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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933     / /

     Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                     / /


     Post-Effective Amendment No.   13                              /X/


                                     and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT     / /
OF 1940


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The Unified Funds - File Nos. 33-89078 and 811-8968
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  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter

431 North Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Indiana         46204
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Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:   (800) 862-7283
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Timothy L. Ashburn, Unified Investment Advisers, Inc., 431 North
Pennsylvania Street,  Indianapolis, Indiana  46204
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                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                  With copy to:
         Donald S. Mendelsohn, Brown, Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A.
                 3500 Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Approximate date of proposed public offering:  February 13, 1999

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:


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If appropriate, check the following box:

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                                THE UNIFIED FUNDS

                                     [LOGO]


                                   PROSPECTUS
                                February 1, 2000


                           The Starwood Strategic Fund
                        The First Lexington Balanced Fund
                          The Taxable Money Market Fund
                          The Select Money Market Fund
                            The Select Internet Fund
                            The Select 30 Index Fund
                            The Select 500 Index Fund
                           The Select 2000 Index Fund
                   The Select International Equity Index Fund
                           The Select REIT Index Fund
                           The Select Bond Index Fund








The  Securities and Exchange  Commission  has not approved or disapproved  these
securities  or  determined  if this  prospectus  is  truthful or  complete.  Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


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Table of Contents

About the Funds
         Investment Objectives
         Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
         Is the Fund Right for You?
         How the Fund has Performed

Fees and Expenses of the Funds

How to Invest in the Funds

How to Exchange Shares

How to Redeem Shares

Determination of Net Asset Value

Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes

Management of the Funds

Distribution Plan

Other Information about Investments

The V.O.I.C.E. Program

Financial Highlights







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                                 ABOUT THE FUNDS

THE STARWOOD STRATEGIC FUND

Investment Objective

         The  investment  objective of the Starwood  Strategic Fund is growth of
capital.

Principal Strategies

         The  Fund  invests  primarily  in a  diversified  portfolio  of  equity
securities  of  seasoned,  financially  strong  growth  companies.  Under normal
circumstances,  the Fund's  assets will consist  primarily of common stocks that
are issued by companies which the Fund's  investment  adviser  believes have the
following characteristics:

o        an above-average growth rate;
o        leading products or dominant marketing systems;
o        at least five years' operating history;
o        annual revenues of at least $200 million;
o        market capitalization of at least $300 million; and
o        attractive share prices relative to potential  growth in earnings, cash
         flow or assets.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Management Risk.  The adviser's growth-oriented approach may fail to
         produce the intended results.
o        Company  Risk.  The value of the Fund may  decrease  in response to the
         activities  and  financial  prospects of an  individual  company in the
         Fund's  portfolio.  The  value  of an  individual  company  can be more
         volatile than the market as a whole.
o        Market  Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of
         the  Fund.   Factors  such  as  domestic  economic  growth  and  market
         conditions,  interest  rate levels,  and  political  events  affect the
         securities markets.
o        Volatility Risk.  Common  stocks  tend  to be more volatile  than other
         investment choices.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        An  investment  in the  Fund is not a  deposit  of any  bank and is not
         insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or
         any other government agency.
o        As with  any mutual  fund investment, the Fund's  returns will vary and
         you could lose money.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Long-term  investors  seeking  a fund  with a growth  investment
         strategy
o        Investors  willing to accept price  fluctuations in their investment
o        Investors who can tolerate the risks associated with common stock
         investments

How the Fund has Performed

         The chart and table below show the  variability of the Fund's  returns,
which is one  indicator  of the risks of  investing  in the Fund.  The bar chart
shows  changes  in the  Fund's  returns  from  year to  year  since  the  Fund's
inception. The table shows how the Fund's average annual total returns over time
compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. Of course, the Fund's
past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance.

              Annual Total Returns as of December 31 of each Year*


               [Insert bar chart with points for 1997, 1998, 1999]
              [1996? - Fund started in 1995, but did not invest in
             accordance with its investment objective until 4/4/96]



           Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/99

                               1 Year            Since Inception (4/4/96)
           The Fund
           S&P 500 Index

         During the period shown,  the highest return for a calendar quarter was
___ % in the ___  quarter of 19__,  and the lowest  return was ____% in the ____
quarter of 19__.


THE FIRST LEXINGTON BALANCED FUND

Investment Objective

         The investment  objective of The First Lexington  Balanced Fund is long
term growth of capital and current income.

Principal Strategies

         The Fund invests primarily in a diversified  portfolio of other no-load
mutual funds that invest in one of the following six  financial  asset  classes:
(1) S&P 500 common stocks, (2) smaller  capitalized stocks as represented by the
Wilshire  4500 Index,  (3)  international  stocks as  represented  by the Morgan
Stanley EAFE Index,  (4) real estate  investment  trusts as  represented  by the
Morgan Stanley REIT Index, (5) cash  equivalents,  and (6) long-term  investment
rated  corporate and  government  bonds as  represented  by the  Sheerson-Lehman
Government/Corporate Bond Index. The mutual funds in which the Fund invests will
own  a  sufficient  number  of  the  securities  of  the  relevant  index  to be
representative of the index.

         The Fund's sub-adviser  utilizes an "active asset allocation"  strategy
based  on  the  modern  portfolio  theory  that  93%  of  investment  return  is
attributable to the "asset class" of an investment, not the individual security.
In other words,  if a stock  performed  well,  it is probably  because the asset
class of the stock  performed  well,  not because the investor was successful at
choosing a particular  stock.  The  sub-adviser  allocates the Fund's  portfolio
among the asset classes and actively  monitors and adjusts the  allocation.  The
sub-adviser  seeks to enhance return by increasing the Fund's  participation  in
asset  classes  that  are,  in  the  sub-adviser's  opinion,   undervalued.  The
sub-adviser  believes that  diversification  across these asset  classes  should
reduce risk  because,  in most years,  at least one or more asset classes have a
positive return.

         At  least  25% of the  Fund's  assets  will  consist  of  fixed  income
securities,  including  repurchase  agreements  and mutual  funds that invest in
fixed income securities.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Management  Risk.  The principal  risk of investing in the Fund is that
         the sub-adviser's asset allocation strategy will not be successful.  If
         the  sub-adviser  increases the Fund's  participation  in asset classes
         which  underperform  the market as a whole, the performance of the Fund
         will be lower  than if the  sub-adviser  had  allocated  the  portfolio
         differently.
o        Higher Expenses.  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share
         of any fees and expenses  paid by funds in which it invests in addition
         to the fees and expenses payable directly by the Fund.  Therefore,  the
         Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative.
o        Differing Investment  Policies.  The mutual funds purchased by the Fund
         will  likely  have  certain  investment   policies,   and  use  certain
         investment  practices that are different from those of the Fund and not
         described in this  prospectus.  These other  policies and practices may
         subject the other funds' assets to varying or greater  degrees of risk.
         If the Fund disagrees  with the  investment  policies or practices of a
         mutual fund in which it invests, the Fund may have no choice other than
         to liquidate its investment, which could entail losses.
o        Market  Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of
         the  Fund.   Factors  such  as  domestic  economic  growth  and  market
         conditions,  interest  rate levels,  and  political  events  affect the
         securities markets.
o        Interest Rate Risk.  The value of the Fund's  assets  invested in fixed
         income securities will decrease when interest rates rise.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        An  investment  in the  Fund is not a  deposit  of any  bank and is not
         insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or
         any other government agency.
o        As  with  any mutual  fund investment, the Fund's returns will vary and
         you could lose money.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Long-term  investors  seeking  a fund  with a growth  and  income
         investment strategy
o        Investors willing to accept price  fluctuations in their investment
o        Investors seeking to diversity their holdings among different asset
         classes

How the Fund has Performed

         The chart and table below show the  variability of the Fund's  returns,
which is one  indicator  of the risks of  investing  in the Fund.  The bar chart
shows  changes  in the  Fund's  returns  from  year to  year  since  the  Fund's
inception. The table shows how the Fund's average annual total returns over time
compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. Of course, the Fund's
past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance.

               Annual Total Returns as of December 31 of each Year

                  [Insert bar chart with points for 1998, 1999]
            [1996 & 1997? - The Fund started in 1995 as the Municipal
            Fixed Income Fund, but did not invest in accordance with
                     its investment objective until 3/13/97]



           Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended 12/31/99

                                 1 Year            Since Inception (3/13/97)
               The Fund
               S&P 500 Index

         During the period shown,  the highest return for a calendar quarter was
___ % in the ___  quarter of 19__,  and the lowest  return was ____% in the ____
quarter of 19__.


THE TAXABLE MONEY MARKET FUND

Investment Objective

         The  investment  objective  of the Taxable  Money Market Fund is a high
level  of  current  income  consistent  with the  preservation  of  capital  and
maintenance of liquidity.

Principal Strategies

         The Fund invests primarily in a diversified  portfolio of high quality,
short-term  money market  instruments  that present  minimal  credit  risks,  as
determined  by the Fund's  investment  adviser.  The Fund  intends to maintain a
constant  net asset  value of $1.00 per  share,  and a  dollar-weighted  average
portfolio  maturity  of 90 days or  less.  The  Fund's  investments  principally
include:

o        direct  obligations of the U.S.  Treasury,  such as U.S. Treasury
         bills,  notes and bonds;  notes, bonds and discount notes of U.S.
         government agencies or instrumentalites
o        short-term  corporate debt  instruments  (including  commercial paper
         and variable rate demand notes) which mature in 270 days or less
o        repurchase agreements collateralized by eligible investments
o        money market funds

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        An  investment  in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
         Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
o        Although  the Fund  seeks to  preserve  the value of your  investment
         at $1.00 per  share,  it is  possible  to lose money by investing in
         the Fund.
o        Interest  Rate Risk.  A money market  fund's  yield  changes as current
         interest  rates change.  When interest  rates are low, the fund's yield
         (and total return) will also be low.
o        Credit  Risk.  The issuer of a security  in the  Funds'  portfolio  may
         default on its payment  obligation,  which could cause the Fund's share
         price or yield to fall.  The Fund could also be negatively  affected if
         investors lose confidence in the issuer's ability to pay back its debt.
o        Government  Risk.  It is possible  that the U.S.  Government  would not
         provide  financial support to its agencies or  instrumentalities  if it
         were not  required  to do so by law.  If a U.S.  Government  agency  or
         instrumentality  in  which  the  Fund  invests  defaults  and the  U.S.
         Government does not stand behind the obligation, the Fund's share price
         or yield could fall.
o        Management  Risk.  The Fund's  emphasis on quality and stability  could
         cause it to  underperform  as compared to money  market funds that take
         greater maturity and credit risks.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Investors seeking current income, preservation of capital, and
         liquidity
o        Investors who do not want price fluctuation in their investment

How the Fund has Performed

         The chart and table below show the  variability of the Fund's  returns,
which is one  indicator  of the risks of  investing  in the Fund.  The bar chart
shows  changes  in the  Fund's  returns  from  year to  year  since  the  Fund's
inception. The table shows how the Fund's average annual total returns over time
compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. Of course, the Fund's
past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance.

               Annual Total Returns as of December 31 of each Year

            [Insert bar chart with points for 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999]




          Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ending 12/31/99

                                    1 Year            Since Inception (6/2/95)
              The Fund

              7-day Yield (12/31/99)

         During the period shown,  the highest return for a calendar quarter was
___ % in the ___  quarter of 19__,  and the lowest  return was ____% in the ____
quarter of 19__.


THE SELECT MONEY MARKET FUND

Investment Objective

         The  investment  objective  of the Select  Money Market Fund is current
income consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.

Principal Strategies

         The Fund invests  primarily in a diversified  portfolio of money market
mutual funds that meet three basic criteria:

o        expense ratios less than 0.50%,
o        upper quartile yield, and
o        high investment safety standards.

         The Fund  intends to  maintain a constant  net asset value of $1.00 per
share,  although  there is no assurance  that it will be able to do so. The Fund
will invest  principally  in other money market mutual  funds,  but the Fund may
also invest directly in the short-term money market instruments that those money
market funds hold, such as:

o        direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury,  such as U.S. Treasury bills,
         notes and bonds;  notes,  bonds, and discount notes of
         U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities
o        short-term  corporate debt  instruments  (including  commercial paper
         and variable rate demand notes) which mature in 270 days or less
o        domestic  and  foreign  issues of  corporate  debt  obligations  having
         floating or fixed rates of interest and having remaining  maturities of
         less than 13 months
o        repurchase agreements collateralized by eligible investments

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        An  investment  in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
         Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
o        Although  the Fund  seeks to  preserve  the value of your  investment
         at $1.00 per  share,  it is  possible  to lose money by investing in
         the Fund.
o        Interest  Rate Risk.  A money market  fund's  yield  changes as current
         interest  rates change.  When interest  rates are low, the fund's yield
         (and total return) will also be low.
o        Credit Risk. The issuer of a security in the Fund's portfolio or in the
         portfolios  of the funds in which the Fund  invests  may default on its
         payment  obligation,  which could cause the Fund's share price or yield
         to fall.  The Fund could also be negatively  affected in investors lose
         confidence in the issuer's ability to pay back its debt.
o        Government  Risk.  It is possible  that the U.S.  Government  would not
         provide  financial support to its agencies or  instrumentalities  if it
         were not  required  to do so by law.  If a U.S.  Government  agency  or
         instrumentality  in  which  the  Fund  invests  defaults  and the  U.S.
         Government does not stand behind the obligation, the Fund's share price
         or yield could fall.
o        Higher Expenses.  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share
         of any fees and expenses  paid by funds in which it invests in addition
         to the fess and expenses payable directly by the Fund.  Therefore,  the
         Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Investors seeking current income, preservation of capital, and
         liquidity
o        Investors who do not want price fluctuation in their investment



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How the Fund has Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied over time. The past  performance  information that would otherwise appear
in this prospectus has been omitted  because the Fund is recently  organized and
has a limited performance history.


THE SELECT INTERNET FUND

Investment Objective

         The  investment  objective  of the  Select  Internet  Fund is long term
capital appreciation.

Principal Strategies

         The Fund will invest at least 65% of its assets in equity securities of
Internet  companies.  The Internet is a global  network of computers that allows
users to  quickly  and  easily  share  information  and  conduct  business.  The
"Internet industry" includes companies from various sectors,  including Internet
access  providers,  companies that develop software tools to access the Internet
and facilitate  secure  Internet  transactions,  and companies that  manufacture
personal computers and other hardware used in conjunction with the Internet. The
Internet  industry  also  includes  companies  engaged in  electronic  commerce,
publishing companies that provide information about the internet,  and companies
that supply  information,  such as games, music and video, on the Internet.  The
types of companies that comprise the Internet industry will change as technology
and applications change.

         The Fund may invest in  established  companies  that have  successfully
implemented  Internet  strategies,  companies  which have  captured a leadership
position  in an  established  sector of the  Internet  industry,  and  companies
engaged in older technologies when the Adviser believes that these companies may
successfully integrate existing technology with new emerging technologies.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Management Risk.  The adviser's strategy to invest in Internet
         companies may fail to produce the intended results.
o        Company  Risk.  The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the
         activities  and  financial  prospects of an  individual company in the
         Fund's portfolio.  The value of an individual company can be more
         volatile than the market as a whole.
o        Market  Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of
         the Fund.  Factors  such as domestic  economic  growth and market
         conditions,  interest  rate levels,  and  political  events affect the
         securities markets.
o        Internet  Concentration  Risk.  Your  investment  in the Fund is
         subject to special risks  because the Fund  concentrates  its
         investments  in Internet  companies.  Internet  companies are subject
         to competitive  pressures and changing  demands that may
         have a  significant  effect on the  financial  condition of Internet
         companies.  Changes in  governmental  policies,  such as telephone and
         cable regulations and anti-trust  enforcement,  may have a material
         effect on the products and services of these companies.  In  addition,
         the rate of  technological  change is  generally  higher  than  other
         companies,  often  requiring extensive  and  sustained  investment in
         research and  development,  and exposing such  companies to the risk of
         rapid product obsolescence.  It is likely that some of today's public
         Internet  companies  will not exist in the future.  The price of many
         Internet  stocks has risen based on  projections  of future  earnings
         and company  growth.  If a company  does not perform as expected,  the
         of the stock could decline  significantly.  Many Internet companies are
         currently operating at a loss and may never be profitable.
o        Volatility  Risk.  Common stocks of Internet  companies tend to be more
         volatile than other  investment  choices.  Because of its narrow focus,
         the Fund's  performance is closely tied to any factors which may affect
         Internet companies and, as a result, is more likely to fluctuate than a
         fund that is invested in a broader range of companies.
o        Smaller Company Risk. The stocks of smaller sized companies are subject
         to certain risks,  including:  possible dependence on a limited product
         line,  market,  financial  resources or management group; less frequent
         trading and trading with smaller volume than larger  stocks,  which may
         make it difficult  for the Fund to buy or sell the stocks,  and greater
         fluctuation in value than larger, more established company stocks.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        An  investment  in the  Fund is not a  deposit  of any  bank and is not
         insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or
         any other government agency.
o        As with any mutual fund investment, the Fund's returns will vary and
         you could lose money.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Long-term  investors seeking to diversity into Internet securities
o        Investors willing to accept significant price fluctuations in their
         investment
o        Investors who can tolerate the greater risks associated with Internet
         investments

How the Fund has Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied over time. The past  performance  information that would otherwise appear
in this prospectus has been omitted  because the Fund is recently  organized and
has a limited performance history.


THE UNIFIED SELECT INDEX SERIES FUNDS

         The Select 30 Index Fund,  the Select 500 Index  Fund,  the Select 2000
Index Fund,  the Select  International  Index Equity Index Fund, the Select REIT
Index Fund, and the Select Bond Index Fund are index funds.  An index is a group
of  securities  whose  overall  performance  is used as a  standard  to  measure
investment  performance.  Index  funds are not  actively  managed by  investment
advisers who buy and sell securities based on research and analysis.  Instead, a
passively  managed  portfolio  tries to  match,  as  closely  as  possible,  the
performance  of the target  index by holding  either  all,  or a  representative
sample,  of the  securities  in the  index.  Unlike an index,  an index fund has
operating  expenses.  This means that an index fund -while expected to track its
target index as closely as  possible--will  not be able to match the performance
of the index exactly.

         Why does indexing appeal to many investors?

o        Simplicity.  Indexing is a straight-forward market-matching strategy.
o        Diversification.  Indexes generally cover a wide variety of companies
         and industries.
o        Predictability.  An index portfolio is expected to move in the same
         direction -up or down - as its target index.
o        Low Cost.  Index funds do not have many of the  expenses of an actively
         managed fund, such as research, and keep trading activity and brokerage
         commissions to a minimum.
o        Low Realization of Capital Gains. Because an index fund typically sells
         securities  only to respond  to  redemption  requests  or to adjust the
         number of shares it holds to reflect a change in its target index,  the
         fund's  turnover  rate, and thus its  realization of capital gains,  is
         usually very low.

     The Unified  Select Index Series  includes the following  funds.  Each fund
attempts to track the relative index listed below.

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                           Fund                                            Relevant Index
    ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
    Select 30 Index Fund                                 Dow Jones Industrial Average
    ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
    Select 500 Index Fund                                S&P 500
    ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
    Select 2000 Index Fund                               Russell 2000
    ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
    Select International Equity Index Fund               Morgan Stanley EAFE
    ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
    Select REIT Index Fund                               Morgan Stanley REIT Index
    ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
    Select Bond Index Fund                               Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
    ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

         Sampling. As a principal strategy,  each of the Index Funds (except the
Select 30 Index Fund) may select stocks  through a "sampling"  technique.  Using
this technique,  the Fund selects a sampling of stocks that will approximate the
index in terms of industry,  size and other  characteristics  (such as projected
earnings,  financial  strength and debt). For example,  if 10% of the index were
made up of utility  stocks,  the Fund would  invest 10% of its assets in utility
stocks of the index with similar  characteristics.  Such a sampling technique is
expected to be an effective means of  substantially  duplicating the performance
of each index.  The  performance and structure of each Index Fund versus that of
its respective index is monitored regularly. If significant differences develop,
the Fund is rebalanced to bring it in line with the index.


THE SELECT 30 INDEX FUND

Investment Objective

         The  investment  objective  of the Select 30 Index Fund is to track the
performance of the Dow Jones Industrial  Average  ("DJIA"),  which is made up of
the stocks of 30 companies.

Principal Strategies

         The  Fund  uses  a  passive  management  strategy.   The  Fund  invests
principally  in the 30 companies  that comprise the DJIA. The DJIA is an average
of the stock  prices of 30 top U.S.  industrial  corporations.  It is  popularly
viewed as the  principal  stock  market  indicator  and a barometer  of investor
confidence.  The  companies  included in the DJIA  generally  have the following
characteristics:

o        large market  capitalization  (in excess of $1.0  billion),
o        an  established history of earnings and  dividend  payments,
o        a large number of publicly  held shares,
o        high trading volume, and
o        a high degree of liquidity.

      The Fund generally invests more than 95% of its total assets in the common
stock of the companies that comprise the index,  in the same proportion as those
stocks have in the index. Initially, and from time to time, the Fund will invest
in other index mutual funds that attempt to replicate the DJIA.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Higher Expenses.  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share
         of any fees and expenses  paid by funds in which it invests in addition
         to the fees and expenses payable directly by the Fund.  Therefore,  the
         Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative.
o        Market  Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of
         the  Fund.   Factors  such  as  domestic  economic  growth  and  market
         conditions,  interest  rate levels,  and  political  events  affect the
         securities markets.
o        Volatility Risk.  Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other
         investment choices.
o        Investment  Style Risk.  Returns from  large-capitalization  stocks may
         trail  returns from other asset classes or the overall stock market.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        An  investment  in the  Fund is not a  deposit  of any  bank and is not
         insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or
         any other government agency.
o        As with any mutual fund investment, the Fund's returns will vary and
         you could lose money.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Long-term  investors  seeking  to  match  the  performance  of the Dow
         Jones Industrial  Average
o        Investors  willing to accept price  fluctuations  in their investment
o        Investors who can tolerate the risks  associated  with common stock
         investments

How the Fund has Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied over time. The past  performance  information that would otherwise appear
in this prospectus has been omitted  because the Fund is recently  organized and
has a limited performance history.


