485BPOS 1 tgt_enrgy-main040306.htm MAIN PART

File No. 811-5017

File No. 33-11466

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

Form N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X

Post-Effective Amendment No. 41

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT

OF 1940 X

Amendment No. 41

W&R TARGET FUNDS, INC.

(Exact Name as Specified in Charter)

6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas 66202-4200

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code (913) 236-2000

Kristen A. Richards, 6300 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas 66202-4200

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective

	__X__	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
	_____	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
	_____	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
	_____	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
	_____	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
	_____	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
	_____	this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment

DECLARATION REQUIRED BY RULE 24f-2 (a) (1)

The issuer has registered an indefinite amount of its securities under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2(a)(1). Notice for the Registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 was filed on or March 24, 2006.

W&R TARGET FUNDS, INC.

6300 Lamar Avenue P. O. Box 29217
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217

913-236-2000
888-WADDELL

April 3, 2006

PROSPECTUS

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

W&R Target Funds, Inc. (Corporation) is a management investment company, commonly known as a mutual fund, that has twenty one separate Portfolios, each with separate goals and investment policies. This Prospectus offers one Portfolio of the Corporation.

Energy Portfolio seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

This Prospectus contains concise information about the Corporation of which you should be aware before applying for certain variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts (Policies) offered by Participating Insurance Companies. This Prospectus should be read together with the Prospectus for the particular Policy.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the Portfolio's securities, or determined whether this Prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to state otherwise.

An Overview of the Portfolio

Energy Portfolio

Objective
To provide long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Strategies

W&R Target Energy Portfolio (Portfolio) seeks to achieve its objective of long-term capital appreciation by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in securities, primarily equities of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies principally engaged in exploration, discovery, distribution or related to the infrastructure of energy and/or alternative energy. These companies may include, but are not limited to, oil companies, oil and gas exploration companies, natural gas pipeline companies, refinery companies, energy conservation companies, coal, transporters, utilities, alternative energy companies and innovative energy technology companies. The Portfolio will invest in securities of companies without regard to market capitalization and in companies domiciled in the U.S. and throughout the world, including, potentially, companies domiciled or traded in emerging markets.

Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (WRIMCO), the Portfolio's investment manager, uses an investment style that focuses on both growth and value characteristics of companies where energy is believed to be a factor in the investment outlook and success of that company. WRIMCO intends to focus on traditional companies that are producing and distributing energy for today, as well as those companies that are discovering sources of energy that will carry the world into the future. WRIMCO will consider many factors in selecting companies for the Portfolio, including the valuation, operating history and management of a company.

Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, WRIMCO uses the same type of analysis that it uses in buying securities to determine whether the security has ceased to offer significant growth potential, has become undervalued and/or whether the prospects of the issuer have deteriorated. WRIMCO may also sell a security to take advantage of more attractive investment opportunities or to raise cash.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio

Energy Sector Risk-since the Portfolio will invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the energy sector, the Portfolio could experience wider fluctuations in value than funds with more diversified, less concentrated portfolios. Specifically, the securities that the Portfolio purchases may underperform the market as a whole. To the extent that the Portfolio's investments are concentrated in issuers conducting business in the same economic sector, the Portfolio's holdings are subject to legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions and/or increased competition affecting that economic sector. The prices of the securities of energy companies may also fluctuate widely due to changes in value and dividend yield, which depend largely on the price and supply of energy fuels, international political events relating to oil producing countries, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects and tax and other governmental regulatory policies.

A variety of additional factors can affect the investment performance of the Portfolio. These include:

securities selected for the Portfolio may not perform as well as the securities held by other mutual funds with an investment objective that is similar to that of the Portfolio (management risk)
equity securities typically represent a proportionate ownership interest in a company. The market value of equity securities can fluctuate significantly even where management risk is not a factor. You could lose money if you redeem your Portfolio shares at a time when the Portfolio's portfolio is not performing as well as expected
investing in foreign securities involves a number of economic, financial, and political considerations that are not associated with the U.S. markets and that could affect the Portfolio's performance unfavorably, depending on the prevailing conditions at any given time. Among these potential risks are greater price volatility; comparatively weak supervision and regulations of security exchanges, brokers, and issuers; higher brokerage costs; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and related conversion costs; adverse tax consequences; and settlement delays
the risks of investing in foreign securities are more acute in emerging markets. Emerging markets historically have been more volatile than the markets of developed countries with more mature economies since emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature and political systems that are less stable than developed countries
some of the companies in which the Portfolio may invest have relatively small market capitalizations. Securities of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than the securities of larger, more established companies, since smaller companies tend to be more thinly traded and because they are subject to greater business risk. Transaction costs of smaller-company stocks may also be higher than those of larger companies
adverse stock and bond market conditions, sometimes in response to general economic or industry news, may cause the prices of the Portfolio's holdings to fall as part of a broad market decline

Although individual security selection, in general, drives the performance of the Portfolio, short-term fluctuations in commodity prices may influence returns and increase price fluctuations in the Portfolio's shares. The companies in which the Portfolio invests may be adversely affected by foreign government, federal, or state regulations on energy production, distribution and sale.

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Portfolio's shares will change and you could lose money on your investment. An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

For more information about the Portfolio's principal investment strategies and risks, please see "Additional Information about Principal Investment Strategies, Other Investments and Risks."

Who May Want to Invest

The Portfolio may be appropriate for investors seeking long-term growth potential, but who can accept potentially dramatic fluctuations in capital value in the short term. You should consider whether the Portfolio fits your particular investment objectives.

Performance

The Portfolio has not been in operation for a full calendar year; therefore, it does not have performance information to include in a bar chart or performance table reflecting average annual returns.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The table and the example below do not reflect any fees and expenses imposed under the variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts through which this Portfolio is offered. See the contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.


Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)	N/A

Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets)
Management Fees	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.25%
Other Expenses	0.13%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses	1.23%

Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the shares of the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other portfolios. The example assumes that (a) you invest $10,000 in the shares of the Portfolio for each time period specified, (b) your investment has a 5% return each year, and (c) the expenses remain the same. The costs in this example would be the same whether or not you redeemed all of your shares at the end of these periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1 Year	3 Years
$125	$390

Additional Information about Principal Investment Strategies, Other Investments and Risks

The Portfolio seeks to achieve its objective of long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity securities of companies engaged in various aspects of the energy industry, including the production, exploration, distribution of energy or relating to the infrastructure of energy, as well as the research and development or production of alternative energy sources, including but not limited to, oil companies, oil and gas exploration companies, natural gas pipeline companies, refinery companies, energy conservation companies, coal companies, alternative energy companies, and companies using newer energy technologies such as nuclear, geothermal, oil shale, wind power, and solar power.

WRIMCO uses a research-oriented, "bottom-up" investment approach when selecting securities for the Portfolio, focusing on company fundamentals and growth prospects. In general, the Portfolio emphasizes companies that WRIMCO believes are strongly managed and will generate above-average, long-term capital appreciation.

There is no guarantee, however, that the Portfolio will achieve its objective; as well, the goal and investment policies of the Portfolio may be changed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation without seeking shareholder approval, unless a policy or restriction is otherwise described.

Primarily investing in the energy sector can be riskier than other types of investment activities because of a range of factors, including price fluctuation caused by real or perceived inflationary trends and political developments, and the cost assumed by energy companies in complying with environmental and safety regulations.

