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                            REGISTRATION NO. 33-87498
                                    811-08910

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-1A

           REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]

                      PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. _____ [ ]
                       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 14 [X]
                                     AND/OR


       REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
                              AMENDMENT NO. 17 [X]
                        (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES.)


                           VINTAGE MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
                                2203 GRAND AVENUE
                           DES MOINES, IOWA 50312-5338
               (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (515) 244-5426

                            DAVID W. MILES, PRESIDENT
                           VINTAGE MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
                                2203 GRAND AVENUE
                           DES MOINES, IOWA 50312-5338
                     (NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

                        COPIES OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO:
KATHLEEN K. CLARKE, ESQ.            JOHN C. MILES, ESQ.
SEWARD & KISSEL LLP                 CLINE, WILLIAMS, WRIGHT, JOHNSON & OLDFATHER
1200 G STREET, N.W.                 19TH FLOOR, 233 S. 13TH
WASHINGTON, DC 20005                LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68508

   IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY PURSUANT TO
   PARAGRAPH (b) OF RULE 485 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.


 <PAGE>
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS, THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON
REQUEST:

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders contain additional information on
each Fund's investments. In the Annual Report, you will find a discussion of the
market  conditions and investment  strategies that  significantly  affected each
Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The Vintage Funds have an SAI,  which contains more detailed  information  about
each Fund, including its operations and investment  policies.  The Funds' SAI is
incorporated by reference into (and is legally part of) this Prospectus.

You may request a free copy of the current annual/semi-annual report or the SAI,
by contacting your broker or other financial intermediary,  or by contacting the
Funds:

By mail:      c/o Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc.
              Dept. L-1392
              Columbus, OH  43260-1392

By phone:     For Information and Literature:
              (800) 438-6375

By e-mail:    [email protected]

By the Internet: www.VintageFunds.com

OR YOU MAY VIEW OR OBTAIN THESE DOCUMENTS
FROM THE SEC:

In person:    at the SEC's Public Reference Room
              in Washington, D.C.

By phone:     1-800-SEC-0330 (For information only)

By mail:      Public Reference Section
              Securities and Exchange Commission
              Washington, DC 20549-6009
              (Duplicating fee required)

On the Internet: www.sec.gov

The Vintage Funds may not be available in all states.  Please  contact the Funds
to determine if the Funds are available for sale in your state.


File No. 811-08910


                                     [LOGO]

                                   PROSPECTUS


                                  July 29, 1999


GOVERNMENT ASSETS FUND
LIQUID ASSETS FUND
MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND
VINTAGE LIMITED TERM BOND FUND
VINTAGE BOND FUND
VINTAGE INCOME FUND
VINTAGE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
VINTAGE BALANCED FUND
VINTAGE EQUITY FUND
VINTAGE AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND




AS WITH OTHER MUTUAL  FUNDS,  THE  SECURITIES  AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  HAS NOT
APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  THESE  SECURITIES  OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

<PAGE>

INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND ADMINISTRATOR
Investors Management Group
2203 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50312

DISTRIBUTOR
BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, Ohio 43219

LEGAL COUNSEL
Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather
1900 First Bank Building
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
400 Locust Street, Ste. 640
Des Moines, Iowa 50309

<TABLE>
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<S>                                                  <C>
RISK/RETURN SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   - VINTAGE MONEY MARKET FUNDS . . . . . . . . . .   3
   - VINTAGE BOND FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   - VINTAGE BALANCED FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   - VINTAGE STOCK FUNDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS. . . . . . . . . . .  12

DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   - GOVERNMENT ASSETS FUND . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   - LIQUID ASSETS FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   - MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   - VINTAGE LIMITED TERM BONDFUND. . . . . . . . .  16
   - VINTAGE BOND FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   - VINTAGE INCOME FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
   - VINTAGE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND. . . . . . . . . .  17
   - VINTAGE BALANCED FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
   - VINTAGE EQUITY FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
   - VINTAGE AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND . . . . . . . .  20

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23

PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
   - HOW THE FUNDS VALUE THEIR SHARES . . . . . . .  25
   - HOW TO BUY SHARES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
   - HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
   - HOW TO SELL SHARES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
   - AUTO WITHDRAWAL PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
   - AUTOMATIC REDEMPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES . . . . . . . .  29

DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THE FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

                         The  following is a summary of certain key  information
                         about the Funds.  You will find additional  information
                         about the Funds after this summary.

                         In this summary, we will identify certain kinds of
                         risks that apply to one or more of the Funds.  These
                         risks are:

                         -  Market Risk.  This is the risk that market
                         influences will affect expected returns of all
                         equities and bonds in ways that were not anticipated.

                         -  Interest Rate Risk.  This is the risk that returns
                         will be better or worse than expected because of
                         changes in the level of interest rates.

                         -  Credit Risk.  This is the risk associated with the
                         ability of the firm that issues securities to meet its
                         obligations on those securities.

                         The  summary  also  describes  specific  risks that may
                         apply to one Fund.

                         The Risk/Return  Summary  includes a bar chart for each
                         Fund showing its annual returns and a table showing its
                         average  annual  returns.  The bar  chart and the table
                         provide  an  indication  of the  historical  risk of an
                         investment in each Fund by showing:

                         - changes in the Fund's performance from year to year
                           over 10 years or, if less, the life of the Fund; and

                         - how the Fund's  average annual returns for one, five,
                           and 10  years,  or,  if less,  the life of the  Fund,
                           compare to those of a broad based  securities  market
                           index.

                         A  Fund's  past  performance,   of  course,   does  not
                         necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

                         OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS FOR YOU TO NOTE:

                         - You may lose money by investing in a Fund.

                         - An  investment  in a Fund is not a deposit  in a bank
                           and is  not  insured  or  guaranteed  by the  Federal
                           Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government
                           agency.


                                      -2-
<PAGE>

                         VINTAGE MONEY MARKET FUNDS

                         GOVERNMENT ASSETS FUND
                         LIQUID ASSETS FUND
                         MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND

                         OBJECTIVES.  The  investment  objectives  of the  Money
                         Market Funds are safety of principal and liquidity, and
                         to the extent consistent with these objectives, maximum
                         current income. The Municipal Assets Fund seeks current
                         income that is exempt from federal income taxes.

                         PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES.  The Funds are  "money
                         market  funds" that seek to maintain a stable net asset
                         value  of  $1.00  per  share.  Each  Fund  pursues  its
                         objectives by  maintaining a portfolio of  high-quality
                         money market  securities.  Each Fund primarily  invests
                         in:

                         -  Government Assets Fund:  U.S. Treasury bills or
                         notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the
                         U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities.

                         -  Liquid Assets Fund:  U.S. Treasury bills or notes
                         and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
                         Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, and
                         high-quality commercial paper and corporate
                         obligations.

                         -  Municipal Assets Fund:  High-quality, tax-exempt
                         debt obligations of state and municipal governments.

                         PRINCIPAL  RISKS.  The principal  risks of investing in
                         the  Money  Market  Funds  are  interest  rate risk and
                         credit  risk.  Although  the funds seek to preserve the
                         value of your  investment  at $1.00  per  share,  it is
                         possible to lose money by investing in the Funds.

                         BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

                         The bar charts and performance  information  provide an
                         indication of the  historical  risk of an investment in
                         the Funds.

                         You may obtain current yield  information  for any Fund
                         by calling 1-800-438-6375.

GOVERNMENT ASSETS        The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund's
FUND                     Class T Shares.

                         [CHART]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1993     1994     1995     1996     1997     1998
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
                         2.70%    3.69%    5.39%    4.66%    4.77%    4.77%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return for a quarter was 1.36% (quarter ending 6/30/95)
                         and the lowest return for a quarter was 0.66%  (quarter
                         ending 3/31/93).

                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was 2.07%.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         --------------------------------------------------------------
                                  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                         --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              Since
                                                        1 Year   5 Year    Inception
                         --------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                             <C>      <C>        <C>
                         Government Assets T             4.77%    4.65%      4.32%*
                         --------------------------------------------------------------
                         *Inception Date 12/21/92

</TABLE>


                                      -3-
<PAGE>

LIQUID ASSETS FUND       The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund's
                         Class S Shares.

                         [CHART]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1989     1990     1991     1992     1993     1994     1995     1996     1997     1998
                         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
                         8.43%    7.60%    5.44%    3.40%    2.54%    3.58%    5.11%    4.54%    4.64%    4.41%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return for a quarter was 2.15% (quarter ending 6/30/89)
                         and the lowest return for a quarter was 0.62%  (quarter
                         ending 12/31/93).

                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was 1.86%.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                      5 Year (or
                                                           1 Year   Since Inception)  10 Year
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                                <C>          <C>            <C>
                         Liquid Assets S                    4.41%        4.46%          4.96%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Liquid Assets S2                   4.67%        4.84%*         N/A
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Liquid Assets T                    4.91%        5.04%*         N/A
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Liquid Assets I                    5.08%        5.26%*         N/A
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         *Inception Dates: 02/11/97 for Class S2 Shares.  10/15/96 for Classes T and I Shares.

</TABLE>
MUNICIPAL ASSETS   The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund's
FUND               Class S Shares.


                         [CHART]


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         1989     1990     1991     1992     1993     1994     1995     1996     1997     1998
                         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
                         5.70%    5.11%    3.88%    2.28%    1.51%    1.88%    2.87%    2.68%    2.99%    2.66%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return for a quarter was 1.54% (quarter ending 6/30/89)
                         and the lowest return for a quarter was 0.36%  (quarter
                         ending 3/31/94).

                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was 1.08%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                     5 Year(or
                                                          1 Year   Since Inception)  10 Year
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                               <C>          <C>            <C>
                         Municipal Assets S                2.66%        2.62%          3.15%
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Municipal Assets T                2.90%        3.09%*         N/A
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Municipal Assets I                3.06%        3.31%*         N/A
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Inception Dates:  10/15/96 for Classes T and I Shares.
</TABLE>


                                      -4-
<PAGE>
                         VINTAGE BOND FUNDS

VINTAGE LIMITED          OBJECTIVE. The Fund's investment objective is total
TERM BOND FUND           return from a portfolio of limited-term fixed-income
                         securities.

                         PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES.   The  Fund  invests
                         primarily in a  diversified  portfolio of  fixed-income
                         securities,  including corporate debt securities,  U.S.
                         Government securities, and mortgage-related securities.
                         The Fund  normally  invests  more than 65% of its total
                         assets in  fixed-income  securities  rated  within  the
                         three  highest  rating  categories  or, if unrated,  of
                         comparable  quality.  The Fund  expects  to  maintain a
                         dollar-weighted  average  portfolio  maturity of 1 to 4
                         years.


                         The Fund seeks total return a  combination  of interest
                         income  from  its  investments   and   appreciation  or
                         depreciation in the value of the  securities.  The Fund
                         selects investments based on both capital  appreciation
                         and depreciation adjusted periodically based on various
                         factors, including average maturity.


                         PRINCIPAL  RISKS.  The principal  risks of investing in
                         the Fund are interest  rate risk and credit  risk.  The
                         Fund's investments in mortgage-related  securities have
                         prepayment  risk, which is the risk that mortgage loans
                         will be prepaid when interest rates decline forcing the
                         Fund to  reinvest  in  securities  with lower  interest
                         rates.  For this and  other  reasons,  mortgage-related
                         securities  may have  significantly  greater  price and
                         yield   volatility   than   traditional    fixed-income
                         securities.

                         BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

                         The bar chart and  performance  information  provide an
                         indication of the  historical  risk of an investment in
                         the Fund.

                         [CHART]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1996     1997     1998
                         -----------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>
                         1.78%    6.70%    6.10%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return  for  a  quarter  was  3.48%   (quarter   ending
                         12/31/95)  and the  lowest  return  for a  quarter  was
                         -1.64% (quarter ending 3/31/96).


                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was 0.44%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                    AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                               Since
                                                                     1 Year  Inception*
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                                          <C>       <C>
                         Vintage Limited Term Bond                    6.10%     5.55%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                         Merrill Lynch 1-5 Yr. Gov't/Corp.            7.68%     7.03%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                         Lehman Aggregate                             8.42%     8.26%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                         *Inception Date 06/15/95
</TABLE>


                         AN INDEX?  An "index" is a formula  used to measure the
                         performance  of a  particular  part of the  market  and
                         compare against a Fund's performance.


                                      -5-
<PAGE>

VINTAGE BOND FUND        OBJECTIVE. The Fund's investment objective is income
                         and capital appreciation, consistent with the
                         preservation of capital.

                         PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES.   The  Fund  invests
                         primarily in a  diversified  portfolio of  fixed-income
                         securities,  including corporate debt securities,  U.S.
                         Government securities, and mortgage-related securities.
                         The Fund  normally  invests  more than 65% of its total
                         assets in  fixed-income  securities  rated  within  the
                         three  highest  rating  categories  or, if unrated,  of
                         comparable  quality.  The Fund  expects  to  maintain a
                         dollar-weighted  average portfolio  maturity of 4 to 10
                         years.


                         The Fund seeks to invest in fixed-income  securities to
                         achieve both current income and appreciation.  The Fund
                         selects investments based on various factors, including
                         average maturity and interest rate outlook.


                         PRINCIPAL  RISKS.  The principal  risks of investing in
                         the Fund are interest  rate risk and credit  risk.  The
                         Fund's investments in mortgage-related  securities have
                         prepayment  risk, which is the risk that mortgage loans
                         will be prepaid when interest rates decline forcing the
                         Fund to  reinvest  in  securities  with lower  interest
                         rates.  For this and  other  reasons,  mortgage-related
                         securities  may have  significantly  greater  price and
                         yield   volatility   than   traditional    fixed-income
                         securities.

                         BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

                         The bar chart and  performance  information  provide an
                         indication of the  historical  risk of an investment in
                         the Fund.

                         [CHART]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1996     1997     1998
                         -----------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>
                         2.40%    9.16%    7.83%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return  for  a  quarter  was  5.00%   (quarter   ending
                         12/31/95)  and the  lowest  return  for a  quarter  was
                         -2.90% (quarter ending 3/31/96).


                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was -0.52%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                                 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                              Since
                                                                 1 Year    Inception*
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                                     <C>         <C>
                         Vintage Bond                            7.83%       7.31%
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                         Lehman Aggregate                        8.67%       8.33%
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                         *Inception Date 07/07/95
</TABLE>


                         AN INDEX?  An "index" is a formula  used to measure the
                         performance  of a  particular  part of the  market  and
                         compare against a Fund's performance.


                                      -6-
<PAGE>

VINTAGE INCOME           OBJECTIVE. The Fund's investment objective is current
FUND                     income, consistent with the preservation of capital.


                         PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES.   The  Fund  invests
                         primarily in a  diversified  portfolio of  fixed-income
                         securities, including mortgage-related securities, U.S.
                         Government securities,  and corporate debt obligations.
                         The Fund  normally  invests  more than 65% of its total
                         assets in  fixed-income  securities  rated  within  the
                         three  highest  rating  categories  or, if unrated,  of
                         comparable    quality.    The    Fund    maintains    a
                         dollar-weighted  average portfolio  maturity of 4 to 10
                         years.  The Fund invests in fixed income  securities to
                         achieve current income and selects investments based on
                         factors such as maturity and current income.


                         PRINCIPAL  RISKS.  The principal  risks of investing in
                         the Fund are interest rate and credit risk.  The Fund's
                         investments   in   mortgage-related   securities   have
                         prepayment  risk, which is the risk that mortgage loans
                         will be prepaid when interest rates decline forcing the
                         Fund to  reinvest  in  securities  with lower  interest
                         rates.  For this and  other  reasons,  mortgage-related
                         securities  may have  significantly  greater  price and
                         yield   volatility   than   traditional    fixed-income
                         securities.

                         BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

                         The bar chart and  performance  information  provide an
                         indication of the  historical  risk of an investment in
                         the Fund.

                         [CHART]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1993     1994     1995     1996     1997     1998
                         ---------------------------------------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
                         9.02%    -3.14%   14.50%   2.81%    7.14%    7.10%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return for a quarter was 4.64% (quarter ending 6/30/95)
                         and the lowest return for a quarter was -2.27% (quarter
                         ending 3/31/94).


                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was -1.03%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                   AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                               Since
                                                          1 Year    5 Year    Inception*
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                              <C>       <C>         <C>
                         Vintage Income                   7.10%     5.53%       6.14%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                         Lehman Int. Gov't/Corp.          8.42%     6.60%       7.05%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                         Lehman Aggregate                 8.67%     7.27%       7.77%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
                         *Inception Date 12/15/92
</TABLE>
                         AN INDEX?  An "index" is a formula  used to measure the
                         performance  of a  particular  part of the  market  and
                         compare against a Fund's performance.



                                      -7-
<PAGE>

VINTAGE                  OBJECTIVE. The Fund's investment objective is current
MUNICIPAL BOND           income that is exempt from federal income taxes,
FUND                     consistent with the preservation of capital.


                         PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES.  The Fund invests at
                         least 80% of its net assets in a diversified  portfolio
                         of  fixed-income  securities with income that is exempt
                         from  federal  income  taxes and is not  subject to the
                         federal  alternative  minimum  tax. The Fund expects to
                         maintain a dollar-weighted  average portfolio  maturity
                         of 4 to 10  years.  While  the Fund  expects  to invest
                         primarily in higher-rated municipal securities,  it may
                         invest  up  to  25%  of  its  total   assets  in  below
                         investment  grade  securities  (commonly known as "junk
                         bonds").

                         PRINCIPAL  RISKS.  The principal  risks of investing in
                         the Fund are interest rate risk and credit risk. To the
                         extent the Fund invests in lower-rated securities, your
                         investment  is subject to more  credit risk than a fund
                         that invests  solely in  higher-rated  securities.  The
                         Fund's  investments in municipal income securities also
                         have the risk that special factors may adversely affect
                         the   value  of   municipal   securities   and  have  a
                         significant   effect  on  the   value  of  the   Fund's
                         investments.   These  factors   include   political  or
                         legislative changes,  uncertainties  related to the tax
                         status  of  municipal   securities  or  the  rights  of
                         investors in these securities.

                         BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

                         The bar chart and  performance  information  provide an
                         indication of the  historical  risk of an investment in
                         the Fund.

                         [CHART]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1994     1995     1996     1997     1998
                         -----------------------------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
                         -5.37%   15.09%   3.05%    6.59%    4.83%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return for a quarter was 6.39% (quarter ending 3/31/95)
                         and the lowest return for a quarter was -4.39% (quarter
                         ending 3/31/94).


                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was -1.22%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                                  Since
                                                                1 Year   5 Year  Inception*
                         -------------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                                    <C>      <C>       <C>
                         Vintage Municipal Bond                 4.83%    4.63%     5.38%
                         -------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Merrill Lynch Int. Muni Bond           6.27%    5.84%     6.23%
                         -------------------------------------------------------------------
                         *Inception Date 02/16/93
</TABLE>
                         AN INDEX?  An "index" is a formula  used to measure the
                         performance  of a  particular  part of the  market  and
                         compare against a Fund's performance.

                                      -8-
<PAGE>

                         VINTAGE BALANCED FUND

VINTAGE                  OBJECTIVE. The Fund's investment objective is long-term
BALANCED FUND            growth of capital and income.


                         PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES.   The  Fund  invests
                         primarily   in  a   diversified   portfolio  of  equity
                         securities and  fixed-income  securities.  The Fund may
                         invest  up  to  75%  of  its  total  assets  in  equity
                         securities,  primarily large  capitalization  companies
                         with  strong  earnings  potential.  The  Fund  normally
                         invests   at  least   25%  of  its   total   assets  in
                         fixed-income securities,  of which 65% will be invested
                         in fixed-income  securities  rated in the three highest
                         rating   categories  or,  if  unrated,   of  comparable
                         quality. The Fund expects to maintain a dollar-weighted
                         average  portfolio  maturity  of 4 to 10 years  for its
                         investments in fixed-income securities.


                         PRINCIPAL  RISKS.  The principal  risks of investing in
                         the Fund are  market  risk,  interest  rate  risk,  and
                         credit risk. The Fund's  investments in both equity and
                         fixed-income  securities have allocation risk, which is
                         the risk that the allocation of the investments between
                         equity and debt securities may have a more  significant
                         effect on the Fund's net asset  value when one of these
                         asset classes is performing more poorly than the other.

                         BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

                         The bar chart and  performance  information  provide an
                         indication of the  historical  risk of an investment in
                         the Fund.

                         [CHART]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1996     1997     1998
                         ------------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>
                         13.48%   22.82%   20.71%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return  for  a  quarter  was  16.95%   (quarter  ending
                         12/31/98)  and the  lowest  return  for a  quarter  was
                         -7.25% (quarter ending 9/30/98).


                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was 4.93%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                                     Since
                                                                          1 Year   Inception*
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                                              <C>        <C>
                         Vintage Balanced                                 20.71%     19.03%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         S&P 500                                          28.58%     28.64%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Lehman Int. Gov't/Corp.                           8.42%      7.24%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         50% S&P 500 / 50% Lehman Int. Gov't/Corp.        18.50%     17.88%
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         *Inception Date 06/0/95
</TABLE>

                         AN INDEX?  An "index" is a formula  used to measure the
                         performance  of a  particular  part of the  market  and
                         compare against a Fund's performance.

                                      -9-
<PAGE>

                         VINTAGE STOCK FUNDS

VINTAGE EQUITY           OBJECTIVE. The Fund's investment objective is long-term
FUND                     capital appreciation.


                         PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES.  The Fund invests at
                         least 75% of its total assets in equity securities. The
                         Fund invests mainly in large  capitalization  companies
                         with strong  earnings  potential.  The Fund attempts to
                         achieve higher overall return while  minimizing risk by
                         investing in these large capitalization  companies with
                         strong earnings potential.


                         PRINCIPAL RISKS. The principal risk of investing in the
                         Fund is market risk.

                         BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

                         The bar chart and  performance  information  provide an
                         indication of the  historical  risk of an investment in
                         the Fund.

                         The annual  returns in the bar chart are for the Fund's
                         S Shares.

                         [CHART]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1993     1994     1995     1996     1997     1998
                         ---------------------------------------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
                         5.45%    2.01%    35.71%   21.35%   30.13%   27.46%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return  for  a  quarter  was  27.51%   (quarter  ending
                         12/31/98)  and the  lowest  return  for a  quarter  was
                         -15.23% (quarter ending 9/30/98).

                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was 10.38%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                    AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                               Since
                                                        1 Year     5 Year    Inception*
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                            <C>        <C>        <C>
                         Vintage Equity S               27.46%     22.74%     19.65%
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                         Vintage Equity T**             27.58%     22.76%     19.67%
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                         S&P 500                        28.58%     24.05%     21.58%
                         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                         * Inception Date for Class S 12/15/92.  Inception Date
                           for Class T 2/14/98.
                         **Performance   figures  reflect  a  "blended"   figure
                           combining the following  methods of  calculation  (a)
                           for periods before February 14, 1998, the figure used
                           is based on the Fund's Class S  performance;  and (b)
                           for periods after  February 14, 1998, an actual Class
                           T  figure  is  used  reflecting  a  deduction  of all
                           applicable  charges  and fees for  that  Class.  This
                           blended figure assumes  reinvestment of dividends and
                           capital gains.
</TABLE>

                         AN INDEX?  An "index" is a formula  used to measure the
                         performance  of a  particular  part of the  market  and
                         compare against a Fund's performance.

                                      -10-
<PAGE>

VINTAGE AGGRESSIVE       OBJECTIVE. The Fund's investment objective is long-term
GROWTH FUND              capital growth.


                         PRINCIPAL  INVESTMENT  STRATEGIES.  The  Fund  normally
                         invests in  companies  with a range of  capitalizations
                         that exhibit a strong potential for price  appreciation
                         relative  to  other  companies.  The  Fund  invests  in
                         securities of companies  the Adviser  believes to be in
                         high  growth  industries,  companies  with  products in
                         niche  markets,  and securities  which are  temporarily
                         undervalued.

                         PRINCIPAL RISKS. The principal risk of investing in the
                         Fund is market risk.  To the extent the Fund invests in
                         small or medium capitalization  companies,  its returns
                         may   be   more   volatile   and   differ,    sometimes
                         significantly,   from  the  overall  U.S.  market.   In
                         addition,  these  companies  may have more risk because
                         they often have  limited  product  lines,  markets,  or
                         financial resources.

                         BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

                         The bar chart and  performance  information  provide an
                         indication of the  historical  risk of an investment in
                         the Fund.

                         [CHART]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1996     1997     1998
                         ------------------------
                         <S>      <C>      <C>
                         19.31%   26.16%   25.42%
</TABLE>

                         During the period  shown in the bar chart,  the highest
                         return  for  a  quarter  was  27.25%   (quarter  ending
                         12/31/98)  and the  lowest  return  for a  quarter  was
                         -14.20% (quarter ending 9/30/98).


                         The total  return for the 6 months  ended June 30, 1999
                         was 4.50%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                                   AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (AS OF 12/31/98)
                                                                          Since
                                                                1 Year  Inception*
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                         <S>                                     <C>        <C>
                         Vintage Aggressive Growth               25.42%     22.60%
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                         S&P 400                                 19.11%     21.86%
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                         NASDAQ Composite                        39.63%     25.60%
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                         S&P 500                                 28.58%     28.00%
                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                         Inception Date 09/29/95
</TABLE>


                         AN INDEX?  An "index" is a formula  used to measure the
                         performance  of a  particular  part of the  market  and
                         compare against a Fund's performance.

                                      -11-
<PAGE>

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS

SHAREHOLDER              Fees paid directly from your investment............None
TRANSACTION EXPENSES

ANNUAL FUND              The Examples are to help you compare the cost of
OPERATING  EXPENSES      investing in the Funds with the cost of  investing  in
(expenses  that are      other funds.  They assume that you invest  $10,000 in
deducted from Fund       each Fund for the periods indicated and then redeem all
assets) AND              your shares at the end of those periods.  They also
EXAMPLES                 assume that your investment has a 5% return each year
                         and that the Fund's operating expenses stay the same.
                         Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   OPERATING EXPENSES                         EXAMPLES
                         <S>                              <C>        <C>                <C>
                         GOVERNMENT ASSETS FUND T SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.40%(1)   After 1 year          $78
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.36%      After 3 years        $243
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $422
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    0.76%      After 10 years       $942
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         LIQUID ASSETS FUND I SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.35%      After 1 year          $70
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.34%      After 3 years        $221
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $384
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    0.69%      After 10 years       $859
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         LIQUID ASSETS FUND S SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.35%      After 1 year         $136
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Distribution (12b-1) Fees        0.40%      After 3 years        $425
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.59%      After 5 years        $734
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.34%      After 10 years     $1,613
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         LIQUID ASSETS FUND S2 SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.35%      After 1 year         $111
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Distribution (12b-1) Fees        0.15%      After 3 years        $347
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.59%      After 5 years        $601
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.09%      After 10 years     $1,329
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         LIQUID ASSETS FUND T SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.35%      After 1 year          $86
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.49%      After 3 years        $268
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $466
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    0.84%      After 10 years     $1,037
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND I SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.35%      After 1 year          $81
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.44%      After 3 years        $252
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $439
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    0.79%(2)   After 10 years       $978
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND S SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.35%      After 1 year         $121
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Distribution (12b-1) Fees        0.15%      After 3 years        $378
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.69%      After 5 years        $654
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.19%(3)   After 10 years     $1,443
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND T SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.35%      After 1 year          $96
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.59%      After 3 years        $300
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $520
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    0.94%(4)   After 10 years     $1,155
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         VINTAGE LIMITED TERM BOND FUND
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.50%(5)   After 1 year         $98
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.46%      After 3 years        $306
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $531
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    0.96%      After 10 years     $1,178
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         VINTAGE BOND FUND
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.55%      After 1 year         $105
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.48%      After 3 years        $328
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $569
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.03%      After 10 years     $1,259
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         VINTAGE INCOME FUND
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.60%      After 1 year         $103
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.41%      After 3 years        $322
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $558
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.01%      After 10 years     $1,236
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         VINTAGE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.50%(6)   After 1 year          $97
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.45%      After 3 years        $303
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $525
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%      After 10 years     $1,166
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         VINTAGE BALANCED FUND
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.75%      After 1 year         $130
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.53%      After 3 years        $406
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $702
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.28%      After 10 years     $1,545
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         VINTAGE EQUITY FUND S SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.75%      After 1 year         $143
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.65%      After 3 years        $443
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $766
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.40%      After 10 years     $1,680
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         VINTAGE EQUITY FUND T SHARES
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.75%      After 1 year         $117
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.40%      After 3 years        $365
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $633
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.15%      After 10 years     $1,398
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         VINTAGE AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Management Fees                  0.95%      After 1 year         $145
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Other Expenses                   0.47%      After 3 years        $449
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                     After 5 years        $776
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Total Fund Operating Expenses    1.42%      After 10 years     $1,702
                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (1)  During the fiscal year the Fund's Adviser waived a
                              portion of the management fee for an actual fee of
                              0.37%. The Adviser may reduce or eliminate the fee
                              waiver at any time.
                         (2)  During  the   fiscal   year   certain   fees  were
                              voluntarily reduced for an actual fee of 0.72%.
                         (3)  During  the   fiscal   year   certain   fees  were
                              voluntarily reduced for an actual fee of 1.12%.
                         (4)  During  the   fiscal   year   certain   fees  were
                              voluntarily reduced for an actual fee of 0.87%.
                         (5)  On March 1, 1999, the management fees were reduced
                              from 0.60% to 0.50%.  The information in the table
                              has been restated to reflect the current fee.
                         (6)  During the fiscal year the Fund's Adviser waived a
                              portion of the management fee for an actual fee of
                              0.49%.  On March 1, 1999, the management fees were
                              reduced from 0.60% to 0.50% and the fee waiver was
                              eliminated.  The information in the table has been
                              restated to reflect the current fee.
</TABLE>

                         WHAT DOES IT MEAN? "Management fees" are paid to the
                         investment adviser for managing the investments and
                         conducting other functions.

                         WHAT DOES IT MEAN? "Other expenses" are paid to help
                         cover the costs of operating the Fund such as fees for
                         registering the Fund, custody, and transfer agency.

                         HOW ARE  EXPENSES  PAID?  You don't  pay for  operating
                         expenses from your own account.  Instead, the Fund pays
                         the expenses  and then  charges each  investor an equal
                         portion of the expense per share.


                                      -13-
<PAGE>

DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS

This section of the  Prospectus  provides a more  complete  description  of each
Fund's investment  objectives and principal  strategies and risks. There can, of
course, be no assurance that any Fund will achieve its investment objective.


                         UNDERSTAND THE RISKS


                         This  section  describes  risks that  affect the Funds'
                         portfolios as a whole. Certain of these risks may apply
                         to one or more of the Funds. These risks are:

                         - MARKET RISK. This is the risk that market influences
                           will affect expected returns of all equities and
                           bonds in ways that were not anticipated.

                         - INTEREST RATE RISK. This is the risk that returns
                           will be better or worse than expected because of
                           changes in the level of interest rates.

                         - CREDIT RISK. This is the risk associated with the
                           ability of the firm that issues securities to meet
                           its obligations on those securities.

                         - MANAGEMENT  RISK. This risk is the  possibility  that
                           the  Funds'   managers   may  make  poor  choices  in
                           selecting  securities  and  that the  Funds  will not
                           perform as well as other funds.

                         This section  also  describes  specific  risks that may
                         affect a particular Fund's portfolio.


                                      -14-
<PAGE>

                         VINTAGE MONEY MARKET FUNDS


OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPAL  The  Funds'  investment   objectives  are  safety  of
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES    principal and liquidity, and to the extent consistent
                         with these  objectives,  maximum current income (exempt
                         from Federal  income taxes in the case of the Municipal
                         Assets  Fund).  As money market  funds,  each Fund must
                         meet  the  requirements  of SEC  Rule  2a-7.  The  Rule
                         imposes strict  requirements on the investment quality,
                         maturity, and diversification of the Funds' investment.
                         Under Rule 2a-7, the Funds'  investments must each have
                         a  remaining  maturity of no more than 397 days and the
                         Funds must each maintain an average  weighted  maturity
                         that does not exceed 90 days.

GOVERNMENT ASSETS        The Fund invests exclusively in U.S. Treasury bills,
FUND                     notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the
                         U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities.
                         The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements for these
                         U.S. Government obligations.

LIQUID ASSETS FUND       The Fund pursues its objectives by investing in
                         high-quality money market obligations. The Fund may
                         invest in:

                         - U.S. Treasury bills, notes and other obligations
                           issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its
                           agencies, or instrumentalities;

                         - redeemable  interest-bearing  ownership  certificates
                           issued by one or more guaranteed loans trusts created
                           for the purpose of acquiring  participation interests
                           in  the   guaranteed   portion   of   Farmer's   Home
                           Administration guaranteed loans.

                         - high-quality commercial paper (rated or determined by
                           the Adviser to be of comparable quality);

                         - certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances
                           issued by U.S. banks that have assets in excess of
                           $10,000,000 and obligations of other banks or savings
                           and loans insured by the FDIC;


                         - high-quality, short-term corporate obligations; and


                         - repurchase agreements collateralized by the types of
                           securities listed above.

MUNICIPAL ASSETS         The Fund pursues its objective by investing in high-
FUND                     quality, tax-exempt debt obligations of state and
                         municipal governments. The Fund may invest in:

                         - tax-exempt  debt  obligations  issued  by  state  and
                           municipal  governments that are unrated and backed by
                           demand   repurchase   commitments  and  participation
                           interests in these securities; and

                         - variable rate demand notes.

                         The Fund may  purchase  new issues of  tax-exempt  debt
                         obligations  that are  offered on a  when-issued  basis
                         with  the  securities  to be  delivered  and  paid  for
                         approximately  45 days  following the initial  purchase
                         commitment.  The Fund may also  invest up to 20% of its
                         assets in taxable securities.


                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         THE MONEY MARKET?  So their cash won't sit idly without
                         earning  interest,  many  institutions loan it to other
                         institutions who need the money to fill very short-term
                         needs (often, literally,  overnight). Borrowers get the
                         cash needed and lenders earn interest on the loan while
                         still having  quick access to their cash.  The cash you
                         invest in a money  market fund is used exactly the same
                         way--keeping you within quick reach of your own money.


                                      -15-
<PAGE>


RISK CONSIDERATIONS      The Money Market Funds are subject to management risk.
                         In addition, specific risks of the Funds' portfolios
                         include:


                         INTEREST  RATE  RISK.   Because  the  Funds  invest  in
                         short-term securities, a decline in interest rates will
                         affect the Funds' yields as these securities  mature or
                         are  sold  and  the  Funds   purchase  new   short-term
                         securities with lower yields. Generally, an increase in
                         interest rates causes the value of a debt instrument to
                         decrease.   The   change  in  value  for   shorter-term
                         securities is usually  smaller than for securities with
                         longer   maturities.   Because  the  Funds   invest  in
                         securities with short maturities and seek to maintain a
                         stable  net  asset  value of  $1.00  per  share,  it is
                         possible, though unlikely, that an increase in interest
                         rates would change the value of your investment.

                         CREDIT RISK. This is the risk that a security's  credit
                         rating  will be  downgraded  or that  the  issuer  of a
                         security will default (fail to make scheduled  interest
                         and  principal  payments).  The Funds  invest in highly
                         rated securities to minimize credit risk.

                         MUNICIPAL  MARKET RISK. The Municipal Assets Fund faces
                         the risk that special factors may adversely  affect the
                         value of municipal  securities  and have a  significant
                         effect on the value of the  Fund's  investments.  These
                         factors  include  political  or  legislative   changes,
                         uncertainties  related to the tax  status of  municipal
                         securities,   or  the  rights  of  investors  in  these
                         securities. The Fund's investments in certain municipal
                         securities with principal or interest payments that are
                         made from a specific project or facility,  and not from
                         general tax revenues, may have increased risks. Factors
                         affecting  the  project or  facility,  such as local or
                         economic  conditions,  could have significant effect on
                         the project's ability to make payments of principal and
                         interest on these securities.

                         VINTAGE BOND FUNDS


OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPAL  The Fund's investment objective is total return from a
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES    portfolio of limited-term fixed-income securities. The
                         Fund normally invests more than 65% of its total assets
VINTAGE LIMITED TERM     in fixed-income securities rated within the three
BOND FUND                highest rating categories or, if unrated, of comparable
                         quality.  Among the Fund's  investments in fixed-income
                         securities   are  corporate   debt   securities,   U.S.
                         Government   obligations,   and   mortgage-related  and
                         asset-backed securities. The Fund expects to maintain a
                         dollar-weighted  average  portfolio  maturity of 1 to 4
                         years.

                         The  Fund  seeks  to  obtain  total  return  through  a
                         combination   of   interest   income  from  the  Fund's
                         underlying  fixed-income  securities,  appreciation  or
                         depreciation   in  the  value  of  these   fixed-income
                         securities,  and gains or losses realized upon the sale
                         of these securities. In selecting investments, the Fund
                         places  primary  emphasis on capital  appreciation  and
                         capital preservation through periodic adjustment of the
                         average  maturity or duration of the Fund's  portfolio.
                         Duration is a measure of a  securities  average life at
                         the  present  value  of  its  cash  flow  (or  interest
                         payments).  The Fund  also  considers  factors  such as
                         securities  selection,  maturity  structure  and sector
                         allocation.    Current    income    is   a    secondary
                         consideration.

                         The  Fund  primarily  invests  in  bonds,   notes,  and
                         debentures  of a wide  range of  domestic  fixed-income
                         security issuers.

VINTAGE BOND FUND        The Fund's investment objective is income and capital
                         appreciation,  consistent with the preservation of
                         capital.  The Fund normally invests more than 65% of
                         its total  assets in debt  securities  rated within the
                         three highest rating categories or, if


                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         LIQUIDITY?  Liquidity defines how quickly an investment
                         can be  converted  to cash.  Money market funds are the
                         most liquid mutual funds,  converting  cash in one day.
                         All   other   types  of  Funds   require  a  three  day
                         "settlement,"  which means the cash isn't  available to
                         you until the third day after a sale.


