeking long-term growth of
      their  principal.  Investors should invest for the longer term (at least 5
      years or  more)  and be  comfortable  with  the  value of their  principal
      fluctuating  up and down.  The Fund is also  available  for AARP IRA, AARP
      SEP-IRA, and AARP Keogh Plan accounts.
    

What does the Fund offer to investors?

      The Fund offers the opportunity  for long-term  growth of principal from a
      professionally  managed portfolio of securities selected from the U.S. and
      foreign equity  markets.  It also offers the  opportunity for investors to
      further diversify their portfolios which could help to lower their overall
      risk.

      Global investing takes advantage of the investment  opportunities  created
      by the growing  integration of economies  around the world.  The world has
      become highly  integrated  in economic,  industrial  and financial  terms.
      Companies  increasingly  operate  globally as they purchase raw materials,
      produce  and sell  their  products  and raise  capital.  The Fund  affords
      investors  access to  opportunities  wherever  they arise,  without  being
      constrained  by the  location of a company's  headquarters  or the trading
      market for its shares.

      Because the Fund's portfolio invests  globally,  it provides the potential
      to augment  returns  available  from the U.S.  stock market.  In addition,
      since U.S. and foreign markets do not always move in step with each other,
      a global  portfolio will be more  diversified  than one invested solely in
      U.S. securities.

      Investing directly in foreign  securities is usually  impractical for most
      investors  because it presents  complications  and extra costs.  Investors
      often find it difficult to arrange  purchases and sales, to obtain current
      information, to hold securities in safekeeping and to convert the value of
      their investments from foreign  currencies into dollars.  The Fund manages
      these problems for the investor.  With a single  investment,  the investor
      has a diversified worldwide investment portfolio which is managed actively
      by  experienced  professionals.  Scudder has had many years of  experience
      investing  globally  and  dealing  with  trading,   custody  and  currency
      transactions  around the world.  Scudder has the benefit of information it
      receives from worldwide  research and believes the Fund affords  investors
      an efficient and cost-effective method of investing worldwide.

   
     Through a broadly diversified  portfolio  consisting primarily of stocks of
     established  companies  which are  incorporated  in the U.S.  or in foreign
     countries,  and applying a strategy of relatively  low portfolio  turnover,
     the Fund seeks to offer less share price volatility than many global growth
     funds.  However, in pursuing long-term growth, the Fund generally will have
     greater  share price  fluctuation  than other AARP  Funds,  except the AARP
     Capital  Growth  Fund.  See "What are the risks?"  below.  Growth will come


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     primarily from possible  appreciation  in the value of shares.  The Fund is
     not expected to provide regular income.
    

What does the Fund invest in?

   
      The Fund will invest in  securities  of  companies  that the Fund  Manager
      believes will benefit from global economic trends,  promising technologies
      or products and changing geopolitical, currency or economic relationships.
      The  Fund  will  normally  invest  at least  65% of its  total  assets  in
      securities of at least three different countries. Typically it is expected
      that the Fund will  invest in a wide  variety  of regions  and  countries,
      including both foreign and U.S. issues.  Under normal  circumstances it is
      expected that both foreign and U.S. investments will be represented in the
      Fund's  portfolio.  However,  the Fund may be  invested  100% in  non-U.S.
      issues, and for temporary  defensive purposes may be invested 100% in U.S.
      issues.  For temporary  defensive  purposes,  the Fund may invest  without
      limit in high quality money market  securities,  including  U.S.  Treasury
      bills,  repurchase agreements,  commercial paper,  certificates of deposit
      issued by  domestic  and  foreign  branches of U.S.  banks,  and  bankers'
      acceptances and other debt securities, such as U.S. Government obligations
      and corporate debt instruments when the Fund Manager deems such a position
      advisable in light of economic or market conditions.
    

      The Fund generally invests in equity  securities of established  companies
      listed on U.S.  or foreign  securities  exchanges,  but also may invest in
      securities traded over-the-counter.  It also may invest in debt securities
      convertible  into  common  stock,  and  convertible  and   non-convertible
      preferred stock. Also, fixed-income securities of governments,  government
      agencies,  supranational  agencies and  companies may be used when Scudder
      believes the potential for appreciation  for these  investments will equal
      or exceed that available from investments in equity securities. These debt
      and   fixed-income   securities   will  be  exclusively   investment-grade
      securities,  that is, those rated Aaa, Aa, A or Baa by Moody's or AAA, AA,
      A or BBB by S&P or those of  equivalent  quality as determined by Scudder.
      Securities rated BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's are neither highly protected
      nor  poorly  secured.  Moody's  considers  bonds  it  rates  Baa  to  have
      speculative elements as well as investment-grade characteristics.

      The Fund may invest in zero coupon  securities and  closed-end  investment
      companies  holding  foreign  securities.  The Fund may make limited use of
      financial  futures  contracts  and related  options and may also invest in
      forward foreign  currency  exchange  contracts.  The Fund may write (sell)
      covered call options to enhance  investment  return,  and may purchase and
      sell options on stock indices for hedging purposes.  See "Other Investment
      Policies and Risk Factors."

What is Scudder's international investing experience?

   
      Scudder has been a leader in international  investment management for over
      40 years. In 1953,  Scudder  introduced  Scudder  International  Fund, the
      first mutual fund  available  in the U.S.,  investing  internationally  in
      securities of issuers in several foreign countries. Today, Scudder manages
      over $22 billion in assets invested in foreign markets.
    

What are the risks?

      The risk to principal is consistent  with the Fund's  objective of seeking
      long-term  growth  through global  investing.  Global  investing  involves
      economic and political considerations not typically found in U.S. markets.

      The Fund is designed for long-term investors who can accept  international
      investment risk. Since the Fund normally will be invested in both U.S. and
      foreign securities  markets,  changes in the Fund's share price may have a

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      low correlation with movements in the U.S. markets. The Fund's share price
      will reflect the movements of both the different stock and bond markets in
      which it is  invested  and the  currencies  in which the  investments  are
      denominated:  The strength or weakness of the U.S.  dollar against foreign
      currencies  may  account  for part of the Fund's  investment  performance.
      Investors  should  focus on the longer term (at least 5 years or more) and
      be comfortable with  fluctuation to the value of their principal.  Because
      of the Fund's global investment policies and the investment considerations
      discussed above,  investment in shares of the Fund should be considered as
      part of a broadly  diversified  portfolio.  See "Other Investment Policies
      and Risk Factors." 
    

When are distributions paid?

      Any dividends typically will be distributed in December.  Any net realized
      capital gain typically will be  distributed  annually after  September 30.
      See page 33 for additional information on distributions and taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

   
      William E. Holzer is the Lead  Portfolio  Manager for the Fund. Mr. Holzer
      has day-to-day  responsibility  for setting the Fund's worldwide  strategy
      and investment  themes. Mr. Holzer has over 20 years' experience in global
      investing and joined Scudder in 1980.  Nicholas Bratt,  Portfolio Manager,
      directs Scudder's overall global equity investment  strategies.  Mr. Bratt
      joined Scudder in 1976. Alice Ho, Portfolio  Manager,  is also responsible
      for implementing  the Fund's strategy.  Ms. Ho, who joined Scudder in 1986
      as a member of the institutional and private  investment counsel area, has
      worked as a portfolio manager since 1989.
    


AARP CAPITAL GROWTH FUND

Fund Objective:

      From  investments  primarily in common stocks and  securities  convertible
      into common stocks,  the Fund seeks to provide  long-term  capital growth,
      and to keep the value of its shares more stable than other capital  growth
      mutual funds.

   
For whom is the Fund designed?
    

      The Fund is suitable for investors  seeking high long-term growth of their
      principal.  Investors  should invest for the longer term (at least 5 years
      or more) and be comfortable with the value of their principal  fluctuating
      up and down.  The Fund is also  available for AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA,  and
      AARP Keogh Plan accounts.

What does the Fund offer to investors?


      The Fund offers the  opportunity for long-term  growth of principal.  This
      growth will come  primarily  from  possible  appreciation  in the value of
      shares. The Fund is not expected to provide regular income.

   
      In pursuing  long-term  growth,  the Fund will  typically  have more share
      price  fluctuation than the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund, AARP Growth
      and Income Fund and AARP Global Growth Fund.
    

      Through a  broadly  diversified  portfolio  consisting  primarily  of high
      quality,   medium-  to  large-sized   companies  with  strong  competitive
      positions  in their  industries,  the Fund seeks to offer less share price
      volatility than many growth funds.

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What does the Fund invest in?

      The Fund invests  primarily in common  stocks and  securities  convertible
      into common  stocks.  The Fund may also invest in  preferred  stocks.  The
      Fund's policy is to remain substantially invested in these securities.

      In seeking capital growth, the Fund will invest in stocks which will offer
      above-average   potential  for   long-term   growth  of  market  value  as
      represented  by the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite  Stock Price Index.  A
      research-oriented  approach  to  investing  is  used by the  Fund,  taking
      advantage of Scudder's large research department.  The Fund will invest in
      a variety of industries and companies.  Generally, the Fund will invest in
      companies  domiciled  in the  U.S.  It may  invest,  however,  in  foreign
      securities  without  limit.  Also,  the Fund may write (sell) covered call
      options to enhance investment return, and may purchase and sell options on
      stock indices for hedging  purposes.  See "Other  Investment  Policies and
      Risk Factors."

   
      For temporary  defensive  purposes,  the Fund may invest  without limit in
      high quality  money market  securities,  including  U.S.  Treasury  bills,
      repurchase agreements, commercial paper, certificates of deposit issued by
      domestic and foreign branches of U.S. banks, and bankers' acceptances, and
      other debt securities,  such as U.S. Government  obligations and corporate
      debt instruments when the Fund Manager deems such a position  advisable in
      light of economic or market conditions.
    

What are the risks?

   
      The risk to principal is consistent  with the Fund's  objective of seeking
      long-term  growth.  The Fund generally has greater share price fluctuation
      than most other AARP Funds. The stock market doesn't go up every year, and
      can rise and  fall--sometimes  quite  dramatically  over a short period of
      time. Some of the securities  selected may have above-average stock market
      risk. Investors should focus on the longer term (at least 5 years or more)
      and be comfortable with  fluctuation to the value of their principal.  See
      "Other Investment Policies and Risk Factors."
    

When are distributions paid?

      Any dividends typically will be distributed in December.  Any net realized
      capital gain typically will be  distributed  annually after  September 30.
      See page 33 for additional information on distributions and taxes.

Who at Scudder manages my investment?

      Lead  Portfolio  Manager  William F.  Gadsden  has set the Fund's  overall
      investment  strategy since 1994 and has been part of the Fund's day-to-day
      management since 1989. He has 14 years of investment  industry  experience
      and joined Scudder in 1983. Bruce F. Beaty, Portfolio Manager,  focuses on
      securities  selection and assists with the creation and  implementation of
      investment  strategy for the Fund. He has 15 years of investment  industry
      experience and joined Scudder in 1991.

OTHER INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISK FACTORS

Below  are  some  detailed  descriptions  of  several  types of  securities  and
investment techniques referred to in this prospectus.

Maintaining $1.00 Constant Share Price in Money Funds

The AARP High  Quality  Money Fund and the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund
attempt to maintain a constant net asset value per share. To do so, they operate
in accordance with a rule of the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (SEC) that

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requires   all  assets  to  be  cash,   cash  items,   and   high-quality   U.S.
dollar-denominated investments having a remaining maturity of generally not more
than 397 calendar  days from the date of purchase.  The AARP High Quality  Money
Fund, however, may invest in U.S. Government  securities having maturities of up
to 762 calendar  days.  The SEC also requires  that the average  dollar-weighted
maturity of these Funds not exceed 90 days.

When-Issued Securities

All AARP  Funds,  except the AARP  Growth and Income  Fund and the AARP  Capital
Growth Fund, may purchase securities on a when-issued or forward delivery basis.
That means  payment and  delivery of the security  will be at a later date.  The
price and yield are generally  fixed on the date of commitment to purchase.  The
Fund does not earn  interest  before  delivery of the  security.  At the time of
settlement,  the  market  value  of the  security  may be more or less  than the
purchase price.

Repurchase Agreements

This is an  agreement  under  which a Fund may buy one or more  U.S.  Government
obligations which the seller  simultaneously agrees to repurchase at a specified
time and price. The Fund can earn income for periods as short as overnight. Such
an agreement may enhance liquidity since it is normally a short-term commitment.
If the seller under a repurchase  agreement becomes insolvent,  the Fund's right
to sell the securities may be restricted. Also, the value of such securities may
decline  before  the Fund can sell them.  The Fund might also incur  transaction
costs by selling the securities.

Each of the AARP Funds may enter into  repurchase  agreements  only with Federal
Reserve  member  banks or  broker-dealers  recognized  as  reporting  government
securities dealers.

   
Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

The AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury  Fund, the AARP High Quality Bond Fund, and the
AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund may  invest in  mortgage-backed  securities,
which are securities  representing  interests in pools of mortgage loans.  These
securities  provide  shareholders with payments  consisting of both interest and
principal as the mortgages in the underlying mortgage pools are paid off.

The timely  payment of  principal  and  interest on  mortgage-backed  securities
issued or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") is
backed by GNMA and the full  faith  and  credit  of the U.S.  Government.  These
guarantees,   however,   do  not  apply  to  the   market   value  or  yield  of
mortgage-backed  securities or to the value of a Fund's shares.  Also,  GNMA and
other mortgage-backed securities may be purchased at a premium over the maturity
value of the  underlying  mortgages.  This premium is not guaranteed and will be
lost if prepayment occurs. In addition,  the AARP High Quality Bond Fund and the
AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund may  invest  in  mortgage-backed  securities
issued by other  issuers,  such as the  Federal  National  Mortgage  Association
(FNMA), which are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Moreover, the Funds may
invest in debt  securities  which are  secured  with  collateral  consisting  of
mortgage-backed securities and in other types of mortgage-related securities.

The AARP High  Quality Bond Fund and the AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund may
also  invest in  securities  representing  interests  in pools of certain  other
consumer loans,  such as automobile  loans or credit card  receivables.  In some
cases,  principal and interest payments are partially  guaranteed by a letter of
credit from a financial institution.
    


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Zero Coupon Securities

The AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund and the AARP Global Growth Fund may invest
in zero coupon securities which pay no cash income and are issued at substantial
discounts  from their value at maturity.  Zero coupon  securities are subject to
greater  market  value  fluctuations  from  changing  interest  rates  than debt
obligations of comparable  maturities  which make current cash  distributions of
interest.

Foreign Securities

Each of the Funds in the AARP Growth  Trust and the AARP High  Quality Bond Fund
may invest without limit in foreign securities.

Investments  in foreign  securities  may benefit a Fund by  providing  access to
different  markets  and  opportunities.  It may  also  help  to  reduce  risk by
increasing   diversification.   However,   foreign  securities  involve  special
considerations. Brokerage costs are higher. Information about foreign securities
is more limited.  Foreign  companies or securities often have different and less
stringent  government  regulations,   different  accounting  standards,   slower
settlement of transactions, and more limited and volatile trading markets.

Investments in foreign  securities  may also involve other risks.  These include
possible  imposition  of  withholding,  confiscatory  and other taxes;  possible
currency blockages or transfer restrictions;  expropriation,  nationalization or
other  adverse  political  or  economic  developments;  and  the  difficulty  of
enforcing  obligations in other countries.  A Fund may incur currency conversion
costs of purchases  made in foreign  currencies.  There may also be favorable or
unfavorable  consequences  from the  changes in the value of foreign  currencies
against the U.S. dollar.

Derivatives

The following  descriptions  of Forward  Foreign  Currency  Exchange  Contracts,
Options Transactions, Futures Contracts and Related Options discuss the types of
derivatives in which certain of the AARP Funds may invest.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Each of the  Funds in the AARP  Growth  Trust  may enter  into  forward  foreign
currency exchange  contracts.  These contracts,  which involve costs, permit the
funds to  purchase  or sell a  specific  amount of a  particular  currency  at a
specified  price on a specified  future date. They may be used by a Fund only to
hedge against  possible  variations in exchange rates of currencies in countries
in which it may invest.

A Fund will realize a benefit  only to the extent that the  relevant  currencies
move as anticipated.  If the currencies do not move as  anticipated,  the use of
these contracts may result in losses greater than if they had not been used.

Options Transactions

In an attempt to enhance investment returns,  Funds in the AARP Growth Trust and
the AARP Income Trust may each write covered call options.  These are agreements
to sell a particular security in the Fund's portfolio at a specified price on or
before the expiration date of the option. Covered call options may be written on
portfolio securities worth up to 25% of the Fund's net assets.

There are risks  associated  with writing  covered  options.  These  include the
possible  inability to make closing  transactions at favorable prices or because
an exercise notice has been received. The Funds also risk giving up appreciation
on the underlying security in excess of the exercise price.

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Each of the Funds in the AARP Growth Trust may purchase and sell exchange-traded
options   on  stock   indices.   In   addition,   these   Funds  may  engage  in
over-the-counter  options  transactions with  broker-dealers who make markets in
these options.  Over-the-counter options may be more difficult to terminate than
exchange-traded  options. They are frequently illiquid, and involve counterparty
credit risk. The Fund Manager will engage in such  transactions to hedge against
unfavorable  price movements which can adversely  affect the value of the Fund's
securities or securities  the Fund intends to buy.  These  transactions  involve
risk, including the risk that market prices may move in unanticipated directions
or will not correlate well with a Fund's  portfolio,  causing a Fund to lose the
value  of the  option  premium  and to fail to  realize  any  benefit  from  the
transaction.  Further,  a closing  transaction  may not be available when a Fund
wishes to close out a transaction.

Futures Contracts and Related Options

To a limited  extent,  the Funds in the AARP Income  Trusts and the AARP Insured
Tax Free General Bond Fund,  the AARP Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund and the AARP
Global Growth Fund may enter into financial futures contracts  including futures
contracts on  securities  indices,  may purchase and write  related put and call
options,  and may engage in related closing  transactions.  These techniques are
used to attempt to protect against adverse effects of interest rates changes.  A
particular  index-based  futures  contract  may be used  when the  Fund  Manager
believes  that  correlation  exists  between price  movements in an  index-based
futures contract and securities in a Fund's  portfolio.  Such correlation is not
likely to be  perfect.  That is  because  a Fund's  portfolio  is not  likely to
contain the same securities used in the index.

The margin deposits for futures  contracts and premiums paid for related options
may not be more than 5% of a Fund's total assets.  These transactions  require a
Fund to segregate assets (such as liquid securities and cash) to cover contracts
that would require it to purchase securities.  These transactions also result in
brokerage costs.

These  techniques  involve some risk. A Fund may be precluded  from  realizing a
benefit from favorable  price  movements and could lose the expected  benefit of
the  transactions  if interest  rates move in an  unanticipated  manner.  To the
extent that the Fund Manager's view of market movements is incorrect, the use of
such instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. In
addition,  if the AARP  Insured Tax Free  General  Bond Fund  purchases  futures
contracts on taxable  securities or indices of such securities,  their value may
not fluctuate in proportion  to the value of the Fund's  securities.  This would
limit that  Fund's  ability to hedge  effectively  against  interest  rate risk.
Further,  while a Fund buys a futures  contract  only if there  appears  to be a
liquid  secondary  market for such  contracts,  there can be no assurance that a
Fund will be able to close out any particular futures contract.

Segregated Accounts

Each Fund may be required to  segregate  assets (such as cash,  U.S.  Government
securities and other high grade debt  obligations) or otherwise provide coverage
consistent with applicable regulatory policies.  This would be in respect to the
Fund's  permissible  obligations  under the call and put options it writes,  the
forward  foreign  currency  exchange  contracts  it enters  into and the futures
contracts it enters into.

Convertible Securities

Convertible   securities  include   convertible  bonds,  notes  and  debentures,
convertible  preferred  stocks,  and other  securities  that give the holder the
right to exchange the security for a specific  number of shares of common stock.
Convertible  securities  entail less credit risk than the issuer's  common stock
because  they  are  considered  to be  "senior"  to  common  stock.  Convertible

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securities   generally   offer   lower   interest   or   dividend   yields  than
non-convertible  debt  securities  of  similar  quality.  They may also  reflect
changes in value of the underlying common stock.

Demand Obligations

Each of the AARP  Funds may  purchase  demand  obligations.  Demand  obligations
permit the holder to demand payment of a specified amount prior to maturity. The
holder's right to payment depends upon the issuer's ability to pay principal and
interest on demand. A Fund will purchase demand notes only to enhance liquidity.
The Fund Manager will continuously  monitor the  creditworthiness  of issuers of
such obligations.

Stand-by Commitments

The AARP Tax Free Funds may enter into stand-by commitments (also known as puts)
to facilitate liquidity.  Stand-by commitments permit a Fund to resell municipal
securities to the original seller at a specified price and generally  involve no
cost.  Costs,  in any event,  are limited to .5% of a Fund's  total  assets.  To
minimize the risk that the seller may not be able to  repurchase  the  security,
the Fund Manager will monitor the creditworthiness of the seller.

"Put" Bonds

The AARP Tax Free Funds may also purchase  long-term  fixed rate bonds that have
been coupled with an option granted by a third party financial institution. This
allows the Funds to tender  (or "put")  bonds to the  institution  at  specified
intervals and receive the face value of them. For the AARP High Quality Tax Free
Money Fund, an interval can not exceed 397 calendar days. These third party puts
are  available in several  different  forms.  They may be custodial  receipts or
trust  certificates,  and may be combined  with other  features such as interest
rate swaps.

Tax-exempt Participation Interests

The AARP Tax Free Funds may purchase tax-exempt  participation  interests from a
bank  representing a  fully-insured  portion of the bank's holdings of municipal
securities.  The Fund will obtain an  irrevocable  letter of credit or guarantee
from the bank and will have,  under certain  circumstances,  the right to resell
the participation to the bank on 7 days' notice. To the extent any participation
interest is illiquid,  it is subject to the Fund's limit on  restricted  and not
readily marketable securities.

Municipal Lease Obligations

The AARP Tax Free Funds may also invest in municipal lease obligations generally
as a  participation  interest  in a  municipal  obligation  from a bank or other
financial  intermediary.  Municipal  lease  obligations  are issued by state and
local  governments  to acquire land,  equipment or  facilities.  Unlike  general
obligation  or revenue  bonds,  these  contracts are not secured by the issuer's
credit,  and if the  issuing  state or  local  government  does not  appropriate
payments,  the lease may  terminate,  leaving the funds with  property  that may
prove costly to dispose of. In deciding  which  contracts to invest in, the Fund
Manager  evaluates  the  likelihood  of the  governmental  issuer  discontinuing
appropriation for the leased property.

Portfolio Turnover

   
Each of the  AARP  Funds  may buy  and  sell  securities  to take  advantage  of
investment  opportunities.  The  Fund  Manager  will  do so to  improve  overall
investment return  consistent with that Fund's  objectives.  These  transactions
    


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involve  transaction  costs in the form of  spreads  or  brokerage  commissions.
Recent  economic and market  conditions have  necessitated  more active trading,
resulting  in a higher  portfolio  turnover  rate for the AARP High Quality Bond
Fund.  A higher  rate  involves  greater  transaction  costs to the Fund and may
result in the  realization  of net  capital  gains,  which  would be  taxable to
shareholders when distributed.
    

In the  case of  AARP  Global  Growth  Fund,  it is  anticipated,  under  normal
investment  conditions,  that the Fund's portfolio turnover rate will not exceed
75% for the initial  fiscal year.  However,  economic and market  conditions may
necessitate more active trading, resulting in a higher portfolio turnover rate.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

To help  reduce  investment  risk,  each of the AARP Funds has  adopted  certain
investment policies.  Only the shareholders can approve changes to the following
policies:

      *     A Fund may not make loans.  (A purchase of a debt  security is not a
            loan for this  purpose.)  However,  the Fund may lend its  portfolio
            securities and enter into repurchase agreements.

      *     A Fund may borrow money only for temporary or emergency purposes.

The following policies may be changed without shareholder approval if applicable
legal requirements change.

      *     Each AARP  Fund may not  invest  more than 10% of its net  assets in
            restricted or not readily  marketable  securities.  These  "illiquid
            securities"  include repurchase  agreements  maturing in more than 7
            days.  Funds in the AARP Growth Trust may not invest more than 5% of
            their net assets in restricted securities.

A complete description of these and other policies and restrictions is contained
in the Statement of Additional Information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Are taxes withheld?

Generally, taxes are not withheld on purchases,  redemptions,  or distributions.
However,  federal tax law  requires  the AARP Funds to  withhold  31% of taxable
dividends,  capital gain  distributions  and redemption or exchange proceeds for
accounts without a certified social security or tax  identification  number,  or
other certified information.  To avoid this withholding,  make sure you complete
and sign the Signature and Investor Information Section of your Enrollment Form.
AARP IRA, AARP SEP-IRA and AARP Keogh Plan accounts are exempt from  withholding
regulations.

The AARP Funds reserve the right to reject  Enrollment  Forms or close  accounts
without a certified Social Security or tax identification number. In such cases,
Enrollment  Forms  received  without  this  information  will be returned to the
investor with a check for the amount invested.

What else should I know about distributions and taxes?

      *     You can receive your dividend and capital gain  distributions in one
            of three ways:
            1.    You can have a check sent to your address;
            2.    You can reinvest them in additional shares of an AARP Fund; or
            3.    You can invest them in shares of another AARP Fund.


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      *     If your  investment  is in the form of an AARP IRA,  AARP SEP-IRA or
            AARP  Keogh  Plan  account,   all  distributions  are  automatically
            reinvested.

      *     If you  reinvest  your  dividends  and  capital  gains,  you will be
            purchasing shares at the current share price.

      *     All taxable  dividends from net investment income are taxable to you
            as ordinary income. This is so whether you receive dividends as cash
            or additional shares.

   
      *     Capital gains  distributions  are also  currently  taxable,  whether
            received in cash or reinvested.
    

      *     Distributions of short-term  capital gains by all the AARP Funds are
            taxable as ordinary income.

      *     Distributions  of  long-term  capital  gains are taxable for federal
            income tax purposes as long-term  capital  gains  regardless  of the
            length of time you have owned shares.  Any capital gain  distributed
            by the AARP Tax Free Funds are generally  taxable in the same manner
            as distributions by other Funds.

      *     The AARP Tax Free Funds are managed to pay you  dividends  free from
            federal income taxes,  including the Alternative  Minimum Tax (AMT).
            However,  these  dividends  may be subject to state and local income
            taxes.  Also,  these dividends are taken into account in determining
            whether  your  income is large  enough to  subject a portion of your
            Social Security benefits and certain Railroad  Retirement  benefits,
            if any, to federal income taxes.

   
      *     If you are a shareholder in the AARP Global Growth Fund, you may be
            able to claim a credit or deduction on your income tax return for 
            your pro rata portion of qualified  taxes  paid by the Fund to 
            foreign countries. 
    

      *     Each AARP Fund annually sends you detailed tax information about the
            amount and type of its distributions.

      *     A  redemption  involves a sale of shares and may result in a capital
            gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.  Exchanges are treated
            as redemptions for federal income tax purposes. Exchanges occur when
            you sell shares in one AARP Fund and purchase shares in another AARP
            Fund.

      *     The AARP Funds reserve the right to make extra distributions for tax
            purposes.

FUND ORGANIZATION

The AARP Investment Program Trusts

The nine  mutual  funds  described  in this  prospectus  are  organized  as four
Massachusetts  business  trusts--AARP  Cash Investment Funds, AARP Income Trust,
AARP Tax Free Income Trust and AARP Growth Trust.  Each trust is a  diversified,
open-end  management  investment company registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. The AARP Cash  Investment  Funds was organized in January 1983, and
the other  trusts were  organized  in June 1984.  The AARP Tax Free Income Trust
(formerly the AARP Insured Tax Free Income Trust) was renamed  effective  August
1, 1991.

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General Management

The Trustees have overall  responsibility for the management of their respective
Trusts   under   Massachusetts   law.   Under   their   direction,    the   Fund
Manager--Scudder,  Stevens & Clark, Inc.--provides general investment management
of  the  AARP  Funds.  The  Trustees  supervise  each  Trust's  activities.  The
shareholders elect the Trustees and may remove them.  Shareholders have one vote
per share held on matters on which they are entitled to vote.

The Trusts are not  required to hold  annual  shareholder  meetings  and have no
current  intention to do so. There may be special  meetings for purposes such as
electing or removing  Trustees,  changing  fundamental  policies or approving an
investment  advisory  contract.  The Fund  Manager  will  help  shareholders  to
communicate with other  shareholders in connection with removing a Trustee as if
Section 16(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 applied.

Since the Trusts use a combined  prospectus,  it is  possible  that one Trust or
AARP Fund might become liable for a misstatement  in this  prospectus  regarding
another Trust or AARP Fund. The Trustees of each Trust considered this risk when
approving the use of a combined prospectus.

The  right of the  Trusts  and AARP  Funds  to use the AARP  name  will end upon
termination of the member  services  agreement with the Fund Manager unless AARP
otherwise agrees to let the AARP Funds continue to use the AARP name.

Management Fees

Each AARP Fund pays the Fund  Manager a fee for  management  and  administrative
services.  Commencing  February  1, 1994,  the  following  fee  arrangement  was
instituted.  The  management  fee  consists of two  elements:  a Base Fee and an
Individual  Fund Fee. The Base Fee is calculated as a percentage of the combined
net assets of all of the AARP Funds.  Each AARP Fund pays, as its portion of the
Base Fee, an amount  equal to the ratio of its daily net assets to the daily net
assets of all of the AARP Funds.  The table below shows the annual Base Fee Rate
at specified levels of Program assets:

            Annual Base Fee Rate              Program Assets
            ---------------------------------------------------------
                  .350%                       First $2 billion
                  .330%                       Next $2 billion
                  .300%                       Next $2 billion
                  .280%                       Next $2 billion
                  .260%                       Next $3 billion
                  .250%                       Next $3 billion
                  .240%                       Thereafter

In addition to the Base Fee Rate, each AARP Fund pays a flat Individual Fund Fee
based on the net assets of that  Fund.  This fee rate is not linked to the total
assets  of the  Program.  The  Individual  Fee  Rate  recognizes  the  different
characteristics  of  each  AARP  Fund,  the  varying  levels  of  complexity  of
investment research and securities trading required to manage each Fund, as well
as the relative value that can be, and has been, added by the Fund Manager.

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The  following  table  shows the  Individual  Fund Fee Rate for each of the AARP
Funds:

            Fund                                          Individual Fee Rate
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            AARP High Quality Money Fund                        .10%
            AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund               .10%
            AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund                    .12%
            AARP High Quality Bond Fund                         .19%
            AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund             .19%
            AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund                   .19%
            AARP Growth and Income Fund                         .19%
            AARP Global Growth Fund                             .55%
            AARP Capital Growth Fund                            .32%

Under this fee structure, the combined Base Fee and the Individual Fund Fee,
called the "Effective Management Fee Rate," would be reduced if total Program
assets increase to certain levels, regardless of whether an individual AARP
Fund's assets increase or decrease. The converse is also true--if assets
decrease to certain levels, the Effective Management Fee Rate increases,
regardless of any increase or decrease in assets of an individual AARP Fund. For
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, fees paid to the Fund Manager totaled
 .40 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the AARP High Quality Money Fund,
 .39 of 1% of the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund, .42 of 1% of the AARP
GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund, .62 of 1% of the AARP Capital Growth Fund, and .49
of 1% for each of the AARP High Quality Bond Fund, AARP Insured Tax Free General
Bond Fund, AARP Growth and Income Fund, and AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund.
    

The Fund Manager pays a portion of the management fee to AARP Financial Services
Corporation  (AFSC).  AFSC  provides  the Fund  Manager  with  advice  and other
services relating to AARP Fund investment by AARP members.

The fee paid to AFSC is  calculated on a daily basis and depends on the level of
total assets of the AARP Investment Program. The fee rate decreases as the level
of total  assets  increases.  The fee rate for each level of assets is .07 of 1%
for the  first $6  billion,  .06 of 1% for the next  $10  billion  and .05 of 1%
thereafter.

UNDERSTANDING FUND PERFORMANCE

Performance of an AARP Fund may be included in advertisements,  sales literature
or shareholder  reports.  Important  components of performance are yield,  total
return and cumulative  total return.  These  components vary based on changes in
market  conditions,  the level of  interest  rates  and the level of the  Fund's
expenses.  Yield,  total  return,  and  cumulative  total  return  are  based on
historical earnings and are not intended to indicate future performance.

What is Yield?

   
For the AARP High  Quality  Money Fund,  the AARP Income  Funds and the AARP Tax
Free Funds,  yield is a measure of income.  Yield  refers to the net  investment
income generated over a specific period of time. It is always calculated using a
standard  industry  formula so it is a useful way to compare the income produced
by different  mutual funds.  For non-money  market funds,  the "SEC yield" is an
annualized  expression of net investment  income generated by the investments in
the fund over a specified 30-day period. This income is then annualized and then
expressed  as a  percentage.  This  yield is  calculated  according  to  methods
    


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required  by the  SEC,  and  may not  equate  to the  level  of  income  paid to
shareholders.  For money market funds, yield refers to the net investment income
generated  by the fund  over a  specified  7-day  period.  This  income  is then
annualized and expressed as a percentage.  For the money market funds, effective
yield is expressed  similarly  but,  when  annualized,  the income  earned by an
investment in the fund is assumed to be reinvested.  The effective yield will be
slightly higher than the yield because of the compounding effect of this assumed
reinvestment.
    

For GNMA  securities,  net investment  income includes  realized gains or losses
based on historic cost for principal repayments received.  For other securities,
net  investment  income  includes the  amortization  of market premium or market
discount.

What is Total Return?

The total return of a mutual fund refers to the average annual percentage change
in value of an investment in the fund assuming that the investment has been held
for the stated period. Total return quotations are expressed in terms of average
annual  compound  rates of return for all  periods  quoted  and assume  that all
dividends and capital gain  distributions  during the period were  reinvested in
shares of the fund.

What is Cumulative Total Return?

Cumulative  total return of a mutual fund  represents the  cumulative  change in
value of an  investment  in a fund for  various  periods.  It  assumes  that all
dividends and capital gain  distributions  during the period were  reinvested in
shares of the fund.

What is meant by Tax-Equivalent Yield and how is it calculated?

To determine if tax-free  investing is right for you, it is helpful to convert a
yield  from  a  tax-free  mutual  fund  to its  equivalent  taxable  yield.  The
tax-equivalent  yields of the AARP Tax Free Funds, which may be quoted from time
to time,  let you  determine  the yield you would have to  receive  from a fully
taxable  investment to produce an after-tax yield equivalent to a tax-free fund.
The calculation is as follows:

            Tax-Free Yield           =   Tax-Equivalent Yield
            -------------------- 
            100% - your tax rate

Example:  If a tax-free  mutual fund has a 30-day  average  annualized  yield of
5.30% and you are in the 31% tax bracket, the calculation would be:


            5.30%                   =   7.68%
            -------------------- 
            100% - 31%

You would need to earn 7.68% with a taxable  investment to equal the 5.30% yield
of a tax-free  fund.  The  tax-equivalent  yield will vary  depending  upon your
income tax bracket.

UNDERSTANDING SHARE PRICE

How is a Fund's share price determined?

   
Share price is based on a Fund's net assets.  It is  calculated  by dividing the
current  market value  (amortized  cost in the case of the AARP High Quality Tax
Free Money Fund) of total fund assets, less all liabilities, by the total number
    

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of shares outstanding.  Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation, a subsidiary of the
Fund Manager,  determines net asset value per share of each Fund as of the close
of regular  trading on the New York Stock Exchange,  normally 4:00 p.m.  Eastern
time on each day the Exchange is open for trading.  The Trusts reserve the right
to suspend the sale of Fund shares after  appropriate  notice to shareholders if
the Trustees determine that it is in the best interest of shareholders.
    

OPENING AN ACCOUNT

How do I get started?

Decide on the AARP Fund or Funds which meets your needs. Then fill out, sign and
return  your  Enrollment  Form  with your  check in the  postage  paid  envelope
provided.  Once your  Enrollment  Form is  received,  an account  number will be
assigned to you.  Your check should only be drawn on a U.S.  bank and be payable
to the AARP Investment Program.

If you don't want to send your check through the mail, you can send a bank wire.
Simply fill out and return your  Enrollment Form in the mail.  Then,  before you
send the wire, call an AARP Mutual Fund Representative.  The Representative will
set up the account and contact you to provide you with your  account  number and
further wiring instructions.  To complete the wire transfer,  follow the special
wire transfer  instructions  below. Please note you cannot open AARP IRA or AARP
Keogh Plan accounts by wire.

What is the minimum investment?

The  minimum is $500 for each AARP Fund,  except for the AARP High  Quality  Tax
Free Money Fund, which has a minimum  investment of $2,500. You can open an AARP
IRA with as little as $250 for each applicable AARP Fund.

What happens if my investment falls below its minimum balance?

The Funds  reserve the right to redeem  accounts  below the minimum  balance and
return the proceeds to you if you do not  increase an account  above the minimum
within 60 days after  notice.  However,  if your account falls below the minimum
solely as a result of market activity, your account will not be closed.

What is the normal processing time of checks when purchasing shares?

If checks are drawn on a Federal  Reserve  System member bank,  the Program will
normally execute checks (and wire transfers)  received in good order on the same
business day that they are received.

When do I start earning income on this purchase?

For AARP Funds paying daily dividends  (AARP Money Funds,  AARP Income Funds and
the AARP  Insured Tax Free General  Bond Fund),  income  begins to accrue on the
business day following actual execution of the order.

Third party transactions

If purchases and  redemptions of Fund shares are arranged and settlement is made
at an  investor's  election  through a member  of the  National  Association  of
Securities  Dealers,  Inc.,  other than Scudder  Investor  Services,  Inc., that
member may, at its discretion, charge a fee for that service.

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WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS

      *     To open an account (mail Enrollment Form first and make sure to call
            a  Representative  to obtain an  account  number--AARP  IRA and AARP
            Keogh Plan accounts cannot be opened by wire)
      *     To add to your account

Contact your bank with the following information:

      1)    the names(s) on your account;
      2)    your AARP Fund account number;
      3)    the name of the Fund(s) you want to invest in;
      4)    the name and address of the Fund's custodian bank: State Street Bank
            and Trust Company, Boston MA 02101;
      5)    the routing numbers ABA Number 011000028 and AC-99035420.
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Can I add another AARP Fund to my account?

You can open another  AARP Fund at any time.  The new  investment  must meet the
minimum initial  investment  described  above.  Your new AARP Fund will have the
same account number and registration as your existing one(s). You can open a new
AARP Fund in a number of ways:

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Mail your request       Send a letter  stating  your  request and naming the new
                        AARP  Fund.  Include a check  made  payable  to the AARP
                        Investment Program.                                     
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Wire the money          Have  your  account  number  ready and  follow  the wire
                        instructions above.                                     
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Exchange from           See instructions on how to exchange--page 40.
an AARP Fund
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Telephone Transactions

   
When you open an account you automatically become eligible to exchange shares by
telephone and to redeem by telephone up to $50,000 to your registered address.
You may also request by telephone that redemption proceeds be wired to a bank
account you select. When exchange or redemption requests are made over the
telephone, procedures are in place to give reasonable assurance that telephone
instructions are genuine, including recording telephone calls, testing a
caller's identity and sending written confirmation of such transactions. If an
AARP Fund does not follow such procedures, it may be liable for losses due to
unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. The Trusts and their agents
each reserve the right to modify, interrupt, suspend, or terminate any of the
telephone services at any time, without notice.
    

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ADDING TO YOUR INVESTMENT

How do I add to my investment?

After your account is opened,  you can add to your AARP Fund  investment  in any
amount in the following ways:

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Mail your request       Send your check with a personalized  investment  slip or
                        with a letter naming your account number and AARP Fund. 
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Call Toll-Free          If you selected the Transact By Phone service, you'll be
                        able  to call  and  have  money  transferred  from  your
                        checking account to cover the purchase. See page 43.    
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Wire the purchase       Have  your  account  number  ready and  follow  the wire
                        instructions on page 39.                                
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Exchange from an        See Exchanging below.
AARP Fund
    
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Invest                  See page 44 for information on the Automatic  Investment
Automatically           Plan.                                                   
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EXCHANGING

What is an exchange?

You make an exchange when you sell shares in one AARP Fund to purchase shares in
another. This is technically two transactions,  a sale and a purchase of shares.
If the value of the shares  sold in the  exchange  was higher or lower than your
original  purchase price, you may have a capital gain or loss. This is important
to note for tax planning  purposes.  You may exchange all or part of your shares
in one AARP Fund for shares in another  AARP Fund.  Exchanges  between  existing
AARP Funds can be for any amount.  Exchanges that open a new AARP Fund must meet
the minimum balance.

How can I exchange shares?

There are several ways to exchange, including:

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Mail or fax your        Tell us the AARP Fund  from  which to take the money and
request                 the AARP  Fund to  exchange  to.  Include  your  account
                        number,  registered name(s) and address,  and either the
                        dollar  amount or number of shares you want to exchange.
                        Be sure to sign your  name(s)  exactly  as it appears on
                        the account statement.                                  
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Call Toll-Free          Call us before  4:00 p.m.  Eastern  time to  exchange by
                        close of business the same day. If you purchased  shares
                        by check or by phone,  you may not use this option until
                        7  business  days after the  purchase  date to allow the
                        check to clear.  During this period,  you must send your
                        exchange request by mail or fax.                        
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Call the                You can exchange shares through this automated toll-free
Easy-Access Line        line.  It is  available  24 hours a day,  7 days a week.
                        Simply  call  toll-free  and follow the  recorded  voice
                        instructions.                                           
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ACCESS TO YOUR INVESTMENT

How do I redeem?

You can sell  (redeem)  fund shares in a number of ways.  The share price may be
more or less than your original purchase price. Therefore, you may have either a
taxable  capital gain or loss.  Keep in mind that you can redeem  shares of your
AARP IRA or AARP Keogh Plan account only by sending your request in writing.

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     Mail or Fax your request           Tell us the name of the AARP Fund and the number of shares or dollar amount
                                        you wish to sell. Make sure to give us your account number, registered name(s)
                                        and where you want the proceeds sent. If you want the proceeds to go to an
                                        address other than your registered address, to your bank, or to someone else,
                                        please provide complete details. Under certain circumstances, this may require
                                        a special type of authorization called a Signature Guarantee (see page 42).
                                        Sign the letter exactly as it appears on your account statement. If your
                                        request requires a Signature Guarantee, you must mail the request instead of
                                        faxing it.
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     Call Toll-Free                     Call before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time business days and redeem up to $100,000 per
                                        AARP Fund. The proceeds will be mailed to your registered address or to your
                                        bank (unless you declined the Telephone Redemption to your Bank feature on
                                        your Enrollment Form). The proceeds can also be wired to your bank if it is a
                                        member of the Federal Reserve System. A $5.00 fee will be charged for each
                                        wire to your bank. Your bank may also charge you for receiving a wire. In the
                                        event that you are unable to reach us by telephone, you should write to the
                                        AARP Investment Program; see "Service Information" for the address. If you
                                        elected the Transact by Phone option on your Enrollment Form, you can have the
                                        proceeds  sent  electronically  to  your checking  account.  See page 43 for 
                                        more information on Transact By Phone.
    
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     Call the                           You can redeem shares through this automated toll-free line. Initiate
     Easy-Access Line                   redemptions any time--24 hours a day. Simply call toll-free and follow the
                                        recorded voice instructions.
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     Sell                               See page 44 for information on the  Automatic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic
     Automatically                      Withdrawal Plan for AARP IRA or AARP Keogh Plan accounts.                       
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When are redemptions processed?

Any redemption  request  received in good order prior to 4:00 p.m.  Eastern time
during  normal  business  operations  will be processed on that day. The request
will be processed  at that  night's  closing  share  price.  Normally,  requests
received in good order after 4:00 p.m.  Eastern  time will be  processed  on the
next business day.

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Shares redeemed from Funds in the AARP Income Trust,  AARP Tax Free Income Trust
or the  AARP  High  Quality  Money  Fund  will  earn a  dividend  on the  day of
redemption.

Normally, proceeds of your redemption will be sent on the business day following
a  redemption  request in good order.  In any event,  the AARP Funds may take no
more than 7 calendar days to send your redemption proceeds.

When can I expect to receive my money?

We will mail your redemption proceeds promptly.  If you purchase shares by check
or by  telephone  and then redeem them by letter  within 7 business  days of the
purchase,  the  redemption  proceeds  may be held until the  purchase  check has
cleared  the  banking  system.  When the  check has  cleared,  we will mail your
redemption proceeds promptly.

We will not accept redemption  requests by telephone or by checkwriting prior to
the  expiration  of the 7  business  day  period.  You may avoid  this  delay by
purchasing shares by wire.

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          Short-Term Trading

          You should make purchases and sales for long-term  investment purposes
          only. The AARP Funds do not permit a pattern of frequent purchases and
          sales in response to short-term changes in share price.

          When such a  pattern  occurs,  the AARP  Funds  and  Scudder  Investor
          Services,  Inc. reserve the right to restrict  purchases or exchanges.
          This  restriction  does not apply to the AARP money funds.  This right
          extends to individual purchasers or groups of related purchasers.
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SIGNATURE GUARANTEES

What is a "Signature Guarantee"?

A "Signature  Guarantee" is a certification  of your signature.  We require this
for your  protection  and to prevent  fraudulent  redemptions.  In  effect,  the
appropriate  institution (see below)  guarantees that you are authorized to make
certain requests.

When do I need one?

A "Signature  Guarantee" from each person on the account  registration is needed
for the following redemption requests:

   
      1)    Redemptions of more than $100,000;
    
      2)    When  redemption  proceeds  are  payable to  someone  other than the
            registered shareholder(s);
      3)    When redemption proceeds are to be sent to an address other than the
            registered address; or
   
      4)    If the account's  registered  address has changed during the last 15
            days.
    

Transactions requiring signature guarantees cannot be faxed.

Where can I get one?

You can get your  signature  guaranteed  through  most banks,  credit  unions or
savings   associations,   or   from   broker-dealers,    government   securities
broker-dealers,    national   securities   exchanges,    registered   securities
associations,  or  clearing  agencies  deemed  eligible  by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission. Signature Guarantees by notary publics are not acceptable.


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INVESTOR SERVICES

To make  investing  simpler  and more  convenient  there are many free  investor
services available to you.

Easy-Access Line

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    *  Exchange between AARP Funds                          CALL TOLL-FREE
    *  Exchange to open a new AARP Fund                     1-800-631-4636
    *  Redeem money to your registered address              24 HOURS A DAY
    *  Get current performance information                   7 DAYS A WEEK
    *  Get current account balance information              
    *  Confirm your last transaction
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With the Easy-Access Line you can get performance,  and account information.  If
you have a touch-tone  phone, you can also exchange or redeem shares worth up to
$50,000.  Simply call  toll-free  1-800-631-4636  using a  touch-tone  phone and
follow the easy pre-recorded voice instructions.

Transact By Phone

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    *  Add to an AARP Fund by transfer from                 CALL TOLL-FREE
       your bank checking or NOW account                    1-800-253-2277
    *  Redeem and send the proceeds to your                 
       checking or NOW account
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Transact By Phone allows you to call  toll-free  to purchase and redeem  shares.
The money  will be  automatically  transferred  to or from  your  bank  checking
account.  Your bank must be a member of the Automated  Clearing House for you to
take advantage of this service.

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     Buying Shares through          Call  us  before  4:00  p.m.  Eastern  time,
     Transact By Phone:             business   days,   when   you  want  to  buy
                                    additional   shares,   and  money   will  be
                                    transferred  from your bank  account to your
                                    AARP Fund  account  to cover  the  purchase.
                                    Purchases  must be for at least $250 but not
                                    more  than  $250,000.   Your  purchase  will
                                    generally be completed in 2 business days at
                                    the  closing  share price on the day of your
                                    call. Requests received after 4:00 p.m. will
                                    be  purchased  at the  next  business  day's
                                    closing  price.  Shares  purchased  in  this
                                    manner will not be  redeemable  for a period
                                    of up to 7 business days.                   
    
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     Selling Shares through         Call  us  before  4:00  p.m.  Eastern  time,
     Transact By Phone:             business days, when you want to sell shares.
                                    We'll  sell your  shares  and  transfer  the
                                    proceeds  to  your  bank  account--generally
                                    within 2 business  days from the day of your
                                    request.  You can redeem any amount  greater
                                    than  $250.  Shares  will  be  sold  at that
                                    night's  closing  price  on the  day of your
                                    request.  Requests  received after 4:00 p.m.
                                    will  be  sold at the  next  business  day's
                                    closing price.                              
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Free Checkwriting

Shareholders  in the AARP High  Quality  Money Fund or the AARP High Quality Tax
Free  Money  Fund  have  free  checkwriting  privileges.  There is no  charge to
shareholders for this service,  but the AARP Funds reserve the right to impose a
charge in the  future.  To  enroll,  you must fill out a  signature  card on the
Enrollment  Form. If shares were purchase by your personal  check,  you may only
write  checks  against  your  purchase  7  business  days  from the day that the
purchase took place.  Keep in mind that you cannot close your account by writing
a check.  This service may be suspended or terminated at any time upon notice to
shareholders.

Distributions Direct

You may choose to have  dividend  and capital gain  distributions  automatically
deposited  into your bank  checking or NOW account.  To enroll in this  service,
your bank must be a member of the Automated  Clearing House (ACH) network.  Once
you enroll,  your  dividends and capital gains will be  automatically  deposited
into your personal bank account within 3 business days of the distribution date.
You'll  receive  a  statement  confirming  the  amount.  There is no  charge  to
shareholders for the service.

Systematic Plans

Several other investor services are available. These include:

   
      *     Automatic Investment Plan: Arrange for regular investments into your
            AARP Fund  through  automatic  deductions  from  your bank  checking
            account. The Automatic Investment Plan may be discontinued at any 
            time without prior notice to a shareholder if any debit from their
            bank is not paid, or by written notice to the shareholder at least
            thirty days prior to the next scheduled payment to the Automatic
            Investment Plan.
      *     Direct  Deposit:  At your  direction,  your  Social  Security,  U.S.
            Government or any regular income checks (pension, dividend, interest
            or payroll) will be automatically deposited into your AARP Fund.
      *     Automatic Withdrawal Plan: At your direction,  we will automatically
            send a monthly  redemption  of $50 or more  directly to you when you
            have at least $10,000 or more in an AARP Fund.
      *     Direct Payment of Fixed Bills: With $10,000 or more in an AARP Fund,
            you can arrange for us to automatically pay regular bills of a fixed
            amount. Pay your rent, mortgage or other payments of $50 or more.
      *     Systematic  Retirement  Withdrawal  Plan:  You can receive  periodic
            distributions from an AARP IRA or AARP Keogh Plan account.
    

STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

What kinds of statements do I receive?

You will receive a prompt confirmation statement for your transactions. You will
also  receive a monthly  Consolidated  Statement.  AARP IRA or AARP  Keogh  Plan
accounts will receive a quarterly Consolidated Statement.

The  Consolidated  Statement  details the market  value of all the AARP Funds in
your account. It also includes a listing of recent transactions. You should keep
these statements for your records.

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What other reports do I get?

Each year,  you will  receive a current  prospectus,  mid year report and annual
report. To reduce the volume of mail, we will only send one copy of most reports
to a household  (same surname,  same address).  Please contact us if you wish to
receive additional reports.

SERVICE PROVIDERS OF THE AARP FUNDS

Legal Counsel
Dechert Price & Rhoads,
Washington, DC

Independent Accountants
Price Waterhouse LLP, Boston, MA

   
Underwriter
Scudder  Investor  Services,  Inc.,  Two  International  Place,  Boston,  MA  (a
subsidiary of Scudder) is principal underwriter of the AARP Funds.
    

Scudder  Investor  Services,  Inc.  offers  for sale and  confirms  as agent all
purchases of shares of the AARP Funds.

   
Custodians
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Boston, MA
State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, MA

Fund Accounting  Agent 
Scudder Fund Accounting  Corporation,  Two  International  Place,  Boston, MA (a
subsidiary of Scudder) is responsible  for determining the daily net asset value
per share and maintaining the general accounting records of the AARP Funds.

Transfer and Dividend-Disbursing Agent
Scudder Service Corporation,  P.O. Box 2540, Boston, MA 02208-2540 (a subsidiary
of Scudder)
    


Investment Adviser
Scudder,  Stevens  &  Clark,  Inc.,  345  Park  Avenue,  New  York,  New York is
investment adviser for the AARP Funds.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

CAROLE LEWIS ANDERSON, Trustee (1,2), Principal,  Suburban Capital Markets, Inc.
(1995); President, MASDUN Capital Advisors; Director, VICORP Restaurants,  Inc.;
Member of the Board,  Association  for  Corporate  Growth of  Washington,  D.C.;
Trustee, Hasbro Children's Foundation and Mary Baldwin College.

ADELAIDE ATTARD, Trustee (2,4), Consultant, Gerontology; Commissioner, County of
Nassau, New York, Department of Senior Citizen Affairs (1971-1991); Chairperson,
Federal Council on Aging (1981-1986).

CYRIL F. BRICKFIELD,  Trustee (2,3,4),  Honorary Trustee (1); Honorary President
and Special Counsel, American Association of Retired Persons.

ROBERT N. BUTLER,  M.D.,  Trustee (2,4)  Brookdale  Professor of Geriatrics  and
Adult Development,  Mount Sinai School of Medicine;  formerly Director, National
Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health.

LINDA C.  COUGHLIN,  President  and Trustee  (5),  Managing  Director,  Scudder,
Stevens & Clark, Inc., Director, Scudder Investor Services, Inc.*

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HORACE B. DEETS,  Vice Chairman and Trustee (5),  Executive  Director,  American
Association of Retired Persons; Member, Board of Councilors,  Andrus Gerontology
Center; Member of the Board, HelpAge International.

MARY JOHNSTON EVANS,  Trustee (1,3,4),  Corporate  Director;  Senior Member, The
Conference Board, Inc.

EDGAR R. FIEDLER,  Trustee (1,2,3), Vice President and Economic Counsellor,  The
Conference Board, Inc.

CUYLER W. FINDLAY, Chairman and Trustee (5), Managing Director, Scudder, Stevens
& Clark,  Inc., Senior Vice President and Director,  Scudder Investor  Services,
Inc.*

EUGENE  P.  FORRESTER,   Trustee  (2,3),   Lt.  General   (Retired)  U.S.  Army;
International Trade Consultant; Corporate Director.

   
WAYNE  F.  HAEFER,  Trustee  (2,3,4),  Director,  Membership  Division  of AARP;
Formerly  Secretary,  Employee's  Pension and Welfare Trusts of AARP and Retired
Persons Services,  Inc.;  Formerly Director,  Administration and Data Management
Division of AARP.
    

WILLIAM B. MACOMBER,  Trustee (3,4),  formerly Teacher,  History and Government,
Nantucket H.S.,  Nantucket,  MA; formerly President,  The Metropolitan Museum of
Art and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Jordan.

GEORGE L. MADDOX, JR., Trustee (2,3), Chairman, Duke University Council on Aging
and Human  Development;  Professor of  Sociology,  Departments  of Sociology and
Psychiatry, Duke University.

ROBERT J. MYERS,  Trustee  (1,2,4),  Actuarial  Consultant;  formerly  Executive
Director,  National  Commission on Social Security  Reform;  formerly  Chairman,
Commission on Railroad Retirement Reform.

   
JOSEPH S.  PERKINS,  Trustee  (5),  Director,  American  Association  of Retired
Persons; Formerly Corporate Retirement Manager, Polaroid Corporation.
    

JAMES H. SCHULZ, Trustee (3,4), Professor of Economics and Kirstein Professor of
Aging  Policy,  Policy  Center  on  Aging,  Florence  Heller  School,   Brandeis
University.

GORDON SHILLINGLAW,  Trustee (1,3,4), Professor Emeritus of Accounting, Columbia
University Graduate School of Business.

EDWARD V. CREED*, Vice President (5)

THOMAS W. JOSEPH*, Vice President (5)

DAVID S. LEE*, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (5)

DOUGLAS M. LOUDON*, Vice President (5)

THOMAS F. McDONOUGH*, Vice President and Assistant Secretary (5)

PAMELA A. McGRATH*, Vice President and Treasurer (5)

EDWARD J. O'CONNELL*, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (5)

KATHRYN L. QUIRK*, Vice President and Secretary (5)

HOWARD SCHNEIDER*, Vice President (5)

CORNELIA M. SMALL*, Vice President (5)

*Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.

(1)   AARP Cash Investment Funds
(2)   AARP Income Trust
(3)   AARP Tax Free Income Trust
(4)   AARP Growth Trust
(5)   All Funds
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                      AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM FROM SCUDDER

                           AARP Cash Investment Funds:
                          AARP HIGH QUALITY MONEY FUND

                               AARP Income Trust:
                        AARP GNMA and U.S. TREASURY FUND
                           AARP HIGH QUALITY BOND FUND

                           AARP Tax Free Income Trust:
                      AARP HIGH QUALITY TAX FREE MONEY FUND
                     AARP INSURED TAX FREE GENERAL BOND FUND

                               AARP Growth Trust:
                        AARP BALANCED STOCK AND BOND FUND
                           AARP GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
   
                             AARP GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
                            AARP CAPITAL GROWTH FUND
    



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                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                February 1, 1996



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         This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus and should
be read in  conjunction  with the combined  Prospectus for all nine of the above
Funds, dated February 1, 1996, as amended from time to time, copies of which may
be  obtained  without  charge by writing  to the AARP  INVESTMENT  PROGRAM  FROM
SCUDDER,  P.O.  Box  2540,  Boston,   Massachusetts  02208-2540  or  by  calling
1-800-253-2277.
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AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM FROM SCUDDER..................................................................................1
         Summary of Advantages and Benefits...........................................................................1

THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.........................................................................3
         AARP Money Funds.............................................................................................3
         AARP Income Funds............................................................................................6
         AARP Insured Tax Free Income Fund............................................................................8
         AARP Growth Funds...........................................................................................11
         Special Investment Policies of the AARP Funds...............................................................13
         General Investment Policies of the AARP Funds...............................................................27
         Investment Restrictions.....................................................................................27

PURCHASES............................................................................................................32
         General Information.........................................................................................32
         Checks......................................................................................................32
         Share Price.................................................................................................32
         Share Certificates..........................................................................................33
         Direct Deposit Program......................................................................................33
         Wire Transfers..............................................................................................33
         Holidays....................................................................................................33
         Other Information...........................................................................................33

REDEMPTIONS..........................................................................................................34
         General Information.........................................................................................34
         Redemption by Telephone.....................................................................................34
         Redemption by Mail or Fax...................................................................................35
         Redemption by Checkwriting..................................................................................36
         Redemption-in-Kind..........................................................................................36
         Other Information...........................................................................................36

EXCHANGES............................................................................................................36

TRANSACT BY PHONE....................................................................................................37
         Purchasing Shares by Transact by Phone......................................................................38
         Redeeming Shares by Transact by Phone.......................................................................38

FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FUNDS...........................................................................38
         Automatic Dividend Reinvestment.............................................................................38
         Distributions Direct........................................................................................38
         Reports to Shareholders.....................................................................................38
         Consolidated Statements.....................................................................................39

RETIREMENT PLANS.....................................................................................................39
         AARP No-Fee Individual Retirement Account ("AARP No-Fee IRA")...............................................39
         AARP Keogh Plan.............................................................................................40

OTHER PLANS..........................................................................................................41
         Automatic Investment........................................................................................41
         Automatic Withdrawal Plan...................................................................................41
         Direct Payment of Regular Fixed Bills.......................................................................41

DIVIDENDS AND YIELD..................................................................................................42
         Performance Information: Computation of Yields and Total Return.............................................42

TRUST ORGANIZATION...................................................................................................49


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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS..............................................................................................50

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS................................................................................................54

REMUNERATION.........................................................................................................58

DISTRIBUTOR..........................................................................................................59

TAXES................................................................................................................60

BROKERAGE AND PORTFOLIO TURNOVER.....................................................................................64
         Brokerage Commissions.......................................................................................64
         Portfolio Turnover..........................................................................................66

NET ASSET VALUE......................................................................................................66
         AARP Money Funds............................................................................................66
         AARP Non-Money Market Funds.................................................................................66

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...............................................................................................67
         Experts.....................................................................................................67
         Shareholder Indemnification.................................................................................67
         Ratings of Corporate Bonds..................................................................................68
         Ratings of Commercial Paper.................................................................................68
         Ratings of Municipal Bonds..................................................................................68
         Other Information...........................................................................................69
         Tax-Exempt Income vs. Taxable Income........................................................................70

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.................................................................................................71



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                      AARP INVESTMENT PROGRAM FROM SCUDDER

         The AARP Investment  Program from Scudder (the "Program") was developed
by the American  Association of Retired Persons  ("AARP") to provide an array of
conservatively  managed  investment  options for its members.  Today's financial
markets present an enormous,  ever-changing  selection of investments suited for
investors  with varying  needs.  AARP, a  non-profit  organization  dedicated to
improving the quality of life,  independence  and dignity of older  people,  has
undertaken to help its members by designing an investment program which attempts
to satisfy the investment and retirement  planning needs of most of its members,
whether they be experienced  investors or savers who have never invested at all.
As with any program with the "AARP" name, the Program  includes special benefits
as described in the combined  prospectus for the four Trusts,  dated February 1,
1996 (the "Prospectus"). AARP endorses this program which was developed with the
assistance of Scudder,  Stevens & Clark, Inc. ("the Fund Manager"),  a firm with
over 75 years of  investment  counseling  and  management  experience.  Scudder,
Stevens & Clark,  Inc. was selected  after an extensive  search among  qualified
candidates,   and  provides  the  Program  with   continuous  and   conservative
professional investment management. (See "MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS.")

         The Program consists of four Trusts - AARP Cash Investment  Funds, AARP
Income Trust,  AARP Tax Free Income Trust, and AARP Growth Trust (the "Trusts").
Each of the Trusts is an open-end,  management  investment company authorized to
issue its shares of beneficial interest in separate series ("the AARP Funds"). A
total of nine diversified  Funds are currently  offered by the four Trusts.  The
differing  investment  objectives of the nine Funds in the Program  provide AARP
members  with a variety of  sensible  investment  alternatives,  and by matching
their own objectives  with those of the different  AARP Funds,  AARP members may
design an investment program to meet their personal needs. Not all your money is
the same.  There is short-term  money, for example money needed for your regular
budgeting and for emergencies,  and there is money which can be invested for the
longer term. It is generally thought that three months of income/expenses should
be set aside in a  savings  account  or money  market  fund to cover  short-term
needs.  The  Program is designed  to offer  alternatives  to keeping all of your
money in short-term  fixed price  investments  like money market funds,  insured
short-term savings accounts and insured six-month  certificates of deposit.  The
AARP Money Funds  provide a taxable and a tax free  alternative  for  short-term
monies and the AARP Income  Funds,  the AARP  Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund
and the AARP Growth Funds provide a range of choices for longer term  investment
dollars.

   
         The Program includes functions  performed by AARP Member Services;  the
AARP Funds;  Scudder  Investor  Services,  Inc., the AARP Funds'  "underwriter";
Scudder Service Corporation ("SSC"), the AARP Funds' "transfer agent"; and Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co. and State Street Bank and Trust Company, the AARP Funds'
"custodians."
    

Summary of Advantages and Benefits

o        Experienced  Professional  Management:  Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.,
         investment  counsel  since 1919 and mutual  Fund  managers  since 1928,
         provides investment advice to the Funds.

o        AARP's  Commitment:   the  Program  was  designed  with  AARP's  active
         participation to provide strong ongoing  representation of the members'
         interests and to help ensure a high level of service.

o        Wide Selection of Investment Objectives: you can emphasize money market
         returns  and  liquidity,   income,  tax-free  income,  growth,  or  any
         combination.

o        Diversification:  you  benefit  from  investing  in one or  more  large
         portfolios of carefully selected securities.

o        $500 Minimum Starting Investment for Eight of the Funds ($2,500 Minimum
         Starting  Investment  in AARP High  Quality Tax Free Money  Fund,  $250
         Minimum Starting Investment for AARP IRA and Keogh Plan Accounts):  you
         may make additional investments in any amount at any time.

o        No Sales Commissions:  the AARP Funds are pure no-load(TM),  so you pay
         no sales charges to purchase,  transfer or redeem shares nor do you pay
         Rule 12b-1 fees.

o        Investment  Flexibility  and Exchange:  you may exchange among the nine
         AARP Funds in the Program at any time without charge.
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o        Dividends:  the AARP Money Funds,  the AARP Income Funds,  and the AARP
         Insured  Tax Free  Income  Fund  all pay  dividends  monthly,  the AARP
         Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund and the AARP  Growth and Income  Fund are
         expected to pay dividends quarterly and the AARP Global Growth Fund and
         the AARP Capital Growth Fund pay dividends, if any, annually.
    

o        Automatic Dividend Reinvestment:  you may receive dividends by check or
         arrange to have them automatically reinvested.

o        Readily Available Account,  Price, Yield and Total Return  Information:
         the yield for the AARP Money  Funds is quoted  weekly and the net asset
         value of each  other  Fund is quoted  daily in the  financial  pages of
         leading newspapers.  You may also dial our automated  Easy-Access Line,
         toll-free,  1-800-631-4636  for  recorded  account  information,  share
         price, yield and total return information, 7 days a week.

o        Convenience and Efficiency:  simplified  investment procedures save you
         time and help your money work harder for you.

o        Liquidity:  on any business day (subject to a 7 day waiting  period for
         investment checks to clear),  you may request redemption of your shares
         at the next  determined  net asset value,  and, in the case of the AARP
         Money Funds, you may elect free  Checkwriting and write checks for $100
         or more on your account to make payments to any person or business.

o        Direct  Deposit  Program:  you may have your  Social  Security or other
         checks from the U.S.  Government  or any other regular  income  checks,
         such  as  pension,   dividend,   interest,   and  even  payroll  checks
         automatically deposited directly to your account.

o        Automatic Withdrawal Plan: with a minimum qualifying balance of $10,000
         in one AARP Fund,  you may  arrange to receive  monthly,  quarterly  or
         periodic  checks from your account for any designated  amount of $50 or
         more.

o        Direct  Payment  of  Regular  Fixed  Bills:  with a minimum  qualifying
         balance  of  $10,000  in one AARP  Fund,  you may  arrange to have your
         regular fixed bills that are of fixed amounts,  such as rent, mortgage,
         or other payments of $50 or more sent directly from your account at the
         end of the month.

o        Personal  Service  and  Information:   professionally  trained  service
         representatives  help you  whenever  you  have  questions  through  our
         toll-free number, 1-800-253-2277.

o        Consolidated  Statements:  in  addition  to  receiving  a  confirmation
         statement of each  transaction  in your account,  you receive,  without
         extra charge, a convenient monthly consolidated statement.  (Retirement
         Plan  statements are mailed  quarterly.)  This  statement  contains the
         market  value of all  your  holdings  and a  complete  listing  of your
         transactions for the statement period.

o        Shareholder  Handbook:  the  Shareholder  Handbook  was created to help
         answer  many of the  questions  you may  have  about  investing  in the
         Program.

o        IRA Shareholder  Handbook:  The IRA Shareholder Handbook was created to
         help answer many of the questions  you may have about  investing in the
         no-fee AARP IRA.

o        A Glossary of  Investment  Terms:  the Glossary  defines  commonly used
         financial and investment terms.

o        Newsletter: every month, shareholders receive our newsletter, Financial
         Focus  (retirement  plan  shareholders  receive  a special  edition  of
         Financial  Focus on a quarterly  basis)  which is designed to help keep
         you up to date on economic  and  investment  developments,  and any new
         financial services and features of the Program.

         This Statement of Additional  Information  supplements  the Prospectus,
and provides more detailed information about the Trusts and the Funds.

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                  THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

AARP Money Funds

         (See "AARP High Quality  Money Fund," "AARP High Quality Tax Free Money
Fund," "INVESTMENT  OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES," and "OTHER INVESTMENT POLICIES AND
RISK FACTORS" in the Prospectus.)

         The AARP  Funds  offer a choice of a taxable  and a tax free money fund
for small savers, big savers and people looking for a way to invest.  People who
earn a relatively low interest rate in an insured bank savings account, who have
to make withdrawals or deposits in person or whose money isn't easily accessible
may find that the AARP Money Funds can help.

         AARP High Quality  Money Fund.  The AARP High  Quality  Money Fund is a
separate  series of AARP Cash  Investment  Funds and is the only Fund  currently
offered  by that  Trust.  Additional  series of the Trust may be  offered in the
future.  From  investments in high quality  securities,  the Fund is designed to
provide current income.  The Fund also seeks to maintain stability and safety of
principal  while offering  liquidity.  The Fund seeks to maintain a constant net
asset value of $1.00 per share. There may be circumstances under which this goal
cannot be achieved.  The Fund invests in securities with remaining maturities of
397  calendar  days or less,  except in the case of U.S.  Government  securities
which  may  have   maturities   of  up  to  762  calendar   days.   The  average
dollar-weighted  maturity of its  investments is 90 days or less. The investment
policies and restrictions of the Fund are described as follows:

         To  provide  safety and  liquidity,  the  investments  of the AARP High
Quality  Money Fund are limited to those that at the time of purchase are rated,
or judged by the Fund Manager to be the  equivalent  of those rated,  within the
two highest credit ratings  ("high quality  instruments")  by one or more rating
agencies such as: Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's
("S&P") or Fitch  Investors  Service  ("Fitch").  In addition,  the Fund Manager
seeks  through its own credit  analysis  to limit  investments  to  high-quality
instruments presenting minimal credit risks. If a security ceases to be rated or
is downgraded  below the second highest quality rating indicated above, the Fund
will  promptly  dispose of the  security,  unless the  Trustees  determine  that
continuing  to  hold  such  security  is in the  best  interests  of  the  Fund.
Generally,  the Fund will  invest in  securities  rated in the  highest  quality
rating by at least two of these rating agencies.

         Securities  eligible for  investment  by the Fund  include  "first tier
securities"  and "second tier  securities."  "First tier  securities"  are those
securities  which are  generally  rated (or issued by an issuer with  comparable
securities rated) in the highest category by at least two rating services (or by
one rating service,  if no other rating service has issued a rating with respect
to that  security).  Securities  generally  rated (or  issued by an issuer  with
comparable  securities  rated) in the top two  categories by at least two rating
agencies (or one, if only one rating agency has rated the security) which do not
qualify  as first tier  securities  are known as "second  tier  securities."  To
ensure  diversity  of the  Fund's  investments,  as a matter of  non-fundamental
policy  the  Fund  will not  invest  more  than 5% of its  total  assets  in the
securities of a single  issuer,  other than the U.S.  Government.  The Fund may,
however, invest more than 5% of its total assets in the first tier securities of
a single  issuer  for a period  of up to three  business  days  after  purchase,
although the Fund may not make more than one such  investment  at any time.  The
Fund may not invest more than 5% of its total  assets in  securities  which were
second tier  securities  when  acquired by the Fund.  Further,  the Fund may not
invest more than the greater of (1) 1% of its total  assets,  or (2) one million
dollars,  in the securities of a single issuer which were second tier securities
when acquired by the Fund.

         The Fund purchases  high quality  short-term  securities  consisting of
obligations  issued  or  guaranteed  by the U.S.  Government,  its  agencies  or
instrumentalities;  obligations  of  supranational  organizations  such  as  the
International   Bank  for  Reconstruction  and  Development  (the  World  Bank);
obligations of domestic  banks and their foreign  branches,  including  bankers'
acceptances,   certificates  of  deposit,   deposit  notes  and  time  deposits;
obligations of savings and loan institutions;  instruments whose credit has been
enhanced by: banks (letters of credit),  insurance  companies (surety bonds), or
other  corporate  entities  (corporate   guarantees);   corporate   obligations,
including  commercial  paper,  notes,  bonds,  loans  and  loan  participations;
securities with variable or floating  interest rates;  asset-backed  securities,
including certificates, participations and notes; municipal securities including
notes,  bonds and  participation  interests,  either  taxable  or  tax-free,  as
described  in more  detail  for the  AARP  High  Quality  Tax Free  Money  Fund;


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securities with put features; and repurchase agreements. The Fund may hold cash,
which does not earn interest, to facilitate  stabilizing its net asset value per
share and for liquidity purposes.

         Commercial  paper at the time of purchase  will be rated,  or judged by
the Fund Manager under the supervision of the Trustees,  to be the equivalent of
securities  rated,  A-1 or higher by S&P, Prime-1 or higher by Moody's or F-1 or
higher by Fitch.  Investments in other corporate  obligations,  such as bonds or
notes,  will be limited to securities rated, or judged by the Fund Manager to be
the equivalent of securities rated, AA or higher by S&P or Fitch or Aa or higher
by Moody's.  Obligations which are the subject of repurchase  agreements will be
limited  to those of the  type  described  above.  Shares  of this  Fund are not
insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

         The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances
of large  domestic  banks  (i.e.,  banks  which at the time of their most recent
annual financial statements show total assets in excess of $1 billion) and their
foreign branches and of smaller banks as described  below.  These as well as all
other investments of the Fund must be U.S. dollar denominated. The Fund will not
invest in  certificates  of deposit or  bankers'  acceptances  of foreign  banks
without  additional  consideration  by and the  approval of the  Trustees of the
Trust.  Although the Fund recognizes that the size of a bank is important,  this
fact alone is not necessarily indicative of its creditworthiness.

         Investment in certificates of deposit and bankers'  acceptances  issued
by  foreign  branches  of  domestic  banks  involves  investment  risks that are
different in some respects from those  associated with investment in obligations
issued by domestic banks. Such investment risks include the possible  imposition
of  withholding  taxes on  interest  income,  the  possible  adoption of foreign
governmental  restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal
and  interest  on such  obligations,  or other  adverse  political  or  economic
developments.  In addition,  it might be more  difficult to obtain and enforce a
judgment against a foreign branch of a domestic bank.

         The Fund may also  invest in  certificates  of deposit  issued by banks
which had, at the time of their most recent annual financial  statements,  total
assets of less than $1 billion,  provided that (i) the principal amounts of such
certificates of deposit are insured by an agency of the U.S. Government, (ii) at
no time will the Fund hold more than $100,000  principal  amount of certificates
of deposit of any one such bank, and (iii) at the time of  acquisition,  no more
than 10% of the Fund's  net assets  (taken at  current  value) are  invested  in
certificates  of deposit and bankers'  acceptances  of banks having total assets
not in excess of $1 billion.

         The Fund may enter into repurchase  agreements with member banks of the
Federal  Reserve System whose  creditworthiness  has been determined by the Fund
Manager to be equal to that of issuers of commercial  paper rated within the two
highest grades. See "Repurchase  Agreements" under "Special  Investment Policies
of the AARP Funds."

         AARP High  Quality Tax Free Money Fund.  The AARP High Quality Tax Free
Money Fund is a separate series of AARP Tax Free Income Trust.  From investments
in high quality  municipal  securities,  the Fund is designed to provide current
income free from federal income taxes. The Fund also seeks to maintain stability
and safety of principal,  while offering liquidity. The Fund seeks to maintain a
constant net asset value of $1.00 per share.  There may be  circumstances  under
which this goal cannot be achieved.  Such securities may mature no more than 397
calendar  days or less from the date the  purchase  is expected to be settled by
the Fund, with a weighted average maturity of 90 days or less.

         The Fund will  invest in  municipal  securities  which are rated at the
time of purchase  within the two highest quality ratings of rating agencies such
as:  Fitch--AAA  and AA, F1 and F2, or  Moody's--Aaa  and Aa, or within  Moody's
short-term  municipal  obligations  top  ratings  of MIG 1 and MIG 2 and P1,  or
S&P--AAA/AA and SP1+/SP1, A1+ and A1--all in such proportions as management will
determine.  Securities  must be so rated by at least two agencies or by at least
one,  if only one has rated the  security.  Generally,  the Fund will  invest in
securities  rated in the highest  quality rating by at least two of these rating
agencies.  In some cases,  short-term municipal  obligations are rated using the
same  categories as are used for  corporate  obligations.  In addition,  unrated
municipal  securities  will be considered as being within the foregoing  quality
ratings if other  equal or junior  municipal  securities  of the same issuer are
rated and their  ratings are within the foregoing  ratings of Fitch,  Moody's or
S&P. The Fund may also invest in municipal  securities  which are unrated if, in
the  opinion  of the Fund  Manager,  such  securities  possess  creditworthiness
comparable  to those  rated  securities  in which  the  Fund may  invest.  For a
description of ratings, please see "Additional Information." Shares of this Fund
are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

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         Subsequent  to its  purchase  by the AARP High  Quality  Tax Free Money
Fund, an issue of municipal  securities  may cease to be rated or its rating may
be reduced  below the minimum  required for purchase by the Fund.  The Fund will
dispose of any such security unless the Board of Trustees of the Fund determines
that such disposal would not be in the best interests of the Fund.

         As a fundamental policy,  under normal  circumstances,  at least 80% of
the net assets of AARP High  Quality  Tax Free Money  Fund will be  invested  in
tax-exempt  securities.  Although the Fund  normally  intends to ensure that all
income to  shareholders  will be exempt from federal income tax, there can be no
assurance that this goal will be achieved or that income to  shareholders  which
is federally tax exempt will be exempt from state and local taxes.

         From time to time on a temporary basis or for defensive  purposes,  the
Fund may,  subject  to its  investment  restrictions,  hold  cash and  invest in
taxable investments  consisting of: (1) other obligations issued by or on behalf
of municipal or corporate issuers; (2) U.S. Treasury notes, bills and bonds; (3)
obligations of agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government;  (4) money
market  instruments,  such as domestic  bank  certificates  of deposit,  finance
company and  corporate  commercial  paper,  and  banker's  acceptances;  and (5)
repurchase  agreements  (agreements under which the seller agrees at the time of
sale to repurchase the security at an agreed time and price) with respect to any
of the  obligations  which the Fund is permitted to purchase.  The Fund will not
invest in instruments issued by banks or savings and loan associations unless at
the time of  investment  such  issuers have total assets in excess of $1 billion
(as  of the  date  of  their  most  recently  published  financial  statements).
Commercial  paper  investments will be limited to commercial paper rated A1+ and
A1 by S&P, Prime 1 by Moody's or F-1 by Fitch.  The Fund may hold cash or invest
temporarily in taxable  investments  due, for example,  to market  conditions or
pending  investment  of  proceeds  of  subscriptions  for  shares of the Fund or
proceeds  from  the  sale  of  portfolio   securities  or  in   anticipation  of
redemptions.  However,  the Fund  expects to invest such  proceeds in  municipal
securities as soon as practicable.  Interest  income from temporary  investments
may be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

         Maintenance of Constant Net Asset Value Per Share. The Trustees of AARP
High  Quality  Money  Fund and  AARP  High  Quality  Tax Free  Money  Fund  have
determined that it is in the best interests of the Funds and their  shareholders
to  maintain  the net asset value of the Funds'  shares at a constant  $1.00 per
share.  In order to facilitate  the  maintenance  of a constant  $1.00 net asset
value per share,  the AARP High Quality Money Fund and the AARP High Quality Tax
Free Money Fund operate in accordance with a rule of the Securities and Exchange
Commission  (the "SEC").  In accordance  with that rule, the assets of the Funds
consist entirely of cash, cash items,  and high quality U.S.  dollar-denominated
investments which have minimal credit risks and which have a remaining  maturity
date of not more than 397 days from date of purchase  (except that the AARP High
Quality Money Fund may invest in U.S. Government securities having maturities of
up to 762 days).  The  average  dollar-weighted  maturity of each Fund is varied
according to money market  conditions,  but may not exceed 90 days. The maturity
of a portfolio  security shall be the period  remaining until the date stated in
the  security  for payment of principal or such earlier date as it is called for
redemption, except that a shorter period shall be used for Variable and Floating
Rate  Instruments in accordance with and subject to the conditions  contained in
the Rule.

         The  Trustees  have  established   procedures  reasonably  designed  to
stabilize  the  price  per share of the  Funds at  $1.00,  as  computed  for the
purposes of sales,  repurchases  and  redemptions,  taking into account  current
market conditions and each Fund's investment objectives. Such procedures,  which
the Trustees review annually,  include specific  requirements designed to assure
that  issuers  of the  Funds'  securities  continue  to meet high  standards  of
creditworthiness.  The procedures also establish certain requirements concerning
the quality and  maturity of the Fund's  investments.  Finally,  the  procedures
require the  determination,  at such intervals as the Trustees deem  appropriate
and  reasonable,  of the  extent,  if any,  to which a Fund's  net  asset  value
calculated by using available market  quotations  deviates from $1.00 per share.
Market quotations and market equivalents used in making such  determinations may
be obtained from an independent  pricing service approved by the Trustees.  Such
determinations will be reviewed periodically by the Trustees.

         If at any time it is  determined  that a  deviation  exists  which  may
result in material  dilution or other  unfair  results to  investors or existing
shareholders  of a Fund,  certain  corrective  actions  may be taken,  including
selling  portfolio  instruments  prior to maturity to realize  capital  gains or
losses or to shorten  average  portfolio  maturity;  withholding  part or all of
dividends or payment of distributions  from capital or capital gains;  redeeming
shares in kind; or  establishing a net asset value per share by using  available
market  quotations or  equivalents.  In addition,  in order to stabilize the net
asset value per share at $1.00 the Trustees have the authority (1) to reduce the


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number of  outstanding  shares of a Fund on a pro rata basis,  and (2) to offset
each shareholder's pro rata portion of the deviation between the net asset value
per share and $1.00  from the  shareholder's  accrued  dividend  account or from
future  dividends.  The Funds may hold cash for the purpose of stabilizing their
net asset value per share. Holdings of cash, on which no return is earned, would
tend to lower the yield on the shares of the Funds.

         The net income of the Funds is declared as  dividends  to  shareholders
daily and distributed monthly in shares of the Funds unless payment is requested
in cash.

AARP Income Funds

         (See "AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund," "AARP High Quality Bond Fund,"
"INVESTMENT  OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES," and "OTHER  INVESTMENT  POLICIES AND RISK
FACTORS"  in the  Prospectus.)  Each of the Funds  seeks to earn a high level of
income consistent with its investment policies.

         AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury Fund. AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury Fund is
designed for  investors  who are seeking  high current  income from high quality
securities and who wish to receive a degree of protection from bond market price
risk.  The  Fund's  investment  objective  is to produce a high level of current
income and to keep the price of its shares  more stable than that of a long-term
bond.  The  Fund  pursues  this  objective  by  investing  principally  in  U.S.
Government-guaranteed  GNMA securities and U.S. Treasury  obligations.  The Fund
has been designed with the conservative,  safety-conscious  investor in mind. Of
the two funds in the AARP Income Trust, the AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury Fund is
the more  conservative  choice.  Although  past  performance  is no guarantee of
future  performance,  historically,  this Fund  offers  higher  yields than such
short-term   investments  as  insured  savings   accounts,   insured  six  month
certificates of deposit and fixed-price money market funds.

         The Fund  invests  in U.S.  Treasury  bills,  notes  and  bonds;  other
securities issued or backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government,
including, but not limited to, Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA")
mortgage-backed  securities,  Merchant  Marine Bonds  guaranteed by the Maritime
Administration  and obligations of the  Export-Import  Bank;  financial  futures
contracts with respect to such securities;  options on either such securities or
such financial futures contracts;  and bank repurchase agreements.  At least 65%
of the Fund's net assets will be directly invested in U.S. Treasury obligations,
including GNMA's. The Fund will make long-term investments but will also attempt
to dampen its price  variability  in comparison  to that of a long-term  bond by
including  short-term U.S.  Treasury  securities in its portfolio.  The Fund may
also utilize  hedging  techniques  involving  limited use of  financial  futures
contracts and the purchase and writing (selling) of put and call options on such
contracts. Under certain market conditions,  these strategies may reduce current
income.  At any time the Fund may have a  substantial  portion  of its assets in
securities  of a particular  type or maturity.  The Fund may also write  covered
call options on portfolio securities and purchase "when-issued" securities.

         GNMA Mortgage-Backed  Securities  ("GNMAs").  GNMAs are mortgage-backed
securities representing part ownership of a pool of mortgage loans. These loans,
issued by lenders  such as mortgage  bankers,  commercial  banks and savings and
loan  associations,  are either  insured by the Federal  Housing  Administration
(FHA) or  guaranteed by the Veterans  Administration  (VA). A "pool" or group of
such  mortgages is assembled  and,  after being  approved by GNMA, is offered to
investors  through  securities  dealers.  Once  approved by GNMA,  a  Government
corporation  within the U.S.  Department of Housing and Urban  Development,  the
timely  payment of interest and  principal is  guaranteed  by the full faith and
credit of the  United  States  Government.  This is not,  however,  a  guarantee
related to the Fund's yield or the value of your investment principal.

         As  mortgage-backed  securities,   GNMAs  differ  from  bonds  in  that
principal is paid back by the  borrower  over the length of the loan rather than
returned in a lump sum at maturity.  GNMAs are called "pass-through"  securities
because both interest and principal  payments  including  prepayments are passed
through to the holder of the security (in this case, the Fund).

         The payment of principal  on the  underlying  mortgages  may exceed the
minimum required by the schedule of payments for the mortgages. Such prepayments
are  made  at  the  option  of the  mortgagors  for a wide  variety  of  reasons
reflecting their individual  circumstances and may involve capital losses if the
mortgages were purchased at a premium. For example,  mortgagors may speed up the
rate  at  which  they  prepay  their   mortgages  when  interest  rates  decline
sufficiently  to encourage  refinancing.  The Fund,  when such  prepayments  are
passed  through  to it,  may be able to  reinvest  them only at a lower  rate of


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interest.  The Fund Manager, in determining the attractiveness of GNMAs relative
to alternative  fixed-income  securities,  and in choosing specific GNMA issues,
will  have  made  assumptions  as to the  likely  speed  of  prepayment.  Actual
experience  may  vary  from  this  assumption  resulting  in a  higher  or lower
investment return than anticipated.

         Some  investors  may  view  the  Fund  as  an  alternative  to  a  bank
certificate  of deposit  (CD).  While an investment in the Fund is not federally
insured,  and there is no guarantee of price  stability,  an  investment  in the
Fund--unlike  a CD--is not locked  away for any  period,  may be redeemed at any
time without  incurring  early  withdrawal  penalties,  and may provide a higher
yield.

         AARP High Quality Bond Fund.  Consistent with investments  primarily in
high quality securities, the Fund seeks to provide a high level of income and to
keep the value of its shares  more  stable  than that of a  long-term  bond.  By
including short- and medium-term bonds in its portfolio, the Fund seeks to offer
less share price  volatility  than long-term bonds or many long-term bond funds,
although  its yield may be lower.  Due to the greater  market  price risk of its
securities, the Fund may have a more variable share price than the AARP GNMA and
U.S. Treasury Fund. It is also possible that the Fund may provide a higher level
of income than the AARP GNMA and U.S.
Treasury Fund.

   
         This Fund intends  under normal  circumstances  to have at least 65% of
its total  assets  invested in bonds  which  include  corporate  notes and bonds
including  high-yield issues convertible into common stock. It may also purchase
any  investments  eligible for the AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury  Fund as well as
obligations of federal agencies that are not backed by the full faith and credit
of the U.S.  Government,  such as  obligations  of Federal Home Loan Bank,  Farm
Credit Banks and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. In addition, it may
purchase  obligations of international  agencies such as the International  Bank
for Reconstruction and Development,  the Inter-American Development Bank and the
Asian    Development   Bank.   Other   eligible    investments    include   U.S.
dollar-denominated foreign debt securities (such as U.S. dollar denominated debt
securities issued by the Dominion of Canada and its provinces),  mortgage-backed
and  other  asset-backed  securities,  and  money  market  instruments  such  as
commercial paper and bankers'  acceptances and certificates of deposit issued by
domestic and foreign  branches of U.S. banks.  The Fund invests in a broad range
of short, intermediate,  and long-term securities.  Proportions among maturities
and types of securities may vary depending upon the prospects for income related
to the  outlook  for the  economy  and the  securities  markets,  the quality of
available investments, the level of interest rates, and other factors.
    

         Except for limitations in the Fund's investment restrictions,  there is
no limit as to the  proportions  of the Fund which may be invested in any of the
eligible   investments.   However,   it  is  a  policy  of  the  Fund  that  its
non-governmental  investments  will be spread among a variety of  companies  and
will not be concentrated in any industry.
(See "Investment Restrictions," herein.)

         High Quality Portfolio. The policies of AARP High Quality Bond Fund are
designed to provide a portfolio  that  combines  high  quality  securities  with
investments that attempt to reduce its market price risk.

         The  portfolio  of the AARP High  Quality  Bond Fund is high grade.  In
fact, according to information  provided by Morningstar,  Inc., the Fund has one
of the highest quality  standards of any general bond Fund currently  available.
No purchase  will be made if, as a result  thereof,  less than 65% of the Fund's
net  assets  would be  invested  in debt  obligations,  including  money  market
instruments,  that (a) are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government,  (b) are
rated at the time of purchase  within the two highest grades  assigned by any of
the  nationally-recognized  rating services  including Moody's or S&P, or (c) if
not rated,  are judged at the time of purchase by the Fund  Manager,  subject to
the Trustees' review, to be of a quality  comparable to those in the two highest
ratings  described in (b) above.  All of the debt  obligations in which the Fund
invests will, at the time of purchase,  be rated within the three highest credit
ratings or, if not rated, will be judged to be of comparable quality by the Fund
Manager. (See "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Ratings of Corporate Bonds.")

         Variations of Maturity.  In an attempt to capitalize on the differences
in total return from  securities  of  differing  maturities,  maturities  may be
varied  according to the  structure  and level of interest  rates,  and the Fund
Manager's expectations of changes therein.