The Portfolio is also subject to the risk that the earnings, dividends and securities prices of energy companies will be greatly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil and other energy fuels. Prices and supplies of energy may fluctuate significantly over any time period due to many factors, including:

international political developments
production and distribution policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other oil-producing countries
relationships among OPEC members and other oil-producing countries and between those countries and oil-importing nations
energy conservation
the regulatory environment
tax policies
the economic growth and political stability of the key energy-consuming countries

The Portfolio may, but is not required to, use a range of other investment techniques, including investing in physical commodities within the energy sector (primarily crude oil, natural gas and coal), income trusts, publicly-traded partnerships (often referred to as master limited partnerships (MLPs)), derivatives (primarily for the purpose of hedging various market risks (such as interest rates, currency exchange rates, and broad or specific equity or fixed-income market movements)) and selling securities short. An MLP is an investment that combines the tax benefits of a limited partnership with the liquidity of publicly traded securities. The MLPs in which the Portfolio may invest are primarily issued by oil and gas-related businesses, including companies that process and distribute energy. As a result of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, net income from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (QPTP) is qualifying income for a mutual fund. The Portfolio intends that all of its investments in MLPs will be in QPTPs. Please see the Portfolio's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) regarding the tax and potential regulatory consequences if the Portfolio invests in a MLP that is not a QPTP. The value of these instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, embargoes, tarrifs and international economic, political or regulatory developments.

Investing in commodities may expose the Portfolio to other risk considerations such as potentially severe price fluctuations over short periods of time and storage costs that exceed the custodial and/or brokerage costs associated with the Portfolio's other holdings. The Portfolio's investments in trusts, MLPs, and commodities (and derivatives related thereto) will be limited by tax considerations.

As a temporary defensive measure, when securities markets or economic conditions are unfavorable or unsettled, the Portfolio may try to protect its assets by investing up to 100% of its assets in securities that are highly liquid, including high-quality money market instruments such as short-term U.S. government securities, commercial paper, or repurchase agreements, even though that is not the normal investment strategy of the Portfolio. Even though the securities purchased for defensive purposes often are considered the equivalent of cash, and are typically highly liquid or comparatively safe, they tend to offer lower returns. Therefore, the Portfolio's performance could be comparatively lower if it concentrates its assets in defensive holdings. By taking a temporary defensive position, the Portfolio may not achieve its investment objective.

Risks. An investment in the Portfolio is subject to various risks, including the following:

Company Risk
Commodities Risk
Concentration Risk
Derivatives Risk
Diversification Risk
Emerging Market Risk
Foreign Currency Risk
Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions and Forward Foreign Currency Contracts Risk
Foreign Securities Risk
Growth Stock Risk
Income Risk
Initial Public Offering Risk
Large Company Risk
Liquidity Risk
Market Risk
Mid Size Company Risk
Short Sales Risk
Small Company Risk
Value Stock Risk

A description of these risks is set forth in Defining Risks below. Additional risk information, as well as additional information on securities and other instruments in which the Portfolio may invest, is provided in the SAI.

General Considerations

Because the Portfolio owns different types of investments, its performance will be affected by a variety of factors. The value of the Portfolio's investments will vary from day to day, generally reflecting changes in market conditions, interest rates and other company and economic news. Performance will also depend on the skill of WRIMCO in selecting investments.

The Portfolio may also invest in and use certain other types of instruments in seeking to achieve its objective. For example, the Portfolio is permitted to invest in options, futures contracts, asset-backed securities and other derivative instruments if it is permitted to invest in the type of asset by which the return on, or value of, the derivative is measured. The Portfolio may invest in these instruments as well as use other techniques such as buying and selling exchange-traded funds, to increase or decrease the Portfolio's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values. Certain types of the Portfolio's authorized investments and strategies, such as derivative instruments, commodities and foreign securities, involve special risks. Depending on how much the Portfolio invests or uses these strategies, these special risks may become significant.

The Portfolio may actively trade securities in seeking to achieve its objective. Factors that can lead to active trading include market volatility, a significant positive or negative development concerning a security, and the need to sell a security to meet redemption activity. Actively trading securities may increase transaction costs (which may reduce performance) and increase distributions paid by the Portfolio.

The Portfolio generally seeks to be fully invested. However, at times, WRIMCO may invest a portion of the Portfolio's assets in cash or cash equivalents if WRIMCO is unable to locate and invest in a sufficient number of securities that meet the Portfolio's investment requirements.

You will find more information about the Portfolio's permitted investments and strategies, as well as the restrictions that apply to them, in the SAI. As well, a description of the Portfolio's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Portfolio's securities holdings is available in the SAI.

Defining Risks

Company Risk - An individual security may perform differently than the overall market. This may be a result of specific factors such as changes in corporate profitability due to the success or failure of specific products or management strategies, or it may be due to changes in investor perceptions regarding a company.

Commodities Risk - Commodity trading is generally considered speculative because of the significant potential for investment loss. Among the factors that could affect the value of a fund's investments in commodities are cyclical economic conditions, sudden political events and adverse international monetary policies. Markets for commodities are likely to be volatile and there may be sharp price fluctuations even during periods when prices overall are rising. The Portfolio may also pay more to store and accurately value its commodity holdings than it does with its other portfolio investments.

Concentration Risk - Because the Portfolio invests more than 25% of its total assets in a particular industry, the energy sector, the Portfolio's performance may be more susceptible to a single economic, regulatory or technological occurrence than a fund that does not concentrate its investments in a single industry. Securities of companies within specific industries or sectors of the economy may periodically perform differently than the overall market. This may be due to changes in such things as the regulatory or competitive environment or to changes in investor perceptions regarding a sector or company.

Derivatives Risk - A derivative is a financial instrument whose value is "derived," in some manner, from the price of another security, index, asset or rate. Derivatives include options and futures contracts, among a wide range of other instruments. The principal risk of investments in derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than others. Also, derivatives are subject to counterparty risk. Counterparty risk is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the transaction with the Portfolio. To the extent the judgment of WRIMCO as to certain movements is incorrect, the risk of loss is greater than if the derivative technique(s) had not been used.

Options and futures are common types of derivatives that the Portfolio may occasionally use. An option is the right to buy and sell a security or other instrument, index, or commodity at a specific price on or before a specific date. A future is an agreement to buy or sell a security or other instrument, index, or commodity at a specific price on a specific date. Other types of derivatives include swaps, caps, floors and collars.

Diversification Risk - The Portfolio is subject to diversification risk if the Portfolio invests more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of a single issuer with respect to 25% of its total investment portfolio (a fund is considered diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), if it does not invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of a single issuer with respect to 75% of its total investment portfolio). The Portfolio's performance may be more susceptible to a single economic, regulatory or technological occurrence than a fund with a more diversified investment portfolio.

Emerging Market Risk - The Portfolio may invest in countries with emerging economies or securities markets. Political and economic structures in many of such countries may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development, and such countries may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristic of more developed countries. Certain of such countries may have in the past failed to recognize private property rights and have at times nationalized or expropriated the assets of private companies. As a result, the risks described above, including the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, may be heightened. In addition, unanticipated political or social developments may affect the value of the Portfolio's investments in those countries and the availability of additional investments in those countries. The small size and inexperience of the securities markets in such countries and the limited volume of trading in securities in those countries may make the Portfolio's investments in such countries illiquid and more volatile than investments in more developed countries, and the Portfolio may be required to establish special custodial or other arrangements before making certain investments in those countries. There may be little financial or accounting information available with respect to issuers located in certain countries, and it may be difficult as a result to assess the value or prospects of an investment in such issuers.

Foreign Currency Risk -- Foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. The value of the Portfolio's investments, as measured in U.S. dollars, may be affected unfavorably by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. Currency conversion can also be costly.

Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions and Forward Foreign Currency Contracts Risk -- The Portfolio may, but is not required to, use foreign currency exchange transactions and forward foreign currency contracts to hedge certain market risks (such as interest rates, currency exchange rates and broad or specific market movement). These investment techniques involve a number of risks, including the possibility of default by the counterparty to the transaction and, to the extent WRIMCO's judgment as to certain market movements is incorrect, the risk of losses that are greater than if the investment technique had not been used. For example, there may be an imperfect correlation between the Portfolio's holdings of securities denominated in a particular currency and the forward contracts entered into by the Portfolio. An imperfect correlation of this type may prevent the Portfolios from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Portfolio to the risk of currency exchange loss. These investment techniques also tend to limit any potential gain that might result from an increase in the value of the hedged position.

Foreign Securities Risk - Investing in foreign securities involves a number of economic, financial and political considerations that are not associated with the U.S. markets and that could unfavorably affect a Portfolio's performance, depending upon prevailing conditions at any given time. For example, the securities markets of many foreign countries may be smaller, less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than those in the U.S. Foreign investing may also involve brokerage costs and tax considerations that are not usually present in the U.S. markets.

Other factors that can affect the value of the Portfolio's foreign investments include the comparatively weak supervision and regulation by some foreign governments of securities exchanges, brokers and issuers, and the fact that many foreign companies may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards. It may also be difficult to obtain reliable information about the securities and business operations of certain foreign issuers. Settlement of portfolio transactions may also be delayed due to local restrictions or communication problems, which can cause the Portfolio to miss attractive investment opportunities or impair its ability to dispose of securities in a timely fashion (resulting in a loss if the value of the securities subsequently declines).

Growth Stock Risk -- Growth stocks are stocks of companies believed to have above-average potential for growth in revenue and earnings. Growth stocks may be more volatile than other investment styles because growth stocks are more sensitive to investor perceptions of an issuing company's growth potential. Growth stocks may not perform as well as value stocks or the stock market in general.

Income Risk - The Portfolio may experience a decline in its income due to falling interest rates.

Initial Public Offering Risk -- The Portfolio may not be able to sustain the positive effect on performance that may result from investments in initial public offerings (IPOs). Investments in IPOs can have a significant positive impact on the Portfolio's performance. The positive effect of investments of IPOs may not be sustainable because of a number of factors. The Portfolio may not be able to buy shares in some IPOs, or may be able to buy only a small number of shares. Also, the Portfolio may not be able to buy the shares at the commencement of the offering, and the general availability and performance of IPOs are dependent on market psychology and economic conditions. The relative performance impact of IPOs is also likely to decline as the Portfolio grows.

Large Company Risk - If the Portfolio's holdings are comprised of large capitalization company securities, the Portfolio may underperform the market as a whole.

Liquidity Risk - Generally, a security is liquid if the Portfolio is able to sell the security at a fair price within a reasonable time. Liquidity is generally related to the market trading volume for a particular security. Investments in smaller companies or foreign companies or companies in emerging markets are subject to a variety of risks, including potential lack of liquidity.

Market Risk - Securities may be subject to adverse trends in equity markets. Securities are subject to price movements due to changes in general economic conditions, the level of prevailing interest rates or investor perceptions of the market. In addition, prices are affected by the outlook for overall corporate profitability. Market prices of equity securities are generally more volatile than debt securities. This may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than what it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer or the market as a whole. As a result, a portfolio of such securities may underperform the market as a whole.

Mid Size Company Risk -Securities of mid capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than those of large companies due to the mid-size companies' more limited product lines, limited markets and financial resources and dependence upon a relatively small management group.

Short Sales Risk-Short sales are transactions in which the Portfolio sells a security it does not own. To complete the transaction, the Portfolio must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Portfolio is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The price at such time may be higher or lower than the price at which the security was sold by the Portfolio. If the underlying security goes down in price between the time the Portfolio sells the security and buys it back, the Portfolio will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period, the Portfolio will realize a loss on the transaction. Any such loss is increased by the amount of the premium or interest the Portfolio must pay to the lender of the security. The Portfolio is also required to segregate assets on its books to cover its obligation to return the security to the lender which means that those other assets may be not be available to meet the Portfolio's needs for immediate cash or other liquidity. The Portfolio's investment performance may also suffer if the Portfolio is required to close out a short position earlier than it intended. In addition, the Portfolio may be subject to expenses related to short sales that are not typically associated with investing in securities directly, such as costs of borrowing and margin account maintenance.

Small Company Risk - Equity securities of small capitalization companies are subject to greater price volatility due to, among other things, such companies' small size, limited product lines, limited access to financing sources and limited management depth. In addition, the frequency and volume of trading of such securities may be less than is typical of larger companies, making them subject to wider price fluctuations. In some cases, there could be difficulties in selling securities of small capitalization companies at the desired time.

Value Stock Risk -- Value stocks are stocks of companies that may have experienced adverse business or industry developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor and, in the opinion of WRIMCO, undervalued. The value of a security believed by WRIMCO to be undervalued may never reach what is believed to be is its full value, or such security's value may decrease.

The Management of the Portfolio

Investment Advisor

The Portfolio is managed by WRIMCO, subject to the authority of the Corporation's Board of Directors. WRIMCO provides investment advice to each of the Portfolios of the Corporation and supervises each Portfolio's investments. WRIMCO and/or its predecessor have served as investment manager to the Portfolios since their inception and to each of the registered investment companies in the Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds and Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc. since their inception. WRIMCO is located at 6300 Lamar Avenue, P.O. Box 29217, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217. Prior to June 30, 2003, WRIMCO also managed the Ivy Funds, Inc. (formerly, W&R Funds, Inc.), which are now managed by Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO), an affiliate of WRIMCO. .

Management and Other Fees

Like all mutual funds, the Portfolio pays fees related to its daily operations. Expenses paid out of the Portfolio's assets are reflected in its share price or dividends; they are neither billed directly to shareholders nor deducted from shareholder accounts.

The Portfolio pays a management fee to WRIMCO for providing investment advice and supervising its investments. The Portfolio also pays other expenses, which are explained in the SAI. The management fee is payable at the annual rates of: 0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion, 0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion, 0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion, and 0.76% of net assets over $3 billion.

WRIMCO has voluntarily agreed to waive its management fee for any day that a portfolio's net assets are less than $25 million, subject to WRIMCO's right to change or modify this waiver.

A discussion regarding the basis of the approval by the Board of Directors of the advisory contract for the Portfolio will be available in the Portfolio's Semiannual Report to Shareholders which will cover the semi-annual period January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006.

Portfolio Management

David P. Ginther is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio, and has held his responsibilities since its inception. He is Vice President of WRIMCO and IICO, Vice President of the Corporation, and portfolio manager for other investment companies for which WRIMCO and IICO serve as investment manager. Mr. Ginther has been an employee of WRIMCO since 1995. Mr. Ginther holds a BS degree in accounting from Kansas State University, and has earned the designation of Certified Public Accountant.

Additional information regarding the portfolio manager, including information about the portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the portfolio manager's ownership of securities is included in the SAI.

Other members of WRIMCO's investment management department provide input on market outlook, economic conditions, investment research and other considerations relating to the Portfolio's investments.