                                      -16-
<PAGE>

                         unrated,  of  comparable  quality.   Among  the  Fund's
                         investments  in  fixed-income  securities are corporate
                         debt  securities,   mortgage-related  and  asset-backed
                         securities,   and  U.S.  Government   obligations.   In
                         selecting investments, the Fund places primary emphasis
                         on    portfolio    duration    analysis,    yield-curve
                         positioning, sector allocation and issue selection. The
                         Fund  expects  to  maintain a  dollar-weighted  average
                         portfolio maturity of 4 to 10 years.

                         The  Fund  primarily  invests  in  bonds,   notes,  and
                         debentures  of a wide  range of  domestic  fixed-income
                         security issuers.

                         The market value of fixed-income  securities changes as
                         interest rates change. When interest rates decline, the
                         value of these  securities  generally  increases.  When
                         interest  rates  rise,  the  value of these  securities
                         generally decreases. To meet the objectives of the Fund
                         and to seek additional stability of principal, the Fund
                         adjusts the average  maturity of its investments  based
                         on the direction of interest rate levels.


VINTAGE INCOME FUND      The Fund's investment objective is current income,
                         consistent with the preservation of capital. The Fund
                         normally invests more than 65% of its total assets in
                         fixed-income securities rated within the three highest
                         rating categories or if unrated, of comparable quality.
                         Among the Fund's investments in fixed-income securities
                         are mortgage-related and asset-backed securities,
                         corporate debt securities, and U.S. Government
                         obligations. In selecting investments, the Fund places
                         primary emphasis on an analysis of the duration, or
                         average life of its portfolio, the direction of
                         interest rates or yield-curve positioning, sector
                         allocation and issue selection. The Fund expects to
                         maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity
                         of 4 to 10 years.


                         The  Fund  primarily  invests  in  bonds,   notes,  and
                         debentures  of a wide  range of  domestic  fixed-income
                         security issuers.

                         The market value of fixed-income  securities changes as
                         interest rates change. When interest rates decline, the
                         value of these  securities  generally  increases.  When
                         interest  rates  rise,  the  value of these  securities
                         generally decreases. To meet the objectives of the Fund
                         and to seek additional stability of principal, the Fund
                         adjusts the average  maturity of its investments  based
                         on the interest rate outlook.  During periods of rising
                         interest  rates  and  falling  prices,  the Fund  could
                         select  investments  with a shorter average maturity to
                         cushion the effect of price  declines on the Fund's net
                         asset  value.  When  rates are  falling  and prices are
                         rising, the Fund may consider investments with a longer
                         average maturity.

VINTAGE MUNICIPAL        The Fund's investment objective is current income, that
BOND                     is exempt from federal income taxes, consistent with
                         the preservation of capital.  The Fund normally invests
                         at  least  80%  of  its  net  assets  in a  diversified
                         portfolio of municipal  securities paying interest that
                         is exempt  from  federal  income  taxes and that is not
                         subject to  alternative  minimum tax ("AMT").  The Fund
                         expects to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio
                         maturity of 4 to 10 years.


                         While maintaining an average portfolio maturity of 4 to
                         10  years,  the  Fund  normally  invests  in  municipal
                         obligations that have a stated or remaining maturity of
                         25 years  or less or in  municipal  obligations  with a
                         stated or  remaining  maturity in excess of 25 years if
                         such obligations  have an unconditional  put to sell or
                         redeem the securities  within 25 years from the date of
                         purchase.


                                      -17-
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                         The Fund invests in:

                         - municipal bonds that are rated within the five
                           highest rating categories; and

                         - municipal  notes,  tax-exempt  commercial  paper, and
                           variable  rate  demand  obligations  that  are  rated
                           within the two highest rating categories.

                         The Fund also may invest up to 10% of its total  assets
                         in municipal  obligations  that are unrated at the time
                         of purchase but are  determined by the Adviser to be of
                         comparable quality to rated securities.

                         Municipal securities are typically classified as either
                         "general   obligation"  or  "revenue"  bonds.   General
                         obligation  securities  are  secured  by  the  issuer's
                         pledge of its full faith,  credit, and taxing power for
                         the payment of principal  and  interest.  Revenue bonds
                         are  payable  only  from the  revenues  derived  from a
                         particular facility or class of facilities, or, in some
                         cases,  from the  proceeds  of a special  excise tax or
                         other specific revenue source. The payment of principal
                         and interest on revenue  bonds is  dependent  solely on
                         the ability of the user of the  facilities  financed by
                         the  bonds  to meet  its  financial  obligations  and a
                         secured interest in the facility.

                         The Fund may  invest up to 25% of its  total  assets in
                         municipal  securities  that are  related  in such a way
                         that  business  or  political  developments  or changes
                         affecting  one  security  could also  affect the others
                         (for  example,  securities  with  interest that is paid
                         from projects of a similar type).

RISK CONSIDERATIONS      The principal risks of the Vintage Bond Funds are
                         interest rate risk,  credit risk,  management risk, and
                         market risk.


                         The Vintage Bond Funds,  other than the Municipal  Bond
                         Fund, may invest a significant  portion of their assets
                         in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities.  These
                         securities  have  sensitivities  to changes in interest
                         rates that are different  from many other types of debt
                         securities.  These types of  securities  are subject to
                         prepayment  when interest rates fall,  which  generally
                         results  in  lower  returns   because  the  Funds  must
                         reinvest  their  assets in debt  securities  with lower
                         interest   rates.   When  interest   rates  rise,   the
                         maturities  of  these  types  of  securities   tend  to
                         lengthen because  prepayments  decline and the value of
                         the securities decreases more significantly.

                         The Municipal Bond Fund has municipal market risk. This
                         is the risk that special  factors may adversely  affect
                         the   value  of   municipal   securities   and  have  a
                         significant  adverse  effect on the value of the Fund's
                         investments.   These  factors   include   political  or
                         legislative changes,  uncertainties  related to the tax
                         status  of  municipal  securities,  or  the  rights  of
                         securities  holders  in these  securities.  The  Fund's
                         investments  in  certain   municipal   securities  with
                         principal and interest  payments that are made from the
                         revenues  of a specific  project or  facility,  and not
                         general tax revenues,  may have increased risk. Factors
                         affecting  the  project  or  facility,  such  as  local
                         business   or   economic   conditions,   could  have  a
                         significant  effect on the  project's  ability  to make
                         payments of principal and interest on these securities.

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                         TAX-EXEMPT   FUND?   Funds  that  invest  primarily  in
                         tax-exempt  municipal bonds from a particular state are
                         called  "tax-exempt  Funds."  The  income you earn from
                         these Funds may be exempt from local, state, or federal
                         taxation.


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                         WHAT IS RISK?  Every  Fund has  risks,  some  more than
                         others. But there's another kind of risk you might also
                         consider;  the  risk of not  reaching  your  goal.  For
                         example,  if you're  trying  to earn  enough to pay for
                         college in, say, ten years,  a  low-interest  bond fund
                         may not earn enough to grow your money in time.  That's
                         why knowing  your goal and the time frame for  reaching
                         that  goal are  crucial  steps in  choosing  the  right
                         investments.


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OTHER  INVESTMENT        All of the Vintage Bond Funds may invest in debt
POLICIES AND RISKS       securities rated in the five highest rating categories.
FOR THE BOND FUNDS       The Funds also may invest up to 25% of their assets in
                         debt securities rated in fifth highest rating category,
                         which are considered  below investment grade securities
                         (commonly  known as  "junk  bonds").  The  Bond  Funds'
                         investments in lower-rated  debt securities are subject
                         to more interest rate and credit risk than  investments
                         in higher-rated debt securities.

                         VINTAGE BALANCED FUND


OBJECTIVE AND PRINCIPAL  The Fund's investment objective is long-term growth of
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES    capital and income.  The Fund invests in a diversified
                         portfolio  of  equity   securities   and   fixed-income
                         securities. Normally, the Fund invests up to 75% of its
                         total assets in equity  securities  and at least 25% of
                         its  total  assets  in  fixed-income  securities.   The
                         investment manager allocates holdings to take advantage
                         of economic conditions, general market trends, interest
                         rate  levels,   and  changes  in  fiscal  and  monetary
                         policies.

                         For the  equity  portion  of the  portfolio,  the  Fund
                         selects  investments  based on an  earnings  focus that
                         considers quantitative and qualitative factors, such as
                         revenue potential,  balance sheet strength,  management
                         quality, industry leadership, profit margins, cash flow
                         generation and identifiable growth catalysts.  The Fund
                         seeks  industry and stock  diversification  to minimize
                         risk.  The  Fund's  investments  in  equity  securities
                         include   common   stocks,    preferred   stocks,   and
                         convertible  securities.  The Fund  also may  invest in
                         foreign  securities  through  the  purchase of American
                         Depository Receipts ("ADRs").

                         In the fixed-income portion of the portfolio,  the Fund
                         expects to maintain a dollar-weighted  average maturity
                         of 4 to 10 years.  The Fund will  invest  approximately
                         65% of this  portion  of its  portfolio  in  investment
                         grade  securities  (rated in the three  highest  rating
                         categories  or, if  unrated,  of  comparable  quality).
                         These  securities  include  corporate debt  securities,
                         mortgage-related and asset-backed securities,  and U.S.
                         Government  obligations.  The Fund  invests  in  bonds,
                         notes, and debentures of a wide range of U.S. corporate
                         issuers.  The  Fund  also may  invest  up to 25% of the
                         fixed-income  portion of its  portfolio in  lower-rated
                         securities.

RISK CONSIDERATIONS      The principal risks of the Balanced Fund are market
                         risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and management
                         risk. In addition, the Fund has allocation risk, which
                         is the risk that the allocation of investments between
                         equity and debt securities will have a more significant
                         effect on the Fund's net asset value when one of these
                         asset classes is performing more poorly than the other.

                         The  fixed-income  portion of the Fund's  portfolio has
                         similar risks to those  discussed above for the Vintage
                         Bond  Funds.  These  include the risk of  investing  in
                         mortgage-related  securities,  which  tend  to be  more
                         volatile than other types of  fixed-income  securities,
                         and the risk of  investing in  lower-rated  securities,
                         which may have more interest rate and credit risk.


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                         VINTAGE STOCK FUNDS


OBJECTIVE  AND PRINCIPAL The Fund's  investment  objective is long-term  capital
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES    appreciation. The Fund normally invests at least 75% of
                         its total assets in equity securities. The Fund
VINTAGE EQUITY FUND      primarily invests in large capitalization companies
                         with strong earnings potential.  The Fund strives for
                         high overall return, while minimizing risk through the
                         selection of higher-quality equity securities.  The
                         Fund invests in common stocks and convertible and
                         preferred securities. The Fund also may invest in
                         foreign securities through the purchase of ADRs.


                         Focusing  on   earnings,   the  Fund   selects   equity
                         securities  using  a  process  that  features  thorough
                         research and  fundamental  analysis  based on a "bottom
                         up" approach.  The Fund,  through a variety of sources,
                         identifies   investment   opportunities   that  exhibit
                         superior growth potential. The Fund selects investments
                         based on a long-term perspective and emphasizes quality
                         and consistency of earnings.

                         The earnings focus of the selection  process utilizes a
                         number of factors.  These factors are  quantitative and
                         qualitative.  They include revenue  potential,  balance
                         sheet   strength,    management    quality,    industry
                         leadership,  profit  margins,  cash flow generation and
                         identifiable growth catalysts.

                         The Fund  generally  invests in those firms whose stock
                         trades at an  attractive  price  relative  to  earnings
                         potential in relation to overall market,  relevant peer
                         group and historical trading range valuations. The Fund
                         may sell  stocks  that it  believes  to be  over-valued
                         relative   to   earnings   growth    potential,    when
                         fundamentals   weaken  or  when  better  prospects  are
                         discovered.

VINTAGE AGGRESSIVE       The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital
GROWTH FUND              growth. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities
                         of  companies  with a  range  of  capitalizations  that
                         exhibit  a  strong  potential  for  price  appreciation
                         relative  to  the  general  equity  markets.  The  Fund
                         invests in common stocks and  convertible and preferred
                         securities.   The  Fund  also  may  invest  in  foreign
                         securities  through  the  purchase  of  ADRs.  Dividend
                         income  is  not  a  factor  in   selecting   investment
                         securities.

                         Using the same earnings-focused  criteria described for
                         the Equity Fund,  the Fund seeks  investments  in firms
                         with superior earnings  potential and products in niche
                         markets,   and  stocks   that  are   perceived   to  be
                         temporarily  under-valued.   The  Fund  may  make  more
                         significant  investments  in firms or industry  sectors
                         that are believed to be  particularly  attractive.  The
                         Fund  may  make  more  frequent  purchases  or sales of
                         stocks based on rapid swings in relative valuations.


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                         MARKET  CAPITALIZATION?   All  stocks  have  a  "market
                         capitalization."  It refers to the stock's  total value
                         in  the  marketplace,  determined  by  multiplying  the
                         number of shares  issued times the price of each share.
                         For  example,  a company  with many  millions of shares
                         selling   at  a  high   price   has  a   large   market
                         capitalization and would be called a "large cap" stock.
                         A company with  relatively  few shares selling at a low
                         price would be called a "small cap" stock.


                                      -20-
<PAGE>

RISK CONSIDERATIONS      The principal risks of the Stock Funds are market risk
                         and management risk. To the extent that the Funds may
                         invest in small- to mid-capitalization companies, they
                         may have capitalization risk. These investments tend to
                         be more volatile than investments in large-cap
                         companies. In addition, small-cap companies may have
                         more risk because they often have limited product
                         lines, markets, or financial resources. Also, the
                         market for the sale of small-cap stocks may be less
                         liquid. To the extent that the Funds may invest in
                         foreign securities, they may have foreign risk. This is
                         the risk of investments in issuers located in foreign
                         countries, which may have a greater price volatility
                         and less liquidity. Investments in foreign securities
                         also are subject to political, regulatory, and
                         diplomatic risks. Foreign risk includes currency risk,
                         which may occur due to fluctuations in the exchange
                         rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies.
                         This risk could negatively affect the value of a Fund's
                         investments.

OTHER INVESTMENT         MORTGAGE-RELATED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES.
INFORMATION              Mortgage-related securities represent pools of mortgage
                         loans  assembled  for  sale  to  investors  by  various
                         governmental     agencies    and     government-related
                         organizations,  as well as by private  issuers (such as
                         commercial  banks,   savings  and  loan   institutions,
                         mortgage   bankers  and  private   mortgage   insurance
                         companies).

                         Asset-backed  securities represent fractional interests
                         in  pools  or  leases,   retail  installment  loans  or
                         revolving   credit   receivables,   both   secured  and
                         unsecured.  These assets are generally held by a trust,
                         and payments of principal and interest or interest only
                         are passed-through  monthly or quarterly to certificate
                         holders and may be guaranteed up to certain  amounts by
                         letters  of credit  issued by a  financial  institution
                         affiliated   or   unaffiliated   with  the  trustee  or
                         originator of the trust.

                         U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. U.S. Government securities
                         include obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
                         Treasury, such as Treasury bills, notes, bonds, and
                         certificates of indebtedness, and obligations issued or
                         guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S.
                         Government.

                         PORTFOLIO  TURNOVER RATE.  The portfolio  turnover rate
                         for each Fund is included in the  Financial  Highlights
                         Section.  The Funds are  actively  managed and, in some
                         cases  in  response  to  market  conditions,  a  Fund's
                         portfolio  turnover  may exceed  100%. A higher rate of
                         portfolio  turnover   increases   brokerage  and  other
                         expenses  and may  affect  a Fund's  returns.  A higher
                         portfolio   turnover   rate  also  may  result  in  the
                         realization  of  substantial  net  short-term   capital
                         gains, which, when distributed, are taxable to a Fund's
                         shareholders.

                         TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE  POSITION.  For temporary defensive
                         purposes  in  response  to  adverse   market  or  other
                         conditions,  a Fund  may  make  investments,  including
                         short-term   money   market   instruments   or  holding
                         substantial cash reserves,  that are inconsistent  with
                         the Fund's  primary  investment  strategies.  For those
                         Funds that invest  primarily in tax-exempt  securities,
                         these  temporary   investments  could  include  taxable
                         securities. While the Funds are investing for temporary
                         defensive purposes,  they may not meet their investment
                         objectives.


                                      -21-
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                         YEAR 2000. The Funds could be adversely affected if the
                         computer  systems used by the Adviser and other service
                         providers  do  not  properly   process  and   calculate
                         date-related   information  and  data  from  and  after
                         January 1, 2000.  This is  commonly  known as the "Year
                         2000  Problem."  The  Adviser  is taking  steps that it
                         believes  are  reasonably  designed to address the Year
                         2000 Problem for the computer services that it uses and
                         to obtain  reasonable  assurances that comparable steps
                         are  being  taken by the  Funds'  other  major  service
                         providers. At this time, there can be no assurance that
                         these  steps will be  sufficient  to avoid any  adverse
                         impact on the Funds. In addition, the Year 2000 Problem
                         may adversely affect the issuers of securities in which
                         the Funds invest,  which, in turn, may adversely affect
                         the Funds' NAV.


                                      -22-
<PAGE>

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS


INVESTMENT ADVISER       The Funds' Adviser is Investors Management Group, Ltd.
                         ("IMG"), 2203 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312. IMG
                         is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMCORE Investment
                         Group, N.A. that provides continuous investment
                         management to pension and profit-sharing plans,
                         insurance companies, public agencies, banks, endowments
                         and charitable institutions, other mutual funds,
                         individuals and others. As of June 30, 1999, IMG had
                         approximately $4.9 billion in equity, fixed-income and
                         money market assets under management.


                         IMG  provides  investment  advisory  services and order
                         placement  facilities for the Funds. For these advisory
                         services for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999, the
                         Funds paid IMG as a  percentage  of  average  daily net
                         assets:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            FEE AS A PERCENTAGE OF
                         FUND                               AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS*
                         <S>                                          <C>
                         Government Assets Fund                       .40%

                         Liquid Assets Fund                           .35%

                         Municipal Assets Fund                        .35%

                         Vintage Limited Term Bond Fund               .50%

                         Vintage Bond Fund                            .55%

                         Vintage Income Fund                          .60%

                         Vintage Municipal Bond Fund                  .50%

                         Vintage Balanced Fund                        .75%

                         Vintage Equity Fund                          .75%

                         Vintage Aggressive Growth Fund               .95%
</TABLE>
                         * See  the  "Fee  Table"  at  the   beginning   of  the
                           Prospectus for more information about fee waivers.


                                      -23-
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The  following  individuals  serve as  portfolio  managers for the Funds and are
primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds' portfolios:

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS FOR THE GOVERNMENT ASSETS, LIQUID ASSETS, MUNICIPAL ASSETS,
LIMITED TERM BOND, BOND, INCOME, MUNICIPAL BOND, AND BALANCED FUNDS

<TABLE>
<S>                               <C>                                <C>
- -----------------------------     ------------------------------     ------------------------------
KATHRYN D. BEYER, CFA,            JEFFREY D. LORENZEN, CFA,          ELIZABETH S. PIERSON, CFA,
MANAGING DIRECTOR                 MANAGING DIRECTOR                  VICE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR
                                                                     FIXED-INCOME MANAGER
- - Ms. Beyer is a fixed-income     - Mr. Lorenzen is a
  strategist and is a member        fixed-income strategist, is      - Ms. Pierson is a
  of IMG's Investment Policy        a member of IMG's Investment       fixed-income strategist and
  Committee.                        Policy Committee, and              is a member of IMG's
                                    chairperson of the Bond            Investment Policy Committee.
- - She has been with IMG since       Research Committee.
  1993.                                                              - She has been with AMCORE
                                  - He has been with IMG since         Capital Management, Inc. (or
                                    1992.                              a predecessor) since 1984.
                                                                       Ms. Pierson became an
                                                                       employee of IMG effective
                                                                       with the acquisition of IMG
                                                                       by AMCORE Financial, Inc. in
                                                                       February 1998.
- -----------------------------     ------------------------------     ------------------------------
</TABLE>

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS FOR THE BALANCED, EQUITY AND AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUNDS

            -------------------------------    ------------------------------
            JULIE A. O'ROURKE, CFA, VICE       DARRELL C. THOMPSON, SENIOR
            PRESIDENT AND EQUITY MANAGER       VICE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR
                                               EQUITY MANAGER
            - Ms. O'Rourke is a member of
              IMG's Investment Policy          - Mr. Thompson is a member of
              Committee.                         IMG's Investment Policy
                                                 Committee.
            - She has been with AMCORE
              Capital Management, Inc. (or     - He has been with AMCORE
              a predecessor) since 1991.         Capital Management, Inc. (or
              Ms. O'Rourke became an             a predecessor) since 1973.
              employee of IMG effective          Mr. Thompson became an
              with the acquisition of IMG        employee of IMG effective
              by AMCORE Financial, Inc. in       with the acquisition of IMG
              February 1998.                     by AMCORE Financial, Inc. in
                                                 February 1998.
            -------------------------------    ------------------------------


                                      -24-

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PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES


HOW THE FUNDS            Except for the Money Market Funds, each Fund's net
VALUE THEIR SHARES       asset value or NAV is calculated at 3:00 p.m. Central
                         Time each day the New York Stock Exchange ("Exchange")
                         is open for business. The Money Market Funds' NAV is
                         calculated at 11:00 a.m. Central Time.


                         To  calculate  NAV,  a Fund's  assets  are  valued  and
                         totaled,  liabilities are subtracted,  and the balance,
                         called net  assets,  is divided by the number of shares
                         outstanding.  The Funds,  other  than the Money  Market
                         Funds, value their assets at their current market value
                         determined  on the  basis of market  quotations,  or if
                         such quotations are not readily  available,  such other
                         methods  as the  Funds'  directors  believe  accurately
                         reflect fair market value. The Money Market Funds value
                         their  securities at their  amortized cost. This method
                         involves  valuing a security at its cost and thereafter
                         applying a constant  amortization  to  maturity  of any
                         discount  or  premium,  regardless  of  the  effect  of
                         fluctuating  interest  rates on the market value of the
                         investment.

                         A purchase  order for Shares  received  in good order
                         by the Funds by 11:00 a.m. Central Time is effected at
                         the net asset value per share calculated as of 11:00
                         a.m. Central Time, and investors will receive the
                         dividend declared that day, if the Custodian has
                         received the purchase price in federal funds or other
                         immediately available funds by 3:00 p.m. Central Time
                         that day. A purchase order for Shares received after
                         11:00 a.m. Central Time and prior to 3:00 p.m. Central
                         Time for which such funds have been received by 3:00
                         p.m. Central Time will be effected as of 11:00 a.m.
                         Central Time the following day, and will begin to
                         accrue dividends at that time.  If federal funds are
                         not available by 3:00 p.m. Central Time, the order will
                         be canceled.  Payment for orders that are not accepted
                         or are canceled will be returned after prompt inquiry
                         to the transmitting organization.

HOW TO BUY SHARES        You may purchase a Fund's shares  through qualified
                         banks, broker/dealers, investment advisory firms and
                         other organizations that have entered into dealer
                         and/or shareholder agreements with the distributor
                         and/or servicing agreements with the Funds.


                         Minimum investment amounts are:
                                 Initial                         $1,000
                                 Subsequent                      $50

                         401(k) and 403(b) and other plans
                                 Initial and Subsequent          $25

                         Automatic Investment Program
                                 Initial                         $250
                                 Subsequent                      $25

                         To  purchase  shares  of a Fund,  complete  an  Account
                         Application  and return it along with a check (or other
                         negotiable  bank draft or money  order) in at least the
                         minimum  initial  purchase  amount,   made  payable  to
                         Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc. to:

                           Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc.
                                  Dept. L-1392
                             Columbus, OH 43260-1392


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                         NAV?  Why is a share  priced at  something  called  the
                         "NAV" (net asset value)? If you take the total value of
                         all  the  securities  held  by  the  Fund,  deduct  the
                         expenses  paid by the Fund,  and then  divide  that net
                         result by the number shares owned by investors, you get
                         the share's net asset value.  The NAV is  calculated at
                         the end of each business day of the Fund.


                                      -25-
<PAGE>

                         An Account  Application form can be obtained by calling
                         the Funds at (800)  438-6375 or from the Funds' website
                         at www.VintageFunds.com. Subsequent purchases of shares
                         of a Fund may be made at any time by  mailing  a check,
                         payable to Vintage  Mutual  Funds,  Inc.,  to the above
                         address.  If you are an existing Fund shareholder,  you
                         may purchase shares by electronic funds transfer if you
                         have completed the  appropriate  section of the Account
                         Application.  Call (800) 438-6375 to arrange a transfer
                         from your bank account.

                         A  Fund  is  required   to  withhold   31%  of  taxable
                         dividends, capital gains distributions, and redemptions
                         paid to  shareholders  who have not  provided  the Fund
                         with their certified taxpayer identification number. To
                         avoid  this,   you  must   provide   your  correct  Tax
                         Identification  Number (Social Security Number for most
                         investors) on your Account Application.

                         A Fund may  refuse  any order to  purchase  shares.  In
                         particular,  the Funds  reserve  the right to  restrict
                         purchases  of shares  (including  exchanges)  when they
                         appear to evidence a pattern of frequent  purchases and
                         sales made in response to short-term conditions.


HOW TO EXCHANGE          You may exchange your Fund shares for shares of the
SHARES                   same class of the other Funds. Exchanges of shares are
                         made at the  next-determined  NAV.  You may  request an
                         exchange  by mail or  telephone.  You must call by 3:00
                         p.m.,  Central  Time,  to receive  that day's NAV.  The
                         Funds may change,  suspend,  or terminate  the exchange
                         service  at any  time.  The  exchange  option  will  be
                         unavailable  for  a  period  of  30  days  following  a
                         telephonic address change.


                         AUTO EXCHANGE. In order to participate in Auto
                         Exchange, after completing the appropriate section of
                         the Account Application, you must:

                         - be a shareholder of the Money Market Funds;

                         - have a minimum initial purchase of $10,000 in the
                           Money Market Funds; and

                         - maintain a minimum account balance of $1,000.

                         To change Auto Exchange  instructions or to discontinue
                         the  feature,  you must send a written  request  to the
                         Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc., Dept. L-1392,  Columbus, OH
                         43260-1392. The distributor may amend or terminate Auto
                         Exchange without notice at any time.


                                      -26-
<PAGE>

HOW TO SELL SHARES       You may "redeem" your shares (I.E., sell your shares
                         back to a Fund) on any day the Exchange is open, either
                         directly or through your financial intermediary. Your
                         sales price will be the next-determined NAV after the
                         Fund receives your sales request in proper form.
                         Normally, proceeds will be sent to you within 3 days.
                         If you recently purchased your shares by check or
                         electronic funds transfer, your redemption payment may
                         be delayed until the Fund is reasonably satisfied that
                         the check or electronic funds transfer has been
                         collected (which may take up to 10 days). Redemptions
                         may ordinarily be requested by mail.  Redemptions may
                         also be requested by telephone if you selected that
                         option on the Account Application.

                         SELLING SHARES DIRECTLY TO THE FUND

                         BY MAIL:

                         Send a signed letter of instruction to:

                                   Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc.
                                        Dept. L-1392
                                   Columbus, OH 43260-1392

                         For  your  protection,  a  bank,  a  member  firm  of a
                         national  stock  exchange,  a credit union,  a clearing
                         agency,  a  savings  association,   or  other  eligible
                         guarantor   institution,   must  guarantee  signatures.
                         Additional  documentation  is required  for the sale of
                         shares by corporations, intermediaries, fiduciaries and
                         surviving joint owners. If you have any questions about
                         the procedures, contact the Funds.

                         BY TELEPHONE:

                         You may redeem your shares by telephone  request unless
                         you  choose  not to have  this  option  on the  Account
                         Application.  Call the  Funds at  (800)  438-6375  with
                         instructions on how you wish to receive your sale
                         proceeds.

                         A telephone redemption request must be received by 3:00
                         p.m., Central Time, for you to receive that day's NAV.

                         You may have the proceeds  mailed to your  address,  or
                         mailed  or sent  electronically  to a  commercial  bank
                         account   previously   designated   on   your   Account
                         Application.

                         Telephone  redemption  is not available for shares held
                         in nominee or street name accounts,  or retirement plan
                         accounts.

                         If you are  unable to contact  the Funds by  telephone,
                         you may also mail the  redemption  request to the Funds
                         at the address listed above.  The telephone  redemption
                         option  will be  unavailable  for a  period  of 10 days
                         following a telephonic address change.


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                         BY CHECK:

                         A free check writing service is available for the Money
                         Market  Funds.  To  establish  this  service and obtain
                         checks:

                         - at the time the account is opened, complete the
                           Signature Card section of the Account Application
                           Form; or

                         - after  opening an account  in the Fund,  contact  the
                           Funds  by  telephone  or mail to  obtain  an  Account
                           Application   Form,   and  complete  and  return  the
                           Signature Card section.

                         You  will  receive  the  dividends  and   distributions
                         declared  on the  shares to be  redeemed  up to the day
                         that a check is presented  for  payment.  Upon 30 days'
                         prior   written   notice  to  you,  the  check  writing
                         privilege  may be modified or  terminated.  You may not
                         close a Fund account by writing a check. There is a $25
                         charge for each stop payment request.

AUTO WITHDRAWAL          The Auto Withdrawal Plan enables you, as a shareholder
PLAN                     of a Fund, to make regular monthly or quarterly
                         redemptions  of shares.  With your  authorization,  the
                         Transfer Agent will automatically  redeem shares at NAV
                         on the dates of the  withdrawal and have a check in the
                         amount   specified   mailed  to  you  or  automatically
                         deposited   into  your  bank   account.   In  order  to
                         participate:

                         - the required  minimum  withdrawal is $100;  and - the
                         Fund must maintain a $1,000 minimum balance.

                         To participate in the Auto Withdrawal  Plan, you should
                         call (800) 438-6375 for more information.

AUTOMATIC                The Funds reserve the right to redeem, at NAV, the
REDEMPTION               shares of any shareholder if, because of redemptions of
                         shares by or on behalf of the shareholder (but not as a
                         result  of a  decrease  in the  market  price  of  such
                         shares), the account of such shareholder has a value of
                         less than $500.  Before the Funds  exercise their right
                         to redeem these shares,  the shareholder  will be given
                         notice  that  the  value  of the  shares  in his or her
                         account  is less than the  minimum  amount  and will be
                         allowed 60 days to make an additional  investment  that
                         will  increase  the  value of the  account  to at least
                         $500.

                         If you  elect to  receive  distributions  in cash,  and
                         checks (1) are returned  and marked as  "undeliverable"
                         or (2)  remain  uncashed  for  six  months,  your  cash
                         election will be changed  automatically and your future
                         dividend  and  capital  gains   distributions  will  be
                         reinvested in the Fund at the per share NAV  determined
                         as of the  date  of  payment  of the  distribution.  In
                         addition,  any  undeliverable  checks  or  checks  that
                         remain  uncashed  for six months will be  canceled  and
                         will be  reinvested  in the Fund at the per  share  NAV
                         determined as of the date of cancellation.


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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES

DIRECT DIVIDEND          You may elect to have all income dividends and capital
OPTION                   gains distributions paid by check or reinvested in any
                         other Fund, (provided the other Fund is maintained at
                         the minimum required balance).

                         The  Directed   Dividend  Option  may  be  modified  or
                         terminated  by the  Funds at any time  after  notice to
                         participating   shareholders.   Participation   in  the
                         Directed  Dividend  Option may be terminated or changed
                         by  the   shareholder   at  any  time  by  writing  the
                         distributor.   The  Directed  Dividend  Option  is  not
                         available to participants in an IRA.

DIVIDENDS AND            The Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income and Municipal Bond
CAPITAL GAINS            Funds each intend to declare their net investment
                         income  monthly as a dividend  to  shareholders  at the
                         close of business on the day of declaration.  The Money
                         Market  Funds intend to declare net  investment  income
                         daily as a  dividend  to  shareholders  at the close of
                         business  on the day of  declaration.  These Funds will
                         generally pay such dividends monthly.

                         The  Balanced,  Equity,  and  Aggressive  Growth  Funds
                         intend to declare their net investment income quarterly
                         as a dividend to  shareholders at the close of business
                         on the day of declaration,  and generally will pay such
                         dividends quarterly.

                         Each Fund also intends to distribute its capital gains,
                         if any, at least annually, normally in December of each
                         year.  A  shareholder  will  automatically  receive all
                         income  dividends  and capital gains  distributions  in
                         additional full and fractional  shares of a Fund at NAV
                         as of the  ex-dividend  date,  unless  the  shareholder
                         elects to receive  dividends or  distributions in cash.
                         Such election must be made on the Account  Application;
                         any change in such  election must be made in writing to
                         the Funds at Dept.  L-1392,  Columbus,  Ohio 43260-1392
                         and will become effective with respect to dividends and
                         distributions  having record dates after its receipt by
                         the  Transfer  Agent.  Dividends  are  paid in cash not
                         later than seven  business  days after a  shareholder's
                         complete redemption of his or her shares.

TAX CONSIDERATIONS       Dividends that are distributed by a Fund that are
                         derived from interest income exempt from federal income
                         tax and are designated by the Fund as "exempt-interest
                         dividends" will be exempt from regular federal income
                         taxation. However, if tax-exempt interest earned by the
                         Fund constitutes an item of tax preference for purposes
                         of the AMT, then a portion of the exempt-interest
                         dividends paid by the Fund may likewise constitute an
                         item of tax preference. In addition, any
                         exempt-interest dividends received by corporate
                         shareholders may constitute an adjustment to AMT income
                         for purposes of the AMT and the environmental tax
                         imposed under Code Sections 55 and 59A, respectively.
                         Only the Municipal Bond and Municipal Assets Funds are
                         expected to be eligible to designate certain dividends
                         as "exempt-interest dividends."


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                         Exempt-interest  dividends of a Fund,  although  exempt
                         from  regular  federal  income tax, are included in the
                         tax base for  determining  the  extent to which  Social
                         Security  and  railroad  benefits  will be  subject  to
                         federal  income tax. All  shareholders  are required to
                         report the  receipt  of  dividends  and  distributions,
                         including  exempt-interest  dividends, on their federal
                         income tax returns.


                         Dividends  paid  out  of a  Fund's  investment  company
                         taxable income (including  dividends,  taxable interest
                         and net short-term  capital gains) will be taxable to a
                         U.S.  shareholder as ordinary  income. A portion of the
                         Balanced,  Equity,  and Aggressive  Growth Funds income
                         may  consist of  dividends  paid by U.S.  corporations.
                         Therefore,  a portion  of the  dividends  paid by these
                         Funds    may   be    eligible    for   the    corporate
                         dividends-received  deduction.   Distributions  of  net
                         capital  gains  (the  excess of net  long-term  capital
                         gains  over net  short-term  capital  losses),  if any,
                         designated  by a Fund as  capital  gain  dividends  are
                         taxable as long-term  capital gains,  regardless of the
                         length  of  time  the  shareholder  has  held a  Fund's
                         shares.


                         A  distribution  will be treated as paid on December 31
                         of the  current  calendar  year if it is  declared by a
                         Fund in  October,  November or December of that year to
                         shareholders  of  record  on a date in such a month and
                         paid by a Fund during January of the following calendar
                         year. Such distributions will be treated as received by
                         shareholders   in  the  calendar   year  in  which  the
                         distributions  are  declared,  rather than the calendar
                         year in which the distributions are received.

                         Each year the Funds will notify shareholders of the tax
                         status of dividends and distributions.

                         Shareholders  should be aware that redeeming  shares of
                         the  Municipal  Bond  Fund  after  tax-exempt  interest
                         income has been  accrued  by the Fund but  before  that
                         income  has  been   declared  as  a  dividend   may  be
                         disadvantageous.  This is because the gain,  if any, on
                         the redemption  will be taxable,  even though such gain
                         may be attributable  in part to the accrued  tax-exempt
                         interest  which, if distributed to the shareholder as a
                         dividend rather than as redemption proceeds, might have
                         qualified as an exempt-interest dividend.

                         Distributions  from all of the Funds may be  subject to
                         state and local taxes. Distributions of a Fund that are
                         derived from interest on U.S. Government securities may
                         be exempt from state and local taxes in certain states.
                         In certain states,  distributions of the Municipal Bond
                         and  Municipal  Assets  Funds  which are  derived  from
                         interest   on   obligations   of  that   state  or  its
                         municipalities  or any  political  subdivisions  may be
                         exempt from state and local taxes.  Shareholders should
                         consult  their  tax  advisors  regarding  the  possible
                         exclusion  for state and local  income tax  purposes of
                         the  portion  of  dividends  paid  by a Fund  which  is
                         attributable   to   interest   from   U.S.   Government
                         securities and the particular tax  consequences to them
                         of an investment in a Fund,  including the  application
                         of state and local tax laws.

                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         SHORT- OR LONG-TERM?  If you sell or exchange your Fund
                         shares  within  12  months  of  buying  them,  you will
                         receive a short-term capital gain. Any sale or exchange
                         beyond  that time will  generate  a  long-term  capital
                         gain.


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DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS

SHARE CLASSES            In addition to the shares generally offered for
                         investment,  some of the Funds offer special classes of
                         shares.  Each class of shares is exchangeable  only for
                         shares of the same class.

                         SHARE CLASS                CLASS DESCRIPTION


                         "S" and "S2"        These shares are normally offered
                                             through financial institutions
                                             providing automatic "Sweep"
                                             investment programs to their
                                             customers. These shares bear
                                             separate distribution and/or
                                             shareholder servicing fees.
                                             Participating organizations selling
                                             or servicing these shares may
                                             receive different compensation with
                                             respect to one class over another.
                                             The Liquid Assets Fund, Municipal
                                             Assets Fund and Government Assets
                                             Fund offer Class S shares while
                                             only the Liquid Assets Fund offers
                                             Class S2 shares.


                         "S" Shares of       These shares are offered to all
                         the Equity Fund     shareholders, except those who
                                             qualify for "T" shares of the
                                             Equity Fund.


                         "T" Shares of       These shares are offered solely to
                         the Equity Fund     fiduciary accounts of AMCORE
                                             Investment Group, N.A. over which
                                             AMCORE Investment Group, N.A.
                                             exercises investment discretion.


                         "T"                 These shares offer a check writing
                                             privilege and are also offered
                                             through trust organizations or
                                             others providing shareholder
                                             services such as establishing and
                                             maintaining custodial accounts and
                                             records for their customers who
                                             invest in "T" shares, assisting
                                             customers in processing purchase,
                                             exchange and redemption requests
                                             and responding to customers'
                                             inquiries concerning their
                                             investments, though they may also
                                             be used in "sweep" programs. These
                                             shares bear separate distribution
                                             and/or shareholder servicing fees.
                                             Participating organizations selling
                                             or servicing these shares may
                                             receive different compensation with
                                             respect to one class over another.