         Foreign Securities. The AARP High Quality Bond Fund may invest, without
limit, in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign debt securities (including U.S. dollar
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and other  debt  securities  which meet the Fund's  criteria  applicable  to its
domestic investments), and in certificates of deposit issued by foreign branches
of United States banks, to any extent deemed appropriate by the Fund Manager.

AARP Insured Tax Free Income Fund

         (See "AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund," "INVESTMENT  OBJECTIVES
AND  POLICIES,"  and  "OTHER  INVESTMENT  POLICIES  AND  RISK  FACTORS"  in  the
Prospectus.)

         AARP  Insured Tax Free  General  Bond Fund.  The AARP  Insured Tax Free
General  Bond Fund is a separate  series of AARP Tax Free Income  Trust.  From a
portfolio consisting primarily of municipal securities covered by insurance, the
Fund seeks to provide high income free from federal income taxes and to keep the
value of its shares more stable than that of a  long-term  municipal  bond.  The
Fund seeks to provide  investors with the higher  tax-free  income that is often
available from municipal securities by investing, under normal circumstances, in
a high grade portfolio of bonds  consisting  primarily of municipal  securities,
with no restrictions as to maturity.  Securities  comprising at least 65% of the
total assets held by the Fund are fully insured as to face value and interest by
private insurers.  While longer-term  securities such as those in which the Fund
may invest have in recent years had higher yields,  they also experience greater
price  fluctuation  than  shorter-term  securities.   By  including  short-  and
medium-term  bonds in its  portfolio,  the Fund seeks to offer less share  price
volatility  than  long-term  municipal  bonds or many  long-term  municipal bond
funds,  although  its  yield  may be  lower.  Because  the  Fund may  trade  its
securities, it is also free to attempt to take advantage of opportunities in the
market to achieve higher current  income.  This  opportunity is not available to
unit investment trusts, which hold fixed portfolios of municipal securities.

         Under normal  circumstances,  at least 80% of the Fund's net assets are
invested in tax-exempt securities. For this purpose, private activity bonds, the
interest on which is treated as a preference  item for  purposes of  calculating
alternative minimum tax liability, will not be treated as tax exempt securities.
The Fund does not intend to  purchase  any such  private  activity  bonds.  (See
"TAXES" herein.)

         There  can be no  assurance  that the  objectives  of the Fund  will be
achieved or that all income to shareholders  which is exempt from federal income
taxes will be exempt from state or local taxes. Shareholders may also be subject
to tax on long-term and short-term capital gains (see "TAXES" herein).

         In addition,  the market prices of municipal securities,  like those of
taxable debt  securities,  go up and down when interest rates change.  Thus, the
net asset value per share can be  expected to  fluctuate  and  shareholders  may
receive  more or less than their  purchase  price for  shares  they  redeem.  In
addition to investments in municipal  obligations,  as described below, the Fund
may invest in  short-term  taxable U.S.  Government  securities  and  repurchase
agreements  backed by U.S.  Government  securities.  The Fund also may invest in
demand notes and tax-exempt commercial paper,  financial futures contracts,  and
may invest in and write (sell) options related to such futures contracts.  These
investments  are not  insured or  guaranteed  or backed by the U.S.  Government.
Except for futures and options,  which are not rated,  the AARP Insured Tax Free
General  Bond Fund will only  purchase  securities  rated  within  the top three
ratings by Moody's and S&P, or the equivalent as determined by the Fund Manager,
or repurchase agreements on such securities. To qualify as "within the top three
ratings," a security  must have such a rating due to the credit of the issuer or
due to specific  insurance on the security,  whether  acquired at issuance or by
the Fund at the time of purchase.  A security would not so qualify if its rating
was solely the result of coverage under the Fund's portfolio insurance.

         Securities  in which the Fund may  invest may  include:  (a) a security
that  carries  at the time of  issuance,  whether  because  of the credit of the
issuer or because it is insured at issuance by an  insurance  company,  a rating
within the top three ratings;  and (b) a security not rated within the top three
ratings at the time of issuance  but insured to maturity by the Fund at the time
of purchase  if, upon  issuance of such  insurance,  the Fund Manager is able to
determine that the security is now the equivalent of a security rated within the
top three ratings by a nationally recognized rating agent.

         When, in the opinion of the Fund Manager,  defensive  considerations or
an unusual  disparity  between the after-tax  income on taxable  investments and
comparable  municipal  obligations  make it advisable to do so, up to 20% of the
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as U.S. Treasury notes, bills and bonds and repurchase agreements collateralized
by U.S. Government securities,  the interest income from which may be subject to
federal income tax. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund may invest more than
20% of its net assets in such taxable U.S.  Treasury  securities  and repurchase
agreements for temporary defensive purposes.

         Insurance.  Insurance  on at  least  65% of the AARP  Insured  Tax Free
General  Bond Fund's total assets will be obtained  from  nationally  recognized
private insurers, including the following:  Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
("FGIC")  is owned  by FGIC  Corporation,  which  in turn is  owned  by  General
Electric Credit  Corporation;  AMBAC Indemnity  Corporation;  and Municipal Bond
Investors Assurance Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBIA Incorporated,
the  principal  shareholders  of which are:  The Aetna Life & Casualty  Company,
Fireman's Fund Insurance  Company,  subsidiaries  of the CIGNA  Corporation  and
affiliates of the Continental Insurance Company.

         The Fund currently has portfolio insurance provided by FGIC pursuant to
which it may insure  securities  mutually agreed to between the Fund and FGIC so
long as the security remains in the Fund's portfolio. Pursuant to an irrevocable
commitment,  FGIC also provides the Fund with the option to obtain insurance for
any  security  covered by the FGIC  portfolio  insurance,  which  insurance  can
continue  if the  security  were to be sold by the  Fund.  The Fund may  procure
portfolio insurance from other insurers.

         At least 65% of the Fund's assets are fully insured by private insurers
as to payment of face value and  interest to the Fund,  when due.  If  uninsured
securities or securities not directly or indirectly  backed or guaranteed by the
U.S.  Government  are  purchased  and  expected  to be held for 60 days or more,
insurance  will be  obtained  within  30 days to ensure  that 65% of the  Fund's
assets are insured by the issuer or arranged for by the Fund. If at least 65% of
its assets are not  insured  securities,  the Fund will obtain  insurance  for a
portion of its U.S.  Government  guaranteed or backed securities so that the 65%
standard is achieved.

         The Fund requires that insurance with respect to its securities provide
for the unconditional  payment of scheduled  principal and interest when due. In
the event of a default by the issuer, the insurer will, within 30 days of notice
of such  default,  provide to its agent or Trustee funds needed to make any such
payments. Such agent or Trustee will bear the responsibility of seeing that such
funds are used to make such payments to the appropriate parties.  Such insurance
will not  guarantee  the market  value of a  security.  Insurance  on the Fund's
securities  will in some cases  continue in the event the securities are sold by
the Fund, while in other cases it may not.

         To the extent the Fund's insured municipal  securities do not equal 65%
of its total assets,  the Fund will obtain  insurance on such amount of its U.S.
Government  guaranteed  or backed  securities as is necessary to have 65% of the
Fund's total assets insured at all times.  This type of insurance will terminate
when the  security is sold and will  involve an added cost to the Fund while not
increasing the quality rating of the security.

         Insurance on individual  securities,  whether obtained by the issuer or
the Fund, is  non-cancelable  and runs for the life of the security.  Securities
covered  under the Fund's  portfolio  insurance are insured only so long as they
are held by the  Fund,  though  the Fund has the  option to  procure  individual
secondary market insurance which would continue to cover any such security after
its sale by the Fund. Such guaranteed  renewable  insurance continues so long as
premiums are paid by the Fund and, in the judgment of the Fund Manager, coverage
should be continued.  Non-payment of premiums on the portfolio  insurance  will,
under certain  circumstances  result in the  cancellation  of such insurance and
will also permit FGIC to take action  against the Fund to recover  premiums  due
it. In the case of securities  which are  individually  insured,  default by the
issuer is not expected to affect the market  value of the  security  relative to
other insured  securities  of the same maturity  value and coupon and covered by
the same  insurer.  In the case of a security  covered  by the Fund's  portfolio
insurance,  the  market  value of such a security  in the event of such  default
might be less unless the Fund elected to purchase secondary market insurance for
it.  It is the  intention  of the Fund  Manager  either  to  procure  individual
secondary  market insurance for, or retain in the Fund's  portfolio,  securities
which are insured by the Fund under portfolio insurance and which are in default
or significant risk of default in the payment of principal or interest. Any such
securities  retained  by the Fund would be held until the default has been cured
or the principal and interest have been paid by the issuer or the insurer.

         Premiums for  individual  insurance may be payable in advance or may be
paid  periodically  over the term of the  security  by the party then owning the
security, and the costs will be reflected in the price of the security. The cost
of insurance  for  longer-term  securities,  expressed in terms of income on the
security, is likely to reduce such income by from 10 to 60 basis points. Thus, a
security yielding 10% might have a net insured yield of 9.9% to 9.4%. The impact


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of the  cost of the  Fund's  portfolio  insurance  on the  Fund's  net  yield is
somewhat  less.  The cost of insurance for  shorter-term  securities,  which are
generally  lower-yielding,  is  expected  to be less.  It should  be noted  that
insurance  raises the rating of a municipal  security.  Lower  rated  securities
generally  pay a higher rate of interest  than higher  rated  securities.  Thus,
while  there is no  assurance  that this will  always be the case,  the Fund may
purchase lower rated securities which, when insured,  will bear a higher rating,
and may pay a  higher  net  rate  of  interest  than  other  equivalently  rated
securities which are not insured.

         Insurers have certain eligibility  standards as to municipal securities
they will insure. Such standards may be more or less strict than standards which
would be applied  for  purchase  of a security  for the Fund.  To the extent the
insurers apply stricter standards, the Fund will be restricted by such standards
in the purchase and retention of municipal securities.

         The Internal Revenue Service has issued revenue rulings indicating that
(a) the fact that  municipal  obligations  are  insured  will not  affect  their
tax-exempt status and (b) insurance proceeds  representing  maturing interest on
defaulted  municipal  obligations  paid to certain  municipal bond funds will be
excludable  from  federal  gross  income  under  Section  103(a) of the Internal
Revenue  Code.  While  operation  of the  Fund and the  terms  of the  insurance
policies on the Fund's  securities may differ  somewhat from those  addressed by
the revenue  rulings,  the Fund does not anticipate that any differences will be
material or change the result with respect to the Fund.

         Insurers of the Fund's  municipal  securities are subject to regulation
by the  department  of insurance in each state in which they are qualified to do
business. Such regulation, however, is no guarantee that an insurer will be able
to perform on its  contract  of  insurance  in the event a claim  should be made
thereunder  at some time in the future.  The Fund Manager  reviews the financial
condition  of each insurer of their  securities  at least  annually,  and in the
event of any material  development,  with respect to its  continuing  ability to
meet its commitments to any contract of bond or portfolio insurance.

         Management Strategies. In pursuit of its investment objectives the Fund
purchases  securities that it believes are attractive and competitive  values in
terms of quality,  and  relationship of current price to market value.  However,
recognizing  the  dynamics  of  municipal  bond prices in response to changes in
general economic conditions,  fiscal and monetary policies,  interest levels and
market  forces  such as supply and  demand for  various  bond  issues,  the Fund
Manager  manages the Fund  continuously,  attempting  to achieve a high level of
tax-free income.
The primary strategies employed in the management of the Fund are:

         Variations of Maturity.  In an attempt to capitalize on the differences
in total return from municipal  securities of differing  maturities,  maturities
may be varied  according to the structure and level of interest  rates,  and the
Fund Manager's expectations of changes therein.

         Emphasis on Relative  Valuation.  The  interest  rate (and hence price)
relationships  between different  categories of municipal securities of the same
or generally  similar  maturity  tend to change  constantly in reaction to broad
swings in interest rates and factors affecting relative supply and demand. These
temporary  disparities in normal yield relationships may afford opportunities to
invest  in  more  attractive  market  sectors  or  specific  issues  by  trading
securities currently held by the Fund.

         Market Trading  Opportunities.  In addition to the above,  the Fund may
engage in short-term trading (selling securities held for brief periods of time,
usually less than 3 months) if the Fund believes that such transactions,  net of
costs,  would  further the  attainment of that Fund's  objectives.  The needs of
different  classes of lenders and borrowers and their changing  preferences  and
circumstances  have  in  the  past  caused  market  dislocations   unrelated  to
Fundamental  creditworthiness  and trends in interest rates which have presented
market trading  opportunities.  There can be no assurance that such dislocations
will  occur in the future or that the Funds  will be able to take  advantage  of
them.  The Fund will  limit  its  voluntary  short-term  trading  to the  extent
necessary  to qualify as a  "regulated  investment  company"  under the Internal
Revenue Code.

         Special  Considerations:  Income Level and Credit  Risk.  To the extent
that  AARP  Insured  Tax  Free  General  Bond  Fund  holds   insured   municipal
obligations,  the income  earned on its shares  will tend to be less than for an
uninsured  portfolio of the same  securities.  The fund will amortize as income,
over the life of the respective  security issues, any original issue discount on
debt obligations (even where these are acquired in the after-market), and market


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discount  on  short-term  U.S.  Government  securities.  The Fund will  elect to
amortize  the premium paid on  acquisition  of any premium  coupon  obligations.
Since such discounts and premiums will be recognized in the Fund's accounts over
the life of the respective  security  issues and included in the regular monthly
income distributions to shareholders, they will not give rise to taxable capital
gains or  losses.  However,  a  capital  gain may be  realized  upon the sale or
maturity and payment of certain obligations purchased at a market discount.

AARP Growth Funds

   
         (See  "AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond  Fund,"  "AARP  Growth and Income
Fund," "AARP  Global  Growth  Fund," "AARP  Capital  Growth  Fund,"  "INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES,"  and "OTHER  INVESTMENT  POLICIES AND RISK FACTORS" in
the Prospectus.)
    

         AARP Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund.  The AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond
Fund's  investment  objective is to seek to provide  long-term growth of capital
and income  while  attempting  to keep the value of its shares  more stable than
other balanced mutual funds. The Fund pursues these objectives by investing in a
combination of stocks, bonds, and cash reserves.

         The Fund is intended to provide--through a single investment--access to
a wide variety of income-oriented  stocks and investment-grade bond investments.
Common stocks and other equity investments provide long-term growth potential to
help offset the effect of inflation on an investor's purchasing power. Bonds and
other fixed-income  investments  provide current income and may, over time, help
reduce fluctuations in the Fund's share price.

   
         In  seeking  a balance  of  growth  and  income,  as well as  long-term
preservation of capital,  the Fund invests in a diversified  portfolio of equity
and  fixed-income  securities.  At least  30% of the  Fund's  assets  will be in
fixed-income  securities,  with the remainder of its net assets in common stocks
and securities convertible into common stocks. For temporary defensive purposes,
the Fund  may  invest  without  limit in cash  and in  other  money  market  and
short-term  instruments when the Fund Manager deems such a position advisable in
light of economic or market conditions.
    

         The Fund will, on occasion,  adjust its mix of investments among equity
securities,  bonds,  and cash reserves.  In reallocating  investments,  the Fund
Manager weighs the relative values of different  asset classes and  expectations
for future returns.  In doing so, the Fund Manager analyzes,  on a global basis,
the  level  and  direction  of  interest   rates,   capital   flows,   inflation
expectations,  anticipated  growth of  corporate  profits,  monetary  and fiscal
policies around the world, and other related factors.

         The Fund  does  not take  extreme  investment  positions  as part of an
effort to "time the market." Shifts between stocks and fixed-income  investments
are  expected  to occur in  generally  small  increments  within the  guidelines
adopted in the prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information. The Fund
is designed as a conservative long-term investment.

         While the Fund  emphasizes  U.S.  equity  and debt  securities,  it may
invest without limit in foreign securities,  including depositary receipts.  The
Fund's  foreign  holdings  will meet the  criteria  applicable  to its  domestic
investments.  Foreign securities are intended to increase diversification,  thus
reducing risk, while providing the opportunity for higher returns.

         In addition,  the Fund may invest in  securities  on a  when-issued  or
forward  delivery  basis and may write (sell) covered call options on the equity
securities  it holds to  enhance  investment  return and may  purchase  and sell
options on stock indices for hedging purposes.  Subject to applicable regulatory
guidelines and solely to protect  against adverse effects of changes in interest
rates, the Fund may make limited use of financial futures contracts.

         Equity investments.  The Fund can invest up to 70% of its net assets in
equity  securities.  The Fund's  equity  investments  consist of common  stocks,
preferred  stocks and securities  convertible  into common stocks,  of companies
that, in the Fund Manager's  judgment,  will offer the  opportunity  for capital
growth and growth of earnings while providing dividends.  The Fund pursues these
objectives by investing  primarily in common stocks and  securities  convertible
into common stocks.  Over time, a stock which produces continued earnings growth
tends to produce higher dividends and stock values.

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         The Fund invests in a variety of industries and  companies.  Changes in
the  Fund's   portfolio   securities   are  made  on  the  basis  of  investment
considerations and not for trading purposes.

         Fixed-income  investments.  To enhance income and  stability,  the Fund
will have at least 30% of its net assets  invested in  fixed-income  securities.
The Fund can invest in a broad range of corporate  bonds and notes,  convertible
bonds, and preferred and convertible preferred securities.  It may also purchase
U.S.   Government   securities   and   obligations   of  federal   agencies  and
instrumentalities  that are not  backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Government,  such as  obligations  of the Federal  Home Loan Banks,  Farm Credit
Banks, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.  The Fund may also invest
in obligations of international agencies, foreign debt securities (both U.S. and
non-U.S. dollar denominated), mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities,
municipal obligations,  zero coupon securities, and restricted securities issued
in private placements.

         For  liquidity  and  defensive  purposes,  the Fund may invest in money
market  securities  such  as  commercial  paper,   bankers'   acceptances,   and
certificates  of deposit issued by domestic and foreign  branches of U.S. banks.
The Fund  may  also  enter  into  repurchase  agreements  with  respect  to U.S.
Government securities.

         All of the Fund's debt  securities will be investment  grade,  that is,
rated Baa or above by  Moody's  or BBB by S&P.  Moreover,  at least 75% of these
securities  will be high grade,  that is, rated within the three highest quality
ratings  of Moody's  (Aaa,  Aa and A) or S&P (AAA,  AA and A),  or, if  unrated,
judged to be of equivalent quality as determined by the Fund Manager at the time
of  purchase.  Securities  must also meet credit  standards  applied by the Fund
Manager. Moreover, the Fund does not purchase debt securities rated below Baa by
Moody's or BBB by S&P.  Should the rating of a portfolio  security be downgraded
the Fund Manager will  determine  whether it is in the best interest of the Fund
to retain or dispose of the security.

         AARP  Growth and Income  Fund.  From  investments  primarily  in common
stocks and securities  convertible into common stocks, the Fund seeks to provide
long-term  capital  growth and income,  and to keep the value of its shares more
stable than other growth and income mutual funds.

   
         The Fund invests primarily in common stocks and securities  convertible
into common  stocks.  It also may invest in rights to purchase  common stocks of
companies  offering the prospect for capital growth and growth of earnings while
paying  current  dividends.  The  Fund  may  also  invest  in  preferred  stocks
consistent with the Fund's  objective.  Over time,  continued growth of earnings
tends to produce higher  dividends and to enhance  capital  value.  In addition,
since 1945,  the overall  performance  of common stocks has exceeded the rate of
inflation.  For  temporary  defensive  purposes,  the  Fund  may  also  purchase
high-quality  money market securities (such as U.S.  Treasury bills,  commercial
paper,   certificates  of  deposit  and  bankers'  acceptances)  and  repurchase
agreements  when the Fund  Manager  deems such a position  advisable in light of
economic or market conditions.

         AARP  Global  Growth  Fund.  From   investments   primarily  in  equity
securities of corporations worldwide,  the Fund seeks to offer long-term capital
growth in a globally and  industrially  diversified  portfolio,  and to keep the
value of its shares more stable than other global equity funds. The Fund invests
on a worldwide basis in equity securities of companies which are incorporated in
the U.S. or in foreign  countries.  It may also invest in the debt securities of
U.S. and foreign issuers. Income is an incidental consideration.

         The   management  of  the  Fund  believes  that  there  is  substantial
opportunity for long-term capital growth from a professionally managed portfolio
of  securities  selected  from the  U.S.  and  foreign  equity  markets.  Global
investing takes advantage of the investment opportunities created by the growing
integration  of  economies  around  the  world.  The  world  has  become  highly
integrated in economic,  industrial and financial terms.  Companies increasingly
operate  globally  as they  purchase  raw  materials,  produce  and  sell  their
products, and raise capital. As a result, international trends such as movements
in currency  and trading  relationships  are  becoming  more  important  to many
industries than purely domestic influences.  To understand a company's business,
it is  frequently  more  important to  understand  how it is linked to the world
economy than whether or not it is, for example, a U.S., French or Swiss company.
Just as a company takes a global  perspective in deciding  where to operate,  so
too may an investor  benefit from looking  globally in deciding which industries
are growing,  which  producers  are efficient  and which  companies'  shares are
undervalued. The Fund affords the investor access to opportunities wherever they
arise, without being constrained by the location of a company's  headquarters or
the trading market for its shares.
    

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         The Fund  invests in  companies  that the Fund  Manager  believes  will
benefit from global  economic  trends,  promising  technologies  or products and
specific country opportunities  resulting from changing geopolitical,  currency,
or economic  relationships.  The Fund will  normally  invest at least 65% of its
total assets in securities of at least three different countries.  Typically, it
is  expected  that the  Fund  will  invest  in a wide  variety  of  regions  and
countries, including both foreign and U.S. issues. The Fund may be invested 100%
in non-U.S. issues, and for temporary defensive purposes may be invested 100% in
U.S.  issues,  although  under  normal  circumstances  it is expected  that both
foreign and U.S. investments will be represented in the Fund's portfolio.  It is
expected that investments will include  companies of varying size as measured by
assets, sales, or capitalization.

         The Fund may invest in high-quality money market instruments (including
U.S.  Treasury bills,  commercial paper,  certificates of deposit,  and bankers'
acceptances),  repurchase  agreements  and other debt  securities  for temporary
defensive  purposes  when the Fund  Manager  deems such a position  advisable in
light of economic or market conditions.
    

         AARP Capital Growth Fund. From  investments  primarily in common stocks
and  securities  convertible  into  common  stocks,  the Fund  seeks to  provide
long-term  capital growth,  and to keep the value of its shares more stable than
other  capital  growth  mutual funds.  Through a broadly  diversified  portfolio
consisting  primarily of high quality,  medium- to  large-sized  companies  with
strong  competitive  positions in their  industries the Fund seeks to offer less
share price  volatility  than many growth funds. It may also invest in rights to
purchase  common  stocks,  the growth  prospects  of which are greater than most
stocks  but which may also have  above-average  market  risk.  The Fund may also
invest in preferred stocks consistent with the Fund's objective.  The securities
in which the Fund may invest are described  under "AARP Capital  Growth Fund" in
the Prospectus.

   
         Investments in common stocks have a wide range of characteristics,  and
management of the Fund believes that opportunity for long-term growth of capital
may be found in all sectors of the market for publicly-traded equity securities.
Thus, the search for equity investments for the Fund may encompass any sector of
the market and  companies  of all sizes.  In addition,  since 1945,  the overall
performance  of  common  stocks  has  exceeded  the rate of  inflation.  It is a
fundamental  policy of the Fund,  which may not be changed without approval of a
majority  of the  Fund's  outstanding  shares  (see  "Investment  Restrictions",
herein,  for majority voting  requirements),  that the Fund will not concentrate
its investments in any particular industry. However, the Fund reserves the right
to  invest  up to 25% of its total  assets  (taken  at market  value) in any one
industry.

         The Fund may invest in high-quality money market instruments (including
U.S.  Treasury bills,  commercial paper,  certificates of deposit,  and bankers'
acceptances),  repurchase  agreements  and other debt  securities  for temporary
defensive  purposes  when the Fund  Manager  deems such a position  advisable in
light of economic or market conditions.
    

       

Special Investment Policies of the AARP Funds

         (See "OTHER INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISK FACTORS" in the Prospectus.)

         U.S. Government  Securities.  U.S. Treasury  securities,  backed by the
full faith and credit of the U.S.  Government,  include a variety of  securities
which differ in their interest rates, maturities and times of issuance. Treasury
bills have original maturities of one year or less. Treasury notes have original
maturities  of one to ten years  and  Treasury  bonds  generally  have  original
maturities of greater than ten years.

         U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities which issue or guarantee
securities  include,  for example,  the Export-Import Bank of the United States,
the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the
Federal National Mortgage Association, the Small Business Administration and the
Federal  Farm  Credit  Bank.   Obligations   of  some  of  these   agencies  and
instrumentalities,  such as the  Export-Import  Bank,  are supported by the full
faith and credit of the United  States;  others,  such as the  securities of the
Federal  Home Loan  Bank,  by the  ability  of the  issuer  to  borrow  from the
Treasury;  while still others, such as the securities of the Federal Farm Credit
Bank, are supported only by the credit of the issuer.  No assurance can be given
that the U.S.  Government would provide financial support to the latter group of
U.S. Government instrumentalities, as it is not obligated to do so.

         Interest rates on U.S. Government  obligations which the AARP Funds may
purchase may be fixed or variable.  Interest rates on variable rate  obligations
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reflecting then current  specified  standard rates, such as 91-day U.S. Treasury
bill rates. These adjustments tend to reduce fluctuations in the market value of
the securities.

         Municipal Obligations.  Municipal obligations held by AARP High Quality
Tax Free Money Fund and AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund are issued by or
on behalf of states,  territories and possessions of the United States and their
political  subdivisions,  agencies  and  instrumentalities  and the  District of
Columbia to obtain  funds for various  public  purposes.  The  interest on these
obligations  is generally  exempt from  federal  income tax in the hands of most
investors.  The two  principal  classifications  of  municipal  obligations  are
"notes"  and  "bonds".  Municipal  notes  are  generally  used  to  provide  for
short-term  capital  needs and  generally  have  maturities of one year or less.
Municipal notes include:  Tax Anticipation  Notes;  Revenue  Anticipation Notes;
Bond Anticipation Notes; and Construction Loan Notes.

         Tax  Anticipation  Notes are sold to finance  working  capital needs of
municipalities.  They are generally  payable from specific tax revenues expected
to be  received  at a future  date.  Revenue  Anticipation  Notes are  issued in
expectation  of receipt of other types of revenue.  Tax  Anticipation  Notes and
Revenue  Anticipation  Notes are  generally  issued in  anticipation  of various
seasonal  revenue  such  as  income,   sales,  use  and  business  taxes.   Bond
Anticipation  Notes are sold to provide interim  financing and Construction Loan
Notes are sold to provide  construction  financing.  These  notes are  generally
issued in  anticipation  of long-term  financing  in the market.  In most cases,
these  monies  provide for the  repayment  of the notes.  After the projects are
successfully  completed and accepted,  many projects receive permanent financing
through the FHA under "Fannie Mae" (the Federal National  Mortgage  Association)
or GNMA.  There are,  of  course,  a number of other  types of notes  issued for
different purposes and secured differently than those described above.

         Municipal  bonds,  which meet  longer-term  capital needs and generally
have  maturities  of  more  than  one  year  when  issued,  have  two  principal
classifications: "general obligation" bonds and "revenue" bonds.

         Issuers of general obligation bonds include states,  counties,  cities,
towns and regional districts. The proceeds of these obligations are used to fund
a wide range of public  projects  including the  construction  or improvement of
schools,  highways  and roads,  water and sewer  systems  and a variety of other
public purposes.  The basic security of general obligation bonds is the issuer's
pledge of its full faith,  credit, and taxing power for the payment of principal
and  interest.  The taxes that can be levied for the payment of debt service may
be limited or unlimited as to rate or amount or special assessments.

         The principal security for a revenue bond is generally the net revenues
derived from a  particular  facility or group of  facilities  or, in some cases,
from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source.  Revenue
bonds have been  issued to fund a wide  variety of capital  projects  including:
electric, gas, water and sewer systems;  highways, bridges and tunnels; port and
airport  facilities;  colleges and  universities;  and  hospitals.  Although the
principal  security  behind these bonds varies widely,  many provide  additional
security in the form of a debt  service  reserve  fund whose  monies may also be
used to make  principal  and  interest  payments  on the  issuer's  obligations.
Housing finance authorities have a wide range of security including partially or
fully-insured,  rent-subsidized and/or collateralized mortgages,  and/or the net
revenues  from housing or other public  projects.  In addition to a debt service
reserve fund some authorities  provide further security in the form of a state's
ability  (without  obligation) to make up deficiencies in the debt reserve fund.
Lease rental bonds issued by a state or local authority for capital projects are
secured  by annual  lease  rental  payments  from the state or  locality  to the
authority sufficient to cover debt service on the authority's obligations.

         Some issues of municipal  bonds are payable from United States Treasury
bonds and notes held in escrow by a Trustee,  frequently a commercial  bank. The
interest and principal on these U.S. Government securities are sufficient to pay
all interest and principal  requirements  of the municipal  securities when due.
Some escrowed  Treasury  securities are used to retire  municipal bonds at their
earliest  call date,  while others are used to retire  municipal  bonds at their
maturity.

         Private  activity  bonds,   although   nominally  issued  by  municipal
authorities,  are generally not secured by the taxing power of the  municipality
but are secured by the revenues of the  authority  derived  from  payments by an
industrial or other non-governmental user.

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         Securities purchased for either Fund may include variable/floating rate
instruments,  variable mode instruments,  put bonds, and other obligations which
have a specified maturity date but also are payable before maturity after notice
by the holder ("demand obligations").  Demand obligations are considered for the
AARP Funds' purposes to mature at the demand date.

         There  are,  in  addition,  a variety of hybrid  and  special  types of
municipal  obligations  as well  as  numerous  differences  in the  security  of
municipal obligations both within and between the two principal  classifications
(i.e., notes and bonds) discussed above.

         An entire issue of municipal  obligations  may be purchased by one or a
small number of  institutional  investors such as the AARP Funds.  Thus, such an
issue may not be said to be publicly  offered.  Unlike  securities which must be
registered  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 prior to offer and sale unless an
exemption from such registration is available,  municipal  obligations which are
not publicly offered may nevertheless be readily marketable.  A secondary market
exists for municipal obligations which have not been publicly offered initially.
Obligations  purchased for a Fund are subject to the  limitations on holdings of
securities which are not readily marketable based on whether it may be sold in a
reasonable time consistent  with the customs of the municipal  markets  (usually
seven days) at a price (or interest rate) which accurately reflects its recorded
value.  The AARP Funds  believe that the quality  standards  applicable to their
investments   enhance   marketability.   In  addition,   stand-by   commitments,
participation interests and demand obligations also enhance marketability.

         For  the  purpose  of the  AARP  Funds'  investment  restrictions,  the
identification  of the "issuer" of municipal  obligations  which are not general
obligation bonds is made by the Fund Manager on the basis of the characteristics
of the  obligation  as described  above,  the most  significant  of which is the
source of funds for the payment of principal and interest on such obligations.

         Municipal Lease Obligations and Participation Interests.  Participation
interests  represent  undivided  interests  in  municipal  leases,   installment
purchase contracts,  conditional sales contracts or other instruments. These are
typically  issued by a Trust or other entity which has received an assignment of
the payments to be made by the state or political  subdivision under such leases
or contracts.

         Each AARP Tax Free Fund may purchase from banks participation interests
in all or part of  specific  holdings of  municipal  obligations,  provided  the
participation  interest is fully  insured.  Each  participation  is backed by an
irrevocable  letter of credit or  guarantee  of the  selling  bank that the AARP
Funds' investment  adviser has determined meets the prescribed quality standards
of the Fund. Thus either the credit of the issuer of the municipal obligation or
the selling bank,  or both,  will meet the quality  standards of the  particular
Fund. Each Fund has the right to sell the  participation  back to the bank after
seven days' notice for the full principal  amount of the Fund's  interest in the
municipal obligation plus accrued interest,  but only (1) as required to provide
liquidity to the Fund,  (2) to maintain a high quality  investment  portfolio or
(3) upon a default under the terms of the municipal obligation. The selling bank
will receive a fee from the Fund in  connection  with the  arrangement.  Neither
Fund will  purchase  participation  interests  unless it  receives an opinion of
counsel or a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service satisfactory to the Trustees
that  interest  earned by that Fund on municipal  obligations  on which it holds
participation interests is exempt from Federal income tax.

         A municipal lease obligation may take the form of a lease,  installment
purchase  contract or  conditional  sales contract which is issued by a state or
local  government  and  authorities to acquire land,  equipment and  facilities.
Income from such  obligations is generally  exempt from state and local taxes in
the state of issuance.  Municipal lease obligations  frequently  involve special
risks not normally  associated with general obligations or revenue bonds. Leases
and installment  purchase or conditional  sale contracts (which normally provide
for title in the leased asset to pass  eventually  to the  governmental  issuer)
have  evolved  as a means for  governmental  issuers  to  acquire  property  and
equipment without meeting the constitutional and statutory  requirements for the
issuance of debt. The debt issuance  limitations  are deemed to be  inapplicable
because of the  inclusion  in many leases or  contracts  of  "non-appropriation"
clauses that relieve the  governmental  issuer of any  obligation to make future
payments  under the lease or  contract  unless  money is  appropriated  for such
purpose by the appropriate legislative body on a yearly or other periodic basis.
In addition,  such leases or contracts may be subject to the temporary abatement
of payments in the event the issuer is prevented from  maintaining  occupancy of
the leased premises or utilizing the leased equipment.  Although the obligations
may be secured by the leased  equipment or  facilities,  the  disposition of the


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property in the event of  nonappropriation or foreclosure might prove difficult,
time  consuming and costly,  and result in a delay in recovery or the failure to
fully recover a Fund's original investment.

         Certain municipal lease obligations and participation  interests may be
deemed  illiquid  for the  purpose  of a Fund's  limitation  on  investments  in
illiquid  securities.   Other  municipal  lease  obligations  and  participation
interests  acquired by a Fund may be determined by the Fund Manager to be liquid
securities for the purpose of such  limitation.  In determining the liquidity of
municipal lease obligations and participation  interests,  the Fund Manager will
consider a variety of factors  including:  (1) the willingness of dealers to bid
for the  security;  (2) the number of dealers  willing to  purchase  or sell the
obligation and the number of other potential buyers; (3) the frequency of trades
or quotes for the obligation;  and (4) the nature of the marketplace  trades. In
addition,  the Fund Manager will consider  factors  unique to  particular  lease
obligations and participation  interests  affecting the  marketability  thereof.
These include the general  creditworthiness of the issuer, the importance to the
issuer  of the  property  covered  by the  lease  and the  likelihood  that  the
marketability  of the  obligation  will be  maintained  throughout  the time the
obligation is held by a Fund.

         A  Fund  may  purchase  participation   interests  in  municipal  lease
obligations  held by a  commercial  bank or other  financial  institution.  Such
participations provide a Fund with the right to a pro rata undivided interest in
the underlying  municipal lease obligations.  In addition,  such  participations
generally  provide a Fund with the  right to  demand  payment,  on not more than
seven days' notice, of all or any part of such Fund's participation  interest in
the underlying municipal lease obligation, plus accrued interest. Each Fund will
only invest in such  participations if, in the opinion of bond counsel,  counsel
for the issuers of such  participations or counsel selected by the Fund Manager,
the interest from such  participations is exempt from regular federal income tax
and state income tax for each state specific fund.

         Stand-by Commitments. Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, each
AARP Tax Free Fund may  acquire  "stand-by  commitments,"  which will enable the
Fund to improve its portfolio liquidity by making available same-day settlements
on sales of its securities. A stand-by commitment is a right acquired by a Fund,
when it  purchases  a  municipal  obligation  from a  broker,  dealer  or  other
financial  institution  ("seller"),  to sell up to the same principal  amount of
such securities back to the seller,  at the Fund's option, at a specified price.
Stand-by  commitments are also known as "puts".  Each Fund's investment policies
permit the acquisition of stand-by  commitments  solely to facilitate  portfolio
liquidity and not to protect  against  changes in the market price of the Fund's
portfolio securities. The exercise by a Fund of a stand-by commitment is subject
to the ability of the other party to fulfill its contractual commitment.

         Stand-by  commitments  acquired  by a  Fund  will  have  the  following
features:  (1) they will be in writing and will be physically held by the Fund's
custodian;  (2) a Fund's  right  to  exercise  them  will be  unconditional  and
unqualified;  (3) they will be entered into only with sellers  which in the Fund
Manager's  opinion  present a minimal  risk of default;  (4)  although  stand-by
commitments will not be transferable, municipal obligations purchased subject to
such  commitments  may be sold to a third  party at any time,  even  though  the
commitment is  outstanding;  and (5) their exercise price will be (i) the Fund's
acquisition  cost  (excluding any accrued  interest which the Fund paid on their
acquisition),  less any amortized market premium or plus any amortized  original
issue discount  during the period the Fund owned the  securities,  plus (ii) all
interest accrued on the securities since the last interest payment date.

         Each Fund expects that stand-by commitments generally will be available
without  the  payment  of any  direct or  indirect  consideration.  However,  if
necessary  or  advisable,  a Fund  will  pay for  stand-by  commitments,  either
separately  in cash or by paying a higher price for portfolio  securities  which
are acquired subject to the commitments. As a matter of policy, the total amount
"paid" by a Fund in either manner for outstanding  stand-by commitments will not
exceed 1/2 of 1% of the value of its total assets  calculated  immediately after
any stand-by commitment is acquired.

         It is  difficult  to evaluate the  likelihood  of use or the  potential
benefit of a stand-by  commitment.  Therefore,  it is expected that the Trustees
will determine that stand-by commitments ordinarily have a "fair value" of zero,
regardless of whether any direct or indirect consideration was paid. However, if
the market price of the security subject to the stand-by commitment is less than
the exercise price of the stand-by commitment,  such security will ordinarily be
valued at such exercise price. Where a Fund has paid for a stand-by  commitment,
its cost will be  reflected as  unrealized  depreciation  for the period  during
which the commitment is held.

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         There is no assurance that stand-by  commitments will be available to a
Fund nor does  either Fund assume  that such  commitments  would  continue to be
available under all market conditions.

         Third Party Puts.  The AARP Tax Free Funds may also purchase  long-term
fixed rate bonds that have been coupled with an option  granted by a third party
financial  institution allowing a Fund at specified intervals (not exceeding 397
calendar  days in the case of AARP High  Quality  Tax Free Money Fund) to tender
(or "put") the bonds to the institution and receive the face value thereof (plus
accrued  interest).  These third party puts are  available in several  different
forms, may be represented by custodial receipts or Trust certificates and may be
combined with other  features  such as interest rate swaps.  The Fund receives a
short-term rate of interest (which is periodically reset), and the interest rate
differential between that rate and the fixed rate on the bond is retained by the
financial  institution.  The financial  institution granting the option does not
provide  credit  enhancement,  and in the event  that  there is a default in the
payment of principal or interest,  or downgrading of a bond to below  investment
grade, or a loss of the bond's tax-exempt  status, the put option will terminate
automatically,  the risk to the Fund will be that of  holding  such a  long-term
bond  and the  weighted  average  maturity  of the  Fund's  portfolio  would  be
adversely affected.

         These  bonds  coupled  with puts may present the same tax issues as are
associated  with  Stand-By  Commitments  discussed  above.  As with any Stand-By
Commitments  acquired by the Funds,  each Fund intends to take the position that
it is the owner of any municipal  obligation  acquired  subject to a third-party
put,  and  that  tax-exempt  interest  earned  with  respect  to such  municipal
obligations  will be  tax-exempt  in its hands.  There is no assurance  that the
Internal  Revenue Service will agree with such position in any particular  case.
Additionally, the federal income tax treatment of certain other aspects of these
investments,  including  the  treatment  of tender  fees and swap  payments,  in
relation to various  regulated  investment  company tax  provisions  is unclear.
However,  the Fund Manager  intends to manage the Funds'  portfolios in a manner
designed to minimize any adverse impact from these investments.

   
         Repurchase Agreements. Each of the AARP Funds may enter into repurchase
agreements  with  any  member  bank  of  the  Federal  Reserve  System  and  any
broker-dealers which are recognized as a reporting government securities dealer,
whose  creditworthiness  has been  determined by the Fund Manager to be at least
equal to that of issuers of commercial paper rated within the two highest grades
assigned by any of the  nationally-recognized  rating services including Moody's
and S&P,  two of the most widely  recognized  rating  services  for the types of
securities in which a Fund invests.  A repurchase  agreement,  which  provides a
means for a Fund to earn income on monies for periods as short as overnight,  is
an arrangement  under which the purchaser  (i.e.,  the Fund) acquires a security
("Obligation")  and the seller  agrees,  at the time of sale, to repurchase  the
Obligation at a specified  time and price.  The  repurchase  price may be higher
than the  purchase  price,  the  difference  being  income to the  Fund,  or the
purchase and repurchase  prices may be the same,  with interest at a stated rate
due to the Fund at the time of  repurchase.  In either  case,  the income to the
Fund is unrelated to the interest rate on the Obligation itself. For purposes of
the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as  amended,  ("1940  Act") a  repurchase
agreement  is  deemed  to be a loan  to the  seller  of  the  Obligation  and is
therefore  covered by each Fund's  investment  restriction  applicable to loans.
Each  repurchase  agreement  entered into by a Fund  requires that if the market
value of the  Obligation  becomes  less  than the  repurchase  price  (including
interest), a Fund will direct the seller of the Obligation,  on a daily basis to
deliver additional securities so that the market value of all securities subject
to the repurchase  agreement will equal or exceed the repurchase  price.  In the
event  that a Fund  is  unsuccessful  in  seeking  to  enforce  the  contractual
obligation  to deliver  additional  securities,  and the seller  defaults on its
obligation to repurchase, the Fund bears the risk of any drop in market value of
the Obligation(s).  In the event that bankruptcy or insolvency  proceedings were
commenced with respect to a bank or  broker-dealer  before its repurchase of the
Obligation, a Fund may encounter delay and incur costs before being able to sell
the  security.  Delays may  involve  loss of interest or decline in price of the
Obligation.  In the case of  repurchase  agreements,  it is not clear  whether a
court would  consider a repurchase  agreement  as being owned by the  particular
Fund  or as  being  collateral  for a loan  by the  Fund.  If a  court  were  to
characterize the transaction as a loan and the Fund had not perfected a security
interest in the Obligation,  the Fund could be required to return the Obligation
to the bank's  estate and be treated as an unsecured  creditor.  As an unsecured
creditor,  the Fund would be at the risk of losing some or all of the  principal
and income involved in that transaction.  The Fund Manager seeks to minimize the
risk of loss through repurchase  agreements by analyzing the creditworthiness of
the obligor, in this case the seller of the Obligations.
    

         Securities  subject to a repurchase  agreement are held in a segregated
account, and the amount of such securities is adjusted so as to provide a market
value at least equal to the repurchase price on a daily basis.

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         Each of the AARP  Income  Funds  has  adopted  a  policy,  which may be
changed without the vote of the  shareholders of those funds, not to invest more
than 50% of its total assets in repurchase agreements.  In addition, none of the
AARP Funds may invest more than 10% of its total assets in repurchase agreements
maturing  in more than  seven  days.  (See  "Investment  Restrictions",  herein,
regarding requirements for a majority vote.)

   
Mortgage-Backed  Securities and Mortgage Pass-Through Securities.  The AARP High
Quality  Bond  Fund and the AARP  Balanced  Stock  and Bond  Fund may  invest in
mortgage-backed  securities,  which are  interests  in pools of mortgage  loans,
including  mortgage  loans  made by  savings  and  loan  institutions,  mortgage
bankers,  commercial  banks and  others.  The AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury  Fund
invests in  mortgage-backed  securities  guaranteed  primarily by the Government
National  Mortgage  Association.  Pools  of  mortgage  loans  are  assembled  as
securities for sale to investors by various governmental, government-related and
private  organizations  as further  described  below. The AARP High Quality Bond
Fund  and the  AARP  Balanced  Stock  and Bond  Fund  may  also  invest  in debt
securities  which are secured  with  collateral  consisting  of  mortgage-backed
securities (see "Collateralized  Mortgage  Obligations"),  and in other types of
mortgage-related securities.

         A decline in interest  rates may lead to a faster rate of  repayment of
the  underlying  mortgages,  and expose the Fund to a lower rate of return  upon
reinvestment. To the extent that such mortgage-backed securities are held by the
Fund, the prepayment right will tend to limit to some degree the increase in net
asset value of the Fund because the value of the mortgage-backed securities held
by the Fund may not  appreciate  as  rapidly as the price of  non-callable  debt
securities.

         Interests  in pools of  mortgage-backed  securities  differ  from other
forms of debt  securities,  which  normally  provide  for  periodic  payment  of
interest in fixed amounts with principal  payments at maturity or specified call
dates.  Instead,  these  securities  provide a monthly payment which consists of
both  interest  and  principal  payments.   In  effect,  these  payments  are  a
"pass-through" of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on their
mortgage  loans,  net of any  fees  paid  to the  issuer  or  guarantor  of such
securities.  Additional payments are caused by repayments of principal resulting
from the sale of the underlying  property,  refinancing or  foreclosure,  net of
fees or costs which may be incurred.  Some mortgage-related  securities (such as
securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association) are described
as "modified  pass-through."  These securities entitle the holder to receive all
interest and principal  payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees,
at the  scheduled  payment  dates  regardless  of whether  or not the  mortgagor
actually makes the payment.

         The principal governmental guarantor of mortgage-related  securities is
the Government National Mortgage  Association  ("GNMA").  GNMA is a wholly-owned
U.S.  Government   corporation  within  the  Department  of  Housing  and  Urban
Development.  GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of
the U.S. Government,  the timely payment of principal and interest on securities
issued by institutions  approved by GNMA (such as savings and loan institutions,
commercial  banks and mortgage  bankers) and backed by pools of  FHA-insured  or
VA-guaranteed mortgages.  These guarantees,  however, do not apply to the market
value or yield of  mortgage-backed  securities  or to the value of Fund  shares.
Also, GNMA  securities  often are purchased at a premium over the maturity value
of the underlying mortgages.  This premium is not guaranteed and will be lost if
prepayment occurs.

         Government-related  guarantors  (i.e., not backed by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. Government) include the Federal National Mortgage Association
("FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan  Mortgage  Corporation  ("FHLMC").  FNMA is a
government-sponsored  corporation owned entirely by private stockholders.  It is
subject to general regulation by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
FNMA purchases  conventional  (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government
agency) mortgages from a list of approved  seller/servicers  which include state
and  federally-chartered  savings and loan  associations,  mutual savings banks,
commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities
issued by FNMA are  guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by
FNMA but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

         FHLMC is a corporate  instrumentality  of the U.S.  Government  and was
created by Congress in 1970 for the purpose of increasing  the  availability  of
mortgage  credit  for  residential  housing.  Its  stock is owned by the  twelve
Federal Home Loan Banks. FHLMC issues  Participation  Certificates ("PCs") which
represent  interests in conventional  mortgages from FHLMC's national portfolio.
FHLMC  guarantees  the timely  payment of interest  and ultimate  collection  of
principal,  but PCs are not  backed  by the full  faith  and  credit of the U.S.
Government.

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         Commercial  banks,  savings  and loan  institutions,  private  mortgage
insurance  companies,  mortgage  bankers and other secondary market issuers also
create  pass-through pools of conventional  mortgage loans. Such issuers may, in
addition,  be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying  mortgage loans
as well as the guarantors of the mortgage-related  securities.  Pools created by
such  non-governmental  issuers  generally  offer a higher rate of interest than
government and government-related  pools because there are no direct or indirect
government or agency guarantees of payments. However, timely payment of interest
and  principal of these pools may be supported by various  forms of insurance or
guarantees,  including  individual  loan,  title,  pool and hazard insurance and
letters of credit.  The  insurance  and  guarantees  are issued by  governmental
entities,  private  insurers  and  the  mortgage  poolers.  Such  insurance  and
guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof will be considered in
determining  whether a  mortgage-related  security  meets the Fund's  investment
quality  standards.  There can be no  assurance  that the  private  insurers  or
guarantors can meet their obligations under the insurance  policies or guarantee
arrangements.  The Fund may buy mortgage-related securities without insurance or
guarantees,  if through an examination  of the loan  experience and practices of
the  originators/servicers  and poolers,  the Fund Manager  determines  that the
securities  meet the  Fund's  quality  standards.  Although  the market for such
securities is becoming increasingly liquid, securities issued by certain private
organizations may not be readily marketable.

Collateralized  Mortgage Obligations  ("CMO"s).  The AARP High Quality Bond Fund
and the AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund may invest in CMOs which are hybrids
between mortgage-backed bonds and mortgage pass-through securities. Similar to a
bond, interest and prepaid principal are paid, in most cases, semiannually. CMOs
may  be   collateralized   by  whole  mortgage  loans  but  are  more  typically
collateralized by portfolios of mortgage  pass-through  securities guaranteed by
GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA, and their income streams.

         CMOs are  structured  into multiple  classes,  each bearing a different
stated  maturity.  Actual  maturity  and  average  life  will  depend  upon  the
prepayment  experience  of the  collateral.  CMOs provide for a modified form of
call protection through a de facto breakdown of the underlying pool of mortgages
according  to how  quickly the loans are repaid.  Monthly  payment of  principal
received from the pool of underlying mortgages,  including prepayments, is first
returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the
longer maturity  classes  receive  principal only after the first class has been
retired.  An investor is partially  guarded against a sooner than desired return
of principal because of the sequential payments.

         In a typical CMO  transaction,  a corporation  issues multiple  series,
(e.g.,  A, B, C, Z) of CMO bonds  ("Bonds").  Proceeds of the Bond  offering are
used to purchase mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates ("Collateral").
The  Collateral  is pledged to a third party  trustee as security for the Bonds.
Principal and interest payments from the Collateral are used to pay principal on
the Bonds in the order A, B, C, Z. The Series A, B, and C bonds all bear current
interest.  Interest on the Series Z Bond is accrued and added to principal and a
like amount is paid as principal on the Series A, B, or C Bond  currently  being
paid  off.  When the  Series A, B, and C Bonds  are paid in full,  interest  and
principal on the Series Z Bond begins to be paid currently.  With some CMOs, the
issuer  serves as a conduit to allow loan  originators  (primarily  builders  or
savings and loan associations) to borrow against their loan portfolios.

Other Asset-Backed  Securities.  The  securitization  techniques used to develop
mortgage-backed  securities  are now being  applied to a broad  range of assets.
Through the use of trusts and special  purpose  corporations,  various  types of
assets, including automobile loans, computer leases and credit card receivables,
are  being  securitized  in  pass-through  structures  similar  to the  mortgage
pass-through  structures  described  above or in a structure  similar to the CMO
structure.  Consistent  with the AARP  High  Quality  Bond  Fund's  and the AARP
Balanced Stock and Bond Fund's investment objectives and policies, the Funds may
invest in these and other types of asset-backed securities that may be developed
in the future.  In general,  the collateral  supporting  these  securities is of
shorter   maturity  than  mortgage  loans  and  is  less  likely  to  experience
substantial prepayments with interest rate fluctuations.

         Several types of  asset-backed  securities have already been offered to
investors,  including  Certificates  of Automobile  ReceivablesSM  ("CARS(sm)").
CARS(sm)  represent  undivided  fractional  interests in a trust ("Trust") whose
assets consist of a pool of motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts and
security interests in the vehicles securing the contracts. Payments of principal
and interest on CARS(sm) are passed through monthly to certificate  holders, and
are  guaranteed up to certain  amounts and for a certain time period by a letter
of credit  issued by a financial  institution  unaffiliated  with the trustee or
originator  of the Trust.  An  investor's  return on CARS(sm) may be affected by
early prepayment of principal on the underlying vehicle sales contracts.  If the
letter of credit is  exhausted,  the Trust may be prevented  from  realizing the
full  amount  due on a sales  contract  because  of state law  requirements  and


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restrictions  relating to  foreclosure  sales of vehicles  and the  obtaining of
deficiency judgments following such sales or because of depreciation,  damage or
loss  of a  vehicle,  the  application  of  federal  and  state  bankruptcy  and
insolvency  laws,  or  other  factors.  As a  result,  certificate  holders  may
experience delays in payments or losses if the letter of credit is exhausted.

         Asset-backed securities present certain risks that are not presented by
mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit
of any security  interest in the related  assets.  Credit card  receivables  are
generally  unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the  protection of a number
of state and federal  consumer  credit laws, many of which give such debtors the
right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards,  thereby reducing the
balance due. There is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed  collateral
may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities.

         Asset-backed   securities   are  often  backed  by  a  pool  of  assets
representing  the  obligations of a number of different  parties.  To lessen the
effect of  failures  by  obligors on  underlying  assets to make  payments,  the
securities  may  contain   elements  of  credit  support  which  fall  into  two
categories:  (i)  liquidity  protection,  and  (ii)  protection  against  losses
resulting  from  ultimate  default  by an  obligor  on  the  underlying  assets.
Liquidity  protection  refers to the  provision  of  advances,  generally by the
entity  administering the pool of assets, to ensure that the receipt of payments
on the underlying  pool occurs in a timely  fashion.  Protection  against losses
results from payment of the insurance  obligations  on at least a portion of the
assets in the pool. This protection may be provided through guarantees, policies
or letters of credit  obtained  by the  issuer or  sponsor  from third  parties,
through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of
such  approaches.  The Fund will not pay any  additional  or  separate  fees for
credit  support.  The  degree  of  credit  support  provided  for each  issue is
generally  based on historical  information  respecting the level of credit risk
associated  with the  underlying  assets.  Delinquency or loss in excess of that
anticipated or failure of the credit support could  adversely  affect the return
on an investment in such a security.

         The  Funds  may also  invest  in  residual  interests  in  asset-backed
securities.  In the case of  asset-backed  securities  issued in a  pass-through
structure,  the cash flow generated by the underlying  assets is applied to make
required payments on the securities and to pay related administrative  expenses.
The residual in an asset-backed security  pass-through  structure represents the
interest in any excess cash flow remaining after making the foregoing  payments.
The  amount  of  residual  cash  flow  resulting  from  a  particular  issue  of
asset-backed  securities will depend on, among other things, the characteristics
of the  underlying  assets,  the  coupon  rates  on the  securities,  prevailing
interest rates, the amount of administrative  expenses and the actual prepayment
experience  on  the  underlying  assets.  Asset-backed  security  residuals  not
registered  under the  Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") may be subject to
certain  restrictions on  transferability.  In addition,  there may be no liquid
market for such securities.

         The  availability  of  asset-backed   securities  may  be  affected  by
legislative or regulatory  developments.  It is possible that such  developments
may  require  the  Funds  to  dispose  of any  then  existing  holdings  of such
securities.
    

         Zero Coupon  Securities.  The AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund and the
AARP Global Growth Fund may invest in zero coupon  securities  which pay no cash
income and are sold at substantial discounts from their value at maturity.  When
held to maturity,  their entire income, which consists of accretion of discount,
comes from the  difference  between the issue price and their value at maturity.
Zero coupon  securities  are subject to greater market value  fluctuations  from
changing  interest rates than debt  obligations of comparable  maturities  which
make current  distributions of interest (cash). Zero coupon securities which are
convertible into common stock offer the opportunity for capital  appreciation as
increases (or decreases) in market value of such  securities  closely follow the
movements  in the market  value of the  underlying  common  stock.  Zero  coupon
convertible  securities  generally  are  expected to be less  volatile  than the
underlying common stocks, as they usually are issued with maturities of 15 years
or less and are issued with options and/or  redemption  features  exercisable by
the holder of the  obligation  entitling the holder to redeem the obligation and
receive a defined cash payment.

         Zero coupon securities  include  securities issued directly by the U.S.
Treasury,  and U.S. Treasury bonds or notes and their unmatured interest coupons
and  receipts  for  their  underlying  principal  ("coupons")  which  have  been
separated by their holder,  typically a custodian  bank or investment  brokerage
firm. A holder will separate the interest coupons from the underlying  principal
(the "corpus") of the U.S. Treasury  security.  A number of securities firms and
banks have  stripped the  interest  coupons and receipts and then resold them in
custodial receipt programs with a number of different names, including "Treasury
Income Growth  Receipts"  (TIGRS(TM))  and  Certificate of Accrual on Treasuries
(CATS(TM)).  The underlying U.S. Treasury bonds and notes themselves are held in


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book-entry form at the Federal Reserve Bank or, in the case of bearer securities
(i.e.,  unregistered  securities  which are owned  ostensibly  by the  bearer or
holder  thereof),  in trust on  behalf of the  owners  thereof.  Counsel  to the
underwriters  of these  certificates or other evidences of ownership of the U.S.
Treasury  securities have stated that, for federal tax and securities  purposes,
in their opinion purchasers of such certificates,  such as the Fund, most likely
will  be  deemed  the  beneficial  holder  of  the  underlying  U.S.  Government
securities.  The Fund  understands that the staff of the SEC no longer considers
such privately stripped obligations to be U.S. Government securities, as defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940; therefore,  the Fund intends to adhere to
this staff position and will not treat such privately stripped obligations to be
U.S.  Government  securities  for the  purpose  of  determining  if the  Fund is
"diversified" under the 1940 Act.
    

         The U.S. Treasury has facilitated transfers of ownership of zero coupon
securities by accounting  separately for the beneficial  ownership of particular
interest coupon and corpus payments on Treasury  securities  through the Federal
Reserve  book-entry  record  keeping  system.  The  Federal  Reserve  program as
established by the Treasury Department is known as "STRIPS" or "Separate Trading
of Registered  Interest and Principal of Securities."  Under the STRIPS program,
the Fund will be able to have its beneficial ownership of zero coupon securities
recorded directly in the book-entry  record-keeping  system in lieu of having to
hold  certificates  or other  evidences  of  ownership  of the  underlying  U.S.
Treasury securities.

         When U.S.  Treasury  obligations  have been stripped of their unmatured
interest  coupons  by the  holder,  the  principal  or  corpus is sold at a deep
discount  because the buyer  receives  only the right to receive a future  fixed
payment on the  security  and does not receive  any rights to periodic  interest
(cash) payments. Once stripped or separated,  the corpus and coupons may be sold
separately.  Typically,  the coupons are sold  separately  or grouped with other
coupons with like  maturity  dates and sold bundled in such form.  Purchasers of
stripped  obligations   acquire,  in  effect,   discount  obligations  that  are
economically  identical to the zero coupon  securities  that the Treasury  sells
itself (see "TAXES" herein).

         Loans of  Portfolio  Securities.  Each  Fund  may  lend  its  portfolio
securities  provided:  (1)  the  loan  is  secured  continuously  by  collateral
consisting of U.S.  Government  securities or cash or cash equivalents  adjusted
daily to have a market  value at least equal to the current  market value of the
securities  loaned;  (2) the Fund may at any time call the loan and  regain  the
securities  loaned;  (3) the Fund will receive any interest or dividends paid on
the loaned  securities;  and (4) the aggregate market value of securities loaned
will not at any time  exceed  one-third  of the total  assets  of the  Fund.  In
addition,  it is  anticipated  that the Fund may share with the borrower some of
the income  received  on the  collateral  for the loan or that it will be paid a
premium for the loan.  In  determining  whether to lend  securities,  the Fund's
investment  adviser considers all relevant factors and  circumstances  including
the  creditworthiness of the borrower.  The AARP Funds have no current intention
of lending their portfolio securities.

         Securities  Purchased on a "Forward  Delivery" or "When-Issued"  Basis.
Debt securities,  including  municipal  obligations when originally  issued, are
frequently  offered on a "forward  delivery" or  "when-issued"  basis and may be
purchased on this basis by the AARP Money,  Income and Tax Free Funds,  the AARP
Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund and the AARP Global Growth Fund.  When so offered,
the  price,  which may be  expressed  in yield  terms,  is fixed at the time the
commitment  to purchase is made,  but delivery  and payment for the  when-issued
securities  take place at a later date.  Normally,  the  settlement  date occurs
within one month of the  purchase  of U.S.  Government  obligations.  During the
period between purchase and settlement, no payment is made on behalf of the Fund
and no interest  accrues to the Fund.  To the extent that assets of the Fund are
not invested prior to the settlement of a purchase of securities,  the Fund will
earn no income;  however,  it is the intention of each Fund to be fully invested
to  the  extent  practicable,  subject  to  the  policies  stated  above.  While
securities  purchased  on a forward  delivery or  when-issued  basis may be sold
prior to the settlement  date,  each of the above Funds intends to purchase such
securities with the purpose of actually  acquiring them for its portfolio unless
a sale appears desirable for investment  reasons.  At the time the commitment to
purchase a debt security on a forward delivery or when-issued basis is made, the
transaction  will be recorded and the value of the security will be reflected in
determining its net asset value.  The market value of the when-issued or forward
delivery  securities  may be more or less than the  purchase  price  payable  at
settlement  date.  The Funds do not believe that their net asset value or income
will be adversely affected by their purchase of debt securities on a when-issued
or  forward  delivery  basis.  Each Fund will  establish  with its  custodian  a
segregated  account in which it will maintain cash, U.S.  Government  securities
and  other  high-quality  debt  obligations  equal in value to  commitments  for
when-issued or forward delivery  securities.  Such segregated  securities either
will mature or, if necessary, be sold on or before the settlement date.

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         Futures  Contracts.  The AARP Income  Funds,  the AARP Insured Tax Free
General  Bond Fund,  the AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund and the AARP Global
Growth Fund may each enter into financial futures contracts.  Such contracts may
be either  based on indices of  particular  groups or  varieties  of  securities
("Index Futures  Contracts") or be for the purchase or sale of debt  obligations
("Debt  Futures  Contracts").  Such  futures  contracts  are traded on exchanges
licensed and regulated by the Commodity  Futures Trading  Commission.  Each Fund
enters into futures contracts to gain a degree of protection against anticipated
changes in interest  rates that would  otherwise have an adverse effect upon the
economic interests of the Fund.  However,  the costs of and possible losses from
futures  transactions  reduce the Funds' yield from  interest on its holdings of
debt securities. Income from futures transactions constitutes taxable gain.
    

         For each Fund, the custodian  places cash, U.S.  government  securities
and other high grade debt  obligations  into a  segregated  account in an amount
equal to the value of the total assets  committed to the consummation of futures
positions.  If the  value of the  securities  placed in the  segregated  account
declines, additional cash or securities are required to be placed in the account
on a daily basis so that the value of the account  equals the amount of a Fund's
commitments with respect to such contracts. Alternatively, a Fund may cover such
positions by purchasing offsetting positions,  or covering such positions partly
with cash, U.S. government securities and other high grade debt obligations, and
partly with offsetting positions.

         An Index  Futures  Contract  is a  contract  to buy or sell  units of a
particular index of securities at a specified future date at a price agreed upon
when the contract is made.  Index Futures  Contracts  typically  specify that no
delivery of the actual securities making up the index takes place. Instead, upon
termination  of the  contract,  final  settlement  is made in cash  based on the
difference  between the contract  price and the actual price on the  termination
date of the units of the index.

         A Debt Futures Contract is a binding  contractual  commitment which, if
held  to  maturity,  requires  a Fund  to  make or  accept  delivery,  during  a
particular  month, of obligations  having a standardized  face value and rate of
return. By purchasing a Debt Futures  Contract,  a Fund legally obligates itself
to accept  delivery of the underlying  security and to pay the agreed price;  by
selling a Debt Futures Contract it legally  obligates itself to make delivery of
the security  against payment of the agreed price.  However,  positions taken in
the  futures  markets  are not  normally  held to  maturity.  Instead  they  are
liquidated through offsetting transactions which may result in a profit or loss.
While Debt Futures Contract  positions taken by a Fund are usually liquidated in
this  manner,  a Fund  may  instead  make or  take  delivery  of the  underlying
securities whenever it appears economically advantageous.

         A clearing  corporation,  associated with the exchange on which futures
contracts are traded,  assumes  responsibility  for close-outs of such contracts
and  guarantees  that the sale or purchase,  if still open,  is performed on the
settlement date.

         By entering  into futures  contracts,  a Fund seeks to  establish  more
certainly  than would  otherwise be possible the effective rate of return on its
portfolio  securities.  A Fund may, for example,  take a "short" position in the
futures  markets by selling a Debt Futures  Contract for the future  delivery of
securities  held by the Fund in order to hedge  against an  anticipated  rise in
interest rates that would adversely affect the value of such  securities.  Or it
might sell an Index Futures  Contract based on a group of securities whose price
trends show a significant correlation with those of securities held by the Fund.
When hedging of this character is successful,  any  depreciation in the value of
portfolio securities is substantially offset by appreciation in the value of the
futures  position.  On other  occasions  a Fund may  take a "long"  position  by
purchasing futures  contracts.  This is done when the Fund is not fully invested
or expects to receive substantial proceeds from the sale of portfolio securities
or of Fund shares, and anticipates the future purchase of particular  securities
but expects the rate of return then  available in the  securities  markets to be
less favorable than rates that are currently  available in the futures  markets.
The Funds expect that, in the normal course,  securities  will be purchased upon
termination of the long futures position, but under unusual market conditions, a
long futures  position may be  terminated  without a  corresponding  purchase of
securities.

         Debt  Futures  Contracts,   however,  currently  involve  only  taxable
obligations and do not encompass municipal securities. The value of Debt Futures
Contracts on taxable  securities,  as well as Index Futures  Contracts,  may not
vary in direct  proportion with the value of a Fund's  securities,  limiting the
ability of the Fund to hedge effectively against interest rate risk.

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         Presently the only available  index futures  contract in which the AARP
Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund might invest is the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond
Index.  The Fund might sell a contract based on this index in anticipation of an
increase in interest rates, to attempt to offset the decrease in market value of
its portfolio  securities which could result.  Or the Fund might purchase such a
contract in the  anticipation  of a  significant  decrease in interest  rates to
offset the increased  cost of securities it hopes to purchase in the future.  No
index  futures  contracts  have  yet  been  developed  which  are  suitable  for
investment by the Funds in the AARP Income Trust.

         The  investment  restriction  concerning  futures  contracts  does  not
specify  the types of  index-based  futures  contracts  into which the Funds may
enter  because  it is  impossible  to foresee  what  particular  indices  may be
developed  and  traded or may prove  useful to the Funds in  implementing  their
overall risk management  strategies.  For example, price trends for a particular
index-based  futures  contract  may show a  significant  correlation  with price
trends in the securities  held by the Funds,  or either of them, even though the
securities  comprising the index are not necessarily  identical to those held by
such Fund or Funds.  In any event,  the Funds would not enter into a  particular
index-based   futures  contract  unless  the  Adviser  determined  that  such  a
correlation existed.

         Index  Futures  Contracts  and Debt  Futures  Contracts  currently  are
actively  traded on the Chicago  Board of Trade and the  International  Monetary
Market at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

         Options on Futures Contracts.  To attempt to gain additional protection
against  the  effects of  interest  rate  fluctuations,  each of the AARP Income
Funds,  the AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund, the AARP Balanced Stock and
Bond Fund and the AARP Global  Growth Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and
call options on futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. exchange or board of
trade and enter into  related  closing  transactions.  There can be no assurance
that such closing transactions will be available at all times. In return for the
premium paid,  such an option gives the purchaser the right to assume a position
in a futures  contract  at any time  during  the option  period for a  specified
exercise price.

         A Fund may  purchase  put options on futures  contracts in lieu of, and
for the same purpose as, sale of a futures  contract.  It also may purchase such
put  options  in  order  to  hedge a long  position  in the  underlying  futures
contract.

         The purchase of call options on futures  contracts is intended to serve
the same  purpose as the actual  purchase of the futures  contracts.  A Fund may
purchase call options on futures  contracts in  anticipation of a market advance
when it is not fully invested.

         A Fund may write (sell) a call option on a futures contract in order to
hedge against a decline in the prices of the index or debt securities underlying
the futures  contracts.  If the price of the futures  contract at  expiration is
below the exercise price, the Fund would retain the option premium,  which would
offset, in part, any decline in the value of its portfolio securities.

         The writing  (selling) of a put option on a futures contract is similar
to the purchase of the futures contracts, except that, if market price declines,
a Fund would pay more than the market  price for the  underlying  securities  or
index units. The net cost to that Fund would be reduced, however, by the premium
received on the sale of the put, less any transactions costs.

         Limitations on Futures  Contracts and Options on Futures  Contracts.  A
Fund will not engage in transactions in futures contracts or related options for
speculation but only as a hedge against changes resulting from market conditions
in the values of debt  securities  held in its  portfolio or which it intends to
purchase and where the  transactions  are  appropriate  to the  reduction of the
Fund's risks.  The Trustees have adopted policies (which are not Fundamental and
may be modified by the Trustees  without a shareholder  vote) that,  immediately
after the purchase  for a Fund of a futures  contract or a related  option,  the
value of the  aggregate  initial  margin  deposits  with  respect to all futures
contracts (both for receipt and delivery), and premiums paid on related options,
entered  into on behalf of the Fund will not exceed 5% of the fair market  value
of the Fund's total assets.  Additionally,  the value of the aggregate  premiums
paid for all put and call  options held by a Fund will not exceed 20% of its net
assets.  Futures  contracts  and put  options  written  (sold) by a Fund will be
offset  by  assets  of the  Fund  held  in a  segregated  account  in an  amount
sufficient to satisfy obligations under such contracts and options.

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         Each  Fund  has  received  from  the  CFTC  an  interpretative   letter
confirming  its opinion that it is not a "commodity  pool" as defined  under the
Commodity  Exchange  Act.  To ensure  that its  futures  transactions  meet this
definition, each Fund will enter into them for the purposes and with the hedging
intent specified in CFTC  regulations.  It will further determine that the price
fluctuations in the futures contracts used for hedging are substantially related
to price  fluctuations  in  securities  held by the Fund or which it  expects to
purchase,  though  there can be no assurance  this result will be achieved.  The
Funds'  futures  transactions  will be  entered  into  for  traditional  hedging
purposes  -- that is,  futures  contracts  will be sold (or  related put options
purchased) to protect  against a decline in the price of securities  that a Fund
owns,  or futures  contracts  (or related  call  options)  will be  purchased to
protect the Fund  against an increase in the price of  securities  it intends to
purchase.   As  evidence  of  this  hedging  intent,   each  Fund  expects  that
approximately 75% of its long futures positions  (purchases of futures contracts
or call options on futures  contracts) will be  "completed";  that is, upon sale
(or other termination) of these long contracts, the Fund will have purchased, or
will be in the process of, purchasing,  equivalent amounts of related securities
in the cash market.  However,  under unusual market  conditions,  a long futures
position may be terminated without the corresponding purchase of securities.

   
         Covered  Call  Options.  Each of the AARP Growth  Funds and each of the
AARP Income  Funds may write  (sell)  covered  call  options on their  portfolio
securities  in an attempt to enhance  investment  performance,  although no more
than 5% of each Fund's  assets will be  committed to such  transactions  entered
into for non-hedging purposes.  The writing of covered call options by each Fund
is subject to limitations imposed by certain state securities  authorities.  The
Funds have been advised that,  under the most  restrictive  of such  limitations
currently  in effect,  no more than 25% of a Fund's net assets may be subject to
covered  options.  Further,  such states  advise  that,  unless an  exception is
granted  with respect to certain  transactions  in debt  securities  and related
options, such options and the securities underlying the call must both be listed
on national securities exchanges.
    

         When a Fund  writes  (sells)  a  covered  call  option,  it  gives  the
purchaser  of the option the right to buy the  underlying  security at the price
specified  in the option  (the  "exercise  price") at any time during the option
period,  generally ranging up to nine months. If the option expires unexercised,
the Fund will realize  gain to the extent of the amount  received for the option
(the "premium") less any commission paid. If the option is exercised, a decision
over which the Fund has no control,  the Fund must sell the underlying  security
to the option holder at the exercise  price.  By writing a covered  option,  the
Fund forgoes,  in exchange for the premium less the commission  ("net premium"),
the  opportunity  to profit  during the option  period  from an  increase in the
market value of the underlying security above the exercise price.

         When a Fund  sells  an  option,  an  amount  equal  to the net  premium
received  by the  Fund  is  included  in the  liability  section  of the  Fund's
Statement  of Assets and  Liabilities  as a deferred  credit.  The amount of the
deferred  credit will be  subsequently  marked-to-market  to reflect the current
market value of the option written.  The current market value of a traded option
is the last sale  price or,  in the  absence  of a sale,  the mean  between  the
closing bid and asked price.  If an option expires on its stipulated  expiration
date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase  transaction  (i.e., the Fund
terminates  its  obligation  as the  writer of the option by  purchasing  a call
option on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration  date as
the option  previously  written),  the Fund will  realize a gain (or loss if the
cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the net premium received when the
option  was  sold)  and the  deferred  credit  related  to such  option  will be
eliminated.  If an option is  exercised,  the Fund will  realize a long-term  or
short-term  gain or  loss  from  the  sale of the  underlying  security  and the
proceeds of the sale will be increased by the net premium  originally  received.
The  writing  of  covered  options  may be deemed to  involve  the pledge of the
securities  against which the option is being written.  Securities against which
options are written will be segregated on the books of the Fund's custodian.

         Purchasing  Options on Stock  Indices.  To  protect  the value of their
portfolios  against  declining  stock prices,  each of the AARP Growth Funds may
purchase  put options on stock  indices.  To protect  against an increase in the
value of securities that it wants to purchase,  a Fund may purchase call options
on stock  indices.  A stock  index (such as the  Standard & Poor's 500)  assigns
relative  values  to the  common  stocks  included  in the  index  and the index
fluctuates  with the  changes  in the  market  values  of the  common  stocks so
included.  Options on stock indices are similar to options on stock except that,
rather  than  giving  the  purchaser  the right to take  delivery  of stock at a
specified  price,  an option on a stock index gives the  purchaser  the right to
receive cash. The amount of cash is equal to the difference  between the closing
price of the index and the exercise  price of the option,  expressed in dollars,
times a  specified  multiple  (the  "multiplier").  The  writer of the option is
obligated,  in return for the premium received, to make delivery of this amount.


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Gain or loss with respect to options on stock indices depends on price movements
in the stock market generally rather than price movements in individual stocks.

         The multiplier for an index option  performs a function  similar to the
unit of trading for a stock  option.  It  determines  the total dollar value per
contract of each point in the difference between the exercise price of an option
and the current level of the underlying  index. A multiplier of 100 means that a
one-point  difference  will yield $100.  Options on  different  indices may have
different multipliers.

         Because the value of a stock index option depends upon movements in the
level of the stock index rather than the price of a particular stock,  whether a
Fund will  realize a gain or loss on the  purchase  of a put or call option on a
stock index  depends  upon  movements  in the level of stock prices in the stock
market  generally or in an industry or market  segment  rather than movements in
the price of a particular stock.  Accordingly,  successful use by a Fund of both
put and call  options on stock  indices  will be  subject to the Fund  Manager's
ability to  accurately  predict  movements in the  direction of the stock market
generally  or of a  particular  industry.  In cases  where  the  Fund  Manager's
prediction  proves  to be  inaccurate,  a Fund  will  lose the  premium  paid to
purchase the option and it will have failed to realize any gain.

         In addition,  a Fund's ability to hedge effectively all or a portion of
its securities  through  transactions in options on stock indices (and therefore
the  extent of its gain or loss on such  transactions)  depends on the degree to
which price movements in the underlying  index correlate with price movements in
the Fund's  securities.  Inasmuch  as such  securities  will not  duplicate  the
components  of  an  index,  the  correlation   probably  will  not  be  perfect.
Consequently,  a Fund will bear the risk that the prices of the securities being
hedged will not move in the same amount as the option.  This risk will  increase
as the  composition of a Fund's  portfolio  diverges from the composition of the
index.

         Over-the-counter  options ("OTC options") are purchased from or sold to
securities dealers,  financial institutions or other parties  ("Counterparties")
through  direct  bilateral  agreement  with the  Counterparty.  In  contrast  to
exchange listed options, which generally have standardized terms and performance
mechanics,  all the terms of an OTC  option,  including  such terms as method of
settlement,  term, exercise price, premium,  guarantees and security, are set by
negotiation  of the parties.  A Fund will only sell OTC options  (other than OTC
currency options) that are subject to a buy-back provision  permitting a Fund to
require the  Counterparty to sell the option back to the Fund at a formula price
within seven days. A Fund expects  generally to enter into OTC options that have
cash settlement provisions, although it is not required to do so.

         Unless the  parties  provide  for it,  there is no central  clearing or
guaranty function in an OTC option.  As a result,  if the Counterparty  fails to
make or take delivery of the security,  currency or other instrument  underlying
an OTC option it has entered into with a Fund or fails to make a cash settlement
payment due in accordance with the terms of that option,  the Fund will lose any
premium  it paid  for the  option  as well  as any  anticipated  benefit  of the
transaction.  Accordingly,  the Fund Manager must assess the creditworthiness of
each  such   Counterparty  or  any  guarantor  or  credit   enhancement  of  the
Counterparty's  credit to  determine  the  likelihood  that the terms of the OTC
option will be  satisfied.  A Fund will engage in OTC option  transactions  only
with United  States  government  securities  dealers  recognized  by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York as "primary  dealers",  or broker dealers,  domestic or
foreign  banks or other  financial  institutions  which  have  received  (or the
guarantors of the obligation of which have received) a short-term  credit rating
of A-1 from S&P or P-1 from  Moody's  or an  equivalent  rating  from any  other
nationally recognized  statistical rating organization  ("NRSRO").  The staff of
the SEC currently  takes the position that OTC options  purchased by a Fund, and
portfolio securities "covering" the amount of a Fund's obligation pursuant to an
OTC option sold by it (the cost of the sell-back plus the  in-the-money  amount,
if any) are  illiquid,  and are subject to a Fund's  limitation  on investing no
more than 10% of its assets in illiquid securities.

         OTC options  entered  into by a Fund,  including  those on  securities,
currency,  financial  instruments or indices and OCC issued and exchange  listed
index options, will generally provide for cash settlement. As a result, when the
Fund sells these instruments it will only segregate an amount of assets equal to
its accrued net obligations,  as there is no requirement for payment or delivery
of amounts in excess of the net  amount.  These  amounts  will equal 100% of the
exercise  price  in the  case  of a non  cash-settled  put,  the  same as an OCC
guaranteed  listed option sold by the Fund, or the in-the-money  amount plus any
sell-back formula amount in the case of a cash-settled put or call. In addition,
when a Fund  sells a call  option  on an index at a time  when the  in-the-money
amount exceeds the exercise  price,  the Fund will  segregate,  until the option
expires  or is  closed  out,  cash or cash  equivalents  equal  in value to such


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excess. OCC issued and exchange listed options sold by the Fund other than those
above generally  settle with physical  delivery,  and the Fund will segregate an
amount of assets  equal to the full value of the option.  OTC  options  settling
with physical delivery,  or with an election of either physical delivery or cash
settlement  will be treated the same as other  options  settling  with  physical
delivery.

         Risks of Futures and Options  Investments.  A Fund will incur brokerage
fees in  connection  with its futures and options  transactions,  and it will be
required to  segregate  Funds for the benefit of brokers as margin to  guarantee
performance  of its futures  and  options  contracts.  In  addition,  while such
contracts  will be  entered  into to  reduce  certain  risks,  trading  in these
contracts  entails certain other risks.  Thus, while a Fund may benefit from the
use of futures contracts and related options,  unanticipated changes in interest
rates may result in a poorer  overall  performance  for that Fund than if it had
not entered into any such contracts. Additionally, the skills required to invest
successfully in futures and options may differ from skills required for managing
other assets in the Fund's portfolio.

         The  AARP  Growth   Funds  may  engage  in   over-the-counter   options
transactions  with  broker-dealers  who make markets in these options.  The Fund
Manager  will  consider  risk  factors  such  as  their   creditworthiness  when
determining a broker-dealer  with which to engage in options  transactions.  The
ability to terminate over-the-counter option positions is more limited than with
exchange-traded  option positions because the predominant  market is the issuing
broker  rather than an  exchange,  and may involve the risk that  broker-dealers
participating in such transactions will not fulfill their  obligations.  Certain
over-the-counter  options may be deemed to be illiquid securities and may not be
readily  marketable.  The Fund  Manager  will  monitor the  creditworthiness  of
dealers  with whom the Funds  enter  into such  options  transactions  under the
general supervision of the Funds' Trustees.

         Convertible  Securities.  Convertible  securities  include  convertible
bonds, notes and debentures,  convertible preferred stocks, and other securities
that give the holder the right to exchange the security for a specific number of
shares of common stock.  Convertible securities entail less credit risk than the
issuer's  common  stock  because  they are  considered  to be "senior" to common
stock.  Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields
than non-convertible  debt securities of similar quality.  They may also reflect
changes in value of the underlying common stock.

         Foreign  Securities.  All the Funds in the AARP Growth Trust may invest
without limit in foreign securities.  The AARP High Quality Bond Fund may invest
without limit in U.S.  dollar  denominated  foreign  securities.  The AARP Money
Funds may currently  invest in U.S.  dollar-denominated  certificates of deposit
and bankers' acceptances of foreign branches of large U.S. banks.

   
         Investors  should  recognize  that  investing  in  foreign   securities
involves certain special considerations,  including those set forth below, which
are not typically  associated  with  investing in United States  securities  and
which may favorably or  unfavorably  affect the Funds'  performance.  As foreign
companies  are  not  generally  subject  to  uniform  accounting,  auditing  and
financial reporting  standards,  practices and requirements  comparable to those
applicable  to  domestic  companies,   there  may  be  less  publicly  available
information about a foreign company than about a domestic company.  Many foreign
securities  markets,   while  growing  in  volume  of  trading  activity,   have
substantially  less volume than the U.S. market,  and securities of some foreign
issuers are less liquid and more volatile than  securities of domestic  issuers.
Similarly, volume and liquidity in most foreign bond markets is less than in the
United  States and,  at times,  volatility  of price can be greater  than in the
United States. Fixed commissions on some foreign securities exchanges and bid to
asked spreads in foreign bond markets are generally  higher than  commissions on
bid to asked  spreads  on U.S.  markets,  although  the Funds will  endeavor  to
achieve the most favorable net results on their portfolio transactions. There is
generally less government  supervision  and regulation of securities  exchanges,
brokers and listed  companies  than in the U.S. It may be more difficult for the
Funds'  agents to keep  currently  informed  about  corporate  actions which may
affect the prices of  portfolio  securities.  Communications  between the United
States and foreign countries may be less reliable than within the United States,
thus  increasing the risk of delayed  settlements of portfolio  transactions  or
loss of certificates for portfolio  securities.  Payment for securities  without
delivery may be required in certain foreign markets.  In addition,  with respect
to certain  foreign  countries,  there is the  possibility of  expropriation  or
confiscatory   taxation,   political  or  social   instability,   or  diplomatic
developments  which could affect United States  investments in those  countries.
Investments in foreign securities may also entail certain risks such as possible
currency  blockages or transfer  restrictions,  and the  difficulty of enforcing
rights in other countries.  Moreover,  individual  foreign  economies may differ
favorably or  unfavorably  from the United  States  economy in such  respects as
growth of gross  national  product,  rate of  inflation,  capital  reinvestment,
resource  self-sufficiency  and balance of payments  position.  Further,  to the
    


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extent   investments  in  foreign   securities  involve  currencies  of  foreign
countries,  the Funds may be affected  favorably  or  unfavorably  by changes in
currency  rates and in  exchange  control  regulations  and may  incur  costs in
connection with conversion between currencies.

         Investments  in companies  domiciled  in  developing  countries  may be
subject to potentially  greater risks than  investments in developed  countries.
The possibility of revolution and the dependence on foreign economic  assistance
may be greater in these countries than in developed countries. The management of
each Fund seeks to  mitigate  the risks  associated  with  these  considerations
through diversification and active professional management.

         Forward Foreign Currency  Exchange  Contracts.  Each of the AARP Growth
Funds may enter into forward foreign currency  exchange  contracts in connection
with its investments in foreign securities.  A forward foreign currency exchange
contract  ("forward  contract")  involves  an  obligation  to purchase or sell a
specific  currency at a future date,  which may be any fixed number of days from
the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties,  at a price set at the time
of the contract.  These contracts are traded in the interbank  market  conducted
directly between  currency  traders  (usually large commercial  banks) and their
customers.  A forward  contract  generally  has no deposit  requirement,  and no
commissions are charged at any stage for trades.

         The maturity date of a forward contract may be any fixed number of days
from  the  date of the  contract  agreed  upon  by the  parties,  rather  than a
predetermined  date in a given month, and forward contracts may be in any amount
agreed upon by the parties  rather than  predetermined  amounts.  Also,  forward
contracts  are traded  directly  between  banks or  currency  dealers so that no
intermediary is required.  A forward  contract  generally  requires no margin or
other  deposit.  Closing  transactions  with  respect to forward  contracts  are
effected  with  the  currency  trader  who is a party  to the  original  forward
contract.

         The Funds may enter into foreign currency futures  contracts in several
circumstances.  First,  when the Funds enter into a contract for the purchase or
sale  of a  security  denominated  in a  foreign  currency,  or when  the  Funds
anticipates the receipt in a foreign currency of interest and dividend  payments
on such a  security  which it holds,  the Funds may desire to "lock in" the U.S.
dollar price of the security or the U.S. dollar  equivalent of such interest and
dividend  payment,  as the case may be. By entering into a forward  contract for
the  purchase  or sale,  for a fixed  amount of U.S.  dollars,  of the amount of
foreign currency involved in the underlying transactions, the Funds will attempt
to protect  itself  against a possible loss  resulting from an adverse change in
the  relationship  between the U.S. dollar and the applicable  foreign  currency
during the period  between the date on which the  security is purchased or sold,
or on which  the  dividend  payment  is  declared,  and the  date on which  such
payments are made or received.

         The Funds' activities involving forward contracts may be limited by the
requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code for qualification as a
regulated investment company.

General Investment Policies of the AARP Funds

         Changes in  portfolio  securities  are made on the basis of  investment
considerations  and it is against the policy of  management  to make changes for
trading purposes.

         The AARP  Funds  have no  present  intention  of  acquiring  restricted
securities,  though  they  have  limited  authority  to do so  (see  "Investment
Restrictions").

         The AARP Funds cannot  guarantee a gain or eliminate  the risk of loss.
The net asset  value of a  non-money  market  Fund's  shares  will  increase  or
decrease with changes in the market prices of the Fund's  investments  and there
is no assurance that a Fund's objective(s) will be achieved.

         Except where  otherwise  indicated,  the objectives and policies stated
above may be changed by the Trustees without a vote of the shareholders.

Investment Restrictions

   
         The  following  restrictions  may not be changed with respect to a Fund
without the approval of a majority of the outstanding  voting securities of such
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Statement of Additional  Information,  means the lesser of (1) 67% of the shares
of such  Fund  present  at a  meeting  if the  holders  of more  than 50% of the
outstanding  shares of such Fund are present in person or by proxy,  or (2) more
than 50% of the outstanding shares of such Fund.

(A)      None of the Funds may:

         (1)      borrow money,  except for temporary or emergency  purposes and
                  not for  investment  purposes  or  except in  connection  with
                  reverse repurchase agreements;  provided that a Fund maintains
                  asset coverage of 300% for all borrowings;

         (2)      underwrite any securities issued by other persons, except that
                  it may  be  deemed  an  underwriter  in  connection  with  the
                  disposition of portfolio securities of the Fund;

         (3)      purchase  or sell real  estate,  but this shall not  prevent a
                  Fund from investing in (i) securities of companies  which deal
                  in real estate or mortgages,  and (ii)  securities  secured by
                  real estate or interests  therein,  and that the Fund reserves
                  freedom of action to hold and to sell real estate  acquired as
                  a result of the Fund's ownership of securities;

         (4)      purchase or sell physical  commodities,  or contracts relating
                  to physical commodities;

         (5)      make loans to other  persons,  except  (i) loans of  portfolio
                  securities,  and (ii) except to the extent that the entry into
                  repurchase  agreements and the purchase of debt  securities in
                  accordance  with  its  investment   objective  and  investment
                  policies may be deemed to be loans;

         (6)      issue  senior  securities  except as  appropriate  to evidence
                  indebtedness  which it is  permitted  to incur and  except for
                  shares  of the  separate  classes  or  series  of  the  Trust,
                  provided  that   collateral   arrangements   with  respect  to
                  currency-related contracts, futures contracts, option or other
                  permitted  investments,  including  deposits  of  initial  and
                  variation  margin,  are not  considered  to be the issuance of
                  senior securities for purposes of this restriction;

         (7)      with respect to 75% of each Fund's total net assets,  purchase
                  more than 10% of the  voting  securities  of any one issuer or
                  invest  more than 5% of the  value of the total  assets of the
                  Fund  in  the   securities  of  any  one  issuer  (except  for
                  investments  in  obligations  issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
                  Government  or its  agencies or  instrumentalities  and except
                  securities of other investment companies);

(B)      Neither  the AARP  High  Quality  Money  Fund,  the AARP  GNMA and U.S.
         Treasury  Fund,  the AARP High Quality  Bond Fund,  the AARP Growth and
         Income Fund,  the AARP Global Growth Fund,  nor the AARP Capital Growth
         Fund may:

         (1)      purchase any securities which would cause more than 25% of the
                  market  value of the  total  assets of the Fund at the time of
                  such purchase to be invested in the  securities of one or more
                  issuers having their principal business activities in the same
                  industry (for this purpose, telephone companies are considered
                  to  be a  separate  industry  from  gas  and  electric  public
                  utilities,  and wholly-owned  finance companies are considered
                  to be in the industry of their parents if their activities are
                  primarily related to financing the activities of the parents),
                  provided that there is no limitation in respect to investments
                  in the U.S.  Government  or its agencies or  instrumentalities
                  or,  in  the  case  of  AARP  High  Quality   Money  Fund,  in
                  certificates  of deposit or  bankers'  acceptances  or, in the
                  case  of the  AARP  Growth  and  Income  Funds,  to  municipal
                  securities   other  than  pollution   control  and  industrial
                  development bonds.