THE SELECT 500 INDEX FUND

Investment Objective

         The  investment  objective of the Select 500 Index Fund is to track the
performance  of the Standard & Poor's 500  Composite  Stock Price  Index,  ("S&P
500"), which emphasizes stocks of large U.S. companies.

Principal Strategies

         The  Fund  uses  a  passive  management  strategy.   The  Fund  invests
principally  in the  companies  that  comprise  the  S&P  500.  The S&P 500 is a
capital-weighted  index  representing  the aggregate  market value of the common
equity of 500 stocks primarily traded on the New York Stock Exchange.  These 500
widely-traded  stocks are composed of 400 industrial,  40 utility, 40 financial,
and 20  transportation  companies.  The  weight  of each  stock in the  index is
proportional  to its price  times its shares  outstanding.  The S&P 500 is often
used as an overall measure of stock market conditions.

         The Fund's portfolio will approximate the composition of the S&P 500 or
contain a sampling of stocks which the Adviser  believes  will  approximate  the
performance  of the S&P 500.  Initially,  and from  time to time,  the fund will
invest in other index mutual funds that attempt to replicate the S&P 500.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Higher Expenses.  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share
         of any fees and expenses  paid by funds in which it invests in addition
         to the fees and expenses payable directly by the Fund.  Therefore,  the
         Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative.
o        Market  Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of
         the  Fund.   Factors  such  as  domestic  economic  growth  and  market
         conditions,  interest  rate levels,  and  political  events  affect the
         securities markets.
o        Volatility Risk.  Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other
         investment choices.
o        Sampling  Risk.  To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling  technique,
         the Fund may not be  successful  in  replicating  the performance of
         the relevant index.
o        Investment  Style Risk.  Returns from  large-capitalization  stocks may
         trail  returns from other asset classes or the overall stock market.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        An  investment  in the  Fund is not a  deposit  of any  bank and is not
         insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or
         any other government agency.
o        As with any mutual fund investment, the Fund's returns will vary and
         you could lose money.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Long-term  investors  seeking  to  match  the  performance  of the  S&P
         500
o        Investors  willing to accept price  fluctuations in their investment
o        Investors who can tolerate the risks associated with common stock
         investments

How the Fund has Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied over time. The past  performance  information that would otherwise appear
in this prospectus has been omitted  because the Fund is recently  organized and
has a limited performance history.




THE SELECT 2000 INDEX FUND

Investment Objective

         The investment  objective of the Select 2000 Index Fund is to track the
performance  of the  Russell  2000  Index,  which is made up of stocks of small,
generally unseasoned U.S. companies.

Principal Strategies

         The  Fund  uses  a  passive  management  strategy.   The  Fund  invests
principally in the companies  that comprise the Russell 2000 Index.  The Russell
2000 is comprised of the 2000 smallest  U.S.  domiciled  publicly  traded common
stocks  included in the Russell 3000 Index.  The common  stocks  included in the
Russell 2000 make up approximately  10% of the U.S. equity market as measured by
market capitalization.

         The Fund's  portfolio will  approximate  the composition of the Russell
2000 or contain a sampling of stocks which the Adviser believes will approximate
the performance of the Russell 2000. Initially,  and from time to time, the Fund
will invest in other index mutual  funds that  attempt to replicate  the Russell
2000.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Higher Expenses.  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share
         of any fees and expenses  paid by funds in which it invests in addition
         to the fees and expenses payable directly by the Fund.  Therefore,  the
         Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative.
o        Market  Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of
         the  Fund.   Factors  such  as  domestic  economic  growth  and  market
         conditions,  interest  rate levels,  and  political  events  affect the
         securities markets.
o        Volatility Risk.  Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other
         investment choices.
o        Sampling  Risk.  To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling  technique,
         the Fund may not be  successful  in  replicating  the performance of
         the relevant index.
o        Smaller Company Risk. The stocks of smaller sized companies are subject
         to certain risks,  including:  possible dependence on a limited product
         line,  market,  financial  resources or management group; less frequent
         trading and trading with smaller volume than larger  stocks,  which may
         make it difficult  for the Fund to buy or sell the stocks,  and greater
         fluctuation in value than larger, more established company stocks.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        An  investment  in the  Fund is not a  deposit  of any  bank and is not
         insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or
         any other government agency.
o        As with any mutual fund investment, the Fund's returns will vary and
         you could lose money. Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Long-term investors seeking to match the performance of the Russell
         2000 Index
o        Investors willing to accept significant price fluctuations in their
         investment
o        Investors who can tolerate the greater risks  associated  with
         investments in smaller companies

How the Fund has Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied over time. The past  performance  information that would otherwise appear
in this prospectus has been omitted  because the Fund is recently  organized and
has a limited performance history.


THE SELECT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND

Investment Objective

         The investment  objective of the Select International Equity Index Fund
is to track the  performance  of the  securities in the Morgan  Stanley  Capital
International Europe, Australia and Far East Index (the "EAFE").

Principal Strategies

         The  Fund  uses  a  passive  management  strategy.   The  Fund  invests
principally  in the companies  that comprise the EAFE. The EAFE is a broad-based
market  capitalization  weighted  index  currently  composed  of more than 1,100
securities in twenty countries.  Fourteen European countries (Austria,  Belgium,
Denmark,  Finland,  France, Germany,  Ireland,  Italy, the Netherlands,  Norway,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) constitute approximately 55%
of the EAFE. Six Asian/Pacific countries (Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia,
New Zealand and Singapore) account for the remaining 45%.

         The Fund's  portfolio will  approximate  the composition of the EAFE or
contain a sampling of stocks which the Adviser  believes  will  approximate  the
performance of the EAFE.  The  proportion of the Fund's assets  invested in each
country will approximate the weight of each country in the EAFE. Initially,  and
from time to time, the Fund will invest in other index mutual funds that attempt
to replicate the EAFE.




Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Higher Expenses.  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share
         of any fees and expenses  paid by funds in which it invests in addition
         to the fees and expenses payable directly by the Fund.  Therefore,  the
         Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative.
o        Country Risk. The value of the Fund may decrease due to factors related
         to  an  individual  country's  economy.   Political  events,  financial
         problems,  natural disasters, or other factors could weaken a country's
         economy and cause investments in that country to lose money.
o        Foreign  Stock Risk.  Investments  in foreign stock markets can be more
         volatile  than U.S.  stock  investments.  The  prices of  international
         stocks and the prices of U.S. stocks often move in opposite directions.
         Foreign companies are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and
         financial  reporting  standards  and practices as U.S.  companies.  The
         stock of foreign companies may not be as liquid as the stock of similar
         U.S.  companies.  Foreign  stock  exchanges,   brokers,  and  companies
         generally have less  government  supervision  and regulation than their
         counterparts in the U.S. These factors could negatively  impact returns
         from foreign investments.
o        Currency Risk. The value of the Fund may decrease if there is a rise in
         the value of the U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies. Generally, when
         the dollar  rises in value  against  another  country's  currency,  and
         investment  in that country  loses value  because its currency is worth
         fewer U.S. dollars.
o        Market  Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of
         the  Fund.   Factors  such  as  domestic  economic  growth  and  market
         conditions,  interest  rate levels,  and  political  events  affect the
         securities markets.
o        Volatility Risk.  Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other
         investment choices.
o        Sampling  Risk.  To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling  technique,
         the Fund may not be  successful  in  replicating  the performance of
         the relevant index.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        An  investment  in the  Fund is not a  deposit  of any  bank and is not
         insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or
         any other government agency.
o        As with any mutual fund investment, the Fund's returns will vary and
         you could lose money.

How the Fund has Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied over time. The past  performance  information that would otherwise appear
in this prospectus has been omitted  because the Fund is recently  organized and
has a limited performance history.


THE SELECT REIT INDEX FUND

Investment Objective

         The investment  objective of the Select REIT Index Fund is to track the
performance of the Morgan Stanley REIT Index,  which is made up of stocks issued
by real estate investment trusts ("REITs").

Principal Strategies

         The  Fund  uses  a  passive  management  strategy.   The  Fund  invests
principally in the stocks that comprise the Morgan Stanley REIT Index.  The REIT
Index is a benchmark of U.S. property trusts, and is made up of stocks issued by
REITs. A REIT is a corporation or business trust that invests  substantially all
of its  assets in  interests  in real  estate.  The REIT Index is made up of the
stocks of all publicly  traded equity REITs (except health care REITs) that meet
certain  criteria.  For example,  to be included in the REIT Index,  a REIT must
have a total  market  capitalization  of at least $100  million  and have enough
shares and trading volume to be considered liquid.

         The Fund's portfolio will approximate the composition of the REIT Index
or contain a sampling of stocks which the Adviser  believes will approximate the
performance of the REIT Index.  Initially,  and from time to time, the Fund will
invest in other index mutual funds that attempt to replicate the REIT Index.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Higher Expenses.  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share
         of any fees and expenses  paid by funds in which it invests in addition
         to the fees and expenses payable directly by the Fund.  Therefore,  the
         Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative.
o        Market  Risk.  Overall  stock market risks may also affect the value of
         the  Fund.   Factors  such  as  domestic  economic  growth  and  market
         conditions,  interest  rate levels,  and  political  events  affect the
         securities markets.
o        Volatility Risk.  Common stocks tend to be more volatile than other
         investment choices.
o        Sampling  Risk.  To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling  technique,
         the Fund may not be  successful  in  replicating  the performance of
         the relevant index.
o        Real Estate  Concentration  Risk.  Your investment in the Fund is
         subject to special risks because the Fund  concentrates  its
         investments in the real estate  industry.  Economic,  legislative  or
         regulatory  developments  may occur which  significantly affect the
         entire real estate  industry.  In  addition,  the Fund will  generally
         be subject to risks  associated  with direct ownership of real estate,
         such as decreases in real estate  values or  fluctuations  in rental
         income caused by a variety of factors,  including  increases  in
         interest  rates,  increases  in  property  taxes and other  operating
         costs,  casualty or condemnation  losses,  possible  environmental
         liabilities  and changes in supply and demand for  properties.  Because
         of the Fund's  strategy to  concentrate  in the real estate  industry,
         it may not perform as well as other  mutual funds that do not
         concentrate in only one industry.
o        REIT Risks.  Equity and mortgage REITs are dependent  upon  specialized
         management skills and are not fully diversified.  These characteristics
         subject REITs to the risks  associated  with financing a limited number
         of  projects.  They are also  subject  to heavy  cash flow  dependency,
         defaults  by  borrowers,  and  self-liquidation.  Equity  REITs  may be
         affected by any changes in the value of the  underlying  property owned
         by the trusts, and mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any
         credit extended.
o        Small and Medium Size Company  Risk.  The Fund may invest in the stocks
         of small to medium  size  companies.  Small and medium  size  companies
         often have narrower  markets and more limited  managerial and financial
         resources than larger, more established  companies.  As a result, their
         performance can be more volatile and they face greater risk of business
         failure.  The  trading  volume of small and medium  size  companies  is
         normally  less  than  that of  larger  companies  and,  therefore,  may
         disproportionately affect their market price, tending to make them fall
         more in  response  to  selling  pressure  than is the case with  larger
         companies. These factors could negatively affect the price of the stock
         and reduce the value of the Fund.
o        Liquidity  Risk.  Many  REITs are  smaller  in size and  therefore  are
         subject to  liquidity  risk.  Liquidity  risk is the risk that  certain
         securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and price
         that the investment adviser would like to sell. The adviser may have to
         lower the price, sell other securities  instead or forego an investment
         opportunity,  any  of  which  could  have a  negative  effect  on  Fund
         management or performance.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        An  investment  in the  Fund is not a  deposit  of any  bank and is not
         insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or
         any other government agency.
o        As with any mutual fund investment, the Fund's returns will vary and
         you could lose money.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Long-term  investors  seeking to match the  performance  of the Morgan
         Stanley REIT Index
o        Investors willing to accept price  fluctuations in their investment
o        Investors who can tolerate the risks associated with real estate
         investments

How the Fund has Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied over time. The past  performance  information that would otherwise appear
in this prospectus has been omitted  because the Fund is recently  organized and
has a limited performance history.


THE SELECT BOND INDEX FUND

Investment Objective

         The investment  objective of the Select Bond Index Fund is to track the
performance of the Lehman  Brothers  Aggregate Bond Index,  (the "Bond Index") a
broad  market-weighted  index which encompasses four major classes of investment
grade fixed-income securities in the United States.

Principal Strategies

         The  Fund  uses  a  passive  management  strategy.   The  Fund  invests
principally in issues which  comprise the Bond Index.  The four major classes of
investment grade fixed-income securities which comprise the Bond Index are: U.S.
Treasury    and    agency    securities,    corporate    bonds,    international
(dollar-denominated)  bonds,  and  mortgage-backed  securities,  with maturities
greater than one year.

         The Fund  will be  unable to hold all of the  individual  issues  which
comprise the Bond Index because of the large number of securities involved.  The
Fund will attempt to duplicate the  investment  performance of the Bond Index by
buying a sampling of fixed income  securities  which the Adviser  believes  will
approximate the performance of the Bond Index. Initially, and from time to time,
the fund will invest in other index mutual  funds that attempt to replicate  the
Bond Index.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

o        Higher Expenses.  The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share
         of any fees and expenses  paid by funds in which it invests in addition
         to the fees and expenses payable directly by the Fund.  Therefore,  the
         Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative.
o        Sampling  Risk.  To the extent the Fund utilizes a sampling  technique,
         the Fund may not be  successful  in  replicating  the performance of
         the relevant index.
o        Interest Rate Risk.  Bond prices overall may decline over short or lon
         periods due to rising interest rates.
o        Income Risk.  Falling interest rates may cause the Fund's income to
         decline.
o        Credit Risk.  A bond issuer may fail to pay interest and principal in a
         timely manner, which will reduce the Fund's return.
o        Prepayment  and  Extension  Risk.  During  periods  of falling
         interest  rates,  a  mortgage-backed  bond  issuer may repay a
         high-yielding  bond before its maturity  date. If the Fund is forced to
         reinvest the unanticipated  proceeds at a lower interest rate, the Fund
         will  experience  a decline  in  income  and lose the  opportunity  for
         additional  price  appreciation  associated with falling rates.  During
         periods  of rising  interest  rates,  slower  than  expected  principal
         payments  may  extend  the  average  life of fixed  income  securities,
         locking in below-market  interest rates and reducing the value of these
         securities.
o        Government  Risk.  It is possible  that the U.S.  Government  would not
         provide  financial support to its agencies or  instrumentalities  if it
         were not  required  to do so by law.  If a U.S.  Government  agency  or
         instrumentality  in  which  the  Fund  invests  defaults  and the  U.S.
         Government does not stand behind the obligation, the Fund's share price
         or yield could fall.
o        The  United  States  Government's  guarantee  of  ultimate  payment  of
         principal  and  timely   payment  of  interest  of  the  United  States
         Government  securities owned by the Fund does not imply that the Fund's
         shares are  guaranteed  or that the price of the Fund's shares will not
         fluctuate.
o        The Fund is not a complete investment program.
o        As with any mutual fund investment, the Fund's returns will vary and
         you could lose money.

Is the Fund Right for You?

         The Fund may be a suitable investment for:

o        Long-term  investors  seeking to match the  performance of the Lehman
         Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
o        Investors  willing to accept price  fluctuations in their investment
o        Investors  seeking to diversify  their  investments  with bonds and
         other fixed income securities o Investors willing to accept the risks
         associated with fixed-income  investments
o        Investors seeking higher potential returns than a money market fund


How the Fund has Performed

         Although  past  performance  of a fund is no  guarantee  of how it will
perform in the future,  historical  performance  may give you some indication of
the risk of investing in the fund because it  demonstrates  how its returns have
varied over time. The past  performance  information that would otherwise appear
in this prospectus has been omitted  because the Fund is recently  organized and
has a limited performance history.


                         FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS

         This table  describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy
and hold shares of the Funds.

         Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)1
         Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases...................None
         Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)...............................None
         Redemption Fee.....................................................None
1Processing organizations may impose transactional fees on shareholders.


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         Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from fund assets)

                               Management    Distribution     Servicing      Other         Total Annual Fund
       Fund                       Fees       (12b-1) Fees       Fees         Expenses     Operating Expenses

Starwood Strategic(1)             .25%           .10%           .15%          None               .50%
First Lexington Balanced(1)       .25%           .10%           .15%          None               .50%
Taxable Money Market              .90%           .10%           .15%          None               1.15%
Select 30 Index                   .35%           None           None          None               .35%
Select 500 Index                  .35%           None           None          None               .35%
Select 2000 Index                 .35%           None           None          None               .35%
Select International Equity Index .35%           None           None          None               .35%
Select REIT Index                 .35%           None           None          None               .35%
Select Bond Index                 .35%           None           None          None               .35%
Select Internet                   .35%           None           None          None               .35%
Select Money Market               .35%           None           None          None               .35%

(1)  Expenses for the Starwood  Strategic Fund and the First Lexington  Balanced
     Fund have been restated to reflect current expense levels. During the prior
     fiscal year, the expenses were higher.

                  [NEED TO UPDATE WITH CURRENT FEE INFORMATION]
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Expense Example:

This  example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Funds
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The example  assumes that you
invest  $10,000 in the Funds for the time periods  indicated and then redeem all
of your shares at the end of those  periods.  The example also assumes that your
investment  has a 5% return  each year and that the  Funds'  operating  expenses
remain the same.  Although  your actual  costs may be higher or lower,  based on
these assumptions your costs would be:

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         Fund                               1 Year        3 Years      5 Years      10 Years
         ----                               ------        -------      -------      --------

Starwood Strategic
First Lexington Balanced
Taxable Money Market
Select 30 Index
Select 500 Index
Select 2000 Index
Select International Equity Index
Select REIT Index
Select Bond Index
Select Internet
Select Money Market
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                           HOW TO INVEST IN THE FUNDS

         The minimum  initial  investment  in each Fund is $1,000  ($500 for IRA
accounts) and minimum subsequent investments are $100, or $50 for an IRA.

Initial Purchase

         By Mail - You may  purchase  shares  of the  Funds  by  completing  and
signing the  investment  application  form.  (Be sure to specify the name of the
Fund(s)  in which you are  investing)  Mail the  application,  in  proper  form,
together with a check made payable to each Fund specified in the application, to
the P.O. Box address listed below. If you prefer to use overnight delivery,  use
the overnight address listed below:

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U.S. Mail:    The Unified Funds                        Overnight:    The Unified Funds
              c/o Unified Fund Services, Inc.                        c/o Unified Fund Services, Inc.
              P.O. Box 6110                                          431 N. Pennsylvania St.
              Indianapolis, IN  46206-6110                           Indianapolis, IN  46204
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         By Wire - You may also purchase  shares of the Funds by wiring  federal
funds  from your bank,  which may charge you a fee for doing so. To wire  money,
you must call the Transfer  Agent at  1-800-408-4682  to set up your account and
obtain an account  number.  You should be  prepared  at that time to provide the
information on the  application by facsimile.  Then,  provide your bank with the
following information for purposes of wiring your investment:

              Firstar Bank, N.A.
              ABA #04-20000-13
              Attention:  Name of Fund
              Credit Account #483616769
              Account Name _______________(write in shareholder name)
              For Account #________________(write in account number)

         You must mail a signed  application to the Funds' Transfer Agent at the
above address in order to complete your initial wire purchase.  Wire orders will
be accepted  only on a day on which the Funds and the Custodian and the Transfer
Agent are open for business.  A wire purchase will not be considered  made until
the wired money is  received  and the  purchase  is  accepted by the Funds.  Any
delays  which may occur in wiring  money,  including  delays  which may occur in
processing by the banks, are not the responsibility of the Funds or the Transfer
Agent. The Funds will not permit  redemptions  until the Transfer Agent receives
the  application  in proper  form.  There is no fee imposed by the Funds for the
receipt of wired funds,  but  financial  institutions  may charge a fee for wire
transfers.



Additional Investments

         You may purchase  additional shares of any of the Funds at any time, in
minimum amounts of $100 ($50 for an IRA), by mail, wire,  automatic  investment,
or telephone order.

o    Each additional  mail purchase  request must contain your name, the name of
     your account(s),  your account number(s),  and a check made payable to each
     applicable Fund.  Additional  investments  should be mailed to: The Unified
     Funds, [Name of Fund], P.O. Box 640689,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 45264-0689.  The
     Funds will charge a $15 fee against a  shareholder's  account for any check
     return for insufficient funds. The shareholder also will be responsible for
     any losses suffered by the Trust as a result.
o    A bank wire should be sent as outlined above.
o    ACH  (Automatic  Clearing  House)  transactions  should be  established  in
     advance by contacting the Funds' Transfer Agent at 1-800-408-4682. Allow at
     least two weeks for  preparation  before  using ACH. ACH  transactions  are
     completed  approximately  two business days  following the placement of the
     transfer order. ACH may be used to make direct deposits into a Fund account
     of part or all of recurring payments made to you by your employer or by the
     Social Security Administration.
o    After an account is open,  additional  shares may be purchased by telephone
     order. Call theTransfer Agent at 1-800-408-4682 before the close of regular
     trading on the New York Stock Exchange  (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern time)
     on a given day to purchase  shares at that day's price.  Orders must be for
     $1,000 or more and may not be for an amount greater than twice the value of
     your  existing  account.  Payment by check or wire must be received  within
     three business days, or the order will be canceled and the shareholder will
     be responsible  for any resulting  loss to the Fund.  Payment for telephone
     orders may NOT be mailed to the Transfer Agent's P.O. Box address, but must
     be mailed to: Unified Fund Services,  Inc., 431 North Pennsylvania  Street,
     Indianapolis,  Indiana  46204.  Payment  must be  accompanied  by the order
     number given at the time the order is placed.

Other Purchase Information

         Investors  choosing  to  purchase  or  redeem  their  shares  through a
broker-dealer or other institution may be charged a fee by that institution. The
Funds may limit the amount of  purchases  and refuse to sell to any  person.  If
your check or wire does not clear you will be responsible  for any loss incurred
by the Funds. If you are already a shareholder, the Funds can redeem shares from
any identically  registered  account in any Fund as  reimbursement  for any loss
incurred.  You may be prohibited or restricted  from making future  purchases in
the Funds.