                         "I"                 These shares pay no  shareholder or
                                             servicing  fees and so are normally
                                             offered directly by the distributor
                                             or  through   trust   organizations
                                             providing     fiduciary     account
                                             services for an additional fee.

OTHER                    EQUITY "S" SHARES. Depending upon the terms of the
                         particular Customer account, a Participating
                         Organization may charge a Customer account fees for
                         services provided in connection with investments in a
                         Fund. Information concerning these services and any
                         charges will be provided by the Participating
                         Organization. This Prospectus should be read in
                         conjunction with any such information provided by the
                         Participating Organization.


                         RULE 12b-1 FEES.  Each Fund, except the Money Market
                         Fund Class T and I shares, has adopted a plan under SEC
                         Rule 12b-1 that allows the Fund to pay asset-based
                         distribution and service  fees  for  the  distribution
                         and sale of its shares.  The Liquid Assets Fund Class S
                         shares plan allows charges of up to .50% but only .40%
                         is currently being imposed under the plan.  The Liquid
                         Assets Fund Class S2 shares and the Municipal Assets
                         Fund Class S shares plans each allow charges of up to
                         .25% but only .15% is currently being imposed under
                         each plan.  All of the remaining Funds' plans allow
                         charges of up to 0.25% but no 12b-1 fees are currently
                         being imposed under the plan.

                         ADMINISTRATIVE  SERVICE FEES. Each Fund,  except Liquid
                         Assets  Fund Class I shares and  Municipal  Assets Fund
                         Class  I  shares,   has   adopted  a  plan   under  the
                         Administrative  Services  Plan that  allows the Fund to
                         pay service fees for the distribution and sale of its
                         shares.  The Government Assets Fund plan allows charges
                         of up to .25% but no fees are currently being imposed
                         under the plan.  The Liquid Assets Fund T shares and
                         the Municipal Assets Fund T shares plans allow charges
                         of up to .25% but only .15% is currently being imposed
                         under each plan.  The Vintage Equity Fund Class S
                         shares plan allows charges of up to .25% and .25% is
                         currently being imposed under the plan. All of the
                         other Funds' plans allow charges of up to .25% but no
                         fees are currently being imposed under the plans.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

                         The financial  highlights table is intended to help you
                         understand  the Fund's  financial  performance  for the
                         past 5 years (or, if shorter,  the period of the Fund's
                         operations).  Certain  information  reflects  financial
                         results for a single Fund share.  The total  returns in
                         the table  represent  the rate that an  investor  would
                         have  earned  (or  lost) on an  investment  in the Fund
                         (assuming    reinvestment    of   all   dividends   and
                         distributions). The information for the period ended on
                         March 31, 1999, has been audited by McGladrey & Pullen,
                         LLP,  whose  report,  along with the  Fund's  financial
                         statements,  are included in the Funds' annual  report,
                         which is available upon request.  The  information  for
                         the period ended on March 31, 1998, has been audited by
                         KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. The  information  for the Liquid
                         Assets Fund,  Municipal  Assets Fund, and Bond Fund for
                         the  period  ended on or prior to March 31,  1997,  has
                         been audited by KPMG Peat Marwick.  The information for
                         all other  Funds for the  periods  ended on or prior to
                         March 31, 1997, has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP.


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<CAPTION>

                                                    INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES                             DISTRIBUTIONS
                                     ---------------------------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
                                        NAV          NET      NET REALIZED/   TOTAL FROM    FROM NET    FROM NET       TOTAL
                                     BEGINNING   INVESTMENT    UNREALIZED     INVESTMENT   INVESTMENT   REALIZED    DIVIDENDS AND
                                     OF PERIOD     INCOME    GAINS/(LOSSES)   ACTIVITIES     INCOME       GAINS     DISTRIBUTIONS
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>
GOVERNMENT ASSETS FUND "T" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)
 Year Ended March 31, 1998            $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)
 Year Ended March 31, 1997            $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)
 Year Ended March 31, 1996            $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)
 Year Ended March 31, 1995            $ 1.00        0.04          0.00           0.04        (0.04)        0.00         (0.04)

LIQUID ASSETS FUND "T" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998     $ 1.00        0.04          0.00           0.04        (0.04)        0.00         (0.04)
 January 2, 1997 to June 30, 1997*    $ 1.00        0.03          0.00           0.03        (0.03)        0.00         (0.03)

MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND "T" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 1.00        0.03          0.00           0.03        (0.03)        0.00         (0.03)
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998     $ 1.00        0.02          0.00           0.02        (0.02)        0.00         (0.02)
 January 2, 1997 to June 30, 1997*    $ 1.00        0.02          0.00           0.02        (0.02)        0.00         (0.02)

LIMITED TERM BOND FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 9.99        0.49          0.00           0.49        (0.48)        0.00         (0.48)
 Year Ended March 31, 1998            $ 9.69        0.46          0.35           0.81        (0.51)(c)     0.00         (0.51)
 Year Ended March 31, 1997            $ 9.89        0.50         (0.20)          0.30        (0.50)        0.00         (0.50)
 June 15, 1995 to March 31, 1996*     $10.00        0.44         (0.11)          0.33        (0.43)       (0.01)        (0.44)

BOND FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 9.86        0.53          0.04           0.57        (0.53)       (0.02)        (0.55)
 Eleven Months Ended March 31, 1998   $ 9.82        0.66          0.33           0.99        (0.66)       (0.29)        (0.95)
 Year Ended April 30, 1997            $ 9.78        0.62          0.05           0.67        (0.62)        0.00         (0.62)
 July 7, 1995 to April 30, 1996*      $10.00        0.49         (0.28)          0.21        (0.43)        0.00         (0.43)

INCOME FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $10.04        0.55         (0.04)          0.51        (0.57)(d)     0.00         (0.57)
 Year Ended March 31, 1998            $ 9.70        0.50          0.38           0.88        (0.54)(c)     0.00         (0.54)
 Year Ended March 31, 1997            $ 9.93        0.54         (0.24)          0.30        (0.53)        0.00         (0.53)
 Year Ended March 31, 1996            $ 9.71        0.61          0.23           0.84        (0.62)        0.00         (0.62)
 Year Ended March 31, 1995            $ 9.92        0.54         (0.22)          0.32        (0.53)        0.00         (0.53)

MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $10.60        0.40          0.08           0.48        (0.40)       (0.01)        (0.41)
 Year Ended March 31, 1998            $10.22        0.40          0.40           0.80        (0.40)       (0.02)        (0.42)
 Year Ended March 31, 1997            $10.27        0.38         (0.05)          0.33        (0.38)        0.00         (0.38)
 Year Ended March 31, 1996            $ 9.97        0.43          0.30           0.73        (0.43)        0.00         (0.43)
 Year Ended March 31, 1995            $ 9.91        0.43          0.07           0.50        (0.43)       (0.01)        (0.44)

BALANCED FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $15.05        0.24          1.60           1.84        (0.24)       (0.64)        (0.88)
 Year Ended March 31, 1998            $11.72        0.21          3.67           3.88        (0.21)       (0.34)        (0.55)
 Year Ended March 31, 1997            $11.08        0.18          1.05           1.23        (0.18)       (0.41)        (0.59)
 June 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996*      $10.00        0.24          1.08           1.32        (0.24)        0.00         (0.24)

EQUITY FUND "S" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $21.04       (0.06)         3.21           3.15        (0.01)       (1.28)        (1.29)
 Year Ended March 31, 1998            $16.58        0.00          7.19           7.19        (0.01)       (2.71)        (2.72)
 Year Ended March 31, 1997            $14.48        0.05          2.60           2.65        (0.05)       (0.50)        (0.55)
 Year Ended March 31, 1996            $11.44        0.13          3.27           3.40        (0.13)       (0.23)        (0.36)
 Year Ended March 31, 1995            $10.05        0.15          1.41           1.56        (0.15)       (0.02)        (0.17)

AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $16.99       (0.11)         1.70           1.59         0.00        (0.95)        (0.95)
 Year Ended March 31, 1998            $11.90       (0.09)         5.61           5.52         0.00        (0.43)        (0.43)
 Year Ended March 31, 1997            $10.88       (0.06)         1.08           1.02         0.00         0.00          0.00
 Sept. 29, 1995 to March 31, 1996*    $10.00        0.00          0.90           0.90         0.00        (0.02)        (0.02)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           TOTAL RETURN / RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                                   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                RATIO OF NET                    RATIO OF
                                                                     RATIO OF    INVESTMENT     RATIO OF    NET INVESTMENT
                                     NAV              NET ASSETS   EXPENSES TO     INCOME       EXPENSES        INCOME
                                   END OF   TOTAL   END OF PERIOD   TO AVERAGE   TO AVERAGE    TO AVERAGE     TO AVERAGE   PORTFOLIO
                                   PERIOD  RETURN   (000 OMITTED)   NET ASSETS   NET ASSETS    NET ASSETS**   NET ASSETS**  TURNOVER
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>       <C>       <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>
GOVERNMENT ASSETS FUND "T" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 1.00    4.61%     $150,006       0.73%        4.49%          0.76%         4.46%         N/A
 Year Ended March 31, 1998          $ 1.00    4.72%     $155,130       0.73%        4.79%          0.98%         4.54%         N/A
 Year Ended March 31, 1997          $ 1.00    4.62%     $158,698       0.76%        4.53%          1.01%         4.28%         N/A
 Year Ended March 31, 1996          $ 1.00    5.24%     $153,836       0.54%        5.08%          0.72%         4.90%         N/A
 Year Ended March 31, 1995          $ 1.00    4.32%     $137,888       0.50%        4.26%          0.98%         3.78%         N/A

LIQUID ASSETS FUND "T" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 1.00    4.70%     $33,673        0.84%        4.54%           --            --           N/A
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998   $ 1.00    3.81%(a)  $16,147        0.70%(b)     5.07%(b)        --            --           N/A
 January 2, 1997 to June 30, 1997*  $ 1.00    2.51%(a)  $17,859        0.70%(b)     4.96%(b)        --            --           N/A

MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND "T" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 1.00    2.73%     $14,949        0.87%        2.66%          0.94%         2.59%         N/A
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998   $ 1.00    2.31%(a)  $12,005        0.69%(b)     3.09%(b)        --            --           N/A
 January 2, 1997 to June 30, 1997*  $ 1.00    1.61%(a)  $25,036        0.66%(b)     3.17%(b)       0.90%         2.93%         N/A

LIMITED TERM BOND FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $10.00    5.01%     $56,005        1.05%        4.89%           --            --          31.08%
 Year Ended March 31, 1998          $ 9.99    8.51%     $37,777        1.35%        4.60%          1.60%         4.35%        80.26%
 Year Ended March 31, 1997          $ 9.69    3.13%     $38,835        1.40%        5.18%          1.65%         4.93%        70.63%
 June 15, 1995 to March 31, 1996*   $ 9.89    3.40%(a)  $41,178        1.18%(b)     5.53%(b)       1.18%(b)      5.53%(b)     69.30%

BOND FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 9.88    5.95%     $ 21,984       1.03%        5.46%           --            --          37.28%
 Eleven Months Ended March 31, 1998 $ 9.86   10.30%(a)  $ 7,213        0.88%(b)     7.66%(b)        --            --         225.79%
 Year Ended April 30, 1997          $ 9.83    6.97%     $ 3,201        0.83%        6.16%           --            --          42.22%
 July 7, 1995 to April 30, 1996*    $ 9.78    2.10%(a)  $ 3,642        0.80%(b)     6.24%(b)        --            --          60.43%

INCOME FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $9.98     5.13%     $100,341       1.01%        5.51%           --            --          60.60%
 Year Ended March 31, 1998          $10.04    9.31%     $104,604       1.15%        5.04%          1.40%         4.79%        52.03%
 Year Ended March 31, 1997          $ 9.70    3.14%     $92,031        1.20%        5.52%          1.45%         5.27%        59.70%
 Year Ended March 31, 1996          $ 9.93    8.74%     $84,752        0.97%        5.77%          0.97%         5.77%       113.25%
 Year Ended March 31, 1995          $ 9.71    3.46%     $81,673        0.94%        5.53%          1.22%         5.26%        32.38%

MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $10.67    4.64%     $49,950        0.94%        3.76%          1.04%         3.66%        13.87%
 Year Ended March 31, 1998          $10.60    7.89%     $48,282        1.21%        3.76%          1.46%         3.51%        36.60%
 Year Ended March 31, 1997          $10.22    3.22%     $45,164        1.28%        3.68%          1.53%         3.43%        21.00%
 Year Ended March 31, 1996          $10.27    7.43%     $42,436        0.75%        4.21%          1.02%         3.94%        14.21%
 Year Ended March 31, 1995          $ 9.97    5.29%     $30,717        0.73%        4.42%          1.30%         3.84%         5.77%

BALANCED FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $16.01   12.66%     $85,424        1.28%        1.61%           --            --          48.38%
 Year Ended March 31, 1998          $15.05   33.46%     $63,403        1.38%        1.58%          1.63%         1.33%       101.32%
 Year Ended March 31, 1997          $11.72   11.05%     $32,012        1.55%        1.58%          1.80%         1.33%        38.35%
 June 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996*    $11.08   13.29%(a)  $13,516        1.32%(b)     2.66%(b)       1.32%(b)      2.66%(b)     61.72%

EQUITY FUND "S" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $22.90   15.72%     $253,593       1.40%       (0.34%)          --            --          59.22%
 Year Ended March 31, 1998          $21.05   45.54%     $196,772       1.31%        0.08%          1.56%         0.33%        72.80%
 Year Ended March 31, 1997          $16.58   18.35%     $309,669       1.33%        0.32%          1.58%         0.07%        37.08%
 Year Ended March 31, 1996          $14.48   29.96%     $210,950       1.09%        0.96%          1.09%         0.96%        33.23%
 Year Ended March 31, 1995          $11.44   15.74%     $149,233       1.07%        1.47%          1.35%         1.19%        20.54%

AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $17.63    9.85%     $121,552       1.42%       (0.69%)          --            --          61.90%
 Year Ended March 31, 1998          $16.99   46.82%     $101,377       1.56%       (0.74%)         1.81%        (0.99%)       86.36%
 Year Ended March 31, 1997          $11.90    9.39%     $ 49,413       1.63%       (0.64%)         1.88%        (0.89%)       45.14%
 Sept. 29, 1995 to March 31, 1996*  $10.88    9.10%(a)  $ 23,319       1.57%(b)     0.08%(b)       1.57%(b)      0.08%(b)      4.31%
</TABLE>

*   Period from commencement of operations.
**  During the period certain fees were voluntarily  reduced.  If such voluntary
    fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.
(a) Not annualized.
(b) Annualized.
(c) Includes $.04 per share and $.02 per share of distributions in excess of net
    investment income for Limited Term Bond and Income Fund,  respectively,  for
    [year ended March 31, 1998.
(d) Includes $.01 per share of distribution in excess of net investment income.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES                             DISTRIBUTIONS
                                     ---------------------------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
                                        NAV          NET      NET REALIZED/   TOTAL FROM    FROM NET     FROM NET       TOTAL
                                     BEGINNING   INVESTMENT    UNREALIZED     INVESTMENT   INVESTMENT    REALIZED   DIVIDENDS AND
                                     OF PERIOD     INCOME    GAINS/(LOSSES)   ACTIVITIES     INCOME       GAINS     DISTRIBUTIONS
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>
LIQUID ASSETS FUND "S" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 1.00        0.04          0.00           0.04        (0.04)        0.00         (0.04)
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998     $ 1.00        0.03          0.00           0.03        (0.03)        0.00         (0.03)
 Year Ended June 30, 1997             $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)
 Year Ended June 30, 1996             $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)
 Year Ended June 30, 1995             $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)

LIQUID ASSETS FUND "S2" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 1.00        0.04          0.00           0.04        (0.04)        0.00         (0.04)
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998     $ 1.00        0.04          0.00           0.04        (0.04)        0.00         (0.04)
 February 27, 1997 to June 30, 1997*  $ 1.00        0.02          0.00           0.02        (0.02)        0.00         (0.02)

LIQUID ASSETS FUND "I" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 1.00        0.05          0.00           0.05        (0.05)        0.00         (0.05)
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998     $ 1.00        0.04          0.00           0.04        (0.04)        0.00         (0.04)
 October 29, 1996 to June 30, 1997*   $ 1.00        0.04          0.00           0.04        (0.04)        0.00         (0.04)

MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND "S" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 1.00        0.02         0.00            0.02        (0.02)        0.00         (0.02)
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998     $ 1.00        0.02         0.00            0.02        (0.02)        0.00         (0.02)
 Year Ended June 30, 1997             $ 1.00        0.03         0.00            0.03        (0.03)        0.00         (0.03)
 Year Ended June 30, 1996             $ 1.00        0.03         0.00            0.03        (0.03)        0.00         (0.03)
 Year Ended June 30, 1995             $ 1.00        0.03         0.00            0.03        (0.03)        0.00         (0.03)

MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND "I" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $ 1.00        0.03         0.00            0.03        (0.03)        0.00         (0.03)
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998     $ 1.00        0.02         0.00            0.02        (0.02)        0.00         (0.02)
 March 27, 1997 to June 30, 1997*     $ 1.00        0.01         0.00            0.01        (0.01)        0.00         (0.01)

EQUITY FUND T SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999            $21.05       (0.01)        3.19            3.18        (0.01)       (1.28)        (1.29)
 February 14, 1998 to March 31, 1998* $19.77        0.00         1.28            1.28         0.00         0.00          0.00
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             TOTAL RETURN / RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                                   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                RATIO OF NET                    RATIO OF
                                                                     RATIO OF    INVESTMENT    RATIO OF    NET INVESTMENT
                                      NAV                NET ASSETS  EXPENSES TO    INCOME      EXPENSES        INCOME
                                    END OF   TOTAL    END OF PERIOD  TO AVERAGE  TO AVERAGE   TO AVERAGE     TO AVERAGE   PORTFOLIO
                                    PERIOD  RETURN    (000 OMITTED)  NET ASSETS  NET ASSETS   NET ASSETS**   NET ASSETS**  TURNOVER
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>         <C>
LIQUID ASSETS FUND "S" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 1.00    4.18%       $ 77,343     1.34%        4.06%          --             --         N/A
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998   $ 1.00    3.43%       $ 69,514     1.20%(b)     4.57%(b)       --             --         N/A
 Year Ended June 30, 1997           $ 1.00    4.46%       $ 60,663     1.20%        4.46%          --             --         N/A
 Year Ended June 30, 1996           $ 1.00    4.68%       $179,633     1.20%        4.68%          --             --         N/A
 Year Ended June 30, 1995           $ 1.00    4.66%       $167,085     1.20%        4.66%          --             --         N/A

LIQUID ASSETS FUND "S2" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 1.00    4.44%       $  8,252     1.09%        4.32%          --             --         N/A
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998   $ 1.00    3.68%(a)    $  5,453     0.87%(b)     4.91%(b)       --             --         N/A
 February 27, 1997 to June 30,
  1997*                             $ 1.00    1.66%(a)    $  1,773     0.85%(b)     4.79%(b)      0.95%          4.69%       N/A

LIQUID ASSETS FUND "I" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 1.00    4.86%       $ 16,751     0.69%        4.67%          --             --         N/A
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998   $ 1.00    3.98%(a)    $ 13,729     0.47%(b)     5.31%(b)       --             --         N/A
 October 29, 1996 to June 30, 1997* $ 1.00    3.51%(a)    $  2,356     0.45%(b)     5.19%(b)       --             --         N/A

MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND "S" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 1.00    2.47%       $  7,894     1.12%        2.41%         1.19%          2.34%       N/A
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998   $ 1.00    2.13%(a)    $  7,102     0.94%(b)     2.84%(b)       --             --         N/A
 Year Ended June 30, 1997           $ 1.00    2.90%       $  4,664     0.93%        2.90%         1.15%          2.68%       N/A
 Year Ended June 30, 1996           $ 1.00    2.64%       $ 10,146     1.48%        2.64%          --             --         N/A
 Year Ended June 30, 1995           $ 1.00    2.53%       $ 16,130     1.38%        2.53%          --             --         N/A

MUNICIPAL ASSETS FUND "I" SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $ 1.00    2.88%       $ 22,405     0.72%        2.81%         0.79%          2.74%       N/A
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 1998   $ 1.00    2.49%(a)    $ 20,010     0.46%(b)     3.32%(b)       --             --         N/A
 March 27, 1997 to June 30, 1997*   $ 1.00    1.20%(a)    $      7     0.41%(b)     3.42%(b)      0.65%          3.18%       N/A

EQUITY FUND T SHARES
 Year Ended March 31, 1999          $22.94   15.88%       $280,418     1.15%       (0.08%)         --             --        59.22%
 February 14, 1998 to March 31,
  1998*                             $21.05    6.40%(a)    $275,245     1.19%(b)     0.63%(b)      1.44%(b)       0.38%(b)   72.80%
</TABLE>

*   Period from commencement of operations.
**  During the period certain fees were voluntarily  reduced.  If such voluntary
    fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.
(a) Not annualized.
(b) Annualized.
(c) Includes $.04 per share and $.02 per share of distributions in excess of net
    investment   income  for  the  Limited  Term  Bond  Fund  and  Income  Fund,
    respectively, for year ended March 31, 1998.
(d) Includes $.01 per share of distribution in excess of net investment income.

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                                     PART B
                      INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A STATEMENT
                           OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


                   Government Assets Fund - "S" and "T" Shares

               Liquid Assets Fund - "S", "S2", "T" and "I" Shares

                Municipal Assets Fund - "S", "T" and "I" Shares"

                         Vintage Limited Term Bond Fund

                                Vintage Bond Fund

                               Vintage Income Fund

                           Vintage Municipal Bond Fund

                              Vintage Balanced Fund

                    Vintage Equity Fund - "S" and "T" Shares

                         Vintage Aggressive Growth Fund



         Each an Investment Portfolio of the Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc.

                       Statement of Additional Information


                                  July 29, 1999


This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus, but should
be read in conjunction with the  prospectuses  for the Government  Assets Fund -
"S" and "T" shares  ("Government  Assets"),  the Liquid Assets Fund - "S", "S2",
"T" and "I" shares ("Liquid  Assets"),  the Municipal Assets Fund - "S", "T" and
"I"  shares  ("Municipal  Assets"),  the  Vintage  Limited  Term  Bond Fund (the
"Limited Term Bond Fund"),  the Vintage Bond Fund (the "Bond Fund"), the Vintage
Income Fund (the "Income Fund"), the Vintage Municipal Bond Fund (the "Municipal
Bond Fund"), the Vintage Balanced Fund (the "Balanced Fund"), the Vintage Equity
Fund - "S" and "T" shares (the "Equity Fund"), and the Vintage Aggressive Growth
Fund (the "Aggressive  Growth Fund") each dated the same date as the date hereof
(the  "Prospectus"),  hereinafter  referred to  collectively  as the "Funds" and
singly, a "Fund".  This SAI is incorporated in its entirety into the Prospectus.
Copies of the  Prospectus  may be  obtained  by writing  the Funds at BISYS Fund
Services, 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43129 or by calling 1-800-438-6375.


<PAGE>



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS
         Additional Information on Portfolio Instruments
         Investment Restrictions
         Portfolio Turnover

NET ASSET VALUE
         Valuation of the Government Assets, Liquid Assets
                  and Municipal Assets Funds
         Valuation of the Variable NAV Funds

ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION
         Matters Affecting Redemption

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
         Directors and Officers
         Investment Adviser
         Portfolio Transactions
         Banking Laws
         Administrator
         Distributor
         Administrative Services Plan
         Custodian
         Transfer Agency and Fund Accounting Services
         Independent Auditors
         Legal Counsel

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
         Description of Shares
         Shareholder Meetings
         Vote of a Majority of the Outstanding Shares
         Additional Tax Information
         Additional Tax Information Concerning the Municipal Assets
                  and Municipal Bond Funds
         Yields and Total Returns of the Government Assets, Liquid
                  Assets and Municipal Assets Funds
         Yields and Total Returns of the Variable NAV Funds
         Performance Comparisons
         Principal Shareholders
            Miscellaneous

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B


<PAGE>


                               GENERAL INFORMATION

         Vintage Mutual Funds,  Inc. (the  "Company") is an open-end  management
investment  company which currently offers it shares in series  representing ten
investment  portfolios:  Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets,  Municipal  Assets,
Limited  Term  Bond,  Bond,  Income,  Municipal  Bond,  Balanced,   Equity,  and
Aggressive  Growth Funds  (individually a "Fund" and  collectively the "Funds").
The  Company was  organized  on  November  16, 1994 under the laws of  Maryland.
Shares  of some of the  Funds  may also be  issued  in  classes  with  differing
distribution and shareholder servicing arrangements (a "Class").  Subject to the
Class  level  expenses,  each  share of a Fund  ("shares")  represents  an equal
proportionate  interest  in a Fund with other  shares of the same  Fund,  and is
entitled to such  dividends  and  distributions  out of the income earned on the
assets  belonging  to that Fund,  subject to the class  level  expenses,  as are
declared at the discretion of the Directors.  Investors  Management  Group, Ltd.
("IMG") acts as the  Company's  investment  adviser and provides  various  other
services to the Funds.  No investment in shares of a Fund should be made without
first reading the Prospectus.  References to the "Variable NAV Funds" shall mean
all of the Funds except the  Government  Assets,  Liquid  Assets,  and Municipal
Assets Funds.

                INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS

Additional Information on Portfolio Instruments

The following policies  supplement the investment  objective and policies of the
Funds as set forth in their respective Prospectuses.

Average Maturity The average  maturity of the Limited Term Bond,  Bond,  Income,
and Municipal  Bond Funds,  as well as the fixed income  portion of the Balanced
Fund,  represents a weighted  average based on the stated maturity dates of each
Fund's fixed income  securities,  except that (i)  variable-rate  securities are
deemed to mature at the next interest rate adjustment date, (ii) debt securities
with put features are deemed to mature at the next put exercise  date, and (iii)
the maturity of  mortgage-backed  and  asset-backed  securities which experience
periodic principal repayments is determined on an "expected life" basis.

Bank  Obligations.  Each Fund, with the exception of the Government Assets Fund,
may invest in bank  obligations  such as bankers'  acceptances,  certificates of
deposit, and time deposits.

Bankers'  acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange typically drawn
by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are "accepted"
by a bank, meaning, in effect, that the bank  unconditionally  agrees to pay the
face value of the instrument on maturity.  Bankers'  acceptances  invested in by
the Funds will be those guaranteed by domestic and foreign banks having,  at the
time of  investment,  capital,  surplus,  and  undivided  profits  in  excess of
$100,000,000  (as of  the  date  of  their  most  recently  published  financial
statements).

Certificates  of  deposit  are  negotiable  certificates  issued  against  funds
deposited in a commercial bank or a savings and loan  association for a definite
period of time and earning a specified return.  Certificates of deposit and time
deposits  will be those of  domestic  and  foreign  banks and  savings  and loan
associations,  if (a) at the time of investment the depository  institution  has
capital,  surplus,  and undivided  profits in excess of $100,000,000  (as of the
date of its most recently published financial statements),  or (b) the principal
amount of the  instrument  is insured in full by the Federal  Deposit  Insurance
Corporation.

Commercial Paper. Commercial paper consists of unsecured promissory notes issued
by  corporations.  Issues of commercial  paper normally have  maturities of less
than nine months and fixed rates of return.

The Limited  Term Bond,  Bond,  Income,  Municipal  Bond,  Balanced,  Equity and
Aggressive Growth Funds may purchase commercial paper consisting of issues rated
at the time of purchase within the two highest rating categories by a nationally
recognized  statistical rating  organization (an "NRSRO").  These Funds may also
invest in  commercial  paper  that is not rated but is  determined  by IMG under
guidelines established by the Company's Board of Directors,  to be of comparable
quality.

Variable  Amount Master Demand Notes.  Variable  amount master demand notes,  in
which the Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income, Municipal Bond and Balanced Funds may
invest,  are unsecured demand notes that permit the  indebtedness  thereunder to
vary and provide for periodic  readjustments  in the interest rate  according to
the terms of the  instrument.  They are also referred to as variable rate demand
notes.  Because  master demand notes are direct lending  arrangements  between a
Fund  and the  issuer,  they  are not  normally  traded.  Although  there  is no
secondary  market in the notes,  a Fund may  demand  payment  of  principal  and
accrued interest at any time or during specified periods not exceeding one year,
depending upon the instrument involved, and may resell the note at any time to a
third party. IMG will consider the earning power, cash flow, and other liquidity
ratios  of the  issuers  of such  notes  and  will  continuously  monitor  their
financial  status  and  ability  to  meet  payment  on  demand.  In  determining
dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity, a variable amount master demand note
will be  deemed to have a  maturity  equal to the  longer of the  period of time
remaining  until  the  next  interest  rate  adjustment  or the  period  of time
remaining  until the principal  amount can be recovered  from the issuer through
demand.

Illiquid Securities.  The Funds may invest up to 10 percent of its net assets in
illiquid  securities.  For  purposes of this  restriction,  illiquid  securities
include restricted securities (securities the disposition of which is restricted
under the federal securities laws, such as private placements), other securities
without readily  available market  quotations  (including  options traded in the
over-the-counter   market,   and  interest-only  and   principal-only   stripped
mortgage-backed  securities),  and repurchase  agreements  maturing in more than
seven days.  Risks associated with restricted  securities  include the potential
obligation  to pay all or part of the  registration  expenses  in  order  to see
certain restricted securities.  A considerable period of time may elapse between
the  time of the  decision  to sell a  security  and the  time  the  Fund may be
permitted to sell it under an effective registration statement. If during such a
period,  adverse  conditions  were to  develop,  the  Fund  might  obtain a less
favorable price than that prevailing when it decided to sell.

The Board of Directors has the ultimate  authority to  determine,  to the extent
permissible  under the federal  securities  laws, which securities are liquid or
illiquid for purposes of the 10 percent  limitation.  Certain  securities exempt
from registration or issued in transactions  exempt from registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"),  may be considered
liquid.  The Board of  Directors  has  delegated  to the Advisor the  day-to-day
determination of the liquidity of a security, although it has retained oversight
and ultimate  responsibility  for such  determinations.  Although no  definitive
liquidity  criteria are used, the Board of Directors has directed the Advisor to
look to such  factors as (i) the nature of the market for a security  (including
the institutional  private resale market),  (ii) the terms of certain securities
or other instruments allowing for the disposition to a third party or the issuer
thereof (e.g., certain repurchase obligations and demand instruments), (iii) the
availability of market quotations,  and (iv) other permissible relevant factors.
Certain securities,  such as repurchase  obligations maturing in more than seven
days  and  other  securities  that are not  readily  marketable,  are  currently
considered illiquid.

Restricted  securities may be sold only in privately negotiated  transactions or
in a public offering with respect to which a registration statement is in effect
under the  Securities  Act.  Where  registration  is  required,  the Fund may be
obligated to pay all or part of the  registration  expenses  and a  considerable
period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell and the time the Fund
may be permitted to sell a security under an effective  registration  statement.
If, during such a period,  adverse market  conditions were to develop,  the Fund
might  obtain a less  favorable  price than  prevailed  when it decided to sell.
Restricted  securities  will be priced at fair value as determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors. If through the appreciation of illiquid securities or
the  depreciation of liquid  securities,  the Fund should be in a position where
more than 10 percent of the value of its net assets  are  invested  in  illiquid
assets,  including restricted  securities which are not readily marketable,  the
Fund will take steps as deemed advisable, if any, to protect liquidity.

Variable  and  Floating  Rate  Securities.  Government  Assets,  Liquid  Assets,
Municipal Assets,  Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income,  Municipal Bond and Balanced
Funds may acquire variable and floating rate securities,  subject to such Fund's
investment  objective,  policies  and  restrictions.  Variable  rate  securities
provide for automatic  establishment  of a new interest rate at fixed  intervals
(e.g., daily,  monthly,  semi-annually,  etc.). Floating rate securities provide
for automatic  adjustment of the interest rate whenever some specified  interest
rate index changes. The interest rate on variable or floating rate securities is
ordinarily determined by reference to or is a percentage of a bank's prime rate,
the 90-day U.S.  Treasury bill rate,  the rate of return on commercial  paper or
bank  certificates  of deposit,  an index of short-term  interest rates, or some
other objective measure.

Variable  or  floating  rate  securities  frequently  include  a demand  feature
entitling the holder to sell the securities to the issuer at par. In many cases,
the demand feature can be exercised at any time on seven days' notice;  in other
cases,  the demand  feature  is  exercisable  at any time on 30 days'  notice or
similar notice at intervals of not more than one year.  Securities with a demand
feature  exercisable  over a period in excess of seven days are considered to be
illiquid. (See "Illiquid Securities" above.) Some securities,  which do not have
variable  or floating  interest  rates,  may be  accompanied  by puts  producing
similar results and price characteristics.

Variable  rate demand notes include  master  demand notes which are  obligations
that  permit the Fund to invest  fluctuating  amounts,  which may  change  daily
without penalty,  pursuant to direct  arrangements  between the Fund, as lender,
and the borrower. The interest rates on these notes fluctuate from time to time.
The issuer of such obligations normally has a corresponding right, after a given
period,  to prepay in its discretion,  the outstanding  principal  amount of the
obligations plus accrued interest upon a specified number of days' notice to the
holders  of such  obligations.  The  interest  rate on a  floating  rate  demand
obligation is based on a known lending rate, such as a bank's prime rate, and is
adjusted  automatically each time such rate is adjusted.  The interest rate on a
variable  rate  demand   obligation  is  adjusted   automatically  at  specified
intervals.  Frequently,  letters of credit or other credit support  arrangements
provided by banks secure such obligations.  Because these obligations are direct
lending  arrangements  between the lender and borrower,  it is not  contemplated
that such  instruments  will  generally  be traded,  and there  generally  is no
established secondary market for these obligations, although they are redeemable
at face value.  Accordingly,  where these obligations are not secured by letters
of credit or other credit  support  arrangements,  the Fund's right to redeem is
dependent  on the  ability of the  borrower  to pay  principal  and  interest on
demand. Such obligations  frequently are not rated by credit rating agencies. If
not so rated, the Fund may invest in them only if the Advisor determines that at
the time of investment the  obligations  are of comparable  quality to the other
obligations  in which the Fund may invest.  The Advisor,  on behalf of the Fund,
will  consider on an ongoing  basis the  creditworthiness  of the issuers of the
floating and variable rate demand obligations owned by the Fund.

U.S. Government Obligations.  The Government Assets Fund will invest exclusively
in  short-term  U.S.  Treasury  bills,  notes  and other  obligations  issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or  instrumentalities  subject
to  its  investment  objective  and  policies  (collectively,  "U.S.  Government
Obligations").  The Liquid  Assets and Municipal  Assets  Funds,  as well as the
Variable NAV Funds may also invest in U.S. Government  Obligations.  Obligations
of certain agencies and  instrumentalities  of the U.S. Government are supported
by the full faith and credit of the U.S.  Treasury;  others are supported by the
right of the issuer to borrow from the  Treasury;  others are  supported  by the
discretionary  authority  of  the  U.S.  Government  to  purchase  the  agency's
obligations;  and  still  others  are  supported  only  by  the  credit  of  the
instrumentality.  No  assurance  can be given  that the  U.S.  Government  would
provide   financial   support   to   U.S.   Government-sponsored   agencies   or
instrumentalities  if it were not  obligated to do so by law. A Fund will invest
in the obligations of such agencies or instrumentalities  only when IMG believes
that the credit risk with respect thereto is minimal.

Stripped Treasury Securities.  The Variable NAV Funds may invest in certain U.S.
Government  Obligations referred to as "Stripped Treasury  Securities." Stripped
Treasury  Securities  are U.S.  Treasury  securities  that have been stripped of
their unmatured  interest coupons (which typically provide for interest payments
semi-annually), interest coupons that have been stripped from such U.S. Treasury
securities, and receipts and certificates for such stripped debt obligations and
stripped  coupons.  Stripped  bonds  and  stripped  coupons  are  sold at a deep
discount  because  the  buyer of those  securities  receives  only the  right to
receive a future  fixed  payment on the security and does not receive any rights
to periodic interest payments on the security.

Stripped  Treasury  Securities will include coupons that have been stripped from
U.S.  Treasury  bonds,  which may be held  through  the Federal  Reserve  Bank's
book-entry system called "Separate Trading of Registered  Interest and Principal
of Securities" ("STRIPS") or through a program entitled "Coupon Under Book-Entry
Safekeeping" ("CUBES").

The U.S.  Government does not issue Stripped Treasury Securities  directly.  The
STRIPS program, which is ongoing, is designed to facilitate the secondary market
in the  stripping  of  selected  U.S.  Treasury  notes and bonds  into  separate
interest  and  principal  components.  Under  the  program,  the  U.S.  Treasury
continues to sell its notes and bonds through its customary  auction process.  A
purchaser  of those  specified  notes and bonds who has  access to a  book-entry
account at a Federal Reserve bank, however,  may separate the Treasury notes and
bonds into interest and principal  components.  The selected Treasury securities
thereafter  may be maintained in the book-entry  system  operated by the Federal
Reserve in a manner that  permits the  separate  trading  and  ownership  of the
interest and principal payments.

Cubes, like STRIPS,  are direct  obligations of the U.S.  Government.  CUBES are
coupons that have previously been physically  stripped from U.S.  Treasury notes
and bonds,  but which were deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank's  book-entry
system and are now  carried  and  transferable  in  book-entry  form only.  Only
stripped U.S. Treasury coupons maturing on or after January 15, 1988, which were
stripped  prior to January 5, 1987,  were eligible for  conversion to book-entry
form under the CUBES program.