(C)      Neither the AARP High  Quality Tax Free Money Fund nor the AARP Insured
         Tax Free General Bond Fund may:

         (1)      purchase (i) private  activity bonds or (ii) securities  which
                  are  neither  municipal  bonds  nor  securities  of  the  U.S.
                  Government,  its agencies or  instrumentalities,  if in either
                  case the  purchase  would  cause  more than 25% of the  market
                  value of its total  assets at the time of such  purchase to be


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                  invested in the securities of one or more issuers having their
                  principal business  activities in the same industry.  For this
                  purpose,  telephone  companies are considered to be a separate
                  industry   from  gas  and  electric   public   utilities   and
                  wholly-owned  finance  companies  are  considered to be in the
                  industry of their  parents if their  activities  are primarily
                  related to financing the activities of their parents  provided
                  that,  in the case of the AARP  High  Quality  Tax Free  Money
                  Fund,  there is no limitation in respect to investments in the
                  U.S.  Government or its agencies or  instrumentalities,  or in
                  certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances.

(D)      AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund may not:

         (1)      purchase  securities  which are not municipal  obligations  if
                  such  purchase  would cause more than 20% of the Fund's  total
                  assets  to  be  invested  in  such  securities,   except,  for
                  temporary  defensive  purposes,  that the Fund may invest more
                  than 20% of its total assets in such  securities  prior to the
                  time normal operating conditions have been achieved and during
                  other than normal market conditions.

The  following  restrictions  are not  fundamental  and may be changed by a Fund
without shareholder  approval,  in compliance with applicable law, regulation or
regulatory policy. None of the Funds may:

         (a)      make short sales of securities  or purchase any  securities on
                  margin,  except for such  short-term  credits as are necessary
                  for the  clearance  of  transactions;  and, in the case of the
                  AARP Income  Funds and AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund
                  in connection with entering into futures contracts and related
                  options;

         (b)      purchase or retain for a Fund the  securities of any issuer if
                  those  officers  and  Trustees  of a Trust,  or  partners  and
                  officers of its investment adviser,  who individually own more
                  than 1/2 of 1% of the  outstanding  securities of such issuer,
                  together own more than 5% of such outstanding securities;

         (c)      purchase from or sell to any of the officers and Trustees of a
                  Trust, its investment  adviser,  its principal  underwriter or
                  the  officers,  directors,  and  partners  of  its  investment
                  adviser or principal  underwriter,  portfolio  securities of a
                  Fund;

         (d)      purchase restricted  securities (for these purposes restricted
                  security   means  a  security  with  a  legal  or  contractual
                  restriction  on  resale in the  principal  market in which the
                  security is traded),  including repurchase agreements maturing
                  in more than seven days and  securities  which are not readily
                  marketable  if as a result  more  than  10% of the net  assets
                  (valued  at  market at  purchase)  would be  invested  in such
                  securities;

         (e)      purchase  securities  of any issuer with a record of less than
                  three years continuous operation,  including predecessors, and
                  equity securities of issuers that are not readily  marketable,
                  except obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government
                  or its agencies (or, in the case of the AARP  Tax-Free  Income
                  Funds,  municipal  securities rated by a recognized  municipal
                  bond  rating  service),  if  such  purchase  would  cause  the
                  investments  of that Fund in all such  issuers to exceed 5% of
                  the value of the total assets of that Fund;

         (f)      invest its assets in securities of other  open-end  investment
                  companies,  but may invest in closed-end  investment companies
                  when  such  purchases  are  made in the open  market  where no
                  commission  or profit to a sponsor or dealer  result from such
                  purchase  other than the  customary  broker's  commission,  if
                  after  such  purchase  (a) a Fund would own no more than 3% of
                  the total outstanding voting stock of such investment company,
                  (b) no more than 5% of a Fund's total assets would be invested
                  in the  securities of any single  investment  company,  (c) no
                  more than 10% of a Fund's  total  assets  would be invested in
                  the securities of investment  companies in the  aggregate,  or
                  (d) all the investment  companies  advised by the Fund Manager
                  would  own no more than 10% of the  total  outstanding  voting
                  stock  of  any   closed-end   company;   provided   that  this
                  restriction  shall  not  preclude  acquisition  of  investment
                  company   securities   by   dividend,    exchange   offer   or
                  reorganization. To the extent that a Fund invests in shares of
                  other investment  companies,  additional fees and expenses may
                  be  deducted  from  such  investments  in  addition  to  those
                  incurred by a Fund. Except in the case of the AARP Insured Tax


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                  Free Income Funds,  for purposes of this  limitation,  foreign
                  banks or their  agencies or  subsidiaries  are not  considered
                  investment companies;
    

         (g)      invest  in  other  companies  for the  purpose  of  exercising
                  control or management;

         (h)      purchase  or  sell  real   estate  and  real  estate   limited
                  partnership interests,  but this shall not prevent a Fund from
                  investing  in  securities  secured by real  estate or interest
                  therein; and

         (i)      purchase or sell commodities,  commodities  contracts (except,
                  in the case of the AARP  Income  Funds,  the AARP  Insured Tax
                  Free  General  Bond  Fund and the  AARP  Global  Growth  Fund,
                  contracts  for the future  delivery  of debt  obligations  and
                  contracts  based on debt indices) or oil, gas or other mineral
                  exploration or development programs or leases (although it may
                  invest in issuers which own or invest in such interests);

AARP High Quality Money Fund may not:

         (j)      purchase  or sell any put or call  options or any  combination
                  thereof; or

         (k)      purchase  warrants,  unless  attached to other  securities  in
                  which the Fund is permitted to invest.

Neither  the AARP High  Quality  Money Fund nor the AARP High  Quality  Tax Free
Money Fund may:

         (l)      pledge,  mortgage or hypothecate  its assets,  except that, to
                  secure borrowings  permitted by subparagraph (A) (1) above, it
                  may pledge securities having a value at the time of pledge not
                  exceeding 15% of the cost of the Fund's total assets.

Neither of the AARP Income Funds may:

         (m)      purchase warrants of any issuer, except that AARP High Quality
                  Bond  Fund can  purchase  warrants  on a limited  basis.  As a
                  result of such  purchases by the Fund,  no more than 2% of the
                  value of the  total  assets  of the Fund  may be  invested  in
                  warrants  which are not listed on the New York Stock  Exchange
                  or the  American  Stock  Exchange,  and no more than 5% of the
                  value of the  total  assets  of the Fund  may be  invested  in
                  warrants whether or not so listed,  such warrants in each case
                  to be valued at the lesser of cost or market, but assigning no
                  value  to  warrants  acquired  by the  Fund in  units  with or
                  attached to debt securities;

         (n)      purchase  or sell any put or call  options or any  combination
                  thereof,  except  that the Fund may  write  and sell  national
                  exchange-listed  covered  call  option  contracts  on national
                  exchange-listed  securities  and, to the extent  permitted  by
                  applicable state regulatory  limits,  on other debt securities
                  owned  by the Fund up to,  but not in  excess  of,  25% of the
                  value  of the  Fund's  net  assets  at the  time  such  option
                  contracts are written. The Fund may also purchase call options
                  for the purpose of  terminating  its  outstanding  obligations
                  with  respect to  securities  upon which  covered  call option
                  contracts   have  been  written   (i.e.,   "closing   purchase
                  transaction").  In connection with ---- the writing of covered
                  call  options,  the Fund may  pledge  assets to an extent  not
                  greater  than 25% of the  value of its net  assets at the time
                  such options are written. The Fund also may purchase and write
                  options on futures  contracts  in the manner  described  under
                  "The Funds' Investment Objectives and Policies";

         (o)      pledge,  mortgage or hypothecate its assets, (a) except to the
                  extent that the writing of covered  call options may be deemed
                  to involve the pledge of  securities  against which the option
                  is  being  written,  (b)  except  to the  extent  that  margin
                  deposits  on futures  contracts  and  related  options  may be
                  deemed  to  involve  a  pledge  of  assets  to  guarantee  the
                  performance  of the  futures  obligations,  and (c)  except to
                  secure borrowings  permitted by subparagraph (A) (1) above, it
                  may pledge securities having a value at the time of pledge not
                  exceeding 15% of the cost of the Fund's total assets.

         AARP High Quality Bond Fund has adopted a  non-fundamental  policy that
it will not underwrite  securities issued by entities regulated under Part II of
the Federal Power Act.

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Neither  AARP  Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund nor AARP High Quality Tax Free
Money Fund may:

         (p)      purchase  or  sell  any put or call  options  or  combinations
                  thereof, except to the extent that the acquisition of Stand-by
                  Commitments or  Participation  Interests may be considered the
                  purchase  or sale of a put  option  and  except  that the AARP
                  Insured  Tax Free  General  Bond Fund may  purchase  and write
                  options on futures  contracts  in the manner and to the extent
                  described herein;

         (q)      underwrite  securities issued by entities regulated under Part
                  II of the Federal Power Act,  provided  that, for this purpose
                  private  activity  bonds the  interest on which is exempt from
                  tax under  Section 103 of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986
                  will be treated as obligations  of the municipal  authority or
                  other governmental unit issuing the bonds.

AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund may not:

         (r)      hold  for  a  period  of  more  than  30  days  any  municipal
                  securities maturing in 60 or more days from purchase by a Fund
                  which  are  not  fully  insured  or  guaranteed   directly  or
                  indirectly by the U.S.
                  Treasury.

         (s)      pledge,  mortgage or  hypothecate  its  assets,  except to the
                  extent that margin  deposits on futures  contracts and related
                  options  may be deemed  to be a pledge of assets to  guarantee
                  performance  of such  obligations,  and except that, to secure
                  borrowings  permitted by  subparagraph  (A) (1) above,  it may
                  pledge securities having a value at the time of the pledge not
                  exceeding 15% of the cost of the Fund's total assets;

None of the AARP Growth Funds may:

         (t)      purchase  or sell any put or call  options or any  combination
                  thereof,  except  that the  Funds may each  purchase  and sell
                  options on stock indices in accordance  with the  requirements
                  of applicable regulations.  The Funds may write (sell) covered
                  call option  contracts on securities  owned by the Fund up to,
                  but not in  excess  of,  25% of the  value of the  Fund's  net
                  assets at the time such  option  contracts  are  written.  The
                  Funds  may also  purchase  call  options  for the  purpose  of
                  terminating  their  outstanding  obligations  with  respect to
                  securities upon which covered call option  contracts have been
                  written (i.e., "closing purchase transactions"). In connection
                  with the writing of ---- covered call  options,  the Funds may
                  pledge  assets to an extent not greater  than 25% of the value
                  of its net assets at the time such options are written;

         (u)      purchase  securities if, as a result thereof,  more than 5% of
                  the value of the net assets  would be invested  in  restricted
                  securities  (for these  purposes  restricted  security means a
                  security with a legal or contractual  restriction on resale in
                  the principal market in which the security is traded).

         (v)      purchase  warrants  of any issuer if, as a result more than 2%
                  of the value of the total assets of the Fund would be invested
                  in  warrants  which  are  not  listed  on the New  York  Stock
                  Exchange or the American  Stock  Exchange,  or more than 5% of
                  the value of the total assets of the Fund would be invested in
                  warrants  acquired  by the Fund in units with or  attached  to
                  debt securities.

Neither the AARP Growth and Income Fund nor the AARP Capital Growth Fund may:

         (w)      pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets, except as provided
                  in  subparagraph  (t),  above,  and  except  that,  to  secure
                  borrowings  permitted by  subparagraph  (A) (1) above,  it may
                  pledge an amount not  exceeding 15% of the Fund's total assets
                  taken at cost;

AARP Global Growth Fund may not:

         (x)      pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets in excess, together
                  with permitted borrowings, of 1/3 of its total assets;

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         (y)      buy options on securities or financial instruments, unless the
                  aggregate  premiums  paid on all such options held by the Fund
                  at any time do not exceed 20% of its net  assets;  or sell put
                  options on securities if, as a result,  the aggregate value of
                  the  obligations  underlying such put options would exceed 50%
                  of the Fund's net assets;

         (z)      enter into  futures  contracts  or  purchase  options  thereon
                  unless  immediately  after  the  purchase,  the  value  of the
                  aggregate initial margin with respect to all futures contracts
                  entered into on behalf of the Fund and the  premiums  paid for
                  options on futures  contracts does not exceed 5% of the Fund's
                  total  assets,  provided that in the case of an option that is
                  in-the-money at the time of purchase,  the in-the-money amount
                  may be excluded in computing the 5% limit;

         (aa)     make securities  loans if the value of such securities  loaned
                  exceeds  30% of the value of the  Fund's  total  assets at the
                  time any loan is made; all loans of portfolio  securities will
                  be fully  collateralized  and marked to market daily. The Fund
                  has  no  current   intention  of  making  loans  of  portfolio
                  securities  that would amount to greater than 5% of the Fund's
                  total assets; or

         (bb)     borrow money,  including  reverse  repurchase  agreements,  in
                  excess of 5% of its  total  assets  (taken  at  market  value)
                  except for  temporary or emergency  purposes,  or borrow other
                  than from banks.

         "Value" for the purposes of the above  fundamental and  non-fundamental
investment  policies shall mean the value used in determining a Fund's net asset
value.

         Any investment  restrictions  herein which involve a maximum percentage
of securities or assets shall not be considered to be violated  unless an excess
over the percentage occurs  immediately  after, and is caused by, the restricted
activity  or, in the case of AARP High  Quality  Money Fund and the AARP  Income
Funds,  an  acquisition or encumbrance of securities or assets of, or borrowings
by, the Fund.

                                    PURCHASES

  (See "OPENING AN ACCOUNT" and "ADDING TO YOUR INVESTMENT" in the Prospectus.)

General Information

         Confirmations   of  each   transaction   will  be  sent  following  the
transaction by Scudder  Investor  Services,  Inc., as the AARP Funds' agent.  By
retaining year-to-date confirmations, an investor will have an historical record
of the account activity.

Checks

         A certified check is not necessary,  but checks are accepted subject to
collection  at full  face  value in United  States  Funds and must be drawn on a
United States financial institution.

         If shares are  purchased by a check which  proves to be  uncollectible,
the  Trusts  reserve  the  right to  cancel  the  purchase  immediately  and the
purchaser will be responsible for any loss incurred by the Fund or the principal
underwriter by reason of such  cancellation.  Each Trust has the  authority,  as
agent of the shareholder,  to redeem shares in the account to reimburse the Fund
or the principal underwriter for any loss incurred.  Investors whose orders have
been canceled may be prohibited  from or restricted in placing  future orders in
any of the Funds in the  Program or in other  Funds  advised by the AARP  Funds'
investment adviser or an affiliate.

Share Price

         Accepted  purchases  for shares in all the AARP Funds will be filled at
the net asset  value next  computed  after  receipt of payment by check or other
means. Each Fund's net asset value per share is currently determined once daily,
as of the  close  of  regular  trading  on the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  (the
"Exchange")  (usually 4:00 p.m.  Eastern time), on each day the Exchange is open
for trading.  (See "NET ASSET VALUE," herein for  additional  information on how


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the Fund's net asset value is  calculated.)  Orders  received after the close of
regular  trading  will be filled at the next day's net asset value per share for
the relevant Fund.

         There is no sales charge in  connection  with purchase of shares of any
of the AARP Funds.

Share Certificates

         In order to afford ease of  redemption,  ownership in the AARP Funds is
on a non-certified  basis. Share certificates now in a shareholder's  possession
may be sent to the AARP Funds'  transfer  agent for  cancellation  and credit to
such  shareholder's  account.  Shareholders who prefer may hold the certificates
now in their possession  until they wish to exchange or redeem such shares.  See
"EXCHANGING" and "ACCESS TO YOUR INVESTMENT" in the Funds' Prospectus.

Direct Deposit Program

         Investors  can  have  Social  Security  or other  checks  from the U.S.
Government or any other regular  income checks such as pension,  dividends,  and
even  payroll  checks  automatically   deposited  directly  to  their  accounts.
Investors  may  allocate a minimum of 25% of their  income  checks into any AARP
Fund. Information may be obtained by contacting the AARP Investment Program from
Scudder,  P.O. Box 2540, Boston,  Massachusetts  02208-2540,  or by calling toll
free, 1-800-253-2277.

Wire Transfers

         In the case of wire  purchases,  failure to receive timely and complete
account  information will delay  investment and subsequent  accrual of dividends
and will  result in the federal  funds  being  returned to the sender on the day
following  receipt by State  Street Bank and Trust  Company  (the  "custodian").
Unlike shareholders subscribing by check, purchasers who wire funds will be able
to redeem  shares so purchased by any method  without any  limitation  as to the
period of time such shares have been on a Fund's books.

         The bank sending federal funds by bank wire may charge for the service.
Presently,  Scudder  Investor  Services,  Inc.  or the AARP  Funds pay a fee for
receipt by the custodian of "wired funds," but the right to charge investors for
this service is reserved.

Holidays

         Boston banks are closed on certain  holidays  although the Exchange may
be open.  These holidays  include Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the 3rd Monday in
January),  Columbus Day (the 2nd Monday in October)  and Veterans Day  (November
11).  Investors are not able to purchase  shares by wiring federal funds on such
holidays  because the  custodian is not open to receive  such  federal  funds on
behalf of a Fund.

Other Information

         All purchase payments will be invested in full and fractional shares.

         The  Trusts  and  Scudder  Investor  Services,  Inc.,  the AARP  Funds'
principal  underwriter,  each  have the  right to limit  the  amount  of  shares
purchased of a Fund,  to reject any purchase and to refuse to sell shares to any
person.

         It should be noted that if  purchases  are made through a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers other than Scudder Investor Services,
Inc., that member may, in its discretion,  charge a fee for this service.  It is
the  responsibility  of the broker,  not the AARP Funds,  to place the  purchase
order  by the  time as of  which  the  net  asset  value  of the  Funds  is next
determined.

         The Trusts may issue shares at net asset value in  connection  with any
merger or  consolidation  with, or acquisition  of, the assets of any investment
company or personal  holding  company,  subject to the  requirements of the 1940
Act.

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                                   REDEMPTIONS

              (See "ACCESS TO YOUR INVESTMENT" in the Prospectus.)

General Information

         If a shareholder redeems all shares in an account, the shareholder will
receive,  in addition to the net asset value  thereof,  all  declared but unpaid
dividends thereon. The AARP Funds do not impose a redemption charge.

         The proceeds of redemption  transactions  are normally  available to be
mailed or wired to the  designated  bank account within one business day, and in
any event will be available within seven calendar days,  following  receipt of a
redemption request in good order.

         A shareholder's right to redeem shares of a Fund and to receive payment
therefore may be suspended at times (a) when the Exchange is closed,  other than
customary  weekend and holiday  closings,  (b) when  trading on the  Exchange is
restricted  for any reason,  (c) when an  emergency  exists as a result of which
disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably  practicable or
it is not reasonably  practicable  for the Fund fairly to determine the value of
its net  assets,  or (d) when  the SEC  permits  a  suspension  of the  right of
redemption;  provided that  applicable  rules and regulations of the SEC (or any
succeeding  governmental  authority)  shall govern as to whether the  conditions
prescribed in (b) or (c) exist.

         The Trustees may suspend or terminate  the offering of shares of a Fund
at any time.

Redemption by Telephone

         Redemption  by  telephone is not  available  for shares for which share
certificates  have been issued.  Redemptions of such shares must be requested by
mail as explained in the section entitled "Redemption by Mail" below.

         For other investors, the following procedures are available.

   
         TO ADDRESS OF RECORD: New investors  automatically  receive the option,
without  having to elect it, to redeem by telephone  to their  address of record
for any  amount up to  $100,000  per Fund.  Telephone  Redemption  to Address of
Record may be used as long as the account  registration  address has not changed
within the last 15 days. In order to decline this feature,  the shareholder must
notify the Program in writing.  Any shareholder who refuses Telephone Redemption
to Address of Record can later establish the feature with a signature guaranteed
written  request.  This request must be done prior to utilizing this service for
the first time.
    

         TO YOUR BANK--BY MAIL OR BY WIRE:  In order to request  redemptions  by
telephone  to  their  bank,  shareholders  must  have  completed  the  telephone
redemption  authorization  included  in the  enrollment  form and have  sent the
authorization to the Program. This authorization  requires designation of a bank
account to which the  redemption  payment is to be sent.  The  proceeds  will be
mailed or wired only to the designated bank account.

         (a)      NEW INVESTORS wishing to establish  telephone  redemption to a
                  predesignated  bank  account  must  complete  the  appropriate
                  section on the enrollment form, and send it to the Program.

         (b)      EXISTING   SHAREHOLDERS   who  wish  to  establish   telephone
                  redemption  to a  predesignated  bank  account  or who want to
                  change  the bank  account  previously  designated  to  receive
                  redemption payments should either enter the new information on
                  the  "Telephone  Option Form" which may be obtained by calling
                  the Program, or send a signature guaranteed letter identifying
                  the  account  and  specifying  the  exact  information  to  be
                  changed.  In each case,  the letter must be signed  exactly as
                  the shareholder's name(s) appears on the account. All requests
                  for telephone  redemption  should be  accompanied  by a voided
                  check from the designated  bank account.  All signatures  will
                  require a  guarantee,  which can be obtained  from most banks,
                  credit unions or savings associations, or from broker/dealers,
                  government  securities  broker/dealers,   national  securities
                  exchanges,  registered  securities  associations,  or clearing
                  agencies deemed eligible by the SEC. An original signature and


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                  an original  signature  guarantee are required for each person
                  in whose name the account is registered.  Signature guarantees
                  by notaries public are not acceptable.

         In addition,  if shares to be redeemed were purchased by check, mailing
of the  redemption  proceeds  may be  delayed  long  enough to  assure  that the
purchase check has cleared.

         If a request for redemption to a shareholder's  bank account is made by
telephone or fax,  payment  will be by Federal  Reserve wire to the bank account
designated on the application  form unless a request is made that the redemption
be mailed to the designated bank account. For each wire redemption,  the program
charges a $5.00 fee which is deducted from the proceeds of the redemption.

         Note:  Investors  designating a savings bank to receive their telephone
redemption proceeds are advised that if the savings bank is not a participant in
the  Federal  Reserve  System,  redemption  proceeds  must be  wired  through  a
commercial bank which is a correspondent  of the savings bank. As this may delay
receipt by the shareholder's  account, it is suggested that investors wishing to
use a savings  bank  discuss  wire  procedures  with  their  bank and submit any
special wire transfer information with the telephone  redemption  authorization.
If appropriate  wire  information is not supplied,  redemption  proceeds will be
mailed to the designated bank.

   
         The  Trusts  and  their  agents  each  reserve  the  right  to  modify,
interrupt,  suspend or terminate the telephone redemption privilege at any time,
without notice. A shareholder may cancel the telephone redemption  authorization
upon written notice. Each Trust employs procedures including recording telephone
calls,  testing  a  caller's  identity,  and  sending  written  confirmation  of
telephone transactions,  designed to give reasonable assurance that instructions
communicated  by telephone are genuine,  and to discourage  fraud. To the extent
that the  Corporation  does not  follow  such  procedures,  it may be liable for
acting upon instructions  communicated by telephone that it reasonably  believes
to be genuine.
    

Redemption by Mail or Fax

   
         Any shareholder may redeem his or her shares by writing to the Program.
All  written  requests  must be signed by at least one  person on the  account's
registration  exactly as  registered.  In addition,  for the  protection  of the
shareholder  and to prevent  fraudulent  redemptions,  a signature  guarantee is
required on all  written  redemption  requests  for over  $100,000.  A signature
guarantee is also required on written redemption  requests for any amount if the
check is made payable to someone other than the registered  shareholder,  if the
proceeds are to be forwarded to an address other than the address of record,  or
if the  address  of record has  changed in the last 15 days.  In order to ensure
proper authorization before redeeming shares, the Program may request additional
documents  such as, but not  restricted  to, stock  powers,  Trust  instruments,
certificates  of death,  appointments  as  executor,  certificates  of corporate
authority and waivers of tax required in some states when settling estates.

         Redemption to Address of Record for up to $100,000  without a signature
guarantee  is an automatic  feature of any AARP Fund account  unless it has been
declined by the shareholder in writing. Any shareholder who refuses this feature
can later establish it with a written request containing a signature  guarantee.
This request must be made prior to utilizing the feature for the first time.
    

         Any existing share certificates representing shares being redeemed must
accompany a request for  redemption  and be duly  endorsed or  accompanied  by a
proper  stock  assignment  form with the  signature(s)  guaranteed  as explained
above.  It is suggested that the  shareholders  holding  certificated  shares or
shares  registered in other than  individual  names contact the Program prior to
requesting a redemption  to ensure that all  necessary  documents  accompany the
request. When shares are held in the name of a corporation,  trust, fiduciary or
partnership,  the  transfer  agent  requires,  in addition  to the stock  power,
certified evidence of authority to sign. These procedures are for the protection
of shareholders and should be followed to help ensure prompt payment. Redemption
requests must not be conditional as to date or price of the redemption. Proceeds
of a redemption  will be sent within  seven (7) days after  receipt of a request
for redemption  that complies with the above  requirements.  Delays of more than
seven (7) days for payment for shares  tendered for repurchase or redemption may
result but only until the purchase check has cleared.

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Redemption by Checkwriting

         All new investors in the AARP Money Funds and existing  shareholders of
these Funds who apply to State Street Bank and Trust  Company for checks may use
them to pay any  person,  provided  that each check is for at least $100 and not
more than $1,000,000. By using one of these checks, the shareholder will receive
daily  dividend  credit on his or her shares in either  Fund until the check has
cleared the banking  system.  Investors who purchased  shares by check may write
checks  against those shares only after they have been on the Fund's books for 7
days.   Shareholders  who  use  this  service  may  also  use  other  redemption
procedures. Both Funds pay the bank charges for this service. However, each Fund
will review the cost of  operation  periodically  and it  reserves  the right to
determine if direct charges to the persons who avail  themselves of this service
would be appropriate.  An account cannot be closed using the "free Checkwriting"
privilege.  The Trusts,  the transfer  agent and the custodian  each reserve the
right at any time to suspend or terminate the "free Checkwriting" procedure.

Redemption-in-Kind

   
         The AARP Growth Trust  reserves  the right to permit the AARP  Balanced
Stock and Bond Fund,  AARP Growth and Income Fund,  the AARP Global  Growth Fund
and the AARP Capital  Growth Fund, if conditions  exist which make cash payments
undesirable,  to honor any request for redemption or repurchase  order by making
payment in whole or in part in readily marketable  securities chosen by the Fund
and valued as they are for purposes of  computing  the Fund's net asset value (a
redemption-in-kind).  If payment is made in securities,  a shareholder may incur
transaction  expenses in converting  these securities into cash. The AARP Growth
Trust has elected, however, to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act as a
result of which  each  Fund of the Trust is  obligated  to redeem  shares,  with
respect to any one  shareholder  during any 90 day period,  solely in cash up to
the  lesser  of  $250,000  or 1% of the net  asset  value  of  such  Fund at the
beginning of the period.
    

Other Information

         The value of shares  redeemed or  repurchased  may be more or less than
the  shareholder's  cost  depending  on the  net  asset  value  at the  time  of
redemption  or  repurchase.  The Funds do not impose a redemption  or repurchase
charge.  Redemptions of shares,  including  redemptions  undertaken to effect an
exchange  for  shares  of  another  Fund  in  the  Program,  may  result  in tax
consequences  (gain  or  loss)  to the  shareholder  and  the  proceeds  of such
redemptions may be subject to backup withholding (see "TAXES").

         Shareholders  who wish to redeem  shares  from  Retirement  Plans  (see
"RETIREMENT  PLANS,"  below) should contact the Trustee or custodian of the Plan
for information on proper procedures.

         The Trustees have established certain amount size requirements.  For an
account established prior to September 1, 1989 in a particular Fund, the minimum
investment is $250. For accounts  established on or after September 1, 1989 in a
particular Fund, the minimum  investment is $500, except that in the case of the
AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund accounts opened on or after August 1, 1991
the minimum is $2,500.  Each Trust  reserves the right to adopt a policy that if
transactions at any time reduce a  shareholder's  account in a Fund to below the
applicable minimum, the shareholder will be notified that, unless the account is
brought up to at least the  applicable  minimum  the Fund will redeem all shares
and close the account by making payment to the shareholder.  The shareholder has
sixty days to bring the account up to the  applicable  minimum before any action
will be taken by the Fund.  Reductions  in value that result  solely from market
activity  will not  trigger  an  involuntary  redemption.  No  transfer  from an
existing  to a new  account  may be for less  than  $500  ($2,500  for AARP High
Quality  Tax Free Money  Fund);  otherwise  the new  account  may be redeemed as
described  above.  (This  policy  applies to accounts of new  shareholders  in a
particular  Fund, but does not apply to Retirement  Plan Accounts.) The Trustees
have the authority to increase the minimum account size.

                                    EXCHANGES

         The procedure for exchanging  shares from one AARP Fund to another AARP
Fund in the Program,  when the account in the new AARP Fund is established  with
the same  registration,  telephone  option,  dividend  option and address as the
present  account,  is set forth under  "EXCHANGING"  in the  Prospectus.  If the
registration  data for the account  receiving the proceeds of the exchange is to
be  different  in any  respect  from the  account  from  which  shares are to be


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exchanged,  the exchange request must be in writing and must contain a signature
guarantee as described under  "SIGNATURE  GUARANTEES" in the  Prospectus.  If an
exchange involves an initial  investment in the Fund being acquired,  the amount
to be  exchanged  must be at least $500  ($2,500 for AARP High  Quality Tax Free
Money Fund) for  non-retirement  plan accounts.  For IRA and Keogh Plan accounts
the amount must be $250. If the exchange is made into an existing account, there
is no minimum requirement.

         Only exchange orders received  between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  Eastern
time on any business day will ordinarily be accomplished at respective net asset
values  determined on that day.  Exchange  orders  received  after 4:00 p.m. are
processed on the next business day.

   
         Investors  may also  request,  at no extra  charge,  to have  exchanges
automatically  executed  on a  predetermined  schedule  from one AARP Fund to an
existing account in another AARP Fund through the AARP Funds' Automatic Exchange
Program.  Exchanges must be for a minimum of $50. Shareholders may add this free
feature over the phone or in writing.  Automatic  Exchanges  will continue until
the shareholder  requests by phone or in writing to have the feature removed, or
until the  originating  account is depleted.  The Trusts and the Transfer  Agent
each reserve the right to modify, interrupt,  suspend or terminate the privilege
of the Automatic Exchange Program at any time, without notice.
    

         There is no charge to the shareholder for any exchange described above.
An  exchange  from any AARP Fund other  than the AARP  Money  Funds is likely to
result in recognition of gain or loss to the shareholder.

         Investors  currently  receive  the  exchange  privilege   automatically
without having to elect it. The Trusts and the AARP Funds' distributor,  Scudder
Investor Services,  Inc., reserve the right to suspend or terminate the exchange
privilege  at any time.  Telephone  exchange  may be initiated by anyone able to
identify the registration of an account,  but the proceeds will only be invested
in  another  AARP  Fund  with  the same  registration.  The  AARP  Funds  employ
procedures to give reasonable assurance that telephone instructions are genuine,
including  recording  telephone calls,  testing a caller's  identity and sending
written confirmation of such transactions.  If an AARP Fund does not follow such
procedures,  it may be liable  for  losses  due to  unauthorized  or  fraudulent
telephone instructions.

         All the AARP  Funds in the  Program  into which  investors  may make an
exchange  are  described  in the combined  Prospectus  and in this  Statement of
Additional Information.  Before making an exchange, shareholders should read the
information  in the  Prospectus  regarding  the Fund into which the  exchange is
being contemplated.

                                TRANSACT BY PHONE

         (See "INVESTOR SERVICES--TRANSACT BY PHONE" in the Prospectus.)

   
         Shareholders,  whose  bank  of  record  is a  member  of the  Automated
Clearing  House  Network  (ACH) and who have enrolled in the "Transact by Phone"
option,  may purchase or redeem shares by telephone.  Shareholders  may purchase
shares valued at up to $2950,000 but not less than $250. Shareholders may redeem
shares in an amount not less than $250.

         In order to utilize the Transact by Phone  service,  shareholders  must
have completed the Transact by Phone authorization.  This authorization requires
designation of a bank account from which the purchase payment will be debited or
to which the  redemption  payment will be  credited.  New  investors  wishing to
establish the Transact by Phone service can do so by completing the  appropriate
section on the  enrollment  form.  Existing  shareholders  who wish to establish
Transact by Phone will need to complete a Transact by Phone  Enrollment Form. If
a  shareholder  has  previously  elected the  "Telephone  Redemption  to Bank of
Record" and/or the "Automatic Investment Plan" services, the banking information
must be identical for all of these services for each of the shareholder's Funds.
After sending in their enrollment forms,  shareholders  should allow 15 days for
the service to be activated.  The Trusts and their agents each reserve the right
to modify, interrupt,  suspend or terminate the Transact by Phone service at any
time, without notice.
    

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Purchasing Shares by Transact by Phone

   
         To purchase shares by Transact by Phone, a shareholder  should call our
service people before 4:00 p.m.  Eastern time.  Shares will be purchased at that
night's closing share price. The  shareholder's  bank account will be debited on
the first business day following the purchase  request.  Requests received after
4:00 p.m. will be purchased at the next business day's closing price.
    

Redeeming Shares by Transact by Phone

   
         To redeem shares by Transact by Phone,  a  shareholder  should call our
service  people  before 4:00 p.m.  Eastern time to receive that night's  closing
share price. Requests received after 4:00 p.m. will be sold at the next business
day's  closing  price.  The  shareholder's  bank account  will be credited  with
redemption proceeds on the second or third business day following the redemption
request.
    

         The AARP Funds employ  procedures  to give  reasonable  assurance  that
telephone instructions are genuine, including recording telephone calls, testing
a caller's identity and sending written confirmation of such transactions. If an
AARP Fund does not follow  such  procedures,  it may be liable for losses due to
unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.

                   FEATURES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FUNDS

                   (See "STATEMENTS AND REPORTS," "EXCHANGING"
                   and "INVESTOR SERVICES" in the Prospectus.)

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment

         Investors  may  elect on their  enrollment  form  whether  they wish to
receive any  dividends  from net  investment  income or any  distributions  from
realized  capital gains in cash or to reinvest such dividends and  distributions
in additional  shares of the Fund paying the dividend or distribution.  They may
also elect to have these  payments  invested in shares of any other AARP Fund in
the Program in which they have an account. If no election is made, dividends and
distributions  will be reinvested in additional shares. A change of instructions
for the  method of  payment  may be given to the  Program at any time prior to a
record date.

         Each  distribution,  whether  by check or  reinvested  in a Fund,  will
include a brief explanation of the source of the distribution.

Distributions Direct

         Investors  may also  have  dividends  and  distributions  automatically
deposited  to  their   predesignated   bank  account  through  the  AARP  Funds'
DistributionsDirect  Program.  Shareholders  who  elect  to  participate  in the
DistributionsDirect  Program, and whose predesignated checking account of record
is with a member bank of the  Automated  Clearing  House  Network (ACH) can have
income and capital gain distributions  automatically deposited to their personal
bank  account  usually  within  three  business  days  after  the Fund  pays its
distribution.  A  DistributionsDirect  request  form can be  obtained by calling
1-800-253-2277.  Confirmation  statements  will be  mailed  to  shareholders  as
notification that distributions have been deposited.

Reports to Shareholders

         The AARP Funds send to  shareholders  at least  semiannually  financial
statements,  which are examined at least  annually by  independent  accountants,
including a list of investments  held and statements of assets and  liabilities,
operations, changes in net assets, and financial highlights.

         Investors   receive  a  brochure  entitled  Your  Guide  to  Simplified
Investment  Decisions  when they order an investment kit for the nine AARP Funds
which also contains a prospectus.  The Shareholder's Handbook is sent to all new
shareholders to help answer any questions they may have about investing.  An IRA
Handbook is sent to all new IRA shareholders.  Every month, shareholders will be
sent the newsletter,  Financial Focus. Retirement plan shareholders will be sent


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a special edition of Financial Focus on a quarterly  basis.  The newsletters are
designed to help you keep up to date on economic  and  investment  developments,
and any new financial services and features of the Program.

Consolidated Statements

         Shareholders  with  investments in two or more AARP Funds will receive,
without charge, a convenient monthly Consolidated Statement.  IRA and Keogh Plan
accounts receive Consolidated Statements quarterly.  This statement contains the
market  value of all  holdings,  a  complete  listing  of  transactions  for the
statement period and a summary of the shareholder's  investment  program for the
statement  period  and for the  year to date.  Information  may be  obtained  by
contacting  the AARP  Investment  Program from Scudder,  P.O. Box 2540,  Boston,
Massachusetts 02208-2540, or by calling toll free, 1-800-253-2277.

                                RETIREMENT PLANS

   
         Shares of AARP High  Quality  Money Fund,  AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury
Fund,  AARP High  Quality Bond Fund,  AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund,  AARP
Growth and Income Fund,  AARP Global  Growth Fund and AARP  Capital  Growth Fund
("Eligible  Funds")  may be  purchased  in  connection  with  several  types  of
tax-deferred  retirement  plans.  These plans were  created for members of AARP.
Each plan is briefly described below. The plans provide convenient ways for AARP
members to make investments which may be tax-deductible for their retirement and
have taxes on any income from their investment  deferred until their retirement,
when they may be in a lower tax bracket. Additional information on each plan may
be obtained by contacting  the AARP  Investment  Program from Scudder,  P.O. Box
2540,   Boston,   Massachusetts,   02208-2540,   or  by   calling   toll   free,
1-800-253-2277.   Investment   professionals  and  retirement-benefits   experts
estimate  that  prospective  retirees  will  need  70% to 80% of  their  current
salaries  during each year of their  retirement,  with adjustment for changes in
prices  during  retirement,  to maintain  their current  life-style.  Investment
professionals   recommend  diversifying   investments  among  stock,  bonds  and
cash-equivalents  when  building  retirement  reserves.  It is advisable  for an
investor  considering  any of the  plans  described  below  to  consult  with an
attorney or tax advisor with respect to the terms,  suitability requirements and
tax aspects of the plan.
    

AARP No-Fee Individual Retirement Account ("AARP No-Fee IRA")

         Shares  of the  Eligible  Funds  may  be  purchased  as the  underlying
investment for an AARP No-Fee IRA which meets the requirements of Section 408(a)
of the Internal  Revenue  Code.  Any AARP member with earned  income or wages is
eligible to make annual contributions to the AARP No-Fee IRA before the year the
member  attains  age 70 1/2.  An  individual  may  establish  an AARP No-Fee IRA
whether  or not he or she is an  active  participant  in  another  tax-qualified
retirement plan, including a tax-sheltered annuity or government plan.

         AARP No-Fee IRA participants may generally contribute to an AARP No-Fee
IRA up to the lesser of $2,000 or 100% of their  compensation  or earned income.
If both a husband  and wife work,  each may set up an AARP No-Fee IRA before the
year they attain age 70 1/2,  permitting  a potential  maximum  contribution  of
$4,000 per year for both persons. If one spouse has no earnings, each spouse may
have an AARP No-Fee IRA and the total maximum  contributions will be $2,250 with
no more than $2,000 going to either AARP No-Fee IRA.

         An individual will be allowed a full deduction for  contributions to an
AARP No-Fee IRA only if (1) neither the  individual,  nor his or her spouse,  if
they file a joint return,  is an active  participant  in an  employer-maintained
retirement  plan, or (2) the individual  (and his or her spouse,  if applicable)
has an  adjusted  gross  income  below a  certain  level  ($25,050  for a single
individual,  with a phase-out of the deduction for adjusted gross income between
$25,050 and $35,000; $40,050 for married individuals filing a joint return, with
a phase-out of the  deduction  for adjusted  gross  income  between  $40,050 and
$50,000). However, an individual not permitted to make a deductible contribution
may nonetheless make a nondeductible contribution to an AARP No-Fee IRA.

         Any AARP member who is entitled  to receive a  qualifying  distribution
from a qualified  retirement plan  (including a  tax-sheltered  annuity plan) or
another  IRA may  make a  rollover  contribution  of all or any  portion  of the
distribution  to the AARP No-Fee IRA,  either in a direct  rollover or within 60
days after receipt of the  distribution,  whether or not the member has attained
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not be subject to Federal income tax until distributed from the AARP No-Fee IRA;
however,  distributions  not directly  rolled over might be subject to automatic
20% federal tax withholding.

         AARP Mutual Fund  Representatives  are  available  to help you transfer
your IRA to the AARP No-Fee IRA. You pay no transfer fees for this  service.  An
AARP Mutual Fund  Representative  can help you with the paperwork,  contact your
present IRA  custodian,  help to transfer your funds to the AARP No-Fee IRA, and
send you a confirmation when your transfer is complete.

         Earnings  on the AARP  No-Fee IRA are not  subject  to current  Federal
income  tax  until  distributed;  distributions  are taxed as  ordinary  income.
Withdrawals   attributable  to  nondeductible   contributions  are  not  taxable
(however,  early withdrawals of such amounts are subject to penalty). The assets
in an AARP No-Fee IRA may be withdrawn  without  penalty  after the  participant
reaches age 59 1/2 or becomes disabled,  and must begin to be withdrawn by April
1st following the taxable year in which the participant reaches age 70 1/2.

         The table below shows how much individuals  would accumulate in a fully
tax-deductible  IRA by age 65  (before  any  distributions)  if they  contribute
$2,000 at the beginning of each year,  assuming average annual returns of 5, 10,
and 15%. (At withdrawal, accumulations in this table will be taxable.)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Value of IRA at Age 65
                               Assuming $2,000 Deductible Annual Contribution

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Starting                                       Annual Rate of Return                             
          Age of            ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Contributions                    5%                       10%                        15%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            <S>                    <C>                       <C>                      <C>       
            25                     $253,680                  $973,704                 $4,091,908
            35                      139,522                   361,887                    999,914
            45                       69,439                   126,005                    235,620
            55                       26,414                    35,062                     46,699
</TABLE>

AARP Keogh Plan

         Shares of the Eligible  Funds may be purchased for the AARP Keogh Plan.
The AARP Keogh Plan (the "Plan") is designed as a tax-qualified  retirement plan
consisting of a profit sharing plan and a money purchase  pension plan which can
be adopted by self-employed  persons who are members of AARP and by corporations
whose principal shareholders are members of AARP. Self-employed persons may make
annual  tax-deductible  contributions to the Plan equal to the lesser of $30,000
or 20% of their earned income.  An adopting  corporation may contribute for each
employee the lesser of $30,000 or 25% of the employee's taxable compensation. No
more than $150,000 (as adjusted) of earned income or taxable compensation may be
taken into account,  however. If the Plan is "top heavy," a minimum contribution
may be required for certain employees.  Additional  information on contributions
to the Plan is found in Your Guide to the AARP Keogh Plan.

         The Plan provides that  contributions may continue to be made on behalf
of  participants  after  they have  reached  the age of 70 1/2 if they are still
working.

         Lump sum  distributions  from the Plan may be  eligible to be taxed for
Federal  income tax  purposes  according  to a favorable  5-year  averaging  (or
10-year  averaging  for  individuals  who reached age 50 before 1986) method not
available to IRA distributions.  If members eligible to join this Plan choose to
roll over  pension and  profit-sharing  distributions  from other  tax-qualified
retirement  plans,  they will retain the right to use the  averaging  method for
such distributions.

         The Plans are prototype plans approved by the Internal Revenue Service.

         In general,  distributions from all tax-qualified  retirement programs,
including IRAs and tax-sheltered  annuity  programs,  must begin by April 1st in
the year following the year in which the participant reaches age 70 1/2, whether


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or not he or she continues to be employed.  Excise taxes will apply to premature
distributions,  and to  taxpayers  who are  required,  but  fail,  to  receive a
distribution  after  reaching age 70 1/2. An additional  excise tax may apply to
certain excess  retirement  accumulations.  Special  favorable tax treatment for
certain  distributions  is reduced or phased out,  except  where  grandfathering
provisions apply.

         Shares of the Eligible Funds may be purchased also as an investment for
an IRA or tax-qualified retirement plan (including a tax-sheltered annuity plan)
other than those described above, if permitted by the provisions of the relevant
plan.

                                   OTHER PLANS

                  (See "INVESTOR SERVICES" in the Prospectus.)

Automatic Investment

   
         Shareholders may arrange to make periodic investments through automatic
deductions from checking accounts. The minimum pre-authorized  investment amount
is $50.  New  shareholders  who open a Gift to Minors  Account  pursuant  to the
Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA) and the Uniform  Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA)
and who sign up for the  Automatic  Investment  Plan will be able to open a Fund
account for less than $500 if they agree to increase  their  investment  to $500
within a 10 month  period.  This  feature is only  available  to Gifts to Minors
Account investors. The Automatic Investment Plan may be discontinued at any time
without prior notice to a shareholder  if any debit from their bank is not paid,
or by written  notice to the  shareholder at least thirty days prior to the next
scheduled payment to the Automatic Investment Plan.
    

Automatic Withdrawal Plan

         Shareholders  who own or  purchase  $10,000 or more of shares of a AARP
Fund may establish an Automatic Withdrawal Plan with that Fund. The investor can
then receive monthly,  quarterly or periodic redemptions from his or her account
for any designated amount of $50 or more. Payments are mailed at the end of each
month.  The  check  amounts  may be based on the  redemption  of a fixed  dollar
amount, fixed share amount or percent of account value or declining balance. The
Automatic  Withdrawal  Plan  provides  for income  dividends  and capital  gains
distributions,  if any, to be reinvested in additional  shares.  Shares are then
liquidated  as  necessary  to  provide  for  withdrawal   payments.   Since  the
withdrawals are in amounts  selected by the investor and have no relationship to
yield or income,  payments  received  cannot be considered as yield or income on
the investment and the resulting liquidations may deplete or possibly extinguish
the  initial   investment  and  any  reinvested   dividends  and  capital  gains
distributions.  Requests for  increases in  withdrawal  amounts or to change the
payee must be submitted in writing, signed exactly as the account is registered,
and contain signature  guarantee(s) as described under "SIGNATURE GUARANTEES" in
the  Prospectus.  Any such request must be received by the AARP Fund's  transfer
agent  by the 15th of the  month in which  such  change  is to take  effect.  An
Automatic Withdrawal Plan may be terminated at any time by the shareholder,  the
AARP Funds or their agents on written  notice,  and will be terminated  when all
shares of the Funds under the Plan have been  liquidated  or upon receipt by the
Funds of notice of death of the  shareholder.  For more  information  concerning
this plan,  write to the AARP  Investment  Program from Scudder,  P.O. Box 2540,
Boston, MA 02208-2540 or call, toll-free, 1-800-253-2277.

Direct Payment of Regular Fixed Bills

         Shareholders  who own or purchase  $10,000 or more of shares of an AARP
Fund may arrange to have  regular  fixed  bills such as rent,  mortgage or other
payments of more than $50 made directly from their account. The arrangements are
virtually  the same as for an Automatic  Withdrawal  Plan (see above).  For more
information  concerning  this plan,  write to the AARP  Investment  Program from
Scudder,   P.O.  Box  2540,   Boston,   MA   02208-2540   or  call,   toll-free,
1-800-253-2277.

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                               DIVIDENDS AND YIELD

            (See "UNDERSTANDING FUND PERFORMANCE" in the Prospectus.)

         Each  AARP  Fund  intends  to  follow  the  practice  of   distributing
substantially all of its investment company taxable income (which includes,  for
example,  interest,  dividends and any excess of net realized short-term capital
gains over net realized long-term capital losses, less deductible expenses), and
its net  tax-exempt  interest  income,  if any.  Each AARP Fund also  intends to
follow the practice of distributing any excess of net realized long-term capital
gains over net  realized  short-term  capital  losses  after  reduction  for any
capital loss  carryforwards.  However, if it appears to be in the best interests
of a Fund and its shareholders, the Fund may retain all or part of such gain for
reinvestment.

   
         AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund and AARP  Growth  and  Income  Fund
intend to pay dividends in March, June,  September and December of each year and
any net realized  capital  gains after the  September  30 fiscal year end.  AARP
Global Growth Fund and AARP Capital  Growth Fund intend to pay dividends and any
realized  capital  gains  over net  realized  short-term  capital  losses  after
reduction for any capital loss  carryforwards in December after the September 30
fiscal year end. See "TAXES."
    

         Both types of  distributions  will be made in shares of the  respective
AARP  Fund  and  confirmations  will be  mailed  to each  shareholder  unless  a
shareholder has elected to receive cash, in which case a check will be sent.

         The net income of each AARP Money Fund,  each of the AARP Income  Funds
and the AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund,  is  determined as of the close
of trading on the Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day on which
the Exchange is open for business.  All of the net income so determined normally
will be declared as a dividend daily to  shareholders  of record as of 4:00 p.m.
on the preceding day, and distributed  monthly.  Dividends  commence on the next
business  day after  purchase.  Dividends  which  are not paid by check  will be
reinvested in additional  shares of the  particular  Fund at the net asset value
per share  determined as of a day selected within five days of the last business
day of the month. Checks will be mailed to shareholders no later than the fourth
business day of the following month, and consolidated  statements confirming the
month's dividends will be mailed to shareholders electing to invest dividends in
additional  shares.  Dividends will  ordinarily be invested on the last business
day of each month at the net asset value per share determined as of the close of
regular trading on the Exchange.

         Should  the  AARP  Money  Funds  incur or  anticipate  any  unusual  or
unexpected  significant  expense,   depreciation  or  loss  which  would  affect
disproportionately  the Fund's income for a particular  period,  the Trustees of
such Fund or the  Executive  Committee of the Trustees may at that time consider
whether to adhere to the dividend policy  described above or to revise it in the
light of the then prevailing  circumstances in order to ameliorate to the extent
possible the  disproportionate  effect of such expense or loss on then  existing
shareholders. Such expenses may nevertheless result in a shareholder's receiving
no  dividends  for the period  during which the shares are held and in receiving
upon redemption a price per share lower than that which was paid.

         Similarly,  should the AARP High Quality Money Fund incur or anticipate
any unusual or unexpected  significant income,  appreciation or gain which would
affect  disproportionately  the  Fund's  income  for a  particular  period,  the
Trustees or the  Executive  Committee of the  Trustees  may consider  whether to
adhere to the dividend  policy  described  above or to revise it in the light of
the then prevailing  circumstances in order to ameliorate to the extent possible
the disproportionate effect of such income, appreciation or gain on the dividend
received by  existing  shareholders.  Such  actions may reduce the amount of the
daily dividend received by existing shareholders.

Performance Information: Computation of Yields and Total Return

a)       The AARP Money Funds

         From time to time,  quotations  of an AARP  Money  Fund's  yield may be
included in advertisements, sales literature or shareholder reports. These yield
figures are calculated in the following manner:

         The current  yield is the net  annualized  yield based on a specified 7
calendar-days  calculated at simple interest rates.  Current yield is calculated
by determining the net change,  exclusive of capital changes,  in the value of a
hypothetical pre-existing account having a balance of one share at the beginning


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of the  period  and  dividing  such  change by the value of the  account  at the
beginning of the base period to obtain the base-period  return.  The base-period
return is then  annualized by  multiplying  it by 365/7;  the resultant  product
equals net annualized  current yield.  The current yield figure is stated to the
nearest  hundredth  of one percent.  The current  yield of the AARP High Quality
Money  Fund and the AARP High  Quality  Tax Free  Money  Fund for the  seven-day
period ended September 30, 1995 respectively, were 4.97% and 3.37%.

         The  effective  yield is the net  annualized  yield for a  specified  7
calendar-days assuming a reinvestment in Fund shares of all dividends during the
period,  i.e.,  compounding.  Effective  yield is  calculated  by using the same
base-period  return used in the  calculation  of current  yield  except that the
base-period  return is  compounded by adding 1, raising the sum to a power equal
to 365  divided  by 7, and  subtracting  1 from  the  result,  according  to the
following formula:

            Effective Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1)^(365/7)] - 1.

         The  effective  yield of the AARP High Quality  Money Fund and the AARP
High Quality Tax Free Money Fund for the  seven-day  period ended  September 30,
1995 respectively, were 5.10% and 3.43%.

         As described  above,  current  yield and  effective  yield are based on
historical earnings,  show the performance of a hypothetical  investment and are
not intended to indicate future  performance.  Current yield and effective yield
will vary based on changes in market conditions and the level of Fund expenses.

         In connection with  communicating its current yield and effective yield
to current or prospective shareholders, a Fund also may compare these figures to
the  performance of other mutual Funds tracked by mutual Fund rating services or
to other  unmanaged  indices  which may assume  reinvestment  of  dividends  but
generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and management costs.

b)       The AARP Money  Funds,  AARP Income  Funds,  AARP Growth Funds and AARP
         Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund

         From time to time,  quotations of a Fund's total return may be included
in advertisements,  sales literature or shareholder  reports.  This total return
figure is calculated in the following manner:

         The total return is the average annualized compound rate of return for,
where  applicable,  the periods of one year, five years and ten years, all ended
on the last day of a recent calendar quarter.  Total return  quotations  reflect
changes  in the price of a Fund's  shares  and  assume  that all  dividends  and
capital gains  distributions  during the respective  periods were  reinvested in
Fund  shares.  Total  return is  calculated  by finding the  average  annualized
compound  rates of  return  of a  hypothetical  investment  over  such  periods,
according  to the  following  formula  (total  return  is  then  expressed  as a
percentage):

                              T = (ERV/P)^(1/n) - 1
Where:

                   T        =   average annualized compound total rate of return
                   P        =   a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000
                   n        =   number of years
                   ERV      =   ending redeemable value: ERV is the value at
                                the  end  of  the  applicable  period,  of a
                                hypothetical  $1,000  investment made at the    
                                beginning of the applicable period.             

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
                                                                        Total Return
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 One Year Ended       Five Years Ended      Ten Years Ended
                                                    9/30/95               9/30/95              9/30/95(1)
                                                    -------               -------              ----------
<S>                                                   <C>                   <C>                   <C>  
AARP High Quality Money Fund                          4.99%                 4.05%                 5.39%
AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund                 2.99                  3.00*                 4.28*
AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury                          10.31                  7.77                  8.17
AARP High Quality Bond                               12.98                  8.98                  8.58
AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond                   10.21                  8.55                  8.64
AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund                    16.80                  n.a.                  9.28
AARP Growth and Income                               20.43                 17.12                 14.55
AARP Global Growth Fund                               n.a.                  n.a.                  n.a.
AARP Capital Growth                                  23.47                 16.81                 14.10

<FN>
(1)      For the ten fiscal  years ended  September  30, 1995 for each of the above  listed Funds except for the
         period February 1, 1994  (commencement of operations) to September 30, 1995 for the AARP Balanced Stock
         and Bond Fund.
*        Prior to August 1, 1991,  the AARP High  Quality Tax Free Money Fund  operated as the AARP  Insured Tax
         Free Short Term Fund. The total return figures for the five and ten years ended  September 30, 1995 for
         the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund are  representative  of the Fund prior to its conversion date
         except that the figures have been adjusted to reflect its conversion to a money market fund.
</FN>
</TABLE>
    

         In  addition  to total  return  described  above,  the  Funds may quote
nonstandard "cumulative total return."

         The  cumulative  total  return is the rate of return on a  hypothetical
initial  investment of $1,000 for a specified  period.  Cumulative  total return
quotations  reflect  changes in the price of a Fund's shares and assume that all
dividends and capital gains  distributions  during the period were reinvested in
Fund  shares.  Cumulative  total  return is  calculated  by finding the rates of
return  of a  hypothetical  investment  over  such  periods,  according  to  the
following formula. (Cumulative total return is then expressed as a percentage):

                                 C = (ERV/P)-1

                   C        =       Cumulative Total Return
                   P        =       a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000
                   ERV      =       ending redeemable value: ERV is the value,
                                    at the end of the  applicable  period,  of a
                                    hypothetical  $1,000  investment made at the
                                    beginning of the applicable period.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
                                                                  Cumulative Total Return
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 One Year Ended       Five Years Ended      Ten Years Ended
                                                    9/30/95               9/30/95              9/30/95(1)
                                                    -------               -------              ----------
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                   <C>   
AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund                     16.80%                 n.a.                 15.89%
AARP Growth and Income                                20.43                120.33%               289.03
AARP Global Growth Fund                                n.a.                  n.a.                  n.a.
AARP Capital Growth                                   23.47                117.50                273.88
    

<FN>
(1)      For the period  February  1, 1994  (commencement  of  operations)  to  September  30, 1995 for the AARP
         Balanced Stock and Bond Fund.

c)       The AARP Income Funds and AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund
</FN>
</TABLE>

         From time to time,  quotations  of an AARP Fund's yield may be included
in  advertisements,  sales  literature  or  shareholder  reports.  This yield is
calculated in the following manner.

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<PAGE>

         The yield is the net annualized  yield based on a specified  30-day (or
one month) period assuming semiannual compounding of income. Yield is calculated
by dividing the net investment  income per share earned during the period by the
maximum 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,    
                           including (except for mortgage or receivable-backed 
                           obligations) the amortization of market premium or  
                           accretion of market discount. For mortgage or       
                           receivables-backed obligations, this amount includes
                           realized gains or losses based on historic cost for 
                           principal repayments received.                      
                   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 maximum offering price per share on the last day
                           of the period.                                      

                                                    Yield for the 30-day period
                     Fund                            ended September 30, 1995
                     ----                            ------------------------
          AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury                          6.61%
          AARP High Quality Bond                               5.94
          AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond                   4.76

d)       AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond and AARP High Quality Tax Free Money
         Fund

         The tax equivalent yield is the net annualized after-tax yield based on
a specified  seven day period for money  market  funds or on a specified  30-day
(one month) period for non-money  market funds  assuming a  reinvestment  of all
dividends paid during the period,  i.e.,  compounding.  Tax equivalent  yield is
calculated  by dividing  that  portion of the Fund's  yield (as  computed in the
yield  description  above) which is  tax-exempt by one minus a stated income tax
rate and adding the  product to that  portion,  if any, of the yield of the Fund
that is not tax-exempt.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
                                                                         Equivalent Taxable Yields
                                                                      period ended September 30, 1995
                                                                      -------------------------------

                     Fund                        Tax Bracket:           28%                   31%
    

          <S>                                                          <C>                   <C>  
          AARP High Quality Tax Free Money                             4.68%                 4.88%
          AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond                           6.61%                 6.90%
</TABLE>

(e)      General Performance Information

         Quotations  of an AARP  Fund's  performance  are  based  on  historical
earnings and are not intended to indicate  future  performance  of the Fund.  An
investor's  shares when  redeemed may be worth more or less than their  original
cost.  Performance of a Fund will vary based on changes in market conditions and
the level of the  Fund's  expenses.  In periods of  declining  interest  rates a
Fund's  quoted yield and 30-day  current  yield will tend to be somewhat  higher
than prevailing  market rates,  and in periods of rising interest rates a Fund's
quoted yield and 30-day current yield will tend to be somewhat lower.

         Comparison of non-standard  performance data of various  investments is
valid only if  performance  is  calculated  in the same manner.  Since there are
different  methods of calculating  performance,  investors  should  consider the
effect of the methods used to calculate  performance when comparing  performance
of a Fund with performance quoted with respect to other investment  companies or
types of investments.

         From time to time, in marketing and other AARP Fund  literature,  these
AARP Funds'  performances  may be compared to the performance of broad groups of
mutual  funds  with  similar   investment   goals,  as  tracked  by  independent


                                       45
<PAGE>

organizations,  such as Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. ("Lipper"),  Investment
Company Data, Inc. ("ICD"),  CDA Investment  Technologies,  Inc. ("CDA"),  Value
Line Mutual Fund Survey, Morningstar,  Inc. and other independent organizations.
For  instance,  AARP  Growth  Funds will be compared to funds in the growth fund
category;  and so on. In similar  fashion,  the performance of the AARP GNMA and
U.S.  Treasury  Fund  will  be  compared  to that of  certificates  of  deposit.
Evaluations of AARP Fund performance made by independent  sources or independent
experts may also be used in advertisements  concerning the AARP Funds, including
reprints of, or selections from, editorials or articles about these Funds.

   
         In  connection  with   communicating  its  performance  to  current  or
prospective  shareholders,  the Fund also may compare these figures to unmanaged
indices which may assume  reinvestment of dividends or interest but generally do
not reflect  deductions for  administrative  and management costs.  Indices with
which the Fund may be compared  include  but are not limited to, the  following:
Standard & Poor's  500 Stock  Index (S&P  500),  The  Europe/Australia/Far  East
(EAFE) Index,  Morgan Stanley  Capital  International  World Index,  J.P. Morgan
Global Traded Bond Index, and Salomon Brothers World Government Bond Index.

         The following  graph  illustrates  the historical  risks and returns of
selected  unmanaged indices which track the performance of various  combinations
of United  States and  international  securities  for the ten year period  ended
September 30, 1995;  results for other periods may vary. The graph uses ten year
annualized  international  returns  represented  by the Morgan  Stanley  Capital
International  Europe,  Australia  and  Far  East  (EAFE)  Index  and  ten  year
annualized  United  States  returns  represented  by the S&P 500 Index.  Risk is
measured by the standard deviation in overall portfolio  performance within each
index.  Performance  of an index is  historical,  and  does  not  represent  the
performance of a Fund, and is not a guarantee of future results.

X-Y SCATTER CHART (GRAPHIC OMITTED)

              -----------------------------------------------------
CHART TITLE:                    EFFICIENT FRONTIER
                     MSCI EAFE vs. S&P 500 (9/30/85-9/30/95)
              -----------------------------------------------------

CHART DATA:
Total Return       Standard Deviation
- ------------       ------------------
   14.92                19.43               100% Int'l MSCI EAFE
    15.2                18.21               10 US/90 Int'l
   15.45                17.11               20/80
   15.66                16.14               30 U.S./70 Int'l
   15.83                15.34               40/60
   15.97                14.72               50 U.S./50Int'l
   16.06                14.33               60/40
   16.11                14.16               70 U.S./30 Int'l
   16.13                14.24               80/20
    16.1                14.56               90 U.S./10 Int'l
   16.04                 15.1               100% U.S. S&P 500
                   
Source:  Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. (Data as of 9/30/95)
    

         Statistical and other  information,  as provided by the Social Security
Administration,  may be used in marketing  materials  pertaining  to  retirement
planning  in order to  estimate  future  payouts  of social  security  benefits.
Estimates may be used on demographic and economic data.

                                       46
<PAGE>

         Evaluation of Fund performance made by independent  sources may also be
used  in  advertisements   concerning  the  Funds,  including  reprints  of,  or
selections from, editorials or articles about these Funds. Sources for AARP Fund
performance  information and articles about the AARP Funds may include,  but are
not limited to, the following:

American Association of Individual  Investors' Journal, a monthly publication of
the AAII that includes articles on investment analysis techniques.

Asian Wall Street  Journal,  a weekly Asian  newspaper  that often  reviews U.S.
mutual funds investing internationally.

Banxquote, an on-line source of national averages for leading money market and
bank CD interest rates, published on a weekly basis by MasterFund, Inc. of
Wilmington, Delaware.

Barron's, a Dow Jones and Company, Inc. business and financial weekly that
periodically reviews mutual fund performance data.

Business  Week,  a  national  business  weekly  that  periodically  reports  the
performance rankings and ratings of a variety of mutual funds investing abroad.

CDA Investment  Technologies,  Inc., an organization which provides  performance
and ranking  information  through  examining the dollar results of  hypothetical
mutual fund investments and comparing these results against  appropriate  market
indices.

Consumer  Digest, a monthly  business/financial  magazine that includes a "Money
Watch" section featuring financial news.

Federal  Reserve  Bulletin,  a monthly  publication  that  reports  domestic and
international financial statistics,  including short-term certificate of deposit
interest rates.

Financial Times,  Europe's business newspaper,  which features from time to time
articles on international or country-specific funds.

Financial World, a general  business/financial  magazine that includes a "Market
Watch" department reporting on activities in the mutual fund industry.

Forbes,  a national  business  publication  that from time to time  reports  the
performance of specific investment companies in the mutual fund industry.

Fortune, a national business publication that periodically rates the performance
of a variety of mutual funds.

The  Frank  Russell  Company,  a  West-Coast  investment  management  firm  that
periodically  evaluates  international stock markets and compares foreign equity
market performance to U.S. stock market performance.

Global Investor, a European publication that periodically reviews the
performance of U.S. mutual funds investing internationally.

IBC/Donoghue's   Money  Fund  Report,  a  weekly  publication  of  the  Donoghue
Organization, Inc., of Holliston, Massachusetts, reporting on the performance of
the nation's money market funds,  summarizing  money market fund  activity,  and
including certain averages as performance benchmarks,  specifically  "Donoghue's
Money Fund Average," and "Donoghue's Government Money Fund Average."

Ibbotson  Associates,  Inc., a company  specializing in investment  research and
data.

Investment  Company  Data,  Inc., an  independent  organization  which  provides
performance ranking information for broad classes of mutual funds.

Investor's  Daily, a daily  newspaper  that features  financial,  economic,  and
business news.

                                       47
<PAGE>

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, a monthly investment advisory publication
that periodically features the performance of a variety of securities.

Lipper Analytical  Services,  Inc.'s Mutual Fund Performance  Analysis, a weekly
publication of industry-wide mutual fund averages by type of fund.

Money,  a monthly  magazine that from time to time features both specific  funds
and the mutual fund industry as a whole.

Morgan  Stanley  International,  an  integrated  investment  banking  firm  that
compiles statistical information.

Mutual Fund Values, a biweekly Morningstar, Inc. publication that provides
ratings of mutual funds based on fund performance, risk and portfolio
characteristics.

The New York Times, a nationally  distributed  newspaper which regularly  covers
financial news.

The No-Load Fund Investor, a monthly newsletter published by Sheldon Jacobs that
includes mutual fund  performance data and  recommendations  for the mutual Fund
investor.

No-Load Fund X, a monthly newsletter  published by DAL Investment Company,  Inc.
that reports on mutual fund performance,  rates funds, and discusses  investment
strategies for the mutual fund investor.

Personal  Investing  News,  a monthly  news  publication  that often  reports on
investment opportunities and market conditions.

Personal  Investor,  a monthly investment  advisory  publication that includes a
"Mutual Funds Outlook" section  reporting on mutual fund  performance  measures,
yields, indices and portfolio holdings.

Smart Money, a national personal finance magazine published monthly by Dow Jones
and Company, Inc. and The Hearst Corporation. Focus is placed on ideas for
investing, spending and saving.

Success,  a monthly magazine  targeted to the world of entrepreneurs and growing
business, often featuring mutual fund performance data.

United Mutual Fund Selector, a semi-monthly investment newsletter,  published by
Babson United  Investment  Advisors,  that includes mutual fund performance data
and reviews of mutual fund portfolios and investment strategies.

USA Today, a leading national daily newspaper.

U.S. News and World Report, a national business weekly that periodically reports
mutual fund performance data.

Value Line  Mutual  Fund  Survey,  an  independent  organization  that  provides
biweekly performance and other information on mutual funds.

The Wall Street Journal, a Dow Jones and Company, Inc. newspaper which regularly
covers financial news.

Wiesenberger  Investment Companies Services, an annual compendium of information
about mutual funds and other investment companies, including comparative data on
funds' backgrounds,  management policies, salient features,  management results,
income and dividend records, and price ranges.

Working  Women,  a monthly  publication  that  features a  "Financial  Workshop"
section reporting on the mutual fund/financial industry.

Worth, a national  publication  put out 10 times per year by Capital  Publishing
Company,  a  subsidiary  of  Fidelity  Investments.  Focus is placed on personal
financial journalism.

                                       48
<PAGE>

                               TRUST ORGANIZATION

                  (See "FUND ORGANIZATION" in the Prospectus.)

   
         Each of the AARP Funds is a separate series of a Massachusetts business
trust.  AARP GNMA and U.S.  Treasury  Fund and AARP High  Quality  Bond Fund are
series of AARP  Income  Trust.  AARP High  Quality  Tax Free Money Fund and AARP
Insured  Tax Free  General  Bond Fund are series of AARP Tax Free  Income  Trust
which  changed its name from AARP  Insured  Tax Free  Income  Trust on August 1,
1991.  AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund,  AARP Growth and Income  Fund,  AARP
Global Growth Fund and AARP Capital Growth Fund are series of AARP Growth Trust.
Each of the above Trusts was established  under a separate  Declaration of Trust
dated June 8, 1984.  AARP High  Quality  Money Fund is a separate  series of the
AARP Cash Investment  Funds,  which was established under a Declaration of Trust
dated  January 20, 1983.  The original  name of AARP Cash  Investment  Funds was
Master Investment  Services Fund. That name was changed to AARP Money Fund Trust
on  February 6, 1985,  and to its present  name on May 24,  1985.  Each  Trust's
shares of  beneficial  interest  of $.01 (AARP High  Quality Tax Free Money Fund
$.001) par value per share are issued in separate  series.  AARP Cash Investment
Funds has three series in addition to AARP High Quality  Money Fund that are not
currently offered.  None of the other Trusts has an existing series which is not
currently being offered.  Other series may be established  and/or offered by the
Trusts in the  future.  Each share of a series  represents  an  interest in that
series which is equal to each other share of that series.
    

         The assets  received for the issue or sale of the shares of each series
and all income,  earnings,  profits and  proceeds  thereof,  subject only to the
rights of creditors,  are  specifically  allocated to that series and constitute
the underlying  assets of that series.  The underlying assets of each series are
segregated on the books of account of the Trust,  and are to be charged with the
liabilities  of that series.  The Trustees  have  determined  that expenses with
respect to all series in a Trust are to be  allocated in  proportion  to the net
asset value, or such other  reasonable  basis, of the respective  series in that
Trust except where  allocations of direct  expenses can otherwise be more fairly
made.  The  officers of each Trust,  subject to the general  supervision  of the
Trustees, have the power to determine which liabilities are allocable to all the
series in a Trust.  Each Trust's  Declaration of Trust provides that allocations
so made to each series shall be binding on all persons.  While each  Declaration
of Trust provides that  liabilities of a series may be satisfied only out of the
assets of that series,  it is possible  that if a series were unable to meet its
obligations,  a court  might find that the  assets of other  series in the Trust
should satisfy such obligations.  In the event of the dissolution or liquidation
of a Trust,  the holders of the shares of each series are entitled to receive as
a class the  underlying  assets of that series  available  for  distribution  to
shareholders.

         Shareholders  are  entitled to one vote per share.  Separate  votes are
taken by each series on all matters  except where the 1940 Act  requires  that a
matter be decided by the vote of  shareholders  of all series of a Trust  voting
together or where a matter  affects  only one of the series,  in which case only
shareholders  of that  series  shall  vote  thereon.  For  example,  a change in
investment  policy for a series would be voted upon only by  shareholders of the
series  involved.  Additionally,  approval of each Trust's  investment  advisory
agreement is a matter to be determined  separately by each series in that Trust.
Approval  of the  agreement  by the  shareholders  of one  series  in a Trust is
effective as to that series  whether or not enough  votes are received  from the
shareholders  of other series in the Trust to approve  such  agreement as to the
other series.

         The Trustees of each Trust have the  authority to establish  additional
series and to  designate  the  relative  rights and  preferences  as between the
series.  All shares issued and  outstanding  of each series that is offered by a
Trust will be fully paid and  non-assessable  by the Trust,  and  redeemable  as
described in this Statement of Additional Information and in the Prospectus.

         Each  Declaration of Trust  provides that  obligations of the Trust are
not binding  upon the  Trustees  individually  but only upon the property of the
Trust,  that the Trustees and officers will not be liable for errors of judgment
or mistakes of fact or law, and that the Trust will  indemnify  its Trustees and
officers  against  litigation  in which  they may be  involved  because of their
offices with the Trust except if it is determined in the manner  provided in the
Declaration  of Trust that they have not acted in good  faith in the  reasonable
belief that their  actions  were in the best  interests  of the Trust.  However,
nothing in any of the Declarations of Trust protects or indemnifies a Trustee or
officer  against any liability to which he or she would  otherwise be subject by
reason  of  willful  misfeasance,  bad  faith,  gross  negligence,  or  reckless
disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office.

                                       49
<PAGE>

                             MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

                  (See "FUND ORGANIZATION" in the Prospectus.)

         Each Trust has  retained  Scudder,  Stevens & Clark,  Inc.,  a Delaware
corporation (the "Fund Manager"),  to perform management and investment advisory
services for the Funds pursuant to Investment Management and Advisory Agreements
with each Trust ("Management Agreement") dated February 1, 1994.

         Each Management Agreement provides that the Fund Manager will regularly
provide, or cause to be provided, to the AARP Funds investment research,  advice
and  supervision  and furnish  continuously  an investment  program for the AARP
Funds consistent with each Fund's investment objective and policies.

         The  Fund  Manager  assumes  responsibility  for the  compensation  and
expenses  of all  officers  and  executive  employees  of each  Trust  and makes
available or causes to be made  available,  without  expense to the Trusts,  the
services of such of its partners,  directors, officers and employees as may duly
be elected officers or Trustees of a Trust,  subject to their individual consent
to serve and to any limitations imposed by law, and pays the Trusts' office rent
and  provides,  or causes to be  provided,  investment  advisory,  research  and
statistical  facilities and related  clerical  services.  For these services the
AARP Funds pay the Fund  Manager a monthly fee  consisting  of a base fee and an
individual  Fund fee.  The base fee is based on average  daily net assets of all
Funds in the AARP Investment Program, as follows:

           Program Assets                    Annual Rate at Each
             (Billions)                          Asset Level
             ----------                          -----------
              First $2                              0.35%
              Next $2                                0.33
              Next $2                                0.30
              Next $2                                0.28
              Next $3                                0.26
              Next $3                                0.25
              Over $14                               0.24

   
         Total program assets as of September 30, 1995 were over $12 billion.
    

         All AARP Funds pay a flat  individual  Fund fee based on the net assets
of that Fund.

         The individual Fund fees are as follows:

         AARP High Quality Money Fund, 10/1200 of 1% (or approximately .10 of 1%
         on an annual basis);
         AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund, 12/1200 of 1% (or approximately .12
         of 1% on an annual basis);
         AARP High Quality Bond Fund, 19/1200 of 1% (or approximately .19 of 1%
         on an annual basis);
         AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund, 10/1200 of 1% (or approximately
         .10 of 1% on an annual basis);
         AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund, 19/1200 of 1% (or
         approximately .19 of 1% on an annual basis);
         AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund, 19/1200 of 1% (or approximately .19
         of 1% on an annual basis);
         AARP Growth and Income Fund, 19/1200 of 1% (or approximately .19 of 1%
         on an annual basis);
   
         AARP Global Growth Fund, 55/1200 of 1% (or approximately .55 of 1% on
         an annual basis);
         AARP Capital Growth Fund, 32/1200 of 1% (or approximately .32 of 1% on
         an annual basis).
    

         The advisory fees for the fiscal years ended  September 30, 1993 and up
to January  31,  1994 under the  previous  Investment  Management  and  Advisory
Agreements and under the present Investment  Management  Agreement from February
1, 1994 to September  30, 1994 and for the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1995
were as follows:

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
                                                                   1993              1994             1995
                                                                   ----              ----             ----
          <S>                                                  <C>               <C>              <C>        
          AARP High Quality Money Fund                         $ 1,358,702       $ 1,244,322      $ 1,492,545
          AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund                      26,404,563        26,198,841       22,095,173
          AARP High Quality Bond Fund                            2,344,628         2,952,999        2,600,629
          AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund                    637,451           568,107          493,693
          AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund                8,631,469         9,944,429        8,813,051
          AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund*                      n.a.               365,435          960,412
          AARP Growth and Income Fund                            5,405,394         9,533,476       12,406,325
          AARP Global Growth Fund**                               n.a.             n.a.              n.a.
          AARP Capital Growth Fund                               3,176,921         4,184,437        3,988,023
    

</TABLE>

         Each Management Agreement provides that the Fund Manager will reimburse
the AARP Funds or the Trust for annual  expenses in excess of the lowest expense
limitation  imposed by the states in which the Funds of the particular Trust are
at the time offering their shares for sale, although no payments are required to
be made by the Fund Manager pursuant to this  reimbursement  provision in excess
of the annual fee paid by the funds of a Trust to the Fund  Manager.  Management
has been  advised  that the lowest such  limitation  is  currently 2 1/2% of the
first  $30,000,000  of such net assets,  2% of the next  $70,000,000 of such net
assets and 1 1/2% of such net assets in excess of $100,000,000. Certain expenses
such as brokerage  commissions,  taxes,  extraordinary expenses and interest are
excluded from such  limitation.  The Fund Manager has agreed that its obligation
to reimburse the Funds will not be  restricted to the amounts of the  management
fees. Such agreement may be modified or withdrawn without shareholder approval.

         The expense  ratios,  net of voluntary  and  statutory  fee waivers and
reimbursements  of expenses,  for the periods ended September 30, 1993, 1994 and
1995 were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
                                                                   1993             1994           1995
                                                                   ----             ----           ----
          <S>                                                      <C>             <C>             <C> 
          AARP High Quality Money Fund                             1.31%           1.13%           .98%
          AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund                          .70             .66             .67
          AARP High Quality Bond Fund                              1.01             .95             .95
          AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund                     .93             .90             .87
          AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund                   .72             .68             .69
          AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund*                       n.a.             1.31           1.01
          AARP Growth and Income Fund                               .84             .76             .72
          AARP Global Growth Fund                                  n.a.             n.a.           n.a.
          AARP Capital Growth Fund                                 1.05             .97             .95
</TABLE>
    

         For the fiscal  years ended  September  30,  1993,  1994 and 1995,  the
reimbursements  by the Fund  Manager  based on the  expense  limitation  then in
effect were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
                                                                   1993             1994           1995
                                                                   ----             ----           ----
          <S>                                                      <C>             <C>             <C> 
          AARP High Quality Money Fund                              --              --              --
          AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund                          --              --              --
          AARP High Quality Bond Fund                               --              --              --
          AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund                  $278,471          $8,083           --
          AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund                   --              --              --
          AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund*                       n.a.             --              --
          AARP Growth and Income Fund                               --              --              --
          AARP Global Growth Fund**                                n.a.             n.a.           n.a.
          AARP Capital Growth Fund                                  --              --              --
</TABLE>
    

*   AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund commenced operations on February 1, 1994.
**  AARP Global Growth Fund commenced operations on February 1, 1996.

         If  reimbursement  is  required,   it  will  be  made  as  promptly  as
practicable after the end of each Trust's fiscal year.  However,  no fee payment
will be made to the Fund  Manager  during  any  fiscal  year  which  will  cause
year-to-date  expenses to exceed the cumulative  pro rata expense  limitation at
the time of such payment.  The amortization of organizational costs is described
herein under "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Other Information."

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         Under the Management  Agreements,  each Trust is responsible for all of
its other expenses including  organizational  expenses;  clerical salaries; fees
and expenses  incurred in  connection  with  membership  in  investment  company
organizations;  brokers'  commissions;  any fees for portfolio pricing paid to a
pricing agent; legal,  auditing and accounting expenses;  taxes and governmental
fees; the fees and expenses of the transfer  agent;  the cost of preparing share
certificates,  if any, and any other  expenses  including  clerical  expenses of
issue, redemption or repurchase of shares; the expenses and fees for registering
or qualifying  securities for sale; the fees and expenses of the Trustees of the
Trust who are not affiliated  with the Fund Manager,  Scudder,  Stevens & Clark,
Inc.,  AARP  Financial  Services  Corporation or AARP; the cost of preparing and
distributing reports and notices to shareholders; and the fees and disbursements
of  custodians.  Each Trust may arrange to have third parties assume all or part
of the expenses of sale,  underwriting  and distribution of shares of the Trust.
Each Trust is also  responsible  for its expenses  incurred in  connection  with
litigation,  proceedings  and  claims  and the legal  obligation  it may have to
indemnify  its  officers  and  Trustees  with  respect  thereto.  The  custodian
agreement for each Trust provides that the custodian shall compute the net asset
value for that Trust.

   
         The Fund  Manager  has  voluntarily  agreed to waive a  portion  of its
management fees for AARP Global Growth Fund to the extent  necessary so that the
total  annualized  expenses of the Fund do not exceed 1.75% of the average daily
net assets until  September 30, 1996. The Fund Manager retains the ability to be
repaid by the Fund if expenses fall below the  specified  limit prior to the end
of the fiscal  year.  These  expense  limitation  arrangements  can decrease the
Fund's expenses and improve its performance.

         Each Management  Agreement  provides that the Fund Manager shall not be
required to pay expenses of distribution of the Funds' shares to the extent that
(i) such distribution  expenses are, pursuant to a written contract, to be borne
by a principal  underwriter of the Trust ("Scudder Investor  Services,  Inc." is
principal  underwriter for the AARP Trusts), (ii) the Trust shall have adopted a
plan in  conformity  with Rule  12b-1  under the 1940 Act  ("Rule  12b-1  plan")
providing for the Trust (or the Funds or some other party) to assume some or all
of such  expenses,  or (iii) such  expenses  are required to be paid by Scudder,
Stevens & Clark,  Inc. To the extent such expenses of distribution are not to be
borne by a principal  underwriter,  or are not permitted to be paid by the Trust
(or a Fund or such other  party)  pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan,  they are to be
assumed by the Fund Manager. (The adoption of a Rule 12b-1 plan by a Trust would
require the approval of the Trustees, including a majority of those Trustees who
are not interested  persons of the Trust,  and of a majority of the  outstanding
voting securities of each Fund.)

         The Management  Agreements for all Funds except AARP Global Growth Fund
will remain in effect  until  August 31,  1996 and from year to year  thereafter
only if their continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote
of a  majority  of those  Trustees  who are not  parties to such  Agreements  or
"interested persons" of the Fund Manager,  Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. or the
particular Trust cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such  approval and either by vote of a majority of the Trustees or, with respect
to each Fund, by a majority of the outstanding  voting  securities of that Fund.
The  Supplement  to Investment  Management  Agreement for the AARP Global Growth
Fund  will  remain  in  effect  until  August  31,  1997 and  from  year to year
thereafter only if its continuance is specifically approved at least annually by
the vote of a majority of those  Trustees who are not parties to such  Agreement
or "interested persons" of the Fund Manager,  Scudder,  Stevens & Clark, Inc. or
the  particular  Trust  cast in person at a meeting  called  for the  purpose of
voting on such  approval and either by vote of a majority of the Trustees or, by
a majority of the outstanding  voting securities of the AARP Global Growth Fund.
In the event a Management  Agreement is approved by the  shareholders  of one of
the  Funds  but  not by the  shareholders  of the  other  Fund,  the  Management
Agreement will continue in effect as to the former Fund but not the latter.  The
Management  Agreements  for all Funds  except AARP Global  Growth Fund were last
approved  by the  Trustees  (including  a majority of the  Trustees  who are not
"interested  persons") on June 28, 1995 and by the  shareholders  on January 13,
1994. The Supplement to Investment  Management  Agreement for AARP Global Growth
Fund dated  February 1, 1996 was  approved by the  Trustees on December 13, 1995
and by the  initial  shareholder  on January 24,  1996.  Each  Agreement  may be
terminated at any time without payment of penalty by either party on sixty days'
written notice, and automatically terminates in the event of its assignment.
    

         Scudder,  Stevens  &  Clark,  Inc.  is  one  of  the  most  experienced
investment  management  firms in the  United  States.  It was  established  as a
partnership in 1919 and pioneered the practice of providing  investment  counsel
to individual  clients on a fee basis.  In 1928 it introduced  the first no-load
mutual Fund to the public. In 1953,  Scudder  introduced  Scudder  International
Fund,  the first  Fund  available  in the  U.S.,  investing  internationally  in


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securities of issuers in several foreign countries.  The principal source of the
Fund Manager's  income is professional  fees received from providing  continuous
investment  advice,  and the firm derives no income from  banking,  brokerage or
underwriting  of  securities.  Today,  it provides  investment  counsel for many
individuals  and  institutions,   including   insurance   companies,   colleges,
industrial corporations,  and financial and banking organizations.  In addition,
it manages  Montgomery Street Income  Securities,  Inc.,  Scudder California Tax
Free Trust,  Scudder Cash Investment Trust,  Scudder Equity Trust, Scudder Fund,
Inc., Scudder Funds Trust, Scudder Global Fund, Inc., Scudder GNMA Fund, Scudder
Institutional  Fund, Inc., Scudder  International Fund, Inc., Scudder Investment
Trust,  Scudder Municipal Trust,  Scudder Mutual Funds,  Inc.,  Scudder New Asia
Fund, Inc.,  Scudder New Europe Fund,  Inc.,  Scudder  Portfolio Trust,  Scudder
Securities  Trust,  Scudder  State Tax Free Trust,  Scudder Tax Free Money Fund,
Scudder Tax Free Trust,  Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund, Scudder Variable Life
Investment Fund,  Scudder World Income  Opportunities  Fund, Inc., The Argentina
Fund, Inc., The Brazil Fund, Inc., The First Iberian Fund, Inc., The Korea Fund,
Inc., The Japan Fund,  Inc., and The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc. Some
of the foregoing companies or trusts have two or more series.

         The Fund Manager maintains a large research department,  which conducts
continuous  studies  of  the  factors  that  affect  the  condition  of  various
industries,  companies and individual securities. In this work, the Fund Manager
utilizes  certain  reports  and  statistics  from a  wide  variety  of  sources,
including  brokers and dealers who may execute  portfolio  transactions  for the
Fund and for clients of the Fund Manager, but conclusions are based primarily on
investigations and critical analyses by its own research specialists.

         Certain  investments may be appropriate for more than one Fund and also
for other  clients  advised by the Fund Manager.  Investment  decisions for each
Fund and for other  clients are made with a view to achieving  their  respective
investment  objectives and after  consideration of such factors as their current
holdings,  availability of cash for investment and the size of their investments
generally.  Frequently, a particular security may be bought or sold for only one
Fund or client or in different  amounts and at different times for more than one
but less than all Funds or other clients. Likewise, a particular security may be
bought for one or more Funds or clients  when one or more other Funds or clients
are selling the security.  In addition,  purchases or sales of the same security
may be made for two or more Funds or  clients  on the same  date.  In such event
such  transactions  will be allocated among the Funds and/or clients in a manner
believed  by the Fund  Manager to be  equitable  to each.  In some  cases,  this
procedure  could have an adverse effect on the price or amount of the securities
purchased or sold by a Fund. Purchase and sale orders for a Fund may be combined
with those of other Funds or clients of the Fund Manager in the interest of most
favorable net results to the particular Fund.

         Each Management  Agreement  provides that the Fund Manager shall not be
liable for any error of judgment  or mistake of law or for any loss  suffered by
the Funds in connection with matters to which the respective  agreement relates,
except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,  bad faith or gross negligence
on the  part of the  Fund  Manager  in the  performance  of its  duties  or from
reckless  disregard by the Fund Manager of its  obligations and duties under the
respective agreement.

         In reviewing the terms of each Management  Agreement and in discussions
with the Fund Manager concerning such agreements, the Trustees of each Trust who
are not "interested  persons" of that Trust have been represented by independent
counsel at the Trust's  expense.  Dechert Price & Rhoads acts as general counsel
for the Trusts.

         Pursuant to a Member  Services  Agreement with the Fund Manager,  dated
February 1, 1994,  AARP  Financial  Services  Corp.  ("AFSC")  provides the Fund
Manager with  nondistribution  related service and advice  primarily  concerning
designing and tailoring the AARP  Investment  Program from Scudder and its Funds
to meet the needs of AARP's members on an ongoing basis. AARP Financial Services
Corp. receives, as compensation for its services, a Monthly Member Services fee.
The fee paid to AFSC is  calculated on a daily basis and depends on the level of
total assets of the AARP Investment Program. The fee rate decreases as the level
of total  assets  increases.  The fee rate for each level of assets is .07 of 1%
for the  first $6  billion,  .06 of 1% for the next  $10  billion  and .05 of 1%
thereafter.

         The Member  Services  Agreement  will remain in effect until August 31,
1996 and from year to year  thereafter  only if its  continuance is specifically
approved at least  annually by the vote of a majority of those  Trustees who are
not "interested persons" of the Fund Manager,  AFSC, or the Funds cast in person
at a meeting  called for the  purpose of voting on such  approval  and either by
vote of a majority of the Trustees or, with respect to each Fund,  by a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund. The continuance of the Member
Services  Agreement was last  approved by the Trustees  (including a majority of


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the  Trustees  who are not such  "interested  persons")  on June 28, 1995 and by
shareholders  on  January  13,  1994.  The  Member  Services  Agreement  may  be
terminated  at any time  without  payment of penalty by the Funds on sixty days'
written notice,  or by AFSC upon six months' notice to the Funds and to the Fund
Manager,  and  automatically  terminates  in the event of its  assignment or the
assignment of the Management Agreement.

         Pursuant to a Service Mark License  Agreement,  dated November 30, 1984
(February 18, 1985 in the case of AARP Cash Investment Funds), among the Trusts,
the Fund  Manager  and AARP,  use of the AARP  service  marks by a Trust and its
Funds will be terminated,  unless  otherwise agreed to by AARP, upon termination
of that Trust's Management Agreement.

         Officers  and  employees of the Fund Manager from time to time may have
transactions with various banks, including the AARP Funds' custodian bank. It is
the Fund Manager's  opinion that the terms and conditions of those  transactions
which have  occurred were not  influenced by existing or potential  custodial or
other Fund relationships.

         None of the officers or Trustees of a Trust may have dealings with that
Trust as principals in the purchase or sale of securities,  except as individual
subscribers or holders of shares of the Funds.