                             HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

         As a shareholder in any Fund, you may exchange  shares valued at $1,000
or more for shares of any other Fund in the Trust.  You may  request an exchange
by calling the Transfer  Agent at  1-800-408-4682  if your existing  account has
authorized telephone redemption privileges, or by writing the Transfer Agent at:
The Unified Funds c/o Unified Fund Services,  Inc., P.O. Box 6110, Indianapolis,
IN 46206-6110.  A written request to exchange shares having a net asset value of
less than $5,000 may be sent by telecopy if you call the  Transfer  Agent first.
Shares  of the  Fund  selected  must be  registered  for  sale in your  state of
residence.

o        The shares  exchanged  must have been  registered in the  shareholder's
         name for at least five days prior to the exchange request.
o        If you exchange  shares into or out of a Fund,  the exchange is made at
         the net asset  value per share of each fund next  determined  after the
         exchange request is received.
o        An  exchange  of shares  purchased  by check will be delayed  until the
         check has cleared and redemption proceeds are available for purchase of
         the newly acquired shares, which could take up to 15 calendar days.

         Purchases  into the Taxable  Money  Market Fund may be made by exchange
through third parties, who may also perform subaccounting functions on behalf of
shareholders.

         An  exchange  is made by  selling  shares  of one  Fund and  using  the
proceeds  to buy shares of another  Fund,  with the net asset value for the sale
and the purchase  calculated  on the same day. An exchange  results in a sale of
shares  for  federal  income  tax  purposes.  If you  make  use of the  exchange
privilege, you may realize either a long-term or short-term capital gain or loss
on the shares sold.

         Before making an exchange, you should consider the investment objective
of the Fund to be purchased, and you should read the portions of this prospectus
that  relate  to the  Fund.  You may make an  exchange  to a new  account  or an
existing account; however, the account ownership must be identical. The exchange
privilege is designed to accommodate changes in your investment  objectives.  It
is  not  designed  for  frequent  trading  in  response  to  short-term   market
fluctuations.  The Trust reserves the right to limit a shareholder's  use of the
exchange privilege.  The exchange privilege may be modified or terminated at any
time.

                              HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

         You may receive  redemption  payments in the form of a check or federal
wire  transfer.  The  proceeds  of the  redemption  may be more or less than the
purchase  price of your shares,  depending on the market value of the applicable
Fund's  securities  at the  time  of  your  redemption.  Any  charges  for  wire
redemptions  will be deducted from your account by redemption of shares.  If you
redeem your shares  through a  broker/dealer  or other  institution,  you may be
charged a fee by that institution.

         By Mail - You may  redeem  any part of your  account  in any Fund at no
charge by mail. Your request should be addressed to:

              The Unified Funds
              c/o Unified Fund Services, Inc.
              P.O. Box 6110
              Indianapolis, IN  46206-6110

         "Proper  order" means your  request for a redemption  must include your
letter of instruction, including the Fund name, account number, account name(s),
the address and the dollar  amount or number of shares you wish to redeem.  This
request must be signed by all registered share owner(s) in the exact name(s) and
any  special  capacity  in which they are  registered.  The Funds  require  that
signatures  be  guaranteed  by a bank or member  firm of a  national  securities
exchange if you are requesting a redemption of $5,00 or more, or a redemption of
any amount payable to a person other than the  shareholder of record,  or if you
request  the  proceeds  be sent to an address  other than the address on record.
Signature  guarantees are for the protection of shareholders.  At the discretion
of the Fund or he transfer  agent,  you may be  required  to furnish  additional
legal documents prior to redemption to insure proper authorization.

         By  Telephone - You may redeem any part of your  account in any Fund by
calling the Transfer  Agent at  1-800-408-4682.  You must complete the Telephone
Privileges section of the account application.  For existing accounts,  call the
Transfer Agent to obtain a form. The Funds, the transfer agent and the custodian
are not liable for following redemtpion or exchange instructions communicated by
telephone that they reasonably  believe to be genuine.  However,  if they do not
employ reasonable procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine,
they  may  be  liable  for  any  losses  due  to   unauthorized   or  fraudulent
instructions.  Procedures employed may include recording telephone  instructions
and requiring a form of personal identification from the caller.

         The Funds or transfer agent may terminate the telephone  redemption and
exchange procedures at any time. During periods of extreme market activity it is
possible  that you may  encounter  some  difficulty  in  telephoning  the Funds,
although  neither  the  Funds  nor  the  transfer  agent  has  ever  experienced
difficulties  in  receiving  and in a timely  fashion  responding  to  telephone
requests for  redemptions or exchanges.  If you are unable to reach the Funds by
telephone, you may request a redemption or exchange by mail.

         Check Writing  (Taxable  Money Market Fund and Select Money Market Fund
only) - Shareholders of the Taxable Money Market Fund or the Select Money Market
Fund may write  checks  payable to any payee in any amount of $250 or more.  You
may present up to three checks per month for payment free of charge.  Additional
checks will result in a charge of $0.30 per check. Daily dividends will continue
to accrue on the shares  redeemed by check until the day the check is  presented
for payment.
         In order to write  checks  against  your  account,  the  Check  Writing
Privileges  section of the account  application must be completed.  For existing
accounts, call the Transfer Agent at 1-800-408-4682.  You should not use a check
to close out your account with the Funds,  because daily  dividends  will accrue
until the check is presented for payment.

         Additional Information - If you are not certain of the requirements for
a  redemption,   please  call  the  Funds'  transfer  agent  at  1-800-408-4682.
Redemptions specifying a certain date or share price cannot be accepted and will
be returned.  We will mail you the proceeds on or before the fifth  business day
following the  redemption.  However,  payment for redemption made against shares
purchased by check will be made only after the check has been  collected,  which
normally may take up to fifteen  calendar  days.  Also,  when the New York Stock
Exchange is closed (or when trading is restricted) for any reason other than its
customary  weekend or holiday closing or under any emergency  circumstances,  as
determined  by the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  the Funds may suspend
redemptions or postpone payment dates.

         Because the Funds incur certain fixed costs in maintaining  shareholder
accounts,  the Funds may require you to redeem all of your shares in any Fund on
30 days'  written  notice if the  value of your  shares in any Fund is less than
$1,000  ($500  for  an  IRA)  due to  shareholder  redemptions.  An  involuntary
redemption  constitutes a sale. You should  consult your tax adviser  concerning
the tax consequences of involuntary  redemptions.  You may increase the value of
your  shares in a Fund to the  minimum  amount  within the 30 day  period.  Your
shares are subject to redemption at any time if the Board of Trustees determines
in its sole  discretion  that failure to so redeem may have  materially  adverse
consequences to all or any of the shareholders of a Fund.

                        DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

         The price you pay for your  shares  is based on each  Fund's  net asset
value per share (NAV).  The NAV is calculated at the close of trading  (normally
4:00 p.m.  Eastern  time) on each day the New York  Stock  Exchange  is open for
business (the Stock  Exchange is closed on weekends,  Federal  holidays and Good
Friday).  The NAV of the Taxable  Money  Market Fund and the Select Money Market
Fund is also determined as of 12:00 noon (Eastern time) on such days. The NAV is
calculated by dividing the value of the Fund's total assets (including  interest
and dividends accrued but not yet received) minus liabilities (including accrued
expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding.

         Each Fund's  assets  (except for the Taxable  Money Market Fund and the
Select Money Market Fund) are generally  valued at their market value. If market
prices are not  available,  or if an event occurs after the close of the trading
market that  materially  affects the values,  assets may be valued at their fair
value.  The  International  Equity  Index  Fund  purchases  securities  that are
primarily  listed  on  foreign  exchanges  that  trade  when the New York  Stock
Exchange is closed.  The value of that Fund's shares may change on days when you
are not able to purchase or sell your shares.

         The Taxable  Money Market Fund and the Select Money Market Fund use the
amortized cost method for valuing securities, which normally approximates market
value, and is intended to result in a constant NAV of $1.00 per share.  Although
every  effort  is made to  maintain  the NAV at  $1.00  per  share,  there is no
assurance that the $1.00 NAV will be maintained at all times.

         Requests to  purchase  and sell  shares are  processed  at the NAV next
calculated after we receive your order in proper form.

                       DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES

         Dividends   and   Distributions.   The   Funds   typically   distribute
substantially  all of their net  investment  income  according to the  following
schedule.

<TABLE>
<S>     <C>                                                    <C>

------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
                         FUND                                            DIVIDEND FREQUENCY
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Starwood Strategic Fund                                               Quarterly
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     First Lexington Balanced Fund                                         Quarterly
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Taxable Money Market Fund                                             Daily
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Select 30 Index Fund                                                  Quarterly
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Select 500 Index Fund                                                 Annually
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Select 2000 Index Fund                                                Annually
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Select International Equity Index Fund                                Annually
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Select REIT Index Fund                                                Quarterly
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Select Bond Index Fund                                                Monthly
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Select Internet Fund                                                  Annually
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
     Select Money Market Fund                                              Daily
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


         The Funds make  distributions  of any net  realized  long-term  capital
gains at least  once  every  twelve  months.  Dividends  and  distributions  are
automatically   reinvested  in   additional   shares  unless  you  request  cash
distributions on your application or through a written request. If cash payments
are requested  with respect to the Taxable Money Market Fund or the Select Money
Market Fund,  daily  dividends  will  accumulate  and be paid at the end of each
month, as requested in writing.

         Taxes.  In  general,  selling  or  exchanging  shares  of the Funds and
receiving  distributions  (whether  reinvested  or taken in  cash)  are  taxable
events.  All income realized by the Funds,  including  short-term capital gains,
will be taxable to the shareholder as ordinary income.  Because distributions of
long-term  capital gains are subject to capital  gains taxes,  regardless of how
long you have  owned your  shares,  you may want to avoid  making a  substantial
investment when a Fund is about to make a long-term capital gains distributions.
Depending  on the  purchase  price and the sale price,  you may have a gain or a
loss on any shares sold. Any tax liabilities  generated by your  transactions or
by receiving distributions are your responsibility.

         Early each year,  the Funds will mail to you a statement  setting forth
the federal income tax information for all distributions made during he previous
year. If you do not provide your taxpayer  identification  number,  your account
will be subject to backup withholding.

         The tax  considerations  described  in this  section  do not  apply  to
tax-deferred accounts or other non-taxable entities. Because each investor's tax
circumstances  are  unique,  please  consult  with your tax  adviser  about your
investment.

                             MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

         Unified  Investment  Advisers,  Inc.,  431 North  Pennsylvania  Street,
Indianapolis,  Indiana  46204,  serves as investment  adviser to the Funds.  The
adviser  is  responsible  for  the  selection  and  ongoing  monitoring  of  the
securities  in the  investment  portfolio  of each of the Funds and managing the
Funds'  business  affairs.  The adviser was organized in December  1994,  and is
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser.
The  adviser  has  engaged  Health  Financial,   Inc.,  2353  Alexandria  Drive,
Lexington,  Kentucky  40504,  to serve as  sub-adviser  to the  First  Lexington
Balanced Fund.  The  sub-adviser  manages the investment  portfolio of the First
Lexington  Balanced Fund,  subject to the adviser's overall  management.  Health
Financial  was founded in 1984,  and is a  registered  investment  adviser  that
primarily  serves  physicians  and  private  pension  plans.   Health  Financial
currently  manages  approximately  $____million in assets,  including the assets
held by First Lexington  Trust Company,  a regulated trust company that provides
pension trust and charitable gift investment management.  The Funds' adviser and
Health Financial are wholly-owned  subsidiaries of Unified  Financial  Services,
Inc.

         The adviser  pays all of the  operating  expenses  of the Funds  except
12b-1  and  Shareholder  Servicing  fees,  brokerage,   taxes,   interest,   and
extraordinary  expenses.  The fees paid to the  Adviser  during the fiscal  year
ended  September 30, 1999 by each Fund were:  Starwood  Strategic  Fund - 1.25%;
First Lexington Balanced Fund - 0.75%; Taxable Money Market Fund - 0.90%; Select
30 Index Fund - 0.35%;  Select 500 Index Fund - 0.35%;  Select 2000 Index Fund -
0.35%; Select  International Equity Index Fund - 0.35%; Select REIT Index Fund -
0.35%;  Select Bond Index Fund - 0.35%;  Select  Internet  Fund - 0.35%;  Select
Money Market Fund - 0.35%.

         Andrew E. Beer has been  responsible  for the day-to-day  management of
the Starwood  Strategic  Fund since its inception in 1996. Mr. Beer has been the
President and Director of Starwood Corporation,  a registered investment adviser
that manages approximately $30 million in assets, since 1984.

         Dr.  Gregory  W.  Kasten  has  been   responsible  for  the  day-to-day
management of the First Lexington Balanced Fund since its inception in 1997. Dr.
Kasten  has  served  as  president  of  Health   Financial,   Inc.,  the  Fund's
sub-adviser,  since 1986.  Prior to 1994,  Dr.  Kasten  practiced  medicine with
Anesthesia  Associates,  PSC, Lexington,  Kentucky. Dr. Kasten has completed the
two  year  program  from the  Denver  College  of  Financial  Planning  and is a
Certified Financial Planner.  Dr. Kasten has also completed the two year program
from the  American  Society  of Pension  Actuaries,  and he  received  from that
program the Certificate of Pension Consultant designation.  In 1990, he received
his M.B.A. in finance from the University of Kentucky.

         Jack R. Orben has been responsible for the day-to-day management of The
Taxable  Money Market Fund since ____,  and the Select  Internet  Fund since its
inception  in 1999.  Mr. Orben has been the  Chairman of  Fiduciary  Counsel,  a
registered investment adviser that manages approximately $450 million in assets,
since 1979. Mr. Orben graduated from Tufts University in 1960, and has nearly 25
years of investment experience.

         Mr.  Orben and Dr.  Kasten  have been  responsible  for the  day-to-day
management  of the Select  Index  Series  Funds and the Select Money Market Fund
since their inception.

                                DISTRIBUTION PLAN

         The Starwood Strategic Fund, the First Lexington Balanced Fund, and the
Taxable  Money Market Fund have adopted a Plan  pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment  Company  Act of 1940 under which the Funds are  authorized  to incur
distribution expenses at a maximum annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net
assets of the respective Fund. Because these fees are paid out of the respective
Funds' assets on an on-going basis,  over time these fees will increase the cost
of your  investment  and may cost  you more  than  paying  other  types of sales
charges.

                       OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS

         General.  From  time to time,  any Fund  may take  temporary  defensive
positions that are inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment  strategies
in an  attempt  to respond to  adverse  market,  economic,  political,  or other
conditions.  For  example,  any Fund may hold all or a portion  of its assets in
money  market  instruments,   securities  of  other  no-load  mutual  funds,  or
repurchase agreements.  As a result of engaging in these temporary measures, the
Funds may not achieve their investment objectives.  The funds may also invest in
these securities for liquidity purposes.

         The  investment  objectives  and  strategies of any Fund may be changed
without  shareholder  approval.  Any such  change may result in a Fund having an
investment  objective or employing strategies different from what you considered
appropriate at the time of your investment.



<PAGE>


                             THE V.O.I.C.E. PROGRAM
                                     [LOGO]


         The Funds'  adviser has  established  The Unified Funds  University and
Philanthropic  Program  (the  "Program"),  entitled  "V.O.I.C.E."sm  (Vision for
Ongoing  Investment  in Charity and  Education)sm  pursuant to which the Adviser
will  make  donations  from its own  income to  certain  accredited  college  or
university  endowments or general  scholarship  funds ("Eligible  Institutions")
designated by qualified shareholders.  Philanthropic institutions outside of the
area of education  may be proposed by  qualifying  shareholders  and may, at the
sole  discretion  of the  Adviser,  be  accepted  for  inclusion  as an Eligible
Institution.

         All  Unified  Funds  shareholders  maintaining  an  average  annualized
aggregate  net  asset  value of  $25,000  or more  over the  period of an entire
calendar quarter  ("Qualified  Shareholders") will be qualified to designate one
or more  Eligible  Institutions  to receive a donation  under the  Program  with
respect to that period. A shareholder making an initial investment of $25,000 or
more in Fund shares may designate one Eligible  Institution on the  V.O.I.C.E.sm
Program Application. A shareholder making an initial investment of $1,000,000 or
more (or maintaining that amount for an entire  quarterly  period) may designate
one additional Eligible  Institution for each $l,000,000 invested (or maintained
for such period).

         The Adviser will donate,  on a quarterly basis,  from its own income an
amount  equal to 0.25% of the  average  daily  aggregate  net asset value of the
shares owned by the Qualified  Shareholder for the preceding  quarterly  period.
This donation will be made on a quarterly basis for so long as the average daily
aggregate  net asset  value of the  shares  owned by the  Qualified  Shareholder
remains above $25,000 for the  applicable  quarterly  period.  Donations will be
made by the Adviser in the name of the  Qualified  Shareholder  to the  Eligible
Institution(s)  designated  by the  Qualified  Shareholder.  However,  while the
donation  will  be made  in the  Qualified  Shareholder's  name,  the  Qualified
Shareholder will not be entitled to any tax deductions for such donation.

         All Qualified Shareholders desiring to change their designated Eligible
Institution(s)  may do so twice a year,  in  January  and July.  If a  Qualified
Shareholder was entitled to designate, and did designate, more than one Eligible
Institution,  the amount donated will be allocated  according to the percentages
designated on the V.O.I.C.E.sm Program Application.

         Donations  will  be made  by the  Adviser  from  its  own  income  and,
therefore,  will have no impact on the expenses or yield of the Funds. There can
be no assurances that the Adviser will have income from which to make donations.

         The preceding information is only a summary of the V.O.I.C.E.sm Program
and is qualified in its entirety by the more complete information available from
the Adviser.

         Information about the V.O.I.C.E.sm Program,  including  applications to
participate  in the  Program,  may be  obtained  from  the  Adviser  by  calling
1-800-408-4682.


                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

         The  following  tables are intended to help you better  understand  the
Funds' financial  performance  since  inception.  Certain  information  reflects
financial  results for a single fund share. The total returns represent the rate
you  would  have  earned  (or lost) on an  investment  in the  applicable  Fund,
assuming  reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.  This information has
been audited by McCurdy & Associates CPA's,  Inc., whose report,  along with the
Funds' financial statements,  are included in the Funds' annual report, which is
available upon request.


The following table includes  selected data for a share  outstanding  throughout
each fiscal year or period and other  performance  information  derived from the
financial statements.


<TABLE>

<S>                                        <C>            <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
                                             Starwood     Starwood     Starwood      Starwood     Starwood
                                             Strategic    Strategic    Strategic     Strategic    Strategic
                                               Fund         Fund         Fund          Fund         Fund
                                               ----         ----         ----          ----         ----
                                               1999         1998         1997          1996        1995(a)
PER SHARE OPERATING
     PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning ....               $9.34        $9.30        $7.69         $10.00       $10.00
Income from investment
     Operations:
     Net investment income ....               (0.06)       (0.03)       (0.26)        (3.23)        0.00
Net realized and unrealized
          gain (loss) on investments           2.59         0.07         2.00          0.92         0.00
                                               ----         ----         ----          ----         ----
Total from investment income                   2.53         0.04         1.74         (2.31)        0.00

Less distributions:
     Dividends from realized gains           (1.52)         0.00        (0.13)         0.00         0.00
     Dividends from net
     investment income ........               0.00          0.00         0.00          0.00         0.00
                                              ----          ----         ----          ----         ----
Total from distributions ......              (1.52)         0.00        (0.13)         0.00         0.00
                                              ----          ----        ------         -----        ----

     Net asset value at end of period       $10.35        $ 9.34        $ 9.30        $ 7.69       $10.00
                                             =====         =====         =====          ====        =====

TOTAL ANNUALIZED
     RETURN (%) ..............               31.79         0.43(d)      20.94(d)     (3.97)(c)(d)     (b)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
     Net assets, end of period           1,484,492    1,003,064     1,136,986       483,458         2,705

     Ratio of expenses to
          average net assets ..              1.50%        2.59%         4.26%        15.99%        0.00%
Ratio of expenses (after
          reimbursement) to
          average net assets ..               N/A         1.50%         2.54%        15.25%        0.00%
     Ratio of net investment
          Income to average net assets       (.57)%      (1.40)%       (2.97)%      (14.42)%       0.00%
     Ratio of net investment
          income (after reimbursement)
          to average net assets               N/A        (0.31)%       (1.25)%      (13.68)%       0.00%
Portfolio turnover.............              89.62%      119.97%        76.09%       169.83%       0.00%
</TABLE>


(a)For the Period June 2,1995 (commencement of operations) to September 30,
1995.
(b)Investment in accordance with objective had not commenced at this time.
(c)For the period April 4, 1996 (commencement of investment in accordance with
objective) to September 30, 1996.
(d)Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced
during the periods shown (see Note 3).

<PAGE>


The following table includes  selected data for a share  outstanding  throughout
each fiscal year or period and other  performance  information  derived from the
financial statements.