The Corporation has adopted a Service Plan (Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio may pay daily a fee to Waddell & Reed, Inc., and affiliate of WRIMCO and the Distributor of the Policies for which the Portfolio is the underlying investment vehicle, in an amount not to exceed 0.25% of the Portfolio's average annual net assets. The fee is to be paid to compensate Waddell & Reed, Inc. for amounts it expends in connection with the provision of personal services to Policyowners. Because these fees are paid out of the Portfolio's 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.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS

Redemptions are made at the NAV per share of the Portfolio next determined after receipt of the request to redeem from the Participating Insurance Company. Payment is generally made within seven days after receipt of a proper request to redeem. No fee is charged to shareholders upon redemption of Portfolio shares. The Corporation may suspend the right of redemption of shares of the Portfolio and may postpone payment for any period if any of the following conditions exist:

the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings or trading on the NYSE is restricted
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has determined that a state of emergency exists which may make payment or transfer not reasonably practicable
the SEC has permitted suspension of the right of redemption of shares for the protection of the security holders of the Corporation
applicable laws and regulations otherwise permit the Corporation to suspend payment on the redemption of shares

Redemptions are ordinarily made in cash.

Should any conflict between Policyowners arise which would require that a substantial amount of net assets be withdrawn from a Portfolio, orderly management of portfolio securities could be disrupted to the potential detriment of Policyowners indirectly investing in that Portfolio.

Except as otherwise noted, and via the Participating Insurance Company, a Policyowner may indirectly sell shares and buy shares of another Portfolio within the Corporation, also known as a transfer or an exchange privilege.

Market Timing Policy of W&R Target Funds, Inc.

The Portfolios of the Corporation are intended for long-term investment purposes. The Portfolios and/or the Participating Insurance Companies will take steps to seek to deter frequent purchases and redemptions in Portfolio shares (market timing activities). Market timing activities, especially those involving large dollar amounts, may disrupt portfolio investment management strategies and may increase expenses and negatively impact investment returns for all Portfolio shareholders, including long-term shareholders. Market timing activities may also increase the expenses of WRSCO, thereby indirectly affecting the Portfolio's shareholders.

Certain Portfolios may be more attractive to investors seeking to engage in market timing activities. For example, to the extent that a Portfolio invests a significant portion of its assets in foreign securities, the Portfolio may be susceptible to a time zone arbitrage strategy in which investors seek to take advantage of Portfolio share prices that may not reflect developments in foreign securities markets that occurred after the close of such market but prior to the pricing of Portfolio shares. A Portfolio that invests in securities that are, among other things, thinly traded or traded infrequently is susceptible to the risk that the current market price for such securities may not accurately reflect current market values. An investor may seek to engage in short-term trading to take advantage of these pricing differences (commonly referred to as price arbitrage).

To discourage market timing activities by investors, the Corporation's Board of Directors has adopted a market timing policy and has approved the procedures of WRSCO, the Portfolios' accounting services agent and transfer agent, for implementing this policy. WRSCO's procedures reflect criteria that it has developed for purposes of identifying trading activity in Portfolio shares that may be indicative of market timing activities and that it applies for monitoring transactions in Portfolio shares. In its monitoring of trading activity in Portfolio shares, on a periodic basis, WRSCO typically reviews Portfolio share transactions that exceed certain monetary thresholds within a particular time period. In its attempt to identify market timing activities, WRSCO considers many factors, including (but not limited to) the frequency, size and/or timing of the investor transactions in Portfolio shares. If WRSCO identifies what it believes to be market timing activities, WRSCO and/or Waddell & Reed will coordinate with the applicable Participating Insurance Company so that such insurance companies may warn the investors involved, reject or restrict a purchase or exchange order and/or prohibit those investors from making further purchases of Portfolio shares. The Portfolios may also restrict the amount and frequency of transfers to or from sub-accounts of the Participating Insurance Companies in order to protect Portfolio shareholders. Transactions placed in violation of a Portfolio's market timing policy are not deemed accepted by the Portfolio and may be cancelled or revoked by the Portfolio on the next business day following receipt by the Portfolio.

A Portfolio seeks to apply its market timing policy uniformly to all shareholders and prospective investors. Although the Portfolios, Waddell & Reed and WRSCO make efforts to monitor for market timing activities and will seek the assistance of the Participating Insurance Companies through which Portfolio shares are purchased or held, the Portfolios cannot always identify or detect excessive trading that may be facilitated by a Participating Insurance Company or made difficult to identify by the use of omnibus accounts by the Participating Insurance Companies, mainly due to the fact that the Participating Insurance Companies maintain the underlying Policyowner account, and the Portfolio cannot identify transactions by underlying investors. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Portfolios will be able to eliminate all market timing activities.

Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying market timing activities and the volume of shareholder transactions that WRSCO handles, there can be no assurance that such efforts will identify all trades or trading practices that may be considered market timing activity. WRSCO may modify its procedures for implementing the Portfolios' market timing policy and/or its monitoring criteria at any time without prior notice. The Portfolios, WRSCO and/or Waddell & Reed shall not be liable for any loss resulting from rejected purchase orders or exchanges.

Apart from actions taken by the Portfolio, Policyowners may also be subject to restrictions imposed under their Policies with respect to short-term trading.

The Portfolio's market timing policy, in conjunction with the use of fair value pricing, is intended to reduce a Policyowner's ability to engage in market timing activities, although there can be no assurance that the Portfolio will eliminate market timing activities.

NET ASSET VALUE

The NAV per share of the Portfolio is normally computed daily as of the close of business of the NYSE, typically 4 p.m. Eastern time, except that an option or futures contract held by the Portfolio may be priced at the close of the regular session of any other securities or commodities exchange on which that instrument is traded. The Portfolio may invest in securities listed on foreign exchanges which may trade on Saturdays or on U.S. national business holidays when the NYSE is closed. Consequently, the NAV of the Portfolio's shares may be significantly affected on days when the Portfolio does not price its shares and when you are not able to purchase or redeem the Portfolio's shares.

In the calculation of the NAV per share of the Portfolio:

The securities in the Portfolio that are listed or traded on an exchange are valued primarily using market prices.
Bonds are generally valued according to prices quoted by an independent pricing service.
Short-term debt securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Other investment assets for which market prices are unavailable or are unreliable are valued at their fair value by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, as discussed below.

When the Portfolio believes a reported market price for a security does not reflect the amount the Portfolio would receive on a current sale of that security, the Portfolio may substitute for the market price a fair-value determination made according to procedures approved by the Board of Directors on behalf of the Portfolio. The Portfolio may also use these procedures to value certain types of illiquid securities. In addition, fair value pricing generally will be used by the Portfolio if the exchange on which a portfolio security is traded closes early or if trading in a particular security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to the time the Portfolio's NAV is calculated.

The Portfolio may also use these methods to value securities that trade in a foreign market if a significant event that appears likely to materially affect the value of foreign investments or foreign currency exchange rates occurs between the time that foreign market closes and the time the NYSE closes. Some funds which may invest a portion of their assets in foreign securities, may also be susceptible to a time zone arbitrage strategy in which shareholders attempt to take advantage of fund share prices that may not reflect developments in foreign securities markets that occurred after the close of such market but prior to the pricing of Portfolio shares. In that case, such investments or exchange rates may be valued at their fair values as determined according to the procedures approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors. Significant events include, but are not limited to, (1) those impacting a single issuer, (2) governmental actions that affect securities in one sector, country or region, (3) natural disasters or armed conflicts affecting a country or region, and (4) significant domestic or foreign market fluctuation. The Corporation has retained a third-party pricing service (the Service) to assist in valuing foreign securities held by the Portfolio. The Service conducts a screening process to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current market value as of the close of the NYSE. For foreign securities where WRSCO, in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Corporation's Board of Directors, believes, at the approved degree of certainty, that the price is not reflective of current market price, WRSCO may use the indication of fair value from the Service to determine the fair value of the security. The Service, the methodology or the degree of certainty may change from time to time. The Board regularly reviews, and WRSCO regularly monitors and reports to the Board, the Service's pricing of the Portfolio's foreign securities, as applicable.