                              TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Position with
                                                                                               Underwriter,
Name                                  Position              Principal                          Scudder Investor
and Address                           with Trusts           Occupation**                       Services, Inc.
- -----------                           -----------           ------------                       --------------
<S>                                   <C>                   <C>                                <C>
Cuyler W. Findlay#*                   Chairman of the       Managing Director of Scudder,      Senior Vice President
                                      Board and Trustee     Stevens & Clark, Inc.              and Director

Horace B. Deets+*                     Vice Chairman and     Executive Director, American       -
                                      Trustee               Association of Retired Persons

Linda Coughlin#*                      President and         Managing Director of Scudder,      Director
                                      Trustee               Stevens & Clark, Inc.

Carole Lewis Anderson                 Trustee (1,2)         Principal, Suburban Capital        -
3616 Reservoir Road, N.W.                                   Markets, Inc. (1995); President,
Washington, DC                                              MASDUN Capital Advisors;
                                                            Director, VICORP Restaurants,
                                                            Inc.; Member of the Board,
                                                            Association for Corporate Growth
                                                            of Washington, D.C.; Trustee,
                                                            Hasbro Children's Foundation and
                                                            Mary Baldwin College
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Position with
                                                                                               Underwriter,
Name                                  Position              Principal                          Scudder Investor
and Address                           with Trusts           Occupation**                       Services, Inc.
- -----------                           -----------           ------------                       --------------
<S>                                   <C>                   <C>                                <C>
   
Adelaide Attard                       Trustee (2,4)         Gerontology Consultant; Member,    -
270-28N Grand Central Parkway                               New York City Department of
Floral Park, NY                                             Aging Advisory Council -
                                                            Appointed by Mayor (1995); Board
                                                            Member, American Association on
                                                            International Aging (1981 to
                                                            present); Commissioner, County
                                                            of Nassau, New York, Dept. of
                                                            Senior Citizen Affairs
                                                            (1971-1991); Chairperson,
                                                            Federal Council on Aging
                                                            (1981-1986)
    
Cyril F. Brickfield+*                 Trustee (2,3,4),      Honorary President and Special     -
                                      Honorary Trustee (1)  Counsel, American Association of
                                                            Retired Persons

Robert N. Butler, M.D.                Trustee (2,4)         Brookdale Professor of             -
211 Central Park West                                       Geriatrics and Adult
Apt. 7F                                                     Development, Mount Sinai School
New York, NY                                                of Medicine (1982 to present);
                                                            Director, National Institute on
                                                            Aging, National Institute of
                                                            Health (1976-1982)

Mary Johnston Evans                   Trustee (1,3,4)       Corporate Director, Senior         -
920 Fifth Ave.                                              Member of The Conference Board,
New York, NY                                                Inc.


Edgar R. Fiedler                      Trustee (1,2,3)       Vice President and Economic        -
845 Third Ave.                                              Counsellor, The Conference
New York, NY                                                Board, Inc.

Lt. Gen. Eugene P. Forrester          Trustee (2,3)         International Trade Consultant     -
1101 S. Arlington Ridge Rd.                                 (1983 to present); Lt. General
Arlington, VA                                               (Retired), U.S. Army; Corporate
                                                            Director

   
Wayne F. Haefer*                      Trustee (2,3,4)       Director, Membership Division of   -
                                                            AARP; Formerly Secretary,
                                                            Employee's Pension and Welfare
                                                            Trusts of AARP and Retired
                                                            Persons Services, Inc.
    
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Position with
                                                                                               Underwriter,
Name                                  Position              Principal                          Scudder Investor
and Address                           with Trusts           Occupation**                       Services, Inc.
- -----------                           -----------           ------------                       --------------
<S>                                   <C>                   <C>                                <C>
William B. Macomber                   Trustee (3,4)         Formerly Teacher, History and      -
27 Monomoy Rd.                                              Government, Nantucket H.S.,
Nantucket, MA                                               Nantucket, MA; formerly
                                                            President, The Metropolitan
                                                            Museum of Art and U.S.
                                                            Ambassador to Turkey and Jordan

George L. Maddox, Jr.                 Trustee (2,3)         Chairman, Duke University          -
P.O. Box 2920                                               Council on Aging and Human
Duke Univ. Medical Center                                   Development; Professor of
Durham, NC                                                  Sociology, Departments of
                                                            Sociology and Psychiatry, Duke
                                                            University

Robert J. Myers                       Trustee (1,2,4)       Actuarial Consultant (1983 -       -
9610 Wire Ave.                                              present); formerly Chairman,
Silver Spring, MD                                           Commission on Railroad
                                                            Retirement Reform (1988-90);
                                                            Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Social
                                                            Security Administration
                                                            (1981-1982); Member, National
                                                            Commission on Social Security
                                                            (1978-1981); formerly Executive
                                                            Director, National Commission on
                                                            Social Security Reform
                                                            (1982-1983); Director, NASL
                                                            Series Fund, Inc.; Director:
                                                            NASL Series Trust, Inc. and
                                                            North American Funds, Inc.;
                                                            Member, U.S. Office of
                                                            Technology Assessment,
                                                            Prospective Payment Assessment
                                                            Commission.
   
Joseph S. Perkins+                    Trustee               Director, American Association     -
                                                            of Retired Persons; Formerly
                                                            Corporate Retirement Manager,
                                                            Polaroid Company
James H. Schulz                       Trustee (3,4)         Professor of Economics and         -
158 Scruton Pond Road                                       Kirstein Professor of Aging
Barrington, NH 03825                                        Policy, Policy Center on Aging,
                                                            Florence Heller School, Brandeis
                                                            University
    
Gordon Shillinglaw                    Trustee (1,3,4)       Professor Emeritus of              -
196 Villard Ave.                                            Accounting, Columbia University
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY                                      Graduate School of Business
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Position with
                                                                                               Underwriter,
Name                                  Position              Principal                          Scudder Investor
and Address                           with Trusts           Occupation**                       Services, Inc.
- -----------                           -----------           ------------                       --------------
<S>                                   <C>                   <C>                                <C>
Edward V. Creed##                     Vice President        Principal of Scudder, Stevens &    -
                                                            Clark, Inc.

Thomas W. Joseph##                    Vice President        Principal of Scudder, Stevens &    Vice President,
                                                            Clark, Inc.                        Director, Treasurer and
                                                                                               Assistant Clerk

David S. Lee##                        Vice President and    Managing Director of Scudder,      President, Assistant
                                      Assistant Treasurer   Stevens & Clark, Inc.              Treasurer and Director

Douglas M. Loudon#                    Vice President        Managing Director of Scudder,      -
                                                            Stevens & Clark, Inc.

Thomas F. McDonough##                 Vice President and    Principal of Scudder, Stevens &    Clerk
                                      Assistant Secretary   Clark, Inc.
   
Pamela A. McGrath##                   Vice President and    Managing Director of Scudder,      -
                                      Treasurer             Stevens & Clark, Inc.
    
Edward J. O'Connell#                  Vice President and    Principal of Scudder, Stevens &    Assistant Treasurer
                                      Assistant Treasurer   Clark, Inc.

Kathryn L. Quirk#                     Vice President and    Managing Director of Scudder,      Vice President
                                      Secretary             Stevens & Clark, Inc.

Howard Schneider#                     Vice President        Managing Director of Scudder,      -
                                                            Stevens & Clark, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small#                    Vice President        Managing Director of Scudder,      -
                                                            Stevens & Clark, Inc.

   
<FN>
1)        AARP Cash Investment Funds           3)       AARP Tax Free Income Trust
2)        AARP Income Trust                    4)       AARP Growth Trust

*        Messrs. Brickfield, Deets, Findlay, Haefer, Perkins and Ms. Coughlin are Trustees of each of the Trusts and
         are considered by the Trusts and their counsel to be persons who are "interested persons" of the Trusts
         (within the meaning of the 1940 Act).
**       Unless  otherwise  stated,  all the  Trustees  and  officers  have been
         associated  with their  respective  companies for more than five years,
         but not necessarily in the same capacity.
#        Address:  345 Park Avenue, New York, New York
##       Address:  Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts
+        Address:  601 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
</FN>
</TABLE>
    

         As of December  31,  1995,  all Trustees and officers of the Funds as a
group owned  beneficially  (as that term is defined  under  Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act) less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund. To
the best of the Trusts'  knowledge as of December 31, 1995 no other person owned
beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding  shares of any of the Trusts except
that the American  Association of Retired  Persons held _________  shares in the
AARP High Quality Money Fund, ___% of the outstanding shares.

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                                  REMUNERATION

         Several of the  officers  and Trustees of the Trusts may be officers or
employees  of  Scudder,  Stevens & Clark,  Inc.,  Scudder  Service  Corporation,
Scudder Investor  Services,  Inc., or Scudder Trust Company and will participate
in the fees received by such entities.  No individual  affiliated with AARP will
participate  directly in any such fees. The Trusts pay no direct remuneration to
any officer of the Trusts.  However,  each of the Trustees who is not affiliated
with  Scudder,  Stevens & Clark,  Inc. or AARP will be paid by the  Trust(s) for
which he or she serves as  Trustee.  Each of these  unaffiliated  Trustees  will
receive an annual  fee of $2000  from each Fund for which he or she serves  plus
$270 for each  Trustees'  meeting and $200 for each audit  committee  meeting or
meeting held for the purpose of  considering  arrangements  between the Fund and
the Fund Manager or any of its affiliates  attended.  Each unaffiliated  Trustee
also receives $100 per committee meeting, other than an audit committee meeting,
attended.  If any such  meetings are held  jointly with  meetings of one or more
mutual funds advised by the Fund Manager,  a maximum fee of $800 for meetings of
the Board,  meetings of the unaffiliated members of the Board for the purpose of
considering  arrangements  between  the Fund and the Fund  Manager or any of its
affiliates  or the  audit  committees  of such  Funds,  and $400  for all  other
committee meetings or meetings of the unaffiliated members of the Board is paid,
to be divided  equally among the Funds.  For the year ended  September 30, 1995,
the Trustees' fees and expenses for eight of the Funds were as follows:

   
 AARP High Quality Money Fund                       $ 19,837
 AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund                     29,332
 AARP High Quality Bond Fund                          31,055
 AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund                30,610
 AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund              30,826
 AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund                    23,992
 AARP Growth and Income Fund                          28,774
 AARP Capital Growth Fund                             28,697
    

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The following Compensation Table provides, in tabular form, the following data:

Column (1): all Trustees who receive compensation from the Trusts.
Column (2): aggregate  compensation received by a Trustee from all the series of
a Trust.
Columns (3) and (4): pension or retirement  benefits accrued or proposed be paid
by the Trusts. The AARP Trusts do not pay their Trustees such benefits.
Column  (5):  total  compensation  received by a Trustee  from the Trusts,  plus
compensation  received  from all Funds that are advised by the Fund Manager (the
"Fund Complex") for which a Trustee serves. The total number of Funds from which
a Trustee receives such compensation is also provided.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Compensation Table
                                               for the year ended December 31, 1995
=================================================================================================================================
        (1)                                           (2)                                     (3)          (4)          (5)
                                          Aggregate Compensation from
                                                                                (d)
   
                                                                            AARP Growth                                         
                                                                               Trust                                            
                                                                           consisting of                                        
                                                                            four Funds:                                         
                                            (b)               (c)          AARP Balanced                                        
                           (a)          AARP Income      AARP Tax Free    Stock and Bond                                        
                        AARP Cash          Trust         Income Trust       Fund, AARP      Pension or                 Total    
                        Investment     consisting of     consisting of      Growth and      Retirement              Compensation
                           Fund         two Funds:      two Funds: AARP    Income Fund,     Benefits                   from the 
                      consisting of    AARP GNMA and   High Quality Tax     AARP Global     Accrued      Estimated   AARP Trusts
                        one Fund:      U.S. Treasury    Free Money Fund    Growth Fund*,    as Part       Annual       and Fund 
                        AARP High      Fund and AARP   and AARP Insured      and AARP       of Fund      Benefits      Complex  
Name of Person,       Quality Money    High Quality    Tax Free General   Capital Growth    Complex        Upon        Paid to  
Position                   Fund          Bond Fund         Bond Fund           Fund          Expenses   Retirement     Trustee  
    
=================================================================================================================================
<S>                      <C>              <C>               <C>               <C>             <C>          <C>       <C>
Adelaide Attard,            -                                  -                              N/A          N/A
Trustee                                                                                                              (5 funds)

Robert N. Butler,           -                                  -                              N/A          N/A
Trustee                                                                                                              (5 funds)

Mary Johnston                                -                                                N/A          N/A
Evans, Trustee                                                                                                       (7 funds)

Edgar R. Fiedler,                                                                -            N/A          N/A
Trustee                                                                                                              (6 funds)

Eugene P.                   -                                                    -            N/A          N/A
Forrester, Trustee                                                                                                   (4 funds)

William B.                  -                -                                                N/A          N/A
Macomber, Trustee                                                                                                    (5 funds)

George L. Maddox,           -                                                    -            N/A          N/A
Jr., Trustee                                                                                                         (4 funds)

Robert J. Myers,                                               -                              N/A          N/A
Trustee                                                                                                              (6 funds)

James H. Schulz,            -                -                                                N/A          N/A
Trustee                                                                                                              (5 funds)

Gordon Shillinglaw,                          -                                                N/A          N/A
Trustee                                                                                                              (14 funds)

<FN>
*  AARP Global Growth Fund commenced operations on February 1, 1996.
</FN>
</TABLE>

                                   DISTRIBUTOR

         Each of the Trusts has an underwriting  agreement with Scudder Investor
Services,  Inc.  (the  "Distributor"),  a  Massachusetts  corporation,  which is
wholly-owned  by Scudder,  Stevens & Clark,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation.  The
underwriting  agreements  dated  September  4, 1985 will remain in effect  until
August 31, 1996 and from year to year  thereafter  only if their  continuance is
approved  annually by a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees of each


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Trust who are not parties to such  agreement or  interested  persons of any such
party and either by vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees of each Trust or
a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Trust.

         Under  each  Trust's  principal  underwriting  agreement,  the Trust is
responsible  for:  the payment of all fees and expenses in  connection  with the
preparation and filing with the SEC of its registration statement and prospectus
and any amendments and supplements  thereto;  the registration and qualification
of shares for sale in the various states,  including  registering the Trust as a
broker or dealer;  the fees and  expenses  of  preparing,  printing  and mailing
prospectuses  (see  below for  expenses  relating  to  prospectuses  paid by the
Distributor),   notices,  proxy  statements,  reports  or  other  communications
(including  newsletters) to shareholders of the Trust;  the cost of printing and
mailing  confirmations of purchases of shares and the prospectuses  accompanying
such confirmations;  any issue taxes or any initial transfer taxes; a portion of
shareholder  toll-free  telephone  charges;  the cost of wiring  funds for share
purchases  and  redemptions  (unless paid by the  shareholder  who initiates the
transaction); and the cost of printing and postage of business reply envelopes.

         The Distributor will pay for printing and distributing  prospectuses or
reports  prepared for its use in  connection  with the offering of shares of the
Funds to the public and preparing,  printing and mailing any other literature or
advertising  in  connection  with the  offering  of  shares  of the Funds to the
public.  The  Distributor  will pay all fees and expenses in connection with its
qualification  and  registration  as a broker or dealer under  federal and state
laws,  a portion of the cost of  toll-free  telephone  service  and  expenses of
customer service  representatives,  a portion of the cost of computer terminals,
and of any activity which is primarily  intended to result in the sale of shares
issued by each Trust.

         Note: Although each Trust does not currently have a Rule 12b-1 Plan and
shareholder  approval would be required in order to adopt one, the  underwriting
agreements  provide  that the  Trust  will  also  pay  those  fees and  expenses
permitted to be paid or assumed by that Trust  pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 Plan, if
any, adopted by each Trust,  notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary
in the  underwriting  agreement  and each Trust or a third  party will pay those
fees  and  expenses  not  specifically  allocated  to  the  Distributor  in  the
underwriting agreement.

         As  agent,  the  Distributor  currently  offers  shares of the Funds to
investors  in  all  states.  Each  underwriting   agreement  provides  that  the
Distributor  accepts  orders  for  shares at net asset  value  because  no sales
commission or load is charged the  investor.  The  Distributor  has made no firm
commitment to acquire shares of any of the Funds.

                                      TAXES

 (See "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES" in the Prospectus.)

         Each AARP Fund has  qualified  and  elected to be taxed as a  regulated
investment company under Subchapter M of the United States Internal Revenue Code
(the  "Code"),  as amended,  since its  inception  and intends to continue to so
qualify.  (Such  qualification  does not involve  supervision  of  management or
investment practices or policies by a government agency.) In any year in which a
Fund so qualifies and distributes at least 90% of its investment company taxable
income,  and at  least  90% of its  net  tax-exempt  income,  if any,  the  Fund
generally is not subject to Federal income tax to the extent that it distributes
to shareholders  its investment  company taxable income and net realized capital
gains in the manner required under the Code.

         Each  AARP Fund must  distribute  its  taxable  income  according  to a
prescribed  formula  and will be  subject  to a 4%  nondeductible  excise tax on
amounts not so  distributed.  The  formula  requires a Fund to  distribute  each
calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income (excluding  tax-exempt income)
for the  calendar  year,  at least 98% of the excess of its  capital  gains over
capital  losses  (adjusted  for certain  ordinary  losses)  realized  during the
one-year  period  ending  October 31 of such year,  and any ordinary  income and
capital gains for prior years that was not previously distributed.

         To qualify under Subchapter M, gains from the sale of stock, securities
and certain  options,  futures and  forward  contracts  held for less than three
months  must be limited to less than 30% of each  Fund's  annual  gross  income.
Moreover, short-term gains (i.e., gains from the sale of securities held for one
year or less) are taxed as ordinary  income when  distributed  to  shareholders.
Options,  futures  and forward  activities  of the AARP Funds may  increase  the
amount of the short-term gains and gains that are subject to the 30% limitation.

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         The  determination  of the  nature  and  amount of  investment  company
taxable income of a Fund will be based solely on the transactions in, and on the
income  received and expenses  incurred by or allocated to, the Fund.  Each AARP
Fund intends to offset any realized net capital  gains  against any capital loss
carryforward before making capital gains distributions to shareholders.

         Distributions of any investment  company taxable income (which includes
interest,  dividends  and the  excess of net  short-term  capital  gain over net
long-term  capital loss,  less expenses) are taxable to shareholders as ordinary
income.

         Generally,  each Fund will distribute any net capital gains (the excess
of its net realized  long-term  capital  gain over its net  realized  short-term
capital loss). If a Fund retains its net capital gains for investment, requiring
Federal  income tax to be paid thereon by the Fund, the Fund intends to elect to
treat such capital gains as having been  distributed to its  shareholders.  As a
result,  shareholders  (a) will be  required  to include  in income for  Federal
income tax purposes,  as long-term capital gains, their  proportionate  share of
such   undistributed   amounts  and  (b)  will  be  entitled  to  credit   their
proportionate  share of the Federal  income tax paid thereon by the Fund against
their Federal income tax liability.  In the case of shareholders whose long-term
capital  gains would be taxed at a lower rate,  the amount of the credit for tax
paid by a Fund in excess of the shareholder's actual tax on capital gains may be
applied to reduce the net amount of tax otherwise  payable by such  shareholders
in respect of their  other  income or, if no tax is  payable,  the excess may be
refunded.  For Federal  income tax purposes,  the tax basis of shares owned by a
shareholder  of a Fund will be increased  by an amount  equal to the  difference
between its pro rata share of such gains and its tax credit.  If a Fund  retains
net  capital  gains,  it may  not be  treated  as  having  met  the  excise  tax
distribution requirement.

         Distributions  of net  capital  gains are  taxable to  shareholders  as
long-term capital gain,  regardless of the length of time the shares of the Fund
have been held by such  shareholders.  Any loss realized upon the  redemption of
shares held at the time of redemption  for six months or less will be treated as
a long-term  capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as  distributions
of long-term capital gain during such six-month period.

         Distributions  of investment  company  taxable  income and net realized
capital  gains by a Fund will be taxable as  described  above,  whether  made in
shares or in cash. Shareholders electing to receive distributions in the form of
additional shares will have a cost basis for Federal income tax purposes in each
share  received  equal  to the net  asset  value  of a share  of the Fund on the
reinvestment date.

         Distributions  by a Fund  reduce  the net  asset  value  of the  Fund's
shares.  Should a distribution  reduce the net asset value below a shareholder's
cost basis, such distribution  nevertheless  would be taxable to the shareholder
as ordinary  income or capital gain as  described  above,  even though,  from an
investment  standpoint,  it may  constitute  a  partial  return of  capital.  In
particular,  investors  should be careful to consider  the tax  implications  of
buying  shares just prior to a  distribution.  The price of shares  purchased at
that time includes the amount of the forthcoming distribution.  Those purchasing
just  prior to a  distribution  will  then  receive  a return  of  capital  upon
distribution which will nevertheless be taxable to them.

         Shareholders who redeem,  sell or exchange shares of a Fund may realize
gain or loss if the  proceeds are more or less than the  shareholder's  purchase
price.  Such gain or loss  generally  will be a capital gain or loss if the Fund
shares were capital assets in the hands of the  shareholder,  and generally will
be long- or  short-term,  depending  on the length of time the Fund  shares were
held. However,  if a shareholder  realizes a loss on the sale of a share held at
the time of sale for six months or less,  such loss will be treated as long-term
capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as  distributions of long-term
capital gain during such six-month period. A gain realized on a redemption, sale
or exchange will not be affected by a reacquisition  of shares.  A loss realized
on a redemption, sale or exchange, however, will be disallowed to the extent the
shares  disposed of are  replaced  within a period of 61 days  beginning 30 days
before and ending 30 days after the shares are disposed of. In such a case,  the
basis of the shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

         Equity options  (including options on stock and options on narrow-based
stock  indexes)  and  over-the-counter  options  on debt  securities  written or
purchased by a Fund will be subject to tax under  Section  1234 of the Code.  In
general, no loss is recognized by a Fund upon payment of a premium in connection
with the  purchase of a put or call  option.  The  character of any gain or loss
recognized (i.e.,  long-term or short-term) will generally depend in the case of
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the case of an  exercise  of a put option on the Fund's  holding  period for the
underlying  security.  The purchase of a put option may  constitute a short sale
for federal income tax purposes,  causing an adjustment in the holding period of
the underlying security or a substantially  identical security of the Fund. If a
Fund writes a put or call option,  no gain is  recognized  upon its receipt of a
premium. If the option lapses or is closed out, any gain or loss is treated as a
short-term  capital  gain  or  loss.  If a call  option  written  by a  Fund  is
exercised,  the  character of the gain or loss depends on the holding  period of
the underlying security. The exercise of a put option written by a Fund is not a
taxable transaction for the Fund.

         Many futures contracts,  certain foreign currency forward contracts and
all listed nonequity options (including  options on debt securities,  options on
futures  contracts,  options on  securities  indices and options on  broad-based
stock indices) will constitute  "section 1256 contracts."  Absent a tax election
to the contrary, gain or loss attributable to the lapse, exercise or closing out
of any  such  position  generally  will  be  treated  as 60%  long-term  and 40%
short-term  capital gain or losses.  Also,  section 1256  contracts  held by the
Funds at the end of each taxable  year (and,  for purposes of the 4% excise tax,
on October 31) are "marked to market" with the result that  unrealized  gains or
losses are treated as though they were realized and the  resulting  gain or loss
is treated as 60%  long-term  and 40%  short-term  capital  gain or loss.  Under
Section 988 of the Code,  discussed  below,  foreign  currency gain or loss from
foreign  currency-related  forward contracts,  certain futures and options,  and
similar financial instruments entered into or acquired by a Fund will be treated
as ordinary income.

         Positions  of a Fund  which  consist of at least one stock and at least
one stock  option or other  position  with respect to a related  security  which
substantially  diminishes  the  Fund's  risk of loss with  respect to such stock
could be treated as a "straddle"  which is governed by Section 1092 of the Code,
the operation of which may cause deferral of losses,  adjustments in the holding
periods of stock or securities and conversion of short-term  capital losses into
long-term  capital  losses.  An exception to these straddle rules exists for any
"qualified covered call options" on stock written by a Fund.

         Positions of a Fund which consist of at least one position not governed
by Section  1256 and at least one futures  contract,  foreign  currency  forward
contract  or  nonequity  option  governed  by Section  1256 which  substantially
diminishes  the Fund's risk of loss with respect to such other  position will be
treated as a "mixed  straddle."  Although  mixed  straddles  are  subject to the
straddle rules of Section 1092 of the Code, certain tax elections exist for them
which reduce or eliminate the  operation of these rules.  Each Fund will monitor
its  transactions  in options and futures and may make certain tax  elections in
connection with these investments.

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

         If a Fund invests in stock of certain foreign investment companies, the
Fund may be subject to U.S.  federal income taxation on a portion of any "excess
distribution"  with respect to, or gain from the disposition of, such stock. The
tax would be determined by allocating such  distribution or gain ratably to each
day of the Fund's  holding  period for the stock.  The  distribution  or gain so
allocated  to any taxable  year of the Fund,  other than the taxable year of the
excess  distribution or  disposition,  would be taxed to the Fund at the highest
ordinary  income  rate in effect  for such  year,  and the tax would be  further
increased by an interest  charge to reflect the value of the tax deferral deemed
to have resulted from the ownership of the foreign  company's  stock. Any amount
of  distribution  or gain allocated to the taxable year of the  distribution  or
disposition  would be included in the Fund's  investment  company taxable income
and, accordingly,  would not be taxable to the Fund to the extent distributed by
the Fund as a dividend to its shareholders.

         Proposed  regulations have been issued which may allow the Fund to make
an election to mark to market its shares of these foreign  investment  companies
in lieu of being subject to U.S.  federal  income  taxation.  At the end of each
taxable  year to which the election  applies,  the Fund would report as ordinary
income the amount by which the fair market value of the foreign  company's stock
exceeds the Fund's adjusted basis in these shares.  No mark to market losses may
be recognized. The effect of the election would be to treat excess distributions


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and gain on dispositions as ordinary income which is not subject to a Fund level
tax when distributed to shareholders as a dividend.  Alternatively, the Fund may
elect to include as income and gain its share of the  ordinary  earnings and net
capital gain of certain foreign  investment  companies in lieu of being taxed in
the manner described above.

         Income received by a Fund from sources within foreign  countries may be
subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by those countries.

         Certain of the debt securities  acquired by the Funds may be treated as
debt  securities  that were  originally  issued at a  discount.  Original  issue
discount  represents  interest for Federal income tax purposes and can generally
be defined as the  difference  between the price at which a security  was issued
and its stated redemption price at maturity. Although no cash income is actually
received by the Funds,  original issue discount earned in a given year generally
is treated for Federal  income tax purposes as income  earned by the Funds,  and
therefore is subject to the distribution requirements of the Code. The amount of
income  earned by the Funds is  determined  on the basis of a constant  yield to
maturity  which takes into account at least  semi-annual  or annual  compounding
(depending on the date of the security) of accrued interest.

         In addition,  some of the debt securities may be purchased by the Funds
at a discount which exceeds the original issue discount on such debt securities,
if any. This additional  discount  represents market discount for Federal income
tax purposes.  The gain  realized on the  disposition  of many debt  securities,
including  tax-exempt  securities  having  market  discount  will be  treated as
ordinary  income to the extent it does not exceed the accrued market discount on
such debt security. Generally, market discount accrues on a daily basis for each
day the debt  security  is held by the  Funds at a  constant  rate over the time
remaining to the debt security's maturity or, at the election of the Funds, at a
constant yield to maturity which takes into account the semi-annual  compounding
of interest.

         The Funds will be required to report to the  Internal  Revenue  Service
all  distributions of taxable income and capital gains as well as gross proceeds
from the  redemption  or exchange of Fund shares,  except in the case of certain
exempt  shareholders.  All such  distributions  and  proceeds  may be subject to
withholding  of Federal  income tax at the rate of 31% in the case of non-exempt
shareholders  who fail to furnish the Funds with their  taxpayer  identification
numbers and with required  certifications  regarding  their status under Federal
income tax laws.  Withholding  may also be required if a Fund is notified by the
IRS or a  broker  that  the  taxpayer  identification  number  furnished  by the
shareholder is incorrect or that the shareholder has previously failed to report
interest or dividend income. If the withholding  provisions are applicable,  any
such  distributions  or  proceeds,  whether  taken  in  cash  or  reinvested  in
additional  shares,  will be reduced by the  amounts  required  to be  withheld.
Investors may wish to consult their tax advisers about the  applicability of the
backup withholding provisions.

         In addition to Federal taxes,  shareholders of the Funds may be subject
to state and local  taxes on  distributions  from the  Funds.  Under the laws of
certain states,  distributions of investment  company taxable income are taxable
to  shareholders  as dividend  income even though a substantial  portion of such
distributions may be derived from interest on U.S. Government obligations which,
if received  directly by the  resident of such state,  would be exempt from such
state's  income tax.  Shareholders  should  consult  their own tax advisers with
respect to the tax status of distributions from the Funds in their own state and
localities.

         The foregoing  discussion relates solely to U.S. Federal income tax law
as  applicable  to U.S.  persons  (i.e.,  U.S.  citizens and  residents and U.S.
corporations,  partnerships,  Trusts and estates). Each shareholder who is not a
U.S. person should consult his or her tax adviser regarding the U.S. and foreign
tax  consequences  of ownership of shares of the Fund,  including the likelihood
that such a shareholder would be subject to a U.S.  withholding tax at a rate of
31% (or at a lower rate under a tax  treaty)  on amounts  constituting  ordinary
income to him or her.

         Special Information Regarding AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund and
AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund:  Each of the AARP Tax Free Income Funds
intends to qualify to pay "exempt-interest dividends" to its shareholders.  Each
Fund will be so qualified  if, at the close of each quarter of its taxable year,
at least 50% of the value of its total assets  consists of securities of states,
U.S. possessions,  their political  subdivisions,  and the District of Columbia,
the  interest on which is exempt from Federal tax. To the extent that the Funds'
dividends  distributed  to  shareholders  are derived from  earnings on interest
income exempt from Federal tax and are designated as "exempt-interest dividends"
by the Funds,  they will be  excludable  from a  shareholder's  gross income for
Federal income tax purposes. "Exempt-interest dividends," however, must be taken
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large  enough  to  result  in  taxation  of up to 85% of their  Social  Security
benefits.  In  addition,  interest  on certain  municipal  obligations  (private
activity bonds) will be treated as a preference item for purposes of calculating
the alternative  minimum tax for individuals  and for  corporations.  Similarly,
income  distributed  by the  Funds,  including  exempt-interest  dividends,  may
constitute an  adjustment to  alternative  minimum  taxable  income of corporate
shareholders.  The Funds do not intend to purchase any private  activity  bonds.
The  Funds  will  inform  shareholders   annually  as  to  the  portion  of  the
distributions from the Funds which constituted "exempt-interest dividends."

         To the extent that the Funds'  dividends  are derived from  interest on
their temporary taxable  investments or from an excess of net short-term capital
gain over net  long-term  capital loss,  they are  considered  ordinary  taxable
income for Federal income tax purposes.  Distributions, if any, of net long-term
capital gains from the sale of securities are taxable at long-term  capital gain
rates  regardless of the length of time the  shareholder  has owned Fund shares.
However,  if a  shareholder  realizes  a loss on the sale of a share held at the
time of sale for six  months or less,  such loss will be  treated  as  long-term
capital loss to the extent of any amounts treated as  distributions of long-term
capital gain during such  six-month  period.  Furthermore,  a loss realized by a
shareholder  on  the  sale  of  shares  of  the  Funds  with  respect  to  which
exempt-interest  dividends have been paid will be disallowed if such shares have
been  held  by the  shareholder  for  six  months  or less  (to  the  extent  of
exempt-interest dividends paid).

         Under  the Code,  a  shareholder's  interest  expense  deductions  with
respect to indebtedness  incurred or continued to purchase or carry shares of an
investment company paying exempt-interest  dividends, such as either of the AARP
Tax-Free Funds, may be limited. In addition,  under rules issued by the Internal
Revenue Service for determining  when borrowed Funds are considered used for the
purposes of purchasing or carrying particular assets, the purchase of shares may
be  considered  to have been made with  borrowed  Funds even though the borrowed
Funds are not directly traceable to the purchase of shares.

         Opinions  relating to the  validity  of  municipal  securities  and the
exemption  of interest  thereon  from  Federal  income tax are  rendered by bond
counsel to the issuer.  Neither AARP, the Fund Manager, nor Counsel to the Funds
makes any review of proceedings  relating to the issuer of municipal  securities
or the bases of such opinions.

         The foregoing  description  regarding  the AARP Tax-Free  Funds relates
only to Federal income tax law. Investors should consult with their tax advisers
as to exemption from other state or local law.  Persons who may be  "substantial
users" (or "related  persons" of  substantial  users) of facilities  financed by
industrial development bonds should consult their tax advisers before purchasing
shares of the Funds.

                        BROKERAGE AND PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

Brokerage Commissions

         To the maximum extent feasible the AARP Funds' investment  adviser will
place orders for portfolio  transactions through the Distributor,  which in turn
will place  orders on behalf of the AARP Funds with other  brokers and  dealers.
The  Distributor  receives no commission,  fees or other  remuneration  from the
Funds for this service.
Allocation of brokerage is supervised by the Fund Manager.

         Purchases and sales of  fixed-income  securities for the AARP Funds are
generally  placed by the Fund  Manager  with  primary  market  makers  for these
securities  on a net basis,  without any  brokerage  commission  being paid by a
Fund.  Trading does,  however,  involve  transaction  costs.  Transactions  with
dealers  serving as primary market makers reflect the spread between the bid and
asked prices. Purchases of underwritten issues may be made which will include an
underwriting fee paid to the underwriter.

         The primary  objective  of the Fund  Manager in placing  orders for the
purchase and sale of assets for the AARP Funds' portfolios is to obtain the most
favorable  net results,  taking into  account such factors as price,  commission
(which is negotiable in the case of national securities exchange  transactions),
size of order,  difficulty  of  execution  and skill  required of the  executing
broker/dealer.  The Fund Manager seeks to evaluate the overall reasonableness of
brokerage  commissions  paid through the  familiarity  of the  Distributor  with
commissions  charged  on  comparable  transactions,  as  well  as  by  comparing
commissions paid by the AARP Funds to reported  commissions paid by others.  The


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Fund  Manager  reviews  on a  routine  basis  commission  rates,  execution  and
settlement services performed, making internal and external comparisons.

   
         When it can be done  consistently with the policy of obtaining the most
favorable net results,  it is the Fund  Manager's  practice to place such orders
with brokers and dealers who supply market quotations to Scudder Fund Accounting
Corporation  for  appraisal  purposes,  or  who  supply  research,   market  and
statistical  information to the Funds or the Fund Manager.  The term  "research,
market  and  statistical  information"  includes  advice  as  to  the  value  of
securities,  the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities,
and the  availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities,  and
furnishing  analyses and reports  concerning  issuers,  industries,  securities,
economic factors and trends,  portfolio  strategy and concerning the performance
of  accounts.  The  Fund  Manager  is not  authorized,  when  placing  portfolio
transactions for the AARP Funds, to pay a brokerage commission in excess of that
which  another  broker might have  charged for  executing  the same  transaction
solely on account of the receipt of research, market or statistical information.
The Fund Manager will not place orders with brokers or dealers on the basis that
the  broker  or  dealer  has or has not sold  shares of the  Funds.  Except  for
implementing  the policy stated above,  there is no intention to place portfolio
transactions with particular brokers or dealers or groups thereof.  In effecting
transactions  in  over-the-counter  securities,   orders  are  placed  with  the
principal  market makers for the security being traded unless,  after exercising
care, it appears that more favorable results are available otherwise.
    

         Subject to obtaining the most favorable  results,  the Fund Manager may
place particular  transactions through the Distributor,  with the net commission
or fee  being  credited  against  the  fee  payable  to the  Fund  Manager.  The
Distributor, however, does not intend to engage in a general brokerage business.
Also subject to obtaining the most  favorable net results,  the Fund Manager may
place  brokerage  transactions  with Bear,  Stearns & Co. A credit  against  the
custodian  fee due to State Street Bank and Trust  Company  equal to one-half of
the commission on any such  transaction  will be given on any such  transaction.
The Fund did not enter into any such transactions during its fiscal year.

         Although  certain  research,  market and statistical  information  from
brokers and dealers can be useful to the AARP Funds and to the Fund Manager,  it
is the opinion of the Fund Manager that such  information is only  supplementary
to its own  research  effort  since  the  information  must  still be  analyzed,
weighed,  and reviewed by the Fund  Manager's  staff.  Such  information  may be
useful to the Fund Manager in providing  services to clients other than the AARP
Funds,  and not all such  information  is used by the Fund Manager in connection
with the AARP Funds.  Conversely,  such information provided to the Fund Manager
by brokers and dealers  through whom other  clients of the Fund  Manager  effect
securities  transactions may be useful to the Fund Manager in providing services
to the AARP Funds.

         For the fiscal years ended  September 30, 1993,  1994 and 1995 the AARP
Growth and Income Fund paid brokerage commissions of $1,369,243,  $2,319,113 and
$_______  and the  AARP  Capital  Growth  Fund  paid  brokerage  commissions  of
$1,154,049,  $1,156,320 and $_________,  both respectively.  For the fiscal year
ending  September  30, 1995 and the period ending  September 30, 1994,  the AARP
Balanced  Stock  and Bond  Fund  paid  brokerage  commissions  of  $_______  and
$152,376,  respectively.  In the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995,  $_______
(___%) of the total  brokerage  commissions  paid by AARP Growth and Income Fund
and $_____  (___%) by AARP  Capital  Growth Fund  resulted  from orders  placed,
consistent  with the policy of obtaining the most  favorable  net results,  with
brokers and dealers who provided supplementary research information to the Funds
or the Fund Manager.  The amount of such transactions  aggregated  $________ for
the  AARP  Capital  Growth  Fund,  (___%  of  all  brokerage  transactions)  and
$_________ (___%) of all brokerage  transactions) for the AARP Growth and Income
Fund. The balance of such  brokerage was not allocated to any particular  broker
or dealer or with regard to the  above-mentioned  or other special factors.  For
the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1995,  $_____ (___%) of the total brokerage
commissions  paid by AARP  Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund  resulted  from  orders
placed,  consistent with the policy of obtaining the most favorable net results,
with brokers and dealers who provided  supplementary research information to the
Funds or the Fund Manager. The amount of such transactions aggregated $_________
for AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund, (___% of all brokerage transactions). The
balance of such brokerage was not allocated to any  particular  broker or dealer
or with regard to the above-mentioned or other special factors.

         The  Trustees  review from time to time whether the  recapture  for the
benefit of the Funds of some  portion of the  brokerage  commissions  or similar
fees paid by the Funds on  portfolio  transactions  is legally  permissible  and
advisable. To date, no recapture has been effected.

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Portfolio Turnover

   
         Fund   securities   may  be  sold  to  take   advantage  of  investment
opportunities  arising  from  changing  market  levels  or yield  relationships.
Although such  transactions  involve  additional costs in the form of spreads or
commissions,  they  will be  undertaken  in an  effort to  improve  the  overall
investment  return  of a Fund,  consistent  with  that  Fund's  objectives.  The
portfolio  turnover rate of a Fund is defined in a Rule of the SEC as the lesser
of the  value of  securities  purchased  or  securities  sold  during  the year,
excluding all securities  whose  maturities at the time of acquisition  were one
year or less,  divided by the average  monthly  value of such  securities  owned
during the year.  The average  annual  portfolio  turnover  rates for the fiscal
years ended September 30, 1993,  1994, and 1995 for five of the non-money market
Funds were: AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund, 105.49%,  114.54% and 70.35%; AARP
High  Quality  Bond Fund,  100.98%,  63.75% and  201.07%;  AARP Insured Tax Free
General  Bond Fund,  47.96%,  38.39% and 17.45%;  AARP  Growth and Income  Fund,
17.44%, 31.82% and 31.26%; AARP Capital Growth Fund, 100.63%, 79.65% and 98.44%,
all  respectively.  The average annual  portfolio  turnover rate for fiscal year
ending  September 30, 1995 and the period ending September 30, 1994 for the AARP
Balanced Stock and Bond Fund was 63.77%, and 49.32%, respectively.  Under normal
investment  conditions,  it is  anticipated  that the AARP Global  Growth Fund's
annual portfolio turnover rate will not exceed 75% for the initial fiscal year.
    

                                 NET ASSET VALUE

AARP Money Funds

         The net asset value per share of the Fund is computed twice daily as of
twelve o'clock noon and the close of regular trading on the Exchange, normally 4
p.m.  eastern  time,  on each day when the  Exchange  is open for  trading.  The
Exchange is normally closed on the following national holidays:  New Year's Day,
Presidents'  Day,  Good  Friday,  Memorial  Day,  Independence  Day,  Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Net asset value is determined by dividing the total
assets of the Fund, less all of its  liabilities,  by the total number of shares
of the Fund  outstanding.  The Fund uses the  penny-rounding  method of security
valuation  as permitted  under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.  Under this method,
portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available and which
have  remaining  maturities  of more than 60 days from the date of valuation are
valued at the mean between the over-the-counter bid and asked prices. Securities
which have  remaining  maturities of 60 days or less are valued by the amortized
cost method; if acquired with remaining  maturities of 61 days or more, the cost
thereof  for  purposes  of  valuation  is deemed to be the value on the 61st day
prior to maturity. Other securities are appraised at fair value as determined in
good faith by or on behalf of the Trustees of the Fund. For example,  securities
with remaining  maturities of more than 60 days for which market  quotations are
not  readily  available  are  valued  on the  basis  of  market  quotations  for
securities of comparable maturity, quality and type. Determinations of net asset
value per share for the Fund made other than as of the close of the Exchange may
employ adjustments for changes in interest rates and other market factors.

AARP Non-Money Market Funds

         The net asset  value of shares of the Fund is  computed as of the close
of regular trading on the Exchange on each day the Exchange is open for trading.
The  Exchange is scheduled to be closed on the  following  holidays:  New Year's
Day,  Presidents Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day,  Independence  Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Net asset value per share is determined by dividing
the value of the total assets of the Fund,  less all  liabilities,  by the total
number of shares outstanding.

         An  exchange-traded  equity  security is valued at its most recent sale
price.  Lacking any sales, the security is valued at the calculated mean between
the  most  recent  bid  quotation  and the  most  recent  asked  quotation  (the
"Calculated  Mean").  Lacking a Calculated  Mean,  the security is valued at the
most recent bid  quotation.  An equity  security which is traded on the National
Association  of Securities  Dealers  Automated  Quotation  ("NASDAQ")  system is
valued at its most recent sale price.  Lacking any sales, the security is valued
at the high or  "inside"  bid  quotation.  The value of an equity  security  not
quoted on the NASDAQ System, but traded in another  over-the-counter  market, is
its most  recent sale price.  Lacking any sales,  the  security is valued at the
Calculated  Mean.  Lacking a Calculated Mean, the security is valued at the most
recent bid quotation.

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         Debt securities, other than short-term securities, are valued at prices
supplied by the Fund's  pricing  agent(s) which reflect  broker/dealer  supplied
valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Short-term securities with
remaining  maturities  of sixty  days or less are valued by the  amortized  cost
method,  which  the  Board  believes  approximates  market  value.  If it is not
possible  to value a  particular  debt  security  pursuant  to  these  valuation
methods, the value of such security is the most recent bid quotation supplied by
a bona  fide  marketmaker.  If it is not  possible  to value a  particular  debt
security  pursuant to the above methods,  the Adviser may calculate the price of
that debt security, subject to limitations established by the Board.

         An exchange traded options contract on securities,  currencies, futures
and other financial  instruments is valued at its most recent sale price on such
exchange.  Lacking any sales,  the options  contract is valued at the Calculated
Mean.  Lacking any Calculated  Mean, the options  contract is valued at the most
recent bid quotation in the case of a purchased  options  contract,  or the most
recent asked  quotation in the case of a written  options  contract.  An options
contract  on  securities,  currencies  and other  financial  instruments  traded
over-the-counter  is valued at the most  recent bid  quotation  in the case of a
purchased options contract and at the most recent asked quotation in the case of
a written  options  contract.  Futures  contracts  are valued at the most recent
settlement price.  Foreign currency exchange forward contracts are valued at the
value of the underlying currency at the prevailing exchange rate.

         If a security is traded on more than one exchange,  or upon one or more
exchanges  and in the  over-the-counter  market,  quotations  are taken from the
market in which the security is traded most extensively.

         Trading in  securities  on foreign  securities  exchanges  is  normally
completed before the close of regular trading on the Exchange.  Trading on these
foreign  exchanges  may not take  place on all  days on which  there is  regular
trading on the Exchange,  or may take place on days on which there is no regular
trading on the Exchange.  If events  materially  affecting the value of a Fund's
portfolio  securities occur between the time when these foreign  exchanges close
and the time when the Fund's net asset value is calculated, such securities will
be valued at fair value as determined by each Trust's Board of Directors.

         If, in the opinion of the Fund's  Valuation  Committee,  the value of a
portfolio  asset as  determined  in accordance  with these  procedures  does not
represent  the  fair  market  value of the  portfolio  asset,  the  value of the
portfolio  asset is taken to be an amount which, in the opinion of the Valuation
Committee,   represents  fair  market  value  on  the  basis  of  all  available
information.  The  value  of  other  portfolio  holdings  owned  by the  Fund is
determined in a manner which, in the discretion of the Valuation  Committee most
fairly reflects fair market value of the property on the valuation date.

         Following the  valuations of  securities or other  portfolio  assets in
terms of the currency in which the market  quotation  used is expressed  ("Local
Currency"),  the value of these  portfolio  assets in terms of U.S.  dollars  is
calculated by converting the Local Currency into U.S.  dollars at the prevailing
currency exchange rate on the valuation date.

                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Experts

   
         The  financial  statements  of the AARP  Funds  included  in the Annual
Report to  shareholders  dated  September 30, 1995,  have been examined by Price
Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants,  and are incorporated by reference into
this  Statement of  Additional  Information  in reliance  upon the  accompanying
report of said firm,  which  report is given upon their  authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.
    

Shareholder Indemnification

         Each of the Trusts is an  organization  of the type commonly known as a
"Massachusetts  business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a
trust may, under certain  circumstances,  be held personally  liable as partners
for the obligations of the trust.  Each Declaration of Trust contains an express
disclaimer of shareholder liability in connection with the Trust property or the
acts,  obligations  or  affairs  of the Trust.  Each  Declaration  of Trust also
provides for  indemnification  out of the Trust property of any shareholder held
personally  liable for the claims and  liabilities  to which a  shareholder  may
become subject by reason of being or having been a  shareholder.  Thus, the risk
of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is
limited to  circumstances  in which a Trust  itself  would be unable to meet its


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obligations.  No series of one Trust is liable  for the  obligations  of another
series in the AARP Complex.

Ratings of Corporate Bonds

         The three highest  ratings of Moody's for  corporate  bonds are Aaa, Aa
and A. Bonds  rated Aaa are judged by Moody's to be of the best  quality.  Bonds
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.  Moody's
states  that Aa bonds are rated  lower  than the best bonds  because  margins of
protection or other elements make long-term  risks appear  somewhat  larger than
for Aaa securities.  Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment  attributes
and are to be considered  as upper medium grade  obligations.  Although  factors
giving  security to principal and interest on bonds rated A are adequate,  other
elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in
the future.

         The three highest  ratings of S&P for corporate  bonds are AAA (Prime),
AA  (High-grade)  and A. Bonds rated AAA have the highest rating assigned by S&P
to a debt obligation.  Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely
strong.  Bonds rated AA have a very strong  capacity to pay  interest  and repay
principal and differ from the highest rating issues only in small degree.  Bonds
rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and interest,  although they are
more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic
conditions.

Ratings of Commercial Paper

         The  ratings  Prime-1 and  Prime-2  are the  highest  commercial  paper
ratings  assigned  by  Moody's.  Among the  factors  considered  by  Moody's  in
assigning  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 speculative-type  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.

         Prime-2  ratings are assigned by Moody's to  commercial  paper  issuers
which have a strong capacity for meeting their  obligations in a timely fashion.
However,  their financial,  economic and managerial capacities will be less than
that of Prime-1 borrowers.  Financial characteristics such as earnings, coverage
ratios and  capitalization  will be more affected by external  economic  factors
than Prime-1 borrowers. Liquidity is still believed to be ample.

         The two highest  ratings of S&P for  commercial  paper are A-1 and A-2.
Commercial  paper rated A-1 or better by S&P has the following  characteristics:
Liquidity ratios are adequate to meet cash  requirements;  long-term senior debt
is rated "A" or better, although in some cases "BBB" credits may be allowed; 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.

         S&P will  assign an A-2  rating to the  commercial  paper of  companies
which have the  capacity  for timely  payment on issues.  However,  the relative
degree of safety is less than for issuers rated A-1.

Ratings of Municipal Bonds

         The three highest  ratings of Moody's for municipal  bonds are Aaa, Aa,
and A. Bonds  rated Aaa are judged by Moody's to be of the best  quality.  Bonds
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.  Moody's
states  that Aa bonds are rated  lower  than the best bonds  because  margins of
protection or other elements make long-term  risks appear  somewhat  larger than
for Aaa municipal  bonds.  Municipal  bonds which are rated A by Moody's possess
many favorable  investment  attributes  and are  considered  "upper medium grade
obligations."  Factors  giving  security to  principal  and  interest of A rated
municipal  bonds are  considered  adequate,  but elements  may be present  which
suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

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         The three highest  ratings of S&P for municipal  bonds are AAA (Prime),
AA  (High-grade),  and A (Good grade).  Bonds rated AAA have the highest  rating
assigned by S&P to a municipal  obligation.  Capacity to pay  interest and repay
principal is extremely strong. Bonds rated AA have a very strong capacity to pay
interest and repay  principal and differ from the highest rated issues only in a
small  degree.  Bonds  rated  A have a  strong  capacity  to pay  principal  and
interest,  although  they are  somewhat  susceptible  to the adverse  effects of
changes in circumstances and economic conditions.

         Moody's  ratings for  municipal  notes and other  short-term  loans are
designated Moody's Investment Grade (MIG). This distinction is in recognition of
the differences  between short-term and long-term credit risk. Loans bearing the
designation  MIG1  are  of the  best  quality,  enjoying  strong  protection  by
establishing  cash  flows of Funds for their  servicing  or by  established  and
broad-based  access to the market for  refinancing,  or both.  Loans bearing the
designation MIG2 are of high quality,  with margins of protection ample although
not as large as in the preceding group.

         S&P's  top  ratings  for  municipal   notes  are  SP-1  and  SP-2.  The
designation SP-1 indicates a very strong capacity to pay principal and interest.
A "+" is added  for those  issues  determined  to  possess  overwhelming  safety
characteristics.  An "SP-2" designation indicates a satisfactory capacity to pay
principal and interest.

         The ratings F-1+ and F-1 are the two highest ratings assigned by Fitch.
Among the factors  considered  by Fitch in  assigning  these rating are: (1) the
issuer's liquidity;  (2) its standing in the industry; (3) the size of its debt;
(4) its ability to service its debt;  (5) its  profitability;  (6) its return on
equity; (7) its alternative sources of financing;  and (8) its ability to access
the  capital  markets.  Analysis of the  relative  strength or weakness of these
factors and others  determines  whether an issuer's  commercial  paper is within
these two ratings.

Other Information

         Each AARP Fund has a fiscal year ending on September 30.

         Portfolio securities of the AARP Funds are held separately, pursuant to
a custodian  agreements  with each Trust, by State Street Bank and Trust Company
of Boston as Custodian.

   
         Each Trust has  shareholder  servicing  agreements with Scudder Service
Corporation ("SSC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
SSC is the transfer agent, dividend disbursing and shareholder service agent for
each  Fund.  Shareholder  service  expenses  charged  by SSC were for AARP  High
Quality Money Fund,  $1,533,555;  AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund,  $8,104,169;
AARP High Quality Bond Fund, $1,720,303;  AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund,
$347,016;  AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund,  $2,148,893;  AARP  Balanced
Fund, $513,031; AARP Growth and Income Fund, $3,249,295; and AARP Capital Growth
Fund, $1,171,702, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995.
Not all of these fees were paid in full at the fiscal year end.
    

         The firm of Dechert Price & Rhoads of  Washington,  D.C. is counsel for
the Trusts.

         Scudder Fund Accounting  Corporation,  Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts,  02110-4103,  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Scudder,  Stevens &
Clark,  Inc.,  computes net asset value for each Fund.  AARP High Quality  Money
Fund and AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund each pay Scudder Fund  Accounting
an annual  fee equal to 0.020% on the first $150  million  of average  daily net
assets, 0.0060% of such assets in excess of $150 million, up to and including $1
billion and 0.0035% of such  assets in excess of $1  billion,  plus  holding and
transaction  charges for this  service.  AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund
pays  Scudder  Fund  Accounting  an annual fee equal to 0.024% on the first $150
million of average  daily net  assets,  0.0070% on such assets in excess of $150
million up to and including $1 billion,  and 0.0040% of such assets in excess of
$1 billion, plus holding and transaction charges for this service. AARP GNMA and
U.S.  Treasury  Fund and AARP  High  Quality  Bond Fund  each pay  Scudder  Fund
Accounting  an annual fee equal to 0.025% of the first  $150  million of average
daily net  assets,  0.0075% of such  assets in excess of $150  million up to and
including $1 billion,  and 0.0045% of such assets in excess of $1 billion,  plus
holding and transaction  charges for this service.  AARP Balanced Stock and Bond
Fund,  AARP Growth and Income Fund and AARP Capital Growth Fund each pay Scudder
Fund  Accounting  an annual  fee equal to 0.025% on the first  $150  million  of
average daily net assets, 0.0075% of such assets in excess of $150 million up to
and  including  $1 billion,  and 0.0045% of such assets in excess of $1 billion,
plus holding and transaction charges.  AARP Global Growth Fund pays Scudder Fund


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Accounting  Corporation  an annual fee equal to 0.065% on the first $150 million
of average daily net assets, 0.0400% of such assets in excess of $150 million up
to and including $1 billion, and 0.0200% of such assets in excess of $1 billion,
plus holding and transaction charges for this service.
    

         Many of the  investment  changes  in the  Funds  will be made at prices
different  from those  prevailing at the time they may be reflected in a regular
report to shareholders.  These  transactions will reflect  investment  decisions
made by the Fund Manager in light of the  objectives  and policies of the Funds,
and such factors as its other  portfolio  holdings and tax  considerations,  and
should  not  be  construed  as  recommendations  for  similar  action  by  other
investors.

         Costs incurred in connection  with subsequent  registrations  of shares
are being  amortized on a pro-rata  basis as the related  shares are issued.  If
other Funds are added to a Trust, the Trustees will determine whether such Funds
should bear any of such costs.

         Each Trust is located at Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts
02110-4103 (telephone:  1-800-253-2277).  Each has filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission,  Washington, D.C. 20549, a Registration Statement under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to the shares of the Funds
offered by the  Prospectus.  The  Prospectus  and this  Statement of  Additional
Information do not contain all of the information set forth in the  Registration
Statements,  certain  parts of which are  omitted in  accordance  with Rules and
Regulations  of the SEC.  The  Registration  Statements  may be inspected at the
principal  office of the SEC at 450 Fifth  Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. and
copies thereof may be obtained from the SEC at prescribed rates.

         The following chart demonstrates that tax-free yields are equivalent to
higher  taxable yields due to their  tax-exempt  status.  For example,  tax-free
interest of 5% is the equivalent of 6.94% taxable in a 28% tax bracket.
Please refer to the chart for more examples.

Tax-Exempt Income vs. Taxable Income

   
         The following  table  illustrates  comparative  yields from taxable and
tax-exempt  obligations  under  federal  income tax rates in effect for the 1995
calendar year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          1995 Taxable Income                           To Equal Hypothetical Tax-Free Yields of 5%, 
          Brackets                                          7% and 9%, a Taxable Investment Would
                                                                      Have To Earn**
                 Individual             Federal
                   Return              Tax Rates            5%                7%                9%
                   ------              ---------            --                --                --
          <S>                            <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>   
          $0 - $23,350                   15.0%             5.88%            8.24%             10.59%
          $23,351 - $56,550              28.0%             6.94%            9.72%             12.50%
          $56,551 - $117,950             31.0%             7.25%            10.14%            13.04%
          $117,951 - $256,500            36.0%             7.81%            10.94%            14.06%
          Over $256,500                  39.6%             8.28%            11.59%            14.90%

                   Joint
                   Return
                   ------

          $0 - $39,000                   15.0%             5.88%            8.24%             10.59%
          $39,001 - $94,250              28.0%             6.94%            9.72%             12.50%
          $94,251 - $143,600             31.0%             7.25%            10.14%            13.04%
          $143,601 - $256,500            36.0%             7.81%            10.94%            14.06%
          Over $256,500                  39.6%             8.28%            11.59%            14.90%
</TABLE>
    

**       These  illustrations  assume the Federal alternative minimum tax is not
         applicable,  that an individual is not a "head of household" and claims
         one  exemption  and that  taxpayers  filing a joint  return  claim  two
         exemptions.  Note also that these federal income tax brackets and rates
         do  not  take  into  account  the  effects  of (i) a  reduction  in the
         deductibility  of  itemized  deductions  for  taxpayers  whose  federal


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         adjusted  gross  income  exceeds  $114,700  ($57,350  in the  case of a
         married  individual filing a separate  return),  or of (ii) the gradual
         phaseout of the personal  exemption  amount for taxpayers whose federal
         adjusted  gross income  exceeds  $114,700 (for single  individuals)  or
         $172,050  (for  married  individuals  filing  jointly).  The  effective
         federal tax rates and  equivalent  yields for such  taxpayers  would be
         higher than those shown above.
    

Example:*

   
         Based on 1995 federal tax rates, a married couple filing a joint return
with  two  exemptions  and  taxable  income  of  $40,000  would  have  to earn a
tax-equivalent yield of 6.94% in order to match a tax-free yield of 5%.
    

         There is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a specific yield.  While
most of the income  distributed to the  shareholders of each Fund will be exempt
from federal  income  taxes,  portions of such  distributions  may be subject to
federal  income  taxes.  Distributions  may also be  subject  to state and local
taxes.

*        Net  amount  subject  to  federal  income  tax  after   deductions  and
         exemptions, exclusive of the alternative minimum tax.

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   
         The financial statements,  including the investment portfolio,  of each
AARP Fund, together with the Report of Independent Accountants and Supplementary
Information  are  incorporated  by  reference  and  attached  hereto on pages 34
through 91 inclusive in the Annual Report to the  Shareholders of the AARP Funds
dated  September 30, 1995,  and are hereby deemed to be a part of this Statement
of Additional Information.
    
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ANNUAL REPORT
TO SHAREHOLDERS


AARP Investment Program
from SCUDDER


SEPTEMBER 30, 1995





LETTER TO
SHAREHOLDERS


UNDERSTANDING
THE VOLATILITY
OF YOUR
MUTUAL FUNDS


AARP FUND
REPORTS


INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIOS AND
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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                              Table of Contents


         Letter to Shareholders ...........................................    2
               Special Section:
Understanding the Volatility of
              Your Mutual Funds ...........................................    7
              AARP Fund Reports ...........................................   12
              AARP High Quality
                     Money Fund ...........................................   13
              AARP High Quality
            Tax Free Money Fund ...........................................   15
                  AARP GNMA and
             U.S. Treasury Fund ...........................................   17
              AARP High Quality
                      Bond Fund ...........................................   19
          AARP Insured Tax Free
              General Bond Fund ...........................................   21
            AARP Balanced Stock
                  and Bond Fund ...........................................   23
                AARP Growth and
                    Income Fund ...........................................   26
                   AARP Capital
                    Growth Fund ...........................................   29
                    AARP Funds'
          Investment Portfolios ...........................................   34
           Financial Statements ...........................................   76
           Financial Highlights ...........................................   82
             Notes to Financial
                     Statements ...........................................   86
          Report of Independent
                    Accountants ...........................................   91
          Officers and Trustees ...........................................   93
    Service and Tax Information ...........................................   96

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Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

Over the period covered by this Annual Report--October 1, 1994 through September
30, 1995--the benefit of staying committed to your investments became evident.
The fiscal period began in late 1994, one of the worst years in history for the
bond market and a challenging year for the stock market. Those of you who
maintained a long-term investment perspective and remained patient should be
pleased. The stock and bond markets have performed exceptionally well since the
beginning of 1995. In this environment, the AARP income and growth-oriented
Funds provided solid returns while continuing to follow their conservative
investment strategies. Descriptions elaborating on the performance of the AARP
Funds begin on page 12.

We would first like to spend a few paragraphs discussing the stock and bond
markets and then review some matters specific to the AARP Investment Program. We
have also added a Special Section to the Report this year that provides you with
some tools with which to evaluate your mutual fund investments--specifically how
to assess the risk of share price volatility. The section begins on page 7 with
a brief discussion of mutual fund risk, followed by questions that you might ask
a mutual fund company when considering a particular fund. A detailed grid then
provides the answers to those questions as they relate to the AARP Funds. We
hope this will allow you to compare the AARP Funds to one another and to other
funds you may want to consider for your investment portfolio.


The Stock and Bond Markets

As economic growth slowed in the beginning of 1995, concerns about inflation
abated and expectations that the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) would lower
interest rates heightened. As a result, short- and long-term interest rates
began to decline. On July 6, 1995, the Fed cut the Federal Funds rate (the rate
banks charge each other for overnight loans) by .25% to 5.75%. In making this
cut, the first in nearly three years, the Fed cited waning inflationary
pressures, with inflation hovering at less than 3%. The economy overall showed
strong corporate profits, low inflation, and declining interest rates.

This good news for the stock market propelled it to new heights. The unmanaged
Dow Jones Industrial Average--the price-weighted average of 30 actively traded
blue chip stocks--hit one record after another, ending September 1995 at 4789, a


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number that only a few years ago would have seemed impossible. The unmanaged
Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Price Index returned 29.75% from October 1, 1994
to September 30, 1995.

The bond market also posted significant gains in this environment because as
interest rates decline, bond prices rise. Long-term interest rates, as measured
by the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond, declined from 7.81% on September 30, 1994 to
6.57% on September 30, 1995. Short-term interest rates, as measured by the
three-month Treasury bill, declined to 5.40% on September 30, 1995 from a high
of 5.93% in February of this year.


Looking Ahead

Our outlook for the bond market remains positive due to our expectations that
inflation should remain stable for the next year or so, and that interest rates
should also remain stable or slightly decline.

Our outlook for the stock market also remains positive. Stocks generally perform
well in an environment of low interest rates and low inflation. However, while
earnings growth continues, we may be nearing the end of the current business
cycle. (A business cycle is a pattern of fluctuating economic output and
growth.) Historically, the latter part of the cycle can be characterized as very
uncertain for stock investors. As the slowdown in economic activity becomes more
pronounced, corporate earnings and stock prices sometimes suffer. While this may
cause some short-term volatility, we continue to believe that stocks will
outperform bonds and cash equivalents over the longer term.


What This Means for Investors

We believe investors need to continue to focus on their long-term investment
goals rather than on short-term uncertainties in the markets. If you have an
investment time horizon of three years or more and can accept that both the bond
and stock markets will have volatility, short-term downturns in the market
should have no impact on your primary investment goal. In fact, these downturns
could provide investment opportunities. However, it is also important to put the
recent strong performance of the markets into perspective and not expect these
unusually high returns to continue indefinitely. Remember that diversification,
or allocating your assets in a mix of different investments such as stocks,
bonds, and money market investments, can be a sensible strategy to provide you
with a degree of protection from market volatility.


The AARP Investment Program from Scudder

As we have mentioned often over this past year, 1995 marks the 10th anniversary
of the AARP Investment Program. Over the past ten years we have learned more and
more about the needs of our shareholders. Recognizing these needs, all of the
AARP Mutual Funds are managed conservatively as the portfolio management teams


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try to moderate the share price volatility of your investment. This makes the
AARP Funds distinct from many other mutual funds which may seek long-term higher
returns, but do not focus on reducing short-term share price fluctuation. At the
same time, the AARP Funds will provide the opportunity for competitive returns.
Of course, while the AARP Funds are conservatively managed, it is important that
you realize that your principal is never insured or guaranteed, and the value of
your investment and your return will move up and down as market conditions
change.

It is this commitment to conservative investing that has continued to appeal to
AARP members. As of September 30, 1995, there were more than 670,000 investors
participating in the Program and nearly $12 billion in assets under management.
With each new shareholder comes different needs. That is why the Program prides
itself on the introduction of new services and features that will help you meet
those needs. In addition to those outlined on the back of this Report, we are
pleased to note the following services and enhancements.

Enhanced Easy-Access Line

Since its initial introduction in 1990, we have continued to improve the
Easy-Access Line as the needs of our shareholders have changed. Based upon the
most recent input from you, we have enhanced the service. Originally scheduled
for an October 5th implementation, the new service was instead made available on
October 26th. If you attempted to use the service but could not access it, we
encourage you to try again by calling toll-free 1-800-631-4636. It is now easier
to use and more informative than ever before.

For detailed information on the enhanced Easy-Access Line, please refer to the
October issue of Financial Focus, or call us toll-free at 1-800-253-2277.

New Funds Centers

We were happy to announce that AARP shareholders can now be assisted in
Scudder's Funds Centers in San Francisco and New York. As with Funds Centers in
Boston, Boca Raton, San Diego, and Scottsdale, you can obtain face-to-face
assistance from knowledgeable Mutual Fund Representatives who are specially
trained to understand the investment objectives of AARP members. So if you live
in these areas and need help in allocating your assets, have questions about
planning for retirement, or want to learn more about the AARP Mutual Funds, stop
in and see us. For directions, please call us at 1-800-253-2277.

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New Office in Norwell

We were pleased to open our new Shareholder Servicing Operations Center in
Norwell, Massachusetts in September. While our toll-free phone number has
remained the same, our AARP Mutual Funds Representatives will now receive
certified or registered mail at the following address:

AARP Investment Program from Scudder
42 Longwater Drive
Norwell, MA 02061-1612

Regular mail should continue to be sent to:

AARP Investment Program from Scudder
P.O. Box 2540
Boston, MA 02208-2540


In Closing

In addition to reading the Special Section about risk that follows, we encourage
you to read the individual Fund Reports. Since the AARP Investment Program has
now been in existence for ten years, you will see ten-year performance data for
most of the Funds included for the first time in our Annual Report. We encourage
you to give significant attention to these long-term returns because they
provide perspective on how each of the AARP Mutual Funds has performed through
different types of markets.

If you have questions about your Funds or the information provided in this
Report, please call our knowledgeable AARP Mutual Fund Representatives between
the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, eastern time at
1-800-253-2277.

Sincerely,


/s/Cuyler W. Findlay
Cuyler W. Findlay
Chairman


/s/Linda C. Coughlin
Linda C. Coughlin
President


/s/Douglas M. Loudon
Douglas M. Loudon
Investment Director

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Understanding the Volatility of Your Mutual Funds

As shareholders, many of you received the November 1995 issue of Financial
Focus, the Program's monthly newsletter. In it, we presented information about
how to assess some of the risks associated with your mutual funds. Because of
its importance, we have repeated much of the information in this Special
Section. In addition, we have provided you with statistics about the AARP Income
and AARP Growth Funds so you can begin to understand how to evaluate such
measurements as standard deviation and duration. We hope to continue to provide
you with similar information on a periodic basis. As you read through this
section, please remember that our AARP Mutual Fund representatives are able to
help you with many of your questions. Please call toll-free 1-800-253-2277.


Defining Risk

Currently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is determining if it is
possible to define a universal method of measuring the risks of a particular
fund. Having risk benchmarks to accompany performance benchmarks would greatly
enhance an investor's ability to evaluate a mutual fund. Until then, however,
determining a fund's risk requires some homework. But what do we mean by risk?
Risk, as you know, is a multifaceted concept that means different things to
different people. What may seem risky to you may be conservative to someone
else. That is, in fact, why it is so difficult to create a risk benchmark that
is appropriate for every type of mutual fund.

We can define risk broadly as the possibility that you will lose part of your
investment. At one end of the risk spectrum are money funds, which pose little
risk to your principal (though they do pose risk to your purchasing power if
your investment does not increase in value to ward off inflation and taxes). At
the other end are growth funds, which are characterized as having a high degree
of risk because their value can decline notably over the short term. Related to
this is the fundamental relationship between risk and return. Generally, if you
choose a less risky investment, you must expect a lower return. Conversely, if
you expect potentially higher returns, there is usually more short-term risk
involved.


What is Your Tolerance for Risk?

Ultimately, evaluating the risk of an investment involves understanding your own
tolerance for risk as well as your investment time horizon. If you have a short
investment time horizon, you would be concerned about whether the income you
receive will keep up with taxes and inflation. If you have a long investment


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time horizon, you need to think about how far down an investment value could
go--and how long it could stay down--before you start feeling very
uncomfortable.

While you think about this, remember that no real loss or gain is realized until
you sell your investment. That is why time is such an important factor. A way
for you to help manage risk is to commit for the long term and understand the
importance of diversifying your investments among several types of mutual funds
and dollar cost averaging, or investing a fixed amount of money at regular
intervals.


Managing the Risk of Share Price Volatility

Because there are so many types of investment risk, and because there are no
universal methods of measurement, it may be helpful to focus on a risk over
which portfolio managers of a mutual fund can exert some control--share price
volatility. A year and a half ago we at the AARP Investment Program looked at
the question of volatility and started to better define our volatility
objectives and refine the investment strategies of three Funds: The AARP High
Quality Bond Fund, the AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund, and the AARP
Capital Growth Fund. Today, all the Funds are managed to moderate the risk of
share price volatility, or the frequency and magnitude of declines in each
Fund's net asset value. The tradeoff will be returns that while competitive, may
not offer returns of similar funds that are not managed to reduce share price
volatility.

The following questions may help you determine the potential volatility of a
mutual fund.

Is the Fund Managed to Moderate Volatility?

A stock fund is managed to moderate volatility if it has a more diversified
portfolio, which usually lowers the risk to the fund because the poor
performance of a few securities will be cushioned by the positive performance of
the majority. Therefore, a stock fund that is highly concentrated in one
particular sector poses more risk than one that is diversified among many
different sectors of the market. For a bond fund, moderating volatility relates
to the degree of interest rate exposure. (Please refer to the next page for the
section on duration.)

What is the Fund's Standard Deviation?

Standard deviation measures how much a fund's return fluctuates from month to
month. Funds with high standard deviations have generally performed more
erratically in the past. However, consistency can be misleading because a fund
that declines steadily month after month may have a low standard deviation.
Therefore, when you look at a fund's standard deviation, also look at its
performance to determine whether the returns the fund produced were acceptable
to you given its volatility. Be aware too that standard deviation does not
reflect market performance, nor does it predict future performance.

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As you look at the grid on pages 10 and 11, you will note that we have quoted
three-year standard deviations for the AARP Income and AARP Growth Funds, which
provide a more complete picture than one-year figures. We have also provided
three-year average annualized returns as well. As you review these figures,
please remember that the refined investment strategies of the AARP Funds
mentioned previously might decrease the Funds' standard deviations in the
future.

What is the Fund's Duration?

Duration indicates a bond fund's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. It
measures how a bond fund may react to a one percentage point change in interest
rates. For example, if a bond fund has a duration of four years, it should lose
about 4% of its value if interest rates rise by one percentage point and gain
approximately 4% if rates decline by one percentage point. Since duration
changes as interest rates change, you should check your fund's duration
periodically, remembering that the lower the duration the less volatility the
fund endures. Duration is a more accurate measure of interest rate risk than
average maturity because it takes into account interest payments as well as
amount paid at maturity.

Does the Fund Use Derivatives?

Derivatives are securities whose value is derived from or based on an underlying
security, asset, or index. They are subject to the same fundamental relationship
between risk and potential return as are all investments. The higher the risk of
a derivative, the greater its potential return. When used by a mutual fund,
derivatives can reduce or increase risk in the same way that any security in the
portfolio can. Derivatives are often used to help manage risk and to protect
against the potential of large losses, or to increase your potential returns.
Investment professionals can use one of a variety of techniques to hedge (that
is, to offset investment risk) utilizing such derivatives as options, futures,
and forwards. If a fund uses derivatives, find out if they are used for
defensive purposes (which may not add significant risk to a portfolio, and may
in fact reduce risk), or to increase return (which often adds significantly
greater risk to the fund).

Assessing the Volatility of the AARP Mutual Funds

The following grid summarizes how the AARP Mutual Funds (with the exception of
the AARP money funds) are managed to reduce share price volatility, and gives
standard deviation, duration, credit quality, and derivative information. Though
the grid does not compare the AARP Funds to other funds or benchmarks, it does
allow you to compare the AARP Funds to each other. If you would like to discuss
any of this information with our AARP Mutual Fund Representatives, please call
toll-free at 1-800-253-2277.

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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                STANDARD     
                                                            HOW THE FUND IS MANAGED                             DEVIATION     
   FUND                                                     TO MODERATE VOLATILITY                          (9/30/92-9/30/95) 
   ----                                                     ----------------------                          ----------------- 
   <S>                                <C>                                                                         <C>
         AARP INCOME FUNDS

   AARP GNMA and                      The Fund actively seeks to reduce price  volatility by investing in          3.06
   U.S. Treasury Fund                 a combination of short-,  intermediate-,  and long-term securities,
                                      and by adjusting the mix of GNMA and U.S. Treasury  securities.  It
                                      generally   keeps  a  significant   portion  of  the  portfolio  in
                                      short-term assets, which helps reduce share price fluctuation.     

   AARP High Quality Bond Fund*       The Fund invests in securities  with varying  maturities.  At least          4.87
                                      65% of the  assets  of the Fund are  invested  in U.S.  Government,
                                      corporate, and other fixed income securities.  The non-governmental
                                      investments  of  the  Fund  will  be  spread  among  a  variety  of
                                      companies and will not be concentrated in any one industry.

   AARP Insured                       The  Fund  invests  primarily  in  a  mix  of  high-grade   short-,          6.80
   Tax Free General Bond Fund*        intermediate-,  and long-term municipal securities that are insured
                                      against  default  by  private  insurers.  We  expect  the  standard
                                      deviation to decline in the future.

         AARP GROWTH FUNDS
                                                                                                              
   AARP Balanced Stock                The Fund invests in a broadly diversified mix of equity securities,     3-year figure not
   and Bond Fund                      bonds, and cash reserves.  The Fund invests only in dividend-paying     available since  
                                      stocks,  which tend to have less  volatility  than  other  types of     Fund is less     
                                      stocks.                                                                 than 3 years old.

   AARP Growth and                    The Fund  consists of a broadly  diversified  portfolio  consisting          7.78
   Income Fund                        primarily  of  dividend-paying  stocks,  which  tend to  have  less
                                      volatility than other types of stocks.  It invests in common stocks
                                      and  securities   convertible  into  common  stocks,   as  well  as
                                      preferred stocks.

   AARP Capital                       This Fund  underwent  the most  dramatic  strategy  change.  It now         11.34
   Growth Fund*                       consists of a broadly diversified portfolio consisting primarily of
                                      high-quality,   medium-  to   large-sized   companies  with  strong
                                      competitive  positions  in their  industries.  It invests in common
                                      stocks and securities  convertible  into common stocks,  as well as
                                      preferred  stocks.  We expect the standard  deviation to decline in
                                      the future.                                                        

 *   This Fund's investment strategy was modified in February 1995.
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<CAPTION>
     AVERAGE ANNUALIZED            EFFECTIVE                                                               DERIVATIVES
        TOTAL RETURN               DURATION                                                                IN PORTFOLIO
     (9/30/92-9/30/95)          (AS OF 9/30/95)         CREDIT QUALITY OF BONDS                          (AS OF 9/30/95)
     -----------------          ---------------         -----------------------                          ---------------
            <S>                       <C>           <C>                                             <C>
            4.64%                     2.80          All   securities   in  the  portfolio  are      No derivatives at this time.
                                                    backed  by the full  faith  and  credit of
                                                    the U.S. Government.

            6.09%                     4.70          100%   of  the   Fund's   securities   are      No derivatives at this time.
                                                    high-quality-- AAA-,  AA-, or A-rated.  At
                                                    least 65% of the Fund's  assets must be in
                                                    securities that are AAA- or AA-rated,  the
                                                    top two ratings.

            6.37%                     7.50          100%   of  the   Fund's   securities   are      Approximately 10% of net
                                                    high-quality-- AAA-,  AA-, or A-rated.  At      assets were exposed to
                                                    least 65% of these  securities are insured      derivatives for defensive
                                                    against default.                                purposes.

       Not applicable.       4.80 of bond portion   All bonds are investment  grade -- at least     Approximately 3% of net
                                 of portfolio.      75% of the Fund's bonds are AAA-,  AA-, or      assets were exposed to
                                                    A-rated.   The   remainder   can   be  Baa      derivatives primarily for
                                                    (Moody's)  or BBB  (Standard  & Poor's) or      defensive purposes.
                                                    higher.

           15.79%               Not applicable.     Not applicable.                                 No derivatives at this time.


           13.58%               Not applicable.     Not applicable.                                 No derivatives at this time.

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AARP Fund Reports

The following pages contain a summary of each Fund in the AARP Investment
Program from Scudder. Each AARP Mutual Fund report contains the one-year total
return, five-year total return, and ten-year total return or Life of Fund total
return. Because a one-year total return could be high or low depending on market
conditions over a 12-month period, it is useful to have the perspective of the
five-year and ten-year total return figures. Within each Fund description
(except for the AARP money funds), one-year total return is broken down into two
components: distribution of income and capital change. Distribution of income is
defined as reinvested dividends. Capital change is defined as the change in the
price per share including any reinvested capital gains distributions.

You will also note that all of the AARP Funds, except the AARP money funds, have
been compared to market indices. We are providing these comparisons to comply
with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) disclosure requirements.
Under these requirements, all mutual funds (except money funds) are required to
compare their performance over the past ten years (or Life of Fund) to that of a
broad-based securities market index. It is important to note, however, that
these indices have limited relevance to the performance of mutual funds. They do
not reflect the deduction of any servicing, investment management, or
administration expenses.

Also, the AARP Mutual Funds are unique in the high quality of their investment
portfolios and the emphasis on seeking to reduce share price fluctuation. This,
in turn, can have significant impact on performance. Therefore, when comparing
an AARP Mutual Fund's performance with that of a major market index, remember
that any comparison may be of limited value.

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AARP High Quality Money Fund

At a Glance

Fund Overview

This Fund is designed to preserve your principal while you earn money market
returns. The AARP High Quality Money Fund has quality standards high enough to
have secured a AAAm rating from Standard & Poor's*, a leading national
independent rating firm. The Fund seeks to maintain a $1.00 share price,
although there may be circumstances under which this goal cannot be achieved. It
is important to note that unlike bank savings accounts, the Fund is not insured
or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and the yield of the Fund will fluctuate.

*    The rating for the Fund is historical and is based on an analysis of the
     portfolio's credit quality, market price exposure, and management.

For Whom the Fund is Designed

This Fund may be appropriate for investors who have short-term needs or who do
not want the risk of investing in stocks or bonds. These investors include those
seeking money market income to help meet regular day-to-day needs, those who
need immediate access to their assets through free checkwriting, those who want
to diversify their assets with an investment designed to provide a degree of
safety and stability, and those seeking a short-term investment prior to making
longer-term investment choices.

Q    How has the Fund performed?

A    As with all money funds, the performance of the AARP High Quality Money
     Fund mirrored what happened to short-term interest rates. Short-term
     interest rates, as measured by the three-month U.S. Treasury Bill, declined
     over recent months. By September 30, 1995, short-term interest rates
     declined to 5.40% from as high as 5.93% earlier this year. While this trend
     has caused a gradual decline in the Fund's yield since February, the Fund's
     7-day net annualized yield of 4.97% as of September 30, 1995 was still
     higher than its 3.94% yield on September 30, 1994. The Fund has been able
     to maintain a competitive yield by lengthening its average maturity (see
     investment strategy on the next page).

     The Fund's one-year total return was 4.99%, which was made up entirely of
     income. The five-year cumulative total return was 21.95%; the five-year
     average annualized total return was 4.05%; the 10-year cumulative total
     return was 69.05%; and the 10-year average annualized total return was
     5.39%. Of course past performance is not a guarantee of future results, and
     yield will fluctuate.

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Q    What has been the Fund's investment strategy?

A    In the latter part of 1994 and into the first several months of 1995, we
     maintained a short average maturity to take advantage of rising interest
     rates. The Fund's average maturity was as short as 21 days back in February
     when short-term interest rates peaked at 5.93%. As short-term interest
     rates began to decline, the portfolio management team purchased securities
     with longer maturities. By gradually lengthening the average maturity of
     the Fund to approximately 55 days as of September 30, 1995, we were able to
     provide shareholders with a higher yield.

     We also decreased our investment in floating rate notes from 57% to 34%
     over this period. Floating rate instruments "float" with the market as
     interest rates rise or fall. Therefore, in a declining interest rate
     environment, we decreased our exposure to such securities.

Q    What can I expect from the Fund in the upcoming year?

A    The Fund should remain a good alternative for your short-term assets or if
     you are seeking stability of principal. However, we expect short-term
     interest rates to remain relatively stable or decline slightly over the
     next few months and into 1996. Consequently, the yield of the AARP High
     Quality Money Fund may decline slightly as well.

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AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund

At a Glance

Fund Overview

The AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund is designed to offer you stability of
principal, along with income free from federal taxes.1  The quality of the Fund
is high enough to have secured a AAAm rating from Standard & Poor's (S&P).2  The
AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund is designed to maintain a $1.00 share
price, although there may be circumstances under which this goal cannot be
achieved. It is important to note that, unlike bank savings accounts, the Fund
is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, and yield will fluctuate.

1    It is the policy of the Fund not to invest in taxable issues. However, the
     Fund's income may be subject to state and local taxes. Capital gains may be
     subject to taxes as well.

2    The rating for the Fund is historical and is based on an analysis of the
     portfolio's credit quality, market price exposure, and management.

For Whom the Fund is Designed

This Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking tax-free income or who do not
want the risk of investing in stocks or bonds. These investors include those
seeking money market income to meet regular day-to-day expenses, those needing
immediate access to their assets through free checkwriting, those creating a
diversified portfolio who want a portion of their assets in a conservative
investment designed to offer stability, and those seeking a short-term
investment prior to making longer-term investment choices.

Q    How has the Fund performed?

A    Over the past 12 months, the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund provided
     shareholders with modest returns and a rising yield. The Fund's 7-day net
     annualized yield as of September 30, 1995 was 3.37% (which is a tax
     equivalent yield of 5.58% for shareholders in the 39.6% tax bracket). This
     was up from its 2.64% yield on September 30, 1994. The Fund's one-year
     total return was 2.99%, which was made up entirely of income. The five-year
     cumulative total return was 15.91%; the five-year average annualized total
     return was 3.00%, the 10-year cumulative total return was 52.03%; and the
     10-year average annualized total return was 4.28%.

     Please note that the five- and ten-year figures include the performance of
     the AARP Insured Tax Free Short Term Fund, which changed its name and
     objective to the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund on August 1, 1991.
     Of course, past performance is not a guarantee of future results and yield
     will fluctuate.

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Q    What has been the Fund's investment strategy?

A    Over the past 12 months, we lengthened the average maturity of the Fund to
     approximately 55 days as of September 30, 1995. We decreased our holdings
     of securities with maturities of three to six months, and increased our
     investment in securities with maturities of six to 12 months. The longer
     average maturity provided shareholders with higher yields as short-term
     interest rates declined. We will not move longer than 55 days because the
     average maturity of the Fund cannot exceed 60 days if we are to maintain
     the S&P's AAAm rating. This is the highest rating S&P issues a Fund of this
     type.

     As always, all securities we bought over the past six months are rated
     within the two highest quality ratings of at least one of the three leading
     national independent rating firms: Fitch Investors Service Inc., Moody's
     Investors Service Inc., or S&P. For those funds rated by S&P, there are
     particular guidelines with which each fund must comply in order to maintain
     its AAAm rating. In addition, within the universe of securities that fit
     within the S&P criteria, Scudder credit analysts approve only a small
     percentage of that universe. Therefore, the number of securities that we
     have to choose from is much smaller and in most cases of better quality
     than other tax-free money funds.

Q    What can I expect from the Fund in the upcoming year?

A    We believe the Fund should continue to provide investors in high tax
     brackets with an alternative for their short-term investment needs.
     However, we expect short-term interest rates to remain stable or decrease
     slightly. The short-term municipal market should follow that trend.
     Consequently, the yield of the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund may
     decline slightly.

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AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund

At a Glance

Fund Overview

The AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund seeks to produce monthly income from a
conservatively managed high-quality portfolio. Although your principal is not
guaranteed as it is with an insured fixed-rate Certificate of Deposit (CD) or
savings account, the Fund is managed to help reduce share price fluctuation.
While the securities in the Fund are guaranteed as to the timely payment of
principal and interest, the guarantee is not related to the Fund's yield or
share price, both of which will fluctuate daily.

For Whom the Fund is Designed

The Fund is designed for conservative investors who want relatively high current
income and who seek a degree of protection from day-to-day share price
volatility. Investors should be seeking to invest for the longer term (at least
one to three years) and be comfortable with fluctuation in the value of their
principal and yield.


GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

 Yearly                      AARP GNMA        Lehman
 Periods                     and U.S.         Brothers
 Ended                       Treasury         Mortgage
 Sept. 30                    Fund++           GNMA Index+
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                      $11,031          $11,407
 5 Year                      $14,540          $15,606
 10 Year                     $21,938          $26,277

LINE CHART:
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA:
                     AARP GNMA          Lehman
                     and U.S.           Brothers
                     Treasury           Mortgage
                     Fund               GNMA Index
 -----------------------------------------------------------
       85             10000              10000
       86             11362              11784
       87             11537              12013
       88             12813              13820
       89             13861              15384
       90             15088              16837
       91             17219              19635
       92             19145              21878
       93             20273              23320
       94             19887              23035
       95             21938              26277


TOTAL RETURN

Cumulative

 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 Yearly                      AARP GNMA        Lehman
 Periods                     and U.S.         Brothers
 Ended                       Treasury         Mortgage
 Sept. 30                    Fund++           GNMA Index+
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                       10.31%           14.07%
 5 Year                       45.40%           56.06%
 10 Year                     119.38%          162.77%

Average Annual

 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                       10.31%           14.07%
 5 Year                        7.77%            9.30%
 10 Year                       8.17%           10.14%


ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURNS AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

LINE CHART:
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA:

                          AARP GNMA          Lehman
                          and U.S.           Brothers
                          Treasury           Mortgage
                          Fund               GNMA Index
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 1991                    14.12                 16.61
 1992                    11.19                 11.43
 1993                     5.89                  6.59
 1994                    -1.9                  -1.22
 1995                    10.31                 14.07


                          1991       1992       1993      1994       1995
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Asset Value        $  15.72   $  16.19   $  15.96   $ 14.73    $  15.19
Income Dividends       $   1.26   $   1.22   $   1.15   $  0.93    $   1.01
Capital Gains          $   --     $   --     $   --     $   --     $   --
Distributions
Fund Return (%)        14.12%     11.19%      5.89% -1.90%         10.31%
Index Return (%)+      16.61%     11.43%      6.59% -1.22%         14.07%

+    The unmanaged Lehman Brothers Mortgage GNMA Index is a market value
     weighted measure of all fixed-rate securities backed by mortgage pools of
     the GNMA. Index returns are calculated monthly and assume reinvestment of
     dividends. Unlike Fund returns, Index returns do not reflect any fees or
     expenses.

++   All performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and
     capital gains and is not indicative of future results. Investment return
     and principal value will fluctuate so an investor's shares, when redeemed,
     may be worth more or less than when purchased.

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<PAGE>

Q    How has the Fund performed?

A    We believe the AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund performed well. The Fund's
     share price on September 30, 1994 was $14.73; it increased to $15.19 on
     September 30, 1995. Because of the Fund's conservative investment
     philosophy (see investment strategy below), it usually outperforms similar
     funds in a down bond market (when interest rates are rising) and
     underperforms when the bond market rallies as it did over the past several
     months. Therefore, the Fund's one-year total return of 10.31% (representing
     7.19% in distributions of income and 3.12% in capital change)
     underperformed the unmanaged Lehman Brothers Mortgage GNMA Index total
     return of 14.07%. It is also important to note that an index return does
     not reflect investment in cash or the deduction of any servicing,
     investment management, or administration expenses as a mutual fund does.

     The Fund's yield continued to provide higher yields than insured fixed-rate
     12-month CDs. According to Banxquote, a weekly financial rate reporter, the
     nationally averaged yield on the 12-month CD as of September 30, 1995 was
     5.23% -- significantly lower than the 6.59% yield on the AARP GNMA and U.S.
     Treasury Fund. (Keep in mind that yield does not take into consideration
     the share price fluctuation of the Fund. Unlike the share price of the
     Fund, the principal value of a CD remains constant. Past performance is not
     a guarantee of future results.)

Q    What has been the Fund's investment strategy?

A    In order to provide more income to shareholders, we shifted assets from
     shorter-term instruments into GNMA securities, which were selling at
     attractive price levels. As of September 30, 1995, 77% of the portfolio was
     invested in GNMA securities. We have emphasized lower-rate mortgages
     because they provide a combination of high income with some protection from
     prepayments (paying off a mortgage before it comes due). As of the end of
     September, almost a third of total assets were in 7% to 7.50% coupon
     mortgages.

     The remainder of the portfolio (approximately 23%) was in short-term U.S.
     Treasury obligations and cash equivalents with maturities of two years or
     less. As you know, it has been an ongoing strategy to keep some of the
     Fund's assets in shorter maturity bonds to help dampen share price
     volatility.

Q    What should I expect from the Fund in the upcoming year?

