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Fortis Worldwide Portfolios, Inc.
January 1, 2001
Supplement to the Fortis Worldwide Portfolios
Prospectus dated March 1, 2000
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The following information replaces the first sentence
of the section entitled "Risks of futures, options and
forward contracts transactions" on page 19.
Each Fund may write covered call or secured put options
on stocks or stock indices, purchase put and call
options on stocks or stock indices, and enter into
stock index futures contracts and foreign currency
forward exchange contracts and options thereon.
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