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SIGNATURE EILEEN NEWHOUSE
TITLE GENERAL COUNSEL
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EXHIBIT 77D
for Strategist Income Fund, Inc.
At the Board of Directors meetings held on November 23, 1998, the following
investment policies were eliminated:
The Portfolio will not pledge or mortgage its assets beyond 15% of total assets.
The Portfolio will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of
companies, including any predecessors, that have a record of less than three
years continuous operations.
The Portfolio will not invest more than 5% of its net assets in warrants.
The Portfolio will not invest in exploration or development programs such as
oil, gas or mineral leases.
For Strategist High Yield Fund: The Portfolio will not purchase securities of an
issuer if the board members and officers of the the Fund, the Portfolio and of
the Advisor hold more than a certain percentage of the issuer's outstanding
securities. If the holdings of all board members and officers of the Fund and of
the Advisor who own more than 0.5% of an issuer's securities are added together,
and if in total they own more than 5%, the Portfolio will not purchase
securities of that issuer.