By agreement,  the underlying  debt  obligations  will be held separate from the
general assets of the custodian and nominal holder of such securities,  and will
not be subject to any right,  charge,  security  interest,  lien or claim of any
kind in favor of or against the  custodian  or any person  claiming  through the
custodian,  and the  custodian  will be  responsible  for  applying all payments
received  on those  underlying  debt  obligations  to the  related  receipts  or
certificates   without   making  any  deductions   other  than   applicable  tax
withholding.  The custodian is required to maintain insurance for the protection
of holders of receipts or  certificates  in  customary  amounts  against  losses
resulting from the custody  arrangement due to dishonest or fraudulent action by
the custodian's employees. The holders of receipts or certificates,  as the real
parties in interest, are entitled to the rights and privileges of the underlying
debt  obligations,  including  the right,  in the event of default in payment of
principal or interest to proceed  individually against the issuer without acting
in  concert  with  other  holders  of  those  receipts  or  certificates  or the
custodian.

Foreign Investments.  The Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income, Balanced,  Equity and
Aggressive Growth Funds may, subject to their respective  investment  objectives
and policies,  invest in certain  obligations or securities of foreign  issuers.
Permissible  investments  include American  Depository Receipts ("ADRs") for the
Balanced,  Equity  and  Aggressive  Growth  Funds  and  Yankee  Obligations  (as
described in the Prospectus) for the Limited Term Bond, Bond,  Income,  Balanced
and Aggressive Growth Funds. Investment in securities issued by foreign branches
of U.S.  banks,  foreign  banks,  or other foreign  issuers,  including ADRs may
subject such Funds to  investment  risks that differ in some respects from those
related to  investment  in  obligations  of U.S.  domestic  issuers.  Such risks
include future adverse  political and economic  developments,  possible seizure,
nationalization,   or  expropriation  of  foreign  investments,  less  stringent
disclosure  requirements,  the possible  establishment  of exchange  controls or
taxation  at the  source  or other  taxes,  and the  adoption  of other  foreign
governmental restrictions.

Additional  risks include less  publicly  available  information,  the risk that
companies may not be subject to the accounting, auditing and financial reporting
standards and requirements of U.S.  companies,  the risk that foreign securities
markets  may have less  volume and  therefore  many  securities  traded in these
markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than U.S.  securities,
and the risk that custodian and brokerage  costs may be higher.  Foreign issuers
of securities  or  obligations  are often  subject to  accounting  treatment and
engage in business practices different from those respecting domestic issuers of
similar  securities or obligations.  Foreign  branches of U.S. banks and foreign
banks  may  be  subject  to  less  stringent  reserve  requirements  than  those
applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks.

Futures  Contracts.  The Funds may invest in futures  contracts  and  options on
futures  contracts to the extent  permitted  by the  Commodity  Futures  Trading
Commission ("CFTC") and the Commission and thus will engage in such transactions
solely for bona fide  hedging  purposes to manage risk  associated  with various
portfolio  securities  and  not for  speculative  purposes.  Such  transactions,
including stock or bond index futures  contracts,  or options thereon,  act as a
hedge to protect a Fund from  fluctuations in the value of its securities caused
by anticipated changes in interest rate or market conditions without necessarily
buying or selling the securities.  Hedging is a specialized investment technique
that entails skills different from other investment management.  A stock or bond
index futures contract is an agreement in which one party agrees to take or make
delivery  of an amount of cash  equal to a  specified  dollar  amount  times the
difference  between the index value (which assigns relative values to the common
stock or bonds  included  in the index) at the close of the last  trading day of
the  contract  and the price at which  the  agreement  is  originally  made.  No
physical  delivery of the underlying stock or bond in the index is contemplated.
Similarly, it may be in the best interest of a Fund to purchase or sell interest
rate  futures  contracts,  or  options  thereon,  which  provide  for the future
delivery of specified securities.

The  purchase  and sale of futures  contracts  or related  options will not be a
primary  investment  technique of the Funds. The Funds will not purchase or sell
futures  contracts (or related options thereon) if,  immediately after purchase,
the aggregate  initial  margin  deposits and premiums paid by a Fund on its open
futures and options  positions,  exceeds 5% of the liquidation value of the Fund
after taking into account any unrealized  profits and  unrealized  losses on any
such futures or related options contracts into which it has entered.

To enter into a futures contract, an amount of cash and cash equivalents,  equal
to the market  value of the futures  contracts,  is  deposited  in a  segregated
account with the Fund's  Custodian  and/or in a margin  account with a broker to
collateralize  the position  and thereby  ensure that the use of such futures is
unleveraged.  Positions  in  futures  contracts  may be  closed  out  only on an
exchange that provides a secondary market for such futures.  However,  there can
be no assurance  that a liquid  secondary  market will exist for any  particular
futures  contract at any specific time.  Thus, it may not be possible to close a
futures position. In the event of adverse price movements, a Fund would continue
to be required to make daily cash payments to maintain its required  margin.  In
such  situations,  if a Fund  had  insufficient  cash,  it  might  have  to sell
portfolio  securities to meet daily margin  requirements at a time when it would
be  disadvantageous  to do so. In  addition,  a Fund might be  required  to make
delivery of the instruments underlying futures contracts it holds. The inability
to close options and futures  positions  also could have an adverse  impact on a
Fund's ability to hedge or manage risks effectively.

Successful use of futures by a Fund is also subject to the Adviser's  ability to
predict  movements  correctly  in the  direction  of  the  market.  There  is an
imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the future and movements
in the price of the securities  that are the subject of the hedge.  In addition,
the price of futures  may not  correlate  perfectly  with  movement  in the cash
market  due to  certain  market  distortions.  Due to the  possibility  of price
distortion  in the  futures  market  and  because of the  imperfect  correlation
between the  movements in the cash market and movements in the price of futures,
a correct  forecast of general  market trends or interest rate  movements by the
Adviser may still not result in a successful  hedging  transaction  over a short
time frame.

The trading of futures  contracts is also subject to the risk of trading  halts,
suspension,   exchange  or  clearing  house   equipment   failures,   government
intervention,  insolvency  of a  brokerage  firm  or  clearing  house  or  other
disruption of normal trading activity, which could at times make it difficult or
impossible to liquidate  existing position or to recover excess variation margin
payments.

Call Options. The Bond,  Balanced,  Equity and Aggressive Growth Funds may write
(sell)  "covered"  call  options  and  purchase  options  to close  out  options
previously written by them. Such options must be listed on a National Securities
Exchange and issued by the Options Clearing Corporation.  The purpose of writing
covered call options is to generate  additional  premium income for a Fund. This
premium income will serve to enhance the Fund's total return and will reduce the
effect of any price decline of the security involved in the option. Covered call
options will generally be written on securities which, in IMG's opinion, are not
expected to make any major  price  moves in the near future but which,  over the
long term, are deemed to be attractive investments for a Fund.

A call option  gives the holder  (buyer) the "right to purchase" a security at a
specified  price  (the  exercise  price) at any time  until a certain  date (the
expiration  date).  So long as the  obligation  of the  writer of a call  option
continues,  he may be assigned an exercise notice by the  broker-dealer  through
whom such  option was sold,  requiring  him to deliver the  underlying  security
against  payment of the exercise  price.  This  obligation  terminates  upon the
expiration of the call option,  or such earlier time at which the writer effects
a closing  purchase  transaction  by  repurchasing  an option  identical to that
previously sold. To secure his obligation to deliver the underlying  security in
the case of a call  option,  a writer is  required  to  deposit  in  escrow  the
underlying  security or other assets in accordance with the rules of the Options
Clearing Corporation.  A Fund will write only covered call options. (In order to
comply with the  requirements of the securities  laws in several states,  a Fund
will not write a covered call option if, as a result, the aggregate market value
of all portfolio  securities covering all call options exceeds 15% of the market
value of its net assets.)

Fund securities on which call options may be written will be purchased solely on
the  basis of  investment  considerations  consistent  with a Fund's  investment
objective.  The writing of covered  call  options is a  conservative  investment
technique believed to involve relatively little risk (in contrast to the writing
of naked or  uncovered  options,  which the Funds will not do),  but  capable of
enhancing a Fund's total return.  When writing a covered call option, a Fund, in
return  for the  premium,  gives  up the  opportunity  for  profit  from a price
increase in the underlying  security above the exercise  price,  but retains the
risk of loss  should  the price of the  security  decline.  Unlike  one who owns
securities  not subject to an option,  a Fund has no control over when it may be
required to sell the underlying securities, since it may be assigned an exercise
notice at any time prior to the expiration of its  obligation as a writer.  If a
call option  which a Fund has written  expires,  the Fund will realize a gain in
the amount of the premium;  however, such gain may be offset by a decline in the
market value of the underlying  security  during the option period.  If the call
option is  exercised,  the Fund will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the
underlying  security.  The security  covering the call will be  maintained  in a
segregated  account of a Fund's Custodian.  The Funds do not consider a security
covered by a call to be  "pledged"  as that term is used in each Fund's  policy,
which limits the pledging or mortgaging of its assets.

The premium  received is the market value of an option.  The premium a Fund will
receive from writing a call option will reflect, among other things, the current
market price of the underlying security,  the relationship of the exercise price
to  such  market  price,  the  historical  price  volatility  of the  underlying
security, and the length of the option period. Once the decision to write a call
option has been made, IMG in determining whether a particular call option should
be written on a particular  security,  will consider the  reasonableness  of the
anticipated premium and the likelihood that a liquid secondary market will exist
for such option. The premium received by a Fund for writing covered call options
will  be  recorded  as a  liability  in  the  Fund's  statement  of  assets  and
liabilities.  This  liability  will be adjusted  daily to the  option's  current
market  value,  which will be the latest sale price at the time at which the net
asset  value  per  share of a Fund is  computed  (close  of the New  York  Stock
Exchange),  or, in the  absence  of such  sale,  the  latest  asked  price.  The
liability will be extinguished upon expiration of the option, the purchase of an
identical  option  in a  closing  transaction,  or  delivery  of the  underlying
security upon the exercise of the option.

Closing  transactions  will be  effected  in order  to  realize  a profit  on an
outstanding call option, to prevent an underlying security from being called, or
to permit the sale of the underlying security. Furthermore,  effecting a closing
transaction  will permit a Fund to write  another call option on the  underlying
security with either a different exercise price or expiration date or both. If a
Fund desires to sell a particular  security  from its  portfolio on which it has
written a call option, it will seek to effect a closing transaction prior to, or
concurrently  with, the sale of the security.  There is, of course, no assurance
that a Fund will be able to effect  such  closing  transactions  at a  favorable
price.  If a Fund cannot  enter into such a  transaction,  it may be required to
hold a  security  that it might  otherwise  have  sold,  in which  case it would
continue  to be at market  risk on the  security.  This  could  result in higher
transaction  costs. The Funds will pay transaction  costs in connection with the
writing of options to close out previously  written  options.  Such  transaction
costs are  normally  higher  than those  applicable  to  purchases  and sales of
portfolio securities.

Call options written by a Fund will normally have expiration  dates of less than
nine  months from the date  written.  The  exercise  price of the options may be
below, equal to, or above the current market values of the underlying securities
at the time the options are  written.  From time to time, a Fund may purchase an
underlying security for delivery in accordance with an exercise notice of a call
option  assigned to it, rather than delivering such security from its portfolio.
In such cases, additional costs will be incurred.

A Fund will realize a profit or loss from a closing purchase  transaction if the
cost of the  transaction  is less or more  than the  premium  received  from the
writing of the option.  Because  increases  in the market price of a call option
will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security,
any loss  resulting  from the repurchase of a call option is likely to be offset
in whole or in part by  appreciation  of the  underlying  security  owned by the
Fund.

Put  Options.  The  Municipal  Bond Fund may  acquire  "puts"  with  respect  to
Municipal  Securities  held in its  portfolio  and the Limited Term Bond,  Bond,
Income and Balanced  Funds may acquire  "puts" with  respect to debt  securities
held in  their  portfolios.  A put is a right  to sell  or  redeem  a  specified
security (or securities) at a certain time or within a certain period of time at
a specified  exercise  price.  The put may be an  independent  feature or may be
combined  with a reset  feature  that  is  designed  to  reduce  downward  price
volatility  as  interest  rates rise by  enabling  the holder to  liquidate  the
investment prior to maturity.

The amount  payable to a Fund upon its  exercise of a "put" is normally  (i) the
Fund's  acquisition  cost of the  securities  subject to the put  (excluding any
accrued  interest  which the Fund paid on the  acquisition),  less any amortized
market premium or plus any amortized  market or 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 during that period.

Puts may be acquired by a Fund to  facilitate  the  liquidity  of the  portfolio
assets.  Puts may also be used to facilitate  that  reinvestment  of assets at a
rate of return more favorable than that of the  underlying  security.  Puts may,
under certain circumstances,  also be used to shorten the maturity of underlying
variable  rate or floating  rate  securities  for  purposes of  calculating  the
remaining maturity of those securities and the dollar-weighted average portfolio
maturity of a Fund's assets.

The Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income,  Municipal Bond and Balanced Funds will, if
necessary or  advisable,  pay for puts either  separately in cash or by paying a
higher price for  portfolio  securities  which are acquired  subject to the puts
(thus  reducing  the  yield  to  maturity  otherwise   available  for  the  same
securities).

When-Issued  Securities.  Each  of  the  Funds  may  purchase  securities  on  a
when-issued or  delayed-delivery  basis.  When-issued  securities are securities
purchased for delivery  beyond the normal  settlement date at a stated price and
yield and thereby involve a risk that the yield obtained in the transaction will
be less than those  available in the market when  delivery  takes place.  A Fund
will  generally not pay for such  securities  or start earning  interest on them
until  they  are  received.  When a Fund  agrees  to  purchase  securities  on a
when-issued  basis,  the  Custodian  will set  aside  cash or  liquid  portfolio
securities  equal to the  amount  of the  commitment  in a  segregated  account.
Normally,  the  Custodian  will set aside  portfolio  securities  to satisfy the
purchase commitment,  and in such a case, the Fund may be required  subsequently
to place  additional  assets in the separate account in order to assure that the
value of the account  remains equal to the amount of the Fund's  commitment.  It
may be expected  that the Fund's net assets will  fluctuate to a greater  degree
when it sets aside portfolio  securities to cover such purchase commitments than
when it sets  aside  cash.  In  addition,  because a Fund will set aside cash or
liquid  portfolio  securities to satisfy its purchase  commitments in the manner
described  above, the Fund's liquidity and the ability of IMG to manage it might
be affected in the event its commitments to purchase when-issued securities ever
exceeded 25% of the value of its total assets.

When a Fund  engages  in when  issued  transactions,  it relies on the seller to
consummate  the  trade.  Failure  of the  seller to do so may result in the Fund
incurring  a loss or  missing  the  opportunity  to  obtain  a price  considered
advantageous.  The Funds will engage in when issued delivery  transactions  only
for the purpose of acquiring  portfolio  securities  consistent  with the Funds'
investment objectives and policies, not for investment leverage.

Each of the Funds' commitment to purchase when-issued securities will not exceed
25%, of their total assets absent unusual market  conditions.  Each of the Funds
does not intend to purchase when-issued  securities for speculative purposes but
only in furtherance of its investment objectives.

Mortgage-Related  Securities.  The Limited Term Bond, Bond,  Income and Balanced
Funds may, consistent with their respective  investment objectives and policies,
invest  in  mortgage-related   securities  issued  or  guaranteed  by  the  U.S.
Government or its agencies or  instrumentalities.  Mortgage-related  securities,
for purposes of the Prospectus and this SAI,  represent  pools of mortgage loans
assembled  for sale to investors by various  governmental  agencies  such as the
Government National Mortgage  Association and  government-related  organizations
such as the Federal  National  Mortgage  Association  and the Federal  Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation,  as well as by nongovernmental  issuers such as commercial
banks,  savings and loan  institutions,  mortgage  bankers and private  mortgage
insurance companies. Although certain mortgage-related securities are guaranteed
by a third  party  or  otherwise  similarly  secured,  the  market  value of the
security,  which  may  fluctuate,  is not so  secured.  If a  Fund  purchases  a
mortgage-related  security at a premium,  that portion may be lost if there is a
decline in the market value of the security  whether  resulting  from changes in
interest rates or prepayments in the  underlying  mortgage  collateral.  As with
other interest-bearing  securities,  the prices of such securities are inversely
affected  by  changes  in  interest  rates.  However,  though  the  value  of  a
mortgage-related  security may decline when interest rates rise, the converse is
not necessarily true, since in periods of declining interest rates the mortgages
underlying  the  securities  are prone to  prepayment,  thereby  shortening  the
average life of the security and shortening the period of time over which income
at the higher rate is received.  Conversely, when interest rates are rising, the
rate of prepayment  tends to decrease,  thereby  lengthening the average life of
the security and  lengthening  the period of time over which income at the lower
rate is received.  For these and other reasons,  a  mortgage-related  security's
average  maturity may be shortened or  lengthened  as a result of interest  rate
fluctuations  and,  therefore,  it is not  possible  to predict  accurately  the
security's return to the Fund. In addition, regular payments received in respect
of mortgage-related securities include both interest and principal. No assurance
can be given  as to the  return a Fund  will  receive  when  these  amounts  are
reinvested.

There  are  a  number  of   important   differences   among  the   agencies  and
instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related  securities
and among the securities that they issue.  Mortgage-related securities issued by
the Government  National  Mortgage  Association  ("GNMA")  include GNMA Mortgage
Pass-Through  Certificates (also known as "Ginnie Maes") which are guaranteed as
to the timely  payment of principal  and interest by GNMA and such  guarantee is
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. GNMA is a wholly owned
U.S.  Government   corporation  within  the  Department  of  Housing  and  Urban
Development.  GNMA  certificates  also are supported by the authority of GNMA to
borrow  Funds  from the U.S.  Treasury  to make  payments  under its  guarantee.
Mortgage-related  securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association
("FNMA") include FNMA Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through  Certificates (also known
as  "Fannie  Maes")  which are solely  the  obligations  of the FNMA and are not
backed by or  entitled  to the full faith and credit of the United  States.  The
FNMA  is  a   government-sponsored   organization   owned  entirely  by  private
stockholders.  Fannie Maes are  guaranteed as to timely payment of the principal
and  interest by FNMA.  Mortgage-related  securities  issued by the Federal Home
Loan  Mortgage  Corporation  ("FHLMC")  include  FHLMC  Mortgage   Participation
Certificates  (also known as "Freddie Macs" or "PCs").  The FHLMC is a corporate
instrumentality  of the United States,  created  pursuant to an Act of Congress,
which is owned  entirely  by  Federal  Home  Loan  Banks.  Freddie  Macs are not
guaranteed  by the United  States or by any  Federal  Home Loan Banks and do not
constitute a debt or obligation of the United States or of any Federal Home Loan
Bank.  Freddie Macs entitle the holder to timely  payment of interest,  which is
guaranteed by the FHLMC.  The FHLMC  guarantees  either  ultimate  collection or
timely payment of all principal payments on the underlying  mortgage loans. When
the FHLMC does not guarantee  timely  payment of principal,  FHLMC may remit the
amount due on account of its  guarantee of ultimate  payment of principal at any
time after  default on an  underlying  mortgage,  but in no event later than one
year after it becomes payable.

The  Limited  Term Bond,  Bond,  Income and  Balanced  Funds may also  invest in
mortgage-related   securities  which  are  collateralized  mortgage  obligations
("CMOs") structured on pools of mortgage  pass-through  certificates or mortgage
loans.  CMOs will be purchased  only if they meet the rating  requirements  with
respect  to  each  of  the  Funds'   investments  in  debt  securities  of  U.S.
corporations.  The CMOs in which  these  Funds may invest  represent  securities
issued by a private  corporation or a U.S. Government  instrumentality  that are
backed by a portfolio of mortgages or  mortgage-backed  securities held under an
indenture.  The issuer's  obligation to make interest and principal  payments is
secured by the underlying portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed  securities.
CMOs are  issued  with a number  of  classes  or  series  which  have  different
maturities  and which may represent  interests in some or all of the interest or
principal  on the  underlying  collateral  or a  combination  thereof.  CMOs  of
different classes are generally  retired in sequence as the underlying  mortgage
loans in the  mortgage  pool  are  repaid.  In the  event  of  sufficient  early
prepayments  on such  mortgages,  the  class or  series of a CMO first to mature
generally will be retired prior to its maturity. Thus, the early retirement of a
particular class or series of a CMO held by a Fund would have the same effect as
the prepayment of mortgages underlying a mortgage-backed  pass-through security.
Mortgage-related  securities  will be  purchased  only if they  meet the  rating
requirements  set  forth  for each  Fund with  respect  to  investments  in debt
securities  of U.S.  corporations  or, if  unrated,  which IMG deems to  present
attractive opportunities and are of comparable quality.

The Limited Term Bond,  Bond,  Income and Balanced Funds may invest a portion of
their  assets  in  stripped   mortgage-backed   securities  ("SMBS")  which  are
derivative    multiclass    mortgage    securities   issued   by   agencies   or
instrumentalities  of  the  U.S.  government,  or  by  private  originators,  or
investors in mortgage loans,  including savings and loan institutions,  mortgage
banks, commercial banks and investment banks.

SMBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different  proportions
of the interest and principal  distributions  from a pool of Mortgage  Assets. A
common type of SMBS will have one class  receiving some of the interest and most
of the principal  from the Mortgage  Assets,  while the other class will receive
most of the interest and the  remainder  of the  principal.  In the most extreme
case,  one class will  receive  all of the  interest  while the other class will
receive the entire  principal.  If the  underlying  Mortgage  Assets  experience
greater than  anticipated  prepayments of principal,  the Fund may fail to fully
recoup its initial investment in these securities. The market value of the class
consisting  primarily or entirely of principal  payments  generally is unusually
volatile in response to changes in interest rates.

Other Asset-Backed Securities.  The Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income and Balanced
Funds  may also  invest  in  interests  in pools of  receivables,  such as motor
vehicle  installment  purchase  obligations (known as Certificates of Automobile
Receivables or CARSSM) and credit card  receivables  (known as  Certificates  of
Amortizing Revolving Debts or CARDSSM).  Such securities are generally issued as
pass-through  certificates,   which  represent  undivided  fractional  ownership
interests in the underlying  pools of assets.  Such  securities may also be debt
instruments that are also known as collateralized  obligations and are generally
issued as the debt of a special purpose entity  organized solely for the purpose
of owning such assets and issuing such debt.

Such  securities  are not issued or  guaranteed  by the U.S.  Government  or its
agencies or instrumentalities; however, the payment of principal and interest on
such  obligations may be guaranteed up to certain amounts and for a certain time
period by a letter of credit issued by a financial  institution  (such as a bank
or  insurance  company)  unaffiliated  with  the  issuers  of  such  securities.
Non-mortgage backed securities will be purchased by a Fund only if they meet the
rating  requirements set forth for each Fund with respect to investments in debt
securities of U.S. corporations.

Like mortgages underlying mortgage-backed securities, underlying automobile
sales contracts or credit card receivables are subject to prepayment, which may
reduce the overall return to certificate holders.  Nevertheless, principal
repayment rates tend not to vary much with interest rates and the short-term
nature of the  underlying  car  loans or other  receivables  tend to dampen  the
impact of any  change in the  prepayment  level.  Certificate  holders  may also
experience  delays in payment on the  certificates  if the full  amounts  due on
underlying  sales contracts or receivables are not realized by the trust because
of  unanticipated  legal or  administrative  costs or enforcing the contracts or
because  of  depreciation  or damage  to the  collateral  (usually  automobiles)
securing certain contracts,  or other factors. If consistent with its investment
objective and policies,  each Fund may invest in other  asset-backed  securities
that may be developed in the future.

Issuers of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities often issue one or more
classes of which one (the "Residual") is in the nature of equity.  The Funds
will not invest in any Residual.

Securities  Of Other  Investment  Companies.  All Funds may invest in securities
issued by other investment  companies.  Each Fund currently intends to limit its
investments so that, as determined  immediately  after a securities  purchase is
made:  (a) not more than 5% of the value of its total assets will be invested in
the securities of any one investment company; (b) not more than 10% of the value
of its  total  assets  will  be  invested  in the  aggregate  in  securities  of
investment  companies as a group; (c) not more than 3% of the outstanding voting
stock of any one investment  company will be owned by any of the Funds;  and (d)
not more than 10% of the outstanding  voting stock of any one investment company
will be owned  in the  aggregate  by the  Funds.  As a  shareholder  of  another
investment  company, a Fund would bear, along with other  shareholders,  its pro
rata portion of that company's  expenses,  including  advisory fees.  Investment
companies  in which a Fund may  invest may also  impose a sales or  distribution
charge in  connection  with the purchase or redemption of their shares and other
types of  commissions  or charges.  These  expenses  would be in addition to the
advisory and other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection  with its
own operations.  Such charges will be payable by the Funds and, therefore,  will
be borne directly by shareholders.

Each Fund,  except the  Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets and Municipal  Assets
Funds, may invest in the Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets
Funds. As a shareholder of another investment  company, a Fund would bear, along
with  other  shareholders,  its pro rata  portion  of that  company's  expenses,
including advisory fees. These expenses would be in addition to the advisory and
other  expenses  that  the  Fund  bears  directly  in  connection  with  its own
operations.  In order to avoid the imposition of additional  fees as a result of
investing in shares of the Government Assets, Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets
Funds, IMG will waive any portion of their advisory and administrative fees that
are attributable to investments therein by another Fund. Investment companies in
which a Fund may  invest  may also  impose a sales  or  distribution  charge  in
connection  with the purchase or  redemption  of their shares and other types of
commissions  or  charges.  Such  charges  will  be  payable  by the  Funds  and,
therefore, will be borne directly by shareholders.

Repurchase Agreements. Securities held by each Fund may be subject to repurchase
agreements.  Under the terms of a  repurchase  agreement,  a Fund would  acquire
securities  from member banks of the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation and
registered broker-dealers which IMG deems creditworthy under guidelines approved
by the  Company's  Board of  Directors,  subject to the  seller's  agreement  to
repurchase  such  securities  at a  mutually  agreed-upon  date and  price.  The
repurchase  price would generally equal the price paid by the Fund plus interest
negotiated on the basis of current  short-term rates,  which may be more or less
than the rate on the  underlying  portfolio  securities.  Securities  subject to
repurchase  agreements  must be of the same type and quality  although,  for the
Government Assets,  Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets Funds, not subject to the
same maturity requirements,  as those in which the Fund may invest directly. The
seller under a repurchase agreement will be required to maintain continually the
value  of  collateral  held  pursuant  to the  agreement  at not  less  than the
repurchase price (including accrued interest).  If the seller were to default on
its repurchase obligation or become insolvent,  the Fund holding such obligation
would  suffer  a  loss  to the  extent  that  the  proceeds  from a sale  of the
underlying  portfolio  securities were less than the repurchase  price under the
agreement,  or to the extent that the disposition of such securities by the Fund
were delayed pending court action.  Additionally,  there is no controlling legal
precedent  confirming that a Fund would be entitled,  as against a claim by such
seller or its  receiver  or trustee  in  bankruptcy,  to retain  the  underlying
securities,  although the Board of Directors of the Company believes that, under
the regular  procedures  normally  in effect for custody of a Fund's  securities
subject to  repurchase  agreements  and under federal laws, a court of competent
jurisdiction  would rule in favor of the Company if presented with the question.
Securities  subject  to  repurchase  agreements  will be  held  by  that  Fund's
custodian  or another  qualified  custodian  or in the Federal  Reserve/Treasury
book-entry  system.  Repurchase  agreements are considered to be loans by a Fund
under the 1940 Act. A Fund may not enter  into  repurchase  agreements  if, as a
result,  more than 10 percent  of the Fund's net asset  value at the time of the
transaction would be invested in the aggregate in repurchase agreements maturing
in more than seven days and other securities which are not readily marketable.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. Each Fund may borrow funds for temporary purposes
by entering into reverse  repurchase  agreements in accordance  with that Fund's
investment  restrictions.  Pursuant  to  such  agreements,  a  Fund  would  sell
portfolio securities to financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers,
and agree to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed-upon date and price.
At the time a Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement,  it will place in
a segregated  custodial  account  assets such as U.S.  Government  securities or
other liquid,  high grade debt securities  consistent with the Fund's investment
restrictions  having a value equal to the repurchase  price  (including  accrued
interest),  and will subsequently continually monitor the account to ensure that
such equivalent value is maintained at all times. Reverse repurchase  agreements
involve  the risk that the  market  value of the  securities  sold by a Fund may
decline  below  the  price  at  which  a Fund is  obligated  to  repurchase  the
securities.  Reverse repurchase  agreements are considered to be borrowings by a
Fund under the 1940 Act.

Securities Lending. Each of the Funds may seek to increase its income by lending
Fund  securities.  Such loans will  usually be made only to member  banks of the
Federal Reserve System and to member firms (and subsidiaries thereof) of the New
York Stock Exchange  ("NYSE") and will be secured  continuously by collateral in
cash, cash equivalents,  or U.S. government  securities  maintained on a current
basis at an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities  loaned.
Investment of the collateral underlying the Fund's securities lending activities
will be limited to short-term, liquid debt securities. The Fund has the right to
call a loan and obtain the securities  loaned at any time on customary  industry
settlement  notice  (which  will  usually  not exceed  three  days).  During the
existence of a loan,  the Fund will  continue to receive the  equivalent  of the
interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities  loaned and will also
receive  compensation based on investment of the collateral.  The Fund will not,
however,  have the right to vote any securities  having voting rights during the
existence of the loan,  but will call the loan in  anticipation  of an important
vote to be taken among holders of the securities or of the giving or withholding
of their consent on a material matter  affecting the  investment.  As with other
extensions  of  credit,  there  are risks of delay in  recovery  or even loss of
rights in the  collateral  should the borrower fail  financially.  However,  the
loans would be made only to firms  deemed to be of good  standing,  and when the
consideration  that could be earned currently from securities loans of this type
justifies the attendant risk. The value of the securities loaned will not exceed
one-third of the value of any Fund's total assets.  Fees earned by the Municipal
Bond Fund from lending its securities will constitute taxable income to the Fund
which, when distributed to shareholders,  will likewise  generally be treated as
taxable income.

Municipal  Securities.  Under normal market conditions,  at least 80% of the net
assets of the  Municipal  Assets and  Municipal  Bond Funds will be  invested in
Municipal  Securities,  the interest on which is exempt from the regular federal
income tax and not  treated as a  preference  item for  purposes  of the federal
alternative minimum tax imposed on non-corporate taxpayers.

Municipal Securities include debt obligations issued by governmental entities to
obtain Funds for various public  purposes,  such as the  construction  of a wide
range of public  facilities,  the  refunding  of  outstanding  obligations,  the
payment of  general  operating  expenses,  and the  extension  of loans to other
public institutions and facilities. Private activity bonds that are issued by or
on behalf of public authorities to finance various privately-operated facilities
are included  within the term Municipal  Securities if the interest paid thereon
is exempt from regular federal  individual  income taxes and is not treated as a
preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax.

Other types of Municipal  Securities  which the  Municipal  Assets and Municipal
Bond  Funds  may  purchase  are  short-term   General   Obligation   Notes,  Tax
Anticipation  Notes,  Bond  Anticipation  Notes,   Revenue  Anticipation  Notes,
Tax-Exempt  Commercial Paper,  Project Notes,  Construction Loan Notes and other
forms of  short-term  tax-exempt  loans.  Such  instruments  are  issued  with a
short-term maturity in anticipation of the receipt of tax funds, the proceeds of
bond placements or other revenues. The Municipal Assets and Municipal Bond Funds
will not purchase municipal lease obligations.

Project Notes are issued by a state or local housing  agency and are sold by the
Department of Housing and Urban  Development.  While the issuing  agency has the
primary  obligation with respect to its Project Notes,  they are also secured by
the full faith and  credit of the  United  States  through  agreements  with the
issuing authority which provide that, if required,  the federal  government will
lend the issuer an amount equal to the  principal of and interest on the Project
Notes.

The two principal  classifications  of Municipal  Securities consist of "general
obligation" and "revenue" issues.  The Municipal Assets and Municipal Bond Funds
may also acquire "moral obligation" issues, which are normally issued by special
purpose  authorities.  There  are,  of  course,  variations  in the  quality  of
Municipal  Securities,  both  within a  particular  classification  and  between
classifications, and the yields on Municipal Securities depend upon a variety of
factors,  including general money market conditions,  the financial condition of
the issuer,  general  conditions  of the  municipal  bond market,  the size of a
particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue.
The ratings of Moody's  and S&P  represent  their  opinions as to the quality of
Municipal Securities. It should be emphasized, however, that ratings are general
and are not  absolute  standards  of  quality,  and  securities  with  the  same
maturity,  interest rate and rating may have different yields,  while securities
of the same maturity and interest rate with different  ratings may have the same
yield.  Subsequent to purchase, an issue of Municipal Securities may cease to be
rated or its  rating  may be  reduced  below the  minimum  rating  required  for
purchase by the  Municipal  Assets and Municipal  Bond Funds.  IMG will consider
such an event  in  determining  whether  the Fund  should  continue  to hold the
obligation.

An issuer's  obligations for Municipal  Securities are subject to the provisions
of bankruptcy,  insolvency,  and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of
creditors,  such as the federal  bankruptcy code, and laws, if any, which may be
enacted by  Congress  or state  legislatures  extending  the time for payment of
principal  or  interest,  or  both,  or  imposing  other  constraints  upon  the
enforcement of such  obligations or upon the ability of  municipalities  to levy
taxes.  Litigation or other conditions may materially adversely affect the power
or ability of an issuer to meet its  obligations  for the payment of interest on
and principal of its Municipal Securities.

Low-Rated and Comparable Unrated Fixed Income Securities. The Limited Term Bond,
Bond,   Income,    Municipal   Bond   and   Balanced   Funds   may   invest   in
Below-Investment-Grade     Securities.     Below-Investment-Grade     Securities
(hereinafter  referred to as "junk bonds" or "low-rated and  comparable  unrated
securities") include (i) bonds rated below the fourth highest rating category by
a nationally recognized  statistical rating organization (an "NRSRO");  and (ii)
unrated debt securities of comparable quality.

Low-rated and comparable  unrated  securities,  while generally  offering higher
yields than investment-grade securities with similar maturities, involve greater
risks, including the possibility of default or bankruptcy.  They are regarded as
predominantly  speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest
and repay  principal.  The special risk  considerations  in connection with such
investments are discussed below.

Each of the Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income,  Municipal Bond, and Balanced Funds
may invest up to 25% of its total  assets in  fixed-income  securities  that are
rated lower than  investment  grade.  To the extent  each Fund  invests in these
lower rated securities,  the achievement of its investment objective may be more
dependent  on the  Advisor's  own  credit  analysis  than in the  case of a fund
investing  in higher  quality  bonds.  While the  Advisor  will refer to ratings
issued by  established  ratings  agencies,  it is not a policy of the Company to
rely  exclusively on ratings issued by these agencies,  but rather to supplement
such ratings with the Advisor's  own  independent  and ongoing  review of credit
quality.

Effect of Interest  Rates and Economic  Changes.  The low-rated  and  comparable
unrated  securities  market is relatively new, and its growth  paralleled a long
economic expansion. As a result, it is not clear how this market may withstand a
prolonged  recession or economic  downturn.  Such a prolonged  economic downturn
could  severely  disrupt the market for and  adversely  affect the value of such
securities.

All interest-bearing  securities typically experience appreciation when interest
rates decline and  depreciation  when interest  rates rise. The market values of
low-rated and comparable unrated securities tend to reflect individual corporate
developments  to a greater extent than do higher-rated  securities,  which react
primarily to fluctuations in the general level of interest rates.  Low-rated and
comparable  unrated  securities  also  tend to be  more  sensitive  to  economic
conditions than are higher-rated securities. As a result, they generally involve
more credit  risk than  securities  in the  higher-rated  categories.  During an
economic  downturn  or a  sustained  period of  rising  interest  rates,  highly
leveraged issuers of low-rated and comparable  unrated securities may experience
financial  stress and may not have  sufficient  revenues  to meet their  payment
obligations.  The issuer's  ability to service its debt  obligations may also be
adversely affected by specific corporate developments, the issuer's inability to
meet specific projected business forecasts,  or the unavailability of additional
financing.  The  risk of loss due to  default  by an  issuer  of  low-rated  and
comparable unrated  securities is significantly  greater than that of issuers of
higher-rated  securities because such securities are generally unsecured and are
often subordinated to other creditors. Further, if the issuer of a low-rated and
comparable unrated security defaulted,  the Fund might incur additional expenses
to seek  recovery.  Periods  of  economic  uncertainty  and  changes  would also
generally  result in increased  volatility in the market prices of low-rated and
comparable unrated securities and thus in the Fund's net asset value.

As  previously  stated,  the value of such a security  will decrease in a rising
interest rate market and accordingly, so will the Fund's net asset value. If the
Fund experiences  unexpected net redemptions in such a market,  it may be forced
to liquidate a portion of its Fund securities without regard to their investment
merits. Due to the limited liquidity of high-yield  securities (discussed below)
the Fund may be forced to liquidate these securities at a substantial  discount.
Any such  liquidation  would  reduce the Fund's  asset base over which  expenses
could be allocated and could result in a reduced rate of return for the Fund.

Payment  Expectations.  Low-rated and comparable  unrated  securities  typically
contain redemption, call or prepayment provisions that permit the issuer of such
securities  containing  such  provisions  to redeem,  at their  discretion,  the
securities.  During periods of declining  interest rates,  issuers of high-yield
securities are likely to redeem or prepay the securities and refinance them with
debt  securities  with a lower interest rate. To the extent an issuer is able to
refinance the securities, or otherwise redeem them, the Fund may have to replace
the securities  with a  lower-yielding  security,  which would result in a lower
return for the Fund.

Credit Ratings.  Credit ratings issued by  credit-rating  agencies  evaluate the
safety of principal  and  interest  payments of rated  securities.  They do not,
however,  evaluate  the market value risk of low-rated  and  comparable  unrated
securities  and,  therefore,  may  not  fully  reflect  the  true  risks  of  an
investment.  In  addition,  credit  rating  agencies  may or may not make timely
changes in a rating to reflect changes in the economy or in the condition of the
issuer  that  affect  the market  value of the  security.  Consequently,  credit
ratings  are  used  only  as a  preliminary  indicator  of  investment  quality.
Investments  in  low-rated  and  comparable  unrated  securities  will  be  more
dependent  on the credit  analysis  than would be the case with  investments  in
investment-grade  debt  securities.  The Advisor employs its own credit research
and  analysis,  which  includes a study of  existing  debt,  capital  structure,
ability  to service  debt and to pay  dividends,  the  issuer's  sensitivity  to
economic  conditions,  its operating history, and the current trend of earnings.
The  Advisor  continually  monitors  the  investments  owned  by the  Funds  and
carefully  evaluates whether to dispose of or to retain low-rated and comparable
unrated securities whose credit ratings or credit quality may have changed.