A    We believe the Fund will continue to be a sound choice for conservative
     investors, offering higher current income than many other comparable
     alternatives, with a certain degree of protection from market volatility,
     particularly compared to longer-term alternatives. As stated in the Letter
     to Shareholders, we expect both short- and long-term interest rates to
     remain relatively stable over the next year or perhaps decline a bit.
     Combined with an attractive mortgage market, this should continue to
     provide the high current income shareholders have come to expect.

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<PAGE>

AARP High Quality Bond Fund

At a Glance

Fund Overview

The AARP High Quality Bond Fund offers you monthly income and the opportunity
for higher returns than you can expect from the AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury
Fund. In pursuing higher returns, fluctuation in the value of your principal may
also be greater. The Fund has quality standards that are among the highest of
any general bond fund currently available, with at least 65% of the portfolio
invested in AAA-rated and AA-rated issues, and the other 35% in nothing less
than A-rated bonds.

For Whom the Fund is Designed

The Fund is designed for investors who want competitive returns from a portfolio
of high credit quality. Investors should be seeking to invest for the longer
term (at least one to three years) and be comfortable with fluctuation in the
value of their principal and yield. The AARP High Quality Bond Fund has the
potential to offer shareholders a greater total return than the AARP GNMA and
U.S. Treasury Fund. It will also be subject to greater price fluctuation.


GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

 Yearly                  AARP High              Lehman
 Periods                 Quality                Brothers
 Ended                   Bond Fund++            Aggregate
 Sept. 30                                       Bond Index+
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                  $11,298                $11,406
 5 Year                  $15,375                $15,848
 10 Year                 $22,775                $25,917

LINE CHART
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA
                   AARP HIGH QUALITY   LEHMAN BROTHERS
                   BOND FUND           AGGREGATE BOND INDEX
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 85                   10000                  10000
 86                   11360                  12028
 87                   11350                  12060
 88                   12755                  13664
 89                   14079                  15203
 90                   14813                  16353
 91                   17100                  18969
 92                   19077                  21349
 93                   21343                  23479
 94                   20159                  22722
 95                   22774                  25917


TOTAL RETURN

Cumulative

 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Yearly                  AARP High              Lehman
 Periods                 Quality                Brothers
 Ended                   Bond Fund++            Aggregate
 Sept. 30                                       Bond Index+
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                   12.98%                 14.06%
 5 Year                   53.75%                 58.48%
 10 Year                 127.75%                159.17%

Average Annual

 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                   12.98%                 14.06%
 5 Year                    8.98%                  9.64%
 10 Year                   8.58%                  9.99%


ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURNS AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

BAR CHART
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA

                            AARP HIGH QUALITY  LEHMAN BROTHERS
                            BOND FUND          AGGREGATE BOND
                                               INDEX
 ------------------------------------------------------------------
 1991                       15.44               15.99
 1992                       11.56               12.55
 1993                       11.88                9.98
 1994                       -5.55               -3.22
 1995                       12.98               14.06


                                  1991      1992       1993     1994      1995
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net Asset Value                $ 15.71   $ 16.44   $ 17.19   $ 15.05   $ 16.01
 Income Dividends               $  1.10   $  1.03   $  0.93   $  0.85   $  0.93
 Capital Gains Distributions    $  --     $  --     $  0.18   $  0.38   $  --
 Fund Return (%)                  15.44%    11.56%    11.88%    -5.55%    12.98%
 Index Return (%)+                15.99%    12.55%     9.98%    -3.22%    14.06%

+    The unmanaged Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is a market value
     weighted measure of treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues
     and mortgage securities. Index returns are calculated monthly and assume
     reinvestment of dividends. Unlike Fund returns, Index returns do not
     reflect any fees or expenses.

++   All performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and
     capital gains and is not indicative of future results. Investment return
     and principal value will fluctuate so an investor's shares, when redeemed,
     may be worth more or less than when purchased.

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<PAGE>

Q    How has the Fund performed?

A    We believe the AARP High Quality Bond Fund performed well over the past 12
     months as long-term interest rates declined. Long-term interest rates, as
     measured by the 30-year U.S. Treasury Bond, declined from 7.81% on
     September 30, 1994 to 6.57% on September 30, 1995. As a result, the value
     of the securities held by the Fund increased. The Fund's share price
     increased from $15.05 to $16.01 over this period. The Fund's one-year total
     return was 12.98%, with 6.60% representing distributions of income and
     6.38% capital change. Its one-year total return underperformed the
     unmanaged Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index return of 14.06%. The Fund's
     underperformance was due to its conservative investment strategy designed
     to moderate share price fluctuation. It is also important to note that an
     index return does not reflect investment in cash or the deduction of any
     servicing, investment management, or administration expenses, as a mutual
     fund does.

Q    What has been the Fund's investment strategy?

A    In the last quarter of 1994, the Fund focused on bonds at the shorter and
     longer ends of the maturity spectrum. This strategy was designed to provide
     a sound mix of competitive yields and limited price fluctuation in an
     environment of unstable but generally rising interest rates. Since the
     beginning of 1995, however, our strategy began to shift toward
     intermediate-term bonds. This revised strategy is in keeping with our
     outlook for a steeper yield curve, which is when short-term yields decline
     faster than long-term yields. Intermediate-term bonds usually perform well
     in this environment.

     We also increased the Fund's investment in mortgage-backed securities to
     42% of the portfolio to boost the Fund's total return. As previously
     discussed on page 18, we believe that lower-rate mortgage-backed securities
     offer an attractive combination of high income and good quality at current
     market levels. A majority of the mortgage securities we held in the
     portfolio had coupons ranging from 7% to 7.50%. We also increased the
     Fund's investment in corporate bonds to 23% of the portfolio. The corporate
     sector included issues from some of the country's leading consumer staples,
     durable goods manufacturing, financial, and transportation companies.

     As of September 30, 1995, 66% of the portfolio was invested in government,
     AAA-rated or AA-rated securities; 23% of the Fund was invested in A-rated
     bonds; and 11% was in cash equivalents.

Q    What should I expect from the Fund in the upcoming year?

A    As stated in the Letter to Shareholders, we expect both short- and
     long-term interest rates to remain relatively stable over the next year or
     perhaps decline a bit. We believe that the AARP High Quality Bond Fund is
     positioned for possible lower interest rates with increased exposure to
     intermediate-term issues. This Fund should continue to provide shareholders
     with high income and less share price fluctuation than a long-term bond.

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<PAGE>

AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund

At a Glance

Fund Overview

The AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund seeks to pay high monthly income
that is free from federal taxes.* The Fund invests in a portfolio consisting
primarily of high-grade municipal securities that are insured against default.
This insurance does not apply to the value of your shares or the yield of the
Fund, both of which will fluctuate daily. The Fund also aims to keep the value
of its shares more stable than that of a long-term municipal bond.

*    It is the policy of the Fund not to invest in taxable issues. However, the
     Fund's income may be subject to state and local taxes. Gains on sales of
     Fund shares and distributions of capital gains generally will be subject to
     federal, state and local taxes.

For Whom the Fund is Designed

The Fund is designed for investors in higher tax brackets who want income that
is free from federal income taxes. Investors should be seeking to invest for the
longer term (at least one to three years) and be comfortable with fluctuation in
the value of their principal and yield.

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

 ---------------------------------------------------
 Yearly                  AARP          
 Periods                 Insured       Lehman     
 Ended                   Tax Free      Brothers   
 Sept. 30                General       Municipal  
                         Bond Fund++   Bond Index+
 ---------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                  $11,021       $11,118
 5 Year                  $15,074       $15,289
 10 Year                 $22,913       $25,121

LINE CHART
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA
                AARP INSURED TAX FREE        LEHMAN BROTHERS 
                GENERAL BOND FUND            MUNICIPAL BOND
                                             INDEX
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
       85          10000                     10000
       86          11796                     12465
       87          11449                     12530
       88          13096                     14156
       89          14492                     15385
       90          15200                     16431
       91          17305                     18598
       92          19038                     20542
       93          21764                     23160
       94          20790                     22594
       95          22913                     25121

TOTAL RETURN

Cumulative
 ---------------------------------------------------
 Yearly                  AARP          
 Periods                 Insured       Lehman     
 Ended                   Tax Free      Brothers   
 Sept. 30                General       Municipal  
                         Bond Fund++   Bond Index+
 ---------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                   10.21%        11.18%
 5 Year                   50.74%        52.89%
 10 Year                 129.13%       151.21%

Average Annual

 ---------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                   10.21%        11.18%
 5 Year                    8.55%         8.86%
 10 Year                   8.64%         9.64%

ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURNS AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

LINE CHART
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA

                AARP                          
                INSURED                      LEHMAN BROTHERS
                TAX FREE                     MUNICIPAL BOND 
                GENERAL BOND FUND            INDEX          
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1991                      13.85                        13.19
 1992                      10.01                        10.45
 1993                      14.31                        12.74
 1994                      -4.48                        -2.44
 1995                      10.21                        11.18

                                  1991       1992      1993      1994     1995
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net Asset Value                 $ 17.30   $ 17.88   $ 19.00   $ 16.93  $ 17.74
 Income Dividends                $  1.00   $  0.93   $  0.90   $  0.86  $  0.87
 Capital Gains Distributions     $  --     $  0.17   $  0.43   $  0.40  $  --
 Fund Return (%)                   13.85%    10.01%    14.31%    -4.48%   10.21%
 Index Return (%)+                 13.19%    10.45%    12.74%    -2.44%   11.18%

+    The unmanaged Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is a market value
     weighted measure of municipal bonds with a maturity of at least two years.
     Index returns are calculated monthly and assume reinvestment of dividends.
     Unlike Fund returns, Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses.

++   All performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and
     capital gains and is not indicative of future results. Investment return
     and principal value will fluctuate so an investor's shares, when redeemed,
     may be worth more or less than when purchased.

                                       21
<PAGE>

Q    How has the Fund performed?

A    We believe the AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund performed well over
     the past 12 months as long-term interest rates declined. Long-term interest
     rates, as measured by the 30-year U.S. Treasury Bond, declined from 7.81%
     on September 30, 1994 to 6.57% on September 30, 1995. As a result, the
     value of the securities held by the Fund increased. The Fund's share price
     increased from $16.93 to $17.74 over this period.

     The Funds one-year total return was 10.21%, with 5.43% representing
     distributions of income and 4.78% in capital change. The one-year total
     return underperformed the unmanaged Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index's
     return of 11.18%, due in large part to the Fund's conservative investment
     approach to moderate share price volatility.

Q    What has been the Fund's investment strategy?

A    Over the past 12 months, the portfolio management team gradually shifted a
     portion of the portfolio from long-term bonds with maturities of over 20
     years to bonds with maturities under 15 years. As of September 30, 1995,
     42% of the portfolio was invested in intermediate-term bonds maturing in 10
     to 15 years. The reallocation added to the Fund's favorable performance
     over the past few months, because bonds with maturities in the 15-year
     range that were noncallable performed better than longer-term bonds that
     were priced close to par.

     In addition, as of September 30, 1995, 90% of the portfolio was invested in
     insured securities (or securities escrowed in U.S. Treasurys which provide
     the backing of the U.S. Government). Remember that this insurance protects
     the bond from default but does not apply to the value of your shares or to
     the yield of the Fund, both of which will fluctuate daily. Within the
     portfolio, the largest sector of the Fund (22%) was in insured hospital
     bonds, which we believe were undervalued bonds. As always, we invested in
     securities rated within the top three ratings by Moody's Investors Services
     Inc. and Standard & Poor's -- two independent rating services.

Q    What should I expect from the Fund in the upcoming year?

A    Over the longer term, we expect interest rates to remain relatively stable
     or decline a bit. The revised positions of the portfolio will continue to
     take advantage of this environment. Therefore, the Fund should provide
     shareholders with high income free from federal taxes and will seek to keep
     its share price more stable than that of a long-term municipal bond. We
     believe that the municipal bond market will follow the trend of the taxable
     bond market, with a positive long-term outlook.

                                       22
<PAGE>

AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund

At a Glance

Fund Overview

Through a combination of stocks, bonds, and cash reserves, the AARP Balanced
Stock and Bond Fund seeks to offer you long-term growth of capital and quarterly
income. The Fund attempts to keep the value of its shares more stable than other
potentially higher returning, higher risk balanced mutual funds.

For Whom the Fund is Designed

This Fund is designed for investors who are seeking long-term growth of their
assets, but who want less risk than an investment solely in stocks. Investors
should be able to invest for the longer term (three to five years or more) and
be comfortable with the value of their principal fluctuating up and down.

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

                                                 Blended     
                                                 Index:      
 Yearly                  AARP                    S&P (50%);  
 Periods                 Balanced                LBAB (40%); 
 Ended                   Stock and               3-Month     
 Sept. 30                Bond Fund++             T Bill (10%)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                  $11,680                 $12,043
 Life of Fund*           $11,589                 $11,826

LINE CHART
Quarterly Periods from February 1, 1994 to September 30, 1995++

CHART DATA

AARP BALANCED       STANDARD & POOR'S       LEHMAN BROTHERS       
STOCK AND            500 STOCK PRICE         AGGREGATE BOND
BOND FUND                INDEX                   INDEX             BLENDED INDEX
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10000                 10000                   10000                 10000
    9520                  9304                    9584                  9492
    9623                  9344                    9485                  9481
    9922                  9800                    9543                  9744
    9837                  9799                    9579                  9772
   10335                 10753                   10062                 10457
   11077                 11779                   10675                 11230
   11589                 12716                   10885                 11797

TOTAL RETURN

Cumulative

                                                 Blended     
                                                 Index:      
 Yearly                  AARP                    S&P (50%);  
 Periods                 Balanced                LBAB (40%); 
 Ended                   Stock and               3-Month     
 Sept. 30                Bond Fund++             T Bill (10%)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                   16.80%                  20.43%
 Life of Fund*            15.89%                  18.26%


Average Annual

 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                   16.80%                  20.43%
 Life of Fund*             9.28%                  10.65%


ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURNS AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

BAR CHART
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA

                                        Blended     
                                        Index:      
                AARP                    S&P (50%);  
                Balanced                LBAB (40%); 
                Stock and               3-Month     
                Bond Fund++             T Bill (10%)
 ------------------------------------------------------
 1994*            -0.78                   -3.83
 1995             16.80                   21.06



                                  1994*          1995
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 Net Asset Value               $  14.64       $  16.40
 Income Dividends              $   0.24       $   0.60
 Capital Gains Distributions   $     --       $   0.04
 Fund Return (%)                 -0.78%         16.80%
 Blended Index Return (%)+       -3.83%         20.43%

+    The performance of the blended benchmark is a weighting comprised of 50%
     Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Price Index (S&P), 40% Lehman Brothers
     Aggregate Bond Index (LBAB), and the 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (10%). The
     50/40/10 measure is meant to reflect the anticipated long range asset mix
     of the Fund, which may change over time. The unmanaged Standard & Poor's
     500 Stock Price Index is a market value-weighted measure of 500 widely held
     common stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock
     Exchange, and Over-the-Counter market. The unmanaged Lehman Brothers
     Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted measure of treasury issues,
     agency issues, corporate bond issues and mortgage securities. Index returns
     are calculated monthly and assume reinvestment of dividends. Unlike Fund
     returns, Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses.

++   All performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and
     capital gains and is not indicative of future results. Investment return
     and principal value will fluctuate so an investor's shares, when redeemed,
     may be worth more or less than when purchased.

*    The Fund commenced operations on February 1, 1994.

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<PAGE>

Q    How has the Fund performed?

A    We believe the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund performed well over the
     past 12 months. The Fund's share price was $14.64 on September 30, 1994; it
     increased to $16.40 on September 30, 1995. Its one-year total return was
     16.80%, with 4.47% representing distributions of income and 12.33%
     representing capital change. By comparison, the unmanaged Standard & Poor's
     500 Stock Price Index and the unmanaged Lehman Brothers Aggregate Index
     posted returns of 29.75% and 14.06%, respectively. (Please note that the
     Fund was introduced on February 1, 1994. Therefore, five-year and ten-year
     data are not available.) The Fund's performance, while strong, did not
     match that of the blended index primarily because of the Fund's lack of
     exposure to technology stocks (refer to the investment strategy of the AARP
     Growth and Income Fund on page 27 for details on the outperformance of
     technology stocks) and its underweighting in intermediate-term bonds -- the
     best performing fixed-income group for most of 1995.

Q    What has been the Fund's investment strategy?

A    In general, the stock portion of the Fund (representing 55% of the
     portfolio as of September 30, 1995) uses an approach similar to the AARP
     Growth and Income Fund. The Fund will usually invest in stocks that are
     believed to have favorable long-term capital appreciation outlooks and have
     above-average dividend yields. Since the stock portion of the Fund is
     managed by the same individuals and with the same strategy as the AARP
     Growth and Income Fund, refer to the AARP Growth and Income Fund Report on
     page 27 for details on specific stock selection. (The Fund may invest up to
     70% of its assets in stocks.)

     The portion of the Fund invested in bonds (representing 30% of the
     portfolio as of September 30, 1995) can include corporate issues, U.S.
     Government securities, mortgage-backed obligations, and other fixed-income
     securities. At least 75% of these securities will be securities rated
     within the three highest quality ratings (AAA, AA, A) by Moody's or
     Standard & Poor's, independent rating organizations. (At all times, at
     least 30% of the Fund's assets will be invested in a combination of bonds
     and cash equivalents.) At the beginning of the fiscal period, the Fund
     focused on bonds at the shorter and longer ends of the maturity spectrum.
     Our strategy began to shift mid-year toward intermediate-term bonds.
     Reallocating the portfolio to focus on intermediate-term bonds was in
     anticipation of a steeper yield curve (short-term yields declining faster
     than long-term yields) as the Federal Reserve Board moved to a more
     accommodative policy of lower rates. The Fed demonstrated this intent by
     lowering short-term interest rates in July.

                                       24
<PAGE>

     The remaining portion of the Fund's assets was invested in cash
     equivalents.

Q    What can I expect from the Fund in the upcoming year?

A    For the remainder of 1995, we believe that our disciplined investment
     approach should continue to provide exposure to the long-term benefits of a
     diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds. The current asset allocation for
     the Fund is 55% stocks, 30% bonds, and 15% cash equivalents. However, this
     allocation may be gradually changed depending upon our expectations for the
     financial markets. Since the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund is invested
     more heavily in stocks, we will concentrate on trends in the stock market
     and how they may affect the Fund.

                                       25
<PAGE>

AARP Growth and Income Fund

At a Glance

Fund Overview

The AARP Growth and Income Fund is a conservatively managed stock fund that
provides the potential for long-term growth and quarterly income, while still
seeking to moderate risk. It invests in above-average dividend-yielding stocks
that may offer the opportunity for long-term growth of capital.

For Whom the Fund is Designed

The Fund is suitable for investors who are seeking long-term growth of their
assets and the opportunity to keep ahead of inflation. Investors should be able
to invest for the longer term (three to five years or more) and be comfortable
with fluctuation in the value of their principal that is associated with
investing in stocks.

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

 Yearly            AARP               Standard
 Periods           Growth and         & Poor's
 Ended             Income             500 Stock
 Sept. 30          Fund++             Price Index+
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 1 Year            $12,043             $12,975
 5 Year            $22,033             $22,143
 10 Year           $38,903             $44,259

LINE CHART
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA
                         AARP GROWTH        STANDARD &
                         AND INCOME         POOR'S 500
                         FUND               STOCK PRICE
                                            INDEX
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 85                      10000              10000
 86                      12900              13174
 87                      16884              18894
 88                      15064              16558
 89                      19661              22023
 90                      17657              19988
 91                      22457              26217
 92                      25058              29114
 93                      29914              32900
 94                      32303              34112
 95                      38903              44259


TOTAL RETURN

Cumulative

 Yearly            AARP               Standard
 Periods           Growth and         & Poor's
 Ended             Income             500 Stock
 Sept. 30          Fund++             Price Index+
 ---------------------------------------------------------

 1 Year             20.43%               29.75%
 5 Year            120.33%              121.43%
 10 Year           289.03%              342.59%


Average Annual

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

 1 Year             20.43%               29.75%
 5 Year             17.12%               17.22%
 10 Year            14.55%               16.03%


ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURNS AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

BAR CHART
Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA

                            AARP GROWTH        STANDARD & POOR'S
                            AND INCOME         500 STOCK PRICE
                            FUND               INDEX
 ------------------------------------------------------------------
 1991                       27.19                 31.09
 1992                       11.59                 11.04
 1993                       19.38                 12.97
 1994                        7.99                  3.68
 1996                       20.43                 29.75

                             1991       1992       1993       1994       1995
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net Asset Value           $ 26.97    $ 28.67    $ 32.91    $ 34.13    $ 38.36
 Income Dividends          $  1.17    $  0.90    $  0.87    $  1.13    $  1.09
 Capital Gains             $  0.05    $  0.48    $  0.30    $  0.21    $  1.23
 Distributions
 Fund Return (%)             27.19%     11.59%     19.38%      7.99%     20.43%
 Index Return (%)+           31.09%     11.04%     12.97%      3.68%     29.75%


+    The unmanaged Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Price Index is a market value
     weighted measure of 500 widely held common stocks listed on the New York
     Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and Over-the-Counter market. Index
     returns are calculated monthly and assume reinvestment of dividends. Unlike
     Fund returns, Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses.

++   All performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and
     capital gains and is not indicative of future results. Investment return
     and principal value will fluctuate so an investor's shares, when redeemed,
     may be worth more or less than when purchased.

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Q    How has the Fund performed?

A    We believe the AARP Growth and Income Fund performed well. The Fund's share
     price was $34.13 on September 30, 1994; it increased to $38.36 on September
     30, 1995. The Fund's one year total return was 20.43%, with 3.69%
     representing distributions of income and 16.74% in capital change. Its
     one-year total return underperformed the unmanaged Standard & Poor's 500
     Stock Price Index return of 29.75%. This underperformance was due primarily
     to our lack of exposure to the technology sector. (See investment strategy
     section below.)

Q    What has been the Fund's investment strategy?

A    The AARP Growth and Income Fund has had a consistent investment strategy
     since its inception. We continue to target stocks that have dividend yields
     that are at least 20% above the average market yield at the time of
     purchase. Our strict valuation discipline focuses our attention on those
     companies whose fundamental outlooks may have been misperceived by
     investors, as reflected by such stocks' higher than average relative
     dividend yields. This strict discipline, which has contributed to the
     Fund's long-term success, sometimes precludes us from investing in certain
     sectors of the market.

     Technology stocks -- the best performing sector of the market in 1995 (up
     over 60% for the year ended September 30, 1995) -- are characterized by a
     high degree of price volatility and minimal or nonexistent dividends. As
     such, they do not fit into our investment universe. This sector represents
     over 10% of the S&P 500 and has been the market leader for close to a year
     and a half. History continually shows us that enthusiasm for a particular
     group (such as technology) can last for a period of time, but eventually
     all positive expectations get priced into the stocks and cause them to
     underperform. This was the case for oil stocks in the 1970s, defense stocks
     in the mid-1980s, and pharmaceutical stocks in the early 1990s. Our
     discipline may cause us to miss some of the upswings, but it protects us
     from the downturns. We often reevaluate these groups when the rest of the
     market has given up on them and their prices are low.

     During the last year, we continued to shift the portfolio from stocks that
     are economically sensitive to those with more long-term consistent growth.
     We favored the health, finance, manufacturing, and energy sectors. The
     portfolio has benefited significantly from the dramatic outperformance of
     its manufacturing and durable goods holdings as well as superior
     performance from many of the financial holdings in the Fund. The
     manufacturing and durable good sectors are overweighted in the portfolio
     relative to the unmanaged S&P 500 Index. Aerospace stocks such as United


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<PAGE>

     Technologies and Lockheed Martin posted strong returns during the period,
     as fears of recession subsided and earnings growth continued to rise.
     United Technologies (now the Fund's top holding) also benefited from the
     strengthening commercial aerospace recovery, which aided revenues and
     operating income even more than expected.

     The financial sector was the second best performing U.S stock market group
     in the first half of this year, led by stocks such as Student Loan
     Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) which is the Fund's second largest
     holding. Sallie Mae posted superior returns during the period as support
     waned for the controversial plan enabling direct student lending by the
     federal government. In addition, Chemical Bank and First Bank have
     benefited from continued cost cutting and consolidation in the banking
     industry.

     Convertibles were also used to enhance the total return of the Fund.
     Convertibles are bonds or preferred stocks that can be exchanged at the
     option of the investor into a specified number of shares of the issuing
     company's common stock. As such, their prices are directly influenced by
     the performance of the common stock. Because convertibles typically provide
     higher income and have less fluctuation than their underlying stocks,
     finding attractively priced convertibles is often difficult. We purchased a
     convertible issued by Mitsubishi Bank toward the end of the fiscal period
     which we believe offers much upside potential with a very attractive
     downside protection feature.

     The Fund's portfolio management team employs a disciplined process for
     sales as well as purchases. If a stock's yield drops below 75% of the S&P
     500's yield or if the fundamental outlook for the company has changed or if
     the valuation is full (i.e., positive expectations are reflected into its
     price) the holding is sold. This approach led to the elimination of Parker
     Hannifin because of its yield and the reduction of Eli Lilly and Warner
     Lambert as their prices are fairly valued. Proceeds from these sales were
     used to purchase stocks that have, in our opinion, more attractive total
     return prospects.

     (Please note that portfolio changes should not be considered
     recommendations for action by individual investors.)

Q    What should I expect from the Fund in the upcoming year?

A    For the remainder of 1995 and beyond, we believe that our disciplined
     investment approach is an attractive way for investors to have exposure to
     the long-term benefits of stocks. Our aim in managing the Fund is to
     provide a positive total return when the stock market is rising, while
     attempting to shield the portfolio when the stock market is declining. (In
     1994, shielding the portfolio proved to be beneficial, and we were pleased
     to have helped investors avoid many of the stock market's downturns.)
     Though there may be some short-term volatility, we continue to believe that
     stocks will outperform bonds and cash equivalents over the longer term.

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<PAGE>

AARP Capital Growth Fund

At a Glance

Fund Overview

The AARP Capital Growth Fund is designed to help investors take advantage of the
high growth potential of stocks while attempting to keep the value of its shares
more stable than other potentially higher-returning, higher-risk capital growth
mutual funds.

For Whom the Fund is Designed

The Fund is designed for investors seeking long-term growth of their principal.
Investors should be able to invest for the longer term (five years or more) and
be comfortable with the short-term fluctuation of their principal that is
associated with investing in stocks.


GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

   Yearly                AARP                 Standard
  Periods             Capital                 & Poor's
    Ended              Growth                500 Stock
 Sept. 30              Fund++             Price Index+
 -----------------------------------------------------
 1 Year               $ 12,347               $ 12,975
 5 Year               $ 21,750               $ 22,143
 10 Year              $ 37,388               $ 44,259


LINE CHART

Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA

                                STANDARD & POOR'S
          AARP CAPITAL          500 STOCK        
          GROWTH FUND           PRICE INDEX      
 -----------------------------------------------------
 85          10000                 10000
 86          12658                 13174
 87          17337                 18894
 88          16387                 16558
 89          23535                 22023
 90          17189                 19988
 91          24547                 26217
 92          25515                 29114
 93          31773                 32900
 94          30281                 34112
 95          37388                 44259


TOTAL RETURN

Cumulative

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

   Yearly                AARP                 Standard
  Periods             Capital                 & Poor's
    Ended              Growth                500 Stock
 Sept. 30              Fund++             Price Index+
 -----------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                 23.47%                29.75%
 5 Year                117.50%               121.43%
 10 Year               273.88%               342.59%


Average Annual

 ---------------------------------------------------
 1 Year                 23.47%                29.75%
 5 Year                 16.81%                17.22%
 10 Year                14.10%                16.03%


ANNUAL INVESTMENT RETURNS AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

BAR CHART

Yearly Periods ended September 30++

CHART DATA


                                STANDARD & POOR'S
          AARP CAPITAL          500 STOCK        
          GROWTH FUND           PRICE INDEX      
 ------------------------------------------------
1991       42.81                  31.09
1992        3.94                  11.04
1993       24.53                  12.97
1994       -4.70                   3.68
1995       23.47                  29.75


                     1991        1992         1993        1994        1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Asset Value    $ 30.23     $ 30.30      $ 36.20     $ 31.74     $ 38.36
Income Dividends   $  0.59     $  0.23      $  0.14     $  0.05     $  0.01
Capital Gains
Distributions      $  1.79     $  0.94      $  1.21     $  2.90     $  0.64
Fund Return (%)      42.81%       3.94%       24.53%      -4.70%      23.47%
Index Return (%)+    31.09%      11.04%       12.97%       3.68%      29.75%

+    The unmanaged Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Price Index is a market value
     weighted measure of 500 widely held common stocks listed on the New York
     Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and Over-the-Counter market. Index
     returns are calculated monthly and assume reinvestment of dividends. Unlike
     Fund returns, Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses.

++   All performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and
     capital gains and is not indicative of future results. Investment return
     and principal value will fluctuate so an investor's shares, when redeemed,
     may be worth more or less than when purchased.

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<PAGE>

Q    How has the Fund performed?

A    We believe the AARP Capital Growth Fund performed well over the past 12
     months. The Fund's share price increased from $31.74 on September 30, 1994
     to $38.36 on September 30, 1995. The Fund's one-year total return was
     23.47% with .04% representing distributions of income and 23.43% in capital
     change. Its one-year return underperformed the unmanaged Standard & Poor's
     500 Stock Price Index return of 29.75% because, unlike most other growth
     funds, the AARP Capital Growth Fund seeks to moderate share price
     fluctuation and therefore may underperform the index when the stock market
     strongly advances.

Q    What has been the Fund's investment strategy?

A    Over the past year, we began to shift to a more diversified, higher-quality
     portfolio by increasing our position in the health, financial, and energy
     sectors and reducing many of our holdings in the communications, gaming,
     and media sectors. Specifically, we reduced our position in Time Warner,
     Tele-Communications, and Viacom and eliminated our positions in Comcast,
     LIN Broadcasting, and Rogers Communications.

     We used the proceeds from the sale of such securities to purchase stocks
     within the health, financial, and energy sectors. We anticipate attractive
     earnings growth in stocks such as Franklin Resources, Merck, and American
     International Group. We also purchased Capital Cities, Philips Electronics,
     and Hewlett-Packard. Many of these purchases were made early in the year,
     and we have already seen considerable appreciation. Capital Cities, for
     example, has benefited from the announcement of the proposed Capital Cities
     and Disney merger. (We also owned Disney, which appreciated as a result of
     the proposed merger.)

     In addition, the portfolio has benefited significantly from the dramatic
     outperformance of most of its technology stocks such as Compaq Computer,
     Hewlett-Packard (the Fund's second largest holding), Intel, and Texas
     Instruments. Technology stocks were up over 60% for the year ended
     September 30, 1995. As of September 30, 1995, approximately 15% of the
     portfolio was invested in technology stocks. It is important to note that
     this 15% allocation is significantly lower than the average for most other
     growth stock funds. Since technology stocks are characterized by a high
     degree of share price volatility, large investments in this sector would
     not meet our investment criteria.

     (Please note that portfolio changes should not be considered
     recommendations for action by individual investors.)

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<PAGE>

Q    What can I expect from the Fund in the upcoming year?

A    Despite some inevitable short-term volatility, we believe that the AARP
     Capital Growth Fund's strategy of high-quality and diversification may
     provide investors with the opportunity for long-term growth with less risk
     -- in terms of share price fluctuation -- than other more aggressive growth
     funds.

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                                   Investment Portfolios,

                                   Financial Statements

                                   and Additional

                                   Information














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<PAGE>

AARP HIGH QUALITY MONEY
FUND

LIST OF INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   Principal
   Amount ($)                                                                                     Value ($)
<S>                                                                                             <C> 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 9.0%
  
    4,445,000  Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company
                 dated 9/29/95 at 6.1% to be repurchased at $4,447,260 on 10/2/95,
                 collateralized by a $4,730,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, 6/27/96 ..................    4,445,000
                                                                                               
   30,000,000  Repurchase Agreement with Union Bank of Switzerland dated 9/29/95 at            
                 6.05% to be repurchased at $30,015,125 on 10/2/95, collateralized             
                 by a $28,500,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 7.25%, 8/15/22 .........................   30,000,000
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                               
               Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $34,445,000) ................................   34,445,000
                                                                                                -----------
COMMERCIAL PAPER 38.3%
                                                                                               
Health 3.0%                                                                                    
Pharmaceuticals                                                                                
   11,500,000  Warner Lambert Co., 5.58%, 12/18/95 ...........................................   11,355,483
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                               
Communications 4.4%                                                                            
Telephone/Communications                                                                       
   10,000,000  American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 6.03%, 10/3/95 ............................    9,996,650
    7,000,000  American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 5.58%, 1/5/96 .............................    6,893,040
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                                 16,889,690
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                               
Financial 27.1%                                                                                
Banks 9.0%                                                                                     
   10,000,000  Barclays U.S. Funding Corp., 5.74%, 10/31/95 ..................................    9,951,250
   10,000,000  Deutsche Bank Financial Inc., 5.52%, 3/11/96 ..................................    9,742,150
   15,000,000  Norwest Corp., 5.63%, 1/3/96 ..................................................   14,775,575
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                                 34,468,975
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                               
Insurance 3.9%                                                                                 
   15,000,000  Prudential Funding Corp., 5.71%, 10/26/95 .....................................   14,940,521
                                                                                                -----------
Other Financial Companies 12.9%
   10,000,000  Associates Corp. of North America, 5.73%, 10/6/95 .............................    9,992,042
   15,000,000  Ciesco L.P., 5.71%, 11/1/95 ...................................................   14,924,437
   15,000,000  Dresdner U.S. Finance, 5.6%, 12/19/95 .........................................   14,809,083
   10,000,000  Transamerica Finance Corp., 5.62%, 1/12/96 ....................................    9,836,058
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                                 49,561,620
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                               
Miscellaneous 1.3%                                                                             
    5,000,000  CIT Group Holdings Inc., 5.73%, 10/4/95 .......................................    4,999,988
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                               
Durables 3.8%                                                                                  
Automobiles                                                                                    
   15,000,000  Ford Motor Credit Corp., 5.65%, 12/29/95 ......................................   14,787,513
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                               
               Total Commercial Paper (Cost $147,040,874) ....................................  147,003,790
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                               
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 34.0%                                                                
   17,000,000  Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.149%, 7/14/99* .......................   16,762,000
   25,000,000  Student Loan Marketing Association, 3.17%, 4/16/96* ...........................   25,045,750

</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

   Principal
   Amount ($)                                                                                     Value ($)

<S>                                                                                             <C>
   20,000,000  Student Loan Marketing Association, 4.675%, 11/27/96* .........................   20,018,000
   23,690,000  Student Loan Marketing Association, 4.14%, 1/23/97* ...........................   23,697,403
   15,000,000  Student Loan Marketing Association, 4.28%, 1/23/97* ...........................   15,004,688
   10,000,000  Student Loan Marketing Association, 3.39%, 10/30/97* ..........................   10,007,800
   20,500,000  Student Loan Marketing Association, 5.14%, 7/12/99* ...........................   20,233,500
                                                                                                -----------
               Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost $131,232,329).............................  130,769,141
                                                                                                -----------
MEDIUM-TERM AND SHORT-TERM NOTES 18.0%

Financial 12.3%
Banks 11.0%
    5,000,000  Comerica Bank, Note, 6.2%, 5/28/96 ............................................    5,007,388
   17,000,000  Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Note, 5.74%, 11/28/95 ..........................   16,999,219
   10,000,000  J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc., 6.2%, 5/13/96 ........................................   10,037,498
   10,000,000  NBD Bank, NA, Medium Term Note, 6.15%, 6/3/96 .................................   10,022,487
                                                                                                -----------
                                                                                                 42,066,592
                                                                                                -----------
Other Financial Companies 1.3%
    5,000,000  General Electric Capital Corp. Medium Term Note, 4.73%, 3/18/96 ..............     4,949,456
                                                                                                -----------
Manufacturing 2.0%
Electrical Products
    7,765,000  General Electric Co. Global debenture, 7.875%, 5/1/96 ........................     7,853,735
                                                                                                -----------
Energy 3.7%
Oil & Gas Production 2.6%
   10,000,000  Shell Oil Co., 5.88%, 10/3/95 .................................................    9,996,733
Oilfield Services/Equipment 1.1%                                                                -----------
    4,160,000  California Petroleum Transportation Corp. 1st Mortgage, 6.71%, 4/1/96 .........    4,177,924
                                                                                                -----------
              Total Medium-Term and Short-Term Notes (Cost $69,034,883) ......................   69,044,440
                                                                                                -----------

SUMMARY                                                                        % OF NET ASSETS

              Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $381,753,086) (a)..................   99.3       381,262,371
              Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.7 ..............................    0.7         2,633,681
                                                                                     ----       -----------
              Net Assets..........................................................  100.0       383,896,052
                                                                                    =====       ===========
*   Floating rate notes are securities whose interest rates vary with a
    designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon equivalent of the
    U.S. Treasury bill rate. These securities are shown at their rate as of
    September 30, 1995.

(a) At September 30, 1995, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based 
    on cost for federal income tax purposes of $381,753,086 was as follows:

    Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there
    is an excess of value over tax cost.......................................................  $   111,758

    Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there
    is an excess of tax cost over value.......................................................     (602,473)
                                                                                                -----------
    Net unrealized depreciation...............................................................  $  (490,715)
                                                                                                ===========
</TABLE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    From November 1, 1994 through September 30, 1995, the Fund incurred
    approximately $66,921 of net realized capital losses which the Fund intends
    to elect to defer and treat as arising in the fiscal year ended September
    30, 1996.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Percentage breakdown of investments is based on total net assets of the
    Fund. The total net assets of the Fund are comprised of the Fund's
    investment portfolio, other assets and liabilities. The percentage of the
    investment portfolio may be greater or less than 100% due to the inclusion
    of the Fund's assets and liabilities in the calculation. The Fund's other
    assets and liabilities are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and
    Liabilities.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>

AARP HIGH QUALITY TAX FREE
MONEY FUND

LIST OF INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                Principal      Credit
                                                                                Amount($)     Rating (b)    Value($)
<S>                                                                             <C>           <C>          <C>
MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS 99.2%

ALASKA
Alaska Housing Finance Corp., General Mortgage Revenue, 1991 Series A, 
   Weekly Demand Note, 4.4%, 6/1/26* ........................................   3,000,000        A-1+      3,000,000

ARIZONA
Apache County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, Tucson Electric 
        Power Co., 1983 Series C, Weekly Demand Note, 4.45%, 12/15/18* ......   1,000,000        A-1+      1,000,000 
Maricopa County, AZ, Pollution Control Revenue, Public Service of 
        New Mexico, Weekly Demand Note, 4.4%, 11/1/22* ......................   4,000,000        A-1+      4,000,000
Pima County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, Tucson Electric 
        Power Co., Weekly Demand Note, 4.4%, 10/1/22* .......................   3,900,000        A-1       3,900,000
Pinal County, AZ, Pollution Control Revenue, Magma Copper, Series: 
        1984, Daily Demand Note, 4.8%, 12/1/09* .............................     700,000        A-1+        700,000
        Weekly Demand Note, 4.4%, 12/1/11* ..................................   1,900,000        A-1+      1,900,000
Salt River, AZ, Agricultural Improvement District, Tax Exempt 
        Commercial Paper, 3.7%, 10/20/95 ....................................   2,000,000        A-1+      2,000,000

CALIFORNIA
Butte Office of Education, CA, Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes,
        5%, 10/27/95 ........................................................   1,000,000       SP-1+      1,000,546
California General Obligation, Revenue Anticipation Warrants, 
        Series C, 5.75%, 4/25/96 ............................................   2,500,000        MIG1      2,517,868
California School, Cash Reserve Program Authority, 1995 Series A, 
        4.75%, 7/3/96 (c) ...................................................   1,000,000       SP-1+      1,007,264
Contra Costa, CA, Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 
        Series A, Weekly Demand Note, 3.9%, 3/1/09* (c) .....................   2,700,000        MIG1      2,700,000
Fontana, CA, Unified School District, Tax and Revenue Anticipation 
        Note, 4.5%, 7/5/96 ..................................................   2,380,000       SP-1+      2,386,048
Los Angeles County, CA, Local Educational Agencies Pool, Tax 
        and Revenue Anticipation Note, 4.75%, 7/5/96 ........................   2,000,000       SP-1+      2,009,475
Los Angeles County, CA, Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note, 4.5%, 7/1/96 .....   1,500,000        MIG1      1,507,565
Orange County, CA, Water District, Public Facilities Corporation, 
        Tax Exempt Commercial Paper:
                3.8%, 11/20/95 ..............................................   1,500,000         P-1      1,500,000
                3.8%, 12/7/95 ...............................................   1,000,000         P-1      1,000,000
South Coast, CA, Local Education Agency Pools, Tax and Revenue 
        Anticipation Note, 5%, 8/14/96 ......................................   1,000,000       SP-1+      1,004,156

COLORADO
Clear Creek County, CO, Colorado Counties Financing Program, 
        Series 1988, Weekly Demand Note, 4.4%, 6/1/98* ......................     305,000        A-1+        305,000

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia, General Obligation, Refunding Bonds, Series A-1, 
        Daily Demand Note, 3.7%, 10/1/07* ...................................   1,900,000        MIG1      1,900,000

FLORIDA 
Dade County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Revenue, Dolphins 
        Stadium Project, Weekly Demand Note:
                Series C, 4.35%, 1/1/16* ....................................   1,000,000         A-1      1,000,000
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Principal      Credit
                                                                                Amount($)     Rating (b)    Value($)
<S>                                                                             <C>           <C>          <C>

                Series D, 4.35%, 1/1/16* ....................................   1,300,000         A-1      1,300,000
Dade County, FL, Water and Sewer System Revenue, Series 1994, Weekly 
        Demand Note, 4.35%, 10/5/22* (c) ....................................   3,200,000        A-1+      3,200,000
Orlando, FL, Waste Water System Revenues, 1990 Series A, Tax Exempt 
        Commercial Paper, 3.85%, 12/14/95 ...................................   2,000,000        A-1+      2,000,000
Putnam County, FL, Pollution Control Revenue, Seminole Electric 
        Cooperative Finance Corp., 1984 Series H-1, Weekly Demand Note, 
        3.6%, 3/15/14* ......................................................   4,350,000        A-1+      4,350,000

GEORGIA 
Gordon County, GA, Development Authority Revenue, Sara Lee Corp.,
        Series 1989, Weekly Demand Note, 4.3%, 3/1/02* ......................   1,400,000        A-1+      1,400,000

ILLINOIS
Illinois Development Finance Authority, Deerfield Marriott, Series 1984, 
        Weekly Demand Note, 4.4%, 11/1/14* ..................................   1,600,000         P-1      1,600,000
Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Rush Presbyterian, St. Luke's Hospital, 
        1989 Series A, Tax Exempt Commercial Paper, 3.85%, 11/10/95 .........   1,100,000        A-1+      1,100,000

INDIANA
City of Sullivan, IN, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 
        Hoosier Energy Rural Electric, Commercial Paper, 3.8%, 11/2/95 ......   3,000,000        A-1+      3,000,000

IOWA
Iowa School Corporation Warrant Certificates, Iowa School Cash 
        Anticipation Program, Capital Guaranty Insured, 4.75%, 6/28/96 ......   1,500,000       SP-1+      1,509,618
West Des Moines, IA, Commercial Development Revenue, Greyhound 
        Lines, Weekly Demand Note, 4.4%, 12/1/14* ...........................   6,400,000        A-1+      6,400,000

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Development Finance Authority, Healthcare System, 
        Appalachian Regional Health Care, Series 1991, Weekly Demand
        Note, 4.45%, 9/1/06* ................................................   7,300,000        MIG1      7,300,000

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Recovery District, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 1988,
        Daily Demand Notes, 4.75%, 7/1/98* (c) ..............................     300,000        A-1+        300,000
Louisiana Recovery District, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 1988, Daily 
        Demand Notes, 4.75%, 7/1/97* (c) ....................................     400,000        A-1+        400,000

MAINE 
Maine Tax Anticipation Note, Series 1994, 4.5%, 6/28/96 .....................   1,000,000       SP-1+      1,005,357

MARYLAND
Anne Arundel County, MD, Maryland Port Facilities, Baltimore 
        Gas and Electric, Tax Exempt Commercial Paper, 3.8%, 12/8/95 ........   1,000,000        MIG1      1,000,000

MINNESOTA 
Cottage Grove, MN, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Series 1982, 
        Weekly Demand Note, 4.32%, 8/1/12* ..................................     300,000        A-1+        300,000

MISSOURI
Missouri State Environmental Improvement and Energy Resource 
        Authority, Union Electric Company, 1984 Series A, Optional 
        Put, 4%, 6/1/14 .....................................................   2,000,000        A-1+      2,000,000

</TABLE>



The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>

AARP HIGH QUALITY TAX FREE
MONEY FUND

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Principal      Credit
                                                                                Amount($)     Rating (b)    Value($)
<S>                                                                             <C>           <C>          <C>
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Connecticut Light & Power, 
        Weekly Demand Note, 4.4%, 12/1/22* ..................................   1,700,000        A-1+      1,700,000

NEW YORK
New York City, NY, Revenue Anticipation Note, 4.5%, 4/11/96 .................   2,000,000        MIG1      2,006,601

OREGON
Port of Portland, OR, Pollution Control Revenue, Daily Demand Note, 
        3.85%, 12/1/09* .....................................................   1,400,000         P-1      1,400,000

PENNSYLVANIA
Allegheny County, PA, General Obligation, Tender Option Bond, Weekly 
        Coupon Reset, Series C38, 3.65%, 9/1/04* (c) ........................   1,000,000        MIG1      1,000,000
Emmaus, PA, General Authority, Local Government Revenue Bond Pool 
        Program, Weekly Demand Note:
                1989 Series E-8, 4.45%, 3/1/24* .............................   1,200,000        A-1+      1,200,000
                1989 Series E, 4.45%, 3/1/24* ...............................   1,800,000         A-1      1,800,000
                1989 Series G, 4.45%, 3/1/24* ...............................   1,000,000        A-1+      1,000,000
                Series E6, 4.45%, 3/1/24* ...................................   2,000,000        A-1+      2,000,000
Temple University, PA, Higher Education, University Funding Obligation, 
        5%, 5/22/96 .........................................................   2,000,000       SP-1+      2,008,578

TENNESSEE
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, TN, Erlander Medical 
        Center, Daily Demand Note, 4.95%, 10/1/17* ..........................     500,000         A-1        500,000
Franklin, TN, Industrial Development Revenue, Franklin Oaks Apartments, 
        Weekly Demand Note, 4.1%, 12/1/07* ..................................   5,000,000        MIG1      5,000,000

TEXAS
Angelina & Neches River Authority of Texas, IDC, Solid Waste Disposal, 
        1984 Series D, Daily Demand Note, 4.85%, 5/1/14* ....................   1,400,000        MIG1      1,400,000
Grapevine, TX, Industrial Development Corporation, American Airlines, 
        Series B4, Daily Demand Note, 4.75%, 12/1/24* .......................     500,000         P-1        500,000
Lone Star, TX, Airport Improvement Authority, 1995 Series A-3, Daily 
        Demand Note, 4.75%, 12/1/14* ........................................   2,700,000        MIG1      2,700,000
North Central Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Presbyterian 
        Medical Center, 1995 Series D, Daily Demand Note, 
        4.75%, 12/1/15* (c) .................................................   1,500,000         A-1      1,500,000
North Central Texas Health Facilities Development, Methodist Hospitals 
        of Dallas, 1991 Series A, Tax Exempt Commercial Paper, 
        3.8%, 12/12/95 ......................................................   1,100,000         A-1      1,100,000
Port Development Corp., TX, Marine Terminal Refunding Revenue, Stolt 
        Terminals, Series 1989, Daily Demand Note, 4.85%, 1/15/14* ..........   2,500,000        A-1+      2,500,000
State of Texas, Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, 4.75%, 8/30/96 ..........   2,800,000       SP-1+      2,818,364
Texas State Water Development Board, Daily Demand Note, 
        4.95%, 3/1/15* ......................................................     500,000        A-1+        500,000

UTAH
Emery County, UT, Pollution Control Revenue, Pacificorp Project, Series 
        1994, Daily Demand Note, 4.45%, 11/1/24* (c) ........................     700,000        A-1+        700,000


</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       38
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Principal      Credit
                                                                                Amount($)     Rating (b)    Value($)
<S>                                                                             <C>           <C>         <C>
VERMONT
State of Vermont, General Obligation, Series F, Tax Exempt Commercial
        Paper, 3.75%, 12/13/95 ..............................................     750,000        A-1+         750,000

VIRGINIA
Henrico County, VA, Industrial Development Authority Revenue,
        Health Facility Hermitage Project, Daily Demand Note,
        4.8%, 5/1/24* .......................................................   2,200,000        MIG1       2,200,000

WASHINGTON
Seattle, WA, Municipal Light & Power, Series 1993, Weekly Demand
        Note, 4.25%, 11/1/18* ...............................................   1,900,000        A-1+       1,900,000
Washington General Obligation, Various Purpose, Series B-2, Topstar
        Custodial Receipts, Weekly Demand Note, 4.5%, 8/1/02* ...............   2,100,000          AA       2,100,000
Washington Public Power Supply Authority, Projects #1 & #3, Series 1993,
        Weekly Demand Note, 4.3%, 7/1/18* ...................................   1,995,000        A-1+       1,995,000

WYOMING
Sweetwater County, WY, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding, Pacificorp
        Project, 1990 Series A, Weekly Demand Note, 4.35%, 7/1/15* ..........   2,000,000        MIG1       2,000,000
                                                                                                          -----------

Total Municipal Investments (Cost $118,781,440) .............................                             118,781,440
                                                                                                          -----------

SUMMARY                                                                                  % OF NET ASSETS

        Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $118,781,440) (a) ...........................      99.2          118,781,440
        Other Assets and Liabilities, Net ............................................       0.8              964,531
                                                                                           -----          -----------
        Net Assets ...................................................................     100.0          119,745,971
                                                                                           =====          ===========

*   Floating rate demand notes are securities whose interest rates vary with a
    designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the
    U.S. Treasury bill rate. Variable rate demand notes are securities whose
    interest rates are reset periodically at levels that are generally
    comparable to tax-exempt commercial paper. These securities are payable on
    demand within seven calendar days and normally incorporate an irrevocable
    letter of credit or line of credit from a major bank. Since these securities
    are payable on demand, they are valued at 100% of their principal.

(a) At September 30, 1995, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based
    on cost for federal income tax purposes of $118,990,915 was as follows:

    Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there
     is an excess of tax cost over value ..............................................................   $  (209,475)
                                                                                                          ===========
(b) (Unaudited) All of the securities held have been determined to be of
    appropriate credit quality as required by the Fund's investment objectives.
    Credit ratings shown are either Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, Moody's
    Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Unrated securities
    (NR) have been determined to be of comparable quality to rated eligible
    securities.

(c) (Unaudited) Bond is insured by one of these companies: AMBAC, FGIC, or MBIA.

</TABLE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    At September 30, 1995, and to the extent provided in regulations, the Fund
    had capital loss carryforwards of approximately $1,221,584 of which $618,345
    expires September 30, 1996, $170,432 expires September 30, 1997, $19,559
    expires September 30, 1999, $323,801 expires September 30, 2000, $401
    expires September 30, 2001, $89,046 expires September 30, 2003. In addition,
    from November 1, 1994 through September 30, 1995, the Fund incurred
    approximately $5,140 of net realized capital losses which the Fund intends
    to elect to defer and treat as arising in the fiscal year ended September
    30, 1996.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Percentage breakdown of investments is based on total net assets of the
    Fund. The total net assets of the Fund are comprised of the Fund's
    investment portfolio, other assets and liabilities. The percentage of the
    investment portfolio may be greater or less than 100% due to the inclusion
    of the Fund's assets and liabilities in the calculation. The Fund's other
    assets and liabilities are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and
    Liabilities.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       39
<PAGE>
AARP GNMA AND U.S.
TREASURY FUND

LIST OF INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

   Principal                                                                                        Market
   Amount ($)                                                                                       Value ($)
<S>                                                                                              <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 2.7%                                                                       
                                                                                                 
    50,000,000  Repurchase Agreement with First National Bank of Chicago dated 9/29/95           
                  at 6.15% to be repurchased at $50,025,625 on 10/2/95, collateralized           
                  by a $52,190,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, 2/29/96 ................................     50,000,000

    90,947,000  Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company dated
                  9/29/95 at 6.1% to be repurchased at $90,994,368 on 10/2/95, collateralized
                  by a $93,405,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 4.375%, 8/15/96 ........................     90,947,000
                                                                                                 -------------
                  Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $140,947,000) .............................    140,947,000
                                                                                                 -------------
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES 19.7%

   400,000,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.875%, 10/31/96 ..........................................    404,500,000
   150,000,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 7.25%, 11/30/96 ...........................................    152,343,000
   300,000,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.625%, 03/31/97 ..........................................    303,468,000
   175,000,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 5.5%, 07/31/97 ............................................    173,960,500
                                                                                                 -------------
                Total U.S. Government and Agencies (Cost $1,029,803,232) ......................  1,034,271,500
                                                                                                 -------------
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION* 76.9%

   651,569,666  7.00% with various maturities to 4/15/25 ......................................    644,239,507
   794,934,113  7.50% with various maturities to 12/15/99 .....................................    802,872,359
   844,402,076  8.00% with various maturities to 2/15/25 ......................................    860,520,298
   558,231,164  8.50% with various maturities to 11/15/24 .....................................    581,682,509
   330,368,607  9.00% with various maturities to 11/15/21 .....................................    348,491,976
   391,867,716  9.50%,with various maturities to 9/15/24 ......................................    419,822,174
   293,291,996  10.00% with various maturities to 3/15/25 .....................................    320,803,125
       268,591  10.25% with a maturity of 12/15/98 ............................................        280,927
    26,067,132  10.50% with various maturities to 1/20/21 .....................................     28,579,660
     5,532,665  11.50% with various maturities to 2/15/16 .....................................      6,265,743
    10,520,275  12.00% with various maturities to 9/15/15 .....................................     11,848,109
     7,903,944  12.50% with various maturities to 8/15/15 .....................................      8,935,538
     1,997,078  13.00% with various maturities to 11/15/15 ....................................      2,233,603
     1,091,591  13.50% with various maturities to 12/15/14 ....................................      1,231,445
       342,397  14.00% with various maturities to 11/15/14 ....................................        385,837
        96,793  14.50% with a maturity of 10/15/14 ............................................        109,618
       281,272  15.00% with various maturities to 10/15/12 ....................................        320,824
       329,724  16.00% with various maturities to 2/15/12 .....................................        377,327
                Total Government National Mortgage Association                                   -------------
                  (Cost $ 3,928,812,385) ......................................................  4,039,000,579
                                                                                                 -------------
SUMMARY                                                                           % OF NET ASSETS

                Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $5,099,562,617)(a) ................   99.3      5,214,219,079
                Other Assets and Liabilities, Net ..................................    0.7         37,831,395
                                                                                      -----      -------------
                Net Assets .........................................................  100.0      5,252,050,474
                                                                                      =====      =============
</TABLE>

                                                                           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       40
<PAGE>

*   Effective maturities will be shorter due to amortization and prepayments.

(a) At September 30, 1995, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based
    on cost for federal income tax purposes of $5,099,562,617 was as follows:

<TABLE>
    <S>                                                                                           <C>
    Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there
    is an excess of value over tax cost ............................................              $115,751,462

    Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there
    is an excess of tax cost over value ............................................                (1,095,000)
                                                                                                  ------------
    Net unrealized appreciation.....................................................              $114,656,462
                                                                                                  ============
</TABLE>

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Purchases and sales of investment securities, all of which were U.S.
    Government obligations and U.S. Government Agencies (excluding short-term
    investments), for the year ended September 30, 1995, aggregated
    $4,511,389,063 and $2,955,713,833, respectively.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    At September 30, 1995, and to the extent provided in regulations, the Fund
    had capital loss carryforwards of approximately $348,540,975 all of which
    expires September 30, 2003. In addition, from November 1, 1994 through
    September 30, 1995, the Fund incurred approximately $10,756,284 of net
    realized capital losses which the Fund intends to elect to defer and treat
    as arising in the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Percentage breakdown of investments is based on total net assets of the
    Fund. The total net assets of the Fund are comprised of the Fund's
    investment portfolio, other assets and liabilities. The percentage of the
    investment portfolio may be greater or less than 100% due to the inclusion
    of the Fund's assets and liabilities in the calculation. The Fund's other
    assets and liabilities are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and
    Liabilities.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       41
<PAGE>
AARP HIGH QUALITY BOND
FUND

LIST OF INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


Principal                                                                                           Market
Amount ($)                                                                                         Value ($)
<S>                                                                                               <C>

COMMERCIAL PAPER 11.0%

    26,200,000  Associates Corp. of North America, 6.4%, 10/2/95 .............................     26,200,000
    26,200,000  Household Finance Corp., 6.4%, 10/2/95 .......................................     26,200,000
     6,349,000  Prudential Funding Corp., 6.25%, 10/2/95 .....................................      6,349,000
                                                                                                  -----------

                Total Commercial Paper (Cost $58,749,000) ....................................     58,749,000
                                                                                                  -----------

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES 23.7%

    22,000,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 7.5%, 12/31/96 ...........................................     22,440,000
    25,000,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 5.5%, 7/31/97 ............................................     24,851,500
    22,500,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 5.5%, 9/30/97 ............................................     22,362,975
    20,000,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 5.125%, 11/30/98 .........................................     19,528,200
    26,500,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.375%, 8/15/02 ..........................................     26,893,260
    10,500,000  U.S. Treasury Note, 6.25%, 2/15/03 ...........................................     10,559,010
                                                                                                  -----------
                Total U.S. Government & Agencies (Cost $127,011,250) .........................    126,634,945
                                                                                                  -----------

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION* 4.6%

    23,783,024  8.5% with various maturities to 6/15/25 (Cost $24,686,035) ...................     24,778,819
                                                                                                  -----------

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY PASS-THRUS* 36.9%

    25,490,584  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 7%, 6/1/25 .................................     25,155,893
    24,424,107  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 7%, 7/1/24 .................................     24,103,418
    20,588,785  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 8%, 6/1/25 .................................     21,064,798
    28,912,000  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 8%, 7/1/25 .................................     29,580,445
    24,446,860  Federal National Mortgage Association, 7%, 1/1/24 ............................     24,110,716
    20,148,296  Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.5%, 2/1/24 ..........................     19,430,412
    29,587,134  Federal National Mortgage Association, 7%, 6/1/24 ............................     29,180,311
    11,880,000  Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.5%, 6/1/25 ..........................     11,954,250
    11,853,638  Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.5%, 11/1/09 .........................     12,290,682
                                                                                                  -----------
                Total U.S. Government Agency Pass-Thrus (Cost $195,471,744)                       196,870,925
                                                                                                  -----------

FOREIGN BONDS - U.S.$ DENOMINATED 2.3%

    13,000,000  ABN-AMRO Bank NV, subordinated note, 7.13%, 10/15/2093 
                  (Cost $13,174,980) .........................................................     11,991,460
                                                                                                  -----------

ASSET BACKED 0.9%

Manufactured Housing
     4,500,000  Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc., Series 1991-D, 9.85%, 7/15/11
                   (Cost $4,459,219) .........................................................      4,906,395
                                                                                                  -----------
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       42
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

   Principal                                                                                         Market
   Amount ($)                                                                                       Value ($)
<S>                                                                                               <C>

CORPORATE BONDS 19.8%

Consumer Discretionary 2.9%
    15,000,000  May Department Stores, 7.6%, 6/1/25 ..........................................     15,325,050
                                                                                                  -----------
Consumer Staples 3.2%
    15,000,000  Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc., 8.5%, 2/1/22 ....................................     17,090,550
                                                                                                  -----------
Financial 3.1%
     1,500,000  American Express Credit Corp., 11.625%, 12/12/00 .............................      1,674,375
    15,000,000  Dresdner Bank, subordinate note, 6.625%, 9/15/05 .............................     14,924,100
                                                                                                  -----------
                                                                                                   16,598,475
Manufacturing 2.4%                                                                                -----------
    10,000,000  ARCO Chemical Co., 9.8%, 2/1/20 ..............................................     12,761,900
                                                                                                  -----------
Energy 6.3%
    15,000,000  Atlantic Richfield Co., 9.125%, 8/1/31 .......................................     18,293,100
    15,000,000  Norsk Hydro AS, 7.75%, 6/15/23 ...............................................     15,459,600
                                                                                                  -----------
                                                                                                   33,752,700
                                                                                                  -----------
Utilities 1.9%
    10,000,000  Central Power & Light Co., 1st mortgage debenture, 6.625%, 7/1/05 ............      9,920,700
                                                                                                  -----------
                Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $102,554,310) ....................................    105,449,375
                                                                                                  -----------


SUMMARY                                                                       % OF NET ASSETS

                Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $526,106,538) (a) .............    99.2          529,380,919
                Other Assets and Liabilities, Net...............................     0.8            4,041,378
                                                                                   -----          -----------
                Net Assets......................................................   100.0          533,422,297
                                                                                   =====          ===========


*    Effective maturities will be shorter due to amortization and prepayments.

(a)  At September 30, 1995, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based
     on cost for federal income tax purposes of $526,106,538 was as follows:

     Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there
     is an excess of value over tax cost......................................................    $ 5,533,774

     Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there
     is an excess of tax cost over value......................................................     (2,259,393)
                                                                                                  -----------
     Net unrealized appreciation..............................................................    $ 3,274,381
                                                                                                  ===========

</TABLE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     The aggregate face value of futures contracts opened and closed during the
     year ended September 30, 1995 was $270,414,934 and $282,116,367,
     respectively.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     For the year ended September 30, 1995, purchases and sales of investment
     securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated $104,667,360 and
     $189,520,281, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government
     obligations and U.S. Government Agencies aggregated $823,851,340 and
     $789,159,489, respectively.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     At September 30, 1995, and to the extent provided in regulations, the Fund
     had capital loss carryforwards of approximately $8,691,826 which expires
     September 30, 2003. In addition, from November 1, 1994 through September
     30, 1995, the Fund incurred approximately $1,533,583 of net realized
     capital losses which the Fund intends to elect to defer and treat as
     arising in the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Percentage breakdown of investments is based on total net assets of the
     Fund. The total net assets of the Fund are comprised of the Fund's
     investment portfolio, other assets and liabilities. The percentage of the
     investment portfolio may be greater or less than 100% due to the inclusion
     of the Fund's assets and liabilities in the calculation. The Fund's other
     assets and liabilities are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and
     Liabilities.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       43
<PAGE>
AARP INSURED TAX FREE
GENERAL BOND FUND

LIST OF INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Principal       Credit      Market
                                                                                Amount ($)    Rating (b)   Value ($)

<S>                                                                             <C>             <C>       <C>
SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS (UNDER 1 YEAR) - 3.9%

CALIFORNIA
California, Revenue Anticipation Warrants, Series C, 5.75%, 4/25/96...........  15,000,000      MIG-1     15,153,300
California, Revenue Anticipation Warrants, Series D, 6.5%, 4/25/96............   5,000,000       SP-2      5,055,600

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia, General Obligation, Daily Demand Note:
   Refunding Bonds, Series A2, 4.65%, 10/1/07*................................   3,000,000         AA      3,000,000
   Refunding Bonds, Series A3, 4.65%, 10/1/07*................................   2,900,000         AA      2,900,000
   Refunding Bonds, Series A5, 4.65%, 10/1/07*................................   1,500,000         AA      1,500,000

FLORIDA
Halifax Hospital Medical Center, FL, Hospital Revenue, Periodic Auction
   Reset, Series A, 3.85%, 10/1/19* (c).......................................  24,000,000        AAA     24,000,000
INDIANA
Jasper County, IN, Pollution Control Revenue, Northern Indiana Public
   Service Project, Series 1994-C, Daily Demand Bond, 4.5%, 4/1/19*...........   1,600,000      MIG-1      1,600,000

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Recovery District, Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Daily Demand Notes:
   Series 1988, 4.75%, 7/1/97*................................................   4,300,000      MIG-1      4,300,000
   Series 1988, 4.75%, 7/1/98* (c)............................................     500,000      MIG-1        500,000

MICHIGAN
Regents of the University of Michigan Hospital Revenue Bonds,
   Series 1995-A, Daily Demand Bond, 4.5%, 12/1/27*...........................   1,400,000      MIG-1      1,400,000
University of Michigan, Hospital Revenue, Series A, Daily Demand Bond,
   4.5%, 12/1/19*.............................................................   2,300,000      MIG-1      2,300,000

TEXAS 
Harris County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corporation, St. Luke's
   Episcopal Hospital, Series 1985-B, Daily Demand Note,
   4.85%, 2/15/16*............................................................   1,300,000       A-1+      1,300,000
State of Texas, Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, 4.75%, 8/30/96............   8,000,000      SP-1+      8,058,560
                                                                                                          ----------
Total Short-Term Municipal Investments (Cost $70,947,025).....................                            71,067,460
                                                                                                          ----------


LONGER-TERM MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS (Over 1 year) - 94.8%

ALABAMA
Birmingham, AL, Special Care Facilities, Baptist Medical Center, Series A,
   5.5%, 8/15/13 (c)..........................................................   2,800,000        AAA      2,698,024
Montgomery, AL, Special Care Facilities, Baptist Medical Center, Series A,
   5.75%, 1/1/12 (c)..........................................................   2,000,000        AAA      1,978,980

ALASKA
Alaska State Housing Finance Corporation, Veterans Mortgage Project,
   Series F, 8.1%, 9/1/20.....................................................   6,770,000        AAA      7,224,944
Anchorage, AK, Certificate of Participation, Series A,
   7.8%, 2/15/06 (c)..........................................................  10,000,000        AAA     10,359,800

</TABLE>
                                                                           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


                                       44
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                                 Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                              <C>             <C>         <C>
North Slope Borough, AK, General Obligation:
   Series A, Capital Appreciation, Zero Coupon, 6/30/06 (c)....................   4,000,000       AAA        2,236,560
   Series B, Capital Appreciation, Zero Coupon, 1/1/03 (c).....................  16,000,000       AAA       11,055,680
   Series B, Capital Appreciation, Zero Coupon, 6/30/04(c).....................  15,500,000       AAA        9,780,810
   Series B, Capital Appreciation, Zero Coupon, 6/30/05 (c)....................  25,600,000       AAA       15,181,312

ARIZONA
Arizona Municipal Finance Program, Certificate of Participation,
   Series -25, 7.875%, 8/1/14 (c)..............................................   3,500,000       AAA        4,471,950
Maricopa County, AZ, School District -28, Kyrene Elementary, Series B,
   Zero Coupon, 1/1/04 (c).....................................................   6,000,000       AAA        3,955,800
Maricopa County, AZ, School District -6, Washington Elementary, Series B,
   4.1%, 7/1/13 (c)............................................................   2,950,000       AAA        2,342,595
Maricopa County, AZ, Unified School District -41, Gilbert School,
   Capital Appreciation, Zero Coupon, 1/1/05 (c)...............................   5,280,000       AAA        3,280,094
Maricopa County, AZ, Unified School District -68, Alhambra Elementary,
   Zero Coupon:
      7/1/03 (c)...............................................................   2,860,000       AAA        1,948,461
      7/1/04 (c)...............................................................   2,860,000       AAA        1,838,608
      7/1/05 (c)...............................................................   2,850,000       AAA        1,725,561
Scottsdale, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, Scottsdale Memorial
   Hospital, 8.5%, 9/1/17 (c)..................................................   1,050,000       AAA        1,151,451

CALIFORNIA
Alameda County, CA, Certificate of Participation, Santa Rita Jail Project,
   5.375%, 6/1/09 (c)..........................................................  10,415,000       AAA       10,250,755
Banning, CA, Wastewater Revenue, Certificate of Participation,
   8%, 1/1/19 (c)..............................................................   2,040,000       AAA        2,608,752
California Sate Department of Water Resources, Series M, 4.9%, 12/1/09 (c).....   4,485,000       AAA        4,167,866
California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue, Department of
   Corrections:
      Del Norte/Imperial, Series C, 5%, 12/1/07 (c)............................   6,000,000       AAA        5,844,840
      Series A, 5.25%, 12/1/07 (c).............................................   9,000,000       AAA        8,983,170
      Series A, 5.25%, 12/1/08 (c).............................................   3,000,000       AAA        2,968,860
California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue, Secretary of State,
   Series A, 6.3%, 12/1/06 (c).................................................   8,095,000       AAA        8,935,585
California Statewide Communities Development Corporation, Certificate
   of Participation, Children's Hospital, 5%, 6/1/06 (c).......................   2,035,000       AAA        1,995,277
Escondido, CA, Joint Powers Financing Authority, Lease Revenue, Capital
   Appreciation, Center for the Arts Projects, Zero Coupon, 9/1/05 (c).........   3,255,000       AAA        1,879,860
Los Angeles County, CA;
   Capital Asset Leasing, 6%, 12/1/06 (c)......................................   9,000,000       AAA        9,706,500
   Convention & Exhibition Center Authority, Certificate of Participation:
      Zero Coupon, 8/15/02 (c).................................................   5,000,000       AAA        3,526,750
      Zero Coupon, 8/15/03 (c).................................................   6,270,000       AAA        4,152,308
  Public Works Finance Authority, Lease Revenue, Multiple Projects IV,
      4.75%, 12/1/10 (c).......................................................  11,140,000       AAA        9,907,470
Madera County, CA, Certificates of Participation, Valley Children's Hospital,
   Series 1995, 6.5%, 3/15/10..................................................   2,840,000       AAA        3,058,708
Northern California Transmission Revenue, Ore Transmission Project,
   Series A, 5.1%, 5/1/06 (c)..................................................   5,000,000       AAA        5,016,000

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                                 Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                              <C>           <C>         <C>
Norwalk, CA, Redevelopment Agency, 9.1%, 12/1/15...............................   7,000,000         NR       7,203,280
Oakland, CA, Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation Central District,
   6%, 2/1/07 (c)..............................................................   2,000,000        AAA       2,148,020
Palomar Pomerado, CA, Health Systems, Series B, Zero Coupon 11/1/02 (c)........   3,080,000        AAA       2,149,316
Riverside, CA, Transportation Commission, Sales Tax Revenue, Series A:
   5.7%, 6/1/06 (c)............................................................   5,400,000        AAA       5,652,342
   5.75%, 6/1/07 (c)...........................................................   3,000,000        AAA       3,132,030
San Diego County, CA, Regional Transportation, Community Sales Tax
   Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 4/1/07 (c)........................................   2,500,000        AAA       2,495,700
San Diego County, CA, Water Authority, Certificate of Participation:
   5.632%, 4/25/07 (c).........................................................   6,300,000        AAA       6,412,266
   5.681%, 4/22/09 (c).........................................................   4,500,000        AAA       4,525,200
San Francisco, CA, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Sales Tax Revenue
   Refunding, 6.75%, 7/1/10 (c)................................................   2,000,000        AAA       2,256,700
San Joaquin, CA, Certificate of Participation, County Public Facilities
   Project, 5.5%, 11/15/13 (c).................................................   2,000,000        AAA       1,905,060
Sweetwater, CA, Water Revenue, 5.25%, 4/1/10 (c)...............................  13,240,000        AAA      12,809,170
Three Valleys, CA, Municipal Water District, Certificates of Participation,
   5%, 11/1/14 (c).............................................................   3,000,000        AAA       2,689,860

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia, Georgetown University, Series B, 7.1%, 4/1/12............   3,000,000          A       3,253,740
District of Columbia, General Obligation:
   Refunding Revenue, 5.875%, 6/1/05 (c).......................................   4,750,000        AAA       4,961,518
   Series A, Prerefunded 6/1/99 at 102, 7.5%, 6/1/09 (c).......................   5,000,000        AAA       5,614,150
   Series A1, 6.5%, 6/1/10 (c).................................................   2,270,000        AAA       2,462,814
   Series B, Zero Coupon, 6/1/00 (c)...........................................   3,500,000        AAA       2,785,090
   Series B, 6.125%, 6/1/03 (c)................................................   4,000,000        AAA       4,259,840
   Series B, 5.4%, 6/1/06 (c)..................................................  18,905,000        AAA      18,842,803
   Series B, 5.5%, 6/1/07 (c)..................................................  25,000,000        AAA      24,870,250
   Series B, 5.5%, 6/1/08 (c)..................................................  21,300,000        AAA      20,936,196
   Series B, 5.5%, 6/1/09 (c)..................................................  15,150,000        AAA      14,695,652
   Series B, 5.5%, 6/1/09 (c)..................................................   2,840,000        AAA       2,754,828
   Series B, 5.5%, 6/1/10 (c)..................................................  15,590,000        AAA      14,908,093
   Series B, 5.5%, 6/1/12 (c)..................................................   1,050,000        AAA         987,683
   Series B-3, 5.4%, 6/1/06 (c)................................................  10,000,000        AAA       9,967,100

FLORIDA
Florida Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Preservation,
   Series A, 4.75%, 7/1/12 (c).................................................  10,000,000        AAA       8,863,600
Florida Municipal Power Agency, Stanton II Project, Refunding Revenue,
   4.5%, 10/1/16 (c)...........................................................   4,400,000        AAA       3,691,644
Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Refunding Program,
   Series A, 7.875%, 12/1/25 (c)...............................................  16,925,000        AAA      18,227,717
Orlando, FL, Utility Commission, Water & Electric Refunding Revenue,
   5.9%, 10/1/08...............................................................   4,000,000         AA       4,242,800
Sarasota County, FL, School Board Finance Corporation, Lease Revenue:
   5%, 7/1/10 (c)..............................................................   3,800,000        AAA       3,563,678
   Refunding Revenue, 5%, 7/1/09 (c)...........................................   5,595,000        AAA       5,342,554

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<CAPTION>
                                                                             Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                             Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                         <C>           <C>          <C>
GEORGIA
Cobb County, GA, Kennestone Hospital Authority, Series A,
   5.625%, 4/1/11 (c).....................................................   5,305,000        AAA        5,302,188
Macon-Bibb County, GA, Hospital Authority, Medical Center of Central
   Georgia, Series C, 5.25%, 8/1/11 (c)...................................  10,225,000        AAA        9,717,533
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia:
   5th Crossover, Project #1, 6.4%, 1/1/13 (c)............................   3,500,000        AAA        3,734,535
   Power Revenue, Series Z, 5.5%, 1/1/12 (c)..............................   1,600,000        AAA        1,562,880

ILLINOIS
Central Lake County, IL, Joint Action Water Agency Refunding Revenue:
   Zero Coupon, 5/1/02 (c)................................................   2,245,000        AAA        1,614,133
   5.3%, 5/1/06 (c).......................................................   2,120,000        AAA        2,138,698
   5.4%, 5/1/07 (c).......................................................   2,280,000        AAA        2,293,520
Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL, Revenue Refunding, Series C:
   5%, 1/1/10 (c).........................................................  15,410,000        AAA       14,308,493
   5%, 1/1/11 (c).........................................................  16,500,000        AAA       15,189,405
   5%, 1/1/18 (c).........................................................   4,400,000        AAA        3,862,936
Chicago, IL, School Finance Authority, Series A:
   4.8%, 6/1/01 (c).......................................................   3,255,000        AAA        3,282,928
   5%, 6/1/08 (c).........................................................   5,000,000        AAA        4,751,650
   5%, 6/1/09 (c).........................................................   5,425,000        AAA        5,067,276
Chicago, IL, General Obligation:
   Series A, 5.375%, 1/1/13 (c)...........................................  15,410,000        AAA       14,684,035
   Series B, 5%, 1/1/08 (c)...............................................   3,485,000        AAA        3,354,870
   Series B, 5%, 1/1/10 (c)...............................................   5,200,000        AAA        4,837,924
   Series B, 5%, 1/1/11 (c)...............................................   1,620,000        AAA        1,497,528
   Series B, 5%, 1/1/12 (c)...............................................   5,000,000        AAA        4,582,150
   Series B, 5.125%, 1/1/15 (c)...........................................   9,550,000        AAA        8,673,310
   6.25%, 1/1/11 (c)......................................................   3,000,000        AAA        3,188,370
Chicago, IL, General Obligation Lease, Board of Education, Series A:
   6.25%, 1/1/10 (c)......................................................   6,800,000        AAA        7,249,956
   6.25%, 1/1/15 (c)......................................................  23,000,000        AAA       23,983,710
   6%, 1/1/16 (c).........................................................  11,025,000        AAA       11,185,634
   6%, 1/1/20 (c) (d).....................................................  36,625,000        AAA       36,760,146
Chicago, IL, General Obligation, Emergency Telephone System,
   5.55%, 1/1/08 (c)......................................................   5,820,000        AAA        5,907,358
Chicago, IL, Motor Fuel Tax Revenue, Prerefunded 1/1/01 at 100,
   6.5%, 1/1/16 (c).......................................................   2,000,000        AAA        2,180,280
Chicago, IL, Public Building Commission, Building Revenue, Series A:
   5.25%, 12/1/07 (c).....................................................   3,500,000        AAA        3,493,455
   5.25%, 12/1/09 (c).....................................................  10,420,000        AAA       10,115,111
   5.25%, 12/1/11 (c).....................................................   9,705,000        AAA        9,197,623
Chicago, IL, Public Building Commission, Board of Education, Series A,
   Zero Coupon, 1/1/06 (c)................................................   2,430,000        AAA        1,405,536
Chicago, IL, Wastewater Transmission Revenue:
   5.5%, 1/1/09 (c).......................................................  11,990,000        AAA       11,955,229
   5.5%, 1/1/10 (c).......................................................   7,220,000        AAA        7,100,365
Cook County, IL, General Obligation;
   Zero Coupon, 11/1/04 (c)...............................................   3,205,000        AAA        2,001,074

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<CAPTION>
                                                                             Principal           Credit       Market
                                                                             Amount ($)        Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                         <C>                  <C>       <C>
   Series C, 6%, 11/15/07 (c).............................................   5,000,000            AAA       5,342,150
Decatur, IL, General Obligation, Series 1991, Zero Coupon:
   10/1/03 (c)............................................................   1,455,000            AAA         967,677
   10/1/04 (c)............................................................   1,415,000            AAA         886,512
Decatur, IL, Public Building Commission, General Obligation,
   Certificate of Participation:
      6.5%, 1/1/03 (c)....................................................   1,725,000            AAA       1,890,548
      6.5%, 1/1/06 (c)....................................................   1,500,000            AAA       1,650,810
Illinois, Dedicated Tax Revenue, Civic Center Project:
   Series A, 6.5%, 12/15/07...............................................   3,000,000            AAA       3,337,440
   Series A, 6.5%, 12/15/08 (c)...........................................   5,255,000            AAA       5,816,339
   6.25%, 12/15/11 (c)....................................................   3,000,000            AAA       3,195,720
   6.25%, 12/15/20 (c)....................................................   6,975,000            AAA       7,273,600
Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, Loyola University:
   Series 1991-A, Zero Coupon, 7/1/04 (c).................................   2,860,000            AAA       1,815,242
   Zero Coupon, 7/1/05 (c)................................................   4,000,000            AAA       2,387,520
Illinois Health Facilities Authority, Brokaw-Mennonite Healthcare:
   6%, 8/15/06 (c)........................................................   1,380,000            AAA       1,464,829
   6%, 8/15/07 (c)........................................................   1,460,000            AAA       1,539,234
   6%, 8/15/08 (c)........................................................   1,550,000            AAA       1,620,727
   6%, 8/15/09 (c)........................................................   1,640,000            AAA       1,698,548
Illinois Health Facilities Authority:
   Children's Memorial Hospital, 6.25%, 8/15/13 (c).......................   2,000,000            AAA       2,069,760
   Felician Healthcare Inc., Series A, 6.25%, 1/1/15 (c)..................  17,000,000            AAA      17,657,390
   Memorial Medical Center, 6.75%, 10/1/11 (c)............................   2,135,000            AAA       2,277,106
   Methodist Health Service, Series 1985-G, 8%, 8/1/15 (c)................  10,110,000            AAA      11,401,957
   Sherman Hospital, 6.75%, 8/1/11 (c)....................................   2,700,000            AAA       2,897,235
   SSM Healthcare System, Series AA, 6.4%, 6/1/08 (c).....................   1,350,000            AAA       1,459,701
Joliet, IL, Junior College Assistance Corporation, Lease Revenue, North...
   Campus Extension Center, 6.7%, 9/1/12 (c)..............................   2,500,000            AAA       2,763,225
Kendall, Kane and Will Counties, IL, Community Unit School
   District #308, Oswego, Zero Coupon:
      3/1/02 (c)..........................................................   1,055,000            AAA         764,886
      3/1/05 (c)..........................................................   1,540,000            AAA         935,565
      3/1/06 (c)..........................................................   1,595,000            AAA         907,922
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, IL, McCormick Place
   Expansion Project, Zero Coupon:
      12/15/03 (c)........................................................   3,200,000            AAA       2,106,080
       6/15/04 (c)........................................................  10,300,000            AAA       6,552,551
Northern Cook County, IL, Solid Waste Agency Contract Revenue,
   6.5%, 5/1/09 (c).......................................................   6,000,000            AAA       6,372,840
Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint Action Water Agency, IL,
   Supply System Revenue, 6.45%, 5/1/07 (c)...............................   2,575,000            AAA       2,819,471
Rosemont, IL, Tax Increment, Series C, Zero Coupon:
   12/1/05 (c)............................................................   4,455,000            AAA       2,601,185
   12/1/07 (c)............................................................   2,655,000            AAA       1,355,484
State University Retirement System, IL, Special Revenue, Zero
   Coupon, 10/1/03 (c)....................................................   2,750,000            AAA       1,828,943

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<CAPTION>
                                                                               Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                               Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>          <C>
University of Illinois, Board of Trustees, Series 1991, Zero Coupon:
   4/1/03 (c).............................................................    3,890,000         AAA        2,653,875
   4/1/05 (c).............................................................    3,830,000         AAA        2,316,499
Will County, IL, Community Unit School District #201-U, Crete-Monee,
   Capital Appreciation, Zero Coupon:
      12/15/00 (c)........................................................    1,325,000         AAA        1,030,598
      12/15/01 (c)........................................................    1,730,000         AAA        1,275,321

INDIANA
Fort Wayne, IN, Parkview Memorial Hospital, Series A, 6.5%,
   11/15/12 (c)...........................................................    1,400,000         AAA        1,444,338
Indiana Health Facilities Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue:
   Ancilla Systems Inc., Series A, 6%, 7/1/18 (c).........................   27,635,000         AAA       27,733,933
   Community Hospital Project, 6.4%, 5/1/12 (c)...........................    5,000,000         AAA        5,173,000
Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Power Supply System, Series B,
   6%, 1/1/12 (c).........................................................    2,000,000         AAA        2,078,980
Indiana University, Student Fee Revenue:
   Series J, 5%, 8/1/18 (c)...............................................    4,200,000         AAA        3,671,598
   Series H, Zero Coupon, 8/1/06 (c)......................................    8,500,000         AAA        4,730,760
   Series H, Zero Coupon, 8/1/08 (c)......................................   10,000,000         AAA        4,841,600
Madison County, IN, Community Hospital of Anderson, Prerefunded
   1/1/98 at 102, 8%, 1/1/14 (c)..........................................    7,055,000         AAA        7,750,623
Merrillville, IN, Multiple School Building Corporation, First Mortgage,
   Zero Coupon, 1/15/11 (c)...............................................    4,000,000         AAA        1,629,080
Porter County, IN, Hospital Authority, Porter Memorial Hospital, Series
   1993, 5.25%, 6/1/14 (c)................................................    8,750,000         AAA        8,045,713

IOWA
Muscatine, IA, Electric Utility, Revenue Refunding, 7.625%, 1/1/04 (c)....    6,600,000         AAA        6,795,360
Polk County, IA, Mercy Hospital, 6.75%, 11/1/05 (c).......................    5,000,000         AAA        5,507,700

KANSAS
Kansas City, KS, Utility System Revenue:
   ETM, Zero Coupon, 9/1/04 **............................................    3,575,000         AAA        2,296,973
   ETM, Zero Coupon, 9/1/05 **............................................    5,300,000         AAA        3,212,489
   ETM, Zero Coupon, 9/1/06 **............................................    1,875,000         AAA        1,066,856
   Zero Coupon, 9/1/04....................................................    2,640,000         AAA        1,671,305
   Zero Coupon, 9/1/05....................................................    3,950,000         AAA        2,371,146
   Zero Coupon, 9/1/06....................................................    1,375,000         AAA          774,070

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Prerefunded 2/15/08 at 100,
   4.75%, 5/1/16..........................................................    5,765,000         AAA        5,479,517
New Orleans, LA, General Obligation, Zero Coupon, 9/1/07 (c)..............   10,000,000         AAA        5,218,600

MARYLAND
University of Maryland, Facilities & Tuition Revenue, 4.75%,
   10/1/07 (c)............................................................   14,605,000         AAA       13,960,481

MASSACHUSETTS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, General Obligation:
   Series A, 7%, 3/1/99 (c)...............................................    4,850,000         AAA        5,239,892
   Series A, 6%, 7/1/05 (c)...............................................    4,000,000         AAA        4,305,440
   Series C, 5%, 8/1/06 (c)...............................................   20,000,000         AAA       19,767,800


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<CAPTION>
                                                                               Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                               Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>          <C>
   Series D, Prerefunded 10/1/99 at 102, 7%, 10/1/03 (c)..................    7,000,000         AAA        7,792,960
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, General
   Transportation System:
      Series A, 5.4%, 3/1/07 (c)..........................................    5,000,000         AAA        5,106,700
      5.25%, 3/1/06 (c)...................................................   10,000,000         AAA       10,184,300
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Multi-Family Mortgage Purchase
   Revenue, 9.25%, 12/1/14 (c)............................................    2,500,000         AAA        2,594,675
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, Power Supply
   System Revenue, Series A:
      5.1%, 7/1/06 (c)....................................................    8,795,000         AAA        8,693,857
      5.1%, 7/1/07 (c)....................................................    1,640,000         AAA        1,611,415
      5.1%, 7/1/08 (c)....................................................    5,715,000         AAA        5,532,234

MICHIGAN
Brighton, MI, Area School District, Series I, Prerefunded 5/1/05 at
   34.134, Zero Coupon, 5/1/20 (c)........................................   22,000,000         AAA        4,521,880
Detroit, MI, General Obligation, Distributable State Aid Refunding:
   5.2%, 5/1/07 (c).......................................................    3,000,000         AAA        2,953,710
   5.25%, 5/1/08 (c)......................................................    1,500,000         AAA        1,464,840
Kalamazoo, MI, Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Revenue, Borgess
   Medical Center, Series A, Prerefunded 7/1/99 at 100, 6%, 7/1/09 (c)....    8,250,000         AAA        8,722,148
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Sisters of Mercy, Series P:
   5.1%, 8/15/07 (c)......................................................    3,000,000         AAA        2,952,570
   5.25%, 8/15/08 (c).....................................................    8,655,000         AAA        8,527,079
Michigan Housing Development Authority, Rental Revenue,
   Series B, 5.7%, 4/1/12.................................................    6,275,000           A        6,047,594

MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Hospital Equipment Facilities Authority, North Mississippi
   Health Services, 5.5%, 5/15/09 (c).....................................    4,350,000         AAA        4,292,276

MISSOURI
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, SSM Healthcare,
   Series 1992-AA:
      6.35%, 6/1/08 (c)...................................................    8,125,000         AAA        8,865,025
      6.4%, 6/1/09 (c)....................................................    8,640,000         AAA        9,405,590

NEVADA
Clark County, NV, General Obligation, School District, Series B, Zero
   Coupon, 3/1/05 (c).....................................................    8,070,000         AAA        4,934,079

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Housing and Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Purchase
   Revenue, Zero Coupon, 10/1/16 (c)......................................    5,155,000         AAA          582,979
New Jersey State Transportation Authority, Transportation System,
   Series A, 5.25%, 6/15/14 (c)...........................................   20,000,000         AAA       19,103,600

NEW YORK
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Transit Facilities Revenue,
   Series N, 4.9%, 7/1/07 (c).............................................    8,500,000         AAA        8,277,130
New York City, NY, General Obligation:
   Series A, Prerefunded 11/1/97 at 101.50, 8%, 11/1/01...................      760,000         AAA          830,634
   Series A, ETM, 8%, 11/1/01 ** .........................................      740,000         AAA          816,879
   Series A, 3%, 8/15/02 (c)..............................................    9,000,000         AAA        8,099,460

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<CAPTION>
                                                                              Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                              Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>         <C>
   Series D, 6%, 8/1/06 (c)...............................................      140,000         AAA         145,118
   Series D, 6%, 8/1/08 (c)...............................................      370,000         AAA         381,056
   Series D, 8%, 8/1/05 (c)...............................................      170,000         AAA         186,492
   Series D, Prerefunded 8/1/97 at 102, 8%, 8/1/05 (c)....................      830,000         AAA         903,505
   Series E, ETM, 7%, 12/1/07 (c) ** .....................................    1,385,000         AAA       1,486,562
   Series E, 7%, 12/1/07 (c) .............................................      115,000         AAA         123,060
   Prerefunded 11/1/97 at 101.50, 8.125%, 11/1/05 (c).....................    1,400,000         AAA       1,533,588
New York City, NY, General Obligation, Series Fiscal 1992-C:
   6.4%, 8/1/04 (c).......................................................      500,000         AAA         548,475
   6.4%, 8/1/05 (c).......................................................      430,000         AAA         469,066
   Prerefunded 8/1/02 at 101.50, 6.4%, 8/1/05 (c).........................   10,000,000         AAA      11,186,300
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, City University:
   Series D, 7%, 7/1/09 (c)...............................................    4,000,000         AAA       4,625,800
   Series C, 7.5%, 7/1/10 (c).............................................    5,750,000         AAA       6,907,705
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, College and University
   Pooled Capital Program, 7.8%, 12/1/05 (c)..............................   10,890,000         AAA      11,855,181
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Pollution
   Control Revenue, NY Electric and Gas Corporation, 5.9%, 12/1/06 (c)....    5,300,000         AAA       5,645,560
New York State Medical Care Facilities Agency, Mental Health Services,
   Series F, 4.8%, 8/15/05 (c)............................................   10,000,000         AAA       9,716,000
New York State Urban Development Authority, Correctional Facilities:
   Series A, 5%, 1/1/07 (c)...............................................    4,315,000         AAA       4,252,605
   Series A, 6.5%, 1/1/11 (c).............................................    4,500,000         AAA       4,887,090
Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Southwest Sewer
   System, 6%, 2/1/07 (c).................................................    8,000,000         AAA       8,549,360