<TABLE>
<S>                                          <C>            C>             <C>            <C>            <C>

                                               First          First          First        Municipal         Municipal
                                             Lexington      Lexington      Lexington       Fixed              Fixed
                                             Balanced       Balanced       Balanced        Income             Income
                                               Fund           Fund           Fund           Fund               Fund
                                               ----           ----           ----           ----               ----
                                               1999           1998         1997(e)          1996             1995(a)
PER SHARE OPERATING
     PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning ....              $ 10.41        $ 11.01      $ 22.60(f)       $200.00(f)       $200.00(f)
Income from investment
     Operations:
     Net investment income ....                 0.31           0.50       (12.54)         (177.40)            0.00
Net realized and unrealized
     gain (loss) on investments                 0.72          (0.61)         .99            0.00              0.00
                                                ----         -------        -----          -----              -----
Total from investment income                    1.03          (0.11)      (11.05)         (177.40)            0.00

Less distributions:
     Dividends from realized gains             (0.06)         (0.14)       (0.01)           0.00              0.00
     Dividends from net
     investment income ........                (0.31)         (0.35)       (0.03)           0.00              0.00
                                               ------        -------       -----           ------            ------
Total from distributions ......                (0.37)         (0.49)       (0.04)           0.00              0.00
                                               ------         -----        -----           ------            ------

Net asset value at end of period             $ 11.07        $ 10.41        $11.01        $ 22.60           $200.00
                                               =====         ======         =====         ========           ======

TOTAL ANNUALIZED
     RETURN (%) ...............                10.39       (1.09)(d)       18.54(c)(d)     (b)               (b)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
     Net assets, end of period             4,557,971       6,341,373       3,064,511      8,988              100

     Ratio of expenses to
          average net assets ..                1.00%        1.26%            3.06%        181.72%           0.00%
     Ratio of expenses (after
          reimbursement) to
          average net assets ..                N/A          1.00%            2.35%        181.01%           0.00%
     Ratio of net investment
          Income to average net assets         2.77%        3.01%            0.30%       (181.58)%          0.00%
     Ratio of net investment
          income (after reimbursement)
          to average net assets                N/A          3.27%            1.01%       (180.86)%          0.00%

     Portfolio turnover........               19.47%       17.79%            6.60%         0.00%            0.00%

</TABLE>


(a)For the Period June 2,1995 (commencement of operations) to September 30,
1995.
(b)Investment in accordance with objective had not commenced at this time.
(c)For the period March 13, 1997 (commencement of investment in accordance with
objective)to September 30, 1997.
(d)Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced
during the periods shown (see Note 3).
(e)The name of the fund was changed during the period (see  note 1).
(f)Beginning balance adjusted for reverse stock split (see Note 1)

<PAGE>


The following table includes  selected data for a share  outstanding  throughout
each fiscal year or period and other  performance  information  derived from the
financial statements.

<TABLE>
<S>                                   <C>             <C>            <C>              <C>            <C>

                                        Taxable          Taxable       Taxable         Taxable       Taxable
                                         Money            Money         Money           Money        Money
                                         Market           Market        Market          Market       Market
                                         Fund             Fund          Fund            Fund         Fund
                                         ----              ----          ----            ----         ----
                                         1999             1998           1997            1996        1995(a)
PER SHARE OPERATING...........
     PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning ....          $1.00            $1.00         $ 1.00          $ 1.00         $ 1.00
Income from investment
     Operations:
     Net investment income ....           0.04             0.04           0.03            0.04           0.002
     Net realized and unrealized
          gain (loss) on investments      0.00             0.00           0.00            0.00           0.000
                                          ----             ----           ----           -----           -----
Total from investment  income .           0.04             0.04           0.03            0.04           0.002

Less Distribution :
     Dividends from net
          investment income ...          (0.04)           (0.04)         (0.03)          (0.04)         (0.002)
                                         ------            ------        ------          ------         -------
Total from distributions                 (0.04)           (0.04)         (0.03)          (0.04)         (0.002)
                                         ------           -------        ------          ------          ------

Net asset value at end of period       $  1.00           $  1.00       $  1.00         $  1.00        $  1.00
                                       ========          ========       ========       ========         =======

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of period .....      52,413,083         65,575,307     50,619,710      50,544,511      1,230,385

     Ratio of expenses to
          average net assets ..          1.15%             1.30%          1.44%           1.25%         12.82%
     Ratio of expenses (after
          reimbursement)  to
          average net assets ..          N/A               1.10%          1.12%           1.16%          0.47%
     Ratio of net investment
          Income to average net assets   3.81%             4.12%          3.86%           4.12%        (11.94%)
     Ratio of net investment
          income (after reimbursement)
          to average net assets          N/A               4.33%          4.19%           4.21%          0.65%

     Portfolio turnover .......          0.00%             0.00%          0.00%           0.00%          0.00%


</TABLE>

(a) For the Period June 2, 1995 (commencement of operations) to September 30,
1995.



<PAGE>


The following table includes  selected data for a share  outstanding  throughout
each fiscal year or period and other  performance  information  derived from the
financial statements.

<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>


                                             The                 The                  The             The Unified
                                           Unified             Unified              Unified       Select International
                                          Select 30           Select 500          Select 2000           Equity
                                         Index Fund           Index Fund           Index Fund         Index Fund
                                           1999(a)              1999(a)              1999(a)            1999(a)

PER SHARE OPERATING....
     PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning                $  10.00          $    10.00           $    10.00           $  10.00
Income from investment
     Operations:
     Net investment income.............       (.01)                .04                 (.01)              ----

     Net realized and unrealized
          gain (loss) on investments          (.39)               (.22)                 .11              (.10)
                                             ------               ------                ----              -----
Total from investment  income .               (.40)               (.18)                 .10               (.10)

Less Distribution :
     Dividends from net
          investment income ...               ------              ------              ------              ------
                                              ------              ------              ------              ------
Total from distributions                      ------              ------              ------              ------
                                              ------              ------              ------              ------

Net asset value at end of period             $ 9.60               $9.82              $ 10.10             $ 9.90
                                              ======              =====                ======            =======

TOTAL RETURN (%) ..............               (4.00)(c)          (1.80)(b)              1.00(b)           (1.00)(d)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
     Net assets, end of period               50,808              23,757                9,348              6,752

     Ratio of expenses to
          average net assets ..                .28%                .40%                  .37%               .02%


     Ratio of net investment
          Income to average net assets        (.28)%               .94%                 (.37)%             (.02)%


     Portfolio turnover .......               0.00%               0.00%                 0.00%              0.00%

</TABLE>

(a)For the period March 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) to September 30,
1999.
(b)For the period May 3, 1999 (commencement of investment in accordance  with
objective) to September 30, 1999.
(c)For the period June 15, 1999 (commencement of investment in accordance  with
objective) to September 30, 1999.
(d)For the period August 30, 1999 (commencement of investment in accordance
with objective) to September 30, 1999.




<PAGE>


The following table includes  selected data for a share  outstanding  throughout
each fiscal year or period and other  performance  information  derived from the
financial statements.


<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>                    <C>                   <C>                      <C>
                                            The                  The                   The                     The
                                           Unified              Unified               Unified              Unified Select
                                         Select REIT          Select Bond         Select Internet           Money Market
                                          Index Fund           Index Fund              Fund                     Fund
                                          ----------           ----------              ----                     ----
                                           1999(a)              1999(c)                1999(a)                 1999(c)

PER SHARE OPERATING
     PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning               $   10.00            $    10.00            $  10.00                 $    1.00
Income from investment
     Operations:
     Net investment income.............       ----                  ----                (.01)                      ----
       .......................
     Net realized and unrealized
          gain (loss) on investments          ----                  ----                (.79)                      ----
                                             -------               ------               ------                    ------
Total from investment income ..........       -----                 -----               (.80)                      -----

Less Distribution :
     Dividends from net
          investment income ...........      ------                ------              ------                      ------
                                             ------                ------              ------                      ------
Total from distributions                     ------                ------              ------                      ------
                                             ------                ------              ------                      ------

Net asset value at end of period            $ 10.00              $  10.00              $ 9.20                   $    1.00
                                             =======              ========            =======                      ======


TOTAL RETURN (%) ....................          (c)                   (c)             (8.00)(b)                       (c)



RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
     Net assets, end of period                1,000                -----             1,719,241                      -----


     Ratio of expenses to
          average net assets .......           ---                 -----                .35%                        -----


     Ratio of net investment
          Income to average net assets         ----                 -----               .26%                        -----

     Portfolio turnover ............           -----                -----              6.26%                        -----
</TABLE>


(a)For the Period March 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) to September 30,
1999.
(b)For the period April 14, 1999 (commencement of investment in accordance with
objective) to September 30, 1999.
(c)Investment in accordance  with objective had not commenced at this time.


<PAGE>




[BACK COVER PAGE]


         Several  additional  sources of  information  are available to you. The
Statement of Additional Information (SAI),  incorporated into this prospectus by
reference,  contains detailed information on the Funds' policies and operations.
Shareholder  reports  contain  management's  discussion  of  market  conditions,
investment   strategies  and  performance   results  as  of  the  Funds'  latest
semi-annual or annual fiscal year end.

         Call the Funds at  1-800-408-4682 to request free copies of the SAI and
the Funds' annual and semi-annual  reports,  to request other  information about
the Funds, or to make shareholder inquiries.

         You may review and copy  information  about the Fund (including the SAI
and other  reports) at the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (SEC)  Public
Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC at 1-202-942-8090 for room hours
and operation.  You may also obtain reports and other information about the Fund
on the EDGAR  Database on the SEC's  Internet  site at  http.//www.sec.gov,  and
copies of this  information may be obtained,  after paying a duplicating fee, by
electronic  request at the following e-mail address:  [email protected],  or by
writing  the  SEC's  Public  Reference  Section  of the  SEC,  Washington,  D.C.
20549-0102.




Investment Company Act File #811-8968
<PAGE>

                                THE UNIFIED FUNDS

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                February 1, 2000


<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>                                       <C>

Starwood Strategic Fund             Select 30 Index Fund                        Select REIT Index Fund
First Lexington Balanced Fund       Select 500 Index Fund                       Select Bond Index Fund
Taxable Money Market Fund           Select 2000 Index Fund                      Select Internet Fund
                                    Select International Equity Index Fund      Select Money Market Fund
</TABLE>

         This Statement of Additional  Information  ("SAI") is not a Prospectus.
It should be read in conjunction  with the Prospectus of The Unified Funds dated
February 1, 2000. This SAI  incorporates  by reference the financial  statements
and independent  auditor's report from the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended  September 30, 1999. A free copy of the  Prospectus and Annual
Report  can be  obtained  by  writing  to The  Unified  Funds at P.O.  Box 6110,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6110, or by calling 1-800-408-4682.



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                          Page


             Description of the Trust and the Funds.............................
             Additional Information about Fund Investments and
             Risk Considerations................................................
             Investment Limitations.............................................
             Investment Advisory Arrangements...................................
             Trustees and Officers..............................................
             Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage...............................
             Distribution Plan..................................................
             Shareholder Services Plan..........................................
             Purchase and Redemption............................................
             Determination of Share Price.......................................
             Tax Status.........................................................
             Performance Information............................................
             Custodian..........................................................
             Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent, and Administrator...........
             Independent Accountants............................................
             Distributor........................................................
             Financial Statements...............................................




<PAGE>


DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND THE FUNDS

         The Unified Funds (the "Trust") is an open-end, diversified, management
investment  company  established  under  the  laws of Ohio by an  Agreement  and
Declaration of Trust dated November 19, 1997 (the "Trust Agreement").  The Trust
is the successor  entity to The Vintage Funds.  The Trust Agreement  permits the
Trustees  to issue an  unlimited  number  of shares of  beneficial  interest  of
separate series without par value. There are eleven series currently  authorized
by the Trustees: Starwood Strategic Fund, First Lexington Balanced Fund, Taxable
Money  Market  Fund,  Select 30 Index Fund,  Select 500 Index Fund,  Select 2000
Index Fund,  Select  International  Equity  Index Fund,  Select REIT Index Fund,
Select Bond Index Fund, Select Internet Fund, and Select Money Market Fund (each
a "Fund", and collectively the "Funds").

         The Funds do not  issue  share  certificates.  All  shares  are hold in
non-certificate form registered on the books of the Funds and the Transfer Agent
for the account of the shareholder.  Each share of a series  represents an equal
proportionate  interest in the assets and  liabilities  belonging to that series
with each other  share of that  series and is  entitled  to such  dividends  and
distributions  out of income  belonging  to the  series as are  declared  by the
Trustees.  The Shares do not have cumulative  voting rights or any preemptive or
conversion  rights,  and the Trustees  have the  authority  from time to time to
divide or combine  the shares of any series  into a greater or lesser  number of
shares of that series so long as the  proportionate  beneficial  interest in the
assets  belonging to that series and rights of shares of any other series are in
no way affected.  In case of any liquidation of a series,  the holders of shares
of the  series  being  liquidated  will  be  entitled  to  receive  as a class a
distribution  out of the  assets,  net of the  liabilities,  belonging  to  that
series.  Expenses  attributable  to any  series  are borne by that  series.  Any
general  expenses  of the Trust  not  readily  identifiable  as  belonging  to a
particular  series are  allocated  by or under the  direction of the Trustees in
such manner as the Trustees  determine to be fair and equitable.  No shareholder
is liable to further  calls or to  assessment  by the Trust  without  his or her
express consent.

         For other information  concerning the purchase and redemption of shares
of the Funds, see "How to Invest in the Funds" and "How to Redeem Shares" in the
Funds' Prospectus.  For a description of the methods used to determine the share
price and value of each Fund's assets, see "Determination of Net Asset Value" in
the Funds' Prospectus.

         Any  Trustee of the Trust may be  removed  by vote of the  shareholders
holding not less than  two-thirds of the  outstanding  shares of the Trust.  The
Trust  does not hold an annual  meeting  of  shareholders.  The Trust  will,  if
requested  to do so by the  holders of at least 10% of the  Trust's  outstanding
shares,  call a meeting  of  shareholders  for the  purpose  of voting  upon the
question of removal of a trustee or trustees  and will assist in  communications
with other shareholders.  When matters are submitted to shareholders for a vote,
each  shareholder  is  entitled  to one vote for  each  whole  share he owns and
fractional  votes for  fractional  shares he owns.  All shares of the Funds have
equal voting rights and  liquidations  rights.  The  Declaration of Trust can be
amended by the Trustees,  except that any amendment that  adversely  effects the
rights of shareholders must be approved by the shareholders affected. Each share
of the Funds is  subject  to  redemption  at any time if the  Board of  Trustees
determines in its sole  discretion that failure to so redeem may have materially
adverse consequences to all or any of the Funds' shareholders.

     As of November 24, 1999 the following persons may be deemed to beneficially
own five percent (5%) or more of the indicated Funds.

<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>                               <C>                             <C>

--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
Starwood Strategic                Charles   Schwab  &  Co,  Inc.  101 Montgomery St.              31.62%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  John V. Rowan, Jr.              14 Sutton Pl, South             10.44%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Rosa C. Raveneau, IRA           2 Tudor City Pl, Apt 1CN        8.71%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Unified  Financial   Services,  431 N. Pennsylvania St.         7.68%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Dr. Richard Stevenson, Jr.      51 Mohegan Rd.                  5.27%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------


<PAGE>



--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
First Lexington Balanced          Charles   Schwab  &  Co,  Inc.  101 Montgomery St.              37.49%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Unified  Financial   Services,  431 N. Pennsylvania St.         12.22%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
Select 30 Index                   Kenneth R. Sostek               708 Courtland Cir.              20.17%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Ron Brusky                      941 W. Grant Dr.                19.90%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Tommy C. Cheung                 4362 Via Majorca                10.52%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Michael Canney                  936 Roxbury Dr.                 9.54%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Gordon N. Schafer, DDS          2205 N. Cedar St.               8.80%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Thomas E. Kaylor                70724 Lakeview Dr.              5.74%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
Select 500 Index                  Matthew Koemany                 148 Montalvin Dr.               51.08%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Harold P. Williams              1000 Mulberry Rd.               24.77%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Douglas V. Moser                8412 Saratoga Dr.               5.86%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------

                                  John L. Blagman                 7608 Tidewater Trl.             5.45%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
Select 2000 Index                 Ronald L. Kash                  5400 S. Iddings Rd.             33.13%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Brian K. Larue                  5400 Dower House Rd.            18.20%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  C. Gregoary Zywocinski          P.O.Box 716                     14.50%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Varkey Abraham                  813 Twinlake Dr.                12.51%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  John L. Blagman                 7608 Tidewater Trl.             12.43%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Charles P. Lallos               118 Hall Ave. #40               9.23%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
Select    International   Equity
Index                             Michael Rosenbloom              1730 N. Clark St., #1601        28.08%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  John L. Rich III                8814 Woodridge Dr.              27.41%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  John L. Blagman                 7608 Tidewater Trl.             16.40%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Dana Rich                       8814 Woodridge Dr.              14.56%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  James H. Balenger               2029 Springdale Dr.             11.75%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
Select REIT Index                 Charles P. Lallos               118 Hall Ave. #40               100.00%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
Select Internet                   Bob & Co.                       P.O. Box 1809                   10.91%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Michael L. Russell              1140 Elong Ln.                  10.44%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------


<PAGE>



--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
Select Internet (cont.)           Fiduciary Counsel, Inc.         36 W. 44th St., Suite 1310      8.58%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
                                  Paul H. Buchanan                1137 Questover Cir.             5.98%
--------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- -----------------------------
</TABLE>

         As of November 24, 1999, the following persons may be deemed to control
the indicated Funds as a result of beneficial ownership of the Funds.

         Starwood Strategic Fund - Charles Schwab & Co, Inc.

         First Lexington Balanced Fund - Charles Schwab & Co, Inc.

         Select 500 Index Fund - Matthew Koemany

         Select 2000 Index Fund - Ronald L. Kash

         Select International Equity Index Fund - Michael Rosenbloom;
                                                  John L. Rich, III

         Select REIT Index Fund - Charles P. Lallos



         As  of  November  24,  1999,  the  officers  and  Trustees  as a  group
beneficially  owned the indicated  percentages of each Fund listed. The officers
and Trustees as a group owned less that 1% of the remaining Funds.

         [Insert info regarding officer /Trustee ownership]


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS

         This  section  contains  a more  detailed  discussion  of  some  of the
investment the Fund may make and some of the techniques it may use.

Equity Securities

         The Funds (except the Taxable Money Market Fund,  the Select Bond Index
Fund and the Select  Money  Market Fund) may invest,  when  applicable  to their
investment objective, in equity securities,  including common stocks,  preferred
stocks, convertible securities, warrants and rights, which may be denominated in
U.S. dollars or in foreign currencies.  Small capitalization issues and emerging
growth  company  securities,  in  particular,  may be  subject  to  wider  price
fluctuations  and may be more  illiquid  than the stock  market as  measured  by
popular indices.  Equity securities include S&P Depository  Receipts  ("SPDRs"),
DIAMONDS and other similar  instruments.  SPDRs are shares of a publicly  traded
unit investment  trust which owns the stocks included in the S&P 500 Index,  and
changes  in the  price of SPDRs  track  the  movement  of the  index  relatively
closely. DIAMONDS are similar to SPDRs, but own the securities consisting of all
of the stocks of the DJIA.

         Investments in equity  securities are subject to inherent  market risks
and fluctuations in value due to earnings, economic conditions and other factors
beyond the control of the Advisor.  As a result,  the return and net asset value
of a Fund with equity securities in its portfolio will fluctuate.

Small Capitalization Companies

         The  Unified  Select  2000 Index Fund will  invest  primarily,  and the
Unified Select  Internet Fund may invest  extensively,  in small  capitalization
companies.  Companies with small market  capitalization  may  experience  higher
growth rates and higher failure rates than do larger  capitalization  companies.
Small  capitalization  companies  may have  limited  product  lines,  markets or
financial  resources  and may lack  management  depth.  The  trading  volume  of
securities  of smaller  capitalization  companies is normally  less than that of
larger capitalization  companies and, therefore,  may disproportionately  affect
their market price,  tending to make them rise more in response to buying demand
and fall more in  response  to  selling  pressure  than is the case with  larger
capitalization companies.

Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs")

         The  Unified  Select  REIT Index Fund  intends to invest  primarily  in
REITs.  Equity REITs are those which  purchase or lease land and  buildings  and
generate  income  primarily  from rental  income.  Equity REITs may also realize
capital  gains (or  losses)  when  selling  property  that has  appreciated  (or
depreciated)  in value.  Mortgage  REITs are those  which  invest in real estate
mortgages  and generate  income  primarily  from  interest  payments on mortgage
loans. Hybrid REITs generally invest in both real property and mortgages.

         Economic,  legislative  or  regulatory  developments  may  occur  which
significantly  affect the entire real estate  industry  and thus may subject the
Fund to greater market  fluctuations  than a fund that does not concentrate in a
particular  industry.  In addition,  the Fund will generally be subject to risks
associated  with direct  ownership  of real  estate,  such as  decreases in real
estate values or  fluctuations  in rental income caused by a variety of factors,
including  increases in interest  rates,  increases in property  taxes and other
operating  costs,  casualty  or  condemnation  losses,   possible  environmental
liabilities and changes in supply and demand for properties.

         Risks associated with REIT investments include the fact that equity and
mortgage  REITs are dependent  upon  specialized  management  skills and are not
fully diversified.  These characteristics  subject REITs to the risks associated
with financing a limited number of projects. They are also subject to heavy cash
flow  dependency,  defaults by borrowers,  and  self-liquidation.  Additionally,
equity  REITs may be  affected  by any  changes  in the value of the  underlying
property owned by the trusts,  and mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality
of any credit extended.

Preferred Stocks

         Preferred  stock,  unlike common stock,  offers a stated  dividend rate
payable from the issuer's earnings.  Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative
or non-cumulative,  participating,  or auction rate. If interest rates rise, the
fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive,  causing the price of
preferred  stocks to decline.  Preferred  stock may have mandatory  sinking fund
provisions, as well as call/redemption  provisions prior to maturity, a negative
feature when interest rates decline.

Convertible Securities

         The Select 500 Index Fund and the Select  2000 Index Fund may invest up
to 5% of their assets in  convertible  securities.  Convertible  securities  are
fixed income  securities that may be exchanged or converted into a predetermined
number of shares of the  issuer's  underlying  common stock at the option of the
holder during a specified  period.  Convertible  securities may take the form of
convertible preferred stock,  convertible bonds or debentures,  units consisting
of "usable"  bonds and warrants or a  combination  of the features of several of
these securities.  The investment  characteristics of each convertible  security
vary widely, which allows convertible securities to be employed for a variety of
investment strategies.

         The Fund will exchange or convert convertible securities into shares of
underlying  common stock when,  in the opinion of the  investment  adviser,  the
investment  characteristics of the underlying common shares will assist the Fund
in achieving its investment objective. The Funds may also elect to hold or trade
convertible  shares. In selecting  convertible  securities,  a Fund's investment
adviser evaluates the investment  characteristics of the convertible security as
a fixed income instrument, and the investment potential of the underlying equity
security for capital appreciation. In evaluating these matters with respect to a
particular  convertible  security,  the investment  adviser  considers  numerous
factors, including the economic and political outlook, the value of the security
relative to other  investment  alternatives,  trends in the  determinants of the
issuer's profits, and the issuer's management capability and practices.