Liquidity  and  Valuation.  The Fund may have  difficulty  disposing  of certain
low-rated and comparable  unrated securities because there may be a thin trading
market  for  such  securities.  Because  not all  dealers  maintain  markets  in
low-rated and comparable  unrated  securities,  there is no  established  retail
secondary  market for many of these  securities.  The Fund anticipates that such
securities  could be sold only to a limited  number of dealers or  institutional
investors.  To the extent a secondary trading market does exist, it is generally
not as liquid as the secondary market for higher-rated securities.  As a result,
the  Fund's  asset  value  and the  Fund's  ability  to  dispose  of  particular
securities,  when necessary to meet the Fund's liquidity needs or in response to
a specific  economic  event,  may be  impacted.  The lack of a liquid  secondary
market for certain  securities  may also make it more  difficult for the Fund to
obtain accurate market quotations for purposes of valuing the Fund's securities.
Market  quotations  are generally  available on many  low-rated  and  comparable
unrated securities only from a limited number of dealers and may not necessarily
represent  firm bids of such dealers or prices for actual sales.  During periods
of thin trading,  the spread  between bid and asked prices is likely to increase
significantly. In addition, adverse publicity and investor perceptions,  whether
or not based on fundamental  analysis,  may decrease the values and liquidity of
low-rated  and  comparable  unrated  securities,  especially  in a thinly traded
market.

New and Proposed  Legislation.  Legislation  has been adopted and,  from time to
time,  proposals have been discussed regarding new legislation designed to limit
the use of  certain  low-rated  and  comparable  unrated  securities  by certain
issuers.  An example of  legislation  is a recent  law that  requires  federally
insured  savings  and loan  associations  to divest  their  investment  in these
securities  over time. New  legislation  could further reduce the market because
such securities,  generally,  could negatively affect the financial condition of
the issuers of high-yield  securities,  and could adversely affect the market in
general.  It is not  currently  possible to  determine  the impact of the recent
legislation  on this  market.  However,  it is  anticipated  that if  additional
legislation is enacted or proposed, it could have a material effect on the value
of low-rated and comparable  unrated securities and the existence of a secondary
trading market for the securities.

Liquidity And Servicing  Agreements.  IMG's  responsibilities as Advisor include
the  solicitation  and approval of commercial  banks selected as  "Participating
Banks" from which a Fund may  purchase  participation  interests  in  short-term
loans  subject  to  Liquidity  and  Servicing  Agreements  or  which  may  issue
irrevocable  letters  of  credit to back the  demand  repayment  commitments  of
borrowers. A careful review of the financial condition and loan loss record of a
prospective  bank will be undertaken  prior to the bank being  approved to enter
into a Liquidity and Servicing  Agreement  and, once approved,  a  Participating
Bank's  financial  condition  and loan loss  record  will be  reviewed  at least
annually thereafter.

The principal  criteria which the Advisor will consider in approving,  rejecting
or terminating  Liquidity and Servicing Agreements with Participating Banks will
include a bank's (a) ratio of capital to deposits; (b) ratio of loan charge offs
to  average  loans  outstanding;  (c) ratio of loan loss  reserves  to net loans
outstanding;  and (d) ratio of capital to total assets.  Ordinarily, the Advisor
will  recommend that a Fund not enter into or continue a Liquidity and Servicing
Agreement  with any bank whose ratios (as  described  above) are less  favorable
than the average of all Iowa  banks.  The  Advisor  will also  consider a bank's
classified loan  experience,  historical and current earnings and growth trends,
quality and liquidity of investments  and stability of management and ownership.
Typically, the Advisor will utilize a variety of information sources; including,
annual audited financial  statements,  unaudited  interim financial  statements,
quarterly  reports of condition  and income filed with  regulatory  agencies and
periodic  examination  reports (if available)  and reports of federally  insured
banks concerning past-due-loans, renegotiated loans and other loan problems.

Student Loan Trusts.  The Liquid Assets Fund is  authorized to purchase  Student
Loan  Certificates  from one or more  Student  Loan  Trusts.  The Fund will only
purchase  Student Loan  Certificates  from  Student  Loan Trusts  formed for the
purpose of purchasing  federally  insured  student loans  originated and sold by
banks subject to purchase,  at the option of the Student Loan Trust,  on no more
than five business days' written  notice.  Student Loan Trusts are funded by the
issuance  and  sale to the  Fund of  Student  Loan  Certificates  which  have an
original maturity of no more than 397 days and which may be redeemed by the Fund
upon not more than five  business  days' written  notice to the issuing  Student
Loan  Trust.   The  Fund  is  under  no  obligation  to  purchase  Student  Loan
Certificates issued by any Student Loan Trust.

The Fund's election to purchase Student Loan Certificates will be based upon the
amount of funds  available for  investment,  the  investment  yield borne by the
Student Loan  Certificates  compared with yields  available on other  short-term
liquid  investments and upon the aggregate amount of Student Loan  Certificates,
commercial and industrial loans and participation interests therein owned by the
Fund which may not exceed 80  percent of Fund  assets.  The yield to the Fund on
Student  Loan  Certificates  will be  commensurate  with  current  net yields on
federally  insured  student loans.  Presently,  net of servicing and trust fees,
such loans yield  approximately  the 91-day U.S. Treasury Bill rate plus 0.65 to
0.75 percent. Such fees will be paid out of the Student Loan Trust assets and no
other fees will be paid directly or indirectly by the Fund.

The Higher  Education  Act (the  "Act")  sets forth  provisions  establishing  a
program of (i) direct federal  insurance to holders of student  loans,  and (ii)
reimbursement to state agencies or private non-profit corporations administering
student loan  insurance  programs of losses  sustained in the operation of their
programs  (the  "Federal  GSL  Program").  Under the  Federal GSL  Program,  the
Secretary of Education (the  "Secretary")  is authorized to enter into guarantee
and  interest  subsidy  agreements  with the Iowa  College Aid  Commission,  and
similar  organizations  (collectively  the "Agencies").  The Federal GSL Program
provides for reimbursements to the Agencies for default claims paid by them, the
payments of  administrative  cost  allowances to the Agencies,  advances for the
Agencies'  reserve  funds and interest  subsidy  payments and Special  Allowance
Payments to the holders of qualifying student loans made pursuant to the Federal
GSL Program.

Pursuant to Section  428(c)(1)(A)  of the Act,  the  Agencies  have entered into
guarantee  agreements  with the Secretary  under which the  respective  Agencies
operate a Guarantee  Program,  whereby the  Secretary  agrees to  reimburse  the
Agencies in an amount equal to 80 percent of the amount  expended by them in the
discharge of their insurance  obligations on the unpaid balance of principal and
accrued interest with respect to loans guaranteed by the Agencies.  The Act also
authorizes the Secretary to enter into supplemental guarantee agreements whereby
such federal  reimbursement will be increased to a maximum of 100 percent of the
amount expended by the agencies in the discharge of their insurance obligations.
The supplemental  guarantee  agreements are subject to annual  renegotiation and
the Secretary is not  authorized  to renew them unless the  Agencies'  Guarantee
Programs comply with all the terms of the supplemental  guarantee agreements and
all the provisions of applicable federal regulations.

The Secretary and the Agencies  have entered into  interest  subsidy  agreements
under  Section 428 (b) of the Act whereby the  Secretary  agrees to pay interest
subsidy  payments to the holders of qualifying  student loans for the benefit of
students meeting certain requirements.  To be eligible for federal reimbursement
programs,  such loans must be made by an "eligible  lender"  under the Agencies'
Guarantee  Program,  which must meet  requirements  prescribed  by the rules and
regulations  promulgated  under the Act. The Trustee will be an eligible  lender
and will purchase only loans originated by eligible lenders.

The Act,  as amended in 1976,  provides  for Special  Allowance  Payments by the
Secretary  to holders of  qualifying  student  loans such as the Trust.  Special
Allowance  Payments  are  computed  on the  basis  of the  average  of the  bond
equivalent  rates  of the  91-day  U.S.  Treasury  Bills  auctioned  during  the
preceding  quarter,  and are provided as an  inducement to lenders or holders of
loans to compensate them for the difference between the interest rate carried by
the student loan and the current commercial interest rates.

The  Student  Loan  Reform  Act of 1993  made  various  changes  to the  Federal
Guaranteed  Student Loan Program.  Effective October 1, 1993,  Agencies are only
required  to  guarantee  student  loans at 98 percent  of the unpaid  balance of
principal and accrued interest on loans made after October 1, 1993. In addition,
other changes were made relating to origination  fees,  borrower interest rates,
technical  revisions on how  consolidated  loans are treated and a limitation on
the amount of guarantee fee that can be charged by Agencies.  Commencing July 1,
1995,  the lender yield for  Guaranteed  Student Loans  disbursed  after July 1,
1995, was reduced to the 90-day Treasury Bill rate plus 2.5 percent.

The Student Loan Trusts from which the Fund purchases  Student Loan Certificates
have agreed that all student loans purchased by the Trust will be insured either
directly by the  Secretary or under the Federal GSL Program and will qualify for
interest subsidy payments and Special Allowance  Payments.  Loans typically will
be in amounts of $25,000 or less,  repayable over a term of 15 years or less. At
March 31, 1998,  assets of the Fund included Student Loan Trust in the amount of
$36,500,000,  which  was  equal  to 34.80  percent  of Fund  net  assets.  These
Certificates  have an  original  maturity  of not more  than 364 days and may be
redeemed by the Fund upon not more than  five-business  days' written  notice to
the Iowa  Student  Loan  Trust.  Proceeds  from the  issuance  of  Student  Loan
Certificates have been used by the Iowa Student Loan Trust to purchase federally
insured  student loans initiated by Iowa banks which may be required to purchase
such loans from the Iowa Student Loan Trust on not more than five business days'
written notice. In the event a bank was unable to honor its purchase  commitment
it would be necessary  for the Iowa Student Loan Trust to seek other  purchasers
of the loans.  Because  such  loans are  federally  insured  and bear a variable
interest rate the Fund believes that a ready market for them exists.

Guaranteed  Loan Trusts.  The Liquid Assets Fund may purchase FmHA  Certificates
from one or more  guaranteed  loan trusts  created for the purpose of  acquiring
participation  interests  in the  guaranteed  portion of FmHA  guaranteed  loans
("FmHA Trusts").  Interest and principal payments of the FmHA Loans would accrue
to the benefit of the Fund net of certain FmHA Trust fees and other fees payable
to  certain  parties  for  servicing  the  FmHA  Loans  and  arising  out of the
participation of the guaranteed portion of the FmHA Loans. Each FmHA Certificate
will provide certain  identifying  information  regarding the specific FmHA Loan
acquired including the effective rate and reset provision. Each FmHA Certificate
will also be redeemable upon not more than five business days' written notice by
the Fund to the  Trustee  for an  amount  equal  to the  unpaid  balance  of the
participated  portion of the FmHA Loan and accrued  interest  due  thereon.  The
redemption feature of the FmHA Certificates is backed by unconditional  purchase
commitments between the Trustee, and Participating Banks which require the banks
to  purchase  such  loans at par less a  processing  fee upon no more  than five
business days prior written notice. Such purchase  commitments are unconditional
and are  operative  whether  the  FmHA  Loans  are in  default  or  experiencing
difficulties.  The unconditional purchase commitments by the Participating Banks
are intended to provide  liquidity for the FmHA Loans held by the FmHA Trust and
beneficially owned by the Fund. Insofar as the unconditional  commitment creates
this liquidity,  for purposes of Rule 2a-7 and the diversification  requirements
thereunder,  the  unconditional  commitments are limited in amounts necessary to
keep one  Participating  Bank from  being  obligated  to  purchase  more than 25
percent of the total  assets held by the Fund (as of the date of purchase of the
FmHA Certificate), and 10 percent as to each additional Participating Bank.

The sole purpose of the trust  arrangement is to provide a convenient  structure
for  servicing the FmHA Loans and to eliminate the premium risk that could arise
if the Fund invested  directly in the FmHA Loans and  prepayment  were to occur.
The Board of Directors  believes that the  arrangement  presents  minimal credit
risk and that the arrangement is a permissible investment.  For purposes of Rule
2a-7, the Fund does not consider the FmHA Loans or the  certificates  evidencing
ownership as illiquid and considers the arrangement with the participating banks
as standby unconditional put commitments.

FmHA  guaranteed  loans  are  originated  by  financial   institutions,   mostly
commercial  banks, as a direct loan to the borrower.  The FmHA guaranteed  loans
acquired by the Fund will all have variable  rates of interest  which will reset
no less  frequently than  semi-annually  and upon the adjustment of the interest
rate the value of the securities will be approximately equal to par. The FmHA, a
division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,  is an independent agency of the
United  States  Government  and has the  authority  to grant the  United  States
Government's  full faith and credit  guarantee on loans originated by commercial
lenders.  Through the Rural  Development  Act of 1972, the FmHA  guaranteed loan
program  was  enacted  by  Congress  to help meet the  financing  needs of small
businesses, farms and community facilities in rural areas. Guarantees are issued
on loans obtained by those persons who meet FmHA criteria.  Typically  borrowers
eligible for FmHA loans face a degree of financial  stress which  prevents  them
from qualifying for  non-guaranteed  credit based on the standards of commercial
lenders.  The lender submits  applications for loan guarantees to the local FmHA
county officer for approval. Local officials review the application to determine
whether the borrower,  lender and proposed loan meet program requirements.  Loan
terms are negotiated with the lender and the borrowers,  but the terms must fall
within FmHA  guidelines.  The FmHA will  guarantee up to 90 percent of the total
loan depending upon the loan's soundness.

Under  the FmHA  Loan  program,  the  guaranteed  portion  of FmHA  loans may be
participated,  sold by the originating bank and traded in the secondary  market.
The Fund will only invest in the  guaranteed  portions of FmHA Loans that are so
participated. While the most current government figures indicate the outstanding
balance  on  guaranteed  loans  to be  over $4  billion,  it is  estimated  that
approximately  20 percent of the total  outstanding  balance of guaranteed loans
have actually been participated in the secondary market.

The  FmHA   guaranty   guarantees   the  repayment  of  principal  and  interest
unconditionally and accrues to the benefit of the person owning the participated
portion of the guaranteed  FmHA loan.  When the FmHA loans are sold the guaranty
is assigned to the  purchaser and is  unconditional  and  irrevocable.  All FmHA
loans purchased by the Trust will be valued by the Fund at par.

The trustee will communicate to the Fund's Investment Adviser the status of loan
payments and delinquencies.  In addition,  Participating  Banks,  subject to the
unconditional  commitments  to purchase  the  participated  FmHA Loans,  will be
subject to  on-going  credit  review by the Fund's  Investment  Adviser.  To the
extent that any of the banks deteriorate in credit quality from the standard set
by regional  banks with the  highest  credit  ratings by NRSRO's the  Investment
Adviser  will take  action to  replace  such  banks  with  another  bank with an
appropriate credit rating or if unrated,  with a comparable credit quality based
on the Investment Adviser's analysis.

Tax-Exempt  Debt  Obligations  Used By The Municipal  Assets Fund. The Municipal
Assets Fund invests in tax-exempt debt obligations issued by state and municipal
governmental   units  and  public  authorities  within  the  United  States  and
participation  interests therein. With few exceptions,  such obligations will be
non-rated and of limited  marketability.  However, they will be backed by demand
repurchase  commitments of the issuers thereof and  irrevocable  bank letters of
credit  or   guarantees   (collectively   referred   to  herein  as   "Liquidity
Agreements").  The Liquidity Agreements will permit the holder of the securities
to demand payment of the unpaid  principal  balance plus accrued interest upon a
specified  number of days  notice  either  from the  issuer or by  drawing on an
irrevocable  bank letter of credit or guarantee.  The issuer of the security may
have a  corresponding  right to prepay the  principal and accrued  interest.  In
addition,  all  obligations  with  maturities  longer than one year from date of
purchase will, by their terms,  bear rates of interest that are adjusted  upward
or downward no less frequently than  semiannually by means of a formula intended
to reflect market changes in interest rates.

The time period  covered by Liquidity  Agreements  may be shorter than the final
maturity of the obligations covered thereby. At or before the expiration of such
Liquidity Agreements,  the Fund will seek to obtain either extensions thereof or
replace them with new  agreements  and if unable to do so the Fund will exercise
its rights under existing  Liquidity  Agreements to require that the obligations
be purchased.  Thus, at no time will the Fund's investments  include obligations
with maturities  longer than one year unless the obligations bear interest rates
subject to periodic  adjustment at least semiannually and are subject to sale on
seven calendar days notice under existing Liquidity Agreements.

The only banks (the  "Participating  Banks")  which  will be  permitted  to sell
participations  in fixed and variable rate tax-exempt debt obligations of United
States  governmental  units to the Fund (or to  provide  irrevocable  letters of
credit or guarantees to back the demand repurchase commitments of the issuers of
such   obligations)  will  be  United  States  banks  which  have  entered  into
irrevocable  written  agreements with respect thereto and have agreed to furnish
to the Fund  whatever  financial  information  may be requested  for purposes of
evaluating the Participating  Banks financial  condition and capacity to fulfill
its  obligations  to the Fund and to  perform  such  servicing  duties as may be
mutually agreed to by the parties.

The Fund's  investments  may include  participation  interests,  purchased  from
Participating  Banks,  in fixed and variable rate  tax-exempt  debt  obligations
(including  industrial  development  bonds  hereinafter  described) owned by the
banks.  A  participation  interest  gives the Fund an undivided  interest in the
tax-exempt  obligation in the proportion that the Fund's participation  interest
bears to the total  principal  amount  of the  obligation  and  carries a demand
repurchase  feature.  An  irrevocable  letter  of  credit  or  guarantee  of the
Participating Bank that issued the participation backs each  participation.  The
Fund has the  right to  liquidate  the  participation,  in whole or in part,  by
drawing on the letter of credit or  guarantee  of the  Participating  Bank which
issued the participation. The Fund has the right to liquidate the participation,
in whole or in part,  by drawing on the letter of credit on demand,  after seven
calendar days' notice, for all or any part of the principal amount of the Fund's
participation, plus accrued interest.

The Fund intends to exercise its rights under  Liquidity  Agreements  only:  (1)
upon default in the terms of the tax-exempt debt  obligations  covered  thereby;
(2) to provide  the Fund with  needed  liquidity  to cover  redemptions  of Fund
shares; or (3) to insure that the value of the Fund's investment  portfolio does
not vary materially from the amortized cost thereof. Participating Banks have no
contractual  obligation to offer participations to the Fund, and the Fund is not
obligated  to  purchase  or  resell  any  participations   offered  or  sold  by
Participating  Banks.  The Liquidity  Agreements  govern the  obligations of the
parties as to securities or participations actually purchased by the Fund.

The financial condition and investment and loan loss record of all banks seeking
to sell participations in fixed and variable rate tax-exempt debt obligations to
the Fund (or to  provide  letters  of credit or  guarantees  to back the  demand
repurchase  commitments  of the issuers of such  obligations)  will be carefully
evaluated  by the Advisor,  based upon  guidelines  established  by the Board of
Directors,  prior to the execution of a Liquidity  Agreement by a  Participating
Bank and periodically thereafter. Purchased obligations will bear interest at or
above current  market rates and the rates borne by obligations  with  maturities
longer  than one year  will be  adjustable  at least  semi-annually  to  reflect
changes  in  market  rates  subsequent  to  issuance  of the  securities.  It is
anticipated that the tax-exempt debt obligations purchased or participated in by
the Fund will be those  traditionally  acquired by United  States  banks.  These
include both general obligation and revenue bonds issued for a variety of public
purposes  such as the  construction  of a wide  range  of  facilities  including
schools,  streets, water and sewer works,  highways,  bridges, and housing. Also
included are bonds issued to refund outstanding obligations, to obtain funds for
general  operating  purposes  and to  lend  to  other  public  institutions  and
facilities.  Certain  types of  industrial  development  bonds  issued by public
bodies to finance the  construction of industrial and commercial  facilities and
equipment are also  purchased.  Revenue  generating  facilities  such as parking
garages,  airports,  sports and  convention  complexes  and water  supply,  gas,
electricity,  and sewage  treatment  and disposal  systems are financed  through
issuance of tax-exempt debt obligations as well.

Tax-exempt debt obligations are normally  categorized as "general obligation" or
"revenue" issues. General obligations are secured by a pledge of the full taxing
power of the issuer while  revenue  obligations  are payable only from  revenues
generated  by a  facility  or  facilities,  a  specified  source of tax or other
revenues or, in the case of industrial  development  bonds, from lease rental or
loan payments made by a commercial or industrial user of the facilities. Revenue
obligations do not generally carry the pledge of the credit of the issuer.

Short-term  tax-exempt debt  obligations  usually mature in less than two years,
are  typically  general  obligations  of the  issuer  and most  often  issued in
anticipation  of  receipts to be realized  from tax  collections  or the sale of
long-term  bonds.  Project  Notes are issued by local  agencies  under a program
administered  by the United States  Department of Housing and Urban  Development
and are secured by the full faith and credit of the United States.

From  time to time the Fund may  invest  25  percent  or more of its  assets  in
tax-exempt debt obligations, or participations therein,  sufficiently similar in
character  that  an  economic,  business  or  political  development  or  change
affecting one such  security  would also affect the other  securities.  Examples
might be securities  whose  principal and interest  payments are dependent  upon
revenues  derived from similar projects or whose issuers are located in the same
state. In addition,  investments in tax-exempt  debt  obligations of issuers may
from time to time become  concentrated  within a single state,  and the Fund may
also invest 25 percent or more of its assets in industrial  development bonds or
participations therein.

For entering  into a Liquidity  Agreement,  a  Participating  Bank will retain a
service  and  letter  of  credit  fee in an  amount  equal to the  excess of the
interest paid on the tax-exempt  obligations above the negotiated yield at which
the  instruments  were  purchased  by the  Fund.  Such fees may be  adjusted  if
adjustments  are made in the interest rate paid on the  tax-exempt  obligations.
Each Participating Bank executing a Liquidity  Agreement must be approved by the
Board of Directors of the Fund prior to, or at the next quarterly  Board meeting
following, such executions. See "Liquidity and Servicing Agreements" above for a
discussion  of the criteria to be used in  selecting  Participating  Banks.  The
Board of Directors will review all Participating Banks and Liquidity  Agreements
quarterly  in an effort to assure  continued  liquidity  and high quality in the
Fund's portfolio.

                             Investment Restrictions


The following are fundamental  investment  restrictions of the Funds,  which may
not be changed without a shareholder  vote. Under these  restrictions a Fund may
not:


1.       Underwrite  securities  issued by other  persons,  except to the extent
         that a Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain securities
         laws in the disposition of "restricted securities";

2.       Purchase or sell commodities or commodities contracts, except to the
         extent disclosed in the current Prospectus of the Funds;

3.       Purchase or sell real estate  (although  investments by the Equity Fund
         and the Income Fund in marketable  securities  of companies  engaged in
         such activities are not prohibited by this restriction);


4.       Borrow  money  or issue  senior  securities,  except  that the Fund may
         borrow  from  banks or enter into  reverse  repurchase  agreements  for
         temporary  purposes in amounts up to 10% (25% for the Bond Fund) of the
         value of its total assets at the time of such  borrowing;  or mortgage,
         pledge,  or hypothecate any assets,  except in connection with any such
         borrowing  and in  amounts  not in excess of the  lesser of the  dollar
         amounts  borrowed or 10% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the
         time of its  borrowing.  The Fund will not  purchase  securities  while
         borrowings (including reverse repurchase agreements) in excess of 5% of
         its total assets are outstanding; and

5.       Make loans,  except that the Fund may purchase or hold debt securities,
         lend portfolio  securities in accordance with its investment  objective
         and policies, and may enter into repurchase agreements.

Each of the Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income,  Municipal Bond, Balanced,  Equity,
and Aggressive Growth Funds will not:

1.       Purchase securities of any one issuer, other than obligations issued
         or   guaranteed   by  the   U.S.   Government   or  its   agencies   or
         instrumentalities, if, immediately after such purchase, with respect to
         75% of its portfolio,  more than 5% of the value of the total assets of
         the Fund would be invested in such issuer,  or the Fund would hold more
         than 10% of any class of  securities  of the issuer or more than 10% of
         the outstanding voting securities of the issuer.

Each of the Limited Term Bond, Income,  Balanced,  Equity, and Aggressive Growth
Funds will not:

1.       Purchase any securities which would cause more than 25% of the value of
         the Fund's total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in
         securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business
         activities in the same industry, provided that (a)there is no
         limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
         Government or its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase
         agreements secured by obligations of the U.S. Government or its
         agencies or instrumentalities; (b)wholly-owned finance companies will
         be considered to be in the industries of their parents if their
         activities are primarily related to financing the activities of their
         parents; and (c)utilities will be divided according to their services.
         For example, gas, gas transmission, electric and gas, electric, and
         telephone will each be considered a separate industry.

The Municipal Bond Fund will not:

1.       Purchase any securities which would cause more than 25% of the value of
         the Fund's total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in
         securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business
         activities in the same industry, provided that (a)there is no
         limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
         Government or its agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase
         agreements secured by obligations of the U.S. Government or its
         agencies or instrumentalities; (b)there is no limitation with respect
         to Municipal Securities, which, for purposes of this limitation only,
         do not include private activity bonds that are backed only by the
         assets and revenues of a non-governmental user; (c)wholly-owned finance
         companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents
         if their activities are primarily related to financing the activities
         of their parents; and (d) utilities will be divided according to their
         services.  For example, gas, gas transmission, electric and gas,
         electric, and telephone will each be considered a separate industry.

2.       Write or sell puts, calls,  straddles,  spreads or combinations thereof
         except  that  the Fund may  acquire  puts  with  respect  to  Municipal
         Obligations in its portfolio and sell those puts in conjunction  with a
         sale of those Municipal Obligations.

         The Bond Fund has also adopted the following fundamental investment
         restrictions. The Bond Fund may not:

1.       Borrow money except for  temporary or emergency  purposes  (but not for
         the purpose of purchasing  investments) and then, only in an amount not
         to exceed 25  percent of the value of the Fund's net assets at the time
         the borrowing is incurred;  provided,  however, that the Fund may enter
         into transactions in options,  futures and options on futures. The Fund
         will not purchase  securities when  borrowings  exceed 5 percent of its
         total assets. If the Fund borrows money, its share price may be subject
         to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. To this extent,
         purchasing  securities  when  borrowings are outstanding may involve an
         element of leverage.

2.       Make  loans,  except  that  the  Fund may (i)  purchase  and hold  debt
         obligations in accordance with investment objectives and policies, (ii)
         enter  into  repurchase  agreements,  and (iii)  lend  Fund  securities
         against  collateral   (consisting  of  cash  or  securities  issued  or
         guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities)
         equal at all  times to not less  than 100  percent  of the value of the
         securities  loaned provided no such loan may be made if as a result the
         aggregate of such loans of the Fund's securities  exceeds 30 percent of
         the value of the Fund's total assets.

3.       Issue senior securities, bonds, or debentures, or concentrate its
         investments in anyone industry.

4.       Invest in the securities of a company for the purpose of exercising
         control or management.

5.       Sell securities  short (except where the Fund holds or has the right to
         obtain at no added cost a long  position  in the  securities  sold that
         equals or exceeds the securities sold short) or purchase any securities
         on margin,  except  that it may obtain such  short-term  credits as are
         necessary for the clearance of transactions.  The deposit or payment of
         margin in connection with transactions in options and financial futures
         contracts is not considered the purchase of securities on margin.

6.       Concentrate investments in any industry.  However, the Fund may invest
         up to 25 percent of the value of its total assets in any one industry.

         The Liquid Assets Fund has also adopted the following fundamental
         investment restrictions.  The Liquid Assets Fund may not:

1.       Invest  more than 80 percent of its total  assets in loans  and/or loan
         participations   purchased  from  Participating   Banks,  Student  Loan
         Certificates and/or FmHA Certificates;

2.       Pursuant to Rule 2a-7  invest more than 25 percent of its total  assets
         in loan  participations  purchased  from, or loans backed by letters of
         credit  issued  by,  one  Participating  Bank and 10  percent  for each
         Participating Bank thereafter (determined as of the date of purchase);

3.       Invest with a view to exercising control or influencing management;

4.       Invest  more  than ten  percent  of the  value of its  total  assets in
         securities of other investment  companies,  except in connection with a
         merger,  acquisition,   consolidation  or  reorganization,  subject  to
         Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

5.       Purchase any securities on margin, except for the clearing of
         occasional purchases or sales of portfolio securities;

6.       Make short sales of  securities  or maintain a short  position or write
         purchase or sell puts (excluding  repayment and guarantee  arrangements
         on loan  participations  purchased from  Participating  Banks),  calls,
         straddles, spreads or combinations thereof;

7.       Make  loans to other  persons,  provided  the Fund may  invest up to 80
         percent  of its  total  assets  in  loans  and/or  loan  participations
         purchased from Participating  Banks,  Student Loan Certificates  and/or
         FmHA  Certificates,  as  described  in (1)  above,  and  may  make  the
         investments,  and enter into repurchase agreements,  as described under
         "Investment Objectives, Policies and Restrictions";

8.       Borrow  money,  except to meet  extraordinary  or  emergency  needs for
         funds, and then only from banks in amounts not exceeding ten percent of
         its total assets, nor purchase securities at any time borrowings exceed
         five percent of the Fund's total assets;

9.       Mortgage, pledge,  hypothecate,  or in any manner transfer, as security
         for  indebtedness,  any  securities  owned by the Fund except as may be
         necessary in connection with borrowings  outlined in (8) above and then
         securities  mortgaged,  hypothecated  or  pledge  may not  exceed  five
         percent of the Funds' total assets taken at market value;

10.      Invest in securities  with legal or contractual  restrictions on resale
         (except for repurchase agreements, loans, loan participations purchased
         from Participating Banks and Student Loan and FmHA Certificates) or for
         which no ready market exists;

11.      Purchase loan  participations  other than from banks which have entered
         into a  Liquidity  and  Servicing  Agreement  and which  have a record,
         together  with  predecessors,  of at least  five  years  of  continuous
         operation;

12.      Enter into  repurchase  agreements if, as a result  thereof,  more than
         five percent of the Fund's  total assets  (taken at market value at the
         time of such  investment)  would be  subject to  repurchase  agreements
         maturing in more than seven calendar days; and

13.      Purchase  loan  participations  from  any  Participating  Bank  if five
         percent or more of the securities of such Bank are owned by the Advisor
         or by  directors  and  officers of the Fund or the  Advisor,  or if any
         director  or  officer  of the Fund or the  Advisor  owns  more than 1/2
         percent of the voting securities of such Participating Bank.

         The Municipal  Assets Fund has also adopted the  following  fundamental
         investment restrictions. The Municipal Assets Fund may not:

1.       Invest more than 80 percent of its total assets in tax-exempt fixed and
         variable rate debt  obligations (or  participation  interests  therein)
         issued by state and local  governmental  units within the United States
         which are backed by Liquidity Agreements;

2.       Pursuant to Rule 2a-7  invest more than 25 percent of its total  assets
         in tax-exempt obligations or participation interests therein subject to
         Liquidity  Agreements issued by one  Participating  Bank and 10 percent
         for each Participating Bank thereafter;

3.       Invest with a view to exercising control or influencing management;

4.       Invest  more  than ten  percent  of the  value of its  total  assets in
         securities of other investment  companies,  except in connection with a
         merger,  acquisition,   consolidation  or  reorganization,  subject  to
         Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

5.       Purchase any securities on margin, except for the clearing of
         occasional purchases or sales of portfolio securities;

6.       Make short sales of securities  or maintain a short  position or write,
         purchase, or sell puts (excluding Liquidity Agreements covering certain
         tax-exempt  obligations  purchased  by  the  Fund),  calls,  straddles,
         spreads or combinations thereof;

7.       Make loans to other persons, provided the Fund may make investments and
         enter into repurchase agreements;

8.       Borrow  money,  except to meet  extraordinary  or  emergency  needs for
         funds, and then only from banks in amounts not exceeding ten percent of
         its total assets, nor purchase securities at any time borrowings exceed
         five percent of its total assets;

9.       Mortgage, pledge,  hypothecate,  or in any manner transfer, as security
         for  indebtedness,  any  securities  owned by the Fund except as may be
         necessary in connection with borrowings  outlined in (8) above and then
         securities  mortgaged,  hypothecated  or pledged  may not  exceed  five
         percent of the Fund's total assets taken at market value;

10.      Invest in securities  with legal or contractual  restrictions on resale
         (except  for   tax-exempt   debt   obligations   subject  to  Liquidity
         Agreements) or for which no ready market exists;

11.      Enter into a  Liquidity  Agreement  with any bank unless such bank is a
         United States bank which has a record,  together with its predecessors,
         of at least five years of continuous operation;

12.      Enter into  repurchase  agreements if, as a result  thereof,  more than
         five percent of the Fund's  total assets  (taken at market value at the
         time of such  investment)  would be  subject to  repurchase  agreements
         maturing in more than seven calendar days; and

13.      Enter into Liquidity  Agreements  with any  Participating  Bank if five
         percent or more of the securities of such Bank are owned by the Advisor
         or by  directors  and  officers of the Fund or the  Advisor,  or if any
         director  or  officer  of the Fund or the  Advisor  owns  more than 1/2
         percent of the voting securities of such Participating Bank.


14.      Issue senior securities or concentrate its investments in any one
         industry.


         The following  additional  investment  restrictions are not fundamental
and may be changed  with  respect to a  particular  Fund  without  the vote of a
majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund. A Fund may not:

1.       Enter into  repurchase  agreements  with  maturities in excess of seven
         days if such investments,  together with other instruments in that Fund
         that are not readily marketable or are otherwise  illiquid,  exceed 10%
         of that Fund's net assets.

2.       Purchase securities on margin, except for use of short-term credit
         necessary for clearance of purchases of portfolio securities;

3.       Engage in any short sales;

4.       Purchase participation or direct interests in oil, gas or other mineral
         exploration or development programs (although investments by the Equity
         Fund and the Income Fund in marketable  securities of companies engaged
         in such activities are not prohibited in this restriction);

5.       Purchase  securities  of  other  investment  companies,  except  (a) in
         connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition or reorganization,
         and (b) a Fund may  invest  in other  investment  companies,  including
         other  Funds  for  which  IMG  acts as  adviser,  as  specified  in the
         Prospectus  subject to such  restrictions as may be imposed by the 1940
         Act or any state laws.

6.       Invest more than 5% of total assets in puts, calls, straddles, spreads
         or any combination thereof.

7.       With respect to the Limited Term Bond, Bond, Income,  Balanced,  Equity
         and  Aggressive  Growth  Funds,  invest more than 5% of total assets in
         securities  of issuers  which  together  with any  predecessors  have a
         record of less than three years continuous operation.

         If any percentage  restriction described above is satisfied at the time
of investment,  a later increase or decrease in such percentage resulting from a
change in asset value will not constitute a violation of such restriction.

Portfolio Turnover

The portfolio  turnover rate for each of the Funds is calculated by dividing the
lesser of a Fund's  purchases or sales of portfolio  securities  for the year by
the monthly average value of the portfolio securities.  The calculation excludes
all securities  whose remaining  maturities at the time of acquisition  were one
year or less.

Portfolio  turnover  for any of the Funds may vary  greatly from year to year as
well as within a particular  year. High turnover rates will generally  result in
higher  transaction costs to a Fund.  Portfolio  turnover will not be a limiting
factor in making investment decisions.

Because the Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets Funds intend
to invest  entirely  in  securities  with  maturities  of less than 397 days and
because  the  Commission  requires  such  securities  to be  excluded  from  the
calculation of the portfolio  turnover rate, the portfolio turnover with respect
to each of the Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets and Municipal  Assets Funds is
expected to be zero percent for regulatory purposes.

                                 NET ASSET VALUE

The net asset value of each Fund is  determined  and the shares of each Fund are
priced as of the Valuation Times applicable to such Fund on each Business Day of
the Company.  A "Business Day"  constitutes  any day on which the New York Stock
Exchange (the "NYSE") is open for trading or the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
is open, and any other day except days on which there are not sufficient changes
in the value of the Fund's portfolio  securities that the Fund's net asset value
might be  materially  affected  and days during which no shares are tendered for
redemption and no orders to purchase shares are received.  Currently, either the
NYSE or Federal  Reserve  Bank of Chicago are closed on New Year's  Day,  Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day,  Independence
Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Valuation of the Government Assets, Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets Funds

The Government Assets,  Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets Funds have elected to
use the amortized cost method of valuation  pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940
Act. This involves  valuing an instrument at its cost  initially and  thereafter
assuming a  constant  amortization  to  maturity  of any  discount  or  premium,
regardless of the impact of  fluctuating  interest  rates on the market value of
the  instrument.  This  method may  result in periods  during  which  value,  as
determined by amortized  cost, is higher or lower than the price the  Government
Assets,  Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets Funds would receive if they sold the
instrument.  The value of securities in the Government Assets, Liquid Assets and
Municipal  Assets  Funds can be  expected  to vary  inversely  with  changes  in
prevailing interest rates.

Pursuant to Rule 2a-7, the Government Assets, Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets
Funds will maintain a dollar-weighted  average portfolio maturity appropriate to
the Fund's objective of maintaining a stable net asset value per share, provided
that the Fund will not  purchase  securities  with a remaining  maturity of more
than 397 days (thirteen months) (securities subject to repurchase agreements may
bear  longer  maturities)  nor  maintain  a  dollar-weighted  average  portfolio
maturity  which  exceeds 90 days.  The  Company's  Board of  Directors  has also
undertaken  to establish  procedures  reasonably  designed,  taking into account
current market conditions and the investment objective of the Fund, to stabilize
the net asset value per share of the Fund for purposes of sales and  redemptions
at $1.00. These procedures include review by the Directors, at such intervals as
they deem  appropriate,  to determine the extent, if any, to which the net asset
value per Share of the Fund  calculated  by using  available  market  quotations
deviates from $1.00 per Share. In the event such deviation  exceeds  one-half of
one percent,  Rule 2a-7 requires that the Board of Directors  promptly  consider
what action,  if any,  should be initiated.  If the  Directors  believe that the
extent of any deviation from the Fund's $1.00 amortized cost price per Share may
result  in  material  dilution  or  other  unfair  results  to new  or  existing
investors,  they will take such steps as they consider  appropriate to eliminate
or reduce,  to the extent  reasonably  practicable,  any such dilution or unfair
results.  These  steps  may  include  selling  portfolio  instruments  prior  to
maturity,  shortening the average  portfolio  maturity,  withholding or reducing
dividends,  reducing  the number of the  Government  Assets  Fund's  outstanding
shares without monetary consideration,  or utilizing a net asset value per share
determined by using available market quotations.