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power System Revenue,
   Series B, 6%, 1/1/18...................................................    8,775,000         AAA       8,958,661
North Carolina Municipal Power Agency, Catawba Electric Revenue:
   5.25%, 1/1/08 (c)......................................................    2,500,000         AAA       2,475,275
   6%, 1/1/11 (c).........................................................    8,235,000         AAA       8,612,163
   7.5%, 1/1/17...........................................................    4,520,000           A       4,836,536

NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck, ND, Hospital Revenue, St. Alexius Medical Center,
   Series 1991, Zero Coupon, 5/1/02 (c)...................................    2,850,000         AAA       2,049,122

OHIO
Hamilton County, OH, Electric System Mortgage Revenue, Series B,
   Prerefunded 10/15/98 at 102, 8%, 10/15/22 (c)..........................    3,720,000         AAA       4,183,177
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Ohio Power Company,
   Series B, 7.4%, 8/1/09 (c).............................................    5,000,000         AAA       5,535,600
Ohio State Building Authority, Worker's Compensation Building,
   Series A, 4.9%, 4/1/07 (c).............................................    3,375,000         AAA       3,288,094

OKLAHOMA
Tulsa, OK, Industrial Development Authority, St. John's Medical Center:
   Zero Coupon, 12/1/02 (c)...............................................    3,930,000         AAA       2,730,878
   Zero Coupon, 12/1/04 (c)...............................................    5,430,000         AAA       3,351,668


</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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AARP INSURED TAX FREE
GENERAL BOND FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                              Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>         <C>
PENNSYLVANIA
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Certificates of Participation, Series A:
   5.25%, 7/1/11 (c)......................................................    9,000,000         AAA        8,536,860
   5.4%, 7/1/09...........................................................    4,495,000         AAA        4,442,993
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, Economic
   Development Revenue:
      5.8%, 1/1/08 (c)....................................................    4,250,000         AAA        4,431,560
      5.8%, 7/1/08 (c)....................................................    4,875,000         AAA        5,089,159
      5.8%, 1/1/09 (c)....................................................    2,500,000         AAA        2,583,950
Philadelphia, PA, General Obligation, Prerefunded 2/15/96,
   8.25%, 2/15/09 (c).....................................................    1,215,000         AAA        1,258,776
Philadelphia, PA, Water & Wastewater Refunding Revenue:
   5.5%, 6/15/07 (c)......................................................    5,000,000         AAA        5,103,500
   5.625%, 6/15/08 (c)....................................................    2,100,000         AAA        2,146,725
   5.625%, 6/15/09 (c)....................................................   20,000,000         AAA       20,217,400
   5.625%, 6/15/09 (c)....................................................   10,855,000         AAA       10,972,994
Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Authority Revenue, Justice Lease,
   Series B, Prerefunded 11/15/01 at 102, 6.9%, 11/15/03 (c)..............    2,000,000         AAA        2,277,940
Westmoreland County, PA, Industrial Development Revenue,
   Westmoreland Health System, 5.375%, 7/1/11 (c).........................    6,750,000         AAA        6,516,383

PUERTO RICO
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Highway & Transportation Authority
   Revenue, 5.5%, 7/1/09 (c)..............................................   10,940,000         AAA       11,097,317

RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Clean Water Protection Agency, Pollution Control Revenue,
   Revolving Fund, Series A, 5.4%, 10/1/15 (c)............................    2,000,000         AAA        1,889,060
Rhode Island Convention Center Authority, Refunding Revenue:
   Series 1993 B, 5%, 5/15/10 (c).........................................    5,000,000         AAA        4,636,750
   Series 1993 B, 5.25%, 5/15/15 (c)......................................   22,000,000         AAA       20,408,960
Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corporation, Special
   Obligation, Series B:
      5.8%, 8/1/10 (c)....................................................    6,200,000         AAA        6,273,284
      5.8%, 8/1/11 (c)....................................................    4,525,000         AAA        4,533,824
      5.8%, 8/1/12 (c)....................................................    2,500,000         AAA        2,489,125
      5.8%, 8/1/13 (c)....................................................    7,340,000         AAA        7,258,893
Rhode Island Public Building Authority, Public Projects, Series A,
   Prerefunded 2/1/98 at 102, 8.2%, 2/1/08 (c)............................    2,200,000         AAA        2,432,760

SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston County, SC, Hospital Authority, 5.5%, 10/1/19..................    2,500,000         AAA        2,336,000
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, SC, Electric Revenue:
   Series A, 6.5%, 1/1/16 (c).............................................    3,000,000         AAA        3,251,730
   Series C, 5.5%, 1/1/12 (c).............................................    5,000,000         AAA        4,915,200
   5.5%, 1/1/08 (c).......................................................    1,915,000         AAA        1,952,477

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Building Authority, Certificate of Participation,
   Series A, 7.5%, 12/1/16................................................    4,000,000           A        4,205,120

                                                                           
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                              Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>         <C>
TENNESSEE
Knox County, TN, Health & Educational Hospital Facilities Board,
   Fort Sanders Alliance:
      7.25%, 1/1/09 (c)...................................................    3,150,000        AAA        3,704,463
      5.75%, 1/1/11 (c)...................................................   15,405,000        AAA       15,685,679
      5.75%, 1/1/12 (c)...................................................   17,880,000        AAA       18,104,752
      6.25%, 1/1/13 (c)...................................................    4,000,000        AAA        4,248,200

TEXAS
Dallas, TX, Housing Finance Corporation, Single Family Mortgage Revenue,
   Zero Coupon, 10/1/16 (c)...............................................    7,450,000        AAA          842,521
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Airport Revenue:
   7.75%, 11/1/03 (c).....................................................    1,000,000        AAA        1,186,900
   7.8%, 11/1/05 (c)......................................................    2,000,000        AAA        2,417,860
   7.8%, 11/1/06 (c)......................................................    2,025,000        AAA        2,432,288
   7.375%, 11/1/08 (c)....................................................    4,500,000        AAA        5,238,945
   7.375%, 11/1/10 (c)....................................................    3,500,000        AAA        4,020,660
Harris County, TX, General Obligation:
   Flood Control District, Zero Coupon, 10/1/00 (c).......................    1,000,000        AAA          788,260
   Capital Appreciation Bond, Zero Coupon, 10/1/06 (c)....................    9,035,000        AAA        5,020,930
Harris County, TX, General Obligation, Toll Road Authority, Subordinate
   Lien, Unlimited Tax:
      Series A, Zero Coupon, 8/15/04 (c)..................................    2,050,000        AAA        1,300,746
      Series A, Zero Coupon, 8/15/05 (c)..................................    4,025,000        AAA        2,403,126
      Series A, Zero Coupon, 8/15/06 (c)..................................    4,010,000        AAA        2,243,635
      5%, 8/15/07 (c).....................................................    3,500,000        AAA        3,435,285
Houston, TX, Water & Sewer System Authority:
   Series C, Zero Coupon, 12/1/06 (c).....................................   14,575,000        AAA        8,027,619
   Series C, Zero Coupon, 12/1/08 (c).....................................   10,000,000        AAA        4,794,000
   Series C, Zero Coupon, 12/1/09 (c).....................................   14,750,000        AAA        6,577,763
Lubbock, TX, Health Facilities Development Corporation,
   Methodist Hospital:
      Series B, 5.5%, 12/1/06 (c).........................................    3,945,000        AAA        4,067,611
      Series B, 5.6%, 12/1/07 (c).........................................    2,415,000        AAA        2,487,885
      Series B, 5.625%, 12/1/08 (c).......................................    4,400,000        AAA        4,500,364
      Series B, 5.625%, 12/1/09 (c).......................................    4,640,000        AAA        4,691,550
Montgomery County, TX, General Obligation, Library Refunding:
   Zero Coupon, 9/1/03 (c)................................................    3,475,000        AAA        2,333,532
   Zero Coupon, 9/1/04 (c)................................................    3,475,000        AAA        2,199,918
   Zero Coupon, 9/1/05....................................................    3,475,000        AAA        2,069,953
North Central Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation,
   Presbyterian Hospital, Prerefunded 12/1/97 at 102, 8.75%, 12/1/15 (c)..    5,000,000        AAA        5,583,550
San Antonio, TX, Electric & Gas Revenue Refunding, Series A:
   Zero Coupon, 2/1/05 (c)................................................    2,500,000        AAA        1,535,200
   Zero Coupon, 2/1/06 (c)................................................   17,900,000        AAA       10,307,715
   Series B, Zero Coupon, 2/1/05 (c)......................................    8,000,000        AAA        4,912,640
Tarrant County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corporation, Hospital
   Refunding Revenue, Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital:
      6%, 5/15/11 (c).....................................................    4,615,000        AAA        4,780,817
      6%, 5/15/21 (c).....................................................    6,235,000        AAA        6,337,005

</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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GENERAL BOND FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                              Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)

<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>         <C>
Texas General Obligation, Superconductor Revenue, Series C,
   Zero Coupon, 4/1/05 (c)................................................    8,390,000        AAA        5,107,496
Texas General Obligation, Capital Appreciation Bond, Super Collider,
   Series C, Zero Coupon, 4/1/06 (c)......................................    7,385,000        AAA        4,214,915
Texas Municipal Power Agency Revenue:
   5.25%, 9/1/12 (c)......................................................    2,900,000        AAA        2,735,280
   5.25%, 9/1/07 (c)......................................................    1,500,000        AAA        1,511,835
   5.25%, 9/1/09 (c)......................................................    6,235,000        AAA        6,120,027
   6.1%, 9/1/07 (c).......................................................    9,250,000        AAA       10,042,263
   6.1%, 9/1/09 (c).......................................................    4,435,000        AAA        4,808,383
Texas State Public Finance Authority, Building Authority:
   Zero Coupon, 2/1/06 (c)................................................   13,915,000        AAA        8,012,953
   Series B, 6.25%, 2/1/08 (c)............................................    5,190,000        AAA        5,656,477

UTAH
Utah Associated Municipal Power System, Hunter Project, Refunding
   Revenue, Zero Coupon:
      7/1/00 (c)..........................................................    2,755,000        AAA        2,190,473
      7/1/02 (c)..........................................................    5,200,000        AAA        3,690,596
      7/1/04 (c)..........................................................    5,895,000        AAA        3,719,214
      7/1/05 (c)..........................................................    5,900,000        AAA        3,498,228
      7/1/06 (c)..........................................................    5,895,000        AAA        3,271,607
      7/1/07 (c)..........................................................    3,750,000        AAA        1,943,475
Intermountain Power Agency, UT, Power Supply Revenue:
   Series A, Zero Coupon, 7/1/02 (c)).....................................    1,655,000        AAA        1,180,048
   Series A, Zero Coupon, 7/1/03 (c)......................................    1,000,000        AAA          673,600
   Series A, Zero Coupon, 7/1/04 (c)......................................    1,730,000        AAA        1,098,031
   Series B, Zero Coupon, 7/1/02 (c)......................................    8,230,000        AAA        5,868,155
   5%, 7/1/12 (c).........................................................    1,000,000        AAA          906,920
Provo, UT, Electric System Revenue, ETM, 10.375%, 9/15/15 (c)**...........    1,800,000        AAA        2,581,506

VIRGINIA
Roanoke, VA, Industrial Development Authority, Roanoke Memorial
   Hospital, Series B, 6.125%, 7/1/17 (c).................................    5,500,000        AAA        5,711,750
Southeastern Public Service Authority, VA, Refunding Revenue,
   Series A, 5.25%, 7/1/10 (c)............................................    7,380,000        AAA        7,158,157
Virginia Beach, VA, Development Authority, Virginia Beach General
   Hospital Project:
      5%, 2/15/06 (c).....................................................    1,750,000        AAA        1,738,695
      5%, 2/15/07 (c).....................................................    1,800,000        AAA        1,764,702
      5.1%, 2/15/08 (c)...................................................    1,345,000        AAA        1,311,792
      5.125%, 2/15/18 (c).................................................    3,000,000        AAA        2,726,790
      6%, 2/15/11 (c).....................................................    1,595,000        AAA        1,661,735
Winchester County, VA, Industrial Development Authority, Hospital
   Revenue, 6%, 1/1/15 (c)................................................    5,700,000        AAA        5,236,134

WASHINGTON
King County, WA, Public Hospital District -1, Valley Medical Center,
   Series 1992, 5.5%, 9/1/17 (c)..........................................    3,500,000        AAA        3,283,840
King & Snohomish Counties, WA, General Obligation, School
   District -417, North Shore:
   5.45%, 12/1/06 (c).....................................................    2,825,000        AAA        2,900,880


</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Principal       Credit       Market
                                                                                 Amount ($)    Rating (b)    Value ($)
<S>                                                                             <C>            <C>         <C>
  5.6%, 12/1/10 (c)...........................................................   1,650,000        AAA          1,641,503
Snohomish County, WA, Public Utilities, District #1:
  5.5%, 1/1/14 (c)............................................................   6,000,000        AAA          5,675,580
  5.5%, 1/1/15 (c)............................................................   1,350,000        AAA          1,271,916
Snohomish County, WA, School District #6, 6.5%, 12/1/07.......................   3,325,000          A          3,698,165
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Empire Health
  Services-Spokane:
    5.65%, 11/1/05 (c)........................................................   2,155,000        AAA          2,249,152
    5.7%, 11/1/06 (c).........................................................   3,440,000        AAA          3,577,462
    5.75%, 11/1/07 (c)........................................................   3,675,000        AAA          3,807,704
    5.8%, 11/1/09 (c).........................................................   4,595,000        AAA          4,687,911
    5.8%, 11/1/10 (c).........................................................   2,100,000        AAA          2,116,674
Washington Public Power Supply System, Revenue Refunding:
  Nuclear Project #1, Series A, Prerefunded 7/1/99 at 102, 7.5%, 7/1/15 (c)...   2,405,000        AAA          2,705,529
  Nuclear Project #1, Series A, 7%, 7/1/11 (c)................................   3,830,000        AAA          4,207,332
  Nuclear Project #1, Series A, 7.5%, 7/1/15 (c)..............................   1,595,000        AAA          1,755,712
  Nuclear Project #1, Series B, 7.25%, 7/1/12 (c).............................  10,895,000        AAA         12,082,446
  Nuclear Project #2, Series A, 7.25%, 7/1/03 (c).............................   2,000,000        AAA          2,255,180
  Nuclear Project #2, Series A, 5.7%, 7/1/08 (c)..............................   5,000,000        AAA          5,099,500
  Nuclear Project #2, Series C, 7%, 7/1/01 (c)................................  10,000,000        AAA         11,067,500
  Nuclear Project #2, Series C, 7.375%, 7/1/11 (c)............................   1,370,000        AAA          1,569,897
  Nuclear Project #3, Series A, Prerefunded 11/1/01 at 102, 7.25%, 7/1/16 (c).   3,630,000        AAA          4,052,496
  Nuclear Project #3, Series A, Zero Coupon, 7/1/04 (c).......................   3,625,000        AAA          2,287,049
  Nuclear Project #3, Series A, Zero Coupon, 7/1/05 (c).......................   4,125,000        AAA          2,445,795
Washington State Housing Finance, Series A, 7.1%, 12/1/17.....................  12,245,000        AAA         12,845,250
WEST VIRGINIA 
West Virginia School Building Authority, Series 1990-B, 6.75%, 7/1/10 (c).....   4,000,000        AAA          4,362,960
WISCONSIN
Kenosha, WI, General Obligation, Series C, Zero Coupon, 6/1/04 (c)............   3,475,000        AAA          2,202,073
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority:
  Wheaton Franciscan Services, 6.1%, 8/15/08 (c)..............................   4,580,000        AAA          4,865,609
  Felician Healthcare Inc., Series B, 6.25%, 1/1/22 (c).......................   5,285,000        AAA          5,486,517
  Villa St. Francis Inc., Series C, 6.25%, 1/1/22 (c).........................   9,230,000        AAA          9,581,940
  SSM Healthcare, Series 1992 AA, 6.4%, 6/1/08 (c)............................   2,335,000        AAA          2,533,638
  SSM Healthcare, Series 1992 AA, 6.45%, 6/1/09 (c)...........................   2,485,000        AAA          2,689,590
  SSM Healthcare, Series 1992 AA, 6.45%, 6/1/10 (c)...........................   2,650,000        AAA          2,842,761
  SSM Healthcare, Series 1992 AA, 6.5%, 6/1/12 (c)............................   3,000,000        AAA          3,228,840
  SM Healthcare, Series 1992 AA, 6.5%, 6/1/22 (c).............................   2,820,000        AAA          3,030,175
  St. Luke's Medical Center, 7.1%, 8/15/11 (c)................................   2,000,000        AAA          2,217,600
  Riverview Hospital Association Project, 9%, 5/1/11 (c)......................   2,500,000        AAA          2,626,025
  Hospital Sisters Services Inc. - Obligated Group, 5.375%, 6/1/18............   4,800,000        AAA          4,391,605
                                                                                                           -------------
Total Longer-Term Municipal Investments (Cost $1,633,171,528).................                             1,713,088,074
                                                                                                           -------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SUMMARY                                                    % OF NET ASSETS
<S>                                                        <C>                 <C>
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $1,704,118,553) (a).....        98.7          1,784,155,534
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net........................         1.3             22,891,788
                                                                -----          -------------
Net Assets...............................................       100.0          1,807,047,322
                                                                =====          =============
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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AARP INSURED TAX FREE GENERAL BOND FUND

*    Floating rate demand notes are securities whose interest rates vary with a
     designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of
     the U.S. Treasury bill rate. Variable rate demand notes are securities
     whose interest rates are reset periodically at levels that are generally
     comparable to tax-exempt commercial paper. These securities are payable on
     demand within seven calendar days and normally incorporate an irrevocable
     letter of credit or line of credit from a major bank. Since these
     securities are payable on demand, they are valued at 100% of their
     principal.

**   ETM: Bonds bearing the description ETM (escrowed to maturity) are
     collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities which are held in escrow by a
     trustee and used to pay principal and interest on bonds so designated.

(a)  At September 30, 1995, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based
     on cost for federal income tax purposes of $1,704,514,224 was as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                                     <C>        
     Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost ..  $88,536,219
     Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value ..   (8,894,909)
                                                                                                                        -----------
     Net unrealized appreciation .....................................................................................  $79,641,310
                                                                                                                        ===========
</TABLE>

(b)  (Unaudited) All of the securities held have been determined to be of
     appropriate credit quality as required by the Fund's investment objectives.
     Credit ratings shown are either Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or Moody's
     Investors Service, Inc. Unrated securities (NR) have been determined to be
     of comparable quality to rated eligible securities.

(c)  (Unaudited) Bond is insured by one of these companies: AMBAC, MBIA, FGIC,
     FSA or Capital Guaranty

(d)  At September 30, 1995, these securities, in whole or in part, have been
     pledged to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.

     At September 30, 1995, open futures contracts sold short were as follows
     (Note 1):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Aggregate              Market
     Futures                            Expiration      Contracts      Face Value ($)           Value ($)
     -------                            ----------      ---------      --------------          -----------
<S>                                     <C>             <C>            <C>                   <C>        
     U.S. Treasury Bond ............    December 1995     1,500          170,885,736           171,515,625
                                                                         -----------           -----------
     Total net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts sold short ..............        (629,889)
                                                                                               ===========
</TABLE>

     The aggregate face value of futures contracts opened and closed during the
     year ended September 30, 1995 was $648,776,784 and $520,647,998,
     respectively.

     Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term
     investments), for the year ended September 30, 1995, aggregated
     $295,103,254 and $399,367,602, respectively.

     At September 30, 1995, and to the extent provided in regulations, the Fund
     had capital loss carryforwards of approximately $3,587,586 which expires
     September 30, 2003. In addition, from November 1, 1994 through September
     30, 1995, the Fund incurred approximately $12,265,621 of net realized
     capital losses which the Fund intends to elect to defer and treat as
     arising in the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.

     Percentage breakdown of investments is based on total net assets of the
     Fund. The total net assets of the Fund are comprised of the Fund's
     investment portfolio, other assets and liabilities. The percentage of the
     investment portfolio may be greater or less than 100% due to the inclusion
     of the Fund's assets and liabilities in the calculation. The Fund's other
     assets and liabilities are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and
     Liabilities.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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<PAGE>
AARP Balanced Stock and  
Bond Fund

LIST OF INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

<TABLE>                                                      
<CAPTION>

Principal                                                                                          Market
Amount ($)                                                                                        Value ($)
<S>                                                                                                <C>      

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 7.1%

    17,687,000 Repurchase Agreement with Salomon Brothers Inc., dated 9/29/95 at
                 6.07%, to be repurchased at $17,695,947 on 10/2/95, collateralized by a
                 $13,939,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 9.25%, 2/15/16 (Cost $17,687,000) ..............  17,687,000
                                                                                                   ----------
        


COMMERCIAL PAPER 11.1%

    12,000,000 Ciesco L.P., 5.71%, 11/1/95 ......................................................  11,939,520
    12,000,000 Ford Motor Credit Corp., 5.65%, 12/29/95 .........................................  11,954,320
     3,643,000 New Center Asset Trust, 5.73%, 10/20/95 ..........................................   3,631,983
                                                                                                   ----------
               Total Commercial Paper (Cost $27,525,823) ........................................  27,525,823
                                                                                                   ----------

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 11.5%

     4,600,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 7.25%, 5/15/16 ...............................................   4,916,986
     2,750,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 7.875%, 2/15/21 ..............................................   3,153,480
     2,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 4.625%, 2/29/96 ..............................................   1,992,180
     4,000,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.5%, 9/30/97 (b) ............................................   3,975,640
     2,500,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.13%, 4/30/98 ...............................................   2,454,300
     2,500,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 5.875%, 3/31/99 ..............................................   2,493,350
     3,250,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 6.875%, 7/31/99 ..............................................   3,346,493
     4,500,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 6%, 10/15/99 .................................................   4,504,185
     3,500,000 U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered Interest and Principal,2/15/09
                         (6.597%**)..............................................................   1,469,055
                                                                                                   ----------
               Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $27,181,297) ...............................  28,305,669
                                                                                                   ----------

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION* 3.6%

     3,029,997 Government National Mortgage Association, 6.5%, 11/15/09 .........................   2,999,697
     2,940,000 Government National Mortgage Association, 7.5%, 9/15/25 ..........................   2,969,400
     2,750,776 Government National Mortgage Association, 10%, 2/15/25 ...........................   3,011,632
                                                                                                   ----------
               Total Government National Mortgage Association (Cost $8,940,812) .................   8,980,729
                                                                                                   ----------
               

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE PASS-THRUS* 3.8%

     3,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.5%, 7/1/09 ..............................   2,856,540
     3,267,315 Federal National Mortgage Association, 7%, 8/1/25 ................................   3,222,389
     3,250,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 7%, 9/1/25 ................................   3,205,313
                                                                                                   ----------
               Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Pass-Thrus (Cost $9,308,153) ...............   9,284,242
                                                                                                   ----------
                    

FOREIGN BONDS--U.S.$ DENOMINATED 0.4%

     1,000,000 ABN-AMRO Bank NV, subordinated note, 7.13%, 10/15/2093
                 (Cost $857,331) ................................................................     922,420
                                                                                                   ----------
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>   
<CAPTION> 

Principal                                                                                            Market
Amount ($)                                                                                         Value ($)

<S>                                                                                               <C> 

FOREIGN BONDS--NON-U.S.$ DENOMINATED 1.6%

DEM   2,800,000       Federal Republic of Germany, 6.5%, 7/15/03 ................................   1,966,959
FRF   9,700,000       Government of France, 7.5%, 4/25/05 .......................................   1,980,437
                                                                                                    ---------
                      Total Foreign Bonds - Non U.S.$ Denominated (Cost $3,961,935) .............   3,947,396
                                                                                                    ---------

ASSET-BACKED 0.8%

Credit Card Receivables
        2,000,000 Sears Credit Account Master Trust Series 1995-4, 6.25%, 1/15/03 
                     (Cost $1,997,500) ...........................................................  2,001,860
                                                                                                    ---------

CORPORATE BONDS 3.6%

Consumer Staples 0.8%
Food & Beverage
        2,000,000 Borden Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/23 ...................................................  1,903,240
                                                                                                    ---------
Financial 0.4%
Other Financial Companies
        1,000,000 General Electric Capital Services, 7.5%, 8/21/35 ...............................  1,044,340
                                                                                                    ---------
Durables 1.7%
Aerospace 0.9%
        1,000,000 Boeing Co., 6.875%, 10/15/43 ...................................................    943,940
        1,000,000 McDonnell Douglas Corp., 9.75%, 4/1/12 .........................................  1,212,280
                                                                                                    ---------
                                                                                                    2,156,220
                                                                                                    ---------
Automobiles 0.8%
        1,000,000 Ford Motor Co., 8.875%, 1/15/22 ................................................  1,170,400
        1,000,000 General Motors Acceptance Corp., 5.75%, 4/4/96 .................................    997,870
                                                                                                    ---------
                                                                                                    2,168,270
                                                                                                    ---------
Technology 0.7%
Military Electronics
        1,500,000 Loral Corp., 8.375%, 6/15/24 ...................................................  1,620,345
                                                                                                    ---------
                  Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $8,451,765) ........................................  8,892,415
                                                                                                    ---------

CONVERTIBLE BONDS 1.6%

Health 0.1%
Pharmaceuticals
          290,000 Sandoz Capital BVI Ltd., 2%, 10/6/02 ...........................................    245,050
                                                                                                    ---------
Financial 0.1%
Other Financial Companies
          200,000 First Financial Management Corp., 5%, 12/15/99 .................................    298,000
                                                                                                    ---------
Service Industries 0.2%
Miscellaneous Commercial Services
        1,000,000 ADT Operations Inc., Zero Coupon Liquid Yield Option Note, 7/6/10 ..............    437,500 
                                                                                                    --------- 

</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                                                                         

Principal                                                                                            Market   
Amount ($)                                                                                          Value ($)
                                                                                                    
<S>                                                                                                 <C>
Technology 1.2%
Semiconductors
        2,880,000 VLSI Technology, Inc., 8.25%, 10/1/05 ..........................................  2,908,800
                                                                                                    ---------
Construction 0.0%
Homebuilding
           30,000 Empresa ICA Sociedad Controladora S.A., 5%, 3/15/04 ............................     17,400
                                                                                                    ---------
                  Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $3,755,276) ......................................  3,906,750
                                                                                                    ---------

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS 1.9%

        Shares
        ------
Health 0.5%
Health Industry Services
           57,900 FHP International Corp.,"A", Cum. $1.25 ........................................  1,375,125
                                                                                                    ---------
Financial 0.6%
Consumer Finance
           33,100 Advanta Corp. 6.75% ............................................................  1,390,200
                                                                                                    ---------
Service Industries 0.4%
EDP Services
           16,100 General Motors Corp., Series C, Cum. $3.25 (convertible into GM "E") ...........  1,044,488 
                                                                                                    --------- 
Manufacturing 0.3%
Containers & Paper 0.2%
            3,300 Boise Cascade Corp. "G", Cum $1.58 .............................................    110,963
            4,100 Bowater, Inc. 7% "B" ...........................................................    160,925
            2,100 International Paper Co., 5.25% .................................................     99,225
                                                                                                    ---------
                                                                                                      371,113
                                                                                                    ---------
Industrial Specialty 0.1%
            7,900 Corning Delaware L.P., Cum. $3.00 ..............................................    369,325
                                                                                                    ---------
Energy 0.1%
Oil & Gas Production
            4,200 Parker & Parsley Capital Corp. .................................................    189,525
                                                                                                    ---------
                  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost $4,480,464) ...........................  4,739,776
                                                                                                    ---------


COMMON STOCKS 52.5%

Consumer Discretionary 2.1%
Department & Chain Stores 2.0%
           39,600 J.C. Penney Co., Inc. ..........................................................  1,965,150
           26,100 Melville Corp. .................................................................    900,450
           35,700 Rite Aid Corp. .................................................................    999,600
           27,000 Sears, Roebuck & Co. ...........................................................    995,625
                                                                                                    ---------
                                                                                                    4,860,825
                                                                                                    ---------
Restaurants 0.1%
           28,300 Darden Restaurants Inc. ........................................................    325,450
                                                                                                    ---------
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     Market
Shares                                                                                              Value ($)

<S>                                                                                                <C>

Consumer Staples 4.9%
Alcohol & Tobacco 0.7%
           26,600 Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. .................................................  1,659,175
                                                                                                   ----------
Food & Beverage 2.1%
           28,300 General Mills, Inc. ............................................................  1,577,725
           48,900 H.J. Heinz Co. .................................................................  2,237,175
           39,200 Quaker Oats Co. ................................................................  1,298,500
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    5,113,400
                                                                                                   ----------
Package Goods/Cosmetics 2.1%
           26,300 Avon Products Inc. .............................................................  1,887,025
           21,000 Clorox Co. .....................................................................  1,498,875
            6,400 Colgate-Palmolive Co. ..........................................................    426,400
           33,200 Tambrands Inc. .................................................................  1,456,650
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    5,268,950
                                                                                                   ----------
Health 7.0%
Health Industry Services 0.3%
            7,200 McKesson Corp. .................................................................    324,000
            9,300 U.S. HealthCare, Inc. ..........................................................    328,988
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                      652,988
                                                                                                   ----------
Pharmaceuticals 6.7%
           23,300 American Home Products Corp. ...................................................  1,977,588
           65,800 Baxter International Inc. ......................................................  2,706,025
           21,200 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. .......................................................  1,544,950
           31,000 Carter-Wallace Inc. ............................................................    387,500
           31,500 Eli Lilly Co. ..................................................................  2,831,063
           42,700 Schering-Plough Corp. ..........................................................  2,199,050
           39,200 SmithKline Beecham PLC (ADR) ...................................................  1,984,500
           19,300 Warner-Lambert Co. .............................................................  1,838,325
           62,100 Zeneca Group PLC ...............................................................  1,121,807
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                   16,590,808
                                                                                                   ----------
Communications 2.7%
Telephone/Communications
           67,100 Alltel Corp. ...................................................................  2,004,613
           42,100 GTE Corp. ......................................................................  1,652,425
           56,700 Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd. (ADR) ........................................  1,034,775
           33,600 Sprint Corp. ...................................................................  1,176,000
           29,900 Tele Danmark A/S (ADR) .........................................................    773,663
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    6,641,476
                                                                                                   ----------
Financial 10.8%
Banks 3.7%
           15,700 Bankers Trust New York Corp. ...................................................  1,102,925
           28,300 Chemical Banking Corp. .........................................................  1,722,763
           45,500 CoreStates Financial Corp. .....................................................  1,666,438
           59,000 First Bank System Inc. .........................................................  2,839,375
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     Market
           Shares                                                                                   Value ($)
<S>                                                                                                <C>
           23,200 J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. ........................................................  1,795,100
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    9,126,601
                                                                                                   ----------
Insurance 2.1%
           25,029 Allstate Corp. .................................................................    885,401
           22,900 EXEL, Ltd. .....................................................................  1,331,063
           14,400 Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. ...............................    696,600
           47,300 Lincoln National Corp. .........................................................  2,229,013
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    5,142,077
                                                                                                   ----------
Other Financial Companies 2.1%
           14,800 Federal National Mortgage Association ..........................................  1,531,800
           69,500 Student Loan Marketing Association .............................................  3,753,000
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    5,284,800
                                                                                                   ----------
Real Estate 2.9%
           31,872 HGI Realty, Inc. (REIT) ........................................................    764,928
           51,100 Health Care Property Investment Inc. (REIT) ....................................  1,731,013
           55,400 Meditrust SBI (REIT) ...........................................................  1,918,225
           50,800 Nationwide Health Properties Inc. (REIT) .......................................  2,082,800
           26,000 Omega Healthcare Investors (REIT) ..............................................    695,500
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    7,192,466
                                                                                                   ----------
Media 0.3%
Print Media
           14,800 Reader's Digest Association Inc. "A" ...........................................    697,450
                                                                                                   ----------
Service Industries 2.0%
Miscellaneous Commercial Services 0.1%
          260,000 Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. ................................................    263,900
                                                                                                   ----------
Miscellaneous Consumer Services 1.0%
           63,900 H & R Block Inc. ...............................................................  2,428,200
                                                                                                   ----------
Printing/Publishing 0.9%
           53,400 Deluxe Corp. ...................................................................  1,768,875
            6,200 Dun & Bradstreet Corp. .........................................................    358,825
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    2,127,700
                                                                                                   ----------
Durables 4.6%
Aerospace 4.3%
           25,700 AAR Corp. ......................................................................    469,025
           36,472 Lockheed Martin Corp. ..........................................................  2,448,183
           39,800 Rockwell International Corp. ...................................................  1,880,550
           47,500 Thiokol Corp. ..................................................................  1,698,125
           45,400 United Technologies Corp. ......................................................  4,012,225
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                   10,508,108
                                                                                                   ----------
Automobiles 0.3%
           28,000 Dana Corp. .....................................................................    808,500
                                                                                                   ----------
Manufacturing 8.9%
Chemicals 2.1%
           15,600 Dow Chemical Co. ...............................................................  1,162,200
           34,100 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. ..................................................  2,344,375
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     Market
           Shares                                                                                   Value ($)

<S>                                                                                                <C> 
            7,000 Lubrizol Corp. .................................................................    228,375
           55,400 Lyondell Petrochemical Co. .....................................................  1,433,475
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    5,168,425
                                                                                                   ----------
Containers & Paper 1.0%
            4,100 Federal Paper Board Co., Inc. ..................................................    156,464
           32,600 Kimberly-Clark Corp. ...........................................................  2,188,275
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    2,344,739
                                                                                                   ----------
Diversified Manufacturing 2.1%
           75,200 Dresser Industries Inc. ........................................................  1,795,400
           12,700 Olin Corp. .....................................................................    873,125
           35,200 TRW Inc. .......................................................................  2,618,000
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    5,286,525
                                                                                                   ----------
Electrical Products 0.5%
           19,400 Thomas & Betts Corp. ...........................................................  1,253,725
                                                                                                   ----------
Machinery/Components/Controls 0.4%
           23,800 Timken Co. .....................................................................  1,014,475
                                                                                                   ----------
Office Equipment/Supplies 1.3%
           24,100 Xerox Corp. ....................................................................  3,238,438
                                                                                                   ----------
Specialty Chemicals 1.3%
           35,100 Betz Laboratories Inc. .........................................................  1,434,713
           53,400 Witco Corp. ....................................................................  1,875,675
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    3,310,388
                                                                                                   ----------
Wholesale Distributors 0.2%
            4,700 Alco Standard Corp. ............................................................    395,975
                                                                                                   ----------
Energy 5.4%
Engineering 0.4%
           48,000 McDermott International Inc. ...................................................    948,000
                                                                                                   ----------
Oil Companies 4.4%
           21,000 Exxon Corp. ....................................................................  1,517,250
           30,000 Murphy Oil Corp. ...............................................................  1,200,000
           24,500 Pennzoil Co. ...................................................................  1,074,938
           25,500 Repsol SA (ADR) ................................................................    809,625
           13,800 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (New York shares) ....................................  1,693,950
           32,481 Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine (ADR) ..........................................  1,092,174
           17,200 Texaco Inc. ....................................................................  1,111,550
           27,980 Total SA (ADR) .................................................................    842,898
           87,200 YPF SA "D" (ADR) ...............................................................  1,569,600
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                   10,911,985
                                                                                                   ----------
Oilfield Services/Equipment 0.6%
           37,900 Halliburton Co. ................................................................  1,582,325
                                                                                                   ----------
Metals & Minerals 1.3%
Steel & Metals
           65,200 Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. "A" .......................................  1,670,750
          101,500 Oregon Steel Mills Inc. ........................................................  1,624,000
                                                                                                   ----------
                                                                                                    3,294,750
                                                                                                   ----------
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     Market
Shares                                                                                              Value ($)

<S>                                                                                               <C>   
Utilities 2.5%
Electric Utilities
           37,100 CINergy Corp. .................................................................   1,034,163
           20,700 CMS Energy Corp. ..............................................................     543,375
           42,500 National Power PLC (ADR) ......................................................     616,250
           26,100 PacifiCorp. ...................................................................     495,900
           14,300 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ....................................................     427,213
           31,200 PowerGen PLC (ADR) ............................................................     487,500
           50,500 Southern Company ..............................................................   1,193,063
           10,500 Texas Utilities Co., Inc. .....................................................     366,188
           38,700 Unicom Corp. ..................................................................   1,170,664
                                                                                                  -----------
                                                                                                    6,334,316
                                                                                                  -----------  
                  Total Common Stocks (Cost $110,748,570) ....................................... 129,776,940
                                                                                                  -----------
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

SUMMARY                                                                        % OF NET ASSETS
<S>                                                                                <C>            <C>
                  Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $224,895,926) (a) ...........    99.5          245,971,020
                  Other Assets and Liabilities, Net ............................     0.5            1,235,935
                                                                                   -----          -----------  
                  Net Assets ...................................................   100.0          247,206,955
                                                                                   =====          ===========

REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust 
   *  Effective maturities will be shorter due to amortization and prepayments.

  **  Yield (unaudited); bond equivalent yield to maturity; not a coupon rate.

 (a)  At September 30, 1995, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based 
      on cost for federal income tax purposes of $225,012,253 was as follows:
      Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there 
      is an excess of value over tax cost ....................................................... $22,507,829

      Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there 
      is an excess of tax cost over value .......................................................  (1,549,062)
                                                                                                  -----------
      Net unrealized appreciation ...............................................................  20,958,767
                                                                                                  ===========
 
(b)  At September 30, 1995, these securities, in whole or in part, were pledged 
      to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.

      At September 30, 1995, open futures contracts purchased were as follows (Note1):
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Aggregate              Market
      Futures                    Expiration      Contracts                   Face Value ($)         Value ($) 
      -------                    ----------      ---------                   --------------         ---------
      <S>                       <C>              <C>                         <C>                    <C>
      U.S. Treasury Notes .....  December 1995      33                       3,641,641              3,638,250
                                                                             ---------              ---------
      Total net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts purchased ......................     (3,391)
                                                                                                    =========     
      The aggregate face value of futures contracts opened and closed during the 
      year ended September 30, 1995 was $7,225,532 and $3,583,891 respectively.

      For the year ended September 30, 1995, purchases and sales of investment securities 
      (excluding short-term investments) aggregated $107,873,081 and $68,779,401, 
      respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government obligations and U.S. Government 
      Agencies aggregated $30,836,551 and $30,995,075, respectively.

      Percentage breakdown of investments is based on total net assets of the Fund. 
      The total net assets of the Fund are comprised of the Fund's investment portfolio, 
      other assets and liabilities. The percentage of the investment portfolio may 
      be greater or less than 100% due to the inclusion of the Fund's assets and 
      liabilities in the calculation. The Fund's other assets and liabilities are 
      disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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AARP GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

LIST OF INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Principal                                                                                    Market
  Amount ($)                                                                                  Value ($)

<S>            <C>                                                                            <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 0.8%

  25,079,000   Repurchase Agreement with Salomon Brothers dated 9/29/95
                 at 6.07% to be repurchased at $25,091,686 on 10/2/95, collateralized
                 by a $24,668,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 7.25%, 2/15/98 (Cost $25,079,000).....  25,079,000
                                                                                              ----------

COMMERCIAL PAPER 2.6%

  20,000,000   Associates Corp. of North America, 5.51%, 10/26/95...........................  19,920,694
  20,000,000   CIESCO, 5.51%, 10/27/95......................................................  19,917,667
  30,000,000   Ford Motor Credit Co., 5.50%, 10/24/95.......................................  29,890,367
  10,000,000   Prudential Funding Corp., 5.25%, 10/12/95....................................   9,982,522
                                                                                              ----------
               TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (COST $79,711,250)....................................  79,711,250
                                                                                              ----------

CORPORATE BONDS 0.2%

MANUFACTURING
Electrical Products
   4,500,000   Siemens Capital Corp., with warrants, 8%, 6/24/02 (Cost $5,885,818)..........   5,985,000
                                                                                              ----------

CONVERTIBLE BONDS 2.8%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1%
Department & Chain Stores
   4,000,000   Federated Department Stores, Inc. debenture, 5%, 10/1/03.....................   4,080,000
                                                                                              ----------

HEALTH 0.3%
Health Industry Services 0.1%
   2,000,000   Hillhaven Corp., 7.75%, 11/1/02..............................................   3,620,000
                                                                                              ----------
Pharmaceuticals 0.2%
   6,260,000   Sandoz Capital BVI Ltd., 2%, 10/6/02..........................................  5,274,050
                                                                                              ----------

COMMUNICATIONS 0.0%
Telephone/Communications
   1,000,000   Compania de Telefonos de Chile, S.A., 4.5%, 1/15/03..........................   1,015,000
                                                                                              ----------

FINANCIAL 0.9%
Banks 0.6%
  17,290,000   MBL International Finance Bermuda, 3%, 11/30/02..............................  18,068,050
                                                                                              ----------
Other Financial Companies 0.3%
   5,200,000   First Financial Management Corp., 5%, 12/15/99...............................   7,826,000
                                                                                              ----------

MEDIA 0.1%
Broadcasting & Entertainment
   8,000,000   Time Warner Inc., Zero Coupon Liquid Yield Option Note, 6/22/13..............   3,230,000
                                                                                              ----------

SERVICE INDUSTRIES 0.4%
Miscellaneous Commercial Services
  25,000,000   ADT Operations Inc., Zero Coupon Liquid Yield Option Note, 7/6/10............  10,937,500
                                                                                              ----------
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Principal                                                                                    Market
  Amount ($)                                                                                  Value ($)


<S>            <C>                                                                            <C>
TECHNOLOGY 0.2%
Electronic Data Processing 0.1%
   8,000,000   Silicon Graphics Inc., 11/5/13...............................................   4,760,000
                                                                                              ----------
Precision Instruments 0.1%
   1,000,000   Thermo Instruments Systems Inc., 6.625%, 8/15/01.............................   2,360,000
                                                                                              ----------

CONSTRUCTION 0.2%
Homebuilding
  10,670,000   Empresa ICA Sociedad Controladora S.A., 5%, 3/15/04..........................   6,188,600
                                                                                              ----------

TRANSPORTATION 0.4%
Airlines
  13,500,000   Delta Air Lines, Inc., 3.23%, 6/15/03........................................  12,116,250
                                                                                              ----------

UTILITIES 0.2%
Electric Utilities
   2,500,000   National Power PLC, 6.25%, 9/23/08...........................................   4,710,229
                                                                                              ----------
               TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (COST $79,536,177)...................................  84,185,679
                                                                                              ----------

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS 3.3%

<CAPTION>
    Shares
    ------
HEALTH 0.9%
Health Industry Services 0.9%
   1,091,200   FHP International Corp.,"A", Cum. $1.25......................................  25,916,000
                                                                                              ----------
Medical Supply & Specialty 0.0%
      25,000   US Surgical Corp., "A".......................................................     750,000
                                                                                              ----------

FINANCIAL 0.2%
Consumer Finance
     129,000   Advanta Corp., 6.75%.........................................................   5,418,000
                                                                                              ----------

MEDIA 0.1%
Print Media
     104,400   Times Mirror Co., "B", Cum. $1.38............................................   2,518,650
                                                                                              ----------

SERVICE INDUSTRIES 0.7%
EDP Services
     343,400   General Motors Corp., Series C, Cum. $3.25...................................  22,278,075
                                                                                              ----------

MANUFACTURING 0.5%
Containers & Paper 0.2%
      61,900   Boise Cascade Corp., "G", Cum. $1.58.........................................   2,081,388
      50,200   International Paper Co.......................................................   2,371,950
                                                                                              ----------
                                                                                               4,453,338
                                                                                              ----------
Industrial Specialty 0.3%
     211,600   Corning Delaware L.P., Cum. $3.00............................................   9,892,300
                                                                                              ----------

TECHNOLOGY 0.2%
Electronic Data Processing
      50,000   Ceridian Corp., Cum. $2.75...................................................   4,937,500
                                                                                              ----------

ENERGY 0.3%
Oil & Gas Production
     215,300   Parker & Parsley Capital Corp................................................   9,661,588
                                                                                              ----------
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 Market
     Shares                                                                                    Value ($)

<S>            <C>                                                                            <C>
METALS & MINERALS 0.4%
Precious Metals
     500,000   Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Cum. $1.25.............................   12,875,000
                                                                                              -----------
               TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $93,895,915)........................   98,700,451
                                                                                              -----------

PREFERRED STOCKS 0.3%

COMMUNICATIONS
Telephone/Communications
     140,000   Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (Cost $7,000,000).....................    8,400,000
                                                                                              -----------

COMMON STOCKS 91.1%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 3.6%
Department & Chain Stores 3.4%
     845,400   J.C. Penney Co., Inc.........................................................   41,952,975
     593,200   Melville Corp................................................................   20,465,400
     778,400   Rite Aid Corp................................................................   21,795,200
     515,400   Sears, Roebuck & Co..........................................................   19,005,375
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              103,218,950
                                                                                              -----------
Restaurants 0.2%
     598,000   Darden Restaurants Inc.......................................................    6,877,000
                                                                                              -----------

CONSUMER STAPLES 8.7%
Alcohol & Tobacco 1.3%
     631,300   Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc................................................   39,377,338
         900   RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp....................................................       29,138
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                               39,406,476
                                                                                              -----------
Consumer Specialties 0.2%
     320,900   A.T. Cross Co. "A"...........................................................    5,415,188
                                                                                              -----------
Food & Beverage 3.6%
     598,400   General Mills, Inc...........................................................   33,360,800
   1,122,600   H.J. Heinz Co................................................................   51,358,950
     733,400   Quaker Oats Co...............................................................   24,293,875
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              109,013,625
                                                                                              -----------
Package Goods/Cosmetics 3.6%
     561,400   Avon Products Inc............................................................   40,280,450
     402,100   Clorox Co....................................................................   28,699,888
     136,500   Colgate-Palmolive Co.........................................................    9,094,313
     643,200   Tambrands Inc................................................................   28,220,400
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              106,295,051
                                                                                              -----------
HEALTH 12.4%
Health Industry Services 0.5%
     194,800   McKesson Corp. (New).........................................................    8,766,000
     221,900   U.S. HealthCare, Inc.........................................................    7,849,713
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                               16,615,713
                                                                                              -----------
Pharmaceuticals 11.9%
     558,600   American Home Products Corp..................................................   47,411,175
   1,461,800   Baxter International Inc.....................................................   60,116,525
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 Market
     Shares                                                                                    Value ($)

<S>            <C>                                                                            <C>
     464,300   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co......................................................   33,835,863
     849,400   Carter-Wallace Inc...........................................................   10,617,500
     674,300   Eli Lilly Co.................................................................   60,602,713
   1,006,000   Schering-Plough Corp.........................................................   51,809,000
     661,300   SmithKline Beecham PLC (ADR).................................................   33,478,313
     463,300   Warner-Lambert Co............................................................   44,129,325
     859,900   Zeneca Group PLC.............................................................   15,507,059
         300   Zeneca Group PLC (ADR).......................................................       16,350
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              357,523,823
                                                                                              -----------
COMMUNICATIONS 5.1%
Telephone/Communications
   1,465,300   Alltel Corp..................................................................   43,775,838
     892,500   GTE Corp.....................................................................   35,030,625
   1,215,300   Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd. (ADR)......................................   22,179,225
     826,200   Sprint Corp..................................................................   28,917,000
     802,100   Tele Danmark A/S "B" (ADR)...................................................   20,754,338
     898,915   Telecom Italia SIP...........................................................    1,485,879
     898,915   Telecom Italia SIP...........................................................    1,499,818
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              153,642,723
                                                                                              -----------
FINANCIAL 18.0%
Banks 7.5%
     286,000   AmSouth Bancorp..............................................................   10,868,000
     417,300   Bankers Trust New York Corp..................................................   29,315,325
     599,900   Chemical Banking Corp........................................................   36,518,913
     983,800   CoreStates Financial Corp....................................................   36,031,675
   1,258,600   First Bank System Inc........................................................   60,570,125
     394,100   J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc.......................................................   30,493,488
     393,100   Summit Bancorporation........................................................   10,957,663
         190   Swiss Bank Corp..............................................................       72,663
     295,300   Wilmington Trust Corp........................................................    8,711,350
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              223,539,202
                                                                                              -----------
Insurance 4.1%
     213,800   Aetna Life & Casualty Co.....................................................   15,687,575
     477,423   Allstate Corp................................................................   16,888,840
     489,550   EXEL, Ltd....................................................................   28,455,094
     306,600   Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co..............................   14,831,775
   1,010,200   Lincoln National Corp........................................................   47,605,675
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              123,468,959
                                                                                              -----------
Other Financial Companies 3.5%
     314,700   Federal National Mortgage Association........................................   32,571,450
   1,350,100   Student Loan Marketing Association...........................................   72,905,400
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              105,476,850
                                                                                              -----------
Real Estate 2.9%
     245,800   Avalon Properties, Inc. (REIT)...............................................    5,008,175
     386,200   Camden Property Trust (REIT).................................................    8,544,675
      88,500   Charles E. Smith Residential Realty, Inc. (REIT).............................    2,046,563
      28,000   Equity Residential Properties Trust (REIT)...................................      843,500
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 Market
     Shares                                                                                    Value ($)

<S>            <C>                                                                            <C>

     312,700   General Growth Properties, Inc. (REIT).......................................    6,449,438
     103,424   HGI Realty, Inc. (REIT)......................................................    2,482,176
     409,800   Health Care Property Investment Inc. (REIT)..................................   13,881,975
      31,100   Mark Centers Trust (REIT)....................................................      380,975
     457,900   Meditrust SBI (REIT).........................................................   15,854,788
     340,400   Nationwide Health Properties Inc. (REIT).....................................   13,956,400
      71,200   Post Properties Inc. (REIT)..................................................    2,207,200
     398,500   Security Capital Industrial Trust (REIT).....................................    6,475,625
     451,200   Southwestern Properties Trust Inc. (REIT)....................................    5,752,800
     102,100   Vornado Realty Trust (REIT)..................................................    3,828,750
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                               87,713,040
                                                                                              -----------
MEDIA 0.5%
Print Media
     336,400   Reader's Digest Association Inc. "A".........................................   15,852,850
                                                                                              -----------
SERVICE INDUSTRIES 3.8%
Miscellaneous Commercial Services 0.3%
   7,036,000   Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd...............................................    7,141,540
                                                                                              -----------
Miscellaneous Consumer Services 1.9%
   1,488,300   H & R Block Inc..............................................................   56,555,400
                                                                                              -----------
Printing/Publishing 1.6%
   1,141,600   Deluxe Corp..................................................................   37,815,500
     192,900   Dun & Bradstreet Corp........................................................   11,164,088
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                               48,979,588
                                                                                              -----------
DURABLES 6.6%
Aerospace 5.9%
     459,600   AAR Corp.....................................................................    8,387,700
     715,800   Lockheed Corp................................................................   48,048,075
     840,100   Rockwell International Corp..................................................   39,694,725
      63,200   Thiokol Corp.................................................................    2,259,400
     904,100   United Technologies Corp.....................................................   79,899,838
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              178,289,738
                                                                                              -----------
Automobiles 0.7%
     706,800   Dana Corp....................................................................   20,408,850
                                                                                              -----------
MANUFACTURING 17.1%
Chemicals 4.7%
     518,300   Dow Chemical Co..............................................................   38,613,350
     730,400   E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.................................................   50,215,000
     160,000   Lubrizol Corp................................................................    5,220,000
   1,092,800   Lyondell Petrochemical Co....................................................   28,276,200
     518,900   Union Carbide Corp...........................................................   20,626,275
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              142,950,825
                                                                                              -----------
Containers & Paper 1.6%
      87,000   Federal Paper Board Co., Inc.................................................    3,338,625
     647,700   Kimberly-Clark Corp..........................................................   43,476,863
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                               46,815,488
                                                                                              -----------
Diversified Manufacturing 4.0%
   1,618,700   Dresser Industries Inc.......................................................   38,646,463
     109,100   Honeywell, Inc...............................................................    4,677,663
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 Market
     Shares                                                                                    Value ($)

<S>            <C>                                                                            <C>
     292,900   Olin Corp....................................................................   20,136,875
     784,600   TRW Inc......................................................................   58,354,625
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              121,815,626
                                                                                              -----------
Electrical Products 0.8%
     377,100   Thomas & Betts Corp..........................................................   24,370,088
                                                                                              -----------
Machinery/Components/Controls 0.4%
     273,500   Timken Co....................................................................   11,657,938
                                                                                              -----------
Office Equipment/Supplies 2.4%
     531,500   Xerox Corp...................................................................   71,420,313
                                                                                              -----------
Specialty Chemicals 2.9%
     204,800   ARCO Chemical Co.............................................................    9,984,000
     709,000   Betz Laboratories Inc........................................................   28,980,375
     306,400   Petrolite Corp...............................................................    8,426,000
   1,145,300   Witco Corp...................................................................   40,228,663
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                               87,619,038
                                                                                              -----------
Wholesale Distributors 0.3%
     102,800   Alco Standard Corp...........................................................    8,660,900
                                                                                              -----------
ENERGY 8.8%
Engineering 0.7%
   1,072,900   McDermott International Inc..................................................   21,189,775
                                                                                              -----------
Oil Companies 6.9%
     433,800   Exxon Corp...................................................................   31,342,050
     395,300   Murphy Oil Corp..............................................................   15,812,000
     564,500   Pennzoil Co..................................................................   24,767,438
     545,900   Repsol SA (ADR)..............................................................   17,332,325
     168,100   Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (New York shares)..................................   20,634,275
     266,600   Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine..............................................   17,995,365
     373,500   Texaco Inc...................................................................   24,137,438
     129,428   Total SA "B".................................................................    7,834,561
     554,825   Total SA (ADR)...............................................................   16,714,103
   1,730,000   YPF SA "D" (ADR).............................................................   31,140,000
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              207,709,555
                                                                                              -----------
Oilfield Services/Equipment 1.2%
     820,300   Halliburton Co...............................................................   34,247,525
                                                                                              -----------
METALS & MINERALS 0.9%
Precious Metals 0.4%
     405,000   De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. (ADR).......................................   11,036,250
                                                                                              -----------
Steel & Metals 0.5%
     579,010   Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. "A".....................................   14,837,131
                                                                                              -----------
TRANSPORTATION 0.9%
Railroads
      84,200   Consolidated Rail Corp.                                                          5,788,750
     141,100   Norfolk Southern Corp.                                                          10,547,225
     152,500   Union Pacific Corp.                                                             10,103,125
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                               26,439,100
                                                                                              -----------
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Market
     Shares                                                                                      Value ($)

<S>            <C>                                                                             <C>

UTILITIES 4.7%
Electric Utilities
     801,700   CINergy Corp.................................................................      22,347,388
     261,200   CMS Energy Corp..............................................................       6,856,500
   1,468,800   China Light & Power Co., Ltd. (ADR)..........................................       7,564,320
      52,000   Midlands Electricity PLC (ADR)...............................................         798,570
      26,000   Midlands Electricity PLC.....................................................         802,750
     250,000   National Power PLC (ADR).....................................................       3,625,000
     553,600   PacifiCorp...................................................................      10,518,400
     338,600   Pacific Gas & Electric Co....................................................      10,115,675
     980,000   PowerGen PLC.................................................................       3,839,913
     942,503   PowerGen PLC (ADR)...........................................................      14,726,609
   1,118,900   Southern Company.............................................................      26,434,013
     224,600   Texas Utilities Co., Inc.....................................................       7,832,925
     876,100   Unicom Corp..................................................................      26,502,010
                                                                                              --------------
                                                                                                 141,964,073
                                                                                              --------------
               TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $2,168,918,812)....................................   2,738,168,191
                                                                                              --------------

SUMMARY                                                                  % OF NET ASSETS

               TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (COST $2,460,026,972) (a).........   101.1           3,040,229,571
               OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, NET............................    (1.1)            (33,710,994)
                                                                               -----          --------------
               NET ASSETS...................................................   100.0           3,006,518,577
                                                                               =====          ==============


REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

(a)  At September 30, 1995, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based
     on cost for federal income tax purposes of $2,458,044,405 was as follows:

     Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which
       there is an excess of value over tax cost............................................  $  610,759,077

     Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there
       is an excess of tax cost over value..................................................     (28,573,911)
                                                                                              --------------
     Net unrealized appreciation............................................................  $  582,185,166
                                                                                              ==============
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended
     September 30, 1995, aggregated $1,192,461,153 and $759,987,675, respectively.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Percentage breakdown of investments is based on total net assets of the Fund.  The total net assets of
     the Fund are comprised of the Fund's investment portfolio, other assets and liabilities. The
     percentage of the investment portfolio may be greater or less than 100% due to the inclusion of the
     Fund's assets and liabilities in the calculation. The Fund's other assets and liabilities are
     disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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LIST OF INVESTMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 Principal                                                                        Market
Amount ($)                                                                       Value ($)

<S>                                                                             <C>
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 2.1%

  14,365,000    Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and
                  Trust Company dated 9/29/95 at 6.1% to be
                  repurchased at $14,372,302 on 10/2/95,
                  collateralized by a $15,565,000 U.S. Treasury
                  Bill, 6/27/96 (Cost $14,365,000).........................       14,365,000
                                                                                ------------

PREFERRED STOCKS 1.3%

        Shares
        ------

Technology
Computer Software
      57,000    SAP AG (Cost $8,941,914)..................................         9,281,945
                                                                                ------------
COMMON STOCKS 96.6%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 7.4%
Department & Chain Stores 4.4%
     200,000    J.C. Penney Co., Inc......................................         9,925,000
     100,000    Limited Inc...............................................         1,900,000
     280,000    May Department Stores.....................................        12,250,000
     237,900    Walgreen Co...............................................         6,661,200
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  30,736,200
                                                                                ------------

Hotels & Casinos 0.6%
     174,000    Carnival Corp., Class A...................................         4,176,000
                                                                                ------------
Restaurants 1.2%
     210,000    McDonald's Corp...........................................         8,032,500
                                                                                ------------
Specialty Retail 1.2%
     300,000    Toys "R" Us Inc.*.........................................         8,100,000
                                                                                ------------

CONSUMER STAPLES 7.2%
Alcohol & Tobacco 1.0%
     112,000    Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc.............................         6,986,000
                                                                                ------------
Food & Beverage 2.6%
     185,000    Albertson's Inc...........................................         6,313,125
     230,000    PepsiCo Inc...............................................        11,730,000
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  18,043,125
                                                                                ------------
Package Goods/Cosmetics 3.6%
     150,000    Clorox Co.................................................        10,706,250
     100,000    Colgate-Palmolive Co......................................         6,662,500
     100,000    Procter & Gamble Co.......................................         7,700,000
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  25,068,750
                                                                                ------------

HEALTH 13.5%
Hospital Management 2.9%
     420,000    Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp..............................        20,422,500
                                                                                ------------
Medical Supply & Specialty 2.1%

     110,000    Becton, Dickinson & Co....................................         6,916,250
     144,000    Medtronic Inc.............................................         7,740,000
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  14,656,250
                                                                                ------------
Pharmaceuticals 8.5%
     115,000    American Home Products Corp...............................         9,760,625
     315,000    Astra AB "B" (Free).......................................        11,086,030
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an intregral part of the financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Market
  Shares                                                                         Value ($)

<S>                                                                             <C>


     170,000    Johnson & Johnson.........................................        12,601,250
     250,000    Merck & Co. Inc...........................................        14,000,000
     220,000    Schering-Plough Corp......................................        11,330,000
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  58,777,905
                                                                                ------------
COMMUNICATIONS 2.6%
Cellular Telephone 1.3%
     220,000    Vodafone Group PLC (ADR)..................................         9,020,000
                                                                                ------------
Telephone/Communications 1.3%
     100,000    Alltel Corp...............................................         2,987,500
     225,000    Tele Danmark A/S (ADR)....................................         5,821,875
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                   8,809,375
                                                                                ------------

FINANCIAL 12.7%
Banks 2.9%
      80,000    J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc....................................         6,190,000
     217,300    MBNA Corp.................................................         9,045,113
     125,000    NBD Bancorp, Inc..........................................         4,781,250
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  20,016,363
                                                                                ------------
Insurance 5.6%
      54,000    AMBAC Inc.................................................         2,376,000
     180,000    American International Group, Inc.........................        15,300,000
     140,000    EXEL, Ltd.................................................         8,137,500
     141,000    MBIA Inc..................................................         9,940,500
      62,200    PMI Group, Inc............................................         2,946,725
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  38,700,725
                                                                                ------------
Other Financial Companies 4.2%
     210,000    Federal National Mortgage Association.....................        21,735,000
     140,000    Student Loan Marketing Association........................         7,560,000
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  29,295,000
                                                                                ------------

MEDIA 5.8%
Broadcasting & Entertainment 4.8%
     110,000    Capital Cities/ABC Inc....................................        12,938,750
     370,000    Time Warner Inc...........................................        14,707,500
      90,000    Walt Disney Co............................................         5,163,750
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  32,810,000
                                                                                ------------
Cable Television 0.6%
     251,789    Tele-Communications Inc. "A" (New)*.......................         4,406,308
                                                                                ------------
Print Media 0.4%
      56,000    Gannett Co., Inc..........................................         3,059,000
                                                                                ------------

SERVICE INDUSTRIES 6.3%
Edp Services 2.9%
     140,000    Automatic Data Processing, Inc............................         9,537,500
     137,000    General Motors Corp. "E"..................................         6,233,500
     157,600    National Data Corp........................................         4,235,500
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  20,006,500
                                                                                ------------
Investment 2.8%
      75,000    Dean Witter, Discover & Co................................         4,218,750
     265,000    Franklin Resources Inc....................................        15,270,625
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  19,489,375
                                                                                ------------
Printing/Publishing 0.6%
      80,000    Reuters Holdings PLC "B" (ADR)............................         4,230,000
                                                                                ------------
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  Market
 Shares                                                                          Value ($)

<S>                                                                             <C>


DURABLES 5.7%
Aerospace 2.6%
     185,000    Rockwell International Corp...............................         8,741,250
     100,000    United Technologies Corp..................................         8,837,500
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  17,578,750
                                                                                ------------
Automobiles 0.6%
     140,000    Ford Motor Co.............................................         4,357,500
                                                                                ------------
Telecommunications Equipment 1.6%
     125,000    General Instrument Corp.*.................................         3,750,000
     106,000    Nokia (AB) Oy "A".........................................         7,436,770
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  11,186,770
                                                                                ------------
Tires 0.9%
     260,000    Cooper Tire & Rubber Co...................................         6,305,000
                                                                                ------------

MANUFACTURING 8.1%
Chemicals 2.1%
     140,000    E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co..............................         9,625,000
     100,000    Sigma-Aldrich Corp........................................         4,850,000
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  14,475,000
                                                                                ------------
Diversified Manufacturing 1.9%
     190,000    Dover Corp................................................         7,267,500
      95,000    General Electric Co.......................................         6,056,250
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  13,323,750
                                                                                ------------
Electrical Products 2.8%
      83,000    Emerson Electric Co.......................................         5,934,500
     275,000    Philips NV (New York shares)..............................        13,406,250
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  19,340,750
                                                                                ------------
Machinery/Components/Controls 1.3%
     225,000    Parker-Hannifin Group.....................................         8,550,000
                                                                                ------------

TECHNOLOGY 13.6%
Computer Software 0.7%
     120,000    Oracle Systems Corp.*.....................................         4,605,000
                                                                                ------------
Diverse Electronic Products 1.7%
      80,000    General Motors Corp. "H"..................................         3,280,000
     110,100    Motorola Inc..............................................         8,408,887
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  11,688,887
                                                                                ------------
Electronic Components/Distributors 0.0%
          71    Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (New)*......................            17,031
                                                                                ------------
Electronic Data Processing 4.7%
     120,000    Compaq Computers Corp.*                                            5,805,000
     250,000    Hewlett-Packard Co........................................        20,843,750
      60,000    International Business Machines Corp......................         5,662,500
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  32,311,250
                                                                                ------------
Military Electronics 0.5%
      57,700    Loral Corp................................................         3,288,900
                                                                                ------------
Office/Plant Automation 2.8%
     200,000    3Com Corp.*...............................................         9,100,000
     100,000    Cabletron Systems Inc.*...................................         6,587,500
      60,000    Cisco Systems, Inc.*......................................         4,140,000
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  19,827,500
                                                                                ------------
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an intregral part of the financial statements.


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<PAGE>

AARP CAPITAL GROWTH FUND


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                   Market
Shares                                                                           Value ($)

<S>                                                                            <C>


Semiconductors 3.2%
     190,000    Intel Corp................................................        11,423,750
     136,000    Texas Instruments Inc.....................................        10,863,000
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  22,286,750
                                                                                ------------

ENERGY 8.2%
Engineering 0.3%
      40,000    Fluor Corp................................................         2,240,000
                                                                                ------------
Oil Companies 7.0%

     200,000    Amoco Corp................................................        12,825,000
     155,000    Exxon Corp................................................        11,198,750
      90,000    Mobil Corp................................................         8,966,250
     329,800    Repsol SA (ADR)...........................................        10,471,150
     164,620    Total SA (ADR)............................................         4,959,178
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  48,420,328
                                                                                ------------
Oil/Gas Transmission 0.9%
     185,000    Enron Corp................................................         6,197,500
                                                                                ------------

METALS & MINERALS 0.4%
Steel & Metals
      55,700    Nucor Corp................................................         2,492,575
                                                                                ------------

TRANSPORTATION 0.7%
Railroads
      70,000    Conrail Inc...............................................         4,812,500
                                                                                ------------

UTILITIES 4.4%
Electric Utilities
     145,500    Destec Energy Inc.*.......................................         2,182,500
     250,000    Eastern Utilities Association.............................         6,062,500
     115,000    Houston Industries Inc....................................         5,074,375
      60,000    Illinova Corp.............................................         1,627,500
     150,000    NIPSCO Industries Inc.....................................         5,231,250
     285,000    PowerGen PLC (ADR)........................................         4,453,125
     250,000    Southern Company..........................................         5,906,250
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                  30,537,500
                                                                                 -----------
                Total Common Stocks (Cost $527,309,541)                          668,685,117
                                                                                ------------

<CAPTION>

SUMMARY                                                                                % OF NET ASSETS
               <S>                                                            <C>  
                Total Investment Portfolio
                 (Cost $550,616,455) (a)....................    100.0            692,332,062
                Other Assets and Liabilities, Net...........      0.0               (323,116)
                                                                -----           ------------
                Net Assets..................................    100.0            692,008,946          
                                                                =====           ============
</TABLE>


     * Nonincome producing security.

     (a)  At September 30, 1995, the net unrealized appreciation on investments
     based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $550,780,726 was
     as follows:

<TABLE>

    <S>                                                                       <C>

     Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments
      in which there is an excess of value over tax cost....................... $146,000,179
     Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments
      in which there is an excess of tax cost over value.......................   (4,448,843)
                                                                                ------------
     Net unrealized appreciation............................................... $141,551,336
                                                                                ============
</TABLE>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Purchases and sales of investment securities, (excluding short-term
     investments), for the year ended September 30, 1995, aggregated
     $624,892,455 and $726,800,851, respectively.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Percentage breakdown of investments is based on total net assets of the
    Fund. The total net assets of the Fund are comprised of the Fund's
    investment portfolio, other assets and liabilities. The percentage of the
    investment portfolio may be greater or less than 100% due to the inclusion
    of the Fund's assets and liabilities in the calculation. The Fund's other
    assets and liabilities are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and
    Liabilities.

The accompanying notes are an intregral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>
F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        AARP HIGH      AARP HIGH        AARP GNMA
                                                         QUALITY    QUALITY TAX FREE     AND U.S.
                                                       MONEY FUND     MONEY FUND      TREASURY FUND
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

<S>                                                   <C>           <C>               <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at value (for identified cost, see
  accompanying lists of investment portfolios).....   $381,262,371   $118,781,440     $5,214,219,079
Cash...............................................        381,647        219,378            663,929
Other receivables:
  Investments sold.................................             --        300,000                 --
  Dividends and interest...........................      2,430,709        638,028         53,560,790
  Fund shares sold.................................      1,099,254         42,259          1,146,927
  Daily variation margin on open futures
    contracts (Note 1).............................             --             --                 --
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency
  exchange contracts (Notes 1 and 3)...............             --             --                 --
Deferred organization expenses (Note 1)............             --             --                 --
Other assets.......................................          3,624          1,214             52,856
                                                      ------------   ------------     --------------
  Total assets.....................................    385,177,605    119,982,319      5,269,643,581
====================================================================================================
LIABILITIES
Payables:
  Due to custodian bank............................             --              --               --
  Investments purchased............................             --              --               --
  Fund shares redeemed.............................        795,573          67,840        2,067,973
  Dividends........................................        148,656          57,996       12,318,900
  Management fee (Note 2)..........................        125,856          38,987        1,793,374
  Transfer and dividend disbursing agent (Note 2)..        124,661          26,654          633,351
Daily variation margin on open futures
  contracts (Note 1)...............................             --              --               --
Other accrued expenses.............................         86,807          44,871          779,509
                                                      ------------   ------------     -------------
Total liabilities..................................      1,281,553         236,348       17,593,107
===================================================================================================
  Net assets at value..............................  $ 383,896,052    $119,745,971   $5,252,050,474
===================================================================================================
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Accumulated undistributed net investment
  income...........................................  $          --    $        --    $           --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
  Investments......................................        (490,715)           --       114,656,462
  Futures contracts................................              --            --                --
  Foreign currency related transactions............              --            --                --
Accumulated net realized capital gain (loss).......         (66,921)   (1,226,724)     (359,297,259)
Shares of beneficial interest, at par..............       3,843,894        119,753        3,458,291
Additional paid-in capital.........................     380,609,794    120,852,942    5,493,232,980
===================================================================================================
Net assets at value................................  $  383,896,052   $119,745,971   $5,252,050,474
===================================================================================================
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding,
  $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares
  authorized. (Note) AARP High Quality Tax
  Free Money Fund has a $.001 par value............     384,389,361    119,753,010      345,829,087
===================================================================================================
Net asset value, offering and redemption price
  per share (net assets at value, per fund,
  divided by the respective shares of beneficial
  interest outstanding)............................           $1.00          $1.00           $15.19
===================================================================================================

</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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<PAGE>

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    AARP HIGH    AARP INSURED     AARP BALANCED   
                                                                     QUALITY   TAX FREE GENERAL   STOCK AND BOND
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995                                                  BOND FUND     BOND FUND           FUND
<S>                                                              <C>           <C>               <C>

ASSETS
Investments, at value (for identified cost, see
  accompanying lists of investment portfolios)............       $529,380,919  $1,784,155,534     $  245,971,020
Cash......................................................              1,577         270,125              2,339
Other receivables:
  Investments sold........................................                 --       4,064,000            333,734
  Dividends and interest..................................          5,387,454      23,943,866          1,448,175
  Fund shares sold........................................             60,877       1,232,924            287,668
  Daily variation margin on open futures
    contracts (Note 1)....................................                 --              --             22,688                
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency
  exchange contracts (Notes 1 and 3)......................                 --              --            159,340
Deferred organization expenses (Note 1)...................                 --              --             29,735
Other assets..............................................              1,969           9,769                 --
                                                                 ------------  --------------     --------------
  Total assets............................................       $534,832,796   1,813,676,218        248,254,699
                                                                 ============  ==============     ==============
LIABILITIES
Payables:
  Due to custodian bank...................................                 --              --                 --
  Investments purchased...................................                 --              --            522,234
  Fund shares redeemed....................................            212,670         553,182            235,042
  Dividends...............................................            745,687       2,864,813                 --
  Management fee (Note 2).................................            212,336         725,373             96,579
  Transfer and dividend disbursing agent (Note 2).........            133,141         166,466             46,657
Daily variation margin on open futures
  contracts (Note 1)......................................                 --       2,062,500                 --
Other accrued expenses                                                106,665         256,562            147,232
                                                                 ------------  --------------     --------------
Total liabilities.........................................          1,410,499       6,628,896          1,047,744
                                                                 ============  ==============     ==============
  Net assets at value.....................................       $533,422,297  $1,807,047,322     $  247,206,955
                                                                 ============  ==============     ==============
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Accumulated undistributed net investment
  income..................................................       $    304,913  $           --     $      321,966
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
  Investments.............................................          3,274,381      80,036,981         21,075,094
  Futures contracts.......................................                 --        (629,889)            (3,391)
  Foreign currency related transactions...................                 --              --            159,949
Accumulated net realized capital gain (loss)..............        (10,285,791)    (28,924,305)         2,055,572
Shares of beneficial interest, at par.....................            333,124       1,018,727            150,746
Additional paid-in capital................................        539,795,670   1,755,545,808        223,447,019
                                                                 ============  ==============     ==============
Net assets at value.......................................       $533,422,297  $1,807,047,322     $  247,206,955
                                                                 ============  ==============     ==============

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding,
  $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares
  authorized. (Note) AARP High Quality Tax
  Free Money Fund has a $.001 par value...................         33,312,382     101,872,699        15,074,610
                                                                =============  ==============     ================
Net asset value, offering and redemption price
  per share (net assets at value, per fund,
  divided by the respective shares of beneficial
  interest outstanding)...................................             $16.01          $17.74            $16.40
                                                                 ============  ==============     ================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  AARP GROWTH    AARP CAPITAL
                                                                  AND INCOME        GROWTH
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995                                                    FUND            FUND
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at value (for identified cost, see
  accompanying lists of investment portfolios)............      $3,040,229,571  $692,332,062
Cash......................................................           1,092,801            --
Other receivables:
  Investments sold........................................           6,963,876     1,320,710
  Dividends and interest..................................           9,232,845       699,334
  Fund shares sold........................................              25,725            --
  Daily variation margin on open futures
    contracts (Note 1)....................................                  --            --
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency
  exchange contracts (Notes 1 and 3)......................                  --            --
Deferred organization expenses (Note 1)...................                  --            --
Other assets..............................................               4,287            --
                                                                --------------  ------------
  Total assets............................................      $3,057,549,105  $694,352,106
                                                                ==============  ============
LIABILITIES
Payables:
  Due to custodian bank...................................                  --       106,750
  Investments purchased...................................          49,038,772     1,625,475
  Fund shares redeemed....................................                  --            --
  Dividends...............................................                  --            --
  Management fee (Note 2).................................           1,179,826       346,582
  Transfer and dividend disbursing agent (Note 2).........             277,544        91,070
Daily variation margin on open futures
  contracts (Note 1)......................................                  --            --
Other accrued expenses....................................             534,386       173,283
                                                                --------------  ------------
Total liabilities.........................................          51,030,528     2,343,160
                                                                ==============  ============
  Net assets at value.....................................      $3,006,518,577  $692,008,946
                                                                ==============  ============
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Accumulated undistributed net investment
  income..................................................      $    6,072,468  $  6,365,346
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
  Investments.............................................         580,202,599   141,715,607
  Futures contracts.......................................                  --            --
  Foreign currency related transactions...................               5,828        (4,789)
Accumulated net realized capital gain (loss)..............          52,570,066     3,733,920
Shares of beneficial interest, at par.....................             783,717       180,420
Additional paid-in capital................................       2,366,883,899   540,018,442
                                                                ==============  ============
Net assets at value.......................................      $3,006,518,577  $692,008,946
                                                                ==============  ============

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding,
  $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares
  authorized. (Note) AARP High Quality Tax
  Free Money Fund has a $.001 par value...................          78,371,684    18,041,977
                                                               =============================
Net asset value, offering and redemption price
  per share (net assets at value, per fund,
  divided by the respective shares of beneficial
  interest outstanding)...................................              $38.36        $38.36
                                                               ==============================
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


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<PAGE>

Financial Statements


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         AARP HIGH             AARP HIGH             AARP GNMA
                                                                          QUALITY           QUALITY TAX FREE          AND U.S.
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995                                           MONEY FUND             MONEY FUND           TREASURY FUND
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>                    <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
INCOME:
        Interest......................................................  $21,982,820            $4,785,487          $393,260,749
        Dividends.....................................................           --                    --                    --
                                                                        -----------            ----------          ------------
                                                                         21,982,820             4,785,487           393,260,749
        Less foreign taxes withheld...................................           --                    --                    --
                                                                        -----------            ----------          ------------
                                                                         21,982,820             4,785,487           393,260,749
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES:
        Management fee (Note 2).......................................    1,492,545               493,693            22,095,173
        Services to shareholders:
                Transfer and dividend disbursing expense (Note 2).....    1,533,555               347,016             8,104,169
                Other expenses........................................      210,373                63,566             1,443,896
        Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 2)..........................       19,837                30,610                29,332
        Shareholder communications....................................      199,986                54,036             2,052,542
        Legal.........................................................       13,059                   344                26,270
        Auditing......................................................       25,482                26,500                66,799
        Custodian and accounting fees (Note 2)........................       80,914                52,202             1,083,056
        Registration expenses.........................................       76,878                18,630                85,342
        Amortization of organization expenses (Note 1)................           --                    --                    --
        Other.........................................................       13,774                 7,697               184,075
                                                                        -----------            ----------          ------------
Total Expenses........................................................    3,666,403             1,094,294            35,170,654
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income.................................................   18,316,417             3,691,193           358,090,095
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
        Net realized gain (loss) from:
                Investments...........................................       (2,594)               (5,140)          (68,679,536)
                Futures contracts (Note 1)............................           --                    --                    --
                Foreign currency related transactions (Note 1)........           --                    --                    --
        Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                Investments...........................................     (235,013)                   --           224,571,191
                Futures contracts.....................................           --                    --                    --
                Foreign currency related transactions.................           --                    --                    --
                                                                        -----------            ----------          ------------
Net gain (loss) on investments........................................     (237,607)               (5,140)          155,891,655
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase in net assets resulting
        from operations...............................................  $18,078,810            $3,686,053          $513,981,750
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


                                       78
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              AARP HIGH      AARP INSURED    AARP BALANCED
                                                               QUALITY     TAX FREE GENERAL  STOCK AND BOND
                                                              BOND FUND       BOND FUND           FUND
<S>                                                          <C>             <C>              <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
INCOME:
  Interest.............................................      $37,753,441     $103,897,620     $ 6,141,535
  Dividends............................................               --               --       3,988,384
                                                             -----------     ------------     -----------
                                                              37,753,441      103,897,620      10,129,919
  Less foreign taxes withheld..........................               --               --         (37,101)
                                                             -----------     ------------     -----------
                                                              37,753,441      103,897,620      10,092,818
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES:
  Management fee (Note 2)..............................        2,600,629        8,813,051         960,412
  Services to shareholders:
    Transfer and dividend disbursing expense (Note 2)..        1,720,303        2,148,893         513,031
    Other expenses.....................................          206,214          366,879         120,197
  Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 2).................           31,055           30,826          23,992
  Shareholder communications...........................          271,351          436,821         124,209
  Legal................................................            1,508           49,933           5,079
  Auditing.............................................           48,340           57,863          19,538
  Custodian and accounting fees (Note 2)...............          122,478          293,635          97,877
  Registration expenses................................           34,937           58,448          97,922
  Amortization of organization expenses (Note 1).......               --               --           7,315
  Other................................................           21,135          125,346          12,559
                                                             -----------     ------------     -----------
Total Expenses.........................................        5,057,950       12,381,695       1,982,131
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income..................................       32,695,491       91,515,925       8,110,687
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  Net realized gain (loss) from:                                                                            
    Investments........................................        6,264,433        1,141,498       2,922,966   
    Futures contracts (Note 1).........................          462,444      (22,927,127)         66,437   
    Foreign currency related transactions (Note 1).....               --               --          (8,944)  
  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                                            
    Investments........................................       25,349,000      102,468,526      20,344,202   
    Futures contracts..................................         (235,464)        (843,714)         (3,391)  
    Foreign currency related transactions..............               --               --         159,949   
                                                             -----------     ------------     -----------   
Net gain (loss) on investments.........................       31,840,413       79,839,183      23,481,219   
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase in net assets resulting                  
  from operations......................................      $64,535,904     $171,355,108     $31,591,906
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            AARP GROWTH    AARP CAPITAL
                                                            AND INCOME        GROWTH
                                                               FUND            FUND
<S>                                                         <C>            <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
INCOME:
  Interest.............................................     $ 10,888,172   $  1,251,177
  Dividends............................................       91,816,143     11,484,726
                                                            ------------   ------------
                                                             102,704,315     12,735,903
  Less foreign taxes withheld..........................       (1,007,072)      (139,552)
                                                            ------------   ------------
                                                             101,697,243     12,596,351
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES:
  Management fee (Note 2)..............................       12,406,325      3,988,023
  Services to shareholders:
    Transfer and dividend disbursing expense (Note 2)..        3,249,295      1,171,702
    Other expenses.....................................          873,891        291,103
  Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 2).................           28,774         28,697
  Shareholder communications...........................        1,036,474        355,297
  Legal................................................           17,001          7,389
  Auditing.............................................           46,913         44,057
  Custodian and accounting fees (Note 2)...............          396,036        164,779
  Registration expenses................................          252,079         64,893
  Amortization of organization expenses (Note 1).......               --             --
  Other................................................          102,424         31,422
                                                            ------------   ------------
Total Expenses.........................................       18,409,212      6,147,362
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income..................................       83,288,031      6,448,989
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  Net realized gain (loss) from:                                                            
    Investments........................................       82,525,735      3,854,142     
    Futures contracts (Note 1).........................               --             --     
    Foreign currency related transactions (Note 1).....           23,310        (49,230)    
  Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                                            
    Investments........................................      331,251,054    124,391,488     
    Futures contracts..................................               --             --     
    Foreign currency related transactions..............            5,828         (4,789)    
                                                            ------------   ------------     
Net gain (loss) on investments.........................      413,805,927    128,191,611     
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase in net assets resulting                                                   
  from operations......................................     $497,093,958   $134,640,600
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            AARP HIGH                         AARP HIGH
                                                             QUALITY                      QUALITY TAX FREE
                                                            MONEY FUND                       MONEY FUND


INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
                                                            Years Ended                      Years Ended
                                                             Sept. 30,                        Sept. 30,
                                                      1995              1994            1995            1994
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
<S>                                               <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>
Operations:
  Net investment income.........................  $  18,316,417    $   8,576,806    $  3,691,193    $  2,330,435
  Net realized gain (loss) from:
    Investments.................................         (2,594)               -          (5,140)        (10,344)
    Futures contracts...........................              -                -               -               -
    Option contracts............................              -                -               -               -
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................              -                -               -               -
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) on:
    Investments.................................       (235,013)        (551,482)              -               -
    Futures contracts...........................              -                -               -               -
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................              -                -               -               -
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  resulting from operations.....................     18,078,810        8,025,324       3,686,053       2,320,091
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
Distributions to shareholders:
  Net investment income.........................    (18,316,417)      (8,576,806)     (3,691,193)     (2,330,435)
  Net realized gains............................              -                -               -               -
  In excess of net realized gains...............              -                -               -               -
  Tax return of capital.........................              -                -               -               -
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
                                                    (18,316,417)      (8,576,806)     (3,691,193)     (2,330,435)
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
Fund share transactions:

  Proceeds from sale of shares..................    405,381,235      457,195,131      41,129,795      72,891,766

  Net asset value of shares issued to
    shareholders in reinvestment of
    distributions...............................     16,274,697        7,471,832       2,929,152       1,833,452

  Cost of shares redeemed.......................   (370,960,332)    (384,553,352)    (53,717,481)    (78,946,046)
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  from Fund share transactions..................     50,695,600       80,113,611      (9,658,534)     (4,220,828)
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
Increase (decrease) in net assets...............     50,457,993       79,562,129      (9,663,674)     (4,231,172)
Net assets at beginning of period...............    333,438,059      253,875,930     129,409,645     133,640,817
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets at end of period (a).................  $ 383,896,052    $ 333,438,059    $119,745,971    $129,409,645
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN FUND SHARES:
Shares outstanding at beginning
  of period.....................................    333,693,761      253,580,150     129,411,544     133,632,372
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
  Shares sold...................................    405,381,235      457,195,131      41,129,795      72,891,766
  Shares issued to shareholders in
    reinvestment of  distributions..............     16,274,697        7,471,832       2,929,152       1,833,452
  Shares redeemed...............................   (370,960,332)    (384,553,352)    (53,717,481)    (78,946,046)
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
Net increase (decrease) in
  Fund shares...................................     50,695,600       80,113,611      (9,658,534)     (4,220,828)
                                                  -------------    -------------    ------------    ------------
Shares outstanding at end of period.............    384,389,361      333,693,761     119,753,010     129,411,544
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Includes accumulated undistributed
      net investment income.....................  $           -    $           -    $          -    $          -

(b) Commencement of Operations
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               AARP GNMA
                                                               AND U.S.
                                                             TREASURY FUND


INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
                                                               Years Ended
                                                                Sept. 30,
                                                         1995              1994
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
<S>                                               <C>                <C>
Operations:
  Net investment income.........................  $   358,090,095    $   377,835,579
  Net realized gain (loss) from:
    Investments.................................      (68,679,536)      (301,854,645)
    Futures contracts...........................                -                  -
    Option contracts............................                -         (2,842,351)
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................                -                  -
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) on:
    Investments.................................      224,571,191       (194,039,955)
    Futures contracts...........................                -                  -
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................                -                  -
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  resulting from operations.....................      513,981,750       (120,901,372)
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
Distributions to shareholders:
  Net investment income.........................     (347,262,513)      (377,835,579)
  Net realized gains............................                -                  -
  In excess of net realized gains...............                -                  -
  Tax return of capital.........................      (10,827,582)                 -
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
 ................................................     (358,090,095)      (377,835,579)
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
Fund share transactions:

  Proceeds from sale of shares..................      313,574,493        767,903,410

  Net asset value of shares issued to
    shareholders in reinvestment of
    distributions...............................      209,361,883        243,322,806

  Cost of shares redeemed.......................   (1,012,262,747)    (1,639,307,179)
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  from Fund share transactions..................     (489,326,371)      (628,080,963)
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
Increase (decrease) in net assets...............     (333,434,716)    (1,126,817,914)
Net assets at beginning of period...............    5,585,485,190      6,712,303,104
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets at end of period (a).................  $ 5,252,050,474    $ 5,585,485,190
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN FUND SHARES:
Shares outstanding at beginning
  of period.....................................      379,121,168        420,695,404
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
  Shares sold...................................       21,222,249         49,495,268
  Shares issued to shareholders in
    reinvestment of  distributions..............       14,034,160         15,901,711
  Shares redeemed...............................      (68,548,490)      (106,971,215)
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
Net increase (decrease) in
  Fund shares...................................      (33,292,081)       (41,574,236)
                                                  ---------------    ---------------
Shares outstanding at end of period.............      345,829,087        379,121,168
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Includes accumulated undistributed
      net investment income.....................  $             -    $             -

(b) Commencement of Operations
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            AARP HIGH                         AARP INSURED
                                                             QUALITY                        TAX FREE GENERAL
                                                            BOND FUND                          BOND FUND

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

                                                            Years Ended                        Years Ended
                                                             Sept. 30,                          Sept. 30,
                                                       1995             1994             1995               1994
                                                  -------------    -------------    --------------     --------------
<S>                                               <C>              <C>              <C>                <C>
Operations:
  Net investment income.........................  $  32,695,491    $  32,320,652    $   91,515,925     $   98,275,887
  Net realized gain (loss) from:
    Investments.................................      6,264,433      (12,214,126)        1,141,498           (782,787)
    Futures contracts...........................        462,444        1,131,998       (22,927,127)         5,547,043
    Option contracts............................              -                -                 -                  -
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................              -                -                 -                  -
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) on:
    Investments.................................     25,349,000      (56,963,191)      102,468,526       (198,675,783)
    Futures contracts...........................       (235,464)         163,838          (843,714)           119,639
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................              -                -                 -                  -
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  resulting from operations.....................     64,535,904      (35,560,829)      171,355,108        (95,516,001)
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
Distributions to shareholders:
  Net investment income.........................    (32,238,660)     (32,320,652)      (91,515,925)       (98,275,887)
  Net realized gains............................              -                -                 -        (38,761,058)
  In excess of net realized gains...............              -      (13,990,833)                -         (6,584,253)
  Tax return of capital.........................              -                -                 -                  -
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
                                                    (32,238,660)     (46,311,485)      (91,515,925)      (143,621,198)
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
Fund share transactions:

  Proceeds from sale of shares..................     38,133,943      168,940,806       128,807,008        384,083,220

  Net asset value of shares issued to
    shareholders in reinvestment of
    distributions...............................     22,872,960       34,534,021        56,102,941         97,111,633

  Cost of shares redeemed.......................   (127,867,757)    (157,452,199)     (371,972,763)      (414,495,879)
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  from Fund share transactions..................    (66,860,854)      46,022,628      (187,062,814)        66,698,974
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
Increase (decrease) in net assets...............    (34,563,610)     (35,849,686)     (107,223,631)      (172,438,225)
Net assets at beginning of period...............    567,985,907      603,835,593     1,914,270,953      2,086,709,178
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets at end of period (a).................  $ 533,422,297    $ 567,985,907    $1,807,047,322     $1,914,270,953
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN FUND SHARES:
Shares outstanding at beginning
  of period.....................................     37,734,181       35,123,046       113,066,680        109,849,454
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
  Shares sold...................................      2,475,377       10,342,361         7,482,591         21,237,027
  Shares issued to shareholders in
    reinvestment of  distributions..............      1,481,640        2,141,000         3,261,074          5,382,600
  Shares redeemed...............................     (8,378,816)      (9,872,226)      (21,937,646)       (23,402,401)
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
Net increase (decrease) in
  Fund shares...................................     (4,421,799)       2,611,135       (11,193,981)         3,217,226
                                                  -------------    ------------     -------------      --------------
Shares outstanding at end of period.............     33,312,382       37,734,181       101,872,699        113,066,680
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Includes accumulated undistributed
      net investment income.....................  $     304,913    $           -    $            -     $            -

(b) Commencement of Operations
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         AARP BALANCED                          AARP GROWTH
                                                         STOCK AND BOND                         AND INCOME
                                                              FUND                                 FUND

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
                                                                  For the Period
                                                   Year Ended       February 1,                Years Ended
                                                  September 30,     1994 (b) to                 Sept. 30,
                                                      1995        Sept. 30, 1994         1995              1994
                                                  ------------    --------------    --------------    --------------
<S>                                               <C>             <C>               <C>               <C>
Operations:
  Net investment income.........................  $  8,110,687    $  2,679,894      $   83,288,031    $   58,944,890
  Net realized gain (loss) from:
    Investments.................................     2,922,966        (481,337)         82,525,735        54,940,316
    Futures contracts...........................        66,437               -                   -                 -
    Option contracts............................             -               -                   -                 -
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................        (8,944)         56,480              23,310           (92,431)
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) on:
    Investments.................................    20,344,202         730,892         331,251,054        38,962,776
    Futures contracts...........................        (3,391)              -                   -                 -
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................       159,949               -               5,828                 -
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  resulting from operations.....................    31,591,906       2,985,929         497,093,958       152,755,551
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
Distributions to shareholders:
  Net investment income.........................    (7,923,700)     (2,565,619)        (81,086,105)      (66,829,027)
  Net realized gains............................      (479,306)              -         (85,015,819)      (11,016,834)
  In excess of net realized gains...............             -               -                   -                 -
  Tax return of capital.........................             -               -                   -                 -
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
                                                    (8,403,006)     (2,565,619)       (166,101,924)      (77,845,861)
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
Fund share transactions:

  Proceeds from sale of shares..................    82,046,020     190,243,552         589,883,371       915,359,577

  Net asset value of shares issued to
    shareholders in reinvestment of
    distributions...............................     7,595,827         970,439         149,554,221        57,428,013

  Cost of shares redeemed.......................   (41,121,662)    (16,137,931)       (376,048,965)     (295,649,512)
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  from Fund share transactions..................    48,520,185     175,076,060         363,388,627       677,138,078
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
Increase (decrease) in net assets...............    71,709,085     175,496,370         694,380,661       752,047,768
Net assets at beginning of period...............   175,497,870           1,500       2,312,137,916     1,560,090,148
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets at end of period (a).................  $247,206,955    $175,497,870      $3,006,518,577    $2,312,137,916
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN FUND SHARES:
Shares outstanding at beginning
  of period.....................................    11,983,629             100          67,740,274        47,404,023
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
  Shares sold...................................     5,336,478      13,025,672          17,103,571        27,412,953
  Shares issued to shareholders in
    reinvestment of  distributions..............       497,020          67,628           4,523,324         1,732,575
  Shares redeemed...............................    (2,742,517)     (1,109,771)        (10,995,485)       (8,809,277)
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
Net increase (decrease) in
  Fund shares...................................     3,090,981      11,983,529          10,631,410        20,336,251
                                                  ------------    ------------      --------------    --------------
Shares outstanding at end of period.............    15,074,610      11,983,629          78,371,684        67,740,274
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Includes accumulated undistributed
      net investment income.....................  $    321,966    $    142,595      $    6,072,468    $    4,044,032

(b) Commencement of Operations
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          AARP CAPITAL
                                                             GROWTH
                                                              FUND

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

                                                           Years Ended
                                                            Sept. 30,
                                                       1995            1994
                                                   -------------   -------------
<S>                                                <C>             <C>
Operations:
  Net investment income.........................   $   6,448,989   $     120,099
  Net realized gain (loss) from:
    Investments.................................       3,854,142      17,135,778
    Futures contracts...........................               -               -
    Option contracts............................               -               -
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................         (49,230)          2,595
  Net unrealized appreciation
    (depreciation) on:
    Investments.................................     124,391,488     (53,012,292)
    Futures contracts...........................               -               -
    Foreign currency related
      transactions..............................          (4,789)              -
                                                   -------------   -------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  resulting from operations.....................     134,640,600     (35,753,820)
                                                   -------------   -------------
Distributions to shareholders:
  Net investment income.........................        (216,094)       (916,825)
  Net realized gains............................     (13,160,374)    (53,175,158)
  In excess of net realized gains...............               -               -
  Tax return of capital.........................               -               -
                                                   -------------   -------------
                                                     (13,376,468)    (54,091,983)
                                                   -------------   -------------
Fund share transactions:

  Proceeds from sale of shares..................      68,276,671     277,949,808

  Net asset value of shares issued to
    shareholders in reinvestment of
    distributions...............................      12,786,953      51,627,257

  Cost of shares redeemed.......................    (193,118,723)   (164,072,900)
                                                   -------------   -------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  from Fund share transactions..................    (112,055,099)    165,504,165
                                                   -------------   -------------
Increase (decrease) in net assets...............       9,209,033      75,658,362
Net assets at beginning of period...............     682,799,913     607,141,551
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets at end of period (a).................   $ 692,008,946   $ 682,799,913
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN FUND SHARES:
Shares outstanding at beginning
  of period.....................................      21,513,985      16,773,892
                                                   -------------   -------------
  Shares sold...................................       2,055,946       8,230,221
  Shares issued to shareholders in
    reinvestment of  distributions..............         424,681       1,522,034
  Shares redeemed...............................      (5,952,635)     (5,012,162)
                                                   -------------   -------------
Net increase (decrease) in
  Fund shares...................................      (3,472,008)      4,740,093
                                                   -------------   -------------
Shares outstanding at end of period.............      18,041,977      21,513,985
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Includes accumulated undistributed
      net investment income.....................   $   6,365,346   $     122,688

(b) Commencement of Operations
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


AARP HIGH QUALITY MONEY FUND

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout 
each period and other performance information derived from the financial
statements. 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Years Ended September 30,
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 1995       1994       1993       1992          1991
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>           <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period.......................    $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000       $ 1.000
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------
  Net investment income (a)................................       .049       .028       .021       .040          .060
  Distributions from net investment income.................      (.049)     (.028)     (.021)     (.040)(b)     (.060)
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period.............................    $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000       $ 1.000
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------
Total Return (%) (c).......................................       4.99       2.84       2.13       4.12          6.22
Ratios and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions).....................        384        333        254        323           357
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (%)(a)...       .978      1.125      1.312      1.151         1.053
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)...      4.887      2.889      2.123      3.613         6.050
(a) Reflects a per share reimbursement of expenses
    during the period by the Fund Manager of:                  $    --    $    --    $    --    $  .000       $  .001
(b) Includes approximately $.005 per share of net realized
    short-term capital gains.
(c) Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
</TABLE>


AARP HIGH QUALITY TAX FREE MONEY FUND

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout 
each period and other performance information derived from the financial
statements. 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Years Ended September 30,
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                 1995       1994       1993       1992     1991(b)
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period.........................  $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $  .996
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
  Net investment income (a)..................................     .029       .017       .016       .026       .055
  Net realized and unrealized gain on investments............       --         --         --         --       .004
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations.............................     .029       .017       .016       .026       .059
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Less distributions from net investment income................    (.029)     (.017)     (.016)     (.026)     (.055)
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period...............................  $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000    $ 1.000
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Total Return (%) (c).........................................     2.99       1.76       1.62       2.58       6.10
Ratios and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions).......................      120        129        134        127        119
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (%) (a)....      .87        .90        .93        .95       1.06
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%).....     2.94       1.75       1.60       2.54       5.43
(a) Reflects a per share reimbursement of expenses
    during the period by the Fund Manager of:................  $    --    $  .000    $  .002    $  .002    $  .001

(b) On August 1, 1991 the Fund implemented a 15.17 to 1.00 stock split and
    adopted its present name and investment objectives. Prior to that date, the
    Fund was known as the AARP Insured Tax Free Short Term Fund. Financial
    Highlights, for the year ended September 30, 1991, have been restated to
    reflect the stock split and should not be considered representative of the
    present Fund.