Warrants

         The Starwood  Strategic Fund, First Lexington Balanced Fund, Select 500
Index  Fund and Select  2000  Index Fund may invest up to 5% of their  assets in
warrants.  Warrants are basically options to purchase common stock at a specific
price (usually at a premium above the market value of the optioned  common stock
at  issuance)  valid for a  specific  period of time.  Warrants  may have a life
ranging  from  less  than one year to twenty  years,  or they may be  perpetual.
However, most warrants have expiration dates after which they are worthless.  In
addition,  a warrant is  worthless  if the market price of the common stock does
not exceed the warrant's exercise price during the life of the warrant. Warrants
have no voting rights, pay no dividends,  and have no rights with respect to the
assets of the corporation  issuing them. The percentage  increase or decrease in
the  market  price of the  warrant  may tend to be greater  than the  percentage
increase or decrease in the market price of the optioned common stock.  Warrants
acquired in units or attached to  securities  may be deemed to be without  value
for purposes of this policy.

Bank Instruments

         The  Taxable  Mondy  Market Fund and the Select  Money  Market Fund may
invest  in  time  deposits  (including  savings  deposits  and  certificates  of
deposit),  deposit notes and bankers  acceptances in commercial banks or savings
associations  whose  accounts  are  insured  by the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance
Corporation ("FDIC"), including certificates of deposit issued by and other time
deposits in foreign branches of FDIC insured financial  institutions or who have
at least $100 million in capital.  These instruments may also include Eurodollar
Certificates of Deposit ("ECDs"),  Yankee Certificates of Deposit ("Yankee CDs")
and Eurodollar Time Deposits  ("ETDs").  The banks issuing these instruments are
not  necessarily  subject  to the same  regulatory  requirements  that  apply to
domestic  banks,  such  as  reserve   requirements,   loan  requirements,   loan
limitations,  examinations,  accounting, auditing, record keeping and the public
availability of information.

Corporate Debt Obligations

         The Starwood Strategic Fund, First Lexington Balanced Fund, Select Bond
Index Fund,  Taxable Money Market Fund,  and Select Money Market Fund may invest
to  varying  extents  in fixed  rate  corporate  debt  obligations.  Fixed  rate
securities  tend to exhibit  more  price  volatility  during  times of rising or
falling  interest rates than  securities with floating  interest rates.  This is
because  floating rate securities,  as described  below,  behave like short-term
instruments  in that  the  rate of  interest  they pay is  subject  to  periodic
adjustments based on a designated interest rate index. Fixed rate securities pay
a fixed rate of interest and are more sensitive to fluctuating  interest  rates.
In periods of rising  interest  rates,  the value of a fixed  rate  security  is
likely to fall.  Fixed rate securities with short-term  characteristics  are not
subject  to the same price  volatility  as fixed rate  securities  without  such
characteristics.  Therefore, they behave more like floating rate securities with
respect to price volatility.

         Many corporate debt obligations permit the issuers to call the security
and thereby redeem their  obligations  earlier than the stated  maturity  dates.
Issuers  are more  likely to call bonds  during  periods of  declining  interest
rates.  In these  cases,  if a Fund owns a bond which is  called,  the Fund will
receive  its return of  principal  earlier  than  expected  and would  likely be
required to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates,  thus reducing income
to the Fund.

Other Corporate Debt Obligations

         The Starwood Strategic Fund, First Lexington Balanced Fund, Select Bond
Index Fund,  Taxable  Money Market  Fund,  and Select Money Market Fund may also
invest in other corporate debt obligations, including those described below.

         Floating  Rate  Obligations.  Floating  rate  securities  are generally
offered  at an initial  interest  rate  which is at or above  prevailing  market
rates.  The interest rate paid on these  securities  is then reset  periodically
(commonly every 90 days) to an increment over some  predetermined  interest rate
index. Commonly utilized indices include the three-month Treasury bill rate, the
180-day  Treasury  bill rate,  the  one-month or  three-month  London  Interbank
Offered Rate (LIBOR),  the prime rate of a bank, the commercial  paper rates, or
the longer-term rates on U.S. Treasury securities.

         Variable  Rate Demand  Notes.  Variable rate demand notes are long-term
corporate  debt  instruments  that have variable or floating  interest rates and
provide the Fund with the right to tender the  security  for  repurchase  at its
stated principal amount plus accrued  interest.  Such securities  typically bear
interest at a rate that is intended to cause the securities to trade at par. The
interest rate may float or be adjusted at regular intervals  (ranging from daily
to annually),  and is normally based on an interest index or a stated percentage
of a prime rate or another published rate. Many variable rate demand notes allow
the Fund to demand the  repurchase  of the  security on not more than seven days
prior  notice.  Other notes only  permit the Fund to tender the  security at the
time of each interest rate adjustment or at other fixed intervals.

Mortgage-Backed Securities

         The Select  Bond Index Fund may invest in  mortgage-backed  securities.
Mortgage-backed  securities  represent  an  interest  in an  underlying  pool of
mortgages. Unlike ordinary fixed-income securities,  which generally pay a fixed
rate of interest and return principal upon maturity,  mortgage-backed securities
repay both  interest  income and principal as part of their  periodic  payments.
Because the mortgages underlying mortgage-backed  certificates can be prepaid at
any time by homeowners or corporate borrowers,  mortgage-backed  securities give
rise to certain unique "prepayment" risks.

         The  Fund  may  purchase  mortgage-backed   securities  issued  by  the
Government National Mortgage  Association (GNMA), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation  (FHLMC),  the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), and the
Federal  Housing  Authority  (FHA).  GNMA  securities are guaranteed by the U.S.
Government as to the timely payment of principal and interest;  securities  from
other  Government-sponsored  entities are  generally  not secured by an explicit
pledge of the U.S. Government. The Fund may also invest in conventional mortgage
securities, which are packaged by private corporations and are not guaranteed by
the  U.S.  Government.  Mortgage  securities  that  are  guaranteed  by the U.S.
Government  are  guaranteed  only as to the  timely  payment  of  principal  and
interest.  The  market  values  of the  securities  are not  guaranteed  and may
fluctuate.

         Zero  Coupon  Securities.  The  Select  Bond  Index  Fund may invest in
corporate  zero coupon  securities.  Corporate zero coupon  securities  are: (i)
notes  or  debentures  which  do not pay  current  interest  and are  issued  at
substantial  discounts from par value,  or (ii) notes or debentures  that pay no
current  interest  until a stated date one or more years into the future,  after
which the issuer is  obligated  to pay  interest  until  maturity,  usually at a
higher rate than if interest were payable from the date of issuance.

Investments in Other Mutual Funds

         All of the Funds may invest to some extent in the  securities  of other
open-end registered  investment  companies ("mutual funds"). The First Lexington
Balanced  Fund  intends to invest  principally  in other mutual  funds,  and may
invest up to 25% of its  assets in any one  mutual  fund,  and up to 100% of its
assets in other mutual funds in general.  The  Starwood  Strategic  Fund and the
Taxable Money Market Fund intend to invest incidentallyin other mutual funds and
may not invest more than 5% of their  total  assets in any one mutual  fund,  or
more than 10% in mutual funds in general.  The other Funds may invest up to 100%
of their assets in other mutual funds. Each Index Fund will invest only in other
mutual funds that attempt to replicate the Fund's respective index. The funds of
the  Trust,  considered  together,  may  not  invest  in  more  than  3% of  the
outstanding  voting securities of any one mutual fund. The foregoing  limitation
is not applicable to investment company securities acquired as part of a merger,
consolidation, reorganization or other acquisition.

         The Trust  believes  that  investing in other mutual funds will provide
the Funds with  opportunities  to achieve greater  diversification  of portfolio
securities and investment  techniques  than the Funds could achieve by investing
in individual securities.  . Each Fund will normally invest only in other mutual
funds  that do not  impose  up-front  sales  loads or  deferred  sales  loads or
redemption  fees.  If a Fund  invests in a mutual fund that  normally  charges a
sales load, it will use available  sales load waivers and quantity  discounts to
eliminate the sales load. However, the Funds may invest in funds that have 12b-1
plans or  shareholder  services  plans  which  permit  the funds to pay  certain
distribution  and other  expenses  from fund  assets.  To the extent that a Fund
invests in other mutual funds,  the Fund will indirectly bear its  proportionate
share of any fees and  expenses  paid by such funds in  addition to the fees and
expenses  payable  directly  by the Fund.  Therefore,  to the extent that a Fund
invests in other  mutual  funds,  the Fund will incur higher  expenses,  many of
which may be  duplicative.  (For example,  the Unified  Select Money Market Fund
pays  the  Adviser  a fee of 0.35% of its  average  net  assets  to  manage  its
investment  portfolio  of  other  mutual  funds,  each  of  which  pays  its own
investment adviser a fee to manage its own portfolio securities).

         The Funds are  independent  from any of the other mutual funds in which
they invest and have little voice in or control over the  investment  practices,
policies or decisions of those funds. If a Fund disagrees with those  practices,
policies  or  decisions,  it may have no  choice  other  than to  liquidate  its
investment in that fund, which can entail further losses. However, a mutual fund
is not required to redeem any of its shares  owned by another  mutual fund in an
amount  exceeding 1% of the  underlying  fund's shares during any period of less
than 30 days.  As a  result,  to the  extent  that a Fund  owns  more than 1% of
another mutual fund's shares, the Fund may not be able to liquidate those shares
in the event of adverse market conditions or other considerations.

Asset-Backed Securities

         The  Taxable  Money  Market Fund and the Select  Money  Market Fund may
invest in mortgage  related  asset-backed  securities  that are considered  U.S.
government  securities.  Asset-backed  securities are created by the grouping of
certain  governmental,  government  related and private loans,  receivables  and
other lender assets into pools.  Interests in these pools are sold as individual
securities.  Payments from the asset pools may be divided into several different
tranches of debt  securities,  with some  tranches  entitled to receive  regular
installments  of principal  and  interest,  other  tranches  entitled to receive
regular  installments  of interest,  with principal  payable at maturity or upon
specified call dates,  and other  tranches only entitled to receive  payments of
principal  and  accrued  interest  at  maturity  or upon  specified  call dates.
Different  tranches of securities will bear different  interest rates, which may
be fixed or floating.

         Because  the loans held in the asset pool often may be prepaid  without
penalty or premium,  asset-backed securities can be subject to higher prepayment
risks than most other  types of debt  instruments.  Prepayments  may result in a
capital loss to the Fund to the extent that the prepaid mortgage securities were
purchased  at a  market  premium  over  their  stated  amount.  Conversely,  the
prepayment  of mortgage  securities  purchased at a market  discount  from their
stated  principal  amount will  accelerate the recognition of interest income by
the Fund,  which  would be taxed as  ordinary  income  when  distributed  to the
shareholders.

         The credit characteristics of asset-backed  securities also differ in a
number of respects from those of traditional debt securities. The credit quality
of most asset-backed securities depends primarily upon the credit quality of the
assets underlying such securities, how well the entity issuing the securities is
insulated  from  the  credit  risk of the  originator  or any  other  affiliated
entities,  and  the  amount  and  quality  of any  credit  enhancement  to  such
securities.

Foreign Securities

         The  Select  International  Equity  Index  Fund will  invest in foreign
securities  and the Starwood  Strategic  Fund,  First  Lexington  Balanced Fund,
Taxable  Money Market  Fund,  and Select Money Market Fund may invest in foreign
securities,  including  foreign  securities  not  publicly  traded in the United
States.  The Taxable  Money  Market Fund and Select  Money  Market Fund may only
invest in foreign securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars.

         Investments  in foreign  securities  involve  special risks that differ
from  those  associated  with  investments  in  domestic  securities.  The risks
associated with investments in foreign  securities apply to securities issued by
foreign corporations and sovereign governments.  These risks relate to political
and  economic  developments  abroad,  as well as  those  that  result  from  the
differences  between  the  regulation  of  domestic  securities  and issuers and
foreign securities and issuers. These risks may include, but are not limited to,
expropriation  and  nationalization,  confiscatory  taxation,  reduced levels of
government   regulation  of  securities  markets,   currency   fluctuations  and
restrictions  on,  and  costs  associated  with,  the  exchange  of  currencies,
withholding  taxes on  interest,  limitations  on the use or transfer of assets,
political or social instability and adverse diplomatic developments. It may also
be more difficult to enforce  contractual  obligations or obtain court judgments
abroad than would be the case in the United States because of differences in the
legal systems.  If the issuer of the debt or the  governmental  authorities that
control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay  principal
or interest  when due in  accordance  with the terms of such debt,  the Fund may
have  limited  legal  recourse in the event of a default.  Moreover,  individual
foreign  economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the domestic economy
in such  respects as growth of gross  national  product,  the rate of inflation,
capital  reinvestment,   resource   self-sufficiency  and  balance  of  payments
position.

         Additional  differences exist between investing in foreign and domestic
securities.  Examples  of such  differences  include:  less  publicly  available
information about foreign issuers;  credit risks associated with certain foreign
governments;  the lack of uniform financial  accounting  standards applicable to
foreign issuers; less readily available market quotations on foreign issues; the
likelihood  that  securities  of  foreign  issuers  may be less  liquid  or more
volatile;  generally higher foreign brokerage  commissions;  and unreliable mail
service between countries.

         The Select  International  Equity Index Fund may invest in World Equity
Benchmark  Shares  ("WEBS").  Each WEBS share  represents  a broad  portfolio of
publicly  traded  stocks in a  selected  country,  through a WEBS  Index  Series
currently  covering  selected  equity  markets.  Each WEBS Index Series seeks to
generate  investment  results  that  generally  correspond  to the market  yield
performance of a given Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") index. MSCI
Indices are leading country index benchmarks, widely used by U.S.
investors for their international investments.

         Currency   Risks.   Foreign   securities  are  denominated  in  foreign
currencies.  Therefore,  the value in U.S. dollars of a Fund's assets and income
may be affected by changes in exchange rates and regulations. Although each Fund
values its assets  daily in U.S.  dollars,  it will not convert its  holdings of
foreign  currencies to U.S. dollars daily.  When a Fund converts its holdings to
another  currency,  it may incur  conversion  costs.  Foreign  exchange  dealers
realize a profit on the difference between the prices at which they buy and sell
currencies.

         Foreign  Currency  Transactions.  The Starwood  Strategic  Fund,  First
Lexington  Balanced  Fund,  and Select  International  Equity  Index Fund,  when
applicable to each Fund's investment objectives, may enter into foreign currency
transactions   to  obtain  the  necessary   currencies   to  settle   securities
transactions.  Currency  transactions  may be conducted either on a spot or cash
basis  at  prevailing  rates  or  through  forward  foreign  currency   exchange
contracts.

         The Funds listed above, when applicable to their investment objectives,
may also enter into foreign currency transactions to protect Fund assets against
adverse  changes  in  foreign  currency   exchange  rates  or  exchange  control
regulations.  Such  changes  could  unfavorably  affect the value of Fund assets
which are denominated in foreign currencies, such as foreign securities or funds
deposited  in foreign  banks,  as measured  in U.S.  dollars.  Although  foreign
currency  transactions  may be used by the Fund to protect  against a decline in
the value of one or more  currencies,  such efforts may also limit any potential
gain that might result from a relative  increase in the value of such currencies
and might, in certain cases, result in losses to the Fund.

         Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. A forward foreign currency
exchange contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency
at a future  date,  which may be any  fixed  number of days from the date of the
contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract.
These  contracts are traded directly  between  currency  traders  (usually large
commercial  banks) and their  customers.  When a Fund enters into a contract for
the purchase or sale of a security  denominated  in a foreign  currency,  it may
want to  establish  the U.S.  dollar  cost or  proceeds,  as the case may be. By
entering into a forward contract in U.S. dollars for the purchase or sale of the
amount of foreign currency involved in an underlying security  transaction,  the
Fund is able to  protect  itself  against  a  possible  loss  between  trade and
settlement  dates resulting from an adverse change in the  relationship  between
the  U.S.  dollar  and  such  foreign  currency.  However,  this  tends to limit
potential  gains which  might  result  from a positive  change in such  currency
relationships.

         The Select  International Equity Index Fund will not enter into forward
foreign currency exchange contracts or maintain a net exposure in such contracts
where the Fund would be  obligated  to deliver an amount of foreign  currency in
excess of the value of the Fund's securities or other assets denominated in that
currency or  denominated in a currency or currencies  that the adviser  believes
will reflect a high degree of correlation with the currency with regard to price
movements.  The Fund  generally  will not enter into  forward  foreign  currency
exchange contracts with a term longer than one year.

         Foreign Currency Options. A foreign currency option provides the option
buyer with the right to buy or sell a stated  amount of foreign  currency at the
exercise price on a specified  date or during the option period.  The owner of a
call  option  has  the  right,  but  not the  obligation,  to buy the  currency.
Conversely,  the owner of a put option has the right, but not the obligation, to
sell the currency.  When the option is exercised,  the seller (i.e.,  writer) of
the option is obligated to fulfill the terms of the sold option. However, either
the seller or the buyer may, in the secondary market,  close its position during
the option period at any time prior to expiration.

         A call  option  on  foreign  currency  generally  rises in value if the
underlying  currency  appreciates in value, and a put option on foreign currency
generally  falls in value  if the  underlying  currency  depreciates  in  value.
Although  purchasing  a foreign  currency  option can protect a Fund  against an
adverse movement in the value of a foreign  currency,  the option will not limit
the movement in the value of such currency. For example, if the Fund was holding
securities  denominated  in a foreign  currency  that was  appreciating  and had
purchased a foreign  currency put to hedge against a decline in the value of the
currency, the Fund would not have to exercise their put option. Likewise, if the
Fund were to enter into a contract to purchase a security denominated in foreign
currency  and, in  conjunction  with that  purchase,  were to purchase a foreign
currency call option to hedge  against a rise in value of the  currency,  and if
the value of the currency instead  depreciated  between the date of purchase and
the settlement date, the Fund would not have to exercise its call. Instead,  the
Fund could acquire in the spot market the amount of foreign  currency needed for
settlement.

         Buyers and sellers of foreign  currency options are subject to the same
risks that apply to options generally. In addition, there are certain additional
risks associated with foreign currency options.  The markets in foreign currency
options are  relatively  new, and a Fund's  ability to  establish  and close out
positions on such options is subject to the  maintenance  of a liquid  secondary
market.  Although  a Fund will not  purchase  or write such  options  unless and
until, in the opinion of the Fund's investment adviser,  the market for them has
developed  sufficiently to ensure that the risks in connection with such options
are not greater than the risks in connection with the underlying currency, there
can be no assurance that a liquid  secondary  market will exist for a particular
option at any specific  time.  In addition,  options on foreign  currencies  are
affected by all of those  factors  that  influence  foreign  exchange  rates and
investments  generally.  Foreign  currency  options  that are  considered  to be
illiquid are subject to each Fund's 15% limitation on illiquid securities.

         The value of a foreign  currency  option  depends upon the value of the
underlying  currency relative to the U.S. dollar. As a result,  the price of the
option  position may vary with changes in the value of either or both currencies
and may have no  relationship  to the investment  merits of a foreign  security.
Because foreign currency transactions  occurring in the interbank market involve
substantially  larger  amounts  than  those that may be  involved  in the use of
foreign currency options, investors may be disadvantaged by having to deal in an
odd lot market  (generally  consisting of  transactions of less than $1 million)
for the underlying foreign currencies at prices that are less favorable than for
round lots.

         There is no systematic  reporting of last sale  information for foreign
currencies or any  regulatory  requirement  that  quotations  available  through
dealers or other market sources be firm or revised on a timely basis.  Available
quotation information is generally  representative of very large transactions in
the interbank market and thus may not reflect  relatively  smaller  transactions
(i.e.,  less than $1 million) where rates may be less  favorable.  The interbank
market in foreign currencies is a global, around the-clock market. To the extent
that the U.S.  option  markets are closed  while the markets for the  underlying
currencies  remain open,  significant price and rate movements may take place in
the  underlying  markets that cannot be reflected in the options  markets  until
they reopen.

Foreign Bank Instruments

         The Select Money  Market Fund may invest in foreign  bank  instruments,
including Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit ("ECDs"),  Eurodollar Time Deposits
("ETDs"),Yankee  Certificates of Deposit  ("Yankee Cds"),  and Europaper.  These
instruments are subject to somewhat different risks than domestic obligations of
domestic issuers.  Examples of these risks include  international,  economic and
political  developments,  foreign  governmental  restrictions that may adversely
affect the payment of principal or interest, foreign withholdings or other taxes
on interest  income,  difficulties in obtaining or enforcing a judgment  against
the  issuing  bank,  and the  possible  impact of  interruptions  of the flow of
international  currency  transactions.  Different risks may also exist for ECDs,
ETDs,  and Yankee Cds  because the banks  issuing  these  instruments,  or their
domestic or foreign branches, are not necessarily subject to the same regulatory
requirements  that apply to domestic banks, such as reserve  requirements,  loan
requirements,  loan  limitations,   examinations,   accounting,   auditing,  and
recording keeping and the public availability of information. These factors will
be carefully  considered by a Fund's  adviser in selecting  investments  for the
Fund.

U.S. Government Obligations

         The Starwood  Strategic Fund,  First Lexington  Balanced Fund,  Taxable
Money  Market  Fund,  Select  Bond Index Fund and Select  Money  Market Fund may
invest in U.S.  government  obligations.  These  securities are either issued or
guaranteed  by the U.S.  government,  its  agencies  or  instrumentalities.  The
government  securities  in which the Funds may invest are backed in a variety of
ways by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities.  Some of these
securities,   such  as  Government   National  Mortgage   Association   ("GNMA")
mortgage-backed  securities, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government.  Other  securities,  such as  obligations  of the  Federal  National
Mortgage   Association  ("FNMA")  or  Federal  Home  Loan  Mortgage  Corporation
("FHLMC"), are backed by the credit of the agency or instrumentality issuing the
obligations  but not the  full  faith  and  credit  of the U.S.  government.  No
assurances can be given that the U.S.  government will provide financial support
to these other agencies or instrumentalities,  because it is not obligated to do
so.