Valuation of the Variable NAV Funds

Portfolio  securities  for which market  quotations  are readily  available  are
valued based upon their current  available  bid prices in the  principal  market
(closing  sales  prices if the  principal  market is an  exchange) in which such
securities are normally traded.  Unlisted securities for which market quotations
are readily  available  will be valued at the current  quoted bid prices.  Other
securities and assets for which quotations are not readily available,  including
restricted  securities and  securities  purchased in private  transactions,  are
valued at their fair value in IMG's best judgment  under the  supervision of the
Company's Board of Directors.

Among the factors that will be considered,  if they apply, in valuing  portfolio
securities held by the Variable NAV Funds are the existence of restrictions upon
the sale of the security by the Fund,  the absence of a market for the security,
the extent of any discount in acquiring the security,  the estimated time during
which the security will not be freely marketable, the expenses of registering or
otherwise qualifying the security for public sale,  underwriting  commissions if
underwriting  would  be  required  to  effect  a sale,  the  current  yields  on
comparable  securities for debt obligations  traded  independently of any equity
equivalent,  changes in the financial condition and prospects of the issuer, and
any other  factors  affecting  fair  value.  In making  valuations,  opinions of
counsel  may be relied  upon as to  whether  or not  securities  are  restricted
securities and as to the legal requirements for public sale.

The  Company may use a pricing  service to value  certain  portfolio  securities
where the prices  provided are believed to reflect the fair market value of such
securities.  A pricing  service would  normally  consider such factors as yield,
risk,  quality,  maturity,  type  of  issue,  trading  characteristics,  special
circumstances  and other factors it deems relevant in determining  valuations of
normal  institutional  trading  units  of debt  securities  and  would  not rely
exclusively  on quoted prices.  The methods used by the pricing  service and the
valuations  so  established  will be reviewed  by the Company  under the general
supervision  of the Company's  Board of Directors.  The Adviser may from time to
time use one or more of several pricing services available.

                 ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION

Information Regarding Purchases

Shares in each of the  Company's  Funds are sold on a continuous  basis by BISYS
Fund Services Limited  Partnership,  (the "Distributor") which has agreed to use
appropriate  efforts to solicit all purchase  orders.  In addition to purchasing
shares directly from the Distributor, shares may be purchased through procedures
established  by  the  Distributor  in  compliance  with  broker/dealers,  banks,
investment  advisory  firms and  other  financial  institutions  ("Participating
Organizations")  which may include  affiliates of AMCORE  Financial,  Inc.,  the
owner of IMG.  Customers  purchasing  shares of the Funds may include  officers,
directors, or employees of AMCORE or its affiliates.

Purchases  of shares  in a Fund  will be  effected  only on a  Business  Day (as
defined in "NET ASSET  VALUE").  The public  offering  price of the Variable NAV
Funds  will be the net  asset  value  per  share  (see  "NET  ASSET  VALUE")  as
determined  on the  Business Day the order is received by the  Distributor,  but
only if the Distributor receives the order by the Valuation Time. Otherwise, the
price will be determined  as of the Valuation  Time on the next Business Day. In
the case of an order for the purchase of shares placed  through a  Participating
Organization,  it is the  responsibility  of the  Participating  Organization to
transmit the order to the Distributor promptly.

Upon receipt by the  Distributor of an order to purchase  shares,  shares of the
Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets,  and Municipal Assets Funds are purchased at
the next determined net asset value per share (see "NET ASSET VALUE").  An order
to purchase shares of any of the Government Assets,  Liquid Assets, or Municipal
Assets Fund will be deemed to have been  received by the  Distributor  only when
federal  funds with respect  thereto are  available to the Funds'  custodian for
investment. Federal funds are monies credited to a bank's account with a Federal
Reserve Bank.  Payment for an order to purchase shares of the Government Assets,
Liquid  Assets,  or Municipal  Assets Fund which is transmitted by federal funds
wire will be available the same day for investment by the Funds'  custodian,  if
received prior to 3:00 p.m. Central Time that day. Payments transmitted by other
means (such as by check drawn on a member of the Federal  Reserve  System)  will
normally be converted  into federal funds within two banking days after receipt.
The Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets, and Municipal Assets Funds each strongly
recommend that  investors of  substantial  amounts use federal funds to purchase
shares.

An  order  received  prior  to a  Valuation  Time  on any  Business  Day for the
Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets, or Municipal Assets Fund will be executed at
the net asset  value  determined  as of the next  Valuation  Time on the date of
receipt.  An order received after the Valuation Time on any Business Day will be
executed at the net asset value  determined as of the next Valuation Time on the
next Business  Day.  Shares  purchased  before 11:00 a.m.,  Central Time,  begin
earning  dividends on the same Business Day. Shares  purchased after 11:00 a.m.,
Central Time,  begin  earning  dividends on the next Business Day. All Shares of
the Government  Assets,  Liquid Assets,  and Municipal  Assets Funds continue to
earn dividends through the day before their redemption.

Every  shareholder of record will receive a confirmation of each  transaction in
his or her  account,  which will also show the total  number of shares of a Fund
owned by the shareholder. Sending confirmations for purchases and redemptions of
shares held by a  Participating  Organization  on behalf of its Customer will be
the responsibility of the Participating  Organization.  Shareholders may rely on
these statements in lieu of certificates.  Certificates  representing  shares of
the Funds will not be issued.

Shares of a Fund sold to the Participating  Organizations acting in a fiduciary,
advisory,  custodial,  or other  similar  capacity on behalf of  customers  will
normally be held of record by the Participating  Organizations.  With respect to
shares  sold,  it is the  responsibility  of the  holder of  record to  transmit
purchase or redemption  orders to the  Distributor  and to deliver funds for the
purchase  thereof by the Fund's  custodian  within the  settlement  requirements
defined in the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934.  If  payment is not  received
within the  prescribed  time periods or a check timely  received does not clear,
the purchase will be canceled and the investor could be liable for any losses or
fees  incurred.  Any questions  regarding  current  settlement  requirements  or
electronic  payment  instructions  should  be  directed  to the  Funds  at (800)
438-6375.

Participating  Organizations  provide varying  arrangements for their clients to
purchase and redeem Fund shares.  Some may establish  higher minimum  investment
requirements than set forth above. They may arrange with their clients for other
investment or  administrative  services.  Such  Participating  Organizations may
independently  establish and charge additional amounts to their clients for such
services, which charges would reduce the client's yield or return. Participating
Organizations  may also hold Fund Shares  positions in nominee or street name as
agent  for and on behalf  of their  customers.  In such  instances,  the  Fund's
transfer agent will have no information with respect to or control over accounts
of specific shareholders.  Such shareholders may obtain access to their accounts
and   information   about   their   accounts   only  from  their   Participating
Organizations.  In the  alternative,  a Participating  Organization may elect to
establish  its  customers'  accounts of record with the  transfer  agent for the
Funds.  Participating  Organizations may aggregate their customers' purchases to
satisfy the  required  minimums.  Some of the  Participating  Organizations  may
receive compensation from the Fund's Shareholder Service Agent for recordkeeping
and other  expenses  related to these  nominee  accounts.  In addition,  certain
privileges  with  respect  to the  purchase  and  redemption  of  Shares  or the
reinvestment  of  dividends  may not be  available  through  such  Participating
Organizations.  Some  Participating  Organizations  may participate in a program
allowing them access to their clients' accounts for servicing including, without
limitation,  transfers of  registration  and  dividend  payee  changes;  and may
perform functions such as generation of confirmation statements and disbursement
of cash  dividends.  The  Prospectus  should  be read in  connection  with  such
Participating   Organizations'  material  regarding  their  fees  and  services.
Shareholders should also consider that certain Participating Organizations might
offer services that may not be available directly from the Fund.

Depending upon the terms of the particular  Customer  account,  a  Participating
Organization  may  charge a  Customer  account  fees for  services  provided  in
connection with investments in a Fund. Information concerning these services and
any charges will be provided by the Participating  Organization.  The Prospectus
should be read in  conjunction  with any such  information  so  received  from a
Participating Organization.

The Distributor,  at its expense, with voluntary assistance from IMG in its sole
discretion,  may also provide  other  compensation  to  broker/dealers  that are
Participating  Organizations ("Dealers") in connection with sales of shares of a
Fund.  Compensation  may include  financial  assistance to Dealers in connection
with conferences,  sales or training programs for their employees,  seminars for
the public,  advertising campaigns regarding one or more of the Funds, and other
Dealer-sponsored  special events.  In some instances,  this  compensation may be
made available only to certain  Dealers whose  representatives  have sold or are
expected to sell a significant amount of shares.  Compensation will also include
payment for travel  expenses,  including  lodging,  incurred in connection  with
trips taken by invited registered  representatives and members of their families
to locations  within or outside of the United States for meetings or seminars of
a  business  nature.  Compensation  will also  include  the  following  types of
non-cash  compensation  offered  through  sales  contests:  (1) vacation  trips,
including the provision of travel  arrangements and lodging at luxury resorts at
exotic  locations;  (2)  tickets for  entertainment  events  (such as  concerts,
cruises and sporting  events) and (3) merchandise  (such as clothing,  trophies,
clocks  and  pens).  Dealers  may not use sales of shares  to  qualify  for this
compensation  to the extent such may be  prohibited  by the laws of any state or
any  self-regulatory  agency,  such as the National  Association  of  Securities
Dealers,  Inc. None of the aforementioned  compensation is paid for by the Funds
or their shareholders.

Individual Retirement Account ("IRA")

An IRA enables  individuals,  even if they participate in an  employer-sponsored
retirement plan, to establish their own retirement  program.  IRA  contributions
may be tax-deductible and earnings are tax-deferred. Under the Tax Reform Act of
1986, the tax deductibility of IRA contributions is restricted or eliminated for
individuals who participate in certain  employer  pension plans and whose annual
income exceeds certain limits.  Existing IRAs and future contributions up to the
IRA maximums,  whether  deductible or not,  still earn income on a  tax-deferred
basis. All IRA distribution requests must be made in writing to the Distributor.
Any  additional  deposits  to an IRA must  distinguish  the type and year of the
contribution.

For more  information on an IRA call the Funds at (800) 438-6375.  Investment in
shares  of the  Municipal  Bond  Fund or  Municipal  Assets  Fund  would  not be
appropriate  for any IRA.  Shareholders  are advised to consult a tax Advisor on
IRA contribution and withdrawal requirements and restrictions.

Auto Invest Plan

The Auto Invest Plan enables  Shareholders  of the Funds to make regular monthly
or quarterly  purchases of shares through  automatic  deductions from their bank
accounts (which must be with a domestic member of the Automatic Clearing House).
With  Shareholder  authorization,  the  Transfer  Agent  will  deduct the amount
specified  from the  Shareholder's  bank account,  which will  automatically  be
invested in Shares at the public  offering  price on the dates of the deduction.
The required  minimum initial  investment when opening an account using the Auto
Invest Plan is $250; the minimum amount for subsequent  investments in a Fund is
$25.  Investments  may be made on the 5th or 20th of each month,  on the 5th and
20th of each month, or on the 20th of each quarter (Mar., June, Sept., Dec.). To
participate  in  the  Auto  Invest  Plan,   Shareholders   should  complete  the
appropriate section of the account application, which can be acquired by calling
(800) 438-6375.  For a Shareholder to change the Auto Invest  instructions,  the
request must be made in writing to the Distributor.

The Funds  offer an  exchange  program  whereby  shareholders  are  entitled  to
exchange  their shares for shares of the other  Funds.  Such  exchanges  will be
executed on the basis of the relative net asset values of the shares  exchanged.
The  shares  exchanged  must have a current  value that  equals or  exceeds  the
minimum  investment  that is required  (either the minimum  amount  required for
initial or subsequent  investments as the case may be) for the Fund whose shares
are being  acquired.  Share exchanges will only be permitted where the Shares to
be  acquired  may  legally  be sold in the  investor's  state  of  residence.  A
shareholder may make an exchange  request by calling the Funds at (800) 438-6375
or by providing  written  instructions  to the Funds. An investor should consult
the Funds  for  further  information  regarding  exchanges.  During  periods  of
significant  economic or market change,  telephone exchanges may be difficult to
complete.  If a  shareholder  is unable to  contact  the Funds by  telephone,  a
Shareholder  may also mail the  exchange  request  to the  Funds at the  address
listed in the  Prospectus.  If the Distributor  receives an exchange  request in
good order by the Valuation Time, on any Business Day, the exchange usually will
occur on that day. Any  shareholder who wishes to make an exchange should obtain
and  review  the  current  prospectus  of the Fund in which he or she  wishes to
invest before making the exchange.

Matters Affecting Redemption

To the greatest extent possible, the Company will attempt to honor requests from
shareholders  for (a) same day payments upon  redemption  of Government  Assets,
Liquid Assets,  or Municipal Assets Fund shares if the request for redemption is
received by the Distributor before 11:00 a.m. Central Time on a Business Day or,
if the request for  redemption  is received  after 11:00 a.m.  Central  Time, to
honor  requests for payment on the next  Business  Day, or (b) next day payments
upon redemption of the Variable NAV Funds if received by the Distributor  before
the  Valuation  Time on a  Business  Day or if the  request  for  redemption  is
received  after the  Valuation  Time, to honor  requests for payment  within two
Business  Days,  unless  it  would  be   disadvantageous  to  the  Fund  or  the
shareholders of the Fund to sell or liquidate portfolio  securities in an amount
sufficient to satisfy requests for payments in that manner.

All or part of a Customer's  shares may be required to be redeemed in accordance
with  instructions  and  limitations  pertaining to his or her account held by a
Bank. For example, if a Customer has agreed to maintain a minimum balance in his
or her account,  and the balance in that account falls below that  minimum,  the
Customer  may be obliged to redeem,  or the Bank may redeem for and on behalf of
the Customer,  all or part of the Customer's  Shares to the extent  necessary to
maintain the required minimum  balance.  There may be no notice period affording
Shareholders an opportunity to increase the account balance in order to avoid an
involuntary redemption under these circumstances.

The Transfer  Agent may require a signature  guarantee by an eligible  guarantor
institution.   For  purposes  of  this  policy,  the  term  "eligible  guarantor
institution" shall include banks, brokers,  dealers,  credit unions,  securities
exchanges and associations,  clearing agencies and savings associations as those
terms are defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
Transfer  Agent  reserves the right to reject any signature  guarantee if (1) it
has reason to believe that the  signature  is not genuine,  (2) it has reason to
believe that the transaction  would otherwise be improper,  or (3) the guarantor
institution  is a broker  or  dealer  that is  neither  a member  of a  clearing
corporation  nor  maintains  net  capital of at least  $100,000.  The  signature
guarantee  requirement will be waived if all of the following  conditions apply:
(1) the redemption check is payable to the  shareholder(s) of record and (2) the
redemption check is mailed to the shareholder(s) at the address of record or the
proceeds  are either  mailed or wired to a commercial  bank  account  previously
designated on the Account Application.  There is no charge for having redemption
requests mailed to a designated bank account.

For a wire redemption,  the then-current  wire redemption charge may be deducted
from the  proceeds of a wire  redemption.  This  charge,  if applied,  will vary
depending  on the  receiving  institution  for each wire  redemption.  It is not
necessary for Shareholders to confirm telephone redemption requests in writing.

If the Company  receives a redemption  order but a  shareholder  has not clearly
indicated the amount of money or number of shares  involved,  the Company cannot
execute  the  order.  In such  cases,  the  Company  will  request  the  missing
information and process the order on the day such information is received.

The Company may suspend the right of  redemption or postpone the date of payment
for shares  during any period  when (a)  trading on the New York Stock  Exchange
(the  "Exchange")  is  restricted  by applicable  rules and  regulations  of the
Commission,  (b) the  Exchange  is closed for other than  customary  weekend and
holiday closings,  (c) the Commission has by order permitted such suspension for
the  protection of security  holders of the Company,  or (d) the  Commission has
determined  that an  emergency  exists as a result of which (i)  disposal by the
Company of securities owned by it is not reasonably practical, or (ii) it is not
reasonably  practical  for the  Company to  determine  the fair value of its net
assets.

The Company may redeem shares of each of the Funds  involuntarily  if redemption
appears  appropriate in light of the Company's  responsibilities  under the 1940
Act. See "NET ASSET VALUE" in this SAI.


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                            MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

Directors and Officers

Overall  responsibility  for  management  of the Company rests with its Board of
Directors,  which is elected by the  shareholders of the Company.  The Directors
elect  the  officers  of  the  Company  to  supervise  actively  its  day-to-day
operations.

Directors and Officers, together with information as to their principal business
occupations during the last five years, and other information are shown below.

Patricia M. Bonavia, age 49, Vice President
         President, AMCORE Investment Group, N.A.

Karen Branding, age 39, Director
         Chairman,  President & CEO,  Busch  Creative  Services  Corporation,  a
marketing and creative services subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch.

Jay Evans, age 56, Vice President
         President and Chief Investment Officer, Investors Management Group.

Annalu Farber, age 50, Director
         Sole Proprietor, Tyler Associates, a strategic planning,  reengineering
         and  organizational  change  consulting  firm,  from  1996 to  present;
         Executive  V.P.  & Sr.  Trust  Executive,  Key  Trust  Company  of  the
         Northwest, from 1993 to 1996.


William J. Howard, age 53, Director
         Attorney  at Law,  William J.  Howard Law Firm,  from 1998 to  present,
         Attorney, Brassfield, Cowen & Howard from 1973 to 1998.

Debra Johnson, age 38, Director
         Vice President and CFO, Business  Publications  Corporation/Iowa  Title
         Company, a publishing and abstracting service company.

Fred Lorber, age 75, Director
         Retired Consultant at B. F. & Q., a textile manufacturing and
         distribution company, from 1996 to present; President, B. F. & Q. and
         predecessors, from 1984 to 1996.

Mark A. McClurg, age 46, Vice President
         Vice President and Senior Managing Director, Investors Management
         Group.

David W. Miles, age 42, Director and President
         Treasurer and Senior Managing Director, Investors Management Group.

Amy M. Mitchell, age 30, Treasurer
         Director of Operations, Investors Management Group.

Edward J. Stanek, age 52, Director
         Commissioner and CEO, Iowa Lottery, a government operated lottery.

John G. Taft, age 44, Director
         President, CEO and Director, Dougherty Summit Securities LLC, from 1997
         to present;  President & CEO,  Voyageur Asset Management LLC, from 1991
         to present.

Steven   Zumbach,  age 49,  Chairman  and  Director  Attorney at Belin,  Lamson,
         Zumbach, Flynn Law Firm.

The address for Mr. Miles, Mr. McClurg, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Mitchell is 2203
Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312-5338.

As of the date hereof,  Officers and Directors beneficially owned no more than 1
percent of the shares of common stock of the Fund.

Directors and Officers of the Fund who are officers,  directors,  employees,  or
stockholders  of the Advisor do not receive any  remuneration  from the Fund for
serving as Directors or  Officers.  Those  Directors of the Funds who are not so
affiliated  with the Advisor  receive an annual  retainer  fee and $500 for each
Board of  Directors  meeting  attended,  plus  reimbursement  for  out-of-pocket
expenses in attending meetings.

                               COMPENSATION TABLE

Name of Person           Position                   Aggregate Compensation
                                                        From Registrant
Karen Branding           Director                            $8,750
Annalu Farber            Director                            $8,750

William J. Howard        Director                            $8,750
Debra Johnson            Director                            $8,750
Fred Lorber              Director                            $8,750
Edward J. Stanek         Director                            $8,750
John G. Taft             Director                            $8,250
Steven Zumbach     Chairman & Director                       $8,750


Investment Adviser

Investment advisory services are provided by IMG, Des Moines,  Iowa, pursuant to
an Investment  Advisory Agreement dated as of February 13, 1998 (the "Investment
Advisory Agreement").  On February 17, 1998, AMCORE Financial,  Inc. ("AMCORE"),
acquired IMG.  AMCORE,  headquartered in Rockford,  IL, is a financial  services
company with banking assets of $4 billion and 11 banks operating in 68 locations
in  Illinois  and  Wisconsin.  AMCORE  has  four  financial  services  companies
including AMCORE Investment Group, which provides trust and brokerage  services,
and through its wholly owned  subsidiary,  IMG,  offers  capital  management and
mutual  fund  administrative  services  and is the  investment  advisor  for the
Vintage Mutual Funds.


Under the  Investment  Advisory  Agreement,  the  Adviser  has agreed to provide
investment  advisory  services for the Funds. For the services provided pursuant
to the Investment Advisory Agreement,  each of the Funds pays IMG a fee computed
daily and paid  monthly,  at an annual rate,  calculated  as a percentage of the
average daily net assets of that Fund, of 0.40% for the Government  Assets Fund,
of 0.35% for the Liquid  Assets and  Municipal  Assets  Funds,  of 0.50% for the
Limited Term Bond,  of 0.55% for the Bond Fund, of 0.60% for the Income Fund, of
0.50% for the  Municipal  Bond Fund, of 0.75% for the Balanced and Equity Funds,
and 0.95% for the Aggressive  Growth Fund. For the  Government  Assets,  Limited
Term Bond and  Municipal  Bond  Funds,  the fees are stated net of  waivers.  In
addition,  IMG may periodically  waive all or a portion of its advisory fee with
respect  to any  Fund to  increase  the net  income  of the Fund  available  for
distribution as dividends.


The total  investment  advisory fees paid for the Funds referenced below for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                             <C>
Government Assets Fund                                                                          $544,173
Liquid Assets Fund                                                                              $463,497
Municipal Assets Fund                                                                           $141,640
Limited Term Bond Fund                                                                          $308,131
Bond Fund                                                                                        $99,692
Income Fund                                                                                     $569,326
Municipal Bond Fund                                                                             $246,964
Balanced Fund                                                                                   $518,744
Equity Fund                                                                                    $3,608,411
Aggressive Growth Fund                                                                         $1,019,527
</TABLE>

The total investment advisory fees waived for the Funds referenced below for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                <C>
Government Assets Fund                             $52,738
Municipal Bond Fund                                $51,228
</TABLE>

The total  investment  advisory fees paid for the funds referenced below for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>
Government Assets Fund                        $614,671
Limited Term Bond Fund                        $295,198
Income Fund                                   $597,102
Municipal Bond Fund                           $280,923
Balanced Fund                                 $337,619
Equity Fund                                 $2,918,334
Aggressive Growth Fund                        $722,762
</TABLE>

The total  investment  advisory fees paid by the respective Funds for the period
from July 1, 1997, to March 31, 1998, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>
Liquid Assets Fund                          $181,329
Municipal Assets Fund                       $ 62,948
</TABLE>

The total investment advisory fees paid by the Bond Fund for the period from May
1, 1997, to March 31, 1998, are $21,275.

The total  investment  advisory  fees  earned by the  previous  advisor,  AMCORE
Capital Management,  Inc., ("AMCORE"), for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1996
and March 31, 1997, by the respective predecessor Funds are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR FUNDS
For Fiscal Years Ended March 31                1996                   1997
<S>                                         <C>                    <C>
AMCORE Vintage U.S. Government Fund           $307,937               $602,877
AMCORE Vintage Fixed Total Return Fund 1      $243,794               $306,666
AMCORE Vintage Fixed Income Fund              $471,823               $528,149
AMCORE Vintage Intermediate Tax-Free Fund     $116,481               $259,581
AMCORE Vintage Balanced Fund 2                $101,842               $139,017
AMCORE Vintage Equity Fund                  $1,328,833             $1,837,312
AMCORE Vintage Aggressive Growth Fund 3        $81,829               $356,135
</TABLE>

The total  investment  advisory fees waived or assumed by the previous  advisor,
AMCORE Capital Management,  Inc.,  ("AMCORE"),  for the fiscal years ended March
31, 1996 and March 31, 1997, by the respective predecessor Funds are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR FUND
For Fiscal Years Ended March 31                 1996                  1997
<S>                                         <C>                    <C>
AMCORE Vintage U.S. Government Fund           $253,524               $0
AMCORE Vintage Fixed Total Return Fund 1         $0                     $0
AMCORE Vintage Fixed Income Fund                 $0                     $0
AMCORE Vintage Intermediate Tax-Free Fund      $95,510                  $0
AMCORE Vintage Balanced Fund 2                   $0                     $0
AMCORE Vintage Equity Fund                       $0                     $0
AMCORE Vintage Aggressive Growth Fund 3          $0                     $0
</TABLE>
1 From  commencement  of  operations  on June 15,  1995
2 From  commencement  of operations  on June 1, 1995
3 From  commencement  of operations on September 29, 1995

The total  investment  advisory  fees  earned  by  Investors  Management  Group,
("IMG"),  for the fiscal  years  ended June 30, 1996 and June 30,  1997,  by the
respective predecessor Funds are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR FUND
For Fiscal Years Ended June 30                  1996                    1997
<S>                                         <C>                     <C>
Liquid Assets Fund                           $444,793                $428,125
Municipal Assets Fund                        $ 43,217                $ 51,871
</TABLE>
The total  investment  advisory  fees waived or assumed by Investors  Management
Group,  ("IMG"),  for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1996 and June 30, 1997, by
the respective predecessor Funds are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR FUND
For Fiscal Years Ended June 30                1996                    1997
<S>                                         <C>                     <C>
Liquid Assets Fund                             $0                        $0
Municipal Assets Fund                          $0                      $31,087                      $31,087
</TABLE>

The total  investment  advisory  fees  earned  by  Investors  Management  Group,
("IMG"),  for the fiscal years ended April 30, 1996 and April 30,  1997,  by the
respective predecessor Funds are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR FUND
For Fiscal Years Ended April 30                1996                    1997
<S>                                         <C>                     <C>
IMG Bond Fund 1                               $15,625                 $23,870
</TABLE>
1 From commencement of operations on July 7, 1995

Unless sooner  terminated,  the Investment  Advisory  Agreement will continue in
effect as to each Fund until February 2000 and from year to year thereafter,  if
such  continuance  is  approved  at least  annually  by the  Company's  Board of
Directors  or by vote of a majority of the  outstanding  shares of the  relevant
Fund,  and a majority of the  Directors  who are not  parties to the  Investment
Advisory  Agreement  or  interested  persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any
party to the Investment  Advisory Agreement by votes cast in person at a meeting
called for such purpose. The Investment Advisory Agreement is terminable as to a
Fund at any time on 60 days' written notice without penalty by the Directors, by
vote of a  majority  of the  outstanding  shares of that  Fund,  or by IMG.  The
Investment Advisory Agreement also terminates  automatically in the event of any
assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Investment  Advisory Agreement provides that IMG shall not be liable for any
error  of  judgment  or  mistake  of law or for any loss  suffered  by a Fund in
connection with the performance of the Investment Advisory  Agreement,  except a
loss  resulting  from a breach of fiduciary  duty with respect to the receipt of
compensation  for services or a loss  resulting  from willful  misfeasance,  bad
faith, or gross  negligence on the part of IMG in the performance of its duties,
or from reckless disregard by IMG of its duties and obligations thereunder.

Portfolio Transactions

Pursuant to the Investment  Advisory Agreement,  IMG determines,  subject to the
general  supervision  of the Board of Directors of the Company and in accordance
with each Fund's investment objective and restrictions,  which securities are to
be purchased and sold by a Fund, and which brokers are to be eligible to execute
such Fund's portfolio transactions.  Purchases and sales of portfolio securities
with respect to the Funds usually are principal  transactions in which portfolio
securities  are  normally   purchased  directly  from  the  issuer  or  from  an
underwriter or market maker for the securities.  Purchases from  underwriters of
portfolio  securities  generally  include a commission or concession paid by the
issuer to the  underwriter,  and purchases from dealers serving as market makers
may include the spread  between the bid and asked price.  Transactions  on stock
exchanges involve the payment of negotiated brokerage commissions.  Transactions
in  the  over-the-counter  market  are  generally  principal  transactions  with
dealers. With respect to the over-the-counter  market, IMG, where possible, will
deal directly with dealers who make a market in the securities  involved  except
in those circumstances where better price and execution are available elsewhere.

The Company,  on behalf of the Funds,  will not execute  portfolio  transactions
through,  acquire  portfolio  securities issued by, make savings deposits in, or
enter into repurchase or reverse  repurchase  agreements with AMCORE  Investment
Group, N.A. the Distributor,  or their affiliates,  and will not give preference
to  AMCORE  Investment  Group,   N.A.   correspondents   with  respect  to  such
transactions,  securities,  savings deposits, repurchase agreements, and reverse
repurchase agreements.

Investment  decisions  for each Fund are made  independently  from those for the
other Funds or any other investment  company or account managed by IMG. Any such
other Fund, investment company or account may also invest in the same securities
as the  Company  on behalf of the  Funds.  When a  purchase  or sale of the same
security is made at substantially  the same time on behalf of more than one Fund
or a Fund and another  investment  company or account,  the transaction  will be
averaged as to price,  and available  investments will be allocated as to amount
in a manner  which IMG  believes to be  equitable  to the Fund(s) and such other
investment company or account. In some instances,  this investment procedure may
adversely  affect  the  price  paid or  received  by a Fund  or the  size of the
position  obtained by a Fund. To the extent  permitted by law, IMG may aggregate
the  securities  to be sold or  purchased  for a Fund  with  those to be sold or
purchased for the other Funds or for other  investment  companies or accounts in
order  to  obtain  best  execution.  As  provided  by  the  Investment  Advisory
Agreement,  in making  investment  recommendations  for the Funds,  IMG will not
inquire or take into consideration  whether an issuer of securities proposed for
purchase  or sale by the  Funds  is a  customer  of  AMCORE  its  parent  or its
subsidiaries  or  affiliates  and, in dealing with its  customers,  AMCORE,  its
parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates will not inquire or take into consideration
whether securities of such customers are held by the Funds.

The policy of each of the Funds,  regarding purchases and sale of securities for
its  portfolio,  is that primary  consideration  be given to obtaining  the most
favorable  prices  and  efficient  execution  of  transactions.  In  seeking  to
implement the Fund's policies,  IMG effects  transactions with those brokers and
dealers whom IMG believes  provide the most favorable  prices and are capable of
providing  efficient  executions.  If IMG believes such price and executions are
obtainable  from more than one broker or dealer,  it may give  consideration  to
placing  portfolio  transactions with those brokers and dealers who also furnish
research and other  services to the Fund or IMG. Such services may include,  but
are not  limited  to, any one or more of the  following:  information  as to the
availability  of  securities  for  purchase  or  sale;  statistical  or  factual
information or opinions pertaining to investments; wire services; and appraisals
or evaluations of portfolio securities. Such information may be useful to IMG in
serving  both  the  Funds  and  other  clients  and   conversely,   supplemental
information obtained by the placement of business of other clients may be useful
to IMG in carrying out its obligations to the Funds.

Subject to applicable limitations of the federal securities laws, broker-dealers
may receive commissions for agency transactions that are in excess of the amount
of commission  charged by other  broker-dealers in recognition of their research
or  execution  services.  In  order  to  cause  the  Funds  to pay  such  higher
commissions,  IMG  must  determine  in good  faith  that  such  commissions  are
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage  and/or  research  services
provided  by such  executing  broker-dealers,  viewed  in terms of a  particular
transaction  or IMG's overall  responsibilities  to the Funds.  In reaching this
determination,  IMG will not  attempt  to place a specific  dollar  value on the
brokerage and/or research services provided, or to determine what portion of the
compensation should be related to those services.

Total  brokerage  commissions  paid by the respective  Funds for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 1999, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                          <C>
Balanced Fund                                $ 47,689
Equity Fund                                  $540,289
Aggressive Growth Fund                       $136,494
</TABLE>

Total  brokerage  commissions  paid by the respective  Funds for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 1998, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                          <C>
Balanced Fund                                $ 46,209
Equity Fund                                  $485,253
Aggressive Growth Fund                       $123,967
</TABLE>


Total brokerage  commissions  paid for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1996 and
March 31, 1997, by the respective predecessor Funds are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR FUND
For Fiscal Years Ended March 31                1996                   1997
<S>                                          <C>                    <C>
AMCORE Vintage Balanced Fund                 $  9,625               $ 28,496
AMCORE Vintage Equity Fund                   $214,078               $290,166
AMCORE Vintage Aggressive Growth Fund        $ 28,295               $ 83,370
</TABLE>

None of such  commissions  were paid to any  affiliate  of the Funds,  AMCORE or
AMCORE Investment Group, N.A.

Banking Laws

IMG, AMCORE  Investment Group N.A. and their brokerage  affiliates  believe that
they  possess  the  legal  authority  to  perform  the  services  for the  Funds
contemplated  by the Prospectus,  this SAI, and Rule 12b-1  Agreement  described
below without  violation of  applicable  statutes and  regulations.  Counsel has
advised IMG, AMCORE  Investment Group N.A. and their brokerage  affiliates that,
while the  question  is not free from doubt,  such laws should not prevent  IMG,
AMCORE  Investment Group N.A. and their brokerage  affiliates from providing the
services required of it under the Rule 12b-1 Agreement. Future changes in either
federal or state statutes and regulations relating to the permissible activities
of banks or bank holding  companies and the  subsidiaries or affiliates of those
entities,   as  well  as  further  judicial  or   administrative   decisions  or
interpretations of present and future statutes and regulations, could prevent or
restrict IMG, AMCORE  Investment  Group N.A. or their brokerage  affiliates from
continuing to perform such services for the Funds.  Depending upon the nature of
any changes in the services  which could be provided by IMG,  AMCORE  Investment
Group N.A. or their  brokerage  affiliates the Board of Directors of the Company
would review the Funds'  relationship  with IMG or AMCORE  Investment Group N.A.
and consider taking all action necessary in the circumstances.

Should  future  legislative,  judicial,  or  administrative  action  prohibit or
restrict the proposed activities of IMG, AMCORE Investment Group, N.A. and their
brokerage affiliates and/or its affiliated and correspondent banks in connection
with Customer purchases of shares of the Funds, those banks might be required to
alter materially or discontinue the services offered by them to Customers. It is
not anticipated,  however, that any change in the Company's method of operations
would affect its net asset value per share or result in financial  losses to any
Customer.

Administrator

IMG serves as  administrator  (the  "Administrator")  to the Funds pursuant to a
Management   and   Administration   Agreement   dated   October  30,  1997  (the
"Administration  Agreement").  The  Administrator  assists  in  supervising  all
operations  of each Fund (other than those  performed  by the Advisor  under the
Investment Advisory Agreement,  the Custodian under the Custodian Agreement,  by
the  Transfer  Agent  under  the  Transfer  Agency  Agreement  and by  the  Fund
Accountant under the Fund Accounting Agreement.)

Under the  Administration  Agreement,  the  Administrator has agreed to maintain
office  facilities;  furnish  statistical and research data,  clerical,  certain
bookkeeping  services and stationery and office  supplies;  prepare the periodic
reports to the  Commission  on Form  N-SAR or any  replacement  forms  therefor;
compile data for,  prepare for execution by the Funds and file all of the Funds'
federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required
to be made by the  Funds'  Custodian  and  Transfer  Agent;  prepare  compliance
filings  pursuant  to state  securities  laws with the  advice of the  Company's
counsel; assist to the extent requested by the Funds with the Fund's preparation
of its  Annual and  Semi-Annual  Reports to  shareholders  and its  Registration
Statement;  compile data for,  prepare and file timely Notices to the Commission
required  pursuant  to Rule  24f-2  under the 1940 Act;  keep and  maintain  the
financial  accounts  and records of each Fund,  including  calculation  of daily
expense accruals;  and generally assists in all aspects of the Funds' operations
other than those performed by IMG under the Investment  Advisory  Agreement,  by
the  Custodian  under the  Custodian  Agreement,  by the  Distributor  under the
Distribution  Agreement,  by  the  Transfer  Agent  under  the  Transfer  Agency
Agreement and by the Fund Accountant under the Fund Accounting Agreement.  Under
the Administration  Agreement, the Administrator may delegate all or any part of
its responsibilities thereunder.

The   Administrator   receives  a  fee  from  each  Fund  for  its  services  as
Administrator  and expenses  assumed pursuant to the  Administration  Agreement,
equal to the lesser of (1) a fee calculated daily and paid periodically,  at the
annual rate equal to 0.21% of the average  daily net assets of the Liquid Assets
and  Municipal  Assets  Fund,  0.21% of the  average  daily  net  assets  of the
Government  Assets Fund, and 0.26% of the average daily net assets for all other
Vintage  Mutual  Funds or (2) such other fee as may be agreed upon in writing by
the Company and the Administrator.  The Administrator may periodically waive all
or a portion of its fee with  respect to any Fund in order to  increase  the net
income of one or more of the Funds available for distribution as dividends.

Unless sooner terminated as provided therein, the Administration  Agreement will
continue  in effect  until  December  31,  2000.  The  Administration  Agreement
thereafter shall be renewed  automatically for successive  annual terms,  unless
written  notice  not to renew is given by the  non-renewing  party to the  other
party at least 60 days prior to the  expiration of the  then-current  term.  The
Administration  Agreement is terminable  with respect to a particular  Fund only
upon mutual  agreement of the parties to the  Administration  Agreement  and for
cause (as defined in the Administration  Agreement) by the party alleging cause,
on not less than 60 days' notice by the  Company's  Board of Directors or by the
Administrator.

The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable
for any error of judgment  or mistake of law or any loss  suffered by any of the
Funds in  connection  with the  matters  to which the  Administration  Agreement
relates,  except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,  bad faith, or gross
negligence in the performance of its duties,  or from the reckless  disregard by
the Administrator of its obligations and duties thereunder.