(c) Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>
AARP GNMA AND U.S. TREASURY FUND

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout 
each period and other performance information derived from the financial
statements. 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Years Ended September 30,
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                 1995       1994       1993       1992       1991
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period.........................  $ 14.73    $ 15.96    $ 16.19    $ 15.72    $ 14.95
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
  Net investment income......................................     1.01        .93       1.15       1.22       1.26
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.....     0.46      (1.23)      (.23)       .47        .77
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations.............................     1.47       (.30)       .92       1.69       2.03
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
  Net investment income......................................     (.98)      (.93)     (1.15)     (1.22)     (1.26)
  Tax return of capital......................................     (.03)        --         --         --         --
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
  Total distributions........................................    (1.01)      (.93)     (1.15)     (1.22)     (1.26)
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period...............................  $ 15.19    $ 14.73    $ 15.96    $ 16.19    $ 15.72
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Total Return (%).............................................    10.31      (1.90)      5.89      11.19      14.12
Ratios and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions).......................    5,252      5,585      6,712      5,232      3,311
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (%)........      .67        .66        .70        .72        .74
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%).....     6.77       6.09       7.15       7.69       8.23
Portfolio turnover rate (%)..................................    70.35     114.54     105.49      74.33      86.64
</TABLE>


AARP HIGH QUALITY BOND FUND
The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout 
each period and other performance information derived from the financial 
statements. 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Years Ended September 30,
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                 1995       1994       1993       1992       1991
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period.........................  $ 15.05    $ 17.19    $ 16.44    $ 15.71    $ 14.63
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
  Net investment income......................................      .94        .85        .93       1.03       1.10
  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.....      .95      (1.76)       .93        .73       1.08
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations.............................     1.89       (.91)      1.86       1.76       2.18
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
  Net investment income......................................     (.93)      (.85)      (.93)     (1.03)     (1.10)
  Net realized gains on investments..........................       --         --       (.18)        --         --
  In excess of net realized gains on investments.............       --       (.38)        --         --         --
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Total distributions..........................................     (.93)     (1.23)     (1.11)     (1.03)     (1.10)
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period...............................  $ 16.01    $ 15.05    $ 17.19    $ 16.44    $ 15.71
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------
Total Return (%).............................................    12.98      (5.55)     11.88      11.56      15.44
Ratios and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions).......................      533        568        604        384        201
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (%)........      .95        .95       1.01       1.13       1.17
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%).....     6.13       5.31       5.64       6.40       7.26
Portfolio turnover rate (%)..................................   201.07      63.75     100.98      63.00      90.43
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


AARP INSURED TAX FREE GENERAL BOND FUND

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout
each period and other performance information derived from the financial
statements.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Years Ended September 30,
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                1995           1994          1993          1992          1991
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>   

Net asset value, beginning of period ...................       $16.93         $19.00        $17.88        $17.30        $16.12
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
        Net investment income ..........................          .87            .86           .90           .93          1.00
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
        investments ....................................          .81          (1.67)         1.55           .75          1.18
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------
        Total from investment operations ...............         1.68           (.81)         2.45          1.68          2.18
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions:
        Net investment income ..........................         (.87)          (.86)         (.90)         (.93)        (1.00)
        Net realized gains on investments ..............           --           (.34)         (.43)         (.17)           --
        In excess of net realized gains on investments .           --           (.06)           --            --            --
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions ....................................         (.87)         (1.26)        (1.33)        (1.10)        (1.00)
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period .........................       $17.74         $16.93        $19.00        $17.88        $17.30
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return (%) .......................................        10.21          (4.48)        14.31         10.01         13.85
Ratios and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) .................        1,807          1,914         2,087         1,487         1,068
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (%) ..          .69            .68           .72           .74           .77
Ratio of net investment income to average net
  assets (%) ...........................................         5.06           4.80          4.90          5.31          5.92
Portfolio turnover rate (%) ............................        17.45          38.39         47.96         62.45         32.18
</TABLE>


AARP BALANCED STOCK AND BOND FUND

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout
each period and other performance information derived from the financial
statements.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       Year         For the Period
                                                                      Ended      February 1, 1994 (a)
                                                                   September 30,    to September 30,
                                                                       1995               1994
                                                                   ----------------------------------
<S>                                                                   <C>           <C>   
Net asset value, beginning of period ...........................      $14.64            $15.00    
                                                                      ------------------------
Income from investment operations:                                                                
        Net investment income ..................................         .61               .25    
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments..        1.79              (.37)(b)
                                                                      ------------------------
Total from investment operations ...............................        2.40              (.12)   
                                                                      ------------------------
Less distributions:                                                                               
        Net investment income ..................................        (.60)             (.24)   
        Net realized gains on investments ......................        (.04)               --    
                                                                      ------------------------
Total distributions ............................................        (.64)             (.24)   
                                                                      ------------------------
Net asset value, end of period .................................      $16.40            $14.64    
                                                                      ------------------------
Total Return (%) ...............................................       16.80              (.78)(c)
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                                                      
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) .........................         247               175    
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (%) ..........        1.01              1.31(d) 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) .......        4.12              3.58(d) 
Portfolio turnover rate (%) ....................................       63.77             49.32(d) 
</TABLE>                                                            

(a)  Commencement of operations

(b)  The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not
     accord with the change in the aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio
     securities during the period because of the timing of sales and repurchases
     of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

(c)  Not Annualized

(d)  Annualized



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AARP GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout 
each period and other performance information derived from the financial
statements. 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Years Ended September 30,
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   1995          1994            1993           1992         1991
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                               <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period .......................      $34.13         $32.91         $28.67         $26.97       $22.30  
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------  
Income from investment operations:                                                                            
        Net investment income ..............................        1.11            .94            .83            .97         1.11  
        Net realized and unrealized gain on investments ....        5.44           1.62           4.58           2.11         4.78  
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------  
Total from investment operations ...........................        6.55           2.56           5.41           3.08         5.89  
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------  
Less distributions from:                                                                                      
        Net investment income ..............................       (1.09)         (1.13)          (.87)          (.90)       (1.17) 
        Net realized gains on investments ..................       (1.23)          (.21)          (.30)          (.48)        (.05) 
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------  
Total distributions ........................................       (2.32)         (1.34)         (1.17)         (1.38)       (1.22) 
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------  
Net asset value, end of period .............................      $38.36         $34.13         $32.91         $28.67       $26.97  
                                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return (%) ...........................................       20.43           7.99          19.38          11.59        27.19  
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                                                                  
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) .....................       3,007          2,312          1,560            748          392  
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (%) ......         .72            .76            .84            .91          .96  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) ...        3.28           3.00           3.08           3.84         4.61  
Portfolio turnover rate (%) ................................       31.26          31.82          17.44          36.40        53.68  
</TABLE>                                                          

AARP CAPITAL GROWTH FUND

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout
each period and other performance information derived from the financial
statements.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Years Ended September 30,
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       1995          1994        1993         1992         1991
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>       
Net asset value, beginning of period .........................     $    31.74   $    36.20   $    30.30   $    30.23   $    23.32
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations:
        Net investment income ................................            .36          .00          .06          .15          .24
        Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
          investments ........................................           6.91        (1.51)        7.19         1.09         9.05
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations .............................           7.27        (1.51)        7.25         1.24         9.29
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions from:
        Net investment income ................................           (.01)        (.05)        (.14)        (.23)        (.59)
        Net realized gains on investments ....................           (.64)       (2.90)       (1.21)        (.94)       (1.79)
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions ..........................................           (.65)       (2.95)       (1.35)       (1.17)       (2.38)
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period ...............................     $    38.36   $    31.74   $    36.20   $    30.30   $    30.23
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return (%) .............................................          23.47        (4.70)       24.53         3.94        42.81
Ratios and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) .......................            692          683          607          424          242
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (%) ........            .95          .97         1.05         1.13         1.17
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) .....           1.00          .02          .22          .61          .90
Portfolio turnover rate (%) ..................................          98.44        79.65       100.63        89.20        99.62
</TABLE>

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.

     The AARP Cash Investment Funds, consisting of the AARP High Quality Money
Fund, the AARP Income Trust, consisting of the AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund
and the AARP High Quality Bond Fund, the AARP Tax Free Income Trust, consisting
of the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund, (formerly AARP Insured Tax Free
Short Term Fund), and the AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund, and the AARP
Growth Trust, consisting of the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund, AARP Growth
and Income Fund, and the AARP Capital Growth Fund are each Massachusetts
business trusts and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, as open-end management investment companies. All funds are diversified.
The AARP Cash Investment Funds, has one series, the AARP Growth Trust has three
series and each of the other Trusts have two series. The Declaration of Trust of
each Trust permits its Trustees to create an unlimited number of series and to
issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of each separate series.

     The policies described below are followed consistently by the funds in
preparation of their financial statements and are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.

     A. SECURITY VALUATION. The AARP High Quality Money Fund uses the penny
rounding method of security valuation as permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Under this method, securities for which market
quotations are readily available and which have remaining maturities of
sixty-one days or more from the date of valuation are valued at the mean between
the over-the-counter bid and asked prices by an independent registered
broker/dealer. On the sixtieth day prior to maturity and thereafter until
maturity, securities originally purchased with more than sixty days remaining to
maturity are valued at amortized cost calculated daily, based upon the market
valuation of the securities on the sixty-first day prior to maturity. The AARP
High Quality Tax Free Money Fund uses the amortized cost method of security
valuation as permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Under this method, the value of a security is determined by adjusting its
original cost to face value through the amortization of any acquisition discount
or premium at a constant rate until maturity, which approximates market.
Security valuation with respect to each of the remaining funds is performed in
the following manner:

     Common and preferred stocks traded on national securities exchanges are
valued at the most recent sale price on such exchange where the security is
principally traded. If no sale occurred, the security is valued at the mean
between the most recent bid and asked quotations on such exchanges. If there is
no such bid and asked quotations the most recent bid quotation is used. Unlisted
securities quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic
Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, for which there have been sales, are valued at the
most recent sale price reported on such system. If there are no such sales, the
value is the high or "inside" bid quotation. Unlisted securities which are not
quoted on the NASDAQ System but are traded in another over-the-counter market
are valued at the most recent sale price on such market. If no sale occurred,
the security is valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked
quotations. If there are no such bid and asked quotations the most recent bid
quotation is used.

     Portfolio debt securities with remaining maturities greater than sixty days
are valued by pricing agents approved by the Trustees, which prices reflect
broker/dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. If
the pricing agents are unable to provide such quotations, the most recent bid
quotation supplied by a bona fide market maker shall be used.

     Short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are
valued at amortized cost. Variable rate demand notes are carried at cost which
together with accrued interest approximates market.

     The value of all other securities is determined in good faith under the
direction of the Trustees.

     B. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The AARP High Quality Money Fund, AARP Growth
Funds and AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund regularly invest in repurchase
agreements. Each of the AARP funds may enter into repurchase agreements with
selected banks and broker/dealers whereby each fund, through its custodian,
receives delivery of the securities collateralizing repurchase


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agreements, the amount of which at the time of purchase and each subsequent
business day is required to be maintained at such a level that the market value,
depending on the maturity of the underlying collateral, is equal to at least
101% of the resale price.

     C. FUTURES CONTRACTS. Each of the funds in the AARP Income Trust, the AARP
Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund and the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund may
enter into futures contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between a buyer
or seller and an established futures exchange or its clearinghouse in which the
buyer or seller agrees to take or make a delivery of a specific amount of an
item at a specified price on a specific date (settlement date). During the
period the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund purchased interest rate futures as
a temporary substitute for purchasing selected investments. Also, during the
period the AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund sold interest rate securities
futures to hedge against declines in the value of portfolio securities.

     Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with
a financial intermediary an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain
percentage of the face value indicated in the futures contract. Subsequent
payments ("variation margin") are made or received by the Fund each day,
dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and
are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by
the Fund. When entering into a closing transaction, the Fund will realize a gain
or loss equal to the difference between the value of the futures contract to
sell and the futures contract to buy. Futures contracts are valued at the most
recent settlement price.

     Certain risks may arise upon entering into futures contracts including the
risk that an illiquid secondary market will limit the Fund's ability to close
out a futures contract prior to the settlement date and that a change in the
value of a futures contract may not correlate exactly with changes in the value
of the securities or currencies hedged. When utilizing futures contracts to
hedge, the Fund gives up the opportunity to profit from favorable price
movements in the hedged positions during the term of the contract.

     D. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. Each of the funds in the
AARP Growth Trust, in connection with portfolio purchases and sales of
securities denominated in a foreign currency, may enter into forward foreign
currency exchange contracts ("forward contracts"). Additionally, from time to
time, each fund may enter into contracts to hedge certain foreign currency
denominated assets. A forward contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a
foreign currency at the settlement date at a negotiated rate. During the period,
the Fund utilized forward contracts as a hedge against changes in exchange rates
relating to foreign currency denominated assets.

     Forward contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the
underlying currencies and unrealized gain/loss is recorded daily. Forward
contracts having the same settlement date and broker are offset and any gain
(loss) is realized on the date of offset; otherwise, gain (loss) is realized on
settlement date. Realized and unrealized gains and losses which represent the
difference between the value of the forward contract to buy and the forward
contract to sell are included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from
foreign currency related transactions.

     Certain risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the
potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
Additionally, when utilizing forward contracts to hedge, the Fund gives up the
opportunity to profit from favorable exchange rate movements during the term of
the contract.

     E. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS. Foreign currency transactions from
foreign investment activity are translated into U.S. dollars on the following
basis:

        (i)    market value of investment securities, other assets and
               liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and

        (ii)   purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and
               interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange
               prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

     The Funds do not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments
which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to
changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with
the net realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments.



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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency related
transactions includes gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on
securities transactions, gains and losses arising from the sales of foreign
currency, and gains and losses between the ex and payment dates on dividends,
interest, and foreign withholding taxes.

     F. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME. Securities
transactions are accounted for on the trade date basis and dividend income is
recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual
basis. Original issue discount on securities purchased is accreted on an
effective yield basis over the life of the security. Acquisition discount is
accreted on taxable securities purchased with original maturity dates of one
year or less. Premium on securities purchased by the AARP Tax Free Income Trust
is amortized on an effective yield basis over the life of the security.

     Each fund uses the specific identification method for determining the
realized gain or loss on investments sold for both financial and federal income
tax reporting purposes.

     G. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. Each of the funds is treated as a single entity
for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each fund to comply with
the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code as amended which are applicable to
regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable and tax
exempt income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the funds paid no U.S. federal
income taxes, and no provisions for federal income taxes were required.


     H. DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND GAINS. All of the net investment income of
each fund is declared as a dividend to shareholders. The dividends from AARP
High Quality Money Fund and each of the funds in the AARP Income Trust and the
AARP Tax Free Income Trust are declared daily and distributed monthly. The
dividends from AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund and AARP Growth and Income Fund
are declared and paid quarterly. The dividends from AARP Capital Growth Fund are
declared and paid annually. During any particular year, net realized gains from
securities transactions for each fund which are in excess of any available
capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the fund if not distributed and,
therefore, will be distributed to shareholders in the following fiscal year. The
AARP High Quality Money Fund takes into account realized gains and losses on the
sales of securities held less than one year in its daily distributions. An
additional distribution may be made by each fund to the extent necessary to
avoid the payment of a four percent federal excise tax.

     The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains
distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal income tax
rules and regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting
principles. These differences relate primarily to investments in options,
futures, forward contracts, foreign denominated investments, mortgage backed
securities, REITs and certain securities sold at a loss. As a result, net
investment income and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a
reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.
Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of
its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.

     I. EXPENSES. Each fund is charged for those expenses that are directly
attributable to it, such as management, custodian, audit, and certain
shareholder service fees. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a fund,
such as reports to shareholders, portions of Trustees' and legal fees, are
allocated among all the funds.

     J. ORGANIZATION COST. Costs incurred by the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond
Fund in connection with its organization and initial registration of shares have
been deferred and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a five-year
period.

     K. PORTFOLIO INSURANCE. The cost of premiums paid by the AARP Insured Tax
Free General Bond Fund for insurance, which covers individual securities, is
non-cancellable and runs the life of such securities, is added to the cost basis
of such securities. This insurance provides for the timely payment of principal
and interest on these securities when due and protects the fund against loss
from default by the Municipal issuer. It does not protect the investor from
losses due to changes in market values.



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     L. SECURITIES PURCHASED ON A FORWARD DELIVERY OR WHEN-ISSUED BASIS. The
AARP High Quality Money Fund, each of the funds in the AARP Income Trust and
AARP Tax Free Income Trust, and AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund may purchase
securities on a forward delivery or when-issued basis. Municipal, corporate and
government securities are frequently offered on a forward delivery or
when-issued basis. At the time the fund makes the commitment to purchase a
security on a forward delivery or when-issued basis, the price of the underlying
security is fixed. The fund will record the transaction at the time of the
commitment and reflect the value of the security in determining its net asset
value. The settlement date of the transaction can occur within one month or more
after the date the commitment was made. During the period between purchase and
settlement date, no payment is made on behalf of the fund and no interest
accrues to the fund.

NOTE 2. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

     Under the investment management and advisory agreement (the "Management
Agreement") between each Trust and Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (the "Fund
Manager") the management fee consists of two elements: a Base Fee and an
Individual Fund Fee. The Base Fee is calculated as a percentage of the combined
net assets of all of the AARP Funds ("Program Assets"). Each AARP Fund pays, as
its portion of the Base Fee, an amount equal to the ratio of its daily net
assets to the daily net assets of all of the AARP Funds. The Annual Base Fee is
calculated as follows: .35%, of the first $2.0 billion of such assets, .33% of
the next $2.0 billion of such assets, .30% of the next $2.0 billion of such
assets, .28% of the next $2.0 billion of such assets, .26% of the next $3.0
billion of such assets, .25% of the next $3.0 billion of such assets, .24% of
such assets in excess of $14.0 billion.

     In addition to the Base Fee Rate, each Fund agrees to pay the Fund Manager
a flat Individual Fund Fee based on the average daily net assets of that Fund.
The Individual Fund Fee Rate recognizes the different characteristics of each
Fund, the varying levels of complexity of investment research and securities
trading required to manage each Fund. The Individual Fund Fee Rate is calculated
at the following percentages of the average daily net assets of each fund: .10%
for AARP High Quality Money Fund and AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund; .12%
for AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund; .19% for AARP High Quality Bond Fund, AARP
Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund, AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund and AARP
Growth and Income Fund; .32% for AARP Capital Growth Fund. The amount for each
fund is shown in the Statement of Operations as Management Fee.

     As manager of the assets of each Fund, the Fund Manager directs the
investments of each Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies
and restrictions. In addition to portfolio management services, the Fund Manager
under the Management Agreement will provide certain administrative services in
accordance with such Agreement. The Fund Manager has also entered into a Member
Services Agreement with AARP Financial Services Corp. ("AFSC"), a subsidiary of
AARP, and pays portions of its investment management and advisory fee to AFSC.

     The Management Agreement also provides that the Fund Manager will reimburse
the funds for annual expenses in excess of the lowest state limitations imposed,
exclusive of taxes, brokerage commissions, interest and extraordinary expenses.
The Fund Manager agreed to maintain the annualized expenses of the AARP High
Quality Tax Free Money Fund at not more than 0.90% of average daily net assets
until February 1, 1996. The amount of expenses reimbursed by the Fund Manager,
if any, for each fund has been shown in the Statement of Operations as
Reimbursement of expenses from Fund Manager.

     Each Trust has a shareholder servicing agreement with Scudder Service
Corporation ("SSC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scudder. As shareholder
servicing agent, SSC provides various transfer agent, dividend disbursing, and
shareholder communication functions. The amount for each fund has been shown in
the Statement of Operations as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Expense.

     Effective September 5, 1995, Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation ("SFAC"),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund Manager, assumed responsibility for
determining the daily net asset value per share and maintaining the portfolio
and general accounting


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

records of AARP Growth and Income Fund and AARP Capital Growth Fund. For the
year ended September 30, 1995, the amount charged to the Funds by SFAC
aggregated $17,156 and $7,125, respectively, of which all was paid at September
30, 1995.

     Each fund pays each Trustee not affiliated with Scudder or AARP $2,000
annually, $270 for each Trustees' meeting, $200 for each audit committee meeting
attended, and $100 for other committee meetings, plus expenses, subject to
certain maximums per Trustee for meetings held jointly with other funds. The
amount for each fund has been shown in the Statement of Operations as Trustees'
fees and expenses.

NOTE 3. FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

As of September 30, 1995, the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund had entered 
into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts resulting in 
net unrealized appreciation of $159,340.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Net Unrealized
                                                                  Appreciation
Contracts to Deliver     In Exchange For     Settlement Date         (U.S.$)
- --------------------     ---------------     ---------------     --------------
<S>        <C>           <C>   <C>           <C>                 <C>   
FRF        9,466,230     USD   1,954,419         10/23/95              32,615
DEM        2,840,141     USD   2,116,728         10/23/95             126,725
                                                                      -------
                                                                      159,340
                                                                      =======
</TABLE>


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 
ACCOUNTANTS



November 7, 1995

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP Income Trust,
AARP Tax Free Income Trust and
AARP Growth Trust

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, 
including the shares, principal amount, and value of the securities in the 
lists of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes
in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial positions of AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP Income 
Trust, AARP Tax Free Income Trust, and AARP Growth Trust, which are comprised 
of the eight AARP Funds listed in Note 1 to the financial statements, at
September 30, 1995 and the results of their operations, the changes in their net
assets, and their financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in 
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  These financial 
statements and the financial highlights (thereafter referred to as "financial 
statements") are the responsibility of the Trusts' management; our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financials statements based on 
our audits.  We conducted our audits on these financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain a reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant 
estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation.  We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of 
securities owned at September 30, 1995 by correspondence with the custodian and
brokers and the application of alterative auditing procedures where 
confirmations from brokers were not received, provide a reasonable basis for the
opinion expressed above.


/s/Price Waterhouse LLP


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Officers and Trustees

Adelaide Attard

                        Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP Income Trust
                        and AARP Growth Trust; Member, New York City Department
                        of Aging Advisory Council--Appointed by Mayor (1995);
                        Consultant, Gerontology; Commissioner, County of Nassau,
                        NY, Department of Senior Citizen Affairs (1971-1991);
                        Board Member, American Association of International
                        Aging (1981 to present); Member, NYS Community Services
                        for the Elderly Advisory Council--Appointed by Governor
                        (1987-1991); Chairperson, Federal Council on Aging
                        (1981-1986); U.S. Delegate to 1982 United Nations World
                        Assembly on Aging.


Cyril F. Brickfield

                        Trustee of AARP Income Trust, AARP Tax Free Income
                        Trust, AARP Growth Trust; Honorary Trustee, AARP Cash
                        Investment Funds; Honorary President and Special
                        Counsel, American Association of Retired Persons; Board
                        Member: American Association of International Aging,
                        National Alzheimer's Association, and American
                        Federation of Aging Research (AFAR).


Robert N. Butler, M.D.

                        Trustee of AARP Income Trust and AARP Growth Trust;
                        Brookdale Professor of Geriatrics and Adult Development;
                        Chairman, Henry L. Schwartz Department of Geriatrics and
                        Adult Development, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Formerly
                        Director, National Institute on Aging, National
                        Institute of Health (1976-1982).


Linda C. Coughlin

                        President and Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds,
                        AARP Income Trust, AARP Tax Free Income Trust and AARP
                        Growth Trust; Managing Director and Member, Board of
                        Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.; Director of
                        Scudder Investor Services, Inc.


Horace B. Deets

                        Vice Chairman and Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds,
                        AARP Income Trust, AARP Tax Free Income Trust and AARP
                        Growth Trust; Executive Director, American Association
                        of Retired Persons; Member, Board of Councilors, Andrus
                        Gerontology Center; Member of the Board, HelpAge
                        International.


Mary Johnston Evans

                        Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP Tax Free
                        Income Trust and AARP Growth Trust; Director: Baxter
                        International, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Household
                        International, Inc., The Sun Company, Dun & Bradstreet
                        Corporation and Saint-Gobain Corporation.


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Edgar R. Fiedler

                        Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP Income Trust
                        and AARP Tax Free Income Trust; Vice President and
                        Economic Counsellor, The Conference Board, Inc.;
                        Director of The Stanley Works, Zurich-American Insurance
                        Company, HT Insight Funds, and Emerging Mexico Fund.


Cuyler W. Findlay

                        Chairman and Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP
                        Income Trust, AARP Tax Free Income Trust, and AARP
                        Growth Trust; Managing Director of Scudder, Stevens &
                        Clark, Inc., Senior Vice President and Director, Scudder
                        Investor Services, Inc.


Eugene P. Forrester

                        Trustee of AARP Income Trust and AARP Tax Free Income
                        Trust; Consultant, International Trade; Lt. General
                        (Retired), U.S. Army; Command General, U.S. Army Western
                        Command, Honolulu; Consultant: Digital Equipment Corp.,
                        DHI, Philip Morris, PICS Previews, and Whittle
                        Communications.


Wayne F. Haefer

                        Trustee of AARP Income Trust, AARP Tax Free Income
                        Trust, and AARP Growth Trust; Director, Membership
                        Division of AARP; Secretary, Employee's Pension and
                        Welfare Trusts of AARP and Retired Persons Services,
                        Inc.; Formerly Director, Administration and Data
                        Management Division of AARP.


William B. Macomber

                        Trustee of AARP Tax Free Income Trust and AARP Growth
                        Trust; Formerly Teacher, History and Government,
                        Nantucket High School, Nantucket, MA; Director, Becton,
                        Dickinson & Co. (until 1994); Trustee Emeritus, Carnegie
                        Endowment for International Peace; Formerly President,
                        The Metropolitan Museum of Art and U.S.
                        Ambassador to Turkey and to Jordan.

George I. Maddox, Jr.

                        Trustee of AARP Income Trust and AARP Tax Free Income
                        Trust; Director and Professor, Long Term Care Resources
                        Program, Duke University Medical Center; Senior Fellow,
                        Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development,
                        Duke University; Professor of Sociology, Departments of
                        Sociology and Psychiatry, Duke University.

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Robert J. Myers

                        Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP Income Trust
                        and AARP Growth Trust; Actuarial Consultant; Formerly
                        Executive Director, National Commission on Social
                        Security Reform; Director: NASL Series Trust, Inc. and
                        North American Funds, Inc.; Formerly Director, Board of
                        Pensions, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America;
                        Formerly Chairman, Commission on Railroad Retirement
                        Reform; Member, U.S. Office of Technology Assessment,
                        Prospective Payment Assessment Commission.


Joseph S. Perkins

                        Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP Income
                        Trust, AARP Tax Free Income Trust, and AARP Growth
                        Trust; Director, American Association of Retired
                        Persons; Corporate Retirement Manager, Polaroid
                        Corporation.


James H. Schulz

                        Trustee of AARP Income Trust, AARP Tax Free Income Trust
                        and AARP Growth Trust; Professor of Economics and
                        Kirstein Professor of Aging Policy, Policy Center of
                        Aging, Florence Heller School, Brandeis University.


Gordon Shillinglaw

                        Trustee of AARP Cash Investment Funds, AARP Tax Free
                        Income Trust, AARP Growth Trust; Professor Emeritus of
                        Accounting, Columbia University Graduate School of
                        Business; Director and Treasurer, FERIS Foundation of
                        America (until 1994).



Edward V. Creed*                         Pamela A. McGrath*
Vice President                           Vice President and Treasurer

Thomas W. Joseph*                        Edward J. O'Connell*
Vice President                           Vice President and  Assistant Treasurer

David S. Lee*                            Kathryn L. Quirk*
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer   Vice President and  Secretary

Douglas M. Loudon*                       Howard Schneider*
Vice President                           Vice President

Thomas F. McDonough*                     Cornelia M. Small*
Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Vice President

*Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.

Effective January 1, 1995, each member of and nominee for the Board of Trustees
must own shares of one or more of the Funds within the AARP Investment Program
of which he/she serves as Trustee.



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Service and Tax Information

Shareholder              Our knowledgeable AARP Mutual Fund              
Service Line             Representatives are available to answer         
1-800-253-2277           questions about the Program or your account     
                         Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and    
                         8:00 p.m., eastern time. Transactions can be    
                         made Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and
                         4:00 p.m., eastern time.                          

                         Write:                   AARP Investment Program 
                                                  from Scudder
                                                  P.O. Box 2540
                                                  Boston, MA 02208-2540
                         For overnight            AARP Investment Program 
                         and certified mail:      from Scudder   
                                                  42 Longwater Drive
                                                  Norwell, MA 02061-1612

Easy-Access Line         Shareholders with a touch-tone telephone may
1-800-631-4636           call this automated line to obtain AARP Fund
                         performance and account information or to   
                         exchange or sell (redeem) AARP Mutual Fund  
                         shares. This service is available 24 hours a       
                         day, 7 days a week.                                

Transactions by Fax      If you have access to a fax machine, you can fax
1-800-821-6234           transaction requests. Any exchange or redemption
                         request received after 4:00 p.m. business days  
                         or on weekends, will be processed the next      
                         business day. All faxes are kept confidential.         

TDD (Telecommunications  AARP members with hearing or speech impairments 
Device for the Deaf and  and access to TDD equipment can communicate with
Speech Impaired)         the AARP Investment Program Monday through      
1-800-634-9454           Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., eastern 
                         time. Transactions can be made between 8:00 a.m.
                         and 4:00 p.m., eastern time.                    

Tax Information          Of the dividends paid from net investment income
                         by the AARP High Quality Tax Free Money Fund and
                         the AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund for 
                         the Funds' fiscal years ending September 30,           
                         1995, 100% constituted exempt-interest dividends       
                         for regular federal income tax purposes.               
                                                                                
                         Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue        
                         Code, the AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund, the       
                         AARP Growth and Income Fund and the AARP Capital
                         Growth Fund designate $1,788,162, $58,824,089,         
                         and $3,898,191, respectively, as capital gain          
                         dividends for their fiscal years ended September       
                         30, 1995.                                              
                                                                                
                         In January 1996 you will receive federal tax           
                         information on all distributions paid to your          
                         account in calendar year 1995.                  



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AARP GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


January 24, 1996


Assets
  Cash................................................         $1,500
  Deferred organization and registration
     expenses (Note)..................................         15,000
                                                              --------
  Total assets........................................         16,500
                                                              --------
Liabilities
  Accrued liabilities (Note)..........................         15,000
                                                              --------
  Total liabilities...................................         15,000
                                                              --------
Net Assets............................................         $1,500
                                                              ========
Net Assets consist of:
  Shares of beneficial interest, at par...............              1
  Additional paid-in capital..........................          1,499
                                                              --------
Net Assets............................................         $1,500
                                                              ========
Net asset value, offering price per share
($1,500/100 outstanding shares of beneficial
interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of
shares authorized)....................................         $15.00
                                                              ========

The accompanying note is an integral part of the financial statement.


AARP Global Growth Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified series of
AARP Growth Trust (the "Trust"), a component of the AARP
Investment Program from Scudder. The Trust is an open-end,
management investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts
business trust. The Declaration of Trust permits its Trustees to
create an unlimited number of series and to issue an unlimited
number of full and fractional shares of each separate series. The
Trust's authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of shares
of beneficial interest of $0.01 par value, all of which are of one class
and have equal rights as to voting, dividends and liquidation. The
Trust's shares are currently divided into four series, AARP Balanced
Stock and Bond Fund, AARP Growth and Income Fund, AARP
Capital Growth Fund, and AARP Global Growth Fund. The Trustees
have the authority to issue additional series of shares and to
designate the relative rights and preferences as between the
different series. The Fund has had no operations to date other than
matters relating to its organization and registration as a diversified
series.

Costs incurred by the Fund in connection with its organization and
public offering of shares, estimated at $15,000, will be amortized on
a straight-line basis over a five-year period beginning at the
commencement of operations of the Fund. In the event that any of
the initial shares of the Fund are redeemed during the amortization
period, the redemption proceeds will be reduced by any
unamortized organization expense in the same proportion as the
number of shares being redeemed bears to the number of initial
shares outstanding at the time of such redemption.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Board of Trustees of AARP Growth Trust and Shareholder of
AARP Global Growth Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities
presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
AARP Global Growth Fund, which constitutes part of the AARP
Growth Trust, at January 24, 1996 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.  This financial statement is the
responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to
express an opinion on this financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit on this financial statement in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, which require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for the opinion expressed above.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
January 25, 1996
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                                AARP GROWTH TRUST

                            PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<S>               <C>      <C>
Item 24.          Financial Statements and Exhibits

                  a.       Financial Statements

                           Included in Part A of this Registration Statement:


                                    Financial Highlights for AARP Growth and Income Fund, and AARP Capital Growth Fund
                                    for the ten fiscal years ended September 30, 1995.

                                    Financial Highlights for AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund for the period February
                                    1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 1994 and for the fiscal year
                                    ended September 30, 1995.

                                    Financial Highlights for AARP Global Growth Fund to be filed by amendment.

                           Included in Part B of this Registration Statement:

                           For AARP Growth and Income Fund and AARP Capital Growth Fund:

                                    List of Investments as of September 30, 1995
                                    Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 1995
                                    Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995
                                    Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the two fiscal years ended September 30,
                                    1995
                                    Financial Highlights for the five fiscal years ended September 30, 1995
                                    Notes to Financial Statements
                                    Report of Independent Accountants

                           For AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund:

                                    List of Investments as of September 30, 1995
                                    Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 1995
                                    Statement of Operations, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995
                                    Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the period February 1, 1994 (commencement
                                    of operations) to September 30, 1994 and for the fiscal year ended September 30,
                                    1995
                                    Financial Highlights for the period February 1, 1994 (commencement of operations)
                                    to September 30, 1994 and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995
                                    Notes to Financial Statements
                                    Report of Independent Accountants

                           For AARP Global Growth Fund:

                                    Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of January 24, 1996 and related notes.

                           Statements, schedules and historical information other than those listed above have been
                           omitted since they are either not applicable or are not required.

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                   b.        Exhibits:

                             1.       (a)(1)  Declaration of Trust dated June 8, 1984, as amended November 1, 1984.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 1(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
                                              to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(2)  Certificate of Amendment dated September 15, 1989 to Declaration of
                                              Trust.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 1(a)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                                              10 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(3)  Certificate of Amendment dated January 25, 1994 to Declaration of
                                              Trust.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 1(a)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                                              16 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (b)(1)  Establishment of Series dated December 11, 1984.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 1(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4
                                              to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (b)(2)  Establishment and Designation of Series of Beneficial Interest dated
                                              September 22, 1993.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 1(b)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                                              14 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (b)(3)  Establishment and Designation of Series of Beneficial Interest dated
                                              November 17, 1995 is filed herein.

                             2.       (a)(1)  By-Laws of the Registrant as amended June 17, 1992.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to
                                              the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(2)  By-Laws of the Registrant as amended March 17, 1993.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 2(a)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                                              14 to the Registration Statement.)

                             3.               Inapplicable.

                             4.               Specimen certificate representing shares of beneficial interest
                                              having par value of $.01 per share.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
                                              the Registration Statement.)

                             5.       (a)     Investment Management and Advisory Agreement between the Registrant
                                              and AARP/Scudder Financial Management Company dated December 16,
                                              1985.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 5(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5
                                              to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(1)  Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant and Scudder,
                                              Stevens & Clark, Inc. dated February 1, 1994.  (Previously filed as
                                              Exhibit 5(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration
                                              Statement.)

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                                      (a)(2)  Form of Supplement to Investment Management Agreement between the
                                              Registrant and Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. dated February 1, 1996
                                              is filed herein.

                                      (b)     Subadvisory Agreement among AARP/Scudder Financial Management
                                              Company, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., and the Registrant dated
                                              December 16, 1985.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 5(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5
                                              to the Registration Statement.)  Terminated February 1, 1994.

                             6.               Underwriting Agreement between the Registrant and Scudder Fund
                                              Distributors, Inc. dated September 4, 1985.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 6 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to
                                              the Registration Statement.)

                             7.               Inapplicable.

                             8.       (a)(1)  Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and
                                              Trust Company dated November 30, 1984.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 8(a)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment
                                              No. 4 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(2)  Fee schedule for Exhibit 8(a)(l).
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 8(a)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment
                                              No. 4 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(3)  Additional Provision to Custodian Agreement between the Registrant
                                              and State Street Bank and Trust Company dated November 30, 1984.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 8(a)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment
                                              No. 4 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(4)  Amendment dated September 23, 1987 to Custodian Agreement between
                                              the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company dated
                                              November 30, 1984.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 8(a)(4) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                                              9 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(5)  Amendment dated September 15, 1988 to Custodian Agreement between
                                              the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company dated
                                              November 30, 1984.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 8(a)(5) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                                              9 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(6)  Revised fee schedule for Exhibit 8(a)(1).
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 8(a)(6) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                                              17 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (a)(7)  Form of Custodian Agreement between the Registrant on behalf of AARP
                                              Global Growth Fund and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. dated February
                                              1, 1996 is filed herein.

                                      (a)(8)  Fee schedule for Exhibit 8(a)(7) is filed herein.

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                             9.       (a)     Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Registrant and
                                              Scudder Service Corporation dated October 2, 1989.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 9(a) to the Post-Effective Amendment
                                              No. 10 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (b)     Member Services Agreement among AARP/Scudder Financial Management
                                              Company, AARP Financial Services Corp. and the Registrant, dated
                                              November 30, 1984.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 9(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5
                                              to the Registration Statement.)  Terminated February 1, 1994.

                                      (b)(1)  Member Services Agreement between AARP Financial Services Corp. and
                                              Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. dated February 1, 1994.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 9(b)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment No.
                                              16 to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (c)     Service Mark License Agreement among Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.,
                                              American Association of Retired Persons, the Registrant, AARP Income
                                              Trust and AARP Insured Tax Free Income Trust dated November 30, 1984.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 9(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5
                                              to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (d)     Shareholder Service Agreement between the Registrant and Scudder
                                              Service Corporation dated June 1, 1988.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 9(d) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
                                              to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (e)     Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf
                                              of AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund and Scudder Fund Accounting
                                              Corporation dated October 20, 1995.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 9(e) to Post-Effective Amendment
                                              No. 17  to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (f)     Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf
                                              of AARP Capital Growth Fund and Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation
                                              dated November 10, 1995.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 9(f) to Post-Effective Amendment
                                              No. 17  to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (g)     Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant, on behalf
                                              of AARP Growth and Income Fund and Scudder Fund Accounting
                                              Corporation dated September 5, 1995.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 9(g) to Post-Effective Amendment
                                              No. 17  to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (h)     Form of Fund Accounting Services Agreement between the Registrant,
                                              on behalf of AARP Global Growth Fund and Scudder Fund Accounting
                                              Corporation is filed herein.

                             10.              Inapplicable.

                             11.              Consent of Independent Accountants.

                             12.              Inapplicable.

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                             13.              Inapplicable.

                             14.      (a)     Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 14(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
                                              to the Registration Statement.)

                                      (b)     Harvest Plan for Self-Employed Persons and Corporations.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 14(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
                                              to the Registration Statement.)

                             15.              Inapplicable.

                             16.              Schedule for Computation of Performance Data.
                                              (Previously filed as Exhibit 16 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10
                                              to the Registration Statement.)

                             17.              Financial Data Schedules are filed herein.

                             18.              Inapplicable.

Power of Attorney for Cuyler W. Findlay, Adelaide Attard, Cyril F. Brickfield, Robert N. Butler, Mary Johnston
Evans, William B. Macomber, Robert J. Myers, James H. Schulz and Gordon Shillinglaw is incorporated by reference
to the Signature Page of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8.

Power of Attorney for Linda C. Coughlin, Horace Deets, Wayne F. Haefer and Joseph S. Perkins is incorporated by
reference to the Signature Page of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement filed herein.

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

                  None

Item 26.          Number of Holders of Securities (as of December 31, 1995).

                                       (1)                                              (2)
                                 Title of Class                            Number of Record Shareholders
                                 --------------                            -----------------------------
                   Shares of beneficial interest
                   with par value of $.01
                       AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund                               37,699
                       AARP Growth and Income Fund                                    226,728
                       AARP Capital Growth Fund                                        77,303

Item 27.          Indemnification.

         A policy of insurance covering Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., its affiliates, including Scudder Investor
         Services, Inc., and all of the registered investment companies advised by Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc.
         insures the Registrant's Trustees and officers and others against liability arising by reason of an alleged
         breach of duty caused by any negligent act, error or accidental omission in the scope of their duties.

         Article IV, Sections 4.1 - 4.3 of Registrant's Declaration of Trust provide as follows:

         Section 4.1  No Personal Liability of Shareholders, Trustees, Etc.  No Shareholder shall be subject to any
         personal liability whatsoever to any Person in connection with Trust Property or the acts, obligations or
         affairs of the Trust.  No Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall be subject to any personal
         liability whatsoever to any Person, other than to the Trust or its Shareholders, in connection with Trust


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         Property or the affairs of the Trust, save only that arising from bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross
         negligence or reckless disregard of his duties with respect to such Person; and all such Persons shall look
         solely to the Trust Property for satisfaction of claims of any nature arising in connection with the affairs
         of the Trust.  If any Shareholder, Trustee, officer, employee, or agent, as such, of the Trust, is made a
         party to any suit or proceeding to enforce any such liability of the Trust, he shall not, on account
         thereof, be held to any personal liability.  The Trust shall indemnify and hold each Shareholder harmless
         from and against all claims and liabilities, to which such Shareholder may become subject by reason of his
         being or having been a Shareholder, and shall reimburse such Shareholder for all legal and other expenses
         reasonably incurred by him in connection with any such claim or liability, provided that any such expenses
         shall be paid solely out of the funds and property of the series of the Trust with respect to which such
         Shareholders Shares are issued.  The rights accruing to a Shareholder under this Section 4.1 shall not
         exclude any other right to which such Shareholder may be lawfully entitled, nor shall anything herein
         contained restrict the right of the Trust to indemnify or reimburse a Shareholder in any appropriate
         situation even though not specifically provided herein.

         Section 4.2  Non-Liability of Trustees, Etc. No Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall be
         liable to the Trust, its Shareholders, or to any Shareholder, Trustee, officer, employee, agent or service
         provider thereof for any action or failure to act by him (or her) or any other such Trustee, officer,
         employee, agent or service provider (including without limitation the failure to compel in any way any
         former or acting Trustee to redress any breach of trust) except for his own bad faith, willful misfeasance,
         gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office.  The term
         "service provider" as used in this Section 4.2, shall include any investment adviser, principal underwriter
         or other person with whom the Trust has an agreement for provision of services.

         Section 4.3  Mandatory Indemnification.

                  (a)      Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in paragraph (b) below:

                           (i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or officer of the Trust shall be
         indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against all liability and against all
         expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in
         which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Trustee or officer
         and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof;

                           (ii) the words "claim," "action," "suit," or "proceeding" shall apply to all claims,
         actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal, or other, including appeals), actual or threatened; and the
         words "liability" and "expenses" shall include, without limitation, attorneys' fees, costs, judgments,
         amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

                  (b)      No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Trustee or officer:

                           (i) against any liability to the Trust or the Shareholders by reason of a final
         adjudication by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought that he engaged in willful
         misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his
         office;

                           (ii) with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated not to
         have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Trust;

                           (iii) in the event of a settlement or other disposition not involving a final adjudication
         as provided in paragraph (b)(i) resulting in a payment by a Trustee or officer, unless there has been a
         determination that such Trustee or officer did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
         negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office;

                           (A) by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition; or

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                           (B) based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type
         inquiry) by (x) vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a
         majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter) or (y) written opinion of
         independent legal counsel.

                  (c)      The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained
         by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Trustee or officer may now
         or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such Trustee or officer and
         shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of such a person. Nothing
         contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which personnel of the Trust other than
         Trustees and officers may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

                  (d)      Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or
         proceeding of the character described in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.3 shall be advanced by the Trust
         prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay
         such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.3
         provided that either:

                           (i) such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some appropriate security provided by
         the recipient, or the Trust shall be insured against losses arising out of any such advances: or

                           (ii) a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a
         majority of the Disinterested Trustees act on the matter) or an independent legal counsel in a written
         opinion shall determine, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type
         inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to
         indemnification.

                  As used in this Section 4.3, a "Disinterested Trustee" is one who is not (i) an "Interested Person"
         of the Trust (including anyone who has been exempted from being an "Interested Person" by any rule,
         regulation or order of the Commission), or (ii) involved in the claim, action, suit or proceeding.

Item 28.          Business or Other Connections of Investment Adviser

                  The Adviser has stockholders and employees who are denominated officers but do not as such have
                  corporation-wide responsibilities.  Such persons are not considered officers for the purpose of
                  this Item 28.

                           Business and Other Connections of Board
           Name            of Directors of Registrant's Adviser
           ----            ------------------------------------
Stephen R. Beckwith        Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**

Lynn S. Birdsong           Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           Supervisory Director, The Latin America Income and Appreciation Fund N.V. (investment
                                 company) +
                           Supervisory Director, The Venezuela High Income Fund N.V. (investment company) xx
                           Supervisory Director, Scudder Mortgage Fund (investment company) +
                           Supervisory Director, Scudder Floating Rate Funds for Fannie Mae  Mortgage Securities I
                                 & II (investment company) +
                           Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark (Luxembourg) S.A. (investment manager) #
                           Trustee, Scudder Funds Trust (investment company)*
                           President & Director, The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc.  (investment company)**
                           President & Director, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.  (investment
                                 company)**
                           Director, Inverlatin Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company) Georgetown, Grand
                                 Cayman, Cayman Islands
                           Director, ProMexico Fixed Income Dollar Fund, Inc. (investment company) Georgetown,
                                 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands


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                           Director, Canadian High Income Fund (investment company)#
                           Director, Hot Growth Companies Fund (investment company)#
                           Partner, George Birdsong Co., Rye, NY

Nicholas Bratt             Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           President & Director, Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President & Director, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President & Director, The First Iberian Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President & Director, Scudder International Fund, Inc.  (investment company)**
                           President & Director, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (Director only on Scudder Global Fund,
                                 a series of Scudder Global Fund, Inc.) (investment company)**
                           President & Director, The Korea Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President & Director, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President, The Argentina Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation (Delaware) (investment adviser)**
                           Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc. (investment adviser)###
                           Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada Ltd. (Canadian investment adviser)
                                 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                           Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporationoo

Linda C. Coughlin          Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           Director, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)**
                           President & Trustee, AARP Cash Investment Funds  (investment company)**
                           President & Trustee, AARP Growth Trust (investment company)**
                           President & Trustee, AARP Income Trust (investment company)**
                           President & Trustee, AARP Tax Free Income Trust  (investment company)**
                           Director, SFA, Inc. (advertising agency)*

Margaret D. Hadzima        Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)*
                           Assistant Treasurer, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)*

Jerard K. Hartman          Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           Vice President, Scudder California Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Equity Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Cash Investment Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder GNMA Fund (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Portfolio Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder International Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Municipal Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder Securities Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder State Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Funds Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Tax Free Money Fund (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund (investment company)*
                           Vice President, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, The Korea Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, The Argentina Fund, Inc. (investment company)**


                                                  Part C - Page 8
<PAGE>

                           Vice President & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada, Ltd. (Canadian
                                 investment adviser) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                           Vice President, The First Iberian Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc. (investment company)**

Richard A. Holt            Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)++
                           Vice President, Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund (investment company)*

Dudley H. Ladd             Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           Senior Vice President & Director, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)*
                           President & Director, SFA, Inc. (advertising agency)*
                           Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Cash Investment Trust  (investment company)*
                           Trustee, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
                           Trustee, Scudder Portfolio Trust (investment company)*
                           Trustee, Scudder Municipal Trust (investment company)*
                           Trustee, Scudder State Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund  (investment company)*

Douglas M. Loudon          Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Equity Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President & Director, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Securities Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, AARP Cash Investment Funds (investment company)**
                           Vice President, AARP Growth Trust (investment company)**
                           Vice President, AARP Income Trust (investment company)**
                           Vice President, AARP Tax Free Income Trust (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation (Delaware) (investment adviser)**
                           Senior Vice President, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)*
                           Vice President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada Ltd. (Canadian investment adviser)
                                 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                           Chairman, World Capital Fund (investment company) Luxembourg ##
                           Managing Director, Kankaku - Scudder Capital Asset Management Corporation (investment
                                 adviser)**
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc. (investment adviser)###
                           President, The Japan Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Trustee, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Supplemental Retirement Income Plan
                           Trustee, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Profit Sharing Plan **
                           Chairman & Director, The World Capital Fund (investment company) Luxembourg
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark (Luxembourg), S.A., Luxembourg#
                           Chairman, Canadian High Income Fund (investment company) #
                           Chairman, Hot Growth Companies Fund (investment company) #
                           Vice President & Director, Scudder Precious Metals, Inc. xxx
                           Director, Berkshire Farm & Services for Youth
                           Board of Governors & President, Investment Counsel Association of America

John T. Packard            Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           President, Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. (investment company) o
                           Director, Scudder Realty Advisors, Inc. (realty investment adviser) x

Juris Padegs               Secretary & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           Chairman & Director, The Brazil Fund, Inc.  (investment company)**


                                                  Part C - Page 9
<PAGE>

                           Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Equity Trust (investment company)*
                           Chairman & Director, The First Iberian Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Trustee, Scudder Funds Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President & Assistant Secretary, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Trustee, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Director, Scudder International Fund, Inc.
                                 (investment company)**
                           Vice President, The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Trustee, Scudder Municipal Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President & Assistant Secretary, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President & Director, Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Trustee, Scudder State Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Director, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment
                                 company)**
                           Trustee, Scudder Securities Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Tax Free Money Fund (investment company)*
                           Trustee, Scudder Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
                           Chairman & Director, The Korea Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President & Director, The Argentina Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Secretary, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada Ltd. (Canadian investment adviser),
                                 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                           Vice President & Director, Scudder Realty Advisors, Inc. (realty investment adviser) x
                           Assistant Secretary, SFA, Inc. (advertising agency)*
                           Vice President & Director, Scudder Investor Services, Inc. (broker/dealer)**
                           Assistant Treasurer & Director, Kankaku - Scudder Capital Asset Management (investment
                                 adviser)**
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc. (investment adviser)###
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation (Delaware) (investment
                                 adviser)**
                           Chairman & Supervisory Director, Sovereign High Yield Investment Company N.V.
                                 (investment company) +
                           Director, President Investment Trust Corporation (Joint Venture)***
                           Vice President, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Director, Vice President & Assistant Secretary, Scudder Precious Metals, Inc. xxx
                           Vice President & Director, Scudder Service Corporation (in-house transfer agent)*
                           Chairman, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporationoo
                           Director, Scudder Trust (Cayman) Ltd. (trust services company)xxx
                           Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company, Inc., Washington, D.C.
                           Director, Baltic International USA
                           Director, Baltic International Airlines (a limited liability company) Riga, Latvia

Daniel Pierce              Chairman & Director, Scudder New Europe Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Trustee, California Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
                           President & Trustee, Scudder Equity Trust (investment company)**
                           Director, The First Iberian Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President & Trustee, Scudder GNMA Fund (investment company)*
                           President & Trustee, Scudder Portfolio Trust (investment company)*
                           President & Trustee, Scudder Funds Trust (investment company)*
                           President & Director, Scudder Institutional Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President & Director, Scudder Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Director, Scudder International Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President & Trustee, Scudder Investment Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Municipal Trust (investment company)*


                                                  Part C - Page 10
<PAGE>

                           President & Director, Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Director, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           President & Trustee, Scudder Securities Trust (investment company)**
                           Trustee, Scudder State Tax Free Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President & Trustee, Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund (investment company)*
                           Director, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (until 7/94) (investment company)**
                           Vice President & Assistant Treasurer, Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.
                                 (investment company)o
                           Vice President & Director, Scudder Global Fund, Inc.  (investment company)**
                           Vice President, Director & Assistant Treasurer, Scudder Investor Services, Inc.
                                 (broker/dealer)*
                           President & Director, Scudder Service Corporation (in-house transfer agent)*
                           Chairman & President, Scudder, Stevens & Clark of Canada, Ltd. (Canadian investment
                                 adviser), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                           Chairman, Assistant Treasurer & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment
                                 adviser)**
                           President & Director, Scudder Precious Metals, Inc. xxx
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder Global Opportunities Funds (investment company) Luxembourg
                           Chairman, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Ltd. (investment adviser) London, England
                           Director, Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation (in-house fund accounting agent)*
                           Director, Scudder Realty Holdings Corporation (a real estate holding company)*
                           Director, Scudder Latin America Investment Trust PLC (investment company)@
                           Incorporator, Scudder Trust Company (a trust company)+++
                           Director, Fiduciary Trust Company (banking & trust company) Boston, MA
                           Director, Fiduciary Company Incorporated (banking & trust company) Boston, MA
                           Trustee, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA

Cornelia M. Small          Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           Vice President, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Vice President, AARP Cash Investment Funds (investment company)*
                           Vice President, AARP Growth Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, AARP Income Trust (investment company)*
                           Vice President, AARP Tax Free Income Trust (investment company)*

Edmond D. Villani          President & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (investment adviser)**
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder Global Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder International Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Trustee, Scudder Securities Trust (investment company)*
                           Chairman & Director, The Argentina Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Director, Scudder Realty Advisors, Inc. (realty investment adviser) x
                           Supervisory Director, Scudder Mortgage Fund (investment company) +
                           Chairman & Director, The Latin America Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Japan, Inc. (investment adviser)###
                           Chairman & Director, Scudder World Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.  (investment
                                 company)**
                           Supervisory Director, Scudder Floating Rate Funds for Fannie Mae Mortgage Securities I
                                 & II (investment company)+
                           Director, The Brazil Fund, Inc. (investment company)**
                           Director, Indosuez High Yield Bond Fund (investment company) Luxembourg
                           President & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Overseas Corporationoo
                           President & Director, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Corporation (Delaware) (investment
                                 adviser)**


                                                  Part C - Page 11
<PAGE>

                           Director, IBJ Global Investment Manager S.A., (Luxembourg investment management
                                 company) Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

         *        Two International Place, Boston, MA
         x        333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA
         **       345 Park Avenue, New York, NY
         ++       Two Prudential Plaza, 180 N. Stetson Avenue, Chicago, IL
         +++      5 Industrial Way, Salem, NH
         o        101 California Street, San Francisco, CA
         #        11, rue Aldringen, L-1118 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
         +        John B. Gorsiraweg 6, Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
         xx       De Ruyterkade 62, P.O. Box 812, Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
         ##       2 Boulevard Royal, Luxembourg
         ***      B1 2F3F 248 Section 3, Nan King East Road, Taipei, Taiwan
         xxx      Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies
         oo       20-5, Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
         ###      1-7, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
         @        c/o Sinclair Hendersen Limited, 23 Cathedral Yard, Exeter, Devon

Item 29.          Principal Underwriters.

         (a)      Scudder California Tax Free Trust
                  Scudder Cash Investment Trust
                  Scudder Equity Trust
                  Scudder Fund, Inc.
                  Scudder Funds Trust
                  Scudder Global Fund, Inc.
                  Scudder GNMA Fund
                  Scudder Institutional Fund, Inc.
                  Scudder International Fund, Inc.
                  Scudder Investment Trust
                  Scudder Municipal Trust
                  Scudder Mutual Funds, Inc.
                  Scudder Portfolio Trust
                  Scudder Securities Trust
                  Scudder State Tax Free Trust
                  Scudder Tax Free Money Fund
                  Scudder Tax Free Trust
                  Scudder U.S. Treasury Money Fund
                  Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund
                  AARP Cash Investment Funds
                  AARP Growth Trust
                  AARP Income Trust
                  AARP Tax Free Income Trust
                  The Japan Fund, Inc.

         (b)

         (1)                               (2)                                     (3)

         Name and Principal                Position and Offices with               Positions and
         Business Address                  Scudder Investor Services, Inc.         Offices with Registrant
         ----------------                  -------------------------------         -----------------------

         E. Michael Brown                  Assistant Treasurer                     None
         Two International Place
         Boston, MA  02110


                                                  Part C - Page 12
<PAGE>

         Name and Principal                Position and Offices with               Positions and
         Business Address                  Scudder Investor Services, Inc.         Offices with Registrant
         ----------------                  -------------------------------         -----------------------

         Mark S. Casady                    Vice President and Director             None
         Two International Place
         Boston, MA  02110

         Linda Coughlin                    Director                                President and Trustee
         345 Park Avenue
         New York, NY  10154

         Richard W. Desmond                Vice President                          None
         345 Park Avenue
         New York, NY  10154

         Coleen Downs Dinneen              Assistant Clerk                         None
         Two International Place
         Boston, MA  02110

         Paul J. Elmlinger                 Vice President                          None
         345 Park Avenue
         New York, NY  10154

         Cuyler W. Findlay                 Senior Vice President                   Chairman of the Board and
         345 Park Avenue                                                           Trustee
         New York, NY 10154

         Margaret D. Hadzima               Assistant Treasurer                     None
         Two International Place
         Boston, MA  02110

         Thomas W. Joseph                  Vice President, Director,               Vice President
         Two International Place           Treasurer and Assistant Clerk
         Boston, MA 02110

         Dudley H. Ladd                    Senior Vice President and               None
         Two International Place           Director
         Boston, MA 02110

         David S. Lee                      President, Assistant                    Vice President and
         Two International Place           Treasurer and Director                  Assistant Treasurer
         Boston, MA 02110

         Douglas M. Loudon                 Senior Vice President                   Vice President
         345 Park Avenue
         New York, NY  10154

         Thomas F. McDonough               Clerk                                   Vice President and
         Two International Place                                                   Assistant Secretary
         Boston, MA 02110

         Thomas H. O'Brien                 Assistant Treasurer                     None
         345 Park Avenue
         New York, NY  10154



                                                  Part C - Page 13
<PAGE>

         Name and Principal                Position and Offices with               Positions and
         Business Address                  Scudder Investor Services, Inc.         Offices with Registrant
         ----------------                  -------------------------------         -----------------------

         Edward J. O'Connell               Assistant Treasurer                     Vice President and
         345 Park Avenue                                                           Assistant Treasurer
         New York, NY 10154

         Juris Padegs                      Vice President and Director             None
         345 Park Avenue
         New York, NY 10154

         Daniel Pierce                     Vice President, Director                None
         Two International Place           and Assistant Treasurer
         Boston, MA 02110

         Kathryn L. Quirk                  Vice President                          Vice President and
         345 Park Avenue                                                           Secretary
         New York, NY  10154

         Edmund J. Thimme                  Vice President and Director             None
         345 Park Avenue
         New York, NY  10154

         David B. Watts                    Assistant Treasurer                     None
         Two International Place
         Boston, MA 02110

         Linda J. Wondrack                 Vice President                          None
         Two International Place
         Boston, MA 02110

         The Underwriter has employees who are denominated officers of an operational area.  Such persons do not have
         corporation-wide responsibilities and are not considered officers for the purpose of this Item 29.

         (c)

                  (1)                   (2)                   (3)                  (4)                 (5)
                                  Net Underwriting      Compensation on
           Name of Principal       Discounts and          Redemptions           Brokerage             Other 
              Underwriter           Commissions         and Repurchases        Commissions         Compensation
              -----------           -----------         ---------------        -----------         ------------

            Scudder Investor            None                  None                None                 None
             Services, Inc.


Item 30.          Location of Accounts and Records.

                  Certain accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940
                  Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., Two
                  International Place, Boston, MA 02110.  Records relating to the duties of the Registrant's
                  custodian are maintained by State Street Bank and Trust Company, Heritage Drive, North Quincy,
                  Massachusetts.

                                                  Part C - Page 14
<PAGE>

Item 31.          Management Services.

                  Inapplicable.

Item 32.          Undertakings.

                  The Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment, using reasonably current
                  financial statements of AARP Global Growth Fund, within four to six months from the effective date
                  of the Registrant's Registration Statement under the 1933 Act.

                  The Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish each person to whom a prospectus is delivered with a
                  copy of such Fund's latest annual report to shareholders upon request and without change.

                  The Registrant hereby undertakes to call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting on the
                  question of removal of a Trustee or Trustees when requested to do so by the holders of at least 10%
                  of the Registrant's outstanding shares and in connection with such meeting to comply with the
                  provisions of Section 16(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 relating to shareholder
                  communications.

                  The Registrant hereby undertakes, insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the
                  Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the
                  registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that
                  in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
                  policy as expressed in the Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
                  indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
                  incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
                  defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling
                  person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will unless in the
                  opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submits to a court of
                  appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
                  as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.





                                                  Part C - Page 15
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                SIGNATURES
                                ----------

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
the 24th day of January, 1996.

                                        AARP GROWTH TRUST

                               By   /s/ Thomas F. McDonough
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Thomas F. McDonough, Assistant Secretary


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<C>                                        <C>                                           <C>
SIGNATURE                                   TITLE                                        DATE

/s/Cuyler W. Findlay
- ---------------------------- 
   Cuyler W. Findlay*                       Chairman and Trustee                         January 24, 1996


/s/Adelaide Attard
- ----------------------------  
   Adelaide Attard*                         Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/Cyril F. Brickfield
- ---------------------------- 
   Cyril F. Brickfield*                     Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/Robert N. Butler
- ---------------------------- 
   Robert N. Butler*                        Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/Linda C. Coughlin
- ----------------------------  
   Linda C. Coughlin*                       President and Trustee                        January 24, 1996


/s/Horace Deets
- ----------------------------  
   Horace Deets*                            Vice Chairman and Trustee                    January 24, 1996


/s/Mary Johnston Evans
- ----------------------------  
   Mary Johnston Evans*                     Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/Wayne F. Haefer*
- ---------------------------- 
   Wayne F. Haefer*                         Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/William B. Macomber
- ---------------------------- 
   William B. Macomber*                     Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/Robert J. Myers
- ----------------------------  
   Robert J. Myers*                         Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/Joseph S. Perkins
- ---------------------------- 
   Joseph S. Perkins*                       Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/James H. Schulz
- ---------------------------- 
   James H. Schulz*                         Trustee                                      January 24, 1996

<PAGE>

SIGNATURE                                   TITLE                                        DATE

/s/Gordon Shillinglaw
- ---------------------------- 
   Gordon Shillinglaw*                      Trustee                                      January 24, 1996


/s/Pamela A. McGrath
- ---------------------------- 
   Pamela A. McGrath                        Vice President and Treasurer                 January 24, 1996
                                            (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                            Officer)

*By   /s/Thomas F. McDonough
      ---------------------------- 
         Thomas F. McDonough
</TABLE>

         Attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney contained in the
         signature page of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration
         Statement filed December 4, 1987 and pursuant to a power of attorney
         contained in the signature page of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to
         the Registration Statement filed herein.



                                       2
<PAGE>



                                SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
the day of January, 1996.

                                                 AARP GROWTH TRUST

                               By   /s/ Thomas F. McDonough
                                    ---------------------------- 
                                        Thomas F. McDonough, Assistant Secretary

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By so signing, the
undersigned in her capacity as a trustee or officer, or both, as the case may be
of the Registrant, does hereby appoint David S. Lee, Thomas F. McDonough and
Sheldon A. Jones and each of them, severally, or if more than one acts, a
majority of them, her true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in her name,
place and stead (in such capacity) any and all amendments to the Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto and all instruments
necessary or desirable in connection therewith, to attest the seal of the
Registrant thereon and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Each of said attorneys and agents shall have power to act with or
without the other and have full power and authority to do and perform in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act
whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and agents and each of them.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<C>                                        <C>                                           <C>
SIGNATURE                                   TITLE                                        DATE


/s/Linda C. Coughlin
- ----------------------------  
   Linda C. Coughlin                       President and Trustee                        January 11, 1996

</TABLE>

                                       3
<PAGE>



                                SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
the 24th day of January, 1996.

                                                    AARP GROWTH TRUST

                               By   /s/ Thomas F. McDonough
                                    ----------------------------  
                                        Thomas F. McDonough, Assistant Secretary


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By so signing, the
undersigned in his capacity as a trustee or officer, or both, as the case may be
of the Registrant, does hereby appoint David S. Lee, Thomas F. McDonough and
Sheldon A. Jones and each of them, severally, or if more than one acts, a
majority of them, his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name,
place and stead (in such capacity) any and all amendments to the Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto and all instruments
necessary or desirable in connection therewith, to attest the seal of the
Registrant thereon and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Each of said attorneys and agents shall have power to act with or
without the other and have full power and authority to do and perform in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act
whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and agents and each of them.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<C>                                        <C>                                           <C>
SIGNATURE                                   TITLE                                        DATE

/s/Horace Deets
- ----------------------------  
   Horace Deets                             Vice Chairman and Trustee                    January  19, 1996

</TABLE>

                                       4
<PAGE>



                                SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
the 24th day of January, 1996.
                                                    AARP GROWTH TRUST

                               By   /s/ Thomas F. McDonough
                                    ----------------------------  
                                        Thomas F. McDonough, Assistant Secretary

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By so signing, the
undersigned in his capacity as a trustee or officer, or both, as the case may be
of the Registrant, does hereby appoint David S. Lee, Thomas F. McDonough and
Sheldon A. Jones and each of them, severally, or if more than one acts, a
majority of them, his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name,
place and stead (in such capacity) any and all amendments to the Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto and all instruments
necessary or desirable in connection therewith, to attest the seal of the
Registrant thereon and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Each of said attorneys and agents shall have power to act with or
without the other and have full power and authority to do and perform in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act
whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and agents and each of them.
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<C>                                        <C>                                           <C>
SIGNATURE                                   TITLE                                        DATE

/s/Wayne F. Haefer
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   Wayne F. Haefer                          Trustee                                      January 16, 1996

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                                SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto
duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on
the 24th day of January, 1996.

                                                   AARP GROWTH TRUST

                               By   /s/ Thomas F. McDonough
                                    ----------------------------  
                                        Thomas F. McDonough, Assistant Secretary

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By so signing, the
undersigned in his capacity as a trustee or officer, or both, as the case may be
of the Registrant, does hereby appoint David S. Lee, Thomas F. McDonough and
Sheldon A. Jones and each of them, severally, or if more than one acts, a
majority of them, his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name,
place and stead (in such capacity) any and all amendments to the Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto and all instruments
necessary or desirable in connection therewith, to attest the seal of the
Registrant thereon and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Each of said attorneys and agents shall have power to act with or
without the other and have full power and authority to do and perform in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act
whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and agents and each of them.
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<C>                                        <C>                                           <C>

SIGNATURE                                   TITLE                                        DATE

/s/Joseph S. Perkins
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   Joseph S. Perkins                        Trustee                                      January  17, 1996


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                                                               File No. 2-91578
                                                               File No. 811-4048




                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    EXHIBITS

                                       TO

                                    FORM N-1A


                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 18

                            TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                      UNDER

                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                                       AND


                                AMENDMENT NO. 20

                            TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                      UNDER

                       THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940




                                AARP GROWTH TRUST


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                                AARP GROWTH TRUST

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


                                 Exhibit 1(b)(3)

                                 Exhibit 5(a)(2)

                                 Exhibit 8(a)(7)

                                 Exhibit 8(a)(8)

                                  Exhibit 9(h)

                                   Exhibit 11

                                   Exhibit 17




                                                                 Exhibit 1(b)(3)
                                AARP GROWTH TRUST

                     Establishment and Designation of Series
                     of Beneficial Interest, $.01 Par Value


     The  undersigned,  being a  majority  of the  duly  elected  and  qualified
Trustees of AARP Growth Trust, a Massachusetts  business trust,  acting pursuant
to Section  5.11 of the Amended and Restated  Declaration  of Trust of the Trust
dated November 1, 1984 as amended (the  "Declaration  of Trust"),  hereby divide
the shares of beneficial  interest of the Trust into four separate  series (each
individually  a "Fund"  or  collectively  the  "Funds"),  each  Fund to have the
following special and relative rights:

     1.     The Funds shall be designated as follows:

                           AARP Balanced Stock and Bond Fund
                           AARP Capital Growth Fund
                           AARP Global Growth Fund
                           AARP Growth and Income Fund

     2. Each Fund shall be authorized to hold cash and invest in securities  and
instruments   and  use  investment   techniques  as  described  in  the  Trust's
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time.  Each  share  of  beneficial  interest  of each  Fund  ("share")  shall be
redeemable  as provided in the  Declaration  of Trust,  shall be entitled to one
vote (or fraction thereof in respect of a fractional  share) on matters on which
shares of that Fund shall be  entitled  to vote and shall  represent  a pro rata
beneficial  interest in the assets allocated to that Fund. The proceeds of sales
of  shares  of a Fund,  together  with any  income  and gain  thereon,  less any
diminution or expenses thereof,  shall  irrevocably  belong to that Fund, unless
otherwise required by law. Each share of a Fund shall be entitled to receive its
pro rata share of net assets of that Fund upon liquidation of that Fund.

     3. Shareholders of each Fund shall vote separately as a class on any matter
to the  extent  required  by,  and any  matter  shall  be  deemed  to have  been
effectively acted upon with respect to that Fund as provided in Rule 18f-2 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,  from time to time in effect, or
any successor rule.

     4. The shares of beneficial  interest of the Trust  outstanding on the date
hereof shall be deemed to be shares of AARP Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund,  AARP
Capital Growth Fund, and AARP Growth and Income Fund, respectively.

     5. The assets and  liabilities  of the Trust  existing  on the date  hereof
shall, except as provided below, be allocated among AARP Balanced Stock and Bond
Fund, AARP Capital Growth Fund, and AARP Growth and Income Fund and,  hereafter,

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the assets and  liabilities  of the Trust shall be allocated  among the Funds as
set forth in Section 5.11 of the Declaration of Trust, except as provided below.

            (a)  Costs  incurred  in  connection  with  the   organization   and
              registration  of  shares  of AARP  Global  Growth  Fund  shall  be
              amortized by such Fund over the five-year  period  beginning  with
              the month the Fund commences operations.

            (b) The  liabilities,  expenses,  costs,  charges or reserves of the
              Trust  which are not  readily  identifiable  as  belonging  to any
              particular Fund shall be allocated among the Funds on the basis of
              their relative average daily net assets.

            (c) The  Trustees  may from time to time in  particular  cases  make
              specific allocations of assets or liabilities among the Funds.

     6. The Trustees  (including any successor Trustees) shall have the right at
any time and from time to time to  reallocate  assets and  expenses or to change
the designation of any Fund now or hereafter created, or to otherwise change the
special and relative rights of any such Fund provided that such change shall not
adversely affect the rights of shareholders of a Fund.

     The foregoing shall be effective upon execution.



/s/Adelaide Attard
Adelaide Attard, as Trustee


/s/Cyril F. Brickfield
Cyril F. Brickfield, as Trustee


/s/Robert N. Butler
Robert N. Butler, as Trustee



Linda C. Coughlin, as Trustee


/s/Horace Deets
Horace Deets, as Trustee


/s/Mary Johnston Evans
Mary Johnston Evans, as Trustee

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Cuyler W. Findlay, as Trustee


/s/Wayne F. Haefer
Wayne F. Haefer, as Trustee



William B. Macomber, as Trustee


/s/Robert J. Myers
Robert J. Myers, as Trustee


/s/Joseph S. Perkins
Joseph S. Perkins, as Trustee


/s/James H. Schulz
James H. Schulz, as Trustee


/s/Gordon Shillinglaw
Gordon Shillinglaw, as Trustee



Dated:  November 15, 1995

                                                                 Exhibit 5(a)(2)
                                AARP GROWTH TRUST
                             AARP Global Growth Fund


                                  SUPPLEMENT TO
                         INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT


         AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of February, 1996, by and between AARP
Growth Trust (the "Trust") and Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. (the "Manager").

         WHEREAS,  the Trust is an open-end investment  company,  organized as a
Massachusetts  business trust, and consists of such separate series as have been
or may be  established  and designated by the Trustees of the Trust from time to
time;

         WHEREAS,  the Fund has adopted an Investment  Management Agreement (the
"Agreement")  dated  February 1, 1994  pursuant to which the Trust has appointed
the Manager to act as investment  manager and perform such services specified in
the Agreement; and

         WHEREAS,   AARP  Global  Growth  Fund  (the  "Series")  is  a  separate
investment series of the Trust.

         NOW  THEREFORE,  the  Trustees of the Trust  hereby take the  following
actions, subject to the conditions set forth:

         1. As  provided  for in the  Agreement,  the Trust  hereby  adopts  the
Agreement with respect to the Series,  and the Manager hereby  acknowledges that
the  Agreement  shall  pertain to the Series,  the terms and  conditions of such
Agreement being hereby incorporated herein by reference.

         2.       The term "Series" as used in the Agreement shall, for purposes
of this Supplement, pertain to the Series.

         3. As provided in the  Agreement  and subject to further  conditions as
set  forth  therein,  the  Series  shall  pay the  Manager  the base fee rate as
specified  in Section 5(b) of the  Agreement,  and a fund fee rate equal to 0.55
percent per annum of the net assets of the Series.

         4.  This  Supplement  and  the  Agreement  (together,  the  "Management
Agreement")  shall  become  effective  with respect to the Series as of the date
specified above and shall remain in force until August 31, 1997, and continue in
force  from year to year  thereafter,  but only so long as such  continuance  is
specifically  approved  at least  annually  (a) by the vote of a majority of the
Trustees who are not parties to the Management  Agreement or interested  persons
of any party to the Management Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) by the Trustees of the Trust, or

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by the vote of a majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities of the Series.
The  aforesaid  requirement  that  continuance  of the  Management  Agreement be
"specifically  approved  at  least  annually"  shall  be  construed  in a manner
consistent  with the Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  and the rules
and regulations thereunder.

         5. The  Management  Agreement  may be  terminated  with  respect to the
Series  at any  time,  without  the  payment  of any  penalty,  by the vote of a
majority of the  outstanding  voting  securities of the Series or by the Trust's
Board of Trustees on 60 days' written  notice to the Manager,  or by the Manager
on 60  days'  written  notice  to the  Trust.  The  Management  Agreement  shall
terminate  automatically  in the  event  of its  assignment,  provided  that  an
assignment to a corporate successor to all or substantially all of the Manager's
business or to a wholly-owned  subsidiary of such corporate successor which does
not result in a change of actual control or management of the Manager's business
shall not be deemed  to be an  assignment  for the  purposes  of the  Management
Agreement.


                                            AARP GROWTH TRUST
                                            on behalf of AARP Global Growth Fund



                                            By: --------------------------------
                                                President




                                            SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK, INC.



                                            By: --------------------------------
                                                Managing Director


                                                                 Exhibit 8(a)(7)




                               CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT



                          Dated as of February 1, 1996



                                     Between


                                AARP GROWTH TRUST



                                       and


                          BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
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                                                    TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                    -----------------


                                                        ARTICLE I

                                                APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN

                                                       ARTICLE II

                                             POWERS AND DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN

             <S>   <C>                                                                                  <C>
             2.1.  Safekeeping.........................................................................  2
             2.2.  Manner of Holding Securities........................................................  2
             2.3.  Registered Name; Nominee............................................................  2
             2.4.  Purchases by the Fund...............................................................  3
             2.5.  Exchanges of Securities.............................................................  4
             2.6.  Sales of Securities.................................................................  4
             2.7.  Depositary Receipts.................................................................  5
             2.8.  Exercise of Rights; Tender Offers...................................................  5
             2.9.  Stock Dividends, Rights, Etc........................................................  5
             2.10. Options and Swaps...................................................................  6
             2.11. Futures and Forward Contracts.......................................................  6
             2.12. Borrowings..........................................................................  7
             2.13. Bank Accounts.......................................................................  7
             2.14. Interest-Bearing Deposits...........................................................  8
             2.15. Foreign Exchange Transactions........................................................ 8
             2.16. Securities Loans..................................................................... 9
             2.17. Collections.......................................................................... 9
             2.18. Dividends, Distributions and
                      Redemptions...................................................................... 10
             2.19. Proxies; Communications Relating to
                      Portfolio Securities............................................................. 10
             2.20. Bills............................................................................... 11
             2.21. Nondiscretionary Details............................................................ 11
             2.22. Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities
                      Systems.......................................................................... 11
             2.23. Other Transfers..................................................................... 12
             2.24. Establishment of Segregated Accounts................................................ 13
             2.25. Custodian Advances.................................................................. 13



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                                                       ARTICLE III

                                        PROPER INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
                                                   AND RELATED MATTERS

             3.1.  Proper Instructions and Special
                      Instructions..................................................................... 14
             3.2.  Authorized Persons.................................................................. 15
             3.3   Persons Having Access to Assets of the Fund......................................... 15
             3.4.  Actions of Custodian Based on Proper
                      Instructions and Special Instructions............................................ 15

                                                       ARTICLE IV

                                                      SUBCUSTODIANS

             4.1.  Domestic Subcustodians.............................................................. 16
             4.2.  Foreign Subcustodians and Interim
                      Subcustodians.................................................................... 16
             4.3.  Termination of a Subcustodian....................................................... 18
             4.4.  Agents.............................................................................. 18

                                                        ARTICLE V

                                            STANDARD OF CARE; INDEMNIFICATION

             5.1.  Standard of Care.................................................................... 19
             5.2.  Liability of Custodian for Actions of
                      Other Persons.................................................................... 20
             5.3.  Indemnification..................................................................... 21
             5.4.  Investment Limitations.............................................................. 22
             5.5.  Fund's Right to Proceed............................................................. 22

                                                       ARTICLE VI

                                                         RECORDS

             6.1.  Preparation of Reports.............................................................. 23
             6.2.  Custodian's Books and Records....................................................... 23
             6.3.  Opinion of Fund's Independent Certified
                      Public Accountants............................................................... 24
             6.4.  Reports of Custodian's Independent
                      Certified Public Accountants..................................................... 24
             6.5.  Calculation of Net Asset Value...................................................... 24
             6.6.  Information Regarding Foreign
                      Subcustodians and Foreign Depositories........................................... 26


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                                                       ARTICLE VII

                                                     CUSTODIAN FEES

                                                      ARTICLE VIII

                                                       TERMINATION

                                                       ARTICLE IX

                                                      MISCELLANEOUS

             9.1.  Execution of Documents.............................................................. 29
             9.2.  Entire Agreement.................................................................... 29
             9.3.  Waivers and Amendments.............................................................. 29
             9.4.  Captions............................................................................ 29
             9.5.  Governing Law....................................................................... 29
             9.6.  Notices............................................................................. 29
             9.7.  Successors and Assigns.............................................................. 30
             9.8.  Counterparts........................................................................ 30
             9.9.  Representative Capacity; Nonrecourse
                      Obligations...................................................................... 30

Appendix A        Procedures Relating to Custodian's Security Interest

Appendix B        Subcustodians, Foreign Countries, and Foreign Depositories
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                           Form of Custodian Agreement
                           ---------------------------

     CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT dated as of February 1, 1996, between AARP Growth Trust
(the "Fund"), a Massachusetts business trust, and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
(the "Custodian"), a New York limited partnership. The Fund is entering into
this Agreement on behalf of AARP Global Growth Fund. In the event the Fund
establishes one or more additional series after the date hereof, with respect to
which the Fund desires to have the Custodian render services as Custodian
hereunder, the Fund shall so notify the Custodian in writing, and if the
Custodian agrees in writing to provide such services, such series shall become a
Fund or Funds hereunder. The Custodian shall then treat the assets of each
series as a separate Fund hereunder, and any reference to Fund shall refer to a
series of the Fund as the context shall require.

         In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:


                                    ARTICLE I

                            APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN


         The Fund hereby employs and appoints the Custodian as a custodian for
the term of and subject to the provisions of this Agreement. The Fund agrees to
deliver to the Custodian all securities, cash and other assets owned by it, and
all payments of income, payments of principal or capital distributions received
by it with respect to all securities owned by the Fund from time to time, and
the cash consideration received by it for such new or treasury shares of
beneficial interest of the Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time.

         The Custodian shall not be under any duty or obligation to require the
Fund to deliver to it any securities, cash or other assets owned by the Fund and
shall have no responsibility or liability for or on account of securities, cash
or other assets not so delivered. The Fund will deposit with the Custodian
copies of the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws (or comparable documents) of the
Fund and all amendments thereto, and copies of such votes and other proceedings
of the Fund as may be necessary for or convenient to the Custodian in the
performance of its duties.



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                                   ARTICLE II

                         POWERS AND DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN

         The Custodian shall have and perform, or cause to be performed in
accordance with this Agreement, the powers and duties set forth in this Article
II. Pursuant to and in accordance with Article IV, the Custodian may appoint one
or more Subcustodians (as that term is defined in Article IV) to exercise the
powers and perform the duties of the Custodian set forth in this Article II and,
except as the context shall otherwise require, references to the Custodian in
this Article II shall include any Subcustodian so appointed.

         2.1. Safekeeping. The Custodian shall keep safely the cash, securities
and other assets of the Fund that have been delivered to the Custodian and from
time to time shall accept delivery of cash, securities and other assets for
safekeeping.

         2.2. Manner of Holding Securities. (a) The Custodian shall hold
securities of the Fund (i) by physical possession of the share certificates or
other instruments representing such securities in registered or bearer form, or
the broker's receipts or confirmations for forward contracts, futures contracts,
options and similar contracts and securities, or (ii) in book-entry form by a
Securities System (as that term is defined in section 2.22) or (iii) by a
Foreign Depository (as that term is defined in section 4.2(a)).