Fair valuation has the effect of updating security prices to reflect market value based on, among other things, the recognition of a significant event - thus potentially alleviating arbitrage opportunities with respect to Portfolio shares. Another effect of fair valuation is that the Portfolio's NAV will be subject, in part, to the judgment of the Board of Directors or its designee instead of being determined directly by market prices. When fair value pricing is applied, the prices of securities used by the Portfolio to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities, and therefore, a shareholder purchasing or redeeming shares on a particular day might pay or receive more or less than would be the case if a security were valued differently. The use of fair value pricing may also affect all shareholders in that if redemption proceeds or other payment based on valuation of Portfolio assets were paid out differently due to fair value pricing, all shareholders will be impacted incrementally. There is no assurance, however, that fair value pricing will more accurately reflect the value of a security on a particular day than the market price of such security on that day or that it will prevent or alleviate the impact of market timing activities. For a description of market timing activities, please see "Market Timing Policy."

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Portfolio distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains each year. Dividends from investment income for the Portfolio will usually be declared and paid annually in December, in full and fractional shares of the Portfolio. Dividends declared for a particular day are paid to shareholders of record on the prior business day. However, dividends declared for Saturday and Sunday are paid to shareholders of record on the preceding Thursday. Ordinarily, dividends are paid on shares starting on the day after they are issued and through the day they are redeemed. All distributions from net realized long-term or short-term capital gains of the Portfolio, if any, are declared and paid annually in December in additional full and fractional shares of the Portfolio. You will find information in the SAI about federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Portfolio.

Because the only shareholders of the Portfolio are the Participating Insurance Companies and their separate accounts, no discussion is included here as to the federal income tax consequences to the Portfolio's shareholders. For information concerning the federal tax consequences to Policyowners, see the applicable prospectus for the Policy. Prospective investors are urged to consult with their tax advisers.

W&R TARGET FUNDS, INC.
6300 Lamar Avenue
P. O. Box 29217
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217

PROSPECTUS

Custodian

UMB Bank, n. a.

928 Grand Boulevard

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Legal Counsel

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

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Washington, D. C. 20006

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

1100 Walnut, Suite 3300

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Investment Manager

Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company

6300 Lamar Avenue

P. O. Box 29217

Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217

913-236-2000

888-WADDELL

Transfer Agent

Waddell & Reed Services Company

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Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217

913-236-2000

888-WADDELL

Accounting Services Agent

Waddell & Reed Services Company

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P. O. Box 29217

Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217

913-236-2000

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Our INTERNET address is:
http://www.waddell.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

An Overview of the Portfolios .......................
Additional Information about Principal
Investment Strategies and Risks....................
The Management of the Portfolios ..................
Purchases and Redemptions .........................
Net Asset Value .......................................
Dividends and Distributions .........................
Financial Highlights ..................................

W&R Target Funds, Inc.
Energy Portfolio
PROSPECTUS

You can get more information about the Portfolio in--

the Statement of Additional Information (SAI), which contains detailed information about the Portfolio, particularly its investment policies and practices. You may not be aware of important information about the Portfolio unless you read both the Prospectus and the SAI. The current SAI is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and it is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference (that is, the SAI is legally part of the Prospectus).
the Annual and Semi-annual Reports to Shareholders, which detail the Portfolio's actual investments and include financial statements as of the close of the particular annual or semi-annual period. The annual report also contains a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Portfolio's performance during the year covered by the report.

To request a copy of the current SAI, without charge, or for other inquiries, contact the Corporation or Waddell & Reed, Inc. at the address and telephone number below. Copies of the SAI, Annual and/or Semiannual Report may also be requested via email at request@waddell.com. Additionally, the Prospectus, SAI and Annual and Semi-annual Reports for the Portfolio are available on the Waddell & Reed website at www.waddell.com.

Information about the Portfolio and the Corporation (including the current SAI and most recent Annual and Semiannual Reports) is available from the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov and may also be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at publicinfo@sec.gov or from the SEC's Public Reference Room, Room 1580, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.,20549. You can find out about the operation of the Public Reference Room and applicable copying charges by calling 202-551-5850.

The Corporation's SEC file number is: 811-5017.

WADDELL & REED, INC.
6300 Lamar Avenue
P. O. Box 29217
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217
913-236-2000
888-WADDELL

ENERGY PORTFOLIO
a series of
W&R TARGET FUNDS, INC.
(Corporation)
6300 Lamar Avenue
P. O. Box 29217
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217

913-236-2000
888-WADDELL

April 3, 2006

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. This SAI contains information about one series of the Corporation, Energy Portfolio (Portfolio). Investors should read this SAI in conjunction with the prospectus for the Portfolio dated April 3, 2006 (Prospectus), which may be obtained from the Corporation or its underwriter, Waddell & Reed, Inc. (Waddell & Reed), at the address or telephone number shown above.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Fund History
	The Portfolio, Its Investments, Related Risks and Limitations
	Management of the Portfolio
	Investment Advisory and Other Services
	Portfolio Manager
	Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices
	Proxy Voting Policy
	Capital Stock
	Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares
	Taxation of the Portfolio

FUND HISTORY

Energy Portfolio is a series of W&R Target Funds, Inc., which was organized as a Maryland corporation on December 2, 1986. Prior to August 31, 1998, the Corporation was known as TMK/United Funds, Inc.; prior to October 16, 2000, it was known as Target/United Funds, Inc.

THE PORTFOLIO, ITS INVESTMENTS, RELATED RISKS AND LIMITATIONS

The Portfolio is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal. The Corporation an open-end, diversified management company. The Corporation sells its shares only to the separate accounts of Participating Insurance Companies to fund certain variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts (Policies).

This SAI supplements the information contained in the Prospectus for the Portfolio and contains more detailed information about the investment strategies and policies the Portfolio's investment manager, Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (WRIMCO), may employ and the types of instruments in which the Portfolio may invest, in pursuit of the Portfolio's objective. A summary of the risks associated with instrument types and investment practices is included as well.

WRIMCO might not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques, or use them to the full extent permitted by the Portfolio's investment policies and restrictions. WRIMCO buys an instrument or uses a technique only if it believes that doing so will help the Portfolio achieve its objective.

Securities - General

The main types of securities in which the Portfolio may invest include common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and convertible securities. Although common stocks and other equity securities have a history of long-term growth in value, their prices tend to fluctuate in the short term, particularly those of smaller companies. The equity securities in which the Portfolio invests may include preferred stock that converts into common stock. The Portfolio may invest in preferred stock rated in any rating category of the established rating services or, if unrated, judged by WRIMCO to be of equivalent quality. In the case of "split-rated" securities, which result when nationally-recognized rating agencies rate the security at different rating levels (for example, BBB by Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P) and Ba by Moody's Investors Service (Moody's)), it is the Portfolio's general policy to classify such securities at the higher rating level where, in the judgment of WRIMCO, such classification reasonably reflects the security's quality and risk. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates and varying degrees of quality. As a general matter, however, when interest rates rise, the values of fixed-rate securities fall and, conversely, when interest rates fall, the values of fixed-rate debt securities rise. Similarly, long-term bonds are generally more sensitive to interest rate changes than short-term bonds.

