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                           UNITED SERVICES FUNDFACTS

                    Bonnel Growth Fund As Of March 31, 1996

[GRAPHIC:  Portrait of Arthur Bonnel]

PORTFOLIO MANAGER
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The Bonnel Growth Fund's portfolio is expertly  managed by Arthur Bonnel.  Prior
to joining United Services, Art Bonnel managed a successful growth fund for five
years with another fund group. A professional  money manager since 1970, Art has
served on the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Board of Trade,  held a seat
on a  stock  exchange,  served  as a bank  trust  officer  and  managed  his own
investment  advisory firm, Bonnel Inc. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
economics at the University of Nevada.

INVESTMENT PROCESS
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One main  factor  drives  the Bonnel  stock  selection  strategy-the  search for
quality growth stocks.  Unlike many growth-oriented fund managers,  Art does not
try to predict a company's future earnings.  Instead, he focuses on year-to-year
trailing  earnings  growth  and other  indicators  of  financial  health to find
tomorrow's market winners.
 
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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

NUMBER OF HOLDINGS  --  90
FOREIGN HOLDINGS    --   1

                                    AVERAGE                   MEDIAN
MARKET CAP (MILL)                      2500                      535
P/E                                    33.2                     27.1

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FUND PERFORMANCE

Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 1996

1 Year ........................  43.80%
Since Inception 10/17/94 ......  36.86%

                [LINEAR GRAPH PLOTTED FROM DATA IN TABLE BELOW]

                       BONNEL GROWTH FUND VS. RUSSELL 2000

               Bonnel Growth Fund - $15719.21
               Russell 2000 - $13304.69
                                          
                                           RUSSELL 2000  BONNEL GROWTH FUND
                                           ------------  ------------------
          10/31/94 .................            10000            10000
          11/30/94 .................         9595.876         10019.98
          12/30/94 .................         9852.768         10079.92
           1/31/95 .................         9728.254         9849.464
           2/28/95 .................         10133.25         10480.71
           3/31/95 .................         10307.03          10931.6
           4/28/95 .................         10535.96         11412.55
           5/31/95 .................         10717.16         11582.89
           6/30/95 .................          11273.1         12665.03
           7/31/95 .................         11922.43         14107.88
           8/31/95 .................         12169.17         14238.14
           9/29/95 .................         12386.52         14859.37
          10/31/95 .................         11832.54         14508.67
          11/30/95 .................         12329.61         14789.23
          12/29/95 .................         12654.88         14638.38
           1/31/96 .................         12641.23         14428.51
           2/29/96 .................         13035.26         15016.15
           3/29/96 .................         13304.69         15719.21

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TOP 10 HOLDINGS                               %

  1.  Jones Medical ......................  2.65
  2.  Brooktrout Tech ....................  2.58
  3.  Parametric Tech ....................  2.34
  4.  Dura Pharmaceutical ................  2.28
  5.  Ascend Communications ..............  2.15
  6.  California Amp .....................  2.14
  7.  Kent Electronics ...................  2.12
  8.  Seagate Tech .......................  2.08
  9.  Medtronic ..........................  2.02
 10.  Universal Health ...................  2.02

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TOP TEN INDUSTRIES                           %

  1.  Prepackaged Software ...............  7.77
  2.  Pharmaceutical Prep ................  6.60
  3.  Communications Equip ...............  4.04
  4.  General Med & Sur Hosp .............  3.90
  5.  Computer Storage ...................  3.87
  6.  Radio TV Broadcast .................  3.79
  7.  Semiconductors .....................  3.53
  8.  Surgical, Med, Instr ...............  3.52
  9.  Department Stores ..................  3.46
 10.  Electromedical Appar ...............  2.87

For more  information,  including  charges and  expenses,  call  1-800-873-3639.
Please read the prospectus  carefully before investing.  Investment  returns and
principal  value  may  vary,  and you may  have a gain or a loss  when  you sell
shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Average annual total
rate of  return  for one year is 43.80%  and for the life of the Fund  (10/17/94
through 3/31/96), 36.86%. U.S. stands for "United Services". The Russell 2000 is
an  unmanaged  index of  stocks  considered  to be  representative  of the broad
small-cap market.



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