         (b) The Custodian shall identify securities and other assets held by it
hereunder as being held for the account of the Fund and shall require each
Subcustodian to identify securities and other assets held by such Subcustodian
as being held for the account of the Custodian for the Fund (or, if authorized
by Special Instructions, for customers of the Custodian) or for the account of
another Subcustodian for the Fund (or, if authorized by Special Instructions,
for customers of such Subcustodian); provided that if assets are held for the
account of the Custodian or a Subcustodian for customers of the Custodian or
such Subcustodian, the records of the Custodian shall at all times indicate the
Fund and other customers of the Custodian for which such assets are held in such
account and their respective interests therein.

         2.3. Registered Name; Nominee. (a) The Custodian shall hold registered
securities and other assets of the Fund (i) in the name of the Custodian
(including any Subcustodian), the Fund, a Securities System, a Foreign
Depository or any nominee of any such person or (ii) in street certificate form,
so-called, and in any case with or without any indication of fiduciary capacity,
provided that such securities and other assets of the Fund are held in an
account of the Custodian containing only assets of the Fund or only assets held
as fiduciary or custodian for customers.

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         (b) Except with respect to securities or other assets which under local
custom and practice generally accepted by Institutional Clients are held in the
investor's name, the Custodian shall not hold registered securities or other
assets in the name of the Fund, and shall require each Subcustodian not to hold
registered securities or other assets in the name of the Fund, unless the
Custodian or such Subcustodian promptly notifies the Fund that such registered
securities are being held in the Fund's name and causes the Securities System,
Foreign Depository, issuer or other relevant person to direct all correspondence
and payments to the address of the Custodian or such Subcustodian, as the case
may be.

         2.4. Purchases by the Fund. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions (as
that term is defined in section 3.1(a)) and insofar as funds are available for
the purpose (or as funds are otherwise provided by the Custodian at its
discretion pursuant to section 2.25), the Custodian shall pay for and receive
securities or other assets purchased for the account of the Fund, payment being
made only upon receipt of the securities or other assets (a) by the Custodian,
or (b) by credit to an account which the Custodian may have with a Securities
System, clearing corporation of a national securities exchange, Foreign
Depository or other financial institution approved by the Fund. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, upon receipt of Proper Instructions: (i) in the case of
repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund in a transaction involving a
Securities System or a Foreign Depository, the Custodian may release funds to
the Securities System or Foreign Depository prior to the receipt of advice from
the Securities System or Foreign Depository that the securities underlying such
repurchase agreement have been transferred by book entry into the Account (as
defined in section 2.22) of the Custodian maintained with such Securities System
or similar account with a Foreign Depository, provided that the instructions of
the Custodian to the Securities System or Foreign Depository require that the
Securities System or Foreign Depository, as the case may be, may make payment of
such funds to the other party to the repurchase agreement only upon transfer by
book-entry of the securities underlying the repurchase agreement into the
Account, (ii) in the case of futures and forward contracts, options and similar
securities, foreign currency purchased from third parties, time deposits,
foreign currency call account deposits, and other bank deposits, and
transactions pursuant to sections 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15, the Custodian
may make payment therefor prior to delivery of the contract, currency, option or
security without receiving an instrument evidencing said contract, currency,
option, security or deposit, and (iii) in the case of the purchase of securities
or other assets the settlement of which occurs outside the United States of
America, the Custodian may make payment therefor and receive delivery thereof in
accordance with local custom and practice generally accepted by Institutional
Clients (as defined below) in the country in which settlement occurs, provided
that in every case the Custodian shall be subject to the standard of care set
forth in Article V and to any Special Instructions given in accordance with
section 3.1(b). Except in the cases provided for in the immediately preceding


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sentence, in any case where payment for purchase of securities or other assets
for the account of the Fund is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of
the securities or other assets so purchased in the absence of Proper
Instructions to so pay in advance, the Custodian shall be absolutely liable to
the Fund for such securities or other assets to the same extent as if the
securities or other assets had been received by the Custodian. For purposes of
this Agreement, "Institutional Clients" means U.S. registered investment
companies, or major, U.S.-based commercial banks, insurance companies, pension
funds or substantially similar financial institutions which, as a substantial
part of their business operations, purchase or sell securities and make use of
custodial services.

         2.5. Exchanges of Securities. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the
Custodian shall exchange securities held by it for the account of the Fund for
other securities in connection with any reorganization, recapitalization,
split-up of shares, change of par value, conversion or other event, and to
deposit any such securities in accordance with the terms of any reorganization
or protective plan. Without Proper Instructions, the Custodian may surrender
securities in temporary form for definitive securities, may surrender securities
for transfer into a name or nominee name as permitted in section 2.3, and may
surrender securities for a different number of certificates or instruments
representing the same number of shares or same principal amount of indebtedness,
provided that the securities to be issued are to be delivered to the Custodian.

         2.6. Sales of Securities. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the
Custodian shall make delivery of securities or other assets which have been sold
for the account of the Fund, but only against payment therefor (a) in cash, by a
certified check, bank cashier's check, bank credit, or bank wire transfer, or
(b) by credit to the account of the Custodian with a Securities System, clearing
corporation of a national securities exchange, Foreign Depository or other
financial institution approved by the Fund by Proper Instructions. However, (i)
in the case of delivery of physical certificates or instruments representing
securities, the Custodian may make delivery to the broker acting as agent for
the buyer of the securities, against receipt therefor, for examination in
accordance with "street delivery" custom, provided that the Custodian shall have
taken reasonable steps to ensure prompt collection of the payment for, or the
return of, such securities by the broker or its clearing agent and (ii) in the
case of the sale of securities or other assets the settlement of which occurs
outside the United States of America, such securities shall be delivered and
paid for in accordance with local custom and practice generally accepted by
Institutional Clients in the country in which settlement occurs, provided that
in every case the Custodian shall be subject to the standard of care set forth
in Article V and to any Special Instructions given in accordance with section
3.1(b). Except in the cases provided for in the immediately preceding sentence,
in any case where delivery of securities or other assets for the account of the


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Fund is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of payment for the
securities or other assets so sold in the absence of Proper Instructions to so
deliver in advance, the Custodian shall be absolutely liable to the Fund for
such payment to the same extent as if such payment had been received by the
Custodian.

         2.7. Depositary Receipts. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the
Custodian shall surrender securities to the depositary used by an issuer of
American Depositary Receipts, European Depositary Receipts, Global Depositary
Receipts, International Depositary Receipts and other types of Depositary
Receipts (hereinafter collectively referred to as "ADRs") for such securities
against a written receipt therefor adequately describing such securities and
written evidence satisfactory to the Custodian that the depositary has
acknowledged receipt of instructions to issue ADRs with respect to such
securities in the name of the Custodian, or a nominee of the Custodian, for
delivery to the Custodian in Boston, Massachusetts, or at such other place as
the Custodian may from time to time designate.

         Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall surrender ADRs
to the issuer thereof against a written receipt therefor adequately describing
the ADRs surrendered and written evidence satisfactory to the Custodian that the
issuer of the ADRs has acknowledged receipt of instructions to cause its
depositary to deliver the securities underlying such ADRs to the Custodian.

         2.8. Exercise of Rights; Tender Offers. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Custodian shall (a) deliver to the issuer or trustee thereof,
or to the agent of either, warrants, puts, calls, futures contracts, options,
rights or similar securities for the purpose of being exercised or sold,
provided that the new securities and cash, if any, acquired by such action are
to be delivered to the Custodian, and (b) deposit securities upon invitations
for tenders of securities, provided that the consideration is to be paid or
delivered or the tendered securities are to be returned to the Custodian.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Custodian
shall take all necessary action, unless otherwise directed to the contrary by
Proper Instructions, to comply with the terms of all mandatory or compulsory
exchanges, calls, tenders, redemptions or similar rights of security ownership
of which the Custodian receives notice or otherwise becomes aware, and shall
promptly notify the Fund of any such action in writing by facsimile transmission
or in such other manner as the Fund and the Custodian may agree in writing.

         2.9. Stock Dividends, Rights, Etc. The Custodian shall receive and
collect all stock dividends, rights and other items of like nature and shall
deal with the same as it would other deposited assets or as directed in Proper
Instructions.

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         2.10. Options and Swaps. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions or
instructions from a third party properly given under any Procedural Agreement,
the Custodian shall (a) receive and retain confirmations or other documents (to
the extent confirmations or other documents are provided to the Custodian)
evidencing the purchase, sale or writing of an option or swap of any type on or
in respect of a security, securities index, currency or similar form of property
by the Fund; (b) deposit and maintain in a segregated account, either physically
or by book-entry in a Securities System or Foreign Depository or with a broker,
dealer or other party designated by the Fund, securities, cash or other assets
in connection with options transactions or swap agreements entered into by the
Fund; (c) transfer securities, cash or other assets to a Securities System,
Foreign Depository, broker, dealer or other party or organization, as margin
(including variation margin) or other security for the Fund's obligations in
respect of an option or swap; and (d) pay, release and/or transfer such
securities, cash or other assets only in accordance with a notice or other
communication evidencing the expiration, termination, exercise of any such
option or default under any such option or swap furnished by The Options
Clearing Corporation, the securities or options exchange on which such option is
traded, or such other organization, party, broker or dealer as may be
responsible for handling such options or swap transactions or have authority to
give such notice or communication under a Procedural Agreement. Subject to the
standard of care set forth in Article V (and to its safekeeping duties set forth
in section 2.1), the Custodian shall not be responsible for the sufficiency of
assets held in any segregated account established and maintained in accordance
with Proper Instructions or instructions from a third party properly given under
any Procedural Agreement or for the performance by the Fund or any third party
of its obligations under any Procedural Agreement. For purposes of this
Agreement, a "Procedural Agreement" is a procedural agreement relating to
options, swaps (including caps, floors and similar arrangements), futures
contracts, forward contracts or borrowings by the Fund to which the Fund, the
Custodian and a third party are parties.

         2.11. Futures and Forward Contracts. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions or instructions from a third party properly given under any
Procedural Agreement, the Custodian shall (a) receive and retain confirmations
or other documents (to the extent confirmations or other documents are provided
to the Custodian) evidencing the purchase or sale of a futures contract or an
option on a futures contract by the Fund or the entry into a forward contract by
the Fund; (b) deposit and maintain in a segregated account, either physically or
by book entry in a Securities System or Foreign Depository, for the benefit of
any futures commission merchant, or pay to such futures commission merchant,
securities, cash or other assets designated by the Fund as initial, maintenance
or variation "margin" deposits intended to secure the Fund's performance of its
obligations under any futures contracts purchased or sold or any options on
futures contracts written, purchased or sold by the Fund or any forward


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contracts entered into, in accordance with the provisions of any Procedural
Agreement designed to comply with the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission and/or any contract market, or any similar organization or
organizations on which such contracts or options are traded; and (c) pay,
release and/or transfer securities, cash or other assets into or out of such
margin accounts only in accordance with any such agreements or rules. Subject to
the standard of care set forth in Article V, the Custodian shall not be
responsible for the sufficiency of assets held in any such margin account
established and maintained in accordance with Proper Instructions or
instructions from a third party properly given under any Procedural Agreement or
for the performance by the Fund or any third party of its obligations under any
Procedural Agreement.

         2.12. Borrowings. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions or instructions
from a third party properly given under any Procedural Agreement, the Custodian
shall deliver securities of the Fund to lenders or their agents, or otherwise
establish a segregated account as agreed to by the Fund and the Custodian, as
collateral for borrowings effected by the Fund, but only against receipt of the
amounts borrowed (or to adjust the amount of such collateral in accordance with
the Procedural Agreement), provided that if such collateral is held in
book-entry form by a Securities System or Foreign Depository, such collateral
may be transferred by book-entry to such lender or its agent against receipt by
the Custodian of an undertaking by such lender to pay such borrowed money to or
upon the order of the Fund on the next business day following such transfer of
collateral.

         2.13. Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall open and operate one or more
accounts in the name of the Fund on the Custodian's books subject only to draft
or order by the Custodian. All funds received by the Custodian from or for the
account of the Fund shall be deposited in said account(s). The responsibilities
of the Custodian to the Fund for deposits accepted on the Custodian's books
shall be that of a U.S. bank for a similar deposit.

         Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian may open and operate
additional accounts in such other banks or trust companies, including any
Subcustodian, as may be designated by the Fund in such instructions (any such
bank or trust company other than the Custodian so designated by the Fund being
referred to hereafter as a "Banking Institution"), provided that any such
account shall be in the name of the Custodian for the account of the Fund (or,
if authorized by Special Instructions, for the account of the Custodian's
customers generally) and subject only to the Custodian's draft or order;
provided that if assets are held in such an account for the account of the
Custodian's customers generally, the records of the Custodian shall at all times
indicate the Fund and other customers for which such assets are held in such
account and their respective interests therein. Such accounts may be opened with
Banking Institutions in the United States and in other countries and may be


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denominated in U.S. Dollars or such other currencies as the Fund may determine.
So long as the Custodian exercises reasonable care and diligence in executing
Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall have no responsibility for the failure
of any Banking Institution to make payment from such an account upon demand.

         2.14. Interest-Bearing Deposits. The Custodian shall place
interest-bearing fixed term and call deposits with such banks and in such
amounts as the Fund may authorize pursuant to Proper Instructions. Such deposits
may be placed with the Custodian or with Subcustodians or other Banking
Institutions as the Fund may determine. Deposits may be denominated in U.S.
Dollars or other currencies, as the Fund may determine, and need not be
evidenced by the issuance or delivery of a certificate to the Custodian,
provided that the Custodian shall include in its records with respect to the
assets of the Fund, appropriate notation as to the amount and currency of each
such deposit, the accepting Banking Institution and all other appropriate
details, and shall retain such forms of advice or receipt evidencing such
deposits as may be forwarded to the Custodian by the Banking Institution in
question. The responsibility of the Custodian for such deposits accepted on the
Custodian's books shall be that of a U.S. bank for a similar deposit. With
respect to interest-bearing deposits other than those accepted on the
Custodian's books, (a) the Custodian shall be responsible for the collection of
income as set forth in section 2.17, and (b) so long as the Custodian exercises
reasonable care and diligence in executing Proper Instructions, the Custodian
shall have no responsibility for the failure of any Banking Institution to make
payment in accordance with the terms of such an account. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Custodian shall take such reasonable steps as the Fund deems
necessary or appropriate to cause such deposits to be insured to the maximum
extent possible by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and any other
applicable deposit insurers.

         2.15. Foreign Exchange Transactions. (a) Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Custodian shall settle foreign exchange contracts or options
to purchase and sell foreign currencies for spot and future delivery on behalf
and for the account of the Fund with such currency brokers or Banking
Institutions as the Fund may direct pursuant to Proper Instructions. The
Custodian shall be responsible for the transmission of cash and instructions to
and from the currency broker or Banking Institution with which the contract or
option is made, the safekeeping of all certificates and other documents and
agreements received by the Custodian evidencing or relating to such foreign
exchange transactions and the maintenance of proper records as set forth in
section 6.2. In connection with such transactions, upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Custodian shall be authorized to make free outgoing payments
of cash in the form of U.S. Dollars or foreign currency without receiving
confirmation of a foreign exchange contract or option or confirmation that the
countervalue currency completing the foreign exchange contract has been
delivered or that the option has been delivered or received. The Custodian shall


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have no authority to select third party foreign exchange dealers and, so long as
the Custodian exercises reasonable care and diligence in executing Proper
Instructions, shall have no responsibility for the failure of any such dealer to
settle any such contract or option in accordance with its terms. The Fund shall
reimburse the Custodian for any interest charges or reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Custodian resulting from the failure or delay of third
party foreign exchange dealers to deliver foreign exchange, other than interest
charges and expenses occasioned by or resulting from the negligence, misfeasance
or misconduct of the Custodian.

         (b)The Custodian shall not be obligated to enter into foreign exchange
transactions as principal. However, if the Custodian has made available to the
Fund its services as principal in foreign exchange transactions, upon receipt of
Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall enter into foreign exchange contracts
or options to purchase and sell foreign currencies for spot and future delivery
on behalf of and for the account of the Fund with the Custodian as principal.
The responsibility of the Custodian with respect to foreign exchange contracts
and options executed with the Custodian as principal shall be that of a U.S.
bank with respect to a similar contract or option.

         2.16. Securities Loans. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the
Custodian shall deliver securities of the Fund, in connection with loans of
securities by the Fund, to the borrower thereof in accordance with the terms of
a written securities lending agreement to which the Fund is a party or which is
otherwise approved by the Fund.

         2.17. Collections. The Custodian shall promptly collect, receive and
deposit in the account or accounts referred to in section 2.13 all income,
payments of principal and other payments with respect to the securities and
other assets held hereunder, promptly endorse and deliver any instruments
required to effect such collections and in connection therewith deliver the
certificates or other instruments representing securities to the issuer thereof
or its agent when securities are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become
payable; provided that the payment is to be made in such form and manner and at
such time, which may be after delivery by the Custodian of the instrument
representing the security, as is in accordance with the terms of the instrument
representing the security, such Proper Instructions as the Custodian may
receive, governmental regulations, the rules of the Securities System or Foreign
Depository in which such security is held or, with respect to securities
referred to in clause (iii) of the second sentence of section 2.4, in accordance
with local custom and practice generally accepted by Institutional Clients in
the market where payment or delivery occurs, but in all events subject to the
standard of care set forth in Article V. The Custodian shall promptly execute
ownership and other certificates and affidavits for all federal, state and
foreign tax purposes in connection with receipt of income or other payments with


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respect to securities or other assets of the Fund or in connection with transfer
of securities or other assets. Pursuant to Proper Instructions, the Custodian
shall take such other actions, which may involve an investment decision, as the
Fund may request with respect to the collection or receipt of funds or the
transfer of securities. Except in the cases provided for in the first sentence
of this section, in any case where delivery of securities for the account of the
Fund is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of payment with respect to
such securities in the absence of Proper Instructions to so deliver in advance,
the Custodian shall be absolutely liable to the Fund for such payment to the
same extent as if such payment had been received by the Custodian. The Custodian
shall promptly notify the Fund in writing by facsimile transmission or in such
other manner as the Fund and the Custodian may agree in writing if any amount
payable with respect to securities or other assets of the Fund is not received
by the Custodian when due.

         2.18. Dividends, Distributions and Redemptions. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, or upon receipt of instructions from the Fund's shareholder
servicing agent or agent with comparable duties (the "Shareholder Servicing
Agent") (given by such person or persons and in such manner on behalf of the
Shareholder Servicing Agent as the Fund shall have authorized by Proper
Instructions), the Custodian shall release funds or securities, insofar as
available, to the Shareholder Servicing Agent or as such Shareholder Servicing
Agent shall otherwise instruct (a) for the payment of dividends or other
distributions to Fund shareholders or (b) for payment to the Fund shareholders
who have delivered to such Shareholder Servicing Agent a request for repurchase
or redemption of their shares of beneficial interest in the Fund.

         2.19. Proxies; Communications Relating to Portfolio Securities. The
Custodian shall, as promptly as is appropriate under the circumstances, deliver
or mail to the Fund all forms of proxies and all notices of meetings and any
other notices, announcements or information (including, without limitation,
information relating to pendency of calls and maturities of securities and
expirations of rights in connection therewith, notices of exercise of call and
put options written by the Fund, and notices of the maturity of futures
contracts (and options thereon) purchased or sold by the Fund) affecting or
relating to securities owned by the Fund that are received by the Custodian.
Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall execute and deliver or
cause its nominee to execute and deliver such proxies or other authorizations as
may be required. Neither the Custodian nor its nominees shall vote upon any of
such securities or execute any proxy to vote thereon or give any consent or take
any other action with respect to securities or other assets of the Fund (except
as otherwise herein provided) unless ordered to do so by Proper Instructions.

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         The Custodian shall notify the Fund on or before ex-date (or if later
within 24 hours after receipt by the Custodian of the notice of such corporate
action) of all corporate actions affecting portfolio securities of the Fund
received by the Custodian from the issuers of the securities involved, from
third parties proposing a corporate action, from subcustodians, or from commonly
utilized sources (including proprietary sources) providing corporate action
information, a list of which will be provided by the Custodian to the Fund from
time to time upon request. Information as to corporate actions shall include
information as to dividends, distributions, stock splits, stock dividends,
rights offerings, conversions, exchanges, tender offers, recapitalizations,
mergers, redemptions, calls, maturity dates and similar transactions, including
ex-, record and pay dates and the amounts or other terms thereof. If the Fund
desires to take action with respect to any corporate action, the Fund shall
notify the Custodian within such period as will give the Custodian (including
any Subcustodian) a sufficient amount of time to take such action.

         2.20. Bills. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall
pay or cause to be paid, insofar as funds are available for the purpose, bills,
statements, or other obligations of the Fund (including but not limited to
interest charges, taxes, advisory fees, compensation to Fund officers and
employees, and other operating expenses of the Fund).

         2.21. Nondiscretionary Details. Without the necessity of express
authorization from the Fund, the Custodian shall (a) attend to all
nondiscretionary details in connection with the sale, exchange, substitution,
purchase, transfer or other dealings with securities, cash or other assets of
the Fund held by the Custodian except as otherwise directed from time to time by
the Board of Trustees of the Fund, and (b) make payments to itself or others for
minor expenses of handling securities or other assets and for other similar
items relating to the Custodian's duties under this Agreement, provided that all
such payments shall be accounted for to the Fund.

         2.22 Deposit of Fund Assets in Securities Systems. The Custodian may
deposit and/or maintain securities owned by the Fund in (a) The Depository Trust
Company, (b) the Participants Trust Company, (c) any book-entry system as
provided in Subpart O of Treasury Circular No. 300, 31 CFR 306, Subpart B of 31
CFR Part 350, or the book-entry regulations of federal agencies substantially in
the form of Subpart O, or (d) any other domestic clearing agency registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under Section 17A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which acts as a securities
depository and whose use the Fund has previously approved by Special
Instructions (as that term is defined in section 3.1(b)) (each of the foregoing
being referred to in this Agreement as a "Securities System"). Utilization of a
Securities System shall be in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board


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and SEC rules and regulations, if any, and subject to the following provisions:

                  (i) The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain securities held
         hereunder in a Securities System, provided that such securities are
         represented in an account ("Account") of the Custodian in the
         Securities System which shall not include any assets of the Custodian
         other than assets held as a fiduciary, custodian, or otherwise for
         customers;

                  (ii) The records of the Custodian with respect to securities
         of the Fund which are maintained in a securities System shall identify
         by book entry those securities belonging to the Fund;

                  (iii) The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for the
         account of the Fund only upon (A) receipt of advice from the Securities
         System that such securities have been transferred to the Account, and
         (B) the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect
         such payment and transfer for the account of the Fund. The Custodian
         shall transfer securities sold for the account of the Fund only upon
         (1) receipt of advice from the Securities System that payment for such
         securities has been transferred to the Account, and (2) the making of
         an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect such transfer and
         payment for the account of the Fund. Copies of all advices from the
         Securities System of transfers of securities for the account of the
         Fund shall identify the Fund, be maintained for the Fund by the
         Custodian and be provided to the Fund at its request. The Custodian
         shall furnish the Fund confirmation of each transfer to or from the
         account of the Fund in the form of a written advice or notice and shall
         furnish to the Fund copies of daily transaction sheets reflecting each
         day's transactions in the Securities System for the account of the Fund
         on the next business day;

                  (iv) The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any report
         obtained by the Custodian on the Securities System's accounting system,
         internal accounting control and procedures for safeguarding securities
         deposited in the Securities System; and the Custodian shall send to the
         Fund such reports on its own systems of internal accounting control as
         the Fund may reasonably request from time to time; and

                  (v) Upon receipt of Special Instructions, the Custodian shall
         terminate the use of any such Securities System on behalf of the Fund
         as promptly as practicable and shall take all actions reasonably
         practicable to safeguard the securities of the Fund that had been
         maintained with such Securities System.

         2.23. Other Transfers. The Custodian shall deliver securities, cash,
and other assets of the Fund to a Subcustodian as necessary to effect


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transactions authorized by Proper Instructions. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions in writing in advance, the Custodian shall make such other
disposition of securities, cash or other assets of the Fund in a manner other
than or for purposes other than as enumerated in this Agreement, provided that
such written Proper Instructions relating to such disposition shall include a
statement of the purpose for which the delivery is to be made, the amount of
funds and/or securities to be delivered and the name of the person or persons to
whom delivery is to be made.

         2.24. Establishment of Segregated Accounts. Upon receipt of Proper
Instructions, the Custodian shall establish and maintain on its books a
segregated account or accounts for and on behalf of the Fund, into which account
or accounts may be transferred cash and/or securities or other assets of the
Fund, including securities maintained by the Custodian in a Securities System,
said account to be maintained (a) for the purposes set forth in sections 2.10,
2.11, 2.12 and 2.15; (b) for the purposes of compliance by the Fund with the
procedures required by Release No. 10666 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), or any subsequent release or releases of the
SEC relating to the maintenance of segregated accounts by registered investment
companies; or (c) for such other purposes as set forth, from time to time, in
Special Instructions.

         2.25. Custodian Advances. (a) In the event that the Custodian is
directed by Proper Instructions to make any payment or transfer of funds on
behalf of the Fund for which there would be, at the close of business on the
date of such payment or transfer, insufficient funds held by the Custodian on
behalf of the Fund, the Custodian may, in its discretion without further Proper
Instructions, provide an advance ("Advance") to the Fund in an amount sufficient
to allow the completion of the transaction by reason of which such payment or
transfer of funds is to be made. In addition, in the event the Custodian is
directed by Proper Instructions to make any payment or transfer of funds on
behalf of the Fund as to which it is subsequently determined that the Fund has
overdrawn its cash account with the Custodian as of the close of business on the
date of such payment or transfer, said overdraft shall constitute an Advance.
Any Advance shall be payable on demand by the Custodian, unless otherwise agreed
by the Fund and the Custodian, and shall accrue interest from the date of the
Advance to the date of payment by the Fund at a rate agreed upon in writing from
time to time by the Custodian and the Fund. It is understood that any
transaction in respect of which the Custodian shall have made an Advance,
including but not limited to a foreign exchange contract or other transaction in
respect of which the Custodian is not acting as a principal, is for the account
of and at the risk of the Fund, and not, by reason of such Advance, deemed to be
a transaction undertaken by the Custodian for its own account and risk. The
Custodian and the Fund acknowledge that the purpose of Advances is to finance
temporarily the purchase or sale of securities for prompt delivery or to meet
redemptions or emergency expenses or cash needs that are not reasonably


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foreseeable by the Fund. The Custodian shall promptly notify the Fund in writing
(a "Notice of Advance") of any Advance by facsimile transmission or in such
other manner as the Fund and the Custodian may agree in writing. At the request
of the Custodian, the Fund shall pledge, assign and grant to the Custodian a
security interest in certain specified securities of the Fund, as security for
Advances provided to the Fund, under the terms and conditions set forth in
Appendix A attached hereto.

                                   ARTICLE III

                    PROPER INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
                               AND RELATED MATTERS

         3.1. Proper Instructions and Special Instructions.
         (a) Proper Instructions. As used in this Agreement, the term "Proper
Instructions" shall mean: (i) a tested telex from the Fund or the Fund's
investment manager or adviser, or a written request, direction, instruction or
certification (which may be given by facsimile transmission) signed or initialed
on behalf of the Fund by one or more Authorized Persons (as that term is defined
in section 3.2); (ii) a telephonic or other oral communication by one or more
Authorized Persons; or (iii) a communication (other than facsimile transmission)
effected directly between electro-mechanical or electronic devices or systems
(including, without limitation, computers) by the Fund or the Fund's investment
manager or adviser or by one or more Authorized Persons on behalf of the Fund;
provided that communications of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii)
above purporting to be given by an Authorized Person shall be considered Proper
Instructions only if the Custodian reasonably believes such communications to
have been given by an Authorized Person with respect to the transaction
involved. Instructions given in the form of Proper Instructions under clause (i)
shall be deemed to be Proper Instructions if they are reasonably believed by the
Custodian to be genuine. Proper Instructions in the form of oral communications
shall be confirmed by the Fund in the manner set forth in clauses (i) or (iii)
above, but the lack of such confirmation shall in no way affect any action taken
by the Custodian in reliance upon such oral instructions prior to the
Custodian's receipt of such confirmation. The Fund, the Custodian and any
investment manager or adviser of the Fund each is hereby authorized to record
any telephonic or other oral communications between the Custodian and any such
person. Proper Instructions may relate to specific transactions or to types or
classes of transactions, provided that Proper Instructions may take the form of
standing instructions only if they are in writing.

         (b) Special Instructions. As used in this Agreement, the term "Special
Instructions" shall mean Proper Instructions countersigned or confirmed in
writing by the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Fund or any other
person designated by the Treasurer of the Fund in writing, which
countersignature or confirmation shall be (i) included on the instrument
containing the Proper Instructions or on a separate instrument relating thereto,


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and (ii) delivered by hand, facsimile transmission, mail or courier service or
in such other manner as the Fund and the Custodian agree in writing.

         (c) Address for Proper Instructions and Special Instructions. Proper
Instructions and Special Instructions shall be delivered to the Custodian at the
address and/or telephone, telecopy or telex number agreed upon from time to time
by the Custodian and the Fund.

         3.2. Authorized Persons. Concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement and from time to time thereafter, as appropriate, the Fund shall
deliver to the Custodian a certificate, duly certified by the Treasurer or
Assistant Treasurer of the Fund, setting forth: (a) the names, titles,
signatures and scope of authority of all persons authorized to give Proper
Instructions or any other notice, request, direction, instruction, certificate
or instrument on behalf of the Fund (each an "Authorized Person"); and (b) the
names, titles and signatures of those persons authorized to issue Special
Instructions. Such certificate may be accepted and relied upon by the Custodian
as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth therein and shall be considered to
be in full force and effect until delivery to the Custodian of a similar
certificate to the contrary. Upon delivery of a certificate which deletes the
name(s) of a person previously authorized to give Proper Instructions or to
issue Special Instructions, such persons shall no longer be considered an
Authorized Person or authorized to issue Special Instructions.

         3.3. Persons Having Access to Assets of the Fund. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Custodian shall not deliver any
assets of the Fund held by the Custodian to or for the account of any Authorized
Person, Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Fund, provided that nothing
in this section 3.3 shall prohibit (a) any Authorized Person from giving Proper
Instructions, or any person authorized to issue Special Instructions from
issuing Special Instructions, provided such action does not result in delivery
of or access to assets of the Fund prohibited by this section 3.3; or (b) the
Fund's independent certified public accountants from examining or reviewing the
assets of the Fund held by the Custodian. The Fund shall provide a list of such
persons to the Custodian, and the Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon such
list and any modifications thereto that are provided to the Custodian from time
to time by the Fund.

         3.4. Actions of Custodian Based on Proper Instructions and Special
Instructions. So long as and to the extent that the Custodian acts in accordance
with Proper Instructions or Special Instructions, as the case may be, and the
terms of this Agreement, the Custodian shall not be responsible for the title,
validity or genuineness of any property, or evidence of title thereof, received
or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement.

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                                 SUBCUSTODIANS

         The Custodian may, from time to time, in accordance with the relevant
provisions of this Article IV, appoint one or more Domestic Subcustodians,
Foreign Subcustodians and Interim Subcustodians (as such terms are defined
below) to act on behalf of the Fund. For purposes of this Agreement, all duly
appointed Domestic Subcustodians, Foreign Subcustodians and Interim
Subcustodians are referred to collectively as "Subcustodians."

         4.1. Domestic Subcustodians. The Custodian may, at any time and from
time to time, at its own expense, appoint any bank as defined in section 2(a)(5)
of the 1940 Act meeting the requirements of a custodian under section 17(f) of
the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, to act on behalf of the
Fund as a subcustodian for purposes of holding cash, securities and other assets
of the Fund and performing other functions of the Custodian within the United
States (a "Domestic Subcustodian"), provided that the Custodian shall notify the
Fund in writing of the identity and qualifications of any proposed Domestic
Subcustodian at least 30 days prior to appointment of such Domestic
Subcustodian, and the Fund may, in its sole discretion, by written notice to the
Custodian executed by an Authorized Person disapprove of the appointment of such
Domestic Subcustodian. If following notice by the Custodian to the Fund
regarding appointment of a Domestic Subcustodian and the expiration of 30 days
after the date of such notice, the Fund shall have failed to notify the
Custodian of its disapproval thereof, the Custodian may, in its discretion,
appoint such proposed Domestic Subcustodian as its subcustodian.

         4.2. Foreign Subcustodians and Interim Subcustodians.
         a) Foreign Subcustodians. The Custodian may, at any time and from time
to time, at its own expense, appoint: (i) any bank, trust company or other
entity meeting the requirements of an "eligible foreign custodian" under section
17(f) of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder or exempted
therefrom by order of the SEC, or (ii) any bank as defined in section 2(a)(5) of
the 1940 Act meeting the requirements of a custodian under section 17(f) of the
1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder to act on behalf of the Fund
as a subcustodian for purposes of holding cash, securities and other assets of
the Fund and performing other functions of the Custodian in countries other than
the United States of America (a "Foreign Subcustodian"); provided that prior to
the appointment of any Foreign Subcustodian, the Custodian shall have obtained
written confirmation of the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund (which
approval may be withheld in the sole discretion of such Board of Trustees) with
respect to (A) the identity and qualifications of any proposed Foreign
Subcustodian, (B) the country or countries in which, and the securities
depositories or clearing agencies (meeting the requirements of an "eligible


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foreign custodian" under section 17(f) of the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder or exempted therefrom by order of the SEC) through which,
any proposed Foreign Subcustodian is authorized to hold Securities, cash and
other assets of the Fund (each a "Foreign Depository") and (C) the form and
terms of the subcustodian agreement to be entered into between such proposed
Foreign Subcustodian and the Custodian. In addition, the Custodian may utilize
directly any Foreign Depository, provided the Board of Trustees shall have
approved in writing the use of such Foreign Depository by the Custodian. Each
such duly approved Foreign Subcustodian and the countries where and the Foreign
Depositories through which it may hold securities and other assets of the Fund
and the Foreign Depositories that the Custodian may utilize shall be listed in
Appendix B, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of section 9.3. The Fund shall be responsible for informing the
Custodian sufficiently in advance of a proposed investment which is to be held
in a country in which no Foreign Subcustodian is authorized to act, in order
that there shall be sufficient time for the Custodian to effect the appropriate
arrangements with a proposed Foreign Subcustodian, including obtaining approval
as provided in this section 4.2(a). The Custodian shall not agree to any
material amendment to any subcustodian agreement entered into with a Foreign
Subcustodian, or agree to permit any material changes thereunder, or waive any
material rights under such agreement, except upon prior approval pursuant to
Special Instructions. The Custodian shall promptly provide the Fund with notice
of any such amendment, change, or waiver, whether or not material, including a
copy of any such amendment. For purposes of this subsection, a material
amendment, change or waiver means an amendment, change or waiver that may
reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Fund in any material
way, including but not limited to the Fund's or the Board's obligations under
the 1940 Act, including Rule 17f-5 thereunder.

         (b) Interim Subcustodians. In the event that the Fund shall invest in a
security or other asset to be held in a country in which no Foreign Subcustodian
is authorized to act (whether because the Custodian has not appointed a Foreign
Subcustodian in such country and entered into a subcustodian agreement with it
or because the Board of Trustees of the Fund has not approved the Foreign
Subcustodian appointed by the Custodian in such country and the related
subcustodian agreement), the Custodian shall promptly notify the Fund in writing
by facsimile transmission or in such other manner as the Fund and Custodian
shall agree in writing that no Foreign Subcustodian is approved in such country
and the Custodian shall, upon receipt of Special Instructions, appoint any
person designated by the Fund in such Special Instructions to hold such security
or other asset. Any person appointed as a Subcustodian pursuant to this section
4.2(b) is hereinafter referred to herein as an "Interim Subcustodian." Each
Interim Custodian and the securities or assets of the Fund that it is authorized
to hold shall be set forth in Appendix B.

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         In the absence of such Special Instructions, such security or other
asset shall be held by such agent as the Custodian may appoint unless and until
the Fund shall instruct the Custodian to move the security or other asset into
the possession of the Custodian or a Subcustodian.

         4.3. Termination of a Subcustodian. The Custodian shall (a) cause each
Domestic Subcustodian and Foreign Subcustodian to, and (b) use its best efforts
to cause each Interim Subcustodian to, perform all of its obligations in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the subcustodian agreement between
the Custodian and such Subcustodian. In the event that the Custodian is unable
to cause such Subcustodian to fully perform its obligations thereunder, the
Custodian shall forthwith, upon the receipt of Special Instructions, exercise
its best efforts to recover any Losses (as hereinafter defined) incurred by the
Fund because of such failure to perform from such Subcustodian under the
applicable subcustodian agreement and, if necessary or desirable, terminate such
subcustodian and appoint a replacement Subcustodian in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, the Custodian (i)
may, at any time in its discretion, upon written notification to the Fund,
terminate any Domestic Subcustodian, Foreign Subcustodian or Interim
Subcustodian, and (ii) shall, upon receipt of Special Instructions, terminate
any Subcustodian with respect to the Fund, in each case in accordance with the
termination provisions of the applicable subcustodian agreement.

         4.4. Agents. The Custodian may at any time or times in its discretion
appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank, trust company, securities
depository or clearing agency that is itself qualified to act as a custodian
under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, as its agent (an
"Agent") to carry out such of the provisions of this Agreement as the Custodian
may from time to time direct, provided that the appointment of one or more
Agents (other than an agent appointed to the second paragraph of section 4.2(b))
shall not relieve the Custodian of its responsibilities under this Agreement.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Custodian shall be responsible for any
notices, documents or other information, or any securities, cash or other assets
of the Fund, received by any Agent on behalf of the Custodian or the Fund as if
the Custodian had received such items itself.

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                                    ARTICLE V

                        STANDARD OF CARE; INDEMNIFICATION

         5.1 Standard of Care.
         (a) General Standard of Care. The Custodian shall exercise reasonable
care and diligence in carrying out all of its duties and obligations under this
Agreement, and shall be liable to the Fund for all Losses suffered or incurred
by the Fund resulting from the failure of the Custodian to exercise such
reasonable care and diligence. For purposes of this Agreement, "Losses" means
any losses, damages, and expenses.

         (b) Actions Prohibited by Applicable Law, Etc. In no event shall the
Custodian incur liability hereunder if the Custodian or any Subcustodian or
Securities System, or any subcustodian, securities depository or securities
system utilized by any such Subcustodian or the Custodian, or any nominee of the
Custodian or any Subcustodian, is prevented, forbidden or delayed from
performing, or omits to perform, any act or thing which this Agreement provides
shall be performed or omitted to be performed, by reason of: (i) any provision
of any present or future law or regulation or order of the United States of
America, or any state or D.C., Puerto Rico, etc. thereof, or of any foreign
country, or political subdivision thereof or of any court of competent
jurisdiction; or (ii) any act of God or war or action of any de facto or de jure
government or other similar circumstance beyond the control of the Custodian,
unless, in each case, such delay or nonperformance is caused by the negligence,
misfeasance or misconduct of such person.

         (c) Mitigation by Custodian. Upon the occurrence of any event which
causes or may cause any Losses to the Fund (i) the Custodian shall, and shall
cause any applicable Domestic Subcustodian or Foreign Subcustodian to, and (ii)
the Custodian shall use its best efforts to cause any applicable Interim
Subcustodian to, use all commercially reasonable efforts and take all reasonable
steps under the circumstances to mitigate the effects of such event and to avoid
continuing harm to the Fund.

         (d) Advice of Counsel. The Custodian shall be entitled to receive and
act upon advice of counsel on all matters. The Custodian shall be without
liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted in good faith pursuant to
the advice of (i) counsel for the Fund, or (ii) at the expense of the Custodian,
such other counsel as the Fund may agree to, such agreement not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that with respect to the performance
of any action or omission of any action upon such advice, the Custodian shall be
required to conform to the standard of care set forth in section 5.1(a).

         (e) Expenses. In addition to the liability of the Custodian under this
Article V, the Custodian shall be liable to the Fund for all reasonable costs
and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with any claim by the Fund


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against the Custodian arising from the obligations of the Custodian hereunder
including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses
incurred by the Fund in asserting any such claim, and all reasonable expenses
incurred by the Fund in connection with any investigations, lawsuits or
proceedings relating to such claim, provided that the Fund has recovered from
the Custodian for such claim.

         (f) Liability for Past Records. The Custodian shall have no liability
in respect of any Losses suffered by the Fund, insofar as such Losses arise from
the performance of the Custodian's duties hereunder by reason of the Custodian's
reliance upon records that were maintained for the Fund by entities other than
the Custodian prior to the Custodian's employment hereunder.

         (g) Reliance on Certifications. The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
of the Fund shall certify to the Custodian the names and signatures of the
officers of the Fund, the name and address of the Shareholder Servicing Agent,
and any instructions or directions to the Custodian by the Fund's Board of
Trustees or shareholders. Any such certificate may be accepted and relied upon
by the Custodian as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth therein and may
be considered in full force and effect until receipt of a similar certificate to
the contrary.

         5.2. Liability of Custodian for Actions of Other Persons.rsons
         (a) Domestic Subcustodians, Foreign Subcustodians and Agents. The
Custodian shall be liable for the actions or omissions of any Domestic
Subcustodian, Foreign Subcustodian or Agent (other than an agent appointed
pursuant to section 4.2(b)) to the same extent as if such action or omission
were performed by the Custodian itself pursuant to this Agreement. In the event
of any Losses suffered or incurred by the Fund caused by or resulting from the
actions or omissions of any Domestic Subcustodian, Foreign Subcustodian or Agent
(other than an agent appointed pursuant to section 4.2(b)) for which the
Custodian would be directly liable if such actions or omissions were those of
the Custodian, the Custodian shall promptly reimburse the Fund in the amount of
any such Losses.

         (b) Interim Subcustodians. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
5.1 to the contrary, the Custodian shall not be liable to the Fund for any
Losses suffered or incurred by the Fund resulting from the actions or omissions
of an Interim Subcustodian or an agent appointed pursuant to section 4.2(b)
unless such Losses are caused by, or result from, the negligence, misfeasance or
misconduct of the Custodian; provided that in the event of any Losses (whether
or not caused by or resulting from the negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of
the Custodian), the Custodian shall take all reasonable steps to enforce such
rights as it may have against such Interim Subcustodian or agent to protect the
interests of the Fund.

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         (c) Securities Systems and Foreign Depositories. Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 5.1 to the contrary, the Custodian shall not be liable to
the Fund for any Losses suffered or incurred by the Fund resulting from the use
by the Custodian or any Subcustodian of a Securities System or Foreign
Depository, unless such Losses are caused by, or result from, the negligence,
misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian; provided that in the event of any
such Losses, the Custodian shall take all reasonable steps to enforce such
rights as it may have against the Securities System or Foreign Depository, as
the case may be, to protect the interests of the Fund.

         (d) Reimbursement of Expenses. The Fund agrees to reimburse the
Custodian for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Custodian in
connection with the fulfillment of its obligations under this section 5.2,
provided that such reimbursement shall not apply to expenses occasioned by or
resulting from the negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian.

         5.3 Indemnification.
         (a) Indemnification Obligations. Subject to the limitations set forth
in this Agreement, the Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Custodian
and its nominees for all Losses suffered or incurred by the Custodian or its
nominee (including Losses suffered under the Custodian's indemnity obligations
to Subcustodians) caused by or arising from actions taken by the Custodian in
the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, provided
that such indemnity shall not apply to Losses occasioned by or resulting from
the negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian or any Subcustodian,
Securities System, Foreign Depository or their respective nominees. In addition,
the Fund agrees to indemnify the Custodian against any liability incurred by
reason of taxes assessed to the Custodian, any Subcustodian, any Securities
System, any Foreign Depository, and their respective nominees, or other Losses
incurred by such persons, resulting from the fact that securities and other
property of the Fund are registered in the name of such persons, provided that
in no event shall such indemnification be applicable to income, franchise or
similar taxes which may be imposed or assessed against such persons.

         (b) Notice of Litigation, Right to Prosecute, etc. The Fund shall not
be liable for indemnification under this section 5.3 unless the person seeking
indemnification shall have notified the Fund in writing (i) within such time
after the assertion of any claim as is sufficient for such person to determine
that it will seek indemnification from the Fund in respect of such claim or (ii)
promptly after the commencement of any litigation or proceeding brought against
such person, in respect of which indemnity may be sought; provided that in the
case of clause (i) of this section 5.3(b) the Fund shall not be liable for such
indemnification to the extent the Fund is disadvantaged by any such delay in
notification. With respect to claims in such litigation or proceedings for which
indemnity by the Fund may be sought and subject to applicable law and the ruling


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of any court of competent jurisdiction, the Fund shall be entitled to
participate in any such litigation or proceeding and, after written notice from
the Fund to the person seeking indemnification, the Fund may assume the defense
of such litigation or proceeding with counsel of its choice at its own expense
in respect of that portion of the litigation for which the Fund may be subject
to an indemnification obligation, provided that such person shall be entitled to
participate in (but not control) at its own cost and expense, the defense of any
such litigation or proceeding if the Fund has not acknowledged in writing its
obligation to indemnify such person with respect to such litigation or
proceeding. If the Fund is not permitted to participate in or control such
litigation or proceeding under applicable law or by a ruling of a court of
competent jurisdiction, such person shall reasonably prosecute such litigation
or proceeding. A person seeking indemnification hereunder shall not consent to
the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any such litigation or
proceeding without providing the Fund with adequate notice of any such
settlement or judgment and without the Fund's prior written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. All persons seeking
indemnification hereunder shall submit written evidence to the Fund with respect
to any cost or expense for which they are seeking indemnification in such form
and detail as the Fund may reasonably request.

         5.4. Investment Limitations. If the Custodian has otherwise complied
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement in performing its duties
generally, and more particularly in connection with the purchase, sale or
exchange of securities made by or for the Fund, the Custodian shall not be
liable to the Fund, and the Fund agrees to indemnify the Custodian and its
nominees, for any Losses suffered or incurred by the Custodian and its nominees
arising out of any violation of any investment or other limitation to which the
Fund is subject.

         5.5. Fund's Right to Proceed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Fund shall have, at its election upon reasonable notice to
the Custodian, the right to enforce, to the extent permitted by any applicable
agreement and applicable law, the Custodian's rights against any Subcustodian,
Securities System, Foreign Depository or other person for Losses caused the Fund
by such Subcustodian, Securities System, Foreign Depository or other person, and
shall be entitled to enforce the rights of the Custodian with respect to any
claim against such Subcustodian, Securities System, Foreign Depository or other
person which the Custodian may have as a consequence of any such Losses, if and
to the extent that the Fund has not been made whole for such Losses. If the
Custodian makes the Fund whole for such Losses, the Custodian shall retain the
ability to enforce its rights directly against such Subcustodian, Securities
System, Foreign Depository or other person. Upon the Fund's election to enforce
any rights of the Custodian under this section 5.5, the Fund shall reasonably
prosecute all actions and proceedings directly relating to the rights of the


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Custodian in respect of the Losses incurred by the Fund; provided that, so long
as the Fund has acknowledged in writing its obligation to indemnify the
Custodian under section 5.3 hereof with respect to such claim, the Fund shall
retain the right to settle, compromise and/or terminate any action or proceeding
in respect of the Losses incurred by the Fund without the Custodian's consent;
and provided further that if the Fund has not made an acknowledgment of its
obligation to indemnify the Custodian, the Fund shall not settle, compromise or
terminate any such action or proceeding without the written consent of the
Custodian, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The
Custodian agrees to cooperate with the Fund and take all actions reasonably
requested by the Fund in connection with the Fund's enforcement of any rights of
the Custodian. The Fund agrees to reimburse the Custodian for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Custodian in connection with the
fulfillment of its obligations under this section 5.5, provided that such
reimbursement shall not apply to expenses occasioned by or resulting from the
negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                     RECORDS

         6.1. Preparation of Reports. The Custodian shall, as reasonably
requested by the Fund, assist generally in the preparation of reports to Fund
shareholders, regulatory authorities and others, audits of accounts, and other
ministerial matters of like nature. The Custodian shall render statements,
including interim monthly and complete quarterly financial statements, or copies
thereof, from time to time as reasonably requested by Proper Instructions.

         6.2. Custodian's Books and Records. The Custodian shall maintain
complete and accurate records with respect to securities and other assets held
for the account of the Fund as required by the rules and regulations of the SEC
applicable to investment companies registered under the 1940 Act, including: (a)
journals or other records of original entry containing a detailed and itemized
daily record of all receipts and deliveries of securities (including certificate
and transaction identification numbers, if any), and all receipts and
disbursements of cash; (b) ledgers or other records reflecting (i) securities in
physical possession, (ii) securities in transfer, (iii) securities borrowed,
loaned or collateralizing obligations of the Fund, (iv) monies borrowed and
monies loaned (together with a record of the collateral therefor and
substitutions of collateral), and (v) dividends and interest received; and (c)
cancelled checks and bank records related thereto. The Custodian shall keep such
other books and records of the Fund as the Fund shall reasonably request. All
such books and records maintained by the Custodian shall be maintained in a form
acceptable to the Fund and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the
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under Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations from time to
time adopted thereunder), and any other applicable Federal, State and foreign
tax laws and administrative regulations. All such records will be the property
of the Fund and in the event of termination of this Agreement shall be delivered
to the successor custodian.

         All books and records maintained by the Custodian pursuant to this
Agreement and any insurance policies and fidelity or similar bonds maintained by
the Custodian shall be made available for inspection and audit at reasonable
times by officers of, attorneys for, and auditors employed by, the Fund and the
Custodian shall promptly provide the Fund with copies of all reports of its
independent auditors regarding the Custodian's controls and procedures.

         6.3. Opinion of Fund's Independent Certified Public Accountants. The
Custodian shall take all reasonable action as the Fund may request to obtain
from year to year favorable opinions from the Fund's independent certified
public accountants with respect to the Custodian's activities hereunder in
connection with the preparation of any periodic reports to or filings with the
SEC and with respect to any other requirements of the SEC.

         6.4. Reports of Custodian's Independent Certified Public Accountants.
At the request of the Fund, the Custodian shall deliver to the Fund a written
report prepared by the Custodian's independent certified public accountants with
respect to the services provided by the Custodian under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Custodian's accounting system, internal
accounting control and procedures for safeguarding cash, securities and other
assets, including cash, securities and other assets deposited and/or maintained
in a Securities System or with a Subcustodian. Such report shall be of
sufficient scope and in sufficient detail as may reasonably be required by the
Fund and as may reasonably be obtained by the Custodian.

         6.5. Calculation of Net Asset Value. The Custodian shall compute and
determine the net asset value per share of capital stock of the Fund as of the
close of regular business on the New York Stock Exchange on each day on which
such Exchange is open, unless otherwise directed by Proper Instructions. Such
computation and determination shall be made in accordance with (a) the
provisions of the By-Laws of the Fund and Declaration of Trust, as they may from
time to time be amended and delivered to the Custodian, (b) the votes of the
Board of Trustees of the Fund at the time in force and applicable, as they may
from time to time be delivered to the Custodian, and (c) Proper Instructions. On
each day that the Custodian shall compute the net asset value per share of the
Fund, the Custodian shall provide the Fund with written reports which permit the
Fund to verify that portfolio transactions have been recorded in accordance with
the Fund's instructions.

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         In computing the net asset value, the Custodian may rely upon any
information furnished by Proper Instructions, including without limitation any
information (i) as to accrual of liabilities of the Fund and as to liabilities
of the Fund not appearing on the books of account kept by the Custodian, (ii) as
to the existence, status and proper treatment of reserves, if any, authorized by
the Fund, (iii) as to the sources of quotations to be used in computing the net
asset value, including those listed in Appendix C hereto, (iv) as to the fair
value to be assigned to any securities or other assets for which price
quotations are not readily available, and (v) as to the sources of information
with respect to "corporate actions" affecting portfolio securities of the Fund,
including those listed in Appendix C. (Information as to "corporate actions"
shall include information as to dividends, distributions, stock splits, stock
dividends, rights offerings, conversions, exchanges, recapitalizations, mergers,
redemptions, calls, maturity dates and similar transactions, including the ex-
and record dates and the amounts or other terms thereof.)

         In like manner, the Custodian shall compute and determine the net asset
value as of such other times as the Board of Trustees of the Fund, or any
valuation committee thereof, from time to time may reasonably request.

         The Custodian shall be held to the standard of care set forth in
Article V with respect to the performance of its responsibilities under this
Article VI. The parties hereto acknowledge, however, that the Custodian's
causing an error or delay in the determination of net asset value may, but does
not in and of itself, constitute negligence, gross negligence or reckless or
willful misconduct. The Custodian's liability for any such negligence, gross
negligence or reckless or willful misconduct which results in an error in
determination of such net asset value shall be limited to the direct,
out-of-pocket loss the Fund, shareholder or former shareholder shall actually
incur, measured by the difference between the actual and the erroneously
computed net asset value, and any expenses incurred by the Fund in connection
with correcting the records of the Fund affected by such error (including
charges made by the Fund's registrar and transfer agent for making such
corrections), communicating with shareholders or former shareholders of the Fund
affected by such error or responding to or defending against any inquiry or
proceeding with respect to such error made or initiated by the SEC or other
regulatory or self-regulatory body.

         Without limiting the foregoing, the Custodian shall not be held
accountable or liable to the Fund, any shareholder or former shareholder thereof
or any other person for any delays or Losses any of them may suffer or incur
resulting from (A) the Custodian's failure to receive timely and suitable
notification concerning quotations or corporate actions relating to or affecting
securities of the Fund or (B) any errors in the computation of the net asset
value based upon or arising out of quotations or information as to corporate


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actions if received by the Custodian either (1) from a source which the
Custodian was authorized pursuant to the second paragraph of this section 6.5 to
rely upon, or (2) from a source which in the Custodian's reasonable judgment was
as reliable a source for such quotations or information as the sources
authorized pursuant to that paragraph. Nevertheless, the Custodian will use its
best judgment in determining whether to verify through other sources any
information it has received as to quotations or corporate actions if the
Custodian has reason to believe that any such information might be incorrect.

         In the event of any error or delay in the determination of such net
asset value for which the Custodian may be liable, the Fund and the Custodian
will consult and make good faith efforts to reach agreement on what actions
should be taken in order to mitigate any Losses suffered by the Fund or its
present or former shareholders, in order that the Custodian's exposure to
liability shall be reduced to the extent possible after taking into account all
relevant factors and alternatives. Such actions might include the Fund or the
Custodian taking reasonable steps to collect from any shareholder or former
shareholder who has received any overpayment upon redemption of shares such
overpaid amount or to collect from any shareholder who has underpaid upon a
purchase of shares the amount of such underpayment or to reduce the number of
shares issued to such shareholder. It is understood that in attempting to reach
agreement on the actions to be taken or the amount of the loss which should
appropriately be borne by the Custodian, the Fund and the Custodian will
consider such relevant factors as the amount of the loss involved, the Fund's
desire to avoid loss of shareholder good will, the fact that other persons or
entities could have reasonably expected to have detected the error sooner than
the time it was actually discovered, the appropriateness of limiting or
eliminating the benefit which shareholders or former shareholders might have
obtained by reason of the error, and the possibility that other parties
providing services to the Fund might be induced to absorb a portion of the loss
incurred.

         Upon written notice from the Fund to the Custodian, the Custodian's
responsibilities under this Section 6.5 shall terminate, but this Agreement
shall otherwise continue in full force and effect. Upon such termination, the
fee schedule provided for under Article VII hereof shall be adjusted by the
parties in such manner as they may agree, and the Custodian will transfer such
of the Fund's books and records, and provide such other reasonable cooperation,
as the Fund may request in connection with the transfer of such
responsibilities.

         6.6. Information Regarding Foreign Subcustodians and Foreign
Depositories. (a) The Custodian shall use reasonable efforts to assist the Fund
in obtaining the following with respect to any country in which any assets of
the Fund are held or proposed to be held:

                  (1) information concerning whether, and to what extent,
         applicable foreign law would restrict the access afforded the Fund's


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         independent public accountants to books and records kept by a foreign
         custodian or foreign securities depository used, or proposed to be
         used, in that country;

                  (2) information concerning whether, and to what extent,
         applicable foreign law would restrict the Fund's ability to recover its
         assets in the event of the bankruptcy of a foreign custodian or foreign
         securities depository used, or proposed to be used, in that country;

                  (3) information concerning whether, and to what extent,
         applicable foreign law would restrict the Fund's ability to recover
         assets that are lost while under the control of a foreign custodian or
         foreign securities depository used, or proposed to be used, in that
         country;

                  (4) information concerning the likelihood of expropriation,
         nationalization, freezes or confiscation of the Fund's assets in that
         country;

                  (5) information concerning whether difficulties in converting
         the Fund's cash and cash equivalents held in that country into U.S.
         Dollars are reasonably foreseeable, including without limitation as a
         result of applicable foreign currency exchange regulations;

                  (6) information concerning the financial strength, general
         reputation and standing and ability to perform custodial services of
         each foreign custodian or foreign securities depository used, or
         proposed to be used, in that country;

                  (7) information concerning whether each foreign custodian or
         foreign securities depository used, or proposed to be used, in that
         country would provide a level of safeguards for maintaining the Fund's
         assets not materially different from that provided by the Custodian in
         maintaining the Fund's securities in the United States;

                  (8) information concerning whether each foreign custodian or
         foreign securities depository used, or proposed to be used, in that
         country has offices in the United States in order to facilitate the
         assertion of jurisdiction over and enforcement of judgments against
         such custodian or depository;

                  (9) as to each foreign securities depository used, or proposed
         to be used, in that country information concerning the number of
         participants in, and operating history of, such depository; and

                  (10) such other information as may be requested by the Fund to
         ensure compliance with Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act.

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         (b) During the term of this Agreement, the Custodian shall use
reasonable efforts to provide the Fund with prompt notice of any material
changes in the facts or circumstances upon which any of the foregoing
information or statements were based.

         (c) Upon request of the Fund, the Custodian shall deliver to the Fund a
certificate stating: (i) the identity of each Foreign Subcustodian then acting
on behalf of the Custodian; and (ii) the countries in which and the Foreign
Depositories through which each such Foreign Subcustodian or the Custodian is
then holding cash, securities and other assets of the Fund.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                                 CUSTODIAN FEES

         The Fund shall pay the Custodian a custody fee based on such fee
schedule as may from time to time be agreed upon in writing by the Custodian and
the Fund. Such fee, together with all amounts for which the Custodian is to be
reimbursed in accordance with the following sentence, shall be billed to the
Fund in such a manner as to permit payment either by a direct cash payment to
the Custodian or by placing Fund portfolio transactions with the Custodian
resulting in an agreed-upon amount of commissions being paid to the Custodian
within an agreed-upon period of time. The Custodian shall be entitled to receive
reimbursement from the Fund on demand for its cash disbursements and expenses
(including cash disbursements and expenses of any Subcustodian or Agent for
which the Custodian has reimbursed such Subcustodian or Agent) permitted by this
Agreement, but excluding salaries and usual overhead expenses, upon receipt by
the Fund of reasonable evidence thereof.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                   TERMINATION

         This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until terminated
by either party by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed, postage
prepaid, to the other party, such termination to take effect not sooner than
sixty (60) days after the date of such delivery or mailing. In the event of
termination, the Custodian shall be entitled to receive prior to delivery of the
securities, cash and other assets held by it all accrued fees and unreimbursed
expenses the payment of which is contemplated by Article VII, upon receipt by
the Fund of a statement setting forth such fees and expenses.

         In the event of the appointment of a successor custodian, it is agreed
that the cash, securities and other assets owned by the Fund and held by the
Custodian or any Subcustodian or Agent shall be delivered to the successor
custodian, and the Custodian agrees to cooperate with the Fund in execution of


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documents and performance of other actions necessary or desirable in order to
substitute the successor custodian for the Custodian under this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         9.1. Execution of Documents. Upon request, the Fund shall deliver to
the Custodian such proxies, powers of attorney or other instruments as may be
reasonable and necessary or desirable in connection with the performance by the
Custodian or any Subcustodian of their respective obligations under this
Agreement or any applicable subcustodian agreement.

         9.2. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof.

         9.3. Waivers and Amendments. No provision of this Agreement may be
amended or terminated except by a statement in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of the amendment or termination is sought, provided
that Appendix B listing the Foreign Subcustodians and Foreign Depositories
approved by the Fund may be amended from time to time to add or delete one or
more of such entities by delivery to the Custodian of a revised Appendix B
executed by an Authorized Person, such amendment to take effect immediately upon
execution of the revised Appendix B by the Custodian.

         In connection with the operation of this Agreement, the Custodian and
the Fund may agree in writing from time to time on such provisions
interpretative of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as may in
their joint opinion be consistent with the general tenor of this Agreement. No
interpretative or additional provisions made as provided in the preceding
sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.

         9.4. Captions. The section headings in this Agreement are for the
convenience of the parties and in no way alter, amend, limit or restrict the
contractual obligations of the parties set forth in this Agreement.

         9.5. Governing Law. This instrument shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

         9.6. Notices. Notices and other writings delivered or mailed postage
prepaid to the Fund addressed to the Fund at Two International Place, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110 or to such other address as the Fund may have designated to
the Custodian in writing, or to the Custodian at 40 Water Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109, Attention: Manager, Securities Department, or to such other
address as the Custodian may have designated to the Fund in writing, shall be


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deemed to have been properly delivered or given hereunder to the respective
addressee.

         9.7. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on and
shall inure to the benefit of the Fund and the Custodian and their respective
successors and assigns, provided that neither party hereto may assign this
Agreement or any of its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of
the other party.

         9.8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. This Agreement shall
become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed and delivered by
each of the parties.

         9.9. Representative Capacity; Nonrecourse Obligations. The Custodian
agrees that any claims by it against the Fund under this Agreement may be
satisfied only from the assets of the Fund; that the person executing this
Agreement has executed it on behalf of the Fund and not individually, and that
the obligations of the Fund arising out of this Agreement are not binding upon
such person or the Fund's shareholders individually but are binding only upon
the assets and property of the Fund; and that no shareholders, trustees or
officers of the Fund may be held personally liable or responsible for any
obligations of the Fund arising out of this Agreement.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be
executed in its name and behalf on the day and year first above written.

                          BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.

                          per pro __________________________________
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

                          AARP GROWTH TRUST

                          By: ______________________________________
                              Name:
                              Title:


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                                APPENDIX A TO THE
                           CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
                              AARP GROWTH TRUST AND
                          BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.

                          DATED AS OF February 1, 1996

              PROCEDURES RELATING TO CUSTODIAN'S SECURITY INTEREST
              ----------------------------------------------------

         As security for any Advances (as defined in the Custodian Agreement) of
the Fund, the Fund shall pledge, assign and grant to the Custodian a security
interest in Collateral (as hereinafter defined), under the terms, circumstances
and conditions set forth in this Appendix A.

     Section 1. Defined Terms. As used in this Appendix A the following terms
shall have the following respective meanings:

     (a) "Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a
day on which the Custodian is closed for business.

     (b) "Collateral" shall mean those securities having a fair market value (as
determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in the prospectus for the
Fund) equal to the aggregate of all Advance Obligations of the Fund that are (i)
identified in any Pledge Certificate executed on behalf of the Fund or (ii)
designated by the Custodian for the Fund pursuant to Section 3 of this Appendix
A. Such securities shall consist of marketable securities held by the Custodian
on behalf of the Fund or, if no such marketable securities are held by the
Custodian on behalf of the Fund, such other securities designated by the Fund in
the applicable Pledge Certificate or by the Custodian pursuant to Section 3 of
this Appendix A.

     (c) "Advance Obligations" shall mean the amount of any outstanding
Advance(s) provided by the Custodian to the Fund together with all accrued
interest thereon.

     (d) "Pledge Certificate" shall mean a Pledge Certificate in the form
attached as Exhibit 1 to this Appendix A, executed by a duly authorized officer
of the Fund and delivered by the Fund to the Custodian by facsimile transmission
or in such other manner as the Fund and the Custodian may agree in writing.

     (e) "Release Certificate" shall mean a Release Certificate in the form
attached as Exhibit 2 to this Appendix A, executed by a duly authorized officer
of the Custodian and delivered by the Custodian to the Fund by facsimile
transmission or in such other manner as the Fund and the Custodian may agree in
writing.

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     (f) "Written Notice" shall mean a written notice executed by a duly
authorized officer of the party delivering the notice and delivered by facsimile
transmission or in such other manner as the Fund and the Custodian shall agree
in writing.

     Section 2. Pledge of Collateral. To the extent that any Advance Obligations
of the Fund are not satisfied by the close of business on the first Business Day
following the Business Day on which the Fund receives a Written Notice
requesting security for such Advance Obligation and stating the amount of such
Advance Obligation, the Fund shall pledge, assign and grant to the Custodian a
first priority security interest in Collateral specified by the Fund by
delivering to the Custodian a Pledge Certificate executed by the Fund describing
such Collateral. Such Written Notice may, in the discretion of the Custodian, be
included within or accompany the Notice of Advance (as defined in the Custodian
Agreement) relating to the applicable Advance Obligation.

     Section 3. Failure to Pledge Collateral. In the event that the Fund shall
fail (a) to pay the Advance Obligation described in such Written Notice, (b) to
deliver to the Custodian a Pledge Certificate pursuant to Section 2, or (c) to
identify substitute securities pursuant to Section 6 upon the sale or maturity
of any securities identified as Collateral, the Custodian may, by Written Notice
to the Fund, specify Collateral which shall secure the applicable Advance
Obligation. The Fund hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Custodian a first
priority security interest in any and all Collateral specified in such Written
Notice; provided that such pledge, assignment and grant of security shall be
deemed to be effective only upon receipt by the Fund of such Written Notice, and
provided further that if the Custodian specifies Collateral in which a first
priority security interest has already been granted, the security interest
pledged, assigned and granted hereunder shall be a security interest that is not
a first priority security interest.

     Section 4. Delivery of Additional Collateral. If at any time the Custodian
shall notify the Fund by Written Notice that the fair market value of the
Collateral securing any Advance Obligation is less than the amount of such
Advance Obligation, the Fund shall deliver to the Custodian, within one Business
Day following the Fund's receipt of such Written Notice, an additional Pledge
Certificate describing additional Collateral. If the Fund shall fail to deliver
such additional Pledge Certificate, the Custodian may specify Collateral which
shall secure the unsecured amount of the applicable Advance Obligation in
accordance with Section 3 of this Appendix A.

     Section 5. Release of Collateral. Upon payment by the Fund of any Advance
Obligation secured by the pledge of Collateral, the Custodian shall promptly
deliver to the Fund a Release Certificate pursuant to which the Custodian shall


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<PAGE>

release Collateral from the lien under the applicable Pledge Certificate or
Written Notice pursuant to Section 3 having a fair market value equal to the
amount paid by the Fund on account of such Advance Obligation. In addition, if
at any time the Fund shall notify the Custodian by Written Notice that the Fund
desires that specified Collateral be released and (a) that the fair market value
of the Collateral securing any Advance Obligation exceeds the amount of such
Advance Obligation, or (b) that the Fund has delivered a Pledge Certificate
pursuant to Section 6 substituting Collateral in respect of such Advance
Obligation, the Custodian shall deliver to the Fund, within one Business Day
following the Custodian's receipt of such Written Notice, a Release Certificate
relating to the Collateral specified in such Written Notice.

     Section 6. Substitution of Collateral. The Fund may substitute securities
for any securities identified as Collateral by delivery to the Custodian of a
Pledge Certificate executed by the Fund, indicating the securities pledged as
Collateral.

     Section 7. Security for Fund Advance Obligations. The pledge of Collateral
by the Fund shall secure only Advance Obligations of the Fund. In no event shall
the pledge of Collateral by the Fund be deemed or considered to be security for
any other types of obligations of the Fund to the Custodian or for the Advance
Obligations or other types of obligations of any other fund.

     Section 8. Custodian's Remedies. Upon (a) the Fund's failure to pay any
Advance Obligation of the Fund within thirty days after receipt by the Fund of a
Written Notice demanding security therefor, and (b) one Business Day's prior
Written Notice to the Fund, the Custodian may elect to enforce its security
interest in the Collateral securing such Advance Obligation, by taking title to
(at the then prevailing fair market value), or selling in a commercially
reasonable manner, so much of the Collateral as shall be required to pay such
Advance Obligation in full. Notwithstanding the provisions of any applicable
law, including, without limitation, the Uniform Commercial Code, the remedy set
forth in the preceding sentence shall be the only right or remedy to which the
Custodian is entitled with respect to the pledge and security interest granted
pursuant to any Pledge Certificate or Section 3. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Custodian hereby waives and relinquishes all contractual and common law
rights of set-off to which it may now or hereafter be or become entitled with
respect to any obligations of the Fund to the Custodian arising under this
Appendix A to the Custodian Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Appendix A to be
executed in its name and behalf on the day and year first above written.


                          BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.

                          per pro __________________________________
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

                          AARP GROWTH TRUST

                          By: ______________________________________
                              Name:
                              Title:

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                                    EXHIBIT 1
                                       TO
                                   Appendix A

                               PLEDGE CERTIFICATE
                               ------------------


         This Pledge Certificate is delivered pursuant to the Custodian
Agreement dated as of _____________________ (the "Agreement"), between
_____________________ (the "Fund") and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the
"Custodian"). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. Pursuant to [Section 2 or
Section 4] of Appendix A attached to the Agreement, the Fund hereby pledges,
assigns and grants to the Custodian a first priority security interest in the
securities listed on Schedule A attached to this Pledge Certificate
(collectively, the "Pledged Securities"). Upon delivery of this Pledge
Certificate, the Pledged Securities shall constitute Collateral, and shall
secure all Advance Obligations of the Fund described in that certain Written
Notice dated ________, 19__, delivered by the Custodian to the Fund. The pledge,
assignment and grant of security in the Pledged Securities hereunder shall be
subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, including,
without limitation, Sections 7 and 8 of Appendix A attached hereto.


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fund has caused this Pledge Certificate to be
executed in its name, on behalf of the Fund this ________ day of _______, 19__.



                                             By:    _____________________
                                             Name:  _____________________
                                             Title: _____________________




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                                   SCHEDULE A
                                       TO
                               PLEDGE CERTIFICATE


                  Type of           Certificate/CUSIP         Number of
Issuer            Security          Numbers                   Shares
- ------            --------          -----------------         ------



















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                                    EXHIBIT 2
                                       TO
                                   Appendix A

                               RELEASE CERTIFICATE
                               -------------------


     This Release Certificate is delivered pursuant to the Custodian Agreement
dated as of _________, 199_ (the "Agreement"), between _______________________
(the "Fund") and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (the "Custodian"). Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings ascribed
to them in the Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5 of Appendix A attached to the
Agreement, the Custodian hereby releases the securities listed on Schedule A
attached to this Release Certificate from the lien under the [Pledge Certificate
dated __________, 19 or the Written Notice delivered pursuant to Section 3 of
Appendix A dated ___________, 19 ].

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Custodian has caused this Release Certificate
to be executed in its name and on its behalf this ____ day of 19__.



                                             Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.



                                             By:    _____________________
                                             Name:  _____________________
                                             Title: _____________________




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                                   SCHEDULE A
                                       TO
                               RELEASE CERTIFICATE


                  Type of           Certificate/CUSIP         Number of
Issuer            Security          Numbers                   Shares
- ------            --------          -----------------         ------



















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                                                                 Exhibit 8(a)(8)


                         Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

                                                                  December, 1995
                                AARP Fee Schedule


                                   SCHEDULE A

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MARKET                                      ASSET CHARGE (BP)                TRANSACTION CHARGE
Group 1
United States                               1.0 on first $100 million        DTC:                       $10
                                           .5 on all over $100 million       Physical and Same Day
                                                                             Money Market Transaction:  $25
<S>                                                     <C>                                     <C>
Group 2
Euroclear and Cedel*                                    3                                       35

Group 3
Canada                                                  4                                       20

Group 4
Germany                                                 5                                       30
Japan                                                   5                                       30
Switzerland                                             5                                       50
United Kingdom                                          5                                       45

Group 5
Australia                                               6                                       50
Denmark                                                 6                                       50
France                                                  6                                       60
Netherlands                                             6                                       75
New Zealand                                             6                                       50
Sweden                                                  6                                       60

Group 6
Belgium                                                 8                                       50
Finland                                                 8                                       60
Hong Kong                                               8                                       75
Ireland                                                 8                                       50
Italy                                                   8                                       60

<PAGE>
                                       Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.


Luxembourg                                              8                                       50
Norway                                                  8                                       75
Singapore                                               8                                       75

Group 7
Austria                                                 10                                      60
Malaysia                                                10                                      75
Spain                                                   10                                      60

Group 8
Indonesia                                               15                                      75
Mexico                                                  15                                      50
Thailand                                                15                                      75
South Africa                                            15                                      75

Emerging Markets
Argentina                                               27                                      75
Bangladesh                                              45                                      150
Botswana                                                60                                      175
Brazil                                                  21                                      50
Chile                                                   35                                      75
China                                                   35                                      60
Colombia                                                45                                      100
Czech Republic                                          35                                      75
Egypt                                                   40                                      175
Ghana                                                   60                                      175
Greece                                                  50                                      150
Hungary                                                 60                                      175
India                                                   40                                100 per partial
Israel                                                  25                                      150
Jordan                                                  45                                      175
Kenya                                                   60                                      175
Korea                                                   22                                      50
Morocco                                                 40                                      50
Pakistan                                                35                                      100

<PAGE>
                                       Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.


Peru                                                    60                                      150
Philippines                                             25                                      50
Poland                                                  50                                      50
Portugal                                                25                                      125
Slovak Republic                                         35                                      75
Sri Lanka                                               20                                      50
Swaziland                                               50                                      175
Taiwan                                                  25                                      75
Turkey                                                  35                                      75
Uruguay                                                 50                                      150
Venezuela                                               35                                      75
Zambia                                                  60                                      175
Zimbabwe                                                60                                      175

     *  Annual Minimum Custody Fee:  $10,000 per account
     *  Automation: This schedule assumes machine readable trade instructions.
</TABLE>


                             Out-of-Pocket Expenses
                             ----------------------

     Out-of-pocket expenses including but not limted to communication expenses,
wire charges, telex, legal, telephone, postage and direct expenses including but
not limited to stamp duties, commissions, dividend and income collection
charges, taxes, certficate fees, special handling, transfer and registration
fees would be additional.


                                                                    Exhibit 9(h)
                       FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS  AGREEMENT  is made on the 1st day of  February,  1996  between AARP Growth
Trust (the "Fund"), on behalf of AARP Global Growth Fund (hereinafter called the
"Portfolio"),  a  registered  open-end  management  investment  company with its
principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and Scudder Fund Accounting
Corporation,  with its  principal  place of  business  in Boston,  Massachusetts
(hereinafter called "FUND ACCOUNTING").

WHEREAS,  the  Portfolio  has need for certain  accounting  services  which FUND
ACCOUNTING is willing and able to provide;

NOW THEREFORE in  consideration of the mutual promises herein made, the Fund and
FUND ACCOUNTING agree as follows:

Section 1.  Duties of FUND ACCOUNTING - General

         FUND  ACCOUNTING is authorized to act under the terms of this Agreement
         as the Portfolio's  fund accounting  agent, and as such FUND ACCOUNTING
         shall:

          a.   Maintain and preserve all accounts,  books, financial records and
               other  documents as are required of the Fund under  Section 31 of
               the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940 (the "1940  Act") and Rules
               31a-1,  31a-2 and 31a-3 thereunder,  applicable federal and state
               laws and any  other  law or  administrative  rules or  procedures
               which may be applicable  to the Fund on behalf of the  Portfolio,
               other than those accounts,  books and financial  records required
               to be maintained by the Fund's custodian or transfer agent and/or
               books  and  records  maintained  by all other  service  providers
               necessary  for the Fund to conduct its  business as a  registered
               open-end  management  investment  company.  All  such  books  and
               records  shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all times
               during  regular  business  hours be open for  inspection  by, and
               shall be  surrendered  promptly upon request of, duly  authorized
               officers  of the Fund.  All such books and  records  shall at all
               times during regular business hours be open for inspection,  upon
               request of duly authorized  officers of the Fund, by employees or
               agents of the Fund and employees and agents of the Securities and
               Exchange Commission.

          b.   Record the current day's  trading  activity and such other proper
               bookkeeping  entries as are necessary for determining  that day's
               net asset value and net income.

          c.   Render  statements  or copies of records as from time to time are
               reasonably requested by the Fund.

          d.   Facilitate  audits of accounts by the Fund's  independent  public
               accountants or by any other  auditors  employed or engaged by the
               Fund or by any regulatory body with jurisdiction over the Fund.

          e.   Compute  the  Portfolio's  net asset  value per  share,  and,  if
               applicable,  its public  offering price and/or its daily dividend
               rates and money market  yields,  in accordance  with Section 3 of
               the  Agreement  and notify the Fund and such other persons as the
               Fund may reasonably request of the net asset value per share, the
               public  offering  price and/or its daily dividend rates and money
               market yields.
<PAGE>

Section 2.  Valuation of Securities

         Securities   shall  be  valued  in  accordance   with  (a)  the  Fund's
         Registration  Statement,  as amended or supplemented  from time to time
         (hereinafter  referred  to as the  "Registration  Statement");  (b) the
         resolutions  of the Board of  Trustees of the Fund at the time in force
         and  applicable,  as they may from  time to time be  delivered  to FUND
         ACCOUNTING,  and (c) Proper Instructions from such officers of the Fund
         or other  persons as are from time to time  authorized  by the Board of
         Trustees of the Fund to give  instructions  with respect to computation
         and  determination of the net asset value.  FUND ACCOUNTING may use one
         or more external pricing services,  including broker-dealers,  provided
         that an appropriate officer of the Fund shall have approved such use in
         advance.

Section 3. Computation of Net Asset Value, Public Offering Price, Daily Dividend
Rates and Yields

         FUND  ACCOUNTING   shall  compute  the  Portfolio's  net  asset  value,
         including  net  income,  in  a  manner  consistent  with  the  specific
         provisions of the Registration  Statement.  Such  computation  shall be
         made as of the time or times specified in the Registration Statement.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall compute the daily dividend rates and money market
         yields, if applicable,  in accordance with the methodology set forth in
         the Registration Statement.

Section 4.  FUND ACCOUNTING's Reliance on Instructions and Advice

         In  maintaining  the  Portfolio's  books  of  account  and  making  the
         necessary  computations  FUND ACCOUNTING  shall be entitled to receive,
         and  may  rely  upon,  information  furnished  it by  means  of  Proper
         Instructions, including but not limited to:

          a.   The manner and amount of accrual of  expenses  to be  recorded on
               the books of the Portfolio;

          b.   The source of  quotations  to be used for such  securities as may
               not  be  available  through  FUND  ACCOUNTING's   normal  pricing
               services;

          c.   The  value  to be  assigned  to any  asset  for  which  no  price
               quotations are readily available;

          d.   If applicable,  the manner of computation of the public  offering
               price and such other computations as may be necessary;

          e.   Transactions in portfolio securities;

          f.   Transactions in shares of beneficial interest.

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive,  and shall be entitled to
         rely upon,  as  conclusive  proof of any fact or matter  required to be
         ascertained by it hereunder, a certificate,  letter or other instrument
         signed  by an  authorized  officer  of the  Fund  or any  other  person
         authorized by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
<PAGE>

         FUND  ACCOUNTING  shall be  entitled  to receive and act upon advice of
         Counsel (which may be Counsel for the Fund) at the  reasonable  expense
         of the Portfolio and shall be without liability for any action taken or
         thing done in good faith in reliance upon such advice.

         FUND  ACCOUNTING  shall be  entitled  to  receive,  and may rely  upon,
         information received from the Transfer Agent.

Section 5.  Proper Instructions

         "Proper  Instructions" as used herein means any certificate,  letter or
         other  instrument  or  telephone  call  reasonably   believed  by  FUND
         ACCOUNTING  to be genuine and to have been  properly  made or signed by
         any  authorized  officer  of the  Fund  or  person  certified  to  FUND
         ACCOUNTING as being  authorized by the Board of Trustees.  The Fund, on
         behalf of the Portfolio,  shall cause oral instructions to be confirmed
         in writing.  Proper  Instructions may include  communications  effected
         directly between  electro-mechanical or electronic devices as from time
         to time  agreed  to by an  authorized  officer  of the  Fund  and  FUND
         ACCOUNTING.

         The  Fund,  on  behalf  of the  Portfolio,  agrees  to  furnish  to the
         appropriate person(s) within FUND ACCOUNTING a copy of the Registration
         Statement  as  in  effect  from  time  to  time.  FUND  ACCOUNTING  may
         conclusively  rely on the Fund's most recently  delivered  Registration
         Statement for all purposes under this Agreement and shall not be liable
         to the Portfolio or the Fund in acting in reliance thereon.

Section 6.  Standard of Care and Indemnification

         FUND  ACCOUNTING  shall exercise  reasonable  care and diligence in the
         performance  of  its  duties  hereunder.  The  Fund  agrees  that  FUND
         ACCOUNTING  shall not be liable under this  Agreement  for any error of
         judgment or mistake of law made in good faith and  consistent  with the
         foregoing  standard of care,  provided  that nothing in this  Agreement
         shall be deemed to  protect  or  purport  to  protect  FUND  ACCOUNTING
         against any liability to the Fund, the Portfolio or its shareholders to
         which FUND  ACCOUNTING  would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
         misfeasance,  bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties,
         or by reason of its reckless  disregard of its  obligations  and duties
         hereunder.

         The Fund agrees,  on behalf of the  Portfolio,  to  indemnify  and hold
         harmless FUND  ACCOUNTING and its  employees,  agents and nominees from
         all taxes,  charges,  expenses,  assessments,  claims  and  liabilities
         (including  reasonable  attorneys'  fees) incurred or assessed  against
         them in connection with the performance of this Agreement,  except such
         as may arise from their own negligent action,  negligent failure to act
         or willful misconduct. The foregoing  notwithstanding,  FUND ACCOUNTING
         will in no  event  be  liable  for any loss  resulting  from the  acts,
         omissions, lack of financial responsibility,  or failure to perform the
         obligations of any person or organization  designated by the Fund to be
         the authorized agent of the Portfolio as a party to any transactions.
<PAGE>

         FUND ACCOUNTING's responsibility for damage or loss with respect to the
         Portfolio's  records arising from fire,  flood,  Acts of God,  military
         power,  war,  insurrection or nuclear fission,  fusion or radioactivity
         shall  be  limited  to the use of FUND  ACCOUNTING's  best  efforts  to
         recover  the  Portfolio's  records  determined  to be lost,  missing or
         destroyed.

Section 7.  Compensation and FUND ACCOUNTING Expenses

         FUND ACCOUNTING shall be paid as compensation for its services pursuant
         to this Agreement such  compensation as may from time to time be agreed
         upon in writing by the two parties.  FUND ACCOUNTING  shall be entitled
         to recover its reasonable  telephone,  courier or delivery service, and
         all other reasonable  out-of-pocket,  expenses as incurred,  including,
         without limitation,  reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable fees for
         pricing services.

Section 8.  Amendment and Termination

         This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until terminated
         as hereinafter provided, may be amended at any time by mutual agreement
         of the parties hereto and may be terminated by an instrument in writing
         delivered or mailed to the other  party.  Such  termination  shall take
         effect not sooner  than  ninety (90) days after the date of delivery or
         mailing of such notice of termination. Any termination date is to be no
         earlier  than  four  months  from  the  effective  date  hereof.   Upon
         termination, FUND ACCOUNTING will turn over to the Fund or its designee
         and  cease  to  retain  in  FUND  ACCOUNTING  files,   records  of  the
         calculations of net asset value and all other records pertaining to its
         services  hereunder;   provided,   however,   FUND  ACCOUNTING  in  its
         discretion  may make and retain  copies of any and all such records and
         documents which it determines appropriate or for its protection.

Section 9.  Services Not Exclusive

         FUND  ACCOUNTING's  services  pursuant to this  Agreement are not to be
         deemed to be exclusive,  and it is understood  that FUND ACCOUNTING may
         perform  fund  accounting  services  for others.  In acting  under this
         Agreement,  FUND ACCOUNTING shall be an independent  contractor and not
         an agent of the Fund or the Portfolio.

Section 10.  Limitation of Liability for Claims

         The Fund's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated November 1,
         1984 as amended to date (the "Declaration"),  a copy of which, together
         with all amendments  thereto, is on file in the Office of the Secretary
         of State of the Commonwealth of  Massachusetts,  provides that the name
         "AARP  Growth  Trust"  refers to the  Trustees  under  the  Declaration
         collectively as trustees and not as individuals or personally, and that
         no  shareholder  of the Fund or the  Portfolio,  or  Trustee,  officer,
         employee  or agent of the Fund shall be  subject  to claims  against or
         obligations of the Trust or of the Portfolio to any extent  whatsoever,
         but that the Trust estate only shall be liable.
<PAGE>

         FUND  ACCOUNTING  is  expressly  put on  notice  of the  limitation  of
         liability as set forth in the Declaration  and FUND  ACCOUNTING  agrees
         that the  obligations  assumed by the Fund and/or the  Portfolio  under
         this  Agreement  shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
         assets,  and FUND  ACCOUNTING  shall not seek  satisfaction of any such
         obligation

         from the  shareholders  or any shareholder of the Fund or the Portfolio
         or any other series of the Fund, or from any Trustee, officer, employee
         or agent of the Fund. FUND ACCOUNTING  understands  that the rights and
         obligations  of the Portfolio  under the  Declaration  are separate and
         distinct from those of any and all other series of the Fund.

Section 11.  Notices

         Any notice shall be sufficiently  given when delivered or mailed to the
         other  party at the  address of such  party set forth  below or to such
         other  person or at such  other  address as such party may from time to
         time specify in writing to the other party.

         If to FUND ACCOUNTING:        Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation
                                       Two International Place
                                       Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                                       Attn:  Vice President

         If to the Fund - Portfolio:   AARP Growth Trust -
                                       AARP Global Growth Fund
                                       Two International Place
                                       Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                                       Attn:  President, Secretary or Treasurer

Section 12.  Miscellaneous

         This  Agreement  may not be  assigned  by FUND  ACCOUNTING  without the
         consent of the Fund as  authorized  or  approved by  resolution  of its
         Board of Trustees.

         In connection with the operation of this  Agreement,  the Fund and FUND
         ACCOUNTING may agree from time to time on such provisions  interpretive
         of or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement as in their joint
         opinions may be consistent with this Agreement.  Any such  interpretive
         or additional  provisions  shall be in writing,  signed by both parties
         and annexed  hereto,  but no such  provisions  shall be deemed to be an
         amendment of this Agreement.

         This Agreement  shall be governed and construed in accordance  with the
         laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
<PAGE>

         This  Agreement  may  be  executed   simultaneously   in  two  or  more
         counterparts,  each of which  shall be deemed an  original,  but all of
         which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         This Agreement  constitutes  the entire  agreement  between the parties
         concerning the subject matter hereof,  and supersedes any and all prior
         understandings.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by  their  respective  officers  thereunto  duly  authorized  and its seal to be
hereunder affixed as of the date first written above.


                                    AARP GROWTH TRUST, on behalf of
                                    AARP Global Growth Fund


                                    By:____________________________
                                            President


                                    SCUDDER FUND ACCOUNTING CORPORATION


                                    By:____________________________
                                            Vice President



                                                                      Exhibit 11

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Statement of
Additional Information constituting part of this Post Effective Amendment No. 18
to the Registration Statement of AARP Growth Trust on Form N-1A of our report
dated November 7, 1995 relating to the financial statements and financial
highlights of AARP Growth Trust which is comprised of AARP Balanced Stock and
Bond Fund, AARP Growth and Income Fund and AARP Capital Growth Fund, AARP Cash
Investment Funds which is comprised of AARP High Quality Money Fund, AARP Income
Trust which is comprised of AARP GNMA and U.S. Treasury Fund and AARP High
Quality Bond Fund and AARP Tax Free Income Trust which is comprised of AARP High
Quality Tax Free Money Fund and AARP Insured Tax Free General Bond Fund which
appear in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended September 30,
1995, which is incorporated by reference in such Statement of Additional
Information. We further consent to the references to us under the headings
"Experts" in the Statement of Additional Information and "Financial Information"
in the Prospectus constituting part of this Post Effective Amendment No. 18.

/s/Price Waterhouse LLP
Price Waterhouse LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 24, 1996
<PAGE>
                                                                      Exhibit 11

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in the Statement of Additional Information
constituting part of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the registration
statement of AARP Growth Trust on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") of
our report dated January 25, 1996, relating to the financial statement of AARP
Global Growth Fund, which constitutes part of the AARP Growth Trust, which
appears in such Statement of Additional Information. We also consent to the
reference to us under the headings "Experts" in such Statement of Additional
Information and "Financial Information" in the Prospectus constituting part of
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 18.


/s/Price Waterhouse LLP
Price Waterhouse LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 25, 1996

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the AARP
Balanced  Stock and Bond Fund Annual Report for the fiscal year ended  September
30,  1995 and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to such  financial
statements. 
</LEGEND> 
<SERIES>
     <NUMBER> 3
     <NAME>AARP BALANCED STOCK AND BOND FUND
       
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                                                       245,971,020
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<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                               248,254,699
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</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the AARP
Growth and Income Fund Annual  Report for the fiscal  year ended  September  30,
1995 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<SERIES>
     <NUMBER> 1
     <NAME> AARP GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
       
<S>                                                    <C>
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<PERIOD-START>                                                               OCT-01-1994
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                                                     3,040,229,571
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</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the AARP
Capital  Growth Fund Annual Report for the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1995
and is qualified in its  entirety by  reference  to such  financial  statements.
</LEGEND>
 <SERIES>
     <NUMBER> 2
     <NAME> AARP CAPITAL GROWTH FUND
       
<S>                                                    <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                          YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                            SEP-30-1995
<PERIOD-START>                                                               OCT-01-1994
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<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                                                        550,616,455
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                                                       692,332,062
<RECEIVABLES>                                                                  2,020,044
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<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                                                        3,733,920
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