Distributor

BISYS Fund  Services  Limited  Partnership  serves as  distributor  to the Funds
pursuant  to  the   Distribution   Agreement   dated  February  13,  1998,  (the
"Distribution   Agreement").   Unless  otherwise  terminated,  the  Distribution
Agreement  will continue in effect until April 9, 2000, if such  continuance  is
approved at least  annually  (i) by the  Company's  Board of Directors or by the
vote of a majority of the  outstanding  shares of the Funds and (ii) by the vote
of a  majority  of the  Directors  of the  Company  who are not  parties  to the
Distribution Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any
party to the Distribution Agreement,  cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement may be terminated
in the event of any assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act.

In its capacity as Distributor, BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership solicits
orders for the sale of  shares,  advertises  and pays the costs of  advertising,
office space and the  personnel  involved in such  activities.  The  Distributor
receives no compensation under the Distribution  Agreement with the Company, but
may receive  compensation  under the Distribution  and Shareholder  Service Plan
described below.

The  Distributor  received  $30,080 in  commissions on the AMCORE Vintage Equity
Fund,  predecessor to the Equity Fund, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995,
of which it retained $5,751 after dealer reallowances.  The Distributor received
no commissions on sales of the AMCORE Vintage Fixed Income Fund,  predecessor to
the Income Fund, or the AMCORE Vintage Intermediate  Tax-Free Fund,  predecessor
to the Municipal  Bond Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995.  The Funds
are no longer  sold  subject to  commissions  and the  Distributor  received  no
commissions for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1997, March 31, 1998, and March
31, 1999.

The Company has adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan (the "Plan")
pursuant to Rule 12b-1  under the 1940 Act under which the Funds are  authorized
to pay the Distributor for payments it makes to Participating Organizations.

As  authorized  by  the  Plan,  the  Distributor  will  enter  into  Shareholder
Agreements with Participating  Organizations,  including AMCORE Financial, Inc.,
or its affiliates,  pursuant to which the Participating  Organization  agrees to
provide certain  administrative  and shareholder  support services in connection
with shares of a Fund purchased and held by the  Participating  Organization for
the  accounts  of its  Customers  and  shares  of a Fund  purchased  and held by
Customers  of the  Participating  Organization,  including,  but not limited to,
processing  automatic  investments  of  Participating   Organization's  Customer
account cash balances in shares of a Fund and  establishing  and maintaining the
systems, accounts and records necessary to accomplish this service, establishing
and  maintaining   Customer  accounts  and  records,   processing  purchase  and
redemption  transactions for Customers,  answering  routine  Customer  questions
concerning  the Funds and  providing  such office  space,  equipment,  telephone
facilities  and personnel as is necessary  and  appropriate  to accomplish  such
matters. In consideration of such services,  the Participating  Organization may
receive a monthly fee,  computed at an annual rate of the average  aggregate net
asset  value of the  shares  of the Fund held  during  the  period  in  Customer
accounts for which the  Participating  Organization has provided  services under
this Agreement.  The Distributor  will be compensated by a Fund up to the amount
of any  payments  it makes to  Participating  Organization  under the Rule 12b-1
Agreement.  The maximum fee is 0.50% on "S" shares of Liquid Assets and 0.25% on
all other Classes and Funds.  Currently,  such fees are limited to 0.40% for "S"
shares of Liquid Assets,  0.15% for "S2" Shares of Liquid Assets,  0.15% for "S"
shares of Municipal  Assets and 0.00% for all other Classes and Funds.  However,
IMG as Advisor and  Administrator to the Company may in its sole discretion make
payments to the Distributor to supplement  shareholder  fees paid by the Company
up  to  the  maximum  fee  approved  by  the  Plan  without  further  notice  to
shareholders and at no cost to the Company.

As required by Rule 12b-1,  the Plan was  approved by the  shareholders  of each
Class of shares of a Fund and by the Board of Directors, including a majority of
the Directors who are not interested persons of the Funds and who have no direct
or indirect  financial  interest in the operation of the Plan (the  "Independent
Directors").  The Plan may be  terminated  with  respect  to a Fund by vote of a
majority  of  the  Independent  Directors,  or by  vote  of a  majority  of  the
outstanding  shares of the Fund. The Directors review quarterly a written report
of such costs and the purposes for which such costs have been incurred. The Plan
may be amended by vote of the Directors  including a majority of the Independent
Directors,  cast in person at a meeting  called for that purpose.  However,  any
change in the Plan that would  materially  increase the  distribution  cost to a
Fund  requires  shareholder  approval.  For so  long as the  Plan is in  effect,
selection and nomination of the Independent  Directors shall be committed to the
discretion of such disinterested persons.

All agreements with any person relating to the implementation of the Plan may be
terminated,  with  respect  to a Fund,  at any time on 60 days'  written  notice
without  payment  of any  penalty,  by vote  of a  majority  of the  Independent
Directors or by vote of a majority of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund.  The
Plan will continue in effect for successive one-year periods, provided that each
such  continuance is specifically  approved (i) by the vote of a majority of the
Independent Directors, and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of
Directors  cast in person at a meeting  called  for that  purpose.  The Board of
Directors  has a  duty  to  request  and  evaluate  such  information  as may be
reasonably  necessary  for it to make an informed  determination  of whether the
Plan should be implemented or continued.  In addition the Directors in approving
the Plan must determine that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will
benefit each Fund and its shareholders.

The Board of  Directors  of the  Company  believes  that the Plan is in the best
interests  of each of the Funds to which it  applies  since it  encourages  Fund
growth. As a Fund grows in size, certain expenses,  and therefore total expenses
per Share, may be reduced and overall performance per Share may be improved.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, Government Assets,  Limited Term Bond,
Income,  Municipal Bond,  Balanced,  Equity and Aggressive  Growth Funds paid no
distribution  fees.  For the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, the Liquid Assets
Fund paid distribution fees in the amount of $330,103;  and the Municipal Assets
Fund paid  distribution  fees in the amount of $10,993.  Distribution fees cover
payments made by the Distributor to Participating Organizations.

Administrative Services Plan

The Company has adopted an  Administrative  Services Plan (the "Services  Plan")
pursuant to which each Fund is authorized to pay compensation to banks and other
financial institutions (each a "Participating Organization"),  which may include
AMCORE Financial,  Inc., its correspondent and affiliated banks,  which agree to
provide  certain  ministerial,   recordkeeping  and/or  administrative   support
services for their customers or account holders (collectively,  "customers") who
are the beneficial or record owner of shares of that Fund. In consideration  for
such services, a Participating Organization receives a fee from a Fund, computed
daily and paid  monthly,  at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average  daily
net asset value of shares of that Fund owned  beneficially  or of record by such
Participating  Organization's customers for whom the Participating  Organization
provides such services.

The  servicing  agreements  adopted  under the  Services  Plan  (the  "Servicing
Agreements") require the Participating Organizations receiving such compensation
to perform certain  ministerial,  recordkeeping  and/or  administrative  support
services with respect to the beneficial or record owners of shares of the Funds,
such as processing dividend and distribution payments from the Fund on behalf of
customers, providing periodic statements to customers showing their positions in
the  shares  of the  Fund,  providing  sub-accounting  with  respect  to  shares
beneficially owned by such customers and providing customers with a service that
invests the assets of their  accounts in shares of the Fund pursuant to specific
or pre-authorized instructions.


As  authorized  by the Services  Plan,  the Company has entered  into  Servicing
Agreements with Participating  Organizations pursuant to which the Participating
Organizations has agreed to provide certain  administrative  support services in
connection  with  shares of the Funds  owned of  record or  beneficially  by its
customers. Such administrative support services may include, but are not limited
to, (i) processing  dividend and distribution  payments from a Fund on behalf of
customers,  (ii) providing  periodic  statements to its customers  showing their
positions in the shares;  (iii)  arranging  for bank wires;  (iv)  responding to
routine customer inquiries  relating to services  performed by the Adviser;  (v)
providing  sub-accounting  with respect to the shares  beneficially owned by the
Participating   Organization's   customers  or  the  information  necessary  for
sub-accounting;  (vi) if required by law, forwarding shareholder  communications
from a Fund  (such as  proxies,  shareholder  reports,  annual  and  semi-annual
financial  statements  and  dividend,  distribution  and  tax  notices)  to  its
customers;  (vii) aggregating and processing purchase,  exchange, and redemption
requests  from  customers  and placing net purchase,  exchange,  and  redemption
orders for customers; and (viii) providing customers with a service that invests
the assets of their account in the shares pursuant to specific or pre-authorized
instructions.  In consideration of such services, the Company, on behalf of each
Fund, has agreed to pay each Participating  Organization a monthly fee, computed
at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average aggregate net asset value of shares of
that  Fund  held  during  the  period by  customers  for whom the  Participating
Organization has provided  services under the Servicing  Agreement.  At present,
the  Company  pays  servicing  fees on the  Classes or Funds as  follows:  0.25%
annually  on the "S"  shares of Equity,  Government  Assets,  Liquid  Assets and
Municipal  Assets  Funds,  and 0.15% each on the "T" shares of the Liquid Assets
and  Municipal  Assets  Funds.  The Company pays no servicing  fees on the other
Vintage Funds or Classes offered by a Prospectus, although it may begin to do so
at any time  without  further  notice  to  shareholders.  IMG,  as  Advisor  and
Administrator,  may  supplement  the  Servicing  Fees paid by the Company to the
Participating  Organization  up to the maximum fee approved by the Services Plan
without further notice to shareholders and at no cost to the Company.


The Glass-Steagall Act and other applicable laws prohibit banks from engaging in
the business of underwriting,  selling, or distributing  securities.  Insofar as
Participating  Organizations  (including banks) are compensated under the Plans,
their only function will be to perform  administrative and shareholder  services
for  their  clients  who  wish  to  invest  in  the  Funds.  If a  participating
Organization  at a future date is prohibited  from acting in this capacity,  the
shareholder may lose the services  provided by the  Participating  Organization;
however,  it is not  expected  that the  shareholders  would  incur any  adverse
financial consequences.

Custodian

Bankers Trust Company, New York, New York, serves as custodian (the "Custodian")
for the Funds  pursuant to the Custodian  Agreement  between the Company and the
Custodian (the "Custodian Agreement").  The Custodian's responsibilities include
safeguarding  and  controlling  each Fund's cash and  securities,  handling  the
receipt  and  delivery of  securities,  and  collecting  interest on each Fund's
investments.  In  consideration  of such  services,  each of the Funds  pays the
Custodian  an  annual  fee  plus  fixed  fees  charged  for  certain   portfolio
transactions and out-of-pocket expenses.

Unless sooner terminated,  the Custodian Agreement will continue in effect until
terminated  by either party upon 60 days'  advance  written  notice to the other
party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Custodian Agreement, with respect to a
Fund,  must be approved at least annually by the Company's Board of Directors or
by vote of a majority of the outstanding  shares of that Fund, and a majority of
the  Directors  who are not parties to the  Custodian  Agreement  or  interested
persons  (as  defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the  Custodian  Agreement
("Disinterested  Persons") by votes cast in person at a meeting  called for such
purpose.

Transfer Agency and Fund Accounting Services

IMG also  serves as the  Funds'  transfer  agent (the  "Transfer  Agent") to "S"
shares of the  Government  Assets Fund,  "S",  "S2" and "I" shares of the Liquid
Assets Fund, and "S" and "I" shares of the Municipal Assets Fund,  pursuant to a
Transfer  Agency  Agreement dated October 30, 1997.  BISYS Fund Services,  Inc.,
3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus,  Ohio 43219 serves as transfer agent (the "Transfer
Agent")  for all other  Funds  pursuant  to a Transfer  Agency  Agreement  dated
October 30, 1997.  Pursuant to such Agreements,  the Transfer Agent, among other
things,  performs the following  services in connection  with each of the Funds'
shareholders  of record:  maintenance  of  shareholder  records  for each of the
Fund's shareholders of record;  processing  shareholder  purchase and redemption
orders;  processing  transfers  and  exchanges  of  shares  of the  Funds on the
shareholder files and records;  processing  dividend payments and reinvestments;
and  assistance  in the mailing of  shareholder  reports and proxy  solicitation
materials.  For such  services  the Transfer  Agent  receives a fee based on the
number of shareholders of record and out-of-pocket expenses.

In addition, IMG provides certain fund accounting services to the Funds pursuant
to a Fund Accounting  Agreement dated February 13, 1998. IMG receives a fee from
each Fund for such services equal to a fee computed daily and paid  periodically
at an annual rate of 0.03% of that Fund's  average daily net assets.  Under such
Agreement,  IMG  maintains  the  accounting  books and  records  for each  Fund,
including  journals  containing  an itemized  daily record of all  purchases and
sales of portfolio  securities,  all receipts and  disbursements of cash and all
other debits and credits,  general and auxiliary  ledgers  reflecting all asset,
liability,  reserve,  capital,  income and expense accounts,  including interest
accrued and interest  received,  and other required  separate  ledger  accounts;
maintains  a monthly  trial  balance of all ledger  accounts;  performs  certain
accounting services for the Fund,  including  calculation of the net asset value
per Share,  calculation of the dividend and capital gain distributions,  if any,
and of yield,  reconciliation of cash movements with the Custodian,  affirmation
to the Custodian of all portfolio trades and cash settlements,  verification and
reconciliation with the Custodian of all daily trade activity;  provides certain
reports;  obtains  dealer  quotations,  prices from a pricing  service or matrix
prices on all portfolio securities in order to mark the portfolio to the market;
and prepares an interim  balance  sheet,  statement  of income and expense,  and
statement of changes in net assets for each Fund.

Independent Auditors

McGladrey  & Pullen,  LLP,  400 Locust  Street,  Suite  640,  Des  Moines,  Iowa
50309-2372,  has been selected as  independent  auditors for the Company for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. McGladrey & Pullen, LLP will perform an annual
audit of the Funds'  financial  statements and provide other services related to
filings with respect to securities regulations.
Reports  of  their  activities  will  be  provided  to the  Company's  Board  of
Directors.

Legal Counsel

Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather, 19th Floor, 233 S. 13th, Lincoln,
Nebraska 68508, is counsel to the Company.

                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Description of Shares

The Company is a Maryland  corporation,  organized  on November  16,  1994.  The
Company's  Articles of Incorporation  are on file with the Secretary of State of
Maryland.  The  Articles of  Incorporation  authorize  the Board of Directors to
issue 100,000,000,000  shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share. The Company
consists of several funds  organized as separate  series of shares.  Some series
are further divided presently in up to four additional  "classes" of shares that
bear  different  class  level  fees.  Additional  classes  of a  series  may  be
authorized in the future. At present, only the Government Assets, Liquid Assets,
Municipal  Assets,  and Vintage  Equity  Funds are  offered  with  classes.  The
establishment  of classes of shares was approved by the Board of Directors under
the provisions of a plan adopted  pursuant to Rule 18f-3,  which Plan sets forth
the basis for  allocating  certain  expenses  among the classes of the Company's
shares.  Under Rule 18f-3 and the plan the  Company is  permitted  to  establish
separate classes that allow for different  arrangement for shareholder services,
distribution  of shares and other  services and to pay different  amounts of the
expenses.

As used in the Prospectus and in the SAI, "assets belonging to a Fund" means the
consideration  received by the Fund upon the  issuance or sale of shares in that
Fund, together with all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds derived from the
investment  thereof,   including  any  proceeds  from  the  sale,  exchange,  or
liquidation  of such  investments,  and any funds or  amounts  derived  from any
reinvestment of such proceeds, and any general assets of the Company not readily
identified  as belonging to a particular  Fund that are allocated to the Fund by
the  Company's  Board of  Directors.  The Board of Directors  may allocate  such
general assets in any manner it deems fair and equitable.  Determinations by the
Board of Directors of the Company as to the timing of the  allocation of general
liabilities  and  expenses  and as to the  timing and  allocable  portion of any
general  assets  with  respect  to the Fund are  conclusive.  All  consideration
received  by the  Funds for  shares of one of the Funds and all  assets in which
such consideration is invested,  belong to that Fund (subject only to the rights
of  creditors  of the  Fund)  and will be  subject  to the  liabilities  related
thereto. The income and expenses attributable to one Fund are treated separately
from those of the other Funds.

Shares have no  subscription  or preemptive  rights and only such  conversion or
exchange  rights as the Board of  Directors  may grant in its  discretion.  When
issued for payment as  described  in this SAI, the shares will be fully paid and
nonassessable.  In the event of a  liquidation  or  dissolution  of the Company,
shareholders  of a Fund  are  entitled  to  receive  the  assets  available  for
distribution  belonging to that Fund, and a  proportionate  distribution,  based
upon the relative  asset values of the respective  Funds,  of any general assets
not belonging to any particular Fund which are available for  distribution.  All
shares are held in uncertificated  form and will be evidenced by the appropriate
notation on the books of the Transfer Agent.

Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that any matter  required to be submitted
to the holders of the  outstanding  voting  securities of an investment  company
such as the  Company  shall not be deemed to have been  effectively  acted  upon
unless approved by the holders of a majority of the  outstanding  shares of each
Fund affected by the matter. For purposes of determining whether the approval of
a majority of the  outstanding  shares of a Fund will be required in  connection
with a matter,  a Fund will be deemed to be  affected  by a matter  unless it is
clear that the interests of each Fund in the matter are  identical,  or that the
matter does not affect any interest of the Fund.  Under Rule 18f-2, the approval
of an investment  advisory agreement or any change in investment policy would be
effectively  acted upon with respect to a Fund only if approved by a majority of
the outstanding shares of such Fund.  Approval of changes to the Rule 12b-1 Plan
applicable  to a  Fund,  or to a  Class  of  shares  of a  Fund  would  only  be
effectively  acted  upon with  respect  to the Fund or to a Class of shares of a
Fund, if approved by a majority of the outstanding  shares of such Fund or Class
of  shares.   However,  Rule  18f-2  also  provides  that  the  ratification  of
independent  public   accountants,   the  approval  of  principal   underwriting
contracts,  and the  election  of  Directors  may be  effectively  acted upon by
shareholders of the Company voting without regard to series.

SHARE CLASSES


 SHARE CLASS                           CLASS DESCRIPTION
"S" and "S2"                 These shares are normally  offered through
                             financial  institutions providing automatic "Sweep"
                             investment  programs  to  their  customers.   These
                             shares   bear    separate    distribution    and/or
                             shareholder    servicing    fees.     Participating
                             organizations selling or servicing these shares may
                             receive different  compensation with respect to one
                             class over another.  The Liquid Assets Fund,
                             Municipal Assets Fund and Government Assets Fund
                             offer Class S shares while only the Liquid Assets
                             Fund offers Class S2 shares.

"S" Shares of the Equity     These shares are offered to all shareholders,
Fund                         except those who qualify for "T" shares of the
                             Equity Fund.

"T" Shares of the Equity     These shares are offered solely to fiduciary
Fund                         accounts of AMCORE Investment Group, N.A. over
                             which AMCORE Investment Group, N.A. exercises
                             investment discretion.

"T"                          These shares offer a check writing privilege and
                             are also offered through trust organizations or
                             others providing shareholder services such as
                             establishing and maintaining custodial accounts and
                             records  for  their  customers  who  invest  in "T"
                             shares, assisting customers in processing purchase,
                             exchange and redemption  requests and responding to
                             customers'  inquiries concerning their investments,
                             though  they may also be used in "sweep"  programs.
                             These  shares  bear  separate  distribution  and/or
                             shareholder    servicing    fees.     Participating
                             organizations selling or servicing these shares may
                             receive different  compensation with respect to one
                             class over another.

"I"                          These shares pay no shareholder or servicing fees
                             and so are normally offered directly by the
                             distributor   or   through   trust    organizations
                             providing   fiduciary   account   services  for  an
                             additional fee.


OTHER                        EQUITY "S" SHARES.  Depending upon the terms of the
                             particular Customer account, a Participating
                             Organization may charge a Cusotmer account fees for
                             services provided in connection with investments in
                             a Fund.  Information concerning these services and
                             any charges will be provided by the Participating
                             Organization.  This prospectus should be read in
                             conjunction with any such information provided by
                             the Participating Organization.


Shares are offered to individual and institutional investors acting on their own
behalf  or on  behalf  of their  customers  and bear a pro rata  portion  of all
operating expenses paid by each Fund.

Shareholder Meetings

The Maryland Corporation Law permits registered  investment companies to operate
without an annual meeting of shareholders  under specified  circumstances  if an
annual  meeting  is not  required  by the 1940  Act.  The Fund has  adopted  the
appropriate  Bylaw  provisions and may not hold an annual meeting in any year in
which the election of  Directors is not required to be acted on by  shareholders
under the 1940 Act.

There normally will be no meetings of  shareholders  for the purpose of electing
Directors  unless and until such time as less than a majority  of the  Directors
holding  office have been elected by  shareholders  at which time the  Directors
then in office will call a shareholders'  meeting for the election of Directors.
The Bylaws also contain procedures for removal of Directors by shareholders.  At
any meeting of shareholders,  duly called and at which a quorum is present,  the
shareholders  may, by the  affirmative  vote of the holders of a majority of the
votes entitled to be cast thereon,  remove any Director or Directors from office
and may elect a successor or successors to fill any resulting  vacancies for the
unexpired terms of removed Directors.

Upon the written  request of the holders of shares  entitled to not less than 10
percent of all the votes  entitled to be cast at such meeting,  the Secretary of
the Funds shall promptly call a special meeting of shareholders  for the purpose
of voting  upon the  question  of removal of any  Director.  Whenever 10 or more
shareholders of record who have been such for at least six months  preceding the
date of  application,  and who hold in the aggregate  either shares having a net
asset value of at least  $25,000 or at least 1 percent of the total  outstanding
shares, whichever is less, shall apply to the Secretary in writing, stating that
they  wish to  communicate  with  other  shareholders  with a view to  obtaining
signatures to a request for a meeting as described  above and  accompanied  by a
form of  communication  and request  which they wish to transmit,  the Secretary
shall within five business  days after such  application  either:  (1) afford to
such applicants  access to a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders
of  record;  or (2)  inform  such  applicants  as to the  approximate  number of
shareholders of record and the approximate  cost of mailing to them the proposed
communication and form of request.

If the Secretary elects to follow the course specified in clause (2) of the last
sentence of the preceding paragraph, the Secretary,  upon the written request of
such applicants, accompanied by a tender or the material to be mailed and of the
reasonable  expenses of mailing,  shall, with reasonable  promptness,  mail such
material to all  shareholders  of record at their  addresses  as recorded on the
books unless within five  business  days after such tender the  Secretary  shall
mail to such  applicants and file with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission,
together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a written statement signed by
at least a  majority  of the  Board of  Directors  to the  effect  that in their
opinion  either such  material  contains  untrue  statements of fact or omits to
state facts necessary to make the statements  contained  therein not misleading,
or would be in violation of  applicable  law, and  specifying  the basis of such
opinion.

After  opportunity  for hearing  upon the  objections  specified  in the written
statement so filed, the Securities and Exchange  Commission may, and if demanded
by the Board of Directors  or by such  applicants  shall,  enter an order either
sustaining one or more of such objections or refusing to sustain any of them. If
the Securities and Exchange  Commission shall enter an order refusing to sustain
any of such  objections,  or if, after the entry of an order  sustaining  one or
more of such  objections,  the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  shall find,
after notice and opportunity for hearing,  that all objections so sustained have
been met, and shall enter an order so declaring, the Secretary shall mail copies
of such material to all shareholders with reasonable  promptness after the entry
of such order and the renewal of such tender.

Vote of a Majority of the Outstanding Shares

Shareholders  are  entitled  to  one  vote  for  each  full  share  held  and  a
proportionate  fractional vote for any fractional  shares held, and will vote in
the aggregate and not by series or Class except as otherwise  expressly required
by law. For example,  shareholders  of each Fund will vote in the aggregate with
other  shareholders of the Company with respect to the election of Directors and
ratification of the selection of independent auditors. However,  shareholders of
a  particular  Fund will vote as a Fund,  and not in the  aggregate  with  other
shareholders of the Company,  for purposes of approval of that Fund's investment
advisory  agreement,  Plan and Services Plan,  except that  shareholders  of the
Government  Assets,  the Liquid Assets,  and Municipal Assets Funds will vote by
Class on matters relating to that Fund's Plan and Services Plan.

As used in the Prospectus and the SAI, a "vote of a majority of the  outstanding
shares" of a Fund means the affirmative  vote, at a meeting of shareholders duly
called,  of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the votes of  shareholders  of that
Fund  present  at a meeting  at which the  holders of more than 50% of the votes
attributable to shareholders of record of that Fund are represented in person or
by  proxy,  or (b) the  holders  of more  than 50% of the  outstanding  votes of
shareholders of that Fund.

Additional Tax Information

TAXATION OF THE FUNDS.  Each Fund intends to qualify annually and to elect to be
treated as a regulated  investment  company  under the Internal  Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code").

To qualify as a  regulated  investment  company,  each Fund  must,  among  other
things,  (a) derive in each  taxable  year at least 90% of its gross income from
dividends, interest, and gains from the sale of securities, invest in securities
within certain statutory  limits,  and distribute at least 90% of its net income
each taxable year. Each Fund intends to distribute to its shareholders, at least
annually,  substantially  all of its investment  company  taxable income and net
capital gains.  There are tax uncertainties  with respect to whether  increasing
rate securities  will be treated as having an original issue discount.  If it is
determined that the increasing  rate securities have original issue discount,  a
holder will be required to include as income in each taxable  year,  in addition
to interest  paid on the security  for that year,  an amount equal to the sum of
the daily  portions of original  issue  discount for each day during the taxable
year that such holder holds the security.  There may be tax  uncertainties  with
respect to whether an extension of maturity on an  increasing  rate note will be
treated as a taxable  exchange.  In the event it is determined that an extension
of maturity is a taxable  exchange,  a holder will  recognize a taxable  gain or
loss,  which will be a  short-term  capital gain or loss if the holder holds the
security as a capital  asset,  to the extent that the value of the security with
an extended  maturity  differs  from the adjusted  basis of the security  deemed
exchanged therefor.

FOREIGN TAXES. Investment income on certain foreign securities may be subject to
foreign  withholding  or other  taxes  that  could  reduce  the  return on these
securities.  Tax  treaties  between  the United  States and  foreign  countries,
however,  may reduce or  eliminate  the amount of foreign  taxes to which a Fund
would be subject.  However,  if a Fund  invests in the stock of certain  foreign
corporations that constitute a Passive Foreign Investment Company ("PFIC"), then
federal  income  taxes  may  be  imposed  on a Fund  upon  disposition  of  PFIC
investments.

SHAREHOLDERS'  TAX STATUS.  Shareholders  are  subject to federal  income tax on
dividends and capital gains received as cash or additional shares. The dividends
received deduction for corporations will apply to ordinary income  distributions
to the extent the  distribution  represents  amounts that would  qualify for the
dividends   received  deduction  to  the  Funds  if  those  Funds  were  regular
corporations,  and to the extent  designated  by those  Funds as so  qualifying.
These  dividends,  and any  short-term  capital  gains are  taxable as  ordinary
income.

CAPITAL GAINS.  Capital gains,  when  experienced by a Fund,  could result in an
increase in dividends.  Capital  losses could result in a decrease in dividends.
When a Fund realizes net long-term  capital gains,  it will  distribute  them at
least once every 12 months.

BACKUP  WITHHOLDING.  Each Fund may be required to withhold U.S.  federal income
tax at the rate of 31% of all  reportable  dividends  (which  does  not  include
exempt-interest   dividends)  and  capital  gain   distributions   (as  well  as
redemptions  for all  Funds  except  the  Government  Assets  Fund)  payable  to
shareholders   who  fail  to  provide  the  Fund  with  their  correct  taxpayer
identification  number  or to make  required  certifications,  or who have  been
notified  by the IRS that  they are  subject  to backup  withholding.  Corporate
shareholders and certain other shareholders  specified in the Code generally are
exempt from such backup  withholding.  Backup  withholding  is not an additional
tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's U.S. federal
income tax liability.

Additional Tax Information Concerning the Municipal Assets and Municipal Bond
Funds

The Municipal  Assets and Municipal Bond Funds each intends to qualify under the
Code 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  on which the interest
payments  are exempt  from the  regular  federal  income tax. To the extent that
dividends distributed by each Fund to its shareholders are derived from interest
income exempt from federal  income tax and are  designated  as  "exempt-interest
dividends" by the Fund,  they will be  excludable  from the gross incomes of the
shareholders  for regular  federal  income tax  purposes.  Each Fund will inform
shareholders  annually as to the portion of the distributions from the Fund that
constituted "exempt-interest dividends."

Shareholders  are advised to consult  their own tax advisers with respect to the
particular tax consequences to them of an investment in a Fund.

The  foregoing  is  only  a  summary  of  some  of  the  important  federal  tax
considerations  generally affecting purchasers of shares of the Municipal Assets
and Municipal Bond Funds.  No attempt is made to present a detailed  explanation
of the  income  tax  treatment  of  either  Fund or its  shareholders,  and this
discussion   is  not  intended  as  a  substitute   for  careful  tax  planning.
Accordingly,  potential  purchasers  of  shares  of  the  Municipal  Assets  and
Municipal  Bond  Funds are urged to consult  their tax  advisers  with  specific
reference to their own tax situation.

Yields and Total Returns of the Government Assets, Liquid Assets and Municipal
Assets Funds

The "current yield' of the Government Assets, Liquid Assets and Municipal Assets
Funds for a seven-day period (the "base period") will be computed by determining
the net  change  in value  (calculated  as set forth  below)  of a  hypothetical
account  having a balance of one share at the beginning of the period,  dividing
the net change in account  value by the value of the account at the beginning of
the base  period to obtain the base  period  return,  and  multiplying  the base
period  return by 365/7 with the resulting  yield figure  carried to the nearest
hundredth of one percent.  Net changes in value of a  hypothetical  account will
include  the  value of  additional  shares  purchased  with  dividends  from the
original  share and dividends  declared on both the original  share and any such
additional  shares,  but will not include realized gains or losses or unrealized
appreciation  or  depreciation  on  portfolio  investments.  Yield  may  also be
calculated on a compound  basis (the  "effective  yield") which assumes that net
income is reinvested in Fund shares at the same rate as net income is earned for
the base period.

The  current  yield and  effective  yield of the Funds will vary in  response to
fluctuations  in interest rates and in the expenses of the Fund. For comparative
purposes  the current  and  effective  yields  should be compared to current and
effective yields offered by competing  financial  institutions for the same base
period and calculated by the methods described below.

Current  yields and effective  yields for the  seven-day  period ended March 31,
1999 were as follows for the Government Assets Fund:
                         Current                                  Seven-day
                          Yield                                     Yield
T Shares                   4.15%                                     4.24%


Current  yields and effective  yields for the  seven-day  period ended March 31,
1999 were as follows for the Liquid Assets Fund:

                         Current                                  Seven-day
                          Yield                                     Yield
S shares                   3.75%                                     3.82%
S2 shares                  4.00%                                     4.07%
T shares                   4.25%                                     4.33%
I shares                   4.40%                                     4.49%

Current  yields and effective  yields for the  seven-day  period ended March 31,
1999 were as follows for the Municipal Assets Fund:

                         Current                                  Seven-day
                          Yield                                     Yield
S shares                   2.11%                                     2.13%
T shares                   2.36%                                     2.39%
I shares                   2.51%                                     2.54%

Each Fund may wish to publish total return  figures in its sales  literature and
other advertising materials.  For a discussion of the manner in which such total
return figures are calculated, see "Yields and Total Returns of the Variable NAV
Funds--Total Return Calculations" below.

Yields and Total Returns of the Variable NAV Funds

YIELD  CALCULATIONS.  Yields of each of the Funds except the Government  Assets,
Liquid  Assets and  Municipal  Assets Funds will be computed by dividing the net
investment  income per share (as  described  below)  earned by the Fund during a
30-day (or one month) period by the maximum offering price per share on the last
day of the period and  annualizing  the result on a semi-annual  basis by adding
one to the quotient,  raising the sum to the power of six,  subtracting one from
the result and then doubling the difference.  A Fund's net investment income per
share  earned  during the period is based on the average  daily number of shares
outstanding  during  the  period  entitled  to receive  dividends  and  includes
dividends and interest  earned during the period minus expenses  accrued for the
period, net of reimbursements. This calculation can be expressed as follows:

                                        a - b
                          Yield = 2 [(-------- + 1)exp(6)  - 1]
                                         cd

Where:   a      =      dividends and interest earned during the period.

         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      =      maximum offering price per Share on the last day of the
                       period.

For the purpose of determining  net  investment  income earned during the period
(variable "a" in the formula),  dividend  income on equity  securities held by a
Fund is recognized by accruing 1/360 of the stated dividend rate of the security
each  day  that  the  security  is in that  Fund.  Interest  earned  on any debt
obligations  held by a Fund is  calculated by computing the yield to maturity of
each  obligation  held by that Fund based on the market value of the  obligation
(including  actual  accrued  interest)  at the  close  of  business  on the last
Business Day of each month, or, with respect to obligations purchased during the
month, the purchase price (plus actual accrued interest) and dividing the result
by 360 and  multiplying  the  quotient  by the  market  value of the  obligation
(including actual accrued interest) in order to determine the interest income on
the obligation for each day of the subsequent  month that the obligation is held
by that Fund.  For purposes of this  calculation,  it is assumed that each month
contains 30 days.  The maturity of an  obligation  with a call  provision is the
next call date on which the  obligation  reasonably may be expected to be called
or, if none, the maturity date. With respect to debt obligations  purchased at a
discount  or  premium,  the  formula  generally  calls for  amortization  of the
discount or  premium.  The  amortization  schedule  will be adjusted  monthly to
reflect changes in the market values of such debt obligations.

Undeclared  earned income will be subtracted  from the net asset value per share
(variable "d" in the formula).  Undeclared  earned income is the net  investment
income that, at the end of the base period, has not been declared as a dividend,
but  is  reasonably  expected  to be  and  is  declared  as a  dividend  shortly
thereafter.

For the 30-day  period  ended March 31,  1999,  the yields for the Funds were as
follows:

Limited Term Bond Fund                 4.77%
Bond Fund                              5.33%
Income Fund                            5.53%
Municipal Bond Fund                    3.24%
Balanced Fund                          1.45%
Equity Fund                           -0.35%
Aggressive Growth Fund                -0.75%

During any given 30-day period, the Advisor or the Administrator may voluntarily
waive all or a portion of their fees with  respect to a Fund.  Such waiver would
cause  the yield of that Fund to be  higher  than it would  otherwise  be in the
absence of such a waiver.

From time to time,  the tax  equivalent  30-day yield of the Municipal Bond Fund
may be presented in advertising and sales literature.  The tax equivalent 30-day
yield will be  computed by dividing  that  portion of the Fund's  yield which is
tax-exempt  by one  minus a stated  tax  rate and  adding  the  product  to that
portion, if any, of the yield of the Fund that is not tax-exempt.



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TOTAL  RETURN  CALCULATIONS.  Average  annual  total  return is a measure of the
change  in value of an  investment  in a Fund  over the  period  covered,  which
assumes any dividends or capital gains  distributions are reinvested in the Fund
immediately  rather than paid to the investor in cash.  The Funds  compute their
average annual total returns by determining the average annual  compounded rates
of return during  specified  periods that equate the initial amount  invested to
the ending  redeemable  value of such  investment.  This is done by dividing the
ending  redeemable value of a hypothetical  $1,000 initial payment by $1,000 and
raising the  quotient to a power equal to one divided by the number of years (or
fractional  portion thereof) covered by the computation and subtracting one from
the result. This calculation can be expressed as follows:

             Average Annual                ERV
               Total Return    =        [(------)exp (1/n) - 1]
                                            P

Where:                  ERV    =        ending redeemable value at the end of
                                        the period covered by the computation of
                                        a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at
                                        the beginning of the period.

                          P    =        hypothetical initial payment of $1,000.

                          N    =        period covered by the computation,
                                        expressed in terms of years.

The Funds compute their  aggregate  total returns by  determining  the aggregate
compounded  rates of return during  specified  periods that likewise  equate the
initial amount invested to the ending  redeemable value of such investment.  The
formula for calculating aggregate total return is as follows:

            Aggregate Total                ERV
                     Return    =        [(------] - 1]
                                            P

Where:                  ERV    =        ending redeemable value at the end of
                                        the period covered by the computation of
                                        a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at
                                        the beginning of the period.

                          P    =        hypothetical initial payment of $1,000.

The  calculations  of average  annual  total return and  aggregate  total return
assume the  reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain  distributions on the
reinvestment  dates during the period.  The ending  redeemable  value  (variable
"ERV" in each  formula) is  determined  by assuming  complete  redemption of the
hypothetical investment and the deduction of all nonrecurring charges at the end
of the period covered by the computations.

Cumulative total return for the Funds as of March 31, 1999 has been:

       FUND NAME                     AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL   CUMULATIVE LIFE
                                        RETURN 1 YEAR           OF FUND
Limited Term Bond Fund 1                   5.01%                21.49%
Bond Fund 2                                5.95%                27.64%
Income Fund 3                              5.13%                42.79%
Municipal Bond Fund 4                      4.64%                36.70%
Balanced Fund 5                           12.66%                89.18%
Equity Fund - T shares 3                  15.87%               209.14%
Equity Fund - S shares 3                  15.71%               208.50%
Aggressive Growth Fund 6                   9.85%                92.48%

1 From  commencement  of  operations  on June 15,  1995
2 From  commencement  of operations  on July 7, 1995
3 From  commencement  of  operations on December 15, 1992
4 From  commencement of operations on February 16, 1993
5 From commencement of operations on June 1, 1995
6 From commencement of operations on September 29, 1995

Performance Comparisons

Investors  may  judge the  performance  of the  Funds by  comparing  them to the
performance  of other mutual  funds or mutual fund  portfolios  with  comparable
investment objectives and policies through various mutual fund or market indices
such  as  those  prepared  by Dow  Jones  & Co.,  Inc.  and  Standard  &  Poor's
Corporation and to data prepared by Lipper Analytical  Services,  Inc., a widely
recognized independent service which monitors the performance of mutual funds or
Ibbotson  Associates,  Inc.  Comparisons  may  also be made to  indices  or data
published in IBC's MONEY FUND REPORT, a nationally  recognized money market fund
reporting service,  Money Magazine,  Forbes,  Barron's, The Wall Street Journal,
The New York Times,  Business Week, and U.S.A. Today. In addition to performance
information,  general  information about the Funds that appears in a publication
such as those mentioned above may be included in  advertisements  and in reports
to  shareholders.  The Funds may also include in  advertisements  and reports to
shareholders information comparing the performance of IMG or its predecessors to
other investment  advisers;  such comparisons may be published by or included in
Nelsons Directory of Investment Managers, Roger's,  Casey/PIPER Manager Database
or CDA/Cadence.

