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NORWEST ADVANTAGE FUNDS
CONTRARIAN STOCK FUND
A SHARES
B SHARES
Supplement Dated February 4, 1997
to Prospectus Dated October 1, 1996
A Shares and B Shares of Contrarian Stock Fund currently are not offered for
sale.
Forum Financial Services, Inc. will provide a 0.50% payment to selected
broker-dealers for all exchanges made into another series of Norwest Advantage
Funds. The Fund's contingent deferred sales load shall be waived for all
redemptions. All A Share purchases of another series of Norwest Advantage Funds
shall be at no additional sales charge. This promotion shall continue until all
A Share and B Share assets have been liquidated from the Fund.