Repurchase Agreements

         Each Fund may invest in repurchase  agreements fully  collateralized by
U.S. Government  obligations.  A repurchase agreement is a short-term investment
in which the purchaser (i.e., the Fund) acquires ownership of a U.S.  Government
obligation  (which may be of any  maturity)  and the seller agrees to repurchase
the obligation at a future time at a set price,  thereby  determining  the yield
during the purchaser's holding period (usually not more than seven days from the
date of purchase).  Any  repurchase  transaction  in which the Fund engages will
require full collateralization of the seller's obligation during the entire term
of the  repurchase  agreement.  In the event of a bankruptcy or other default of
the seller,  the Fund could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying
security and losses in value. However, the Funds intend to enter into repurchase
agreements only with FIRSTAR Bank, N.A. (the Fund's Custodian), other banks with
assets of $1 billion or more and registered securities dealers determined by the
Adviser  (subject to review by the Board of  Trustees) to be  creditworthy.  The
Adviser monitors the  creditworthiness  of the banks and securities dealers with
which the Funds engage in repurchase transactions.

Options Transactions

         Each Fund  (except the Taxable  Money  Market Fund and the Select Money
Market  Fund) may purchase put and call  options,  write (sell)  covered put and
call options on their  respective  stock  indices and engage in related  closing
transactions.  An option on a stock index gives the holder the right to receive,
upon  exercising the option,  a cash  settlement  amount based on the difference
between the exercise price and the value of the underlying stock index.  Receipt
of this cash amount  will depend upon the closing  level of the stock index upon
which the  option is based  being  greater  than (in the case of a call) or less
than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option. The amount of cash
received will be equal to such difference between the closing price of the index
and the exercise  price of the option  expressed  in dollars.  The writer of the
option is  obligated,  in return for the premium  received,  to make delivery of
this amount.

         To  cover  the  potential   obligations   involved  in  writing  option
transactions, the Fund will either own a position opposite to the option or hold
a portfolio of stocks substantially replicating the movement of the index or, to
the extent the Fund does not own such a position or hold such a portfolio,  will
segregate  with the Custodian  high grade liquid debt  obligations  equal to the
market value of the stock index option, marked to market daily. Risks associated
with  writing  options   include  the  possible   inability  to  effect  closing
transactions at favorable prices and an appreciation limit on the securities set
aside for settlement,  as well as exposure to an indeterminate liability.  Risks
associated with purchasing options include the loss of the premium if the option
is  not  exercised.  It is not  the  Adviser's  intention  to  buy  options  for
speculative purposes, or to write options on an uncovered or unhedged basis.

         Because the value of an index  option  depends  upon  movements  in the
level of the index rather than the price of a particular stock, whether the Fund
will  realize a gain or loss from the purchase or writing of options on an index
depends  upon  movements  in the  level  of stock  prices  in the  stock  market
generally or, in the case of certain indices,  in an industry or market segment,
rather than  movements in the price of a particular  stock.  Options may fail as
hedging techniques when price movements of the securities underlying the options
do not follow the price  movements of the  portfolio  securities  subject to the
hedge. Accordingly, successful use by each Fund of options on stock indices will
be  subject  to the  Adviser's  ability  to  predict  correct  movements  in the
direction  of the stock  market  generally  or of a  particular  industry.  This
requires different skills and techniques than predicting changes in the price of
individual stocks. A Fund will likely be unable to control losses by closing its
position where a liquid secondary market does not exist.

         Each  of  the  Funds,  when  applicable  to its  particular  investment
objective  (except the Taxable  Money Market Fund and Select Money Market Fund),
may attempt to hedge all or a portion of its  portfolio by buying put options on
portfolio securities. The Funds may also write covered call options on portfolio
securities to attempt to increase  current  income.  Each Fund may write covered
call  options  and  secured  put  options on up to 25% of its net assets and may
purchase put and call options  provided  that no more than 5% of the fair market
value of its net assets may be invested in premiums on such options.

         A call option gives the  purchaser the right to buy, and the writer the
obligation  to sell,  the  underlying  currency,  security or other asset at the
exercise  price during the option  period.  A put option gives the purchaser the
right to sell, and the writer the  obligation to buy, the  underlying  currency,
security or other asset at the  exercise  price  during the option  period.  The
writer of a covered  call owns  assets  that are  acceptable  for escrow and the
writer of a secured  put invests an amount not less than the  exercise  price in
eligible  assets to the  extent  that it is  obligated  as a  writer.  If a call
written by a Fund is  exercised,  the Fund forgoes any  possible  profit from an
increase in the market price of the  underlying  asset over the  exercise  price
plus the premium received. In writing puts, there is a risk that the Fund may be
required to take delivery of the underlying asset at a disadvantageous price.

         Over-the-counter  options ("OTC  options")  differ from exchange traded
options in several respects.  They are transacted  directly with dealers and not
with a clearing corporation, and there is a risk of nonperformance by the dealer
as a result of the  insolvency of such dealer or  otherwise,  in which event the
fund may experience material losses.  However, in writing options the premium is
paid in  advance  by the  dealer.  OTC  options,  which may not be  continuously
liquid,  are  available  for a greater  variety of assets,  and a wider range of
expiration  dates and exercise  prices,  than are exchange traded  options.  The
Funds intend to treat OTC options as illiquid securities.

         Options on Securities  Indices.  Each Index Fund may purchase and write
(sell) call and put options on their respective securities indices. Such options
give the holder the right to  receive a cash  settlement  during the term of the
option based upon the difference between the exercise price and the value of the
index.

         A Fund may  terminate  its  obligation  as the  writer of a call or put
option by purchasing an option with the same exercise price and expiration  date
as the option previously written. This transaction is called a "closing purchase
transaction."  The Fund will  realize  a profit  or loss for a closing  purchase
transaction  if the amount paid to  purchase  an option is less or more,  as the
case may be,  than the amount  received  from the sale  thereof.  To close out a
position  as a  purchaser  of an  option,  the  Fund may  make a  "closing  sale
transaction"  which  involves  liquidating  the Fund's  position  by selling the
option previously purchased.

         When a Fund  writes  an  option,  an  amount  equal to the net  premium
received  by the  Fund  is  included  in the  liability  section  of the  Fund's
Statement  of Assets and  Liabilities  as a deferred  credit.  The amount of the
deferred  credit  will be  subsequently  marked to market to reflect the current
market value of the option written.  The current market value of a traded option
is the last sale  price or,  in the  absence  of a sale,  the mean  between  the
closing bid and asked price.  If an option expires on its stipulated  expiration
date or if the Fund enters into a closing  purchase  transaction,  the Fund will
realize a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing  purchase  transaction  exceeds
the premium  received when the option was sold), and the deferred credit related
to such option will be eliminated.  If a call option is exercised, the Fund will
realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds
of the sale will be increased by the premium originally received. The writing of
covered  call  options  may be deemed to involve  the  pledge of the  securities
against which the option is being written. Securities against which call options
are written will be segregated on the books of the Custodian for the Fund.

         Options on securities  indices entail risks in addition to the risks of
options on  securities.  The absence of a liquid  secondary  market to close out
options  positions on securities  indices is more likely to occur,  although the
Fund  generally  will only  purchase  or write  such an  option  if the  Adviser
believes the option can be closed out.

         Use of options on securities indices also entails the risk that trading
in such options may be interrupted if trading in certain securities  included in
the index is  interrupted.  The Fund will not purchase  such options  unless the
Adviser  believes  the market is  sufficiently  developed  such that the risk of
trading in such  options  is no  greater  than the risk of trading in options on
securities.

         Price movements in a Fund's  holdings may not correlate  precisely with
movements in the level of an index and, therefore, the use of options on indices
cannot serve as a complete hedge.  Because options on securities indices require
settlement in cash,  the Adviser may be forced to liquidate  Fund  securities to
meet settlement obligations.

         Futures  Contracts.  The Select 500 Index Fund, Select 2000 Index Fund,
and the Select  International Equity Index Fund may invest up to 5% of their net
assets in futures contracts. When a Fund purchases a futures contract, it agrees
to purchase a specified  underlying  instrument at a specified future date. When
the Fund sells a futures contract,  it agrees to sell the underlying  instrument
at a specified  future date.  The price at which the purchase and sale will take
place is fixed when the Fund enters into the contract.  Some currently available
futures contracts are based on specific securities,  such as U.S. Treasury bonds
or notes,  and some are based on indices of  securities  such as the  Standard &
Poor's 500  Composite  Stock Price Index ("S&P 500").  Futures can be held until
their  delivery  dates,  or can be closed out before then if a liquid  secondary
market is available.

         The value of a futures  contract  tends to  increase  and  decrease  in
tandem with the value of its underlying instrument or precious metal. Therefore,
purchasing futures contracts tends to increase a Fund's exposure to positive and
negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument or precious metal, much
as if it had purchased the  underlying  instrument or precious  metal  directly.
When a Fund sells a futures  contract,  by  contrast,  the value of its  futures
position  will  tend to move in a  direction  contrary  to the  market.  Selling
futures  contracts,  therefore,  will tend to offset both  positive and negative
market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument or precious metal had
been sold.

         Futures Margin Payments.  The purchaser or seller of a futures contract
is not  required  to deliver or pay for the  underlying  instrument  or precious
metal  unless the contract is held until the delivery  date.  However,  both the
purchaser  and seller are  required to deposit  "initial  margin"  with  futures
broker,  known as a futures  commission  merchant ("FCM"),  when the contract is
entered into. Initial margin deposits are typically equal to a percentage of the
contract's value. If the value of either party's position  declines,  that party
will be required to make additional  "variation  margin"  payments to settle the
change in value on a daily  basis.  The party that has a gain may be entitled to
receive all or a portion of this amount.  Initial and variation  margin payments
do not  constitute  purchasing  securities  on margin for purposes of the Fund's
investment  limitations.  In the event of the  bankruptcy  of the FCM that holds
margin on behalf of a Fund, the Fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to
it only in  proportion  to the amount  received  by the FCM's  other  customers,
potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

Loans of Portfolio Securities

         Each  Fund  may  make  short  and  long  term  loans  of its  portfolio
securities.  Under the lending  policy  authorized  by the Board of Trustees and
implemented  by the  Adviser  in  response  to  requests  of  broker-dealers  or
institutional  investors  which the Adviser deems  qualified,  the borrower must
agree  to  maintain  collateral,   in  the  form  of  cash  or  U.S.  government
obligations, with the Fund on a daily mark-to-market basis in an amount at least
equal to 100% of the value of the loaned  securities.  The Fund will continue to
receive  dividends or interest on the loaned  securities  and may terminate such
loans at any time or  reacquire  such  securities  in time to vote on any matter
which the Board of Trustees determines to be important. With respect to loans of
securities,  there is the risk that the  borrower  may fail to return the loaned
securities  or  that  the  borrower  may  not  be  able  to  provide  additional
collateral.  No loan of securities  will be made if, as a result,  the aggregate
amount of such loans would exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets.

Selling Securities Short

         The Starwood  Strategic Fund may sell securities  short.  The Fund will
effect short sales when it is believed  that the price of a particular  security
will decline.  A short sale involves the sale of a security  which the Fund does
not own in the hope of  purchasing  the same security at a later date at a lower
price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the
Fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by
a later purchase of the security by the Fund.

         When the Fund makes a short sale,  it must  deposit  with the lender or
maintain in a segregated account cash or government  securities to collateralize
its obligation to replace the borrowed securities which have been sold. The Fund
may sell  securities  short only to the extent  that would  cause the amounts on
deposit or segregated to equal 25% of the value of its total assets.

         The Fund will  incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of
the security  increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which
the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security.  The Fund will
realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. The amount
of any gain  will be  decreased  and the  amount  of any loss  increased  by any
premium or interest the Fund may be required to pay in  connection  with a short
sale.

Temporary Investments

         All of the Funds may invest  temporarily  in cash or  short-term  money
market  instruments  during times of unusual  market  conditions  for  defensive
purposes,  without  limitation.  These temporary  investments may include direct
obligation of the U.S. Treasury,  discount notes of U.S.  government agencies or
instrumentalities,  short-term  corporate debt  instruments,  bank  instruments,
repurchase agreements, money market funds.


INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS - STARWOOD STRATEGIC FUND, FIRST LEXINGTON BALANCED FUND,
AND TAXABLE MONEY MARKET FUND

         Fundamental.  The  investment  limitations  described  below  have been
adopted   by  the  Trust  with   respect  to  each  Fund  and  are   fundamental
("Fundamental"), i.e., they may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a
majority of the  outstanding  shares of each Fund. As used in the Prospectus and
the Statement of Additional Information,  the term "majority" of the outstanding
shares of the Fund means the lesser of (1) 67% or more of the outstanding shares
of the  Fund  present  at a  meeting,  if the  holders  of more  than 50% of the
outstanding  shares of the Fund are present or represented  at such meeting;  or
(2) more  than 50% of the  outstanding  shares  of the  Fund.  Other  investment
practices which may be changed by the Board of Trustees  without the approval of
shareholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation or regulatory
policy are considered non-fundamental ("Non-Fundamental").

         1.  Selling  Short  and  Buying  on  Margin.  The  Funds  will not sell
securities short or purchase securities on margin,  except that (a) the Starwood
Strategic Fund may sell securities  short to the extent that would cause amounts
on deposits or segregated  as a result  thereof to equal 25% of the value of its
net  assets,  (b) the Funds  (other  than the  Taxable  Money  Market  Fund) may
purchase  securities  on  margin in  connection  with the  purchase  and sale of
options,  financial futures and options on financial futures,  and (c) all Funds
may  obtain  such   short-term   credits  as  are  necessary  for  clearance  of
transactions.

         2. Issuing Senior  Securities and Borrowing  Money.  The Funds will not
issue senior  securities  except as required by forward  commitments to purchase
securities or  currencies  and except that each Fund may borrow money and engage
in reverse repurchase  agreements in amounts up to one-third of the value of its
total assets, including the amounts borrowed. The Funds (other than the Starwood
Strategic Fund) will not borrow money or engage in reverse repurchase agreements
for investment leverage, but rather as a temporary,  extraordinary, or emergency
measure or to  facilitate  management  of the  portfolio by enabling the Fund to
meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio  securities is deemed
to be  inconvenient  or  disadvantageous.  Each Fund  (other  than the  Starwood
Strategic Fund) will not purchase any securities  while  borrowings in excess of
5% of its total assets are outstanding. During the period any reverse repurchase
agreements  are  outstanding,  but  only  to  the  extent  necessary  to  assure
completion  of the reverse  repurchase  agreements,  the Funds will restrict the
purchase of portfolio  instruments  to money market  instruments  maturing on or
before the expiration date of the reverse repurchase agreements.

         3. Pledging Assets. The Funds will not mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate
any assets except to secure  permitted  borrowings.  In those cases,  a Fund may
pledge  assets  having a market  value not  exceeding  the  lesser of the dollar
amounts  borrowed  or 15% of the  value  of  total  assets  at the  time  of the
borrowing.  Margin  deposits  for the  purchase  and sale of options,  financial
futures contracts and related options are not deemed to be a pledge.

         4.   Diversification   of  Investments.   With  respect  to  securities
comprising 75% of the value of its total assets (100% in the case of the Taxable
Money Market  Fund),  each Fund will not purchase  securities  of any one issuer
(other than cash, cash items,  securities issued or guaranteed by the government
of the  United  States  or its  agencies  or  instrumentalities  and  repurchase
agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and securities of other
investment  companies)  if as a result  more  than 5% of the  value of its total
assets would be invested in the  securities of that issuer or the Fund would own
more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.

         5.  Investing  in Real  Estate.  The  Funds  will not buy or sell  real
estate,  including limited partnership interests in real estate, although it may
invest in securities of companies  whose business  involves the purchase or sale
of real estate or in securities which are secured by real estate or interests in
real estate.

         6.  Investing  in  Commodities.  The Funds  will not  purchase  or sell
commodities,  except that the Funds  (other than the Taxable  Money Market Fund)
may purchase and sell financial futures contracts and related options.  Further,
the Funds may engage in transactions in foreign  currencies and may purchase and
sell options on foreign currencies and indices for hedging purposes.

         7. Underwriting. The Funds will not underwrite any issue of securities,
except as it may be deemed to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933
in connection with the sale of restricted  securities  which a Fund may purchase
pursuant to its investment objective, policies, and limitations.

         8.  Lending  Cash or  Securities.  Each  Fund  will not lend any of its
assets,  except  portfolio  securities up to one-third of the value of its total
assets. This shall not prevent a Fund from purchasing or holding U.S. government
obligations,  money  market  instruments,  variable  rate demand  notes,  bonds,
debentures,  notes,  certificates  of  indebtedness,  or other debt  securities,
entering into repurchase  agreements,  or engaging in other  transactions  where
permitted by the Fund's investment objective, policies and limitations.

         9. Concentration of Investments.  Each Fund will not invest 25% or more
of the value of its total assets in any one industry or in government securities
of any one  foreign  country,  except  that (i) each  Fund  may  invest  without
limitation  in  securities  issued or  guaranteed  by the U.S.  government,  its
agencies or instrumentalities, (ii) the First Lexington Balanced Fund may invest
without  limitation in other investment  companies,  and (iii) the Taxable Money
Market Fund may invest without limitation in domestic bank instruments.

         10.  Investing in Securities of Other Investment  Companies.  Each Fund
will limit its investments in other  investment  companies to no more than 3% of
the total  outstanding  voting  securities of any one investment  company,  will
invest no more than 5% of its total assets in any one  investment  company,  and
will  invest no more than 10% of its total  assets in  investment  companies  in
general,  except that the First Lexington  Balanced Fund may invest of up to 25%
of its total  assets in any one  investment  company and up to 100% of its total
assets in  investment  companies  in general,  subject to the other  limitations
described  herein.  The foregoing  limitations  are not applicable to investment
company securities acquired as part of a merger,  consolidation,  reorganization
or other acquisition.

         11.  Dealing  in Puts and  Calls.  The Funds  will not deal in puts and
calls,  except that each Fund (other than the  Taxable  Money  Market  Fund) may
write  covered  call  options  and  secured  put options on up to 25% of its net
assets and may purchase put and call  options,  provided that no more than 5% of
the fair  market  value of its net assets may be  invested  in  premiums on such
options.

         Non-Fundamental  Investment Limitations.  The following limitations may
be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder  approval.  Shareholders
will be  notified  before  any  material  change  in these  limitations  becomes
effective.

         1. Investing in Restricted  Securities.  Each Fund will not invest more
than 10% of the value of its total assets in securities  subject to restrictions
on resale under the Securities Act of 1933,  except for commercial  paper issued
under Section 4(2) of the  Securities  Act of 1933 and certain other  restricted
securities which meet the criteria for liquidity as established by the Trustees.

         2.  Investing  in Illiquid  Securities.  Each Fund will not invest more
than 15% of the value of its net assets  (10% in the case of the  Taxable  Money
Market Funds) in illiquid securities,  including repurchase agreements providing
for settlement in more than seven days after notice,  over-the-counter  options,
certain foreign currency options,  and certain  securities not determined by the
Trustees to be liquid.

         3. Investing in New Issuers.  Each Fund will not invest more than 5% of
the value of its total  assets  in  securities  of  companies,  including  their
predecessors,  that  have been in  operation  for less than  three  years.  With
respect to asset backed  securities,  the Funds will treat the originator of the
asset pool as the  company  issuing the  security  for  purposes of  determining
compliance with this limitation.

         4.  Investing  in Issuers  whose  Securities  are Owned by Officers and
Trustees.  Each Fund will not purchase or retain the securities of any issuer if
the  officers  and  Trustees  of the  Trust  or its  investment  adviser  owning
individually  more than 1/2 of 1% of the issuer's  securities  together own more
than 5% of the issuer's securities.

         5. Investing in Minerals. The Funds will not purchase or sell oil, gas,
or other mineral  exploration or development  programs or leases,  although they
may purchase the securities of issuers which invest in or sponsor such programs.

         6.  Investing  in  Warrants.  Each Fund (other  than the Taxable  Money
Market  Fund) may  invest up to 5% of its total  assets in  warrants,  including
those  acquired in units or attached to other  securities.  For purposes of this
investment restriction,  warrants will be valued at the lower of cost or market,
except that warrants  acquired by a Fund in units with or attached to securities
may be deemed to be without value.

INVESTMENT  LIMITATIONS  - SELECT 30 INDEX FUND,  SELECT 500 INDEX FUND,  SELECT
2000 INDEX FUND, SELECT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND, SELECT REIT INDEX FUND,
SELECT BOND INDEX FUND, SELECT INTERNET FUND, AND SELECT MONEY MARKET FUND

         Fundamental.  The  investment  limitations  described  below  have been
adopted   by  the  Trust  with   respect  to  each  Fund  and  are   fundamental
("Fundamental"), i.e., they may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a
majority of the  outstanding  shares of each Fund. As used in the Prospectus and
the Statement of Additional Information,  the term "majority" of the outstanding
shares of the Fund means the lesser of (1) 67% or more of the outstanding shares
of the  Fund  present  at a  meeting,  if the  holders  of more  than 50% of the
outstanding  shares of the Fund are present or represented  at such meeting;  or
(2) more  than 50% of the  outstanding  shares  of the  Fund.  Other  investment
practices which may be changed by the Board of Trustees  without the approval of
shareholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation or regulatory
policy are considered non-fundamental ("Non-Fundamental").

         1. Borrowing Money. The Funds will not borrow money,  except (a) from a
bank,  provided that immediately after such borrowing there is an asset coverage
of 300% for all  borrowings of the Fund; or (b) from a bank or other persons for
temporary  purposes  only,  provided that such  temporary  borrowings  are in an
amount  not  exceeding  5% of the  Fund's  total  assets  at the  time  when the
borrowing is made. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from entering into
reverse repurchase transactions, provided that the Fund has an asset coverage of
300% for all  borrowings  and  repurchase  commitments  of the Fund  pursuant to
reverse repurchase transactions.

