SUNSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
207 EAST BUFFALO STREET
SUITE 400
MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
Phone 414/271-5885 Fax 414/271-9717
August 8, 1996
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Northern Funds - Registration Nos. 33-73404; 811-8236
Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of the Northern Funds (the "Funds") and pursuant to Rule 497(e)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby file a Supplement dated
July 31, 1996 to the Prospectuses of the Funds dated July 31, 1996.
Please telephone the undersigned at (414) 271-5885 should you have any
questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Anne E. Cerny
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Anne E. Cerny
Marketing and Advertising Coordinator
cc: Meghan Mahon (paper copy)
Supplement dated July 31, 1996
to Prospectus dated July 31, 1996
Northern Funds' Board of Trustees may change the investment objective of any
Fund without shareholder approval. Before making any change in a Fund's
investment objective, however, South Dakota shareholders of the Fund would be
advised at least 30 days in advance of any such change.