Current  yields  or  performance  will  fluctuate  from time to time and are not
necessarily  representative  of future results.  Accordingly,  a Fund's yield or
performance  may  not  provide  for  comparison  with  bank  deposits  or  other
investments  that pay a fixed  return  for a stated  period  of time.  Yield and
performance are functions of a Fund's quality, composition and maturity, as well
as expenses  allocated to the Fund.  Fees imposed upon Customer  accounts by the
Adviser or its affiliated or  correspondent  banks for cash management  services
will reduce a Fund's effective yield to Customers.

From time to time, the Fund may include general comparative information, such as
statistical  data  regarding  inflation,  securities  indices or the features or
performance of alternative investments, in advertisements,  sales literature and
reports  to  shareholders.  The Funds  may also  include  calculations,  such as
hypothetical   compounding  examples,  which  describe  hypothetical  investment
results in such  communications.  Such performance  examples will be based on an
express set of  assumptions  and are not  indicative of the  performance  of any
Fund.






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                             Principal Shareholders

As of March 31,  1999,  the  following  persons  owned 5 percent  or more of the
outstanding shares of the Funds indicated:

Government Assets Fund
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
<S>                                                                      <C>                                <C>
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                           104,758,749.09                     69.8%
Bisys Brokerage Services, Inc.                                             9,267,891.50                      6.2%

Liquid Assets Fund - S Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Peninsula Bank of San Diego, San Diego, CA                                21,572,184.22                      27.9%
Coast Commercial Bank, Santa Cruz, CA                                      8,757,692.37                      11.3%
Emprise Financial Corp., Wichita, KS                                       5,848,020.00                       7.6%
Commercial Federal Bank, FSB, Omaha, NE                                    5,239,719.72                       6.8%
Community State Bank, Ankeny, IA                                           4,840,374.71                       6.3%

Liquid Assets Fund - S2 Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Community First National Bank, Decorah, IA                                 1,736,000.00                      21.0%
Clackamas County Bank, Sandy, OR                                           1,500,000.00                      18.2%
Grundy National Bank, Grundy Center, IA                                    1,454,878.17                      17.6%
 First Bankers Trust Company, Quincy, IL                                   1,158,358.41                      14.0%
 First Business Bank of Kansas City, NA, Kansas City, MO                   1,047,639.26                      12.7%
Bankers Trust Company, Des Moines, IA                                        869,203.28                      10.5%

Liquid Assets Fund - T Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
AMCORE Bank, Rockford, IL                                                 19,340,913.55                      57.4%
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                             7,587,746.75                      22.5%

Liquid Assets Fund - I Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                            13,359,369.95                      79.8%
IASD Deferred Comp, Des Moines, IA                                         1,152,213.75                       6.9%

Municipal Assets Fund - S Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Peninsula Bank of San Diego, San Diego, CA                                 4,865,563.05                      61.6%
Microtronics, Inc., Iola, KS                                               1,394,731.00                      17.7%
Coast Commercial Bank, Santa Cruz, CA                                      1,046,464.31                      13.3%

Municipal Assets Fund - T Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
AMCORE Bank, Rockford, IL                                                  8,706,613.39                      58.2%
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                             5,455,568.94                      36.5%

Municipal Assets Fund - I Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                            22,170,635.61                      99.0%



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Limited Term Bond Fund
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                             2,336,560.21                      41.6%
Firwood, Rockford, IL                                                      1,823,628.51                      32.5%
Bisys Brokerage Services, Columbus, OH                                     1,314,612.71                      23.4%

Bond Fund
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                              838,858.69                       37.6%
Firwood, Rockford, IL                                                       384,594.40                       17.2%
Frank Hovar                                                                 263,144.25                       11.8%
Wellmark, Des Moines, IA                                                    138,703.10                        6.2%

Income Fund
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                             8,655,181.76                      86.0%
Firwood, Rockford, IL                                                       946,810.52                        9.4%

Municipal Bond Fund
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                             4,035,567.80                      86.2%
Firwood, Rockford, IL                                                       256,503.04                        5.5%

Balanced Fund
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Bisys Brokerage Services, Columbus, OH                                     2,081,472.71                      38.9%
Firwood, Rockford, IL                                                      1,216,781.08                      22.7%
Wellmark, IASD Savings & Investment Plan, Des Moines, IA                    310,934.98                        5.8%
Wellmark, Community Financial & Insurance, Des Moines, IA                   310,728.72                        5.8%

Equity Fund - S Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Bisys Brokerage Services, Columbus, OH                                     4,437,194.80                      40.1%
Firwood, Rockford, IL                                                      1,188,824.70                      10.7%

Equity Fund - T Shares
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                             7,409,319.77                      60.6%
Firwood, Rockford, IL                                                      4,575,346.62                      37.4%

Aggressive Growth Fund
                              Name                                            Amount                      % Ownership
Swebak & Company, Rockford, IL                                             3,621,357.59                      52.6%
Firwood, Rockford, IL                                                      1,372,414.10                      19.9%
Bisys Brokerage Services, Columbus, OH                                      907,936.63                       13.2%
</TABLE>

Miscellaneous

The Funds may  include  information  in their  Annual  Reports  and  Semi-Annual
Reports  to  Shareholders  that  (1)  describes  general  economic  trends,  (2)
describes  general trends within the financial  services  industry or the mutual
fund industry,  (3) describes past or anticipated  portfolio holdings for a fund
within the Company or (4) describes  investment  management  strategies for such
funds. Such information is provided to inform  shareholders of the activities of
the Funds for the most recent  fiscal year or half-year and to provide the views
of IMG and/or Company officers regarding expected trends and strategies.



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Individual  Directors are elected by the shareholders and, subject to removal by
the vote of two-thirds of the Board of Directors, serve for a term lasting until
the next meeting of shareholders  at which Directors are elected.  Such meetings
are not required to be held at any specific  intervals.  Shareholders owning not
less than 10% of the  outstanding  shares of the  Company  entitled  to vote may
cause the  Directors  to call a special  meeting,  including  for the purpose of
considering the removal of one or more Directors. Any Director may be removed at
any meeting of shareholders  by vote of two-thirds of the Company's  outstanding
shares.   The  By-Laws  provide  that  the  Directors  will  assist  shareholder
communications  to the extent  required by Section  16(c) of the 1940 Act in the
event that a shareholder request to hold a special meeting is made.

The  Prospectus  and this SAI omit certain of the  information  contained in the
Registration Statement filed with the Commission. Copies of such information may
be obtained from the Commission upon payment of the prescribed fee.

The  Prospectuses  and this SAI are not an  offering  of the  securities  herein
described  in any state in which such  offering  may not  lawfully  be made.  No
salesman,  dealer, or other person is authorized to give any information or make
any representation other than those contained in the Prospectuses and this SAI.



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                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial  statements of the Funds for the period ended March 31, 1999, have
been audited by McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, independent  auditors,  as set forth in
their  report  thereon,  which  is  included  in  the  Annual  Report  which  is
incorporated  by  reference  herein in reliance  upon such  report  given by the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.



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Incorporated by reference from the Funds' Annual Report of March 31, 1999:

1.  Schedules of Portfolio Investments, March 31, 1999;
2.  Statements of Assets and Liabilities, March 31, 1999;
3.  Statements of Operations for Year Ended March 31, 1999;
4.  Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Years Ended March 31, 1999 and
    March 31, 1998;
5.  Notes to Financial Statements;  and
6.  Independent Auditors' Report dated April 30, 1999.

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APPENDIX A

                                  BOND RATINGS

                         Standard & Poor's Bond Ratings

A  Standard  &  Poor's  corporate   rating  is  a  current   assessment  of  the
creditworthiness  of an obligor  with  respect to a  specific  obligation.  This
assessment may take into consideration obligors such as guarantors,  insurers or
lessees.

The debt rating is not a  recommendation  to purchase,  sell or hold a security,
inasmuch  as it does  not  comment  as to  market  price  or  suitability  for a
particular investor.  The ratings are based on current information  furnished by
the issuer or  obtained by  Standard & Poor's  from other  sources it  considers
reliable.  Standard & Poor's  does not perform an audit in  connection  with any
rating and may,  on  occasion,  rely on  unaudited  financial  information.  The
ratings may be changed,  suspended,  or  withdrawn as a result of changes in, or
unavailability of, such information, or for other circumstances.

The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

     1.  Likelihood of default -- capacity and  willingness of the obligor as to
         the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal in accordance
         with the terms of the obligation.

     2.  Nature of and provisions of the obligation.

     3.  Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the
         event of bankruptcy,  reorganization,  or other  arrangement  under the
         laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

"AAA" Bonds have the highest rating  assigned by Standard & Poor's.  Capacity to
pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

"AA" Bonds have a very strong  capacity to pay interest and repay  principal and
differ from the highest rated issues only in small degrees.

"A" Bonds have a strong  capacity to pay interest and repay  principal  although
they are  somewhat  more  susceptible  to the  adverse  effects  of  changes  in
circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

"BBB"  Bonds are  regarded as having an adequate  capacity to pay  interest  and
repay principal.  Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection  parameters,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to
a  weakened  capacity  to pay  interest  and repay  principal  for bonds in this
category than in higher rated categories.

"BB", "B", "CCC", "CC" and "C" Bonds are regarded,  on balance, as predominantly
speculative  with  respect to capacity to pay  interest  and repay  principal in
accordance with the terms of the obligation.  "BB" indicates the least degree of
speculation  and "C" the  highest  degree of  speculation.  While such debt will
likely have some quality and protective characteristics,  large uncertainties or
major risk  exposures  to adverse  conditions  outweigh  these.  A "C" rating is
typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual
or  implied  "CCC"  rating.  It may  also be used to cover a  situation  where a
bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt service payments are continued.

                              Moody's Bond Ratings

"Aaa" Bonds are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree
of  investment  risk and are  generally  referred to as "gilt  edged".  Interest
payments  are  protected  by a large or by an  exceptionally  stable  margin and
principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change,
such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the  fundamentally
strong position of such issues.



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"Aa" Bonds are judged to be of high quality by all standards.  Together with the
"Aaa" group they comprise what is generally known as high-grade  bonds. They are
rated  lower than the best bonds  because  margins of  protection  may not be as
large as in "Aaa"  securities or  fluctuation  of protection  elements may be of
greater  amplitude  or  there  may be  other  elements  present  which  make the
long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in "Aaa" securities.

"A" Bonds possess many favorable investment  attributes and are to be considered
as  upper-medium  grade  obligations.  Factors giving  security to principal and
interest are  considered  adequate,  but elements may be present which suggest a
susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

"Baa" Bonds are considered as medium-grade  obligations  (i.e., they are neither
highly protected nor poorly secured).  Interest payments and principal  security
appear adequate for the present but certain  protective  elements may be lacking
or may be  characteristically  unreliable  over any great  length of time.  Such
Bonds lack outstanding  investment  characteristics and in fact have speculative
characteristics as well.

"Ba" Bonds are  judged to have  speculative  elements;  their  future  cannot be
considered  as well  assured.  Often the  protection  of interest and  principal
payments may be very moderate, and thereby not well safeguarded during both good
and bad times over the future.  Uncertainty of position  characterizes  Bonds in
this class.

"B" Bonds generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment.  Assurance
of  interest  and  principal  payments or of  maintenance  of other terms of the
contract over any long period of time may be small.

"Caa" Bonds are of poor standing.  Such issues may be in default or there may be
present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

"Ca" Bonds represent  obligations  that are  speculative in a high degree.  Such
issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

"C" Bonds  are the  lowest  rated  class of  bonds,  and  issues so rated can be
regarded  as  having  extremely  poor  prospects  of  ever  attaining  any  real
investment standing.

                   Fitch Investors Services, Inc. Bond Ratings

The  Fitch  Bond  Rating  provides  a guide  to  investors  in  determining  the
investment risk associated with a particular security. The rating represents its
assessment of the issuer's  ability to meet the  obligations  of a specific debt
issue.  Fitch  bond  ratings  are  not  recommendations  to  buy,  sell  or hold
securities  since  they  incorporate  no  information  on market  price or yield
relative to other debt instruments.

The  rating  takes  into  consideration  special  features  of  the  issue,  its
relationship to other obligations of the issuer, the record of the issuer and of
any  guarantor,  as well as the  political and economic  environment  that might
affect the future financial strength and credit quality of the issuer.

Bonds, which have the same rating, are of similar but not necessarily  identical
investment  quality since the limited number of rating  categories  cannot fully
reflect small differences in the degree of risk. Moreover,  the character of the
risk factor varies from industry to industry and between corporate,  health care
and municipal obligations.

In assessing credit risk, Fitch Investors Services relies on current information
furnished by the issuer  and/or  guarantor  and other sources which it considers
reliable.  Fitch does not perform an audit of the financial  statements  used in
assigning a rating.

Ratings may be changed, withdrawn or suspended at any time to reflect changes in
the financial condition of the issuer, the status of the issue relative to other
debt of the issuer,  or any other  circumstances  that Fitch considers to have a
material effect on the credit of the obligor.

"AAA"  rated  Bonds are  considered  to be  investment  grade and of the highest
credit  quality.  The obligor has an  extraordinary  ability to pay interest and
repay  principal,  which is unlikely to be  affected by  reasonably  foreseeable
events.

"AA" rated Bonds are  considered to be investment  grade and of very high credit
quality.  The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal,  while very
strong,  is somewhat  less than for "AAA" rated  securities  or more  subject to
possible change over the term of the issue.

"A" rated  Bonds  are  considered  to be  investment  grade  and of high  credit
quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered
to be  strong,  but  may be more  vulnerable  to  adverse  changes  in  economic
conditions and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.

"BBB" rated Bonds are  considered  to be  investment  grade and of  satisfactory
credit  quality.  The obligor's  ability to pay interest and repay  principal is
considered  to  be  adequate.   Adverse  changes  in  economic   conditions  and
circumstances,  however,  are more likely to weaken this ability than bonds with
higher ratings.

"BB" rated bonds are considered  speculative  and of low investment  grade.  The
obligor's  ability  to pay  interest  and repay  principal  is not strong and is
considered likely to be affected over time by adverse economic changes.

"B" rated  Bonds are  considered  highly  speculative.  Bonds in this  class are
highly  protected as to the  obligor's  ability to pay interest over the life of
the issue and repay principal when due.

"CCC" rated Bonds may have certain  identifiable  characteristics  which, if not
remedied,  could  lead to the  possibility  of default  in either  principal  or
interest payments.

"CC" rated Bonds are minimally protected.  Default in payment of interest and/or
principal seems probable.

"C" rated Bonds are in actual or imminent default in payment of interest or
principal.

                      Duff & Phelps, Inc. Long-Term Ratings

These ratings represent a summary opinion of the issuer's long-term  fundamental
quality.  Rating  determination is based on qualitative and quantitative factors
that may vary according to the basic economic and financial  characteristics  of
each industry and each issuer.  Important  considerations  are  vulnerability to
economic  cycles  as well as  risks  related  to such  factors  as  competition,
government action, regulation,  technological obsolescence,  demand shifts, cost
structure and  management  depth and expertise.  The projected  viability of the
obligor at the trough of the cycle is a critical determination. Each rating also
takes into account the legal form of the security,  (e.g., first mortgage bonds,
subordinated debt, preferred stock, etc.). The extent of rating dispersion among
the various  classes of securities is determined by several  factors,  including
relative  weightings of the different security classes in the capital structure,
the  overall  credit  strength  of  the  issuer,  and  the  nature  of  covenant
protection.  Review of indenture  restrictions is important to the analysis of a
company's  operating and  financial  constraints.  The Credit  Rating  Committee
formally reviews all ratings once per quarter (more frequently, if necessary).


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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scale    Definition

AAA  Highest credit quality.  The risk factors are negligible, being only
     slightly more than for risk-free U.S. Treasury debt.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AA+  High credit quality.  Protection factors are strong. Risk is modest, but
     may vary slightly
AA   from time to time because of economic conditions.
AA-
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A+   Protection factors are average but adequate.  However,  risk factors are
     more variable and
A    greater in periods of economic stress.
A-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BBB+ Below  average  protection  factors  but still  considered  sufficient  for
     prudent investment.
BBB  Considerable variability in risk during economic cycles.
BBB-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB+  Below  investment grade but deemed  likely to meet  obligations  when due.
     Present or
BB   prospective  financial  protection factors fluctuate  according to
     industry conditions or company
BB-  fortunes. Overall quality may move up or down frequently within this
     category.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B+   Below investment grade and possessing risk that obligations will not be met
     when due.
B    Financial  protection  factors will  fluctuate  widely  according to
     economic  cycles,  industry
B-   conditions  and/or  company  fortunes.  Potential
     exists for frequent changes in the rating within this
     category or into a higher or lower rating grade.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CCC  Well below investment grade securities.  Considerable uncertainty exists
     as to timely payment of principal, interest or preferred dividends.
     Protection factors are narrow and risk can be substantial with unfavorable
     economic/industry conditions, and/or with unfavorable company developments.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DD   Defaulted debt obligations.  Issuer failed to meet scheduled principal
     and/or interest payments.
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DP   Preferred stock with dividend averages.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                               SHORT-TERM RATINGS

                   Standard & Poor's Commercial Paper Ratings

A Standard  & Poor's  commercial  paper  rating is a current  assessment  of the
likelihood of timely payment of debt having an original maturity of no more than
365 days. The categories are as follows:

"A" Issues  assigned  this  highest  rating are  regarded as having the greatest
capacity for timely payment. Issues within this category are delineated with the
numbers 1, 2 and 3 to indicate the relative degree of safety.

"A-1"  Designation  indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment
is either  overwhelming  or very  strong.  Those  issues  determined  to possess
overwhelming safety characteristics are designated "A-1+".

"A-2"  Designation  indicates  that the capacity  for timely  payment is strong.
However,  the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues  designated
"A-1".

"A-3" Designation indicates a satisfactory  capacity for timely payment.  Issues
with this  designation,  however,  are somewhat  more  vulnerable to the adverse
effects  of  changes  in  circumstances  than  obligations  carrying  the higher
designations.

"B" Issues are regarded as having only an adequate  capacity for timely payment.
They are, however, somewhat more vulnerable to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.

"C" Issues have a doubtful capacity for payment.

"D" Issues are in payment default. The "D" rating category is used when interest
payments  or  principal  payments  are  not  made on the  due  date  even if the
applicable grace period has not expired,  unless Standard & Poor's believes that
such payments will be made during such grace period.

Moody's Commercial Paper Ratings

Moody's rates commercial paper as either Prime, which contains three categories,
or Not Prime. The commercial paper ratings are as follows:

"P-1" Issuers (or related supporting  institutions) have a superior capacity for
repayment  of  short-term  promissory  obligations,  normally  evidenced  by the
following  characteristics:  (i) leading  market  positions in well  established
industries,  (ii) high  rates of return on funds  employed,  (iii)  conservative
capitalization  structures  with  moderate  reliance  on debt  and  ample  asset
protection,  (iv) broad margins in earnings  coverage of fixed financial charges
and high internal cash generation, and (v) well established access to a range of
financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

"P-2" Issuers (or related  supporting  institutions)  have a strong capacity for
repayment of short-term  promissory  obligations,  normally evidenced by many of
the  characteristics of a "P-1" rating, but to a lesser degree.  Earnings trends
and  coverage  ratios,   while  sound,   will  be  more  subject  to  variation.
Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by
external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

"P-3" Issuers (or related supporting  institutions) have an acceptable  capacity
for  repayment  of  short-term  promissory  obligations.  The effect of industry
characteristics  and market  composition may be more pronounced.  Variability in
earnings and profitability may result in changes in the level of debt protection
measurements  and  the  requirement  for  relatively  high  financial  leverage.
Adequate  alternate  liquidity is  maintained.  "Not Prime"  Issuers (or related
supporting institutions) do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

                Fitch Investors Services, Inc. Short-Term Ratings

Fitch-1+  (Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality) Issues assigned this rating are
          regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely
          payment.

Fitch-1   (Very Strong Credit  Quality)  Issues  assigned this rating reflect an
          assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than issues
          rated Fitch-1+.

Fitch-2   (Good Credit  Quality) Issues carrying this rating have a satisfactory
          degree of assurance for timely payment but the margin of safety is not
          as great as the two higher categories.

Fitch-3   (Fair Credit Quality) Issues carrying this rating have characteristics
          suggesting that the degree of assurance for timely payment is
          adequate; however, near-term  adverse change is likely to cause these
          securities to be rated below investment grade.

Fitch-S   (Weak Credit Quality) Issues carrying this rating have characteristics
          suggesting a minimal degree of assurance for timely  payment and are
          vulnerable to near term adverse changes in financial and economic
          conditions.

D         (Default) Issues carrying this rating are in actual or imminent
          payment default.

                     Duff & Phelps, Inc. Short-Term Ratings

Duff & Phelps'  short-term  ratings  are  consistent  with the  rating  criteria
utilized by money market participants. The ratings apply to all obligations with
maturities of under one year,  including commercial paper, the uninsured portion
of  certificates  of  deposit,  unsecured  bank  loans,  master  notes,  bankers
acceptances,  irrevocable  letters of credit and current maturities of long-term
debt. Asset-backed commercial paper is also rated according to this scale.

Emphasis  is  placed  on  liquidity  which  is  defined  as not only  cash  from
operations,  but also access to alternative  sources of funds,  including  trade
credit,  bank lines and the capital markets.  An important  consideration is the
level of an obligor's reliance on short-term funds on an ongoing basis.

A.  Category 1:  High Grade

Duff 1+   Highest certainty of timely payment.  Short-term liquidity, including
          internal operating factors and/or access to alternative sources of
          funds, is outstanding, and safety is just below risk-free U.S.
          Treasury short-term obligations.

Duff 1    Very high certainty of timely payment.  Liquidity factors are
          excellent and supported by good fundamental protection factors.  Risk
          factors are minor.

Duff 1-   High certainty of timely payment.  Liquidity factors are strong and
          supported by good fundamental protection factors.  Risk factors are
          very small.

B.  Category 2:  Good Grade

Duff 2    Good certainty of timely payment.  Liquidity factors and company
          fundamentals are sound.  Although ongoing funding needs may enlarge
          total financing requirements, access to capital markets is good.  Risk
          factors are small.

C.  Category 3:  Satisfactory Grade

Duff 3    Satisfactory liquidity and other protection factors qualify issue as
          to investment grade.  Risk factors are larger and subject to more
          variation.  Nevertheless, timely payment is expected.

D.  Category 4:  Non-investment Grade

Duff 4    Speculative investment characteristics.  Liquidity is not sufficient
          to insure against disruption in debt service.  Operating factors and
          market access may be subject to a high degree of variation.

E.  Category 5:  Default

Duff 5    Issuer failed to meet scheduled principal and/or interest payments.

                    Thomas Bankwatch (TBW) Short-Term Ratings

The TBW Short-Term  Ratings apply to commercial  paper,  other senior short-term
obligations and deposit obligations of the entities to which the rating has been
assigned.

The TBW  Short-Term  Ratings  apply only to  unsecured  instruments  that have a
maturity of one year or less. The TBW Short-Term Ratings specifically assess the
likelihood of an untimely payment of principal or interest.

TBW-1     The highest category; indicates a very high degree of likelihood that
          principal and interest will be paid on a timely basis.

TBW-2     The second highest category; while the degree of safety regarding
          timely repayment of principal and interest is strong, the relative
          degree of safety is not as high as for issues rated TBW-1.

TBW-3     The lowest investment grade category; indicates that while more
          susceptible to adverse developments (both internal and external) than
          obligations with higher ratings, capacity to service principal and
          interest in a timely fashion is considered adequate.

TBW-4     The lowest rating category; this rating is regarded as non-investment
          grade and therefore speculative.

SHORT-TERM LOAN/MUNICIPAL NOTE RATINGS

Moody's description of its two highest short-term loan/municipal note ratings:

                  MIG-1/VMIG-1 This designation  denotes best quality.  There is
                  present strong protection by established cash flows,  superior
                  liquidity  support or demonstrated  broad-based  access to the
                  market for refinancing.

                  MIG-2/VMIG-2 This designation denotes high quality. Margins of
                  protection are ample although not so large as in the preceding
                  group.

                  S&P's description of its two highest municipal note ratings:

                  SP-1 Very  strong  or strong  capacity  to pay  principal  and
                  interest.  Those  issues  determined  to possess  overwhelming
                  safety characteristics will be given a plus (+) designation.

                  SP-2     Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest.

DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS

Commercial Paper

Commercial paper consists of unsecured  promissory notes issued by corporations.
Issues of commercial paper normally have maturities of less than nine months and
fixed rates of return.

Certificates of Deposit

Certificates  of  Deposit  are  negotiable  certificates  issued  against  funds
deposited in a commercial bank or a savings and loan  association for a definite
period of time and earning a specified return.

Bankers' Acceptances

Bankers' acceptances are negotiable drafts or bills of exchange,  normally drawn
by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise, which are "accepted"
by a bank, meaning, in effect, that the bank  unconditionally  agrees to pay the
face value of the instrument on maturity,

U.S. Treasury Obligations

U.S. Treasury Obligations are obligations issued or guaranteed as to payment of
principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
These obligations may include Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and issues of
agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, provided such obligations
are guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. Government.

U.S. Government Agency and Instrumentality Obligations

Obligations of the U.S.  Government  include  Treasury  bills,  certificates  of
indebtedness,  notes and bonds, and issues of agencies and  instrumentalities of
the U.S. Government,  such as the Government National Mortgage Association,  the
Export-Import  Bank of the United States,  the Tennessee Valley  Authority,  the
Farmers  Home   Administration,   the  Federal  Home  Loan  Banks,  the  Federal
Intermediate  Credit  Banks,  the Federal  Farm Credit  Banks,  the Federal Land
Banks,  the  Federal  Housing  Administration,  the  Federal  National  Mortgage
Association,  the Federal Home Loan Mortgage  Corporation,  and the Student Loan
Marketing  Association.  Some  of  these  obligations,  such  as  those  of  the
Government  National  Mortgage  Association  and the  Export-Import  Bank of the
United States,  are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury;
others, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association are supported
by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury; others, such as those of
the Student Loan  Marketing  Association,  are  supported  by the  discretionary
authority of the U.S.  Government  to purchase the agency's  obligations;  still
others,  such as those of the Federal Farm Credit Banks,  are supported  only by
the  credit of the  instrumentality.  No  assurance  can be given  that the U.S.
Government  would  provide  financial   support  to  U.S.   Government-sponsored
instrumentalities if it were not obligated to do so by law.

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                                   APPENDIX B

Tax-Exempt  vs. Taxable  Yields.  Set forth below is a table that may be used to
compare  equivalent  taxable yields to tax-exempt rates of return based upon the
investor's  level of taxable  income.  The rates shown are those in effect under
the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Rates:                                               The following TAX-EXEMPT INTEREST
Taxable Income*                                      Equal the TAXABLE INTEREST RATES
   Joint Return      Single Return      Marginal        3.5%        4.0%       4.5%       5.0%       5.5%      6.0%       6.5%
                                       Income Tax
                                         Bracket
<S>                 <C>                  <C>            <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>
$6,450-$46,750      $2,650-$26,900        15.0%
$46,750-$94,450     $26,900-$57,450       28.0%
$96,450- $160,350   $57,450-              31.0%
                    $129,650
$160,350-$282,850   $129,650-$280,000     36.0%
Over $282,850       Over $280,000         39.6%
Maximum Corporate Rate                    34.0%
</TABLE>

* Net amount  subject to Federal  income tax after  deductions  and  exemptions.
Assumes  alternative  minimum tax is not  applicable  and receipt of  tax-exempt
interest  does not cause any  portion of social  security  benefits  received to
become taxable to the taxpayer. State tax considerations are excluded.





                                     PART C

                                OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 23.  EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No.                             Description
- ----------                              -----------

1(a)*     Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to the
          Fund's Registration Statement, filed December 14, 1994

1(b)*     Articles Supplementary, incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 9, filed January 6, 1998

1(c)*     Articles of Amendment, incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 10, filed February 25, 1998

2*        Bylaws,   incorporated   by  reference  to  the  Fund's   Registration
          Statement, filed December 14, 1994

3         Not applicable

4*        Form of Investment Advisory Agreement, incorporated by
          reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 filed November 7, 1997

5*(a)     Form of Distribution Agreement, incorporated by reference to
          Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 filed November 7, 1997

5*(b)     Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan, incorporated by
          reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 filed November 12, 1997

6         Not applicable

7*(a)     Form of Custodial Agreement, incorporated by reference to
          Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 filed November 7, 1997

7*(b)     Form of Custodial Agreement, incorporated by reference to
          Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 filed November 12, 1997

8*(a)     Form of Transfer Agency Agreement, incorporated by reference to
          Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 filed November 7, 1997

8*(b)     Form of Management and Administrative Agreement, incorporated
          by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 filed November 7, 1997

8*(c)     Form of Fund Accounting Agreement, incorporated by reference to
          Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 filed November 7, 1997

8*(d)     Form of Administrative Services Plan, incorporated by reference
          to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 filed November 7, 1997

9*(a)     Opinion of Ober, Kaler & Shriver, incorporated by reference to
          Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 filed May 4, 1995

9*(b)     Opinion of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, incorporated by reference to
          Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 filed March 18, 1996


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9*(c)     Opinion of Ober,  Kaler,  Grimes & Shriver for Liquid  Assets Fund and
          Municipal  Assets Fund,  incorporated  by reference to  Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 9 filed January 6, 1998

9*(d)     Opinion of Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver for Vintage Funds,
          incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 filed
          January 6, 1998

9*(e)     Opinion of Cline,  Williams,  Wright, Johnson & Oldfather incorporated
          by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 filed May 29, 1999 and
          this filing Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 dated July 16, 1999.

10        Consents of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP and McGladrey & Pullen LLP

11        Not Applicable

12*       Subscription   Agreement  of  Initial  Stockholder,   incorporated  by
          reference to the Fund's  Registration  Statement,  filed  December 14,
          1994

13        Not applicable

14        Not Required

15*(a)    18f3 Plan, incorporated by reference to the Pre-Effective
          Amendment No. 3, filed May 18, 1995

15*(b)    Amended 18f3 Plan, incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 8 filed November 12, 1997


OTHERS

a*        Power of Attorney, incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 11 filed March 23, 1998

*All previously filed.

ITEM 24.   PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT

           None

ITEM 25.   INDEMNIFICATION

               Insofar as  indemnification  for  liabilities  arising  under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  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  by the Registrant is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and, therefore,  may be unenforceable.  In the event that a
claim for such indemnification (except insofar as it provides for the payment by
the  Registrant  of  expenses  incurred  or  paid  by  a  director,  officer  or
controlling person in the successful defense of any action,  suit or proceeding)
is asserted  against the  Registrant by such  director,  officer or  controlling
person and the Securities and Exchange  Commission is still of the same opinion,
the  Registrant  will,  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the  question  of whether or not such  indemnification  by it is against  public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

               Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law permits the
Registrant to indemnify  directors and officers.  In addition,  Section  2-405.1
sets forth the standard of care for  directors  and Section  2-405.2  allows the
Registrant to include in the Charter  provisions  further limiting the liability
of the directors and officers in certain circumstances. Article ELEVENTH of


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the Articles of Incorporation included herewith as Exhibit 1(a) (the "Articles")
limits the liability of any director or officer of the Registrant arising out of
a breach of fiduciary duty,  subject to the limits of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). Article TWELFTH of the Articles and Article VII of the
Bylaws, included herewith as Exhibit (2), makes mandatory the indemnification of
any person made or  threatened to be made a party to any action by reason of the
facts that such person is or was a director, officer or employee, subject to the
limits otherwise imposed by law or by the 1940 Act.

               In addition,  Paragraph 8 of the  Investment  Advisory  Agreement
included  herewith as Exhibit  5(b)(1),  and Paragraph 1.11 of the  Distribution
Agreement,  included herewith as Exhibit 6(b), provide that Investors Management
Group,  Ltd.,  ("IMG") and BISYS Fund Services Limited  Partnership,  ("BISYS"),
shall not be liable to the Registrant for any error,  judgment or mistake of law
or for any loss arising out of any  investment or for any act or omission in the
management provided by IMG or for any distribution services provided by BISYS to
the Registrant for the performance of the duties under such  agreements,  except
for willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross  negligence in the  performance of
their duties or by reason of reckless  disregard of their  obligation and duties
under such agreements. In addition,  Paragraph 8 of the Transfer Agent, Dividend
Disbursing Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent Agreement, included herewith as
Exhibit  5(a)(2),  further  indemnify BISYS and IMG against certain  liabilities
arising out of the performance of such agreements.

ITEM 26.   BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISOR

Investors Management Group

 Name                Positions with Advisor         Principal Occupations
                                                (Present and for Past Two Years)

 Jay Evans           President and Chief        See caption "Directors and
                     Investment Officer         Officers" in the Statement of
                                                Additional Information forming
                                                a part of this Registration
                                                Statement
 Mark A. McClurg     Vice President and Senior  See caption "Directors and
                     Managing Director          Officers" in the Statement of
                                                Additional  Information forming
                                                a  part  of  this  Registration
                                                Statement.
 David W. Miles      Treasurer, Director, and   See caption "Directors and
                     Senior Managing Director   Officers" in the Statement of
                                                Additional  Information forming
                                                a  part  of  this  Registration
                                                Statement.

ITEM 27.      PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

(a)(1)    BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership acts as distributor for the
Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc., and also distribute the securities of Alpine Equity
Trust, The ARCH Fund, Inc., American Performance Funds, AmSouth Mutual Funds,
The BB&T Mutual Funds Group, The Coventry Group, ESC Strategic Funds, Inc., The
Eureka Funds, Governor Funds, Gradison Custodian Trust, Gradison Growth Trust,
Gradison-McDonald Cash Reserves Trust, Gradison-McDonald Municipal Custodian
Trust, Fifth Third Funds, Hirtle Callaghan Trust, HSBC Funds Trust and HSBC
Mutual Funds Trust, INTRUST Funds Trust, The Infinity Mutual Funds, Inc., The
Kent Funds, Magna Funds, Meyers Investment Trust, MMA Praxis Mutual Funds,
M.S.D.&T. Funds, Pacific Capital Funds, The Parkstone,


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Advantage Funds, Pegasus Funds, Puget Sound Alternative Investment Series Trust,
Republic  Advisor Funds Trust,  Republic Funds Trust,  Sefton Funds Trust,  SSgA
International Liquidity Fund, Summit Investment Trust, Variable Insurance Funds,
The Victory Portfolios, The Victory Variable Insurance Funds, The Victory Funds,
each of which is a open-end management investment company.

(b)(1)   Information about Directors and officers of BISYS Fund Services Limited
         Partnership, as of March 31, 1999, is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


      Name and Principal Business Address        Positions and Offices with BISYS Fund           Positions and Offices with
                                                     Services Limited Partnership                        Registrant
 <S>                                             <C>                                             <C>
 BISYS Fund Services, Inc.                               Sole General Partner                               None
 3435 Stelzer Road
 Columbus, Ohio 43219

 WC Subsidiary Corporation                               Sole Limited Partner                               None
 150 Clove Road
 Little Falls, New Jersey 07424
</TABLE>

c) Not applicable.

ITEM 28.   LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS


           Amy Mitchell,  2203 Grand Avenue, Des Moines,  Iowa 50312-5338,  will
maintain all required accounts, books and records.

ITEM 29.   MANAGEMENT SERVICES

           Not applicable.

ITEM 30.   UNDERTAKINGS

           Not Applicable.

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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,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Des Moines, State of Iowa, on the [__]th day of July,
1999.

                                  VINTAGE MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.

                                  By_/s/______________________
                                  David W. Miles, Director and President


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933, the following
persons in the  capacities  indicated  on the date  indicated  have  signed this
Registration Statement.

           Signature                  Title

_/s/_________                       President, Principal Executive Officer,
      David W. Miles                Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
                                    and Director

                                                      |
_/s/______________________  Director                  | _/s/________________
      Karen Branding                                  |       by Mark A. McClurg
                                                      |       Attorney in Fact
_/s/______________________  Director                  |       July [__], 1999
      Annalu Farber                                   |
                                                      |       |
_/s/______________________  Director                  |
      William J. Howard                               |
                                                      |
_/s/______________________  Director                  |
      Debra L. Johnson                                |
                                                      |
_/s/______________________  Director                  |
      Fred Lorber                                     |
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_/s/______________________  Director                  |
      Edward J. Stanek                                |
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_/s/______________________  Director                  |
      John G. Taft                                    |
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_/s/______________________  Director                  |
      Steven Zumbach                                  |



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                           VINTAGE MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

 EXHIBIT NUMBER                    DESCRIPTION                          PAGE

       1                Consent of Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather

       2                Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP

       3                Consent of McGladrey & Pullen LLP




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                         CONSENT OF COUNSEL

We hereby  consent to your inclusion of a reference to our firm as legal counsel
to the Vinatge Mututal Funds,  Inc. (the "Funds"),  in Post Effective  Amendment
#13 and #14 under the Securities Act of 1933 to Form N.1A Registration Statement
for the Funds and in all subsequent  prospectuses  and/or other reports  related
thereto and filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cline, Williams, Wright,Johnson & Oldfather

Lincoln, Nebraska
July 16, 1999


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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

We consent to references to our Firm under the heading "Financial Highlights" in
the  Prospectus,  which  constitutes  part of the Vintage  Mutual  Funds,  Inc.,
Registration Statement.

KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
May 26, 1999




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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the use of our report dated April 30, 1999 on the financial
statements of the following  Funds referred to therein,  all of which are series
of Vintage Mutual Funds,  Inc.;  which financial  statements are incorporated by
reference  in  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 14 to the  Company's  Registration
Statement.

Government Assets Fund
Liquid Assets Fund
Municipal  Assets Fund
Limited Term Bond Fund
Bond Fund
Income Fund
Municipal Bond Fund
Balanced Fund
Equity Fund
Aggressive Growth Fund

We also  consent  to the  reference  to our Firm in each  Prospectus  under  the
caption  "Financial  Highlights" and in the Statement of Additional  Information
under the  captions  "Independent  and  Auditors"  and  "Financial  Statements".


McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
July 27, 1999



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