         2. Senior Securities. The Funds will not issue senior securities.  This
limitation is not  applicable  to  activities  that may be deemed to involve the
issuance  or sale of a senior  security  by the Fund,  provided  that the Fund's
engagement  in  such  activities  is (a)  consistent  with or  permitted  by the
Investment  Company  Act  of  1940,  as  amended,   the  rules  and  regulations
promulgated  thereunder  or  interpretations  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission or its staff and (b) as described in the Prospectus and the Statement
of Additional Information.

         3.  Underwriting.  The Funds will not act as  underwriter of securities
issued by other persons.  This  limitation is not applicable to the extent that,
in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted
securities),  the  Fund may be  deemed  an  underwriter  under  certain  federal
securities laws.

         4. Real Estate.  The Funds will not purchase or sell real estate.  This
limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable  securities  which are
secured by or  represent  interests  in real estate.  This  limitation  does not
preclude the Fund from investing in mortgage-related  securities or investing in
companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion
of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).

         5. Commodities.  The Funds will not purchase or sell commodities unless
acquired as a result of  ownership  of  securities  or other  investments.  This
limitation  does not preclude  the Fund from  purchasing  or selling  options or
futures  contracts,  from investing in securities or other instruments backed by
commodities  or from  investing in companies  which are engaged in a commodities
business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.

         6. Loans. The Funds will not make loans to other persons, except (a) by
loaning portfolio securities,  (b) by engaging in repurchase agreements,  or (c)
by  purchasing  nonpublicly  offered  debt  securities.  For  purposes  of  this
limitation,  the term "loans"  shall not include the purchase of a portion of an
issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other securities.

         7.  Concentration.  No Fund will invest 25% or more of its total assets
in a particular  industry,  except the Select  Internet Fund,  which will invest
more than 25% of its total assets in the Internet industry,  and the Select REIT
Index  Fund,  which will  invest  more than 25% of its total  assets in the real
estate industry. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government,  its agencies and instrumentalities
or repurchase agreements with respect thereto.

         With  respect  to the  percentages  adopted  by the  Trust  as  maximum
limitations  on its  investment  policies and  limitations,  an excess above the
fixed percentage will not be a violation of the policy or limitation  unless the
excess results  immediately and directly from the acquisition of any security or
the action taken.  This  paragraph  does not apply to the  borrowing  policy set
forth in paragraph 1 above.

         Notwithstanding  any  of  the  foregoing  limitations,  any  investment
company, whether organized as a trust, association or corporation, or a personal
holding  company,  may be merged or consolidated  with or acquired by the Trust,
provided  that  if such  merger,  consolidation  or  acquisition  results  in an
investment in the securities of any issuer  prohibited by said  paragraphs,  the
Trust  shall,  within  ninety  days  after  the  consummation  of  such  merger,
consolidation or acquisition, dispose of all of the securities of such issuer so
acquired or such  portion  thereof as shall bring the total  investment  therein
within  the  limitations  imposed  by said  paragraphs  above  as of the date of
consummation.

         Non-Fundamental.  The  following  limitations  have been adopted by the
Trust  with  respect  to each  Fund  and are  Non-Fundamental  (see  "Investment
Restrictions" above).

         1. Pledging. The Funds will not mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or in any
manner transfer, as security for indebtedness,  any assets of the Fund except as
may be necessary in  connection  with  borrowings  described in  limitation  (1)
above. Margin deposits,  security interests,  liens and collateral  arrangements
with respect to transactions involving options,  futures contracts,  short sales
and other permitted  investments and techniques are not deemed to be a mortgage,
pledge or hypothecation of assets for purposes of this limitation.

         2.  Borrowing.  No Fund will  purchase  any security  while  borrowings
(including  reverse  repurchase  agreements)  representing  more than 33% of its
total assets are outstanding.

         3. Margin Purchases.  No Fund will purchase  securities or evidences of
interest  thereon on "margin."  This  limitation is not applicable to short term
credit obtained by a Fund for the clearance of purchases and sales or redemption
of  securities,  or to  arrangements  with  respect  to  transactions  involving
options,  futures  contracts,  short sales and other  permitted  investments and
techniques.

         4.  Options.  No Fund will  purchase  or sell puts,  calls,  options or
straddles  except  as  described  in the  Funds'  Prospectus  and  Statement  of
Additional Information.

         5. Illiquid  Investments.  No Fund will invest more than 15% of its net
assets in securities  for which there are legal or contractual  restrictions  on
resale and other  illiquid  securities.  For this purpose,  illiquid  securities
generally  include  securities  which cannot be disposed of within seven days in
the ordinary  course of business  without taking a reduced  price.  Certain Rule
144A  securities  may be  considered  liquid;  however the Funds have no present
intention of investing in such securities.

         6.  Loans  of  Portfolio  Securities.  Each  Fund  may  lend  portfolio
securities up to 5% of the value of its total assets.



INVESTMENT ADVISORY ARRANGEMENTS

Investment Adviser

         The Trust's  investment adviser is Unified  Investment  Advisers,  Inc.
(the "Adviser").  The Adviser is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unified  Financial
Services,  Inc.  Timothy L. Ashburn,  Chairman of the Board and President of the
Trust, is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer of the Adviser.
Thomas G. Napurano,  Treasurer of the Trust, is the Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial  Officer of the Adviser.  Carol J.  Highsmith,  Secretary of the
Trust, is Secretary of the Adviser.

         Under  the  terms of the  advisory  agreement  (the  "Agreement"),  the
Adviser retains the right to use the name "Unified" and "Starwood" in connection
with another investment company or business enterprise with which the Adviser is
or  may  become  associated.  The  Trust's  right  to  use  the  name  "Unified"
automatically  ceases ninety days after  termination of the Agreement and may be
withdrawn by the Adviser on ninety days written notice.

         The Adviser may make payments to banks or other financial  institutions
that provide  shareholder  services and  administer  shareholder  accounts.  The
Glass-Steagall   Act   prohibits   banks  from   engaging  in  the  business  of
underwriting,  selling or  distributing  securities.  Although the scope of this
prohibition  under the  Glass-Steagall  Act has not been clearly  defined by the
courts or appropriate regulatory agencies, management of the Funds believes that
the  Glass-Steagall Act should not preclude a bank from providing such services.
However, state securities laws on this issue may differ from the interpretations
of federal law  expressed  herein and banks and  financial  institutions  may be
required to register as dealers pursuant to state law. If a bank were prohibited
from  continuing  to perform all or a part of such  services,  management of the
Funds  believes  that  there  would be no  material  impact  on the Funds or its
shareholders.  Banks may charge their customers fees for offering these services
to the extent permitted by applicable  regulatory  authorities,  and the overall
return to those  shareholders  availing  themselves of the bank services will be
lower  than to those  shareholders  who do not.  The Funds may from time to time
purchase  securities  issued by banks which provide such services;  however,  in
selecting  investments  for the  Funds,  no  preference  will be shown  for such
securities.

Sub-Adviser

         Health  Financial,  Inc.  ("HFI")  is  the  sub-adviser  to  the  First
Lexington  Balanced Fund. HFI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unified  Financial
Services,  Inc. Under the terms of the sub-advisory  agreement,  the sub-adviser
retains the right to use the name "First  Lexington" in connection  with another
investment  company or business  enterprise with which the sub-adviser is or may
become  associated.  The  Trust's  right  to  use  the  name  "First  Lexington"
automatically  ceases ninety days after  termination of the Agreement and may be
withdrawn by the sub-adviser on ninety days written notice.

Advisory Fees

         For their advisory  services,  the Adviser and  Sub-Adviser  receive an
annual investment advisory fee as described in the Prospectus. Prior to February
2,  1998,  the  Adviser  and  Sub-Adviser  were   compensated   under  different
arrangements.  For the fiscal  year  ended  September  30,  1999,  the  Starwood
Strategic Fund, the First Lexington  Balanced Fund, and the Taxable Money Market
Fund paid advisory fees of $_______;  $_________; and $_______ respectively. For
the fiscal  year ended  September  30,  1998,  the Funds paid  advisory  fees of
________;  __________;  and  _________  respectively.  For the fiscal year ended
September  30, 1997,  the Funds paid  advisory  fees of _______;  ________;  and
________ respectively.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

         The names of the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust are shown
below.
<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>

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NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE                         POSITIONS WITH THE TRUST AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
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* Timothy L. Ashburn (49)                     Trustee (Chairman of the Board) and President of the Trust and of the
431 N. Pennsylvania St.                       Firstar Select Funds; Chairman of the Board and President, Unified
Indianapolis, IN  46204                       Investment Advisers, Inc. (December 1994 to present); Chairman of the
                                              Board, Unified Corporation, Unified Management Corporation and Unified Fund
                                              Services, Inc. (December 1989 to present); Trust Division Manager and Senior
                                              Trust Officer, Vine Street Trust Company (July 1991 to April 1994).
============================================= ==============================================================================
David Bottoms (60)                            Trustee of the Trust; President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiduciary
30 Wall Street                                Management Corporation (August 1997 to present); President and Chief Executive
New York, NY  10005                           Officer, Assets Corporation (August 1997 to present); Vice President, CFA Asset
                                              (August 1997 to present); President, Laidlaw Holdings Asset Management (1992
                                              through August 1997); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer,
                                              Howe Rustling (a broker/dealer)(January 1996 to November 1996).
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Daniel J. Condon (49)                         Trustee of the Trust and of the Firstar Select Funds; Vice President and
101 Carley Court                              Officer, International Crankshaft, Inc. (1990 to present); General Manager,
Georgetown, KY  40324                         Van Leer Container, Inc. (1998 to 1990).
============================================= ==============================================================================
Philip L. Conover (53)                        Trustee of the Trust and of the Firstar Select Funds; Private Investor and
8218 Cypress Hollow                           Financial Consultant; Adjunct Professor of Finance, University of South
Sarasota, FL  34238                           Florida (August 1994 to present); Managing Director and Chief Operating
                                              Officer, Federal Housing Board (November 1990 to April 1994); President and
                                              CEO, Trustcorp Bank (February 1989 to November 1990).
============================================= ==============================================================================
John Hinkel (45)                              Trustee of the Trust; Partner, Fowler Measle & Bell (1986 to present).
300 W. Vine St.
Lexington, KY  40507
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David E. LaBelle (50)                         Trustee of the Trust and of the Firstar Select Funds; Vice President of
5005 LBJ Freeway                              Compensation Benefits, Occidental Chemical Corporation (May 1993 to present);
Dallas, TX  76092                             Vice President Human Resources, Island Creek Coal Company (a subsidiary of
                                              Occidental Petroleum)(June 1990 to April 1993); Director of
                                              Human Resources, Occidental Chemical Corporation (March 1989 to May 1990).
============================================= ==============================================================================
Thomas G. Napurano (58)                       Treasurer of the Trust and of the Firstar Select Funds; Chief Financial
431 N. Pennsylvania St.                       Officer, Unified Invesment Advisers, Inc. (January 1995 to Present); Senior
Indianapolis, IN  46204                       Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Unified Financial Services,
                                              Unified Management Corporation and Unified Fund Services, Inc.
============================================= ==============================================================================
Carol Highsmith (35)                          Secretary of the Trust and of the Firstar Select Funds; Secretary of Unified
431 N. Pennsylvania St.                       Financial Services, Inc. and Unified Investment Advisers, Inc. (October 1996
Indianapolis, IN  46204                       to present); employed by Unified Fund Services, Inc. (November 1994 to present.
============================================= ==============================================================================
</TABLE>

         *Unified  Fund  Services,  Inc.  is  the  Trust's  transfer  agent  and
administrator,  and Unified  Management  Corporation  is the  Trust's  principal
underwriter.  Unified Fund Services, Inc. and Unified Management Corporation are
subsidiaries of Unified Financial Services,  Inc. Mr. Ashburn may each be deemed
to be an "interested  person" of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, because of his positions with Unified Financial Services,  Inc. and
its subsidiaries.

         Trustee fees are paid by the Adviser.  The  following  table sets forth
the Trustees' compensation for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999

Name of Trustee                                       Total Compensation

Timothy L. Ashburn
David Bottoms
Daniel J. Condon
Philip L. Conover
John Hinkel
David E. LaBelle



PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

         Subject to policies  established by the Board of Trustees of the Trust,
the Adviser is responsible for the Funds' portfolio decisions and the placing of
the Funds'  portfolio  transactions.  In  placing  portfolio  transactions,  the
Adviser seeks the best qualitative  execution for each Fund, taking into account
such factors as price (including the applicable  brokerage  commission or dealer
spread), the execution capability,  financial  responsibility and responsiveness
of the broker or dealer and the brokerage and research  services provided by the
broker or dealer.  The Adviser  generally seeks favorable  prices and commission
rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received.

         The Adviser is specifically authorized to select brokers or dealers who
also  provide  brokerage  and  research  services to the Funds  and/or any other
accounts over which the Adviser may exercise  investment  discretion  and to pay
such brokers or dealers a commission in excess of the commission  another broker
or  dealer  would  charge  if the  Adviser  determines  in good  faith  that the
commission  is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services  provided.  The  determination  may be viewed in terms of a  particular
transaction or the Adviser's overall  responsibilities with respect to the Trust
and to other accounts over which it exercises investment discretion.  Consistent
with the  Rules of Fair  Practice  of the  national  Association  of  Securities
Dealers,  Inc.,  and  subject  to its  obligation  of seeking  best  qualitative
execution, the Adviser may give consideration to sales of shares of the Funds as
a  factor  in  the  selection  of  brokers  and  dealers  to  execute  portfolio
transactions.

         Research  services  include  supplemental   research,   securities  and
economic  analyses,  statistical  services and  information  with respect to the
availability  of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities  and analyses
of reports concerning  performance of accounts.  The research services and other
information  furnished  by  brokers  through  whom the Funds  effect  securities
transactions  may also be used by the Adviser in servicing  all of its accounts.
Similarly, research and information provided by brokers or dealers serving other
clients  may be useful to the  Adviser in  connection  with its  services to the
Funds.  Although research services and other information are useful to the Funds
and the Adviser,  it is not possible to place a dollar value on the research and
other information  received.  It is the opinion of the Board of Trustees and the
Adviser that the review and study of the research and other information will not
reduce the  overall  cost to the Adviser of  performing  its duties to the Funds
under the Agreement.

         Over-the-counter  transactions  will be  placed  either  directly  with
principal market makers or with  broker-dealers,  if the same or a better price,
including commissions and executions, is available.  Fixed income securities are
normally  purchased  directly from the issuer, an underwriter or a market maker.
Purchases  include a concession  paid by the issuer to the  underwriter  and the
purchase price paid to a market maker may include the spread between the bid and
asked prices.

         For the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1999,  the Starwood  Strategic
Fund and the Select Internet Fund paid $_______ and $________,  respectively, to
Unified Management Corporation,  the Trust's Distributor,  for effecting 100% of
each Fund's  commission  transactions.  For the fiscal years ended September 30,
1998 and September 30, 1997, the Starwood  Strategic Fund paid $4,103 and $1,825
to the Distributor for effecting 100% of the Fund's commission transactions.

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

         Rule 12b-1  under the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940  describes  the
circumstances  under which an investment company such as the Trust may, directly
or indirectly,  bear the expenses of distributing  its shares.  The Rule defines
such  distribution  expenses  to  include  the  cost of any  activity  which  is
primarily intended to result in the sale of Trust shares.

         The Trust has adopted a Distribution  Plan with respect to the Starwood
Strategic Fund,  First  Lexington  Balanced Fund, and Taxable Money Market Fund.
Pursuant to this Plan, the Funds are authorized to incur  distribution  expenses
including  those incurred in connection  with preparing and  distributing  sales
literature and advertising,  preparing,  printing and distributing  prospectuses
and statements of additional information used for other than regulatory purposes
or distribution to existing  shareholders,  implementing and operating the Plan,
and compensating  third parties for their  distribution  services.  Distribution
expenses attributable to a particular Fund are borne by that Fund.  Distribution
expenses which are not readily identifiable as attributable to a particular Fund
are  allocated  among the Funds based on the relative  size of their average net
assets.

         Each Fund may expend  annually up to 0.10% of the Fund's  average daily
net assets  pursuant  to the Plan.  A report of the  amounts so expended by each
Fund and the  purpose of the  expenditures  must be made to and  reviewed by the
Board of Trustees at least quarterly.  In addition,  the Plan may not be amended
to  increase  materially  the  costs  which  any Fund may bear for  distribution
pursuant to the Plan without  approval of the amendment by the  shareholders  of
the affected Fund.

         The Board of Trustees expects that the adoption of the Plan will result
in the sale of a sufficient number of shares so as to allow the Funds to achieve
economic viability.  It is also anticipated that an increase in the size of each
Fund will facilitate more efficient portfolio  management and assist the Fund in
seeking to achieve its investment objective.

         During the fiscal year ended  September  30, 1999,  Unified  Management
Corporation,  the Trust's  distributor,  spend $________ under the  Distribution
Plan.  Of this amount,  approximately  $_____________  was spent on printing and
mailing marketing materials; $________ was spent on sales and marketing payroll;
$_________ was spent on sales related  travel and  entertainment  expenses,  and
$________   was  spent  to   compensate   broker-dealers.   The  Trust's   total
reimbursement  of the  distributor  was .10% of each  Fund's  average  daily net
assets, or $________.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN

         The Trust has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan (the "Services Plan")
with respect to the Starwood  Strategic Fund, First Lexington Balanced Fund, and
Taxable  Money  Market  Fund.  Pursuant  to the  Services  Plan,  the  Funds are
authorized  to incur annual  expenses of up to 0.15% of their  average daily net
assets for  administrative  support services provided their  shareholders.  Such
expenses  may  include  costs  and  expenses   incurred  by  third  parties  for
administrative   services  to  the  Funds'  shareholders,   including  answering
shareholder   inquiries,   maintenance  of  shareholder   accounts,   performing
sub-accounting,  obtaining  taxpayer  identification  number  certificates  from
shareholders, personnel whose time is attributable to servicing the shareholders
of the funds, and the provision of personal  services to  shareholders.  For the
fiscal year ended  September 30, 1999, the Trust's  Administrator,  Unified Fund
Services,  Inc.,  received the following payments pursuant to the Services Plan:
Starwood Strategic Fund, $_______;  First Lexington Balanced Fund, $_______; and
Taxable Money Market Fund,  $________.  For the fiscal year ended  September 30,
1998,  the Trust's  Administrator  received  the  following  payments:  Starwood
Strategic Fund, $1,583; First Lexington Balanced fund, $9,713; and Taxable Money
Market  Fund,  $81,344.  For the  fiscal  year ended  September  30,  1997,  the
Administrator received the following payments:  Starwood Strategic Fund, $1,158;
First Lexington Balanced Fund, $2,337; and Taxable Money Market Fund, $74,009.

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION

Terms of Purchase

         The Trust reserves the right to reject any purchase order and to change
the amount of the minimum  initial and subsequent  investments in the Funds upon
notice.


Reopening an Account

         A shareholder may reopen a closed account with a minimum  investment of
$1,000  without filing a new account  application,  during the calendar year the
account is closed or during  the  following  calendar  year,  provided  that the
information on the existing account application remains correct.

Brokers

         The Trust has  authorized  one or more  brokers to accept  purchase and
redemption  orders on behalf of the Funds.  Authorized  brokers are permitted to
designate other  intermediaries  to accept purchase and redemption orders on the
Funds'  behalf.  A Fund will be deemed to have received a purchase or redemption
order  when an  authorized  broker or, if  applicable,  an  authorized  broker's
designee, accepts the order. Orders will be priced at the Fund's net asset value
next  computed  after  the  order is  accepted  by an  authorized  broker or the
authorized broker's designee.

Redemption in Kind

         The Trust has  committed  to pay in cash all  redemption  requests by a
shareholder  of  record,  limited in amount  during any 90-day  period up to the
lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the value of the particular Fund's net assets at the
beginning of such  period.  Such  commitment  is  irrevocable  without the prior
approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  In the case of requests for
redemption in excess of such amount, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to
make  payments  in  whole  or in part  in  securities  or  other  assets  of the
particular  Fund.  In this  event,  the  securities  would be valued in the same
manner as the particular Fund's net asset value is determined.  If the recipient
sold such securities, brokerage charges would be incurred.

Suspension of Redemptions

         The  right  of  redemption  may be  suspended  or the  date of  payment
postponed (a) during any period when the New York Stock Exchange is closed,  (b)
when trading in the markets the particular Fund normally uses is restricted,  or
when an emergency exists as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission
so that disposal of the particular  Fund's  investments or  determination of its
net asset value is not reasonably practicable,  or (c) for such other periods as
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  by order may permit to  protect  the
particular Fund's shareholders.


DETERMINATION OF SHARE PRICE

         The price (net asset value) of the shares of each Fund is determined as
of 4:00 p.m.,  Eastern  time,  on each day the Trust is open for business and on
any other day on which there is sufficient  trading in the Funds'  securities to
materially  affect the net asset value. The net asset value of the Taxable Money
Market Fund and the Select Money market Fund is also determined as of 12:00 noon
(Eastern  time) on such days. The Trust is open for business on every day except
Saturdays,  Sundays,  and the following holidays:  New Year's Day, Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day,  President's Day, Good Friday,  memorial Day,  Independence  Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. For a description of the methods used to
determine the net asset value (share  price),  see  "Determination  of Net Asset
Value" in the Prospectus.


TAX STATUS

Status of the Funds

         The Funds  intend to pay no federal  income tax because  they expect to
meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to
regulated investment companies and to receive the special tax treatment afforded
to such companies.



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Shareholders' Tax Status

         Shareholders are subject to federal income tax on dividends and capital
gains received as cash or additional  shares.  Depending on the composition of a
Fund's income, a portion of the dividends from net investment income may qualify
for the dividends received deduction allowable to certain U.S. corporations.  In
general,  dividend  income  of a Fund  distributed  to  certain  U.S.  corporate
shareholders  will be eligible for the corporate  dividends  received  deduction
only to the extent  that (i) the Fund's  income  consists of  dividends  paid by
certain  U.S.  corporations  and (ii) the Fund would have been  entitled  to the
dividends  received  deduction with respect to such dividend  income if the Fund
were not a regulated investment company.