Subject to its investment restrictions, the Portfolio may invest in debt securities rated in any rating category of the established rating services, including securities rated in the lowest category (securities rated D by S&P and D by Moody's). Debt securities rated D by S&P or D by Moody's are in payment default or are regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing. Debt securities rated at least BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's are considered to be investment grade debt securities; however, securities rated BBB or Baa may have speculative characteristics. In addition, the Portfolio will treat unrated securities judged by WRIMCO to be of equivalent quality to a rated security as having that rating.

Lower quality debt securities, or junk bonds, are considered to be speculative and involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the issuer's creditworthiness. The market prices of these securities may fluctuate more than high-quality securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty. The market for lower-rated debt securities may be thinner and less active than that for higher-rated debt securities, which can adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse publicity and changing investor perceptions may decrease the values and liquidity of lower-rated debt securities, especially in a thinly traded market. Valuation becomes more difficult and judgment plays a greater role in valuing lower-rated debt securities than with respect to securities for which more external sources of quotations and last sale information are available. Since the risk of default is higher for lower-rated debt securities, WRIMCO's research and credit analysis are an especially important part of managing securities of this type held by the Portfolio. WRIMCO continuously monitors the issuers of lower-rated debt securities in each portfolio in an attempt to determine if the issuers will have sufficient cash flow and profits to meet required principal and interest payments. The Corporation may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to pursue litigation or otherwise exercise its rights as a security holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it determines this to be in the best interest of the shareholders of the affected Portfolio(s).

While credit ratings are only one factor WRIMCO relies on in evaluating high-yield debt securities, certain risks are associated with credit ratings. Credit ratings evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments, not market value risk. Credit ratings for individual securities may change from time to time, and the Portfolio may retain a security whose rating has been changed.

The Portfolio may purchase debt securities whose principal amount at maturity is dependent upon the performance of a specified equity security. The issuer of such debt securities, typically an investment banking firm, is unaffiliated with the issuer of the equity security to whose performance the debt security is linked. Equity-linked debt securities differ from ordinary debt securities in that the principal amount received at maturity is not fixed, but is based on the price of the linked equity security at the time the debt security matures. The performance of equity-linked debt securities depends primarily on the performance of the linked equity security and may also be influenced by interest rate changes. In addition, although the debt securities are typically adjusted for diluting events such as stock splits, stock dividends and certain other events affecting the market value of the linked equity security, the debt securities are not adjusted for subsequent issuances of the linked equity security for cash. Such an issuance could adversely affect the price of the debt security. In addition to the equity risk relating to the linked equity security, such debt securities are also subject to credit risk with regard to the issuer of the debt security. In general, however, such debt securities are less volatile than the equity securities to which they are linked.

The Portfolio may invest in convertible securities. A convertible security is a bond, debenture, note, preferred stock or other security that may be converted into or exchanged for a prescribed amount of common stock of the same or different issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula. Convertible securities generally have higher yields than common stocks of the same or similar issuers, but lower yields than comparable nonconvertible securities, are less subject to fluctuation in value than the underlying stock because they have fixed income characteristics, and provide the potential for capital appreciation if the market price of the underlying common stock increases.

The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline. The credit standing of the issuer and other factors also may have an effect on the convertible security's investment value. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the security's offering document. If a convertible security held by the Portfolio is called for redemption, the Portfolio will be required to convert it into the underlying stock, sell it to a third party or permit the issuer to redeem the security. Convertible securities are typically issued by smaller capitalized companies whose stock prices may be volatile. Thus, any of these actions could have an adverse effect on the Portfolio's ability to achieve its investment objectives.

The Portfolio may also invest in a type of convertible preferred stock that pays a cumulative, fixed dividend that is senior to, and expected to be in excess of, the dividends paid on the common stock of the issuer. At the mandatory conversion date, the preferred stock is converted into not more than one share of the issuer's common stock at the call price that was established at the time the preferred stock was issued. If the price per share of the related common stock on the mandatory conversion date is less than the call price, the holder of the preferred stock will nonetheless receive only one share of common stock for each share of preferred stock (plus cash in the amount of any accrued but unpaid dividends). At any time prior to the mandatory conversion date, the issuer may redeem the preferred stock upon issuing to the holder a number of shares of common stock equal to the call price of the preferred stock in effect on the date of redemption divided by the market value of the common stock, with such market value typically determined one or two trading days prior to the date notice of redemption is given. The issuer must also pay the holder of the preferred stock cash in an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid dividends on the preferred stock. This convertible preferred stock is subject to the same market risk as the common stock of the issuer, except to the extent that such risk is mitigated by the higher dividend paid on the preferred stock. The opportunity for equity appreciation afforded by an investment in such convertible preferred stock, however, is limited, because in the event the market value of the issuer's common stock increases to or above the call price of the preferred stock, the issuer may (and would be expected to) call the preferred stock for redemption at the call price. This convertible preferred stock is also subject to credit risk with regard to the ability of the issuer to pay the dividend established upon issuance of the preferred stock. Generally, convertible preferred stock is less volatile than the related common stock of the issuer.

Specific Securities and Investment Practices

Borrowing

The Portfolio, may borrow money, but only from banks and only for temporary, emergency or extraordinary purposes. Interest on money borrowed is an expense the Portfolio would not otherwise incur, so that it may have reduced net investment income during periods of outstanding borrowings. As such, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off.

Foreign Securities and Currencies

The Portfolio may invest in the securities of foreign issuers, including depositary receipts. In general, depositary receipts are securities convertible into and evidencing ownership of securities of foreign corporate issuers, although depositary receipts may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted. American depositary receipts (ADRs), in registered form, are U.S. dollar-denominated receipts typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company evidencing ownership of the underlying securities. International depositary receipts and European depositary receipts, in bearer form, are foreign receipts evidencing a similar arrangement and are designed for use by non-U.S. investors and traders in non-U.S. markets. Global depositary receipts are more recently developed receipts designed to facilitate the trading of securities of foreign issuers by U.S. and non-U.S. investors and traders.

WRIMCO believes that there are investment opportunities as well as risks in investing in foreign securities. Individual foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy or each other in such matters as gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. Individual foreign companies may also differ favorably or unfavorably from domestic companies in the same industry. Foreign currencies may be stronger or weaker than the U.S. dollar or than each other. Thus, the value of securities denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, and of dividends and interest from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. WRIMCO believes that the Portfolio's ability to invest a substantial portion of its assets abroad might enable it to take advantage of these differences and strengths where they are favorable.

However, foreign securities and foreign currencies involve additional significant risks, apart from the risks inherent in U.S. investments. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices on some foreign markets can be highly volatile. Many foreign countries lack uniform accounting and disclosure standards comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies, and it may be more difficult to obtain reliable information regarding an issuer's financial conditions and operations. In addition, the costs of foreign investing, including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions and custodial costs, are generally higher than for U.S. investments.

Foreign markets may offer less protection to investors than U.S. markets. Foreign issuers, brokers and securities markets may be subject to less government supervision. Foreign security trading practices, including those involving the release of assets in advance of payment, may involve increased risks in the event of a failed trade or the insolvency of a broker-dealer, and may involve substantial delays. It may also be difficult to enforce legal rights in foreign countries.

Investing abroad also involves different political and economic risks. Foreign investments may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S. investors, including the possibility of expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S. dollars, or other government intervention. There may be greater possibility of default by foreign governments or government-sponsored enterprises. Investments in foreign countries also involve a risk of local political, economic, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments. There is no assurance that WRIMCO will be able to anticipate these potential events or counter their effects.

Certain foreign securities impose restrictions on transfer within the United States or to U.S. persons. Although securities subject to transfer restrictions may be marketable abroad, they may be less liquid than foreign securities of the same class that are not subject to such restrictions.

The Portfolio may also purchase and sell foreign currency and invest in foreign currency deposits and may enter into forward currency contracts. The Portfolio may incur a transaction charge in connection with the exchange of currency. Currency conversion involves dealer spreads and other costs, although commissions are not usually charged. See Options, Futures Contracts and Other Strategies -- Forward Currency Contracts.

As a general rule, the country assigned to a security is the issuer's country of domicile, as reflected by a third party source (e.g., Bloomberg). However, pursuant to adopted procedures, WRIMCO may request a different country designation due to certain identified circumstances, including: (i) the country in which the security is principally traded (determined based on a percentage of the total volume traded); or (ii) the country from which the issuer, during the issuer's most recent fiscal year, derived at least 50% of its revenues or profits (from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed) or that have at least 50% of their assets in that country or region. The request to change a security's country designation must be delivered to the Portfolio's Treasurer and to the Corporation's Chief Compliance Officer for approval.

Investments in obligations of domestic branches of foreign banks will be considered domestic securities if WRIMCO has determined that the nature and extent of Federal and state regulation and supervision of the branch in question is substantially equivalent to Federal or state chartered domestic banks doing business in the same jurisdiction.

Emerging Market Securities

Risks of investing in foreign countries are intensified in developing countries, or emerging markets. A developing country is a nation that, in WRIMCO's opinion, is likely to experience long-term gross domestic product growth above that expected to occur in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada. Developing countries may have relatively unstable governments, economies based on only a few industries and securities markets that trade a small number of securities.

WRIMCO considers countries having developing markets to be all countries that are generally considered to be developing or emerging countries by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (more commonly referred to as the World Bank) and the International Finance Corporation, as well as countries that are classified by the United Nations or otherwise regarded by their authorities as developing. Currently, the countries not included in this category are Ireland, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, France, Canada, Germany, Denmark, the United States, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Japan and Switzerland. In addition, developing market securities means (i) securities of companies the principal securities trading market for which is a developing market country, as defined above, (ii) securities, traded in any market, of companies that derive 50% or more of their total revenue from either goods or services produced in such developing market countries or sales made in such developing market countries or (iii) securities of companies organized under the laws of, and with a principal office in, a developing market country.

Some of the risks to which the Portfolio may be exposed by investing in securities of emerging markets are: restrictions placed by the government of a developing country related to investment, exchange controls, and repatriation of the proceeds of investment in that country; fluctuation of a developing country's currency against the U.S. dollar; unusual price volatility in a developing country's securities markets; government involvement in the private sector, including government ownership of companies in which the Portfolio may invest; limited information about a developing market; high levels of tax levied by developing countries on dividends, interest and capital gains; the greater likelihood that developing markets will experience more volatility in inflation rates than developed markets; the greater potential that securities purchased by the Portfolio in developing markets may be fraudulent or counterfeit due to differences in the level of regulation, disclosure requirements and recordkeeping practices in those markets; risks related to the liquidity and transferability of investments in certain instruments, such as loan participations, that may not be considered "securities" under local law; settlement risks, including potential requirements for the Portfolio to render payment prior to taking possession of portfolio securities in which it invests; the possibility of nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation; favorable or unfavorable differences between individual foreign economies and the U.S. economy, such as growth of gross domestic product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources, self-sufficiency, and balance of payments position; additional costs associated with any investment in non-U.S. securities, including higher custodial fees than typical U.S. custodial arrangements, transaction costs of foreign currency conversions and generally higher commission rates on portfolio transactions than prevail in U.S. markets; greater social, economic and political instability, including the risk of war; lack of availability of currency hedging or other risk management techniques in certain developing countries; the fact that companies in developing countries may be newly organized and may be smaller and less seasoned; differences in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; the heightened risks associated specifically with establishing record ownership and custody of Russian and other Eastern European securities; and limitations on obtaining and enforcing judgments against non-U.S. residents.

Illiquid Investments

Illiquid investments are investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the price at which they are valued. Investments currently considered to be illiquid include:


	(1)	repurchase agreements not terminable within seven days;
	(2)	restricted securities not determined to be liquid pursuant to guidelines established by or under the direction of the Corporation's Board of Directors;
	(3)	non-government stripped fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities;
	(4)	bank deposits, unless they are payable at principal amount plus accrued interest on demand or within seven days after demand;
	(5)	over-the-counter (OTC) options (options not traded on an exchange) and their underlying collateral;
	(6)	securities for which market quotations are not readily available;
	(7)	securities involved in swaps, caps, floor and collar transactions; and
	(8)	direct debt instruments.

The assets used as cover for OTC options written by the Portfolio will be considered illiquid unless the OTC options are sold to qualified dealers who agree that the Portfolio may repurchase any OTC option it writes at a maximum price to be calculated by a formula set forth in the option agreement. The cover for an OTC option written subject to this procedure would be considered illiquid only to the extent that the maximum repurchase price under the formula exceeds the intrinsic value of the option.

If through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the Portfolio were in a position where more than 15% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would seek to take appropriate steps to protect liquidity.

Income Trusts

The Portfolio may invest in income trusts, typically Canadian Royalty Trusts. An income trust is an investment trust that holds assets, typically in the oil or gas industry, which are income producing, the income from which is passed on to the security holders. The main attraction of an income trust is its ability to generate constant cash flows. Income trusts have the potential to deliver higher yields than bonds. During period of low interest rates, income trusts may achieve higher yields compared with cash investments. During periods of increasing rates, the opposite may be true. Income trusts may experience losses during periods of both low and high interest rates.

Income trusts are structured to avoid corporate taxes on distributions. In a traditional tax structure, distributions are taxed both at the corporate level and as dividends in the hands of the investor. Income trusts reduce corporate tax; the trust pays no tax on earnings distributed directly to the security holders. This flow-through structure means that the distributions to income trust investors are generally higher than dividends from an equivalent corporate entity.

Despite the potential for attractive regular payments, income trusts are equity investments, not fixed income securities, and they share many of the risks inherent in stock ownership. In addition, an income trust may lack diversification as such trusts are primarily invested in real estate, oil and gas, pipelines, and other infrastructure; potential growth may be sacrificed because revenue is passed on to security holders, rather than reinvested in the business. Income trusts do not guarantee minimum distributions or even return of capital; therefore, if the business starts to lose money, the trust can reduce or even eliminate distributions. The current structure of trusts, which allows income to flow through to investors and be taxed only at the individual level, could be challenged under existing laws, or the tax laws could change.

Indexed Securities

The Portfolio may purchase indexed securities subject to its operating policy regarding derivative instruments. Indexed securities are securities the value of which varies in relation to the value of other securities, securities indexes, currencies, precious metals or other commodities, or other financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or whose coupon rate is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic. The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the security, currency or other instrument to which they are indexed and may also be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. At the same time, indexed securities are subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying investments. Currency-indexed securities typically are short-term to intermediate-term debt securities whose maturity values or interest rates are determined by reference to the values of one or more specified foreign currencies, and may offer higher yields than U.S. dollar-denominated securities of equivalent issuers. Currency-indexed securities may be positively or negatively indexed; that is, their maturity value may increase when the specified currency value increases, resulting in a security that performs similarly to a foreign-denominated instrument, or their maturity value may decline when foreign currencies increase, resulting in a security whose price characteristics are similar to a put on the underlying currency. Currency-indexed securities may also have prices that depend on the values of a number of different foreign currencies relative to each other.

Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations, and certain U.S. government agencies. Certain indexed securities that are not traded on an established market may be deemed illiquid.

Investment Company Securities

The Portfolio may purchase shares of another investment company subject to the restrictions and limitations of the 1940 Act. As a shareholder in an investment company, the Portfolio would bear its pro rata share of that investment company's expenses, which could result in duplication of certain fees, including management and administrative fees.

Exchange Traded Funds. The Portfolio may invest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as a means of tracking the performance of a designated stock index while maintaining liquidity. For example, the Portfolio may invest in S&P 500 Depositary Receipts (SPDRs), which track the S&P 500 Index; S&P MidCap 400 Depositary Receipts (MidCap SPDRs), which track the S&P MidCap 400 Index; and "Dow Industrial Diamonds," which track the Dow Jones Industrial Average, or in other ETFs which track indexes, provided that such investments are consistent with the Portfolio's investment objective as determined by WRIMCO. Investment in an ETF represents shares of ownership of a long-term unit investment trust that holds all of the stock included in the relevant underlying index. Since most ETFs are a type of investment company, the Portfolio's purchases of ETF shares are subject to the non-fundamental investment restrictions regarding investments in other investment companies.

ETFs carry a price which equals a specified fraction of the value of the designated index and are exchange traded. As with other equity transactions, brokers charge a commission in connection with the purchase of ETFs. In addition, an asset management fee is charged in connection with the underlying unit investment trust (which is in addition to the investment management fee paid by the Portfolio).

Trading costs for ETFs are somewhat higher than those for stock index futures contracts, but, because ETFs trade like other exchange-listed equities, they represent a quick and convenient method of maximizing the use of the Portfolio's assets to track the return of a particular stock index.

Investments in an ETF generally present the same primary risks as investments in a conventional fund, which are not exchange traded. The price of an ETF can fluctuate, and the Portfolio could lose money investing in an ETF. In addition, ETFs are subject to the following risks that do not apply to conventional funds: (i) the market price of the ETFs shares may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value; (ii) an active trading market for an ETF's shares may not develop or be maintained; or (iii) trading of an ETF's shares may be halted if the listing exchange's officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide "circuit breakers" (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts stock trading generally.

Lending Securities

Securities loans may be made on a short-term or long-term basis for the purpose of increasing a Portfolio's income. If a Portfolio lends securities, the borrower pays the Portfolio an amount equal to the dividends or interest on the securities that the Portfolio would have received if it had not lent the securities. The Portfolio also receives additional compensation. Under a Portfolio's current securities lending procedures, the Portfolio may lend securities only to broker-dealers and financial institutions deemed creditworthy by WRIMCO or a subadvisor.

Any securities loans that a Portfolio makes must be collateralized in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements (Guidelines). At the time of each loan, a Portfolio must receive collateral equal to no less than 100% of the market value of the securities loaned. Under the present Guidelines, the collateral must consist of cash or U.S. government securities or bank letters of credit, at least equal in value to the market value of the securities lent on each day that the loan is outstanding. If the market value of the lent securities exceeds the value of the collateral, the borrower must add more collateral so that it at least equals the market value of the securities lent. If the market value of the securities decreases, the borrower is entitled to return of the excess collateral.

There are two methods of receiving compensation for making loans. The first is to receive a negotiated loan fee from the borrower. This method is available for all three types of collateral. The second method, which is not available when letters of credit are used as collateral, is for a Portfolio to receive interest on the investment of the cash collateral or to receive interest on the U.S. government securities used as collateral. Part of the interest received in either case may be shared with the borrower.

The letters of credit that a Portfolio may accept as collateral are agreements by banks (other than the borrowers of the Portfolio's securities), entered into at the request of the borrower and for its account and risk, under which the banks are obligated to pay to the Portfolio, while the letter is in effect, amounts demanded by the Portfolio if the demand meets the terms of the letter. The Portfolio's right to make this demand secures the borrower's obligations to it. The terms of any such letters and the creditworthiness of the banks providing them (which might include the Portfolio's custodian bank) must be satisfactory to WRIMCO or a subadvisor.

The Portfolios will make loans only under rules of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which presently require the borrower to give the securities back to the Portfolio within five business days after the Portfolio gives notice to do so. If a Portfolio loses its voting rights on securities loaned, it will have the securities returned to it in time to vote them if a material event affecting the investment is to be voted on. A Portfolio may pay reasonable finder's, administrative and custodian fees in connection with loans of securities.

Some, but not all, of these rules are necessary to meet requirements of certain laws relating to securities loans. These rules will not be changed unless the change is permitted under these requirements. These requirements do not cover the present rules, which may be changed without shareholder vote, as to: (1) whom securities may be loaned; (2) the investment of cash collateral; or (3) voting rights.

There may be risks of delay in receiving additional collateral from the borrower if the market value of the securities loaned increases, as well as risks of delay in recovering the securities loaned or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially.

Master Limited Partnerships

A master limited partnership (MLP) is a limited partnership that is publicly traded. The majority of MLPs operate in oil & gas related businesses including energy processing and distribution. MLPs are pass-through entities or businesses that are taxed at the security holder level and generally are not subject to federal or state income tax at the partnership level. Annual income, gains, losses, deductions or credits of the MLP pass through directly to its security holders.

As a result of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (2004 Act), net income from an interest in a "qualified publicly traded partnership" (QPTP) is qualifying income for a regulated investment company (RIC). A QPTP is defined as a publicly traded partnership, which is generally, a partnership the interests in which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof). Please see the section entitled Taxation of the Portfolio for additional information regarding the tax issues of a QPTPs and the potential regulatory consequences if the Portfolio invests in a MLP which is not considered a QPTP.

Money Market Instruments

Money market instruments are high-quality, short-term debt instruments that generally present minimal credit risk. They may include U.S. government securities, commercial paper and other short-term corporate obligations, certificates of deposit and other financial institution obligations. These instruments may carry fixed or variable interest rates.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities

Mortgage-Backed Securities. Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property and include single- and multi-class pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Multi-class pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are collectively referred to in this SAI as CMOs. Some CMOs are directly supported by other CMOs, which in turn are supported by mortgage pools. Investors typically receive payments out of the interest and principal on the underlying mortgages. The portions of the payments that investors receive, as well as the priority of their rights to receive payments, are determined by the specific terms of the CMO class.

The U.S. government mortgage-backed securities in which the Portfolio may invest include mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest (but not as to market value) by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Other mortgage-backed securities are issued by private issuers, generally originators of and investors in mortgage loans, including savings associations, mortgage bankers, commercial banks, investment bankers and special purpose entities. Payments of principal and interest (but not the market value) of such private mortgage-backed securities may be supported by pools of mortgage loans or other mortgage-backed securities that are guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, or they may be issued without any government guarantee of the underlying mortgage assets but with some form of non-government credit enhancement. These credit enhancements do not protect investors from changes in market value.

The Portfolio may purchase mortgage-backed securities issued by both government and non-government entities such as banks, mortgage lenders or other financial institutions. Other types of mortgage-backed securities will likely be developed in the future, and the Portfolio may so invest as long as WRIMCO determines they are consistent with the Portfolio's goals and investment policies.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are created when a U.S. government agency or a financial institution separates the interest and principal components of a mortgage-backed security and sells them as individual securities. The holder of the principal-only security (PO) receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage-backed security, while the holder of the interest-only security (IO) receives interest payments from the same underlying