         The foregoing tax consequences  apply whether dividends are received in
cash or as additional shares. No portion of any income dividend paid by any Fund
is eligible for the dividends received deduction available to corporations.

Capital Gains

         Shareholders  will pay federal tax at capital  gains rates on long-term
capital gains distributed to them regardless of how long they have held the Fund
shares.

Foreign Taxes

         Dividend and interest  income  received by a Fund from sources  outside
the U.S. may be subject to  withholding  and other taxes imposed by such foreign
jurisdictions. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce
or eliminate these foreign taxes,  however,  and foreign countries  generally do
not impose taxes on capital gains respecting investments by foreign investors.


PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

         Quotations of a Fund's  performance  are based on historical  earnings,
show the  performance  of a  hypothetical  investment,  and are not  intended to
indicate future performance of a Fund. An investor's shares when redeemed may be
worth more or less than their original cost.

         The Funds'  investment  performance  will vary  depending  upon  market
conditions,  the composition of the Fund's portfolio,  and operating expenses of
the Fund. These factors and possible differences in the methods and time periods
used in calculating non-standardized investment performance should be considered
when comparing the Funds' performance to those of other investment  companies or
investment  vehicles.  The risks associated with a Fund's investment  objective,
policies and techniques  should also be  considered.  At any time in the future,
investment  performance may be higher or lower than past performance,  and there
can be no assurance that any performance will continue.

Total Return

         "Average  annual  total  return,"  as  defined  by the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission,  is computed by finding the average annual compounded rates
of return (over the one and five year periods and the period from initial public
offering  through the end of a Fund's most recent fiscal year) that would equate
the initial amount  invested to the ending  redeemable  value,  according to the
following formula:

                                    P(1+T)n = ERV

Where:            P =      a hypothetical $1,000 initial investment
                  T =      average annual total return
                  n =      number of years
                ERV =      ending  redeemable  value  at  the  end of the
                           applicable   period   of  the   hypothetical   $1,000
                           investment  made at the  beginning of the  applicable
                           period.

The computation  assumes that all dividends and  distributions are reinvested at
the net asset  value on the  reinvestment  dates and that a complete  redemption
occurs at the end of the applicable period.

         The average  annual  total  return of the Funds for the one year period
ended  September  30, 1999 was as  follows:  [Insert  data for each  Fund].  The
average  annual total  return of the Funds for the period from the  inception of
each Fund  through  September  30,  1999 was as follows:  [Insert  data for each
Fund].

         The Funds may also  periodically  advertise  the total  return  for its
shares over  various  periods in  addition to the value of a $10,000  investment
(made on the date of the initial  public  offering of shares) as of the end of a
specified  period.  The  "total  return"  for a  Fund's  shares  refers  to  the
percentage  change in the value of an account  between the  beginning and end of
the stated period,  assuming no activity in the account other than  reinvestment
of dividends and capital gains distributions.

Yield

         The yield of a Fund's  shares (other than the Taxable Money Market Fund
and  Select  Money  Market  Fund) is  determined  each day by  dividing  the net
investment  income  per  share  (as  defined  by  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission)  earned by the Fund over a thirty-day  period by the net asset value
per share of the Fund on the last day of the  period.  This value is  annualized
using  semi-annual  compounding.  This means that the amount of income generated
during  the  thirty-day  period is  assumed  to be  generated  each month over a
12-month period and is reinvested every six months.

         The "yield" of a money market Fund refers to the income generated by an
investment in the Fund over a seven-day period.  This income is then annualized.
The amount of income  generated by investments  during the week is assumed to be
generated  each week over a 52-week  period and is shown as a percentage  of the
investment.  The "effective yield" is calculated similarly but, when annualized,
the income earned by an investment in the Fund is assumed to be reinvested.  The
effective  yield  will  be  slightly  higher  than  the  yield  because  of  the
compounding effect of this assumed reinvestment.

         The yield does not  necessarily  reflect income  actually earned by the
applicable shares because of certain adjustments  required by the Securities and
Exchange Commission and, therefore,  may not correlate to the dividends or other
distributions  paid to shareholders.  To the extent that financial  institutions
and  broker/dealers   charge  fees  in  connection  with  services  provided  in
conjunction  with an  investment  in the Fund,  performance  will be reduced for
those shareholders paying those fees.

         The annualized yield of the Taxable Money Market Fund for the seven-day
period ended  September 30, 1999 was ____%.  The effective  yield of the Taxable
Money Market Fund for that seven-day period was _____%.  The Select Money Market
Fund has no performance history.

Performance Comparisons

         A  comparison  of  the  quoted  non-standard   performance  of  various
investments  is valid only if  performance  is  calculated  in the same  manner.
Because there are different methods of calculating performance, investors should
consider the effect of the methods used to calculate  performance when comparing
performance  of a particular  Fund with the  performance  quoted with respect to
other investment companies or types of investments.

         From time to time, in advertising  and marketing  literature,  a Fund's
performance  may be compared to the  performance of broad groups of mutual funds
with similar  investment goals, as tracked by independent  organizations such as
Investment  Company  Data,  Inc.  ("ICD"),   Lipper  Analytical  Services,  Inc.
("Lipper"),  CDA Investment Technologies,  Inc. ("CDA"),  Morningstar,  Inc. and
other independent organizations.  When these organizations' tracking results are
used, a Fund will be compared to the appropriate fund category, that is, by fund
objective and portfolio holdings or the appropriate  volatility grouping,  where
volatility  is a measure of a fund's  risk.  Rankings may be listed among one or
more  of  the  asset-size  classes  as  determined  by the  independent  ranking
organization.  Footnotes in advertisements  and other marketing  literature will
include the organization issuing the ranking, time period, and asset size class,
as applicable, for the ranking in question.

         In  addition,  a  particular  Fund's  performance  may be  compared  to
unmanaged indices of securities that are comparable in their terms and intent to
those in  which  the  Fund  invests  such as the Dow  Jones  Industrial  Average
("DJIA"),  Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index ("S&P  500"),  the Lehman  Brothers
Aggregate  Bond  Index,  the  Russell  2000 Index,  the Morgan  Stanley  Capital
International  Europe,  Australia  and Far East Index,  the Morgan  Stanley REIT
Index, and the Consumer Price Index ("CPI").  The DJIA and S&P 500 are unmanaged
indices widely regarded as representative  of the equity market in general.  The
CPI is a commonly used measured of inflation.

         Marketing and other  literature for the Funds may include a description
of the potential risks and rewards associated with an investment in a particular
Fund.  The  description  may include a comparison of a particular  Fund to broad
categories  of  comparable  funds in terms of potential  risks and returns.  The
description  may  also  compare  a  particular  Fund to bank  products,  such as
certificates  of  deposit.  Unlike  mutual  funds,  certificates  of deposit are
insured up to $100,000 by the U.S.  government and offer a fixed rate of return.
Because bank products  guarantee the principal  value of an investment and money
market funds seek stability of principal, these investments are considered to be
less risky than  investments  in either bond or equity funds,  which may involve
loss of principal.

         The risks and rewards  associated  with an investment in bond or equity
funds depend upon many factors.  For fixed income funds these  factors  include,
but are not  limited  to a fund's  overall  investment  objective,  the  average
portfolio  maturity,  credit quality of the  securities  held, and interest rate
movements.  For  equity  funds,  factors  include  a fund's  overall  investment
objective, the types of equity securities held and the financial position of the
issuers of the securities.  The risks and rewards  associated with an investment
in  international  bond or equity funds will also depend upon currency  exchange
rate  fluctuation.  Shorter-term  bond funds generally are considered less risky
and offer the potential for less return than longer-term fixed income funds. The
same is true of domestic  bond funds  relative  to  international  fixed  income
funds, and fixed income funds that purchase higher quality  securities  relative
to bond funds that purchase lower quality  securities.  Growth and income equity
funds are generally considered to be less risky and offer the potential for less
return than growth funds.  In addition,  international  equity funds usually are
considered  more  risky  than  domestic  equity  funds but  generally  offer the
potential for greater return.


CUSTODIAN

         FIRSTAR  Bank,  N.A.,  425  Walnut  Street,   Cincinnati,   Ohio  45201
("Custodian")  serves as the  custodian  for each of the  Funds.  As  Custodian,
Firstar  Bank acts as the Funds'  depository,  safekeeps  portfolio  securities,
collects all income and other payments with respect thereto,  disburses funds at
the Funds' request and maintains records in connectioin with its duties. General
correspondence  to the Custodian,  such as for IRA information,  etc., should be
addressed to: FIRSTAR Bank, P.O. Box 1038 Location 6118, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201.
When Fund  purchases or deposits  require  delivery  directly to the  Custodian,
those  correspondences  should be  addressed  to: The  Unified  Funds,  [name of
specific Fund in which you are purchasing shares], P.O. Box 640689,  Cincinnati,
Ohio, 45264-0689.

TRANSFER AGENT, FUND ACCOUNTING AGENT, AND ADMINISTRATOR

         Unified  Fund  Services,  Inc.,  P.O. Box 6110,  Indianapolis,  Indiana
46206-6110,  acts as the transfer agent, fund accounting agent and administrator
for the Trust  ("Unified").  Unified maintains the records of each shareholder's
account,  answers shareholders'  inquiries concerning their accounts,  processes
purchases  and  redemptions  of  shares,   acts  as  dividend  and  distribution
disbursing  agent  and  performs  other   accounting  and  shareholder   service
functions.   Unified   provides   the  Trust  with  certain   monthly   reports,
record-keeping and other management-related services. Unified also provides fund
accounting  services to the Funds,  including  maintaining the Funds'  accounts,
books and records and  calculating  the daily net asset value.  For its services
the Transfer  Agent receives a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.12% of the net
assets of each Fund. The Transfer Agent and Unified  Management  Corporation are
both wholly owned subsidiaries of Unified Financial Services, Inc.

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         The firm of  McCurdy &  Associates  CPA's  Inc.,  27955  Clemens  Road,
Westlake,  OH 44145, has been selected as independent public accountants for the
Trust for the fiscal  year  ending  September  30,  2000.  McCurdy &  Associates
performs  an  annual  audit of the  Funds'  financial  statements  and  provides
financial, tax and accounting consulting services as requested.

DISTRIBUTOR

         Unified Management Corporation,  431 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis,
indiana 46204, is the exclusive  agent for  distribution of shares of the Funds.
The Distributor is obligated to sell shares of the Funds on a best efforts basis
only against purchase orders for the shares.  Shares of the Funds are offered to
the public on a continuous basis.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

         The financial  information required to be included in this Statement of
Additional Information is incorporated herein by reference to the Trust's Annual
Report to  Shareholders  dated  September  30, 1999.  The Trust will provide the
Annual Report without charge at written or telephone request.








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PART C.  OTHER INFORMATION
-------  -----------------


Item 23. Exhibits
-----------------

               (a)  Articles of  Incorporation.  Copy of Registrant's  Agreement
                    and  Declaration of Trust,  which was filed as an Exhibit to
                    Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant's
                    Registration Statement, is hereby incorporated by reference.

               (b)  By-Laws. Copy of Registrant's By-Laws, which was filed as an
                    Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the
                    Registrant's Registration Statement, is hereby incorporated
                    by reference.

               (c)  Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders. - None.

               (d)  Investment   Advisory   Contracts.

                    (1) Copy of Registrant's Management Agreement with its
                        Adviser, Unified Investment Advisers, Inc., which was
                        filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to
                        the Registrant's Registration Statement, is hereby
                        incorporated by reference.

                    (2) Copy of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between
                        Unified Investment Advisers, Inc. and Health Financial,
                        Inc., which was filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective
                        Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant's Registration
                        Statement, is hereby incorporated by reference.

               (e)  Underwriting  Contracts.

                    (1) Copy of Registrant's Distribution Agreement with Unified
                        Management Corporation, which was filed as an Exhibit to
                        Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant's
                        Registration Statement, is hereby incorporated by
                        reference.

                    (2) Copy of Registrant's form of Dealer Agreement, which was
                        filed   as  an  Exhibit  to  Post-Effective Amendment
                        No. 9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, is
                        hereby incorporated by reference.

               (f)  Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts. - None.


               (g)  Custodian  Agreements.  Copy of Registrant's  Agreement with
                    the  Custodian,  Firstar Bank,  N.A.,  which was filed as an
                    Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the
                    Registrant's Registration Statement, is hereby incorporated
                    by reference.

               (h)  Other Material Contracts. - None.

               (i)  Legal  Opinion.

                    (1)  Opinion of Brown, Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A. which was
                         filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
                         to the Registrant's Registration Statement, is hereby
                         incorporated by reference.

                    (2)  Consent of Brown,  Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A. is filed
                         herewith.

               (j)  Other Opinions. Consent of independent public accountants is
                    filed herewith.

               (k)  Omitted Financial Statements. - None.

               (l)  Initial  Capital  Agreements.  Subscription Agreement
                    between the Registrant and Unified Investment Advisers,
                    Inc., which was filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective
                    Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement,
                    is hereby incorporated by reference.

               (m)  Rule 12b-1 Plan.

                    (1) Copy of 12b-1 Distribution Expense Plan, which was filed
                        as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the
                        Registrant's Registration Statement, is hereby
                        incorporated by reference.

                    (2) Form of Distribution Agreement pursuant to the
                        Distribution Plan, which was filed as an exhibit to
                        Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant's
                        Registration Statement, is hereby incorporated by
                        reference.

               (n)  Financial Data Schedule. - None.

               (o)  Rule 18f-3 Plan - None.

               (p)  Power of Attorney.

                    (1)  Power of Attorney for Registrant and  Certificate  with
                         respect  thereto,  which  was  filed as an  Exhibit  to
                         Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant's
                         Registration Statement, is hereby incorporated by
                         reference.

                    (2)  Powers of Attorney for the Trustees and Officers, which
                         was filed as an Exhibit to  Post-Effective Amendment
                         No. 9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, is
                         hereby incorporated by reference.



Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Registrant
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  None.


Item 25. Indemnification
------------------------

     Reference is hereby made to Section 6 of the  Registrant's  Declaration  of
Trust  (filed  as  Exhibit 1 to this  Registration  Statement),  which  contains
provisions  regarding  the  indemnification  by the  Registrant of its Trustees,
officers, employees and agents under certain circumstances.

     The  Distribution  Agreement  (Exhibit 6) provides for  indemnification  of
Unified Management  Corporation by the Registrant for certain civil liabilities,
including certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, the
Mutual Fund Services Agreement  (Exhibit 9(a)) provides for the  indemnification
of Unified Fund Services, Inc. by the Registrant under certain circumstances.

    The foregoing indemnification  arrangements are subject to the provisions of
Sections 17(h) and (i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

    Insofar as indemnification  by the Registrant for liabilities  arising under
the  Securities  Act  of  1933  may  be  permitted  to  Trustees,  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  is  against  public  policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for  indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other than the payment by the
Registrant  of expenses  incurred or paid by a Trustee,  officer or  controlling
person of the  Registrant  in the  successful  defense  of any  action,  suit or
proceeding)  is asserted  against the  Registrant  by such  Trustee,  officer or
controlling  person in connection  with the  securities  being  registered,  the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling  precedent,  submit  to a  court  of  appropriate  jurisdiction  the
question  whether  such  indemnification  by  it is  against  public  policy  as
expressed  in the Act and will be  governed  by the final  adjudication  of such
issue.

    The Registrant  maintains an insurance policy which insures its Trustees and
officers against certain civil liabilities.


Item 26.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
--------- ----------------------------------------------------

         Incorporated  herein by reference is the information under the captions
"Management of the Funds" in the Prospectus,  and under the caption  "Investment
Advisory Arrangements" in the Statement of Additional Information,  incorporated
by reference into Parts A and B, respectively, of this Registration Statement.

         Incorporated  herein  by  reference  are  (a) the  descriptions  of the
businesses of Unified Fund  Services,  Inc. under the caption  "Transfer  Agent,
Fund Accounting Agent, and Administrator"  and Health Financial,  Inc. under the
caption  "Management of the Funds" in the Prospectus,  incorporated by reference
into Part A of this Registration Statement and (b) the biographical  information
pertaining to Timothy L. Ashburn,  Thomas G. Napurano,  Andrew E. Beer,  Jack R.
Orben and Gregory W. Kasten under the captions  "Management of the Funds" in the
Prospectus,  and under  the  captions  "Investment  Advisory  Arrangements"  and
Trustees and Officers" in the Statement of Additional Information,  incorporated
by reference into Parts A and B, respectively, of this Registration Statement.

     For  information  concerning  the  business,  vocation or  employment  of a
substantial nature of the directors and officers of Unified Investment Advisers,
Inc.,  reference is hereby made to the Form ADV filed by it under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 (file no. 801-48493).

    For  information  concerning  the  business,  vocation  or  employment  of a
substantial  nature of the  directors  and officers of Health  Financial,  Inc.,
reference  is  hereby  made to the Form ADV  filed  by it under  the  Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 (file no. 801-29028).


Item 27. Principal Underwriters
-------- ----------------------

                  (a)  Unified  Management  Corporation,  the  Registrant's
                       distributor, acts as distributor for the following funds:

         Industry Leaders Fund              The Julius Baer Investment Funds
         104 Summit Ave.                    330 Madison Ave.
         Summit, NJ  07902                  New York, NY  10017

         Labrador Mutual Fund               Milestone Funds
         2344 Corte De La Jara              1 Executive Blvd.
         Pleasanton, CA  94566              Yonkers, NY  10701

         Lindbergh Funds                    Securities Management & Timing Funds
         5520 Telegraph Road #204           620 Woodmere Ave. Suite B
         St. Louis, MO  63129               Traverse City, MI  49686

         Sparrow Funds                      Firstar Select Funds
         225 S. Meramec Ave., Suite 732     431 N. Pennsylvania St.
         St. Louis, MO  63105               Indianapolis, IN  46204

         The Unified Funds                  Regional Opportunity Fund
         431 N. Pennsylvania St.            700 W. Pete Rose Way
         Indianapolis, IN  46204            Longworth Hall Suite 127
                                            Cincinnati, OH  45203

                  (b)      Information with respect to each director and officer
                           of Unified Management  Corporation is incorporated by
                           reference  to Schedule A of Form BD filed by it under
                           the  Securities   Exchange  Act  of  1934  (File  No.
                           8-23508).

                  (c)      Not applicable.



Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
-------  ---------------------------------

                  Unified Fund Services, Inc.
                  431 N. Pennsylvania Street
                  Indianapolis, IN  46204

                  Will maintain physical possession of the accounts,  books, and
                  other documents required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1(b)(1),
                  31a-1(b)(2), and 31a-1(b)(4) through 31a-1(b)(11).

                  Firstar Bank, N.A.
                  425 Walnut Street
                  Cincinnati, OH  45202

                  Will maintain physical possession of the accounts,  books, and
                  other documents required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1(b)(3).

                  Unified Management Corporation
                  431 N. Pennsylvania Street
                  Indianapolis, IN  46204

                  Will maintain physical possession of the accounts,  books, and
                  other  documents  required  to be  maintained  by a  principal
                  underwriter under by Rule 31a-1(d).

                  Unified Investment Advisers, Inc.
                  431 N. Pennsylvania Street
                  Indianapolis, IN  46204

                  Will maintain physical possession of the accounts,  books, and
                  other documents required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1(f).

Item 29. Management Services
----------------------------

                  None.

Item 30. Undertakings
---------------------

                  None.


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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933  and  the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to
the  Registration  Statement  to be  signed on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Indianapolis, and State of Indiana, on
the 30th day of November, 1999.



                                  THE UNIFIED FUNDS


                                  By /s/ Carol J. Highsmith

                                       Carol J. Highsmith
                                       Secretary




    Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment
to the Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on November 30, 1999.



Signature                                 Title


                 *                        Trustee, Chairman of the Board
Timothy L. Ashburn                        and President
                                          (principal executive officer)


 /s/Thomas G. Napurano                    Treasurer
Thomas G. Napurano                        (principal financial officer
                                          and principal accounting officer)



                 *                        Trustee
Daniel J. Condon


                 *                        Trustee
David E. LaBelle


                 *                        Trustee
Philip L. Conover


                 *                        Trustee
David Bottoms


                 *                        Trustee
John Hinkel

*  By /s/ Carol J. Highsmith
    Carol J. Highsmith
    Attorney-in-Fact


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                                         PAGE

1.       Consent of Brown, Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A..................EX-99.B10

2.       Consent of McCurdy & Associates, CPA's, Inc...................EX-99.B11




                       BROWN, CUMMINS & BROWN CO., L.P.A.
                        ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
                                3500 Carew Tower
J.W. Brown (1911-1995)           441 Vine Street             JoAnn M. Strasser
James R. Cummins             Cincinnati, Ohio 45202          Aaron A. Vanderlaan
Robert S. Brown             Telephone (513) 381-2121
Donald S. Mendelsohn       Telecopier (513) 381-2125             Of Counsel
Lynne Skilken                                                Gilbert Bettman
Amy G. Applegate
Kathryn Knue Przywara
Melanie S. Corwin



                                                     November 30, 1999


The Unified Funds
431 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN  46204


Re:  The Unified Funds, File Nos. 33-89078 and 811-8968
     --------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         A  legal  opinion  that  we  prepared  was  filed  with  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 9 to the Registration  Statement (the "Legal Opinion").  We hereby
give you our  consent  to  incorporate  by  reference  the  Legal  Opinion  into
Post-Effective   Amendment   No.  13  to  your   Registration   Statement   (the
"Amendment"), and consent to all references to us in the Amendment.


                                              Very truly yours,

                                              /s/

                                              Brown, Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A.




                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the use of our report
dated  October 19, 1999 and to all  references to our firm included in or made a
part  of  this  Post-Effective   Amendment  Number  13  to  the  Unified  Funds'
Registration  Statement  on  Form  N-1A  (File  No.  33-89078),   including  the
references  to our  firm  under  the  heading  "Financial  Highlights"  in  each
Prospectus  and the  heading  "Accountants"  in  each  Statement  of  Additional
Information.



/s/

McCurdy & Associates CPA's, Inc.
Westlake, Ohio
November 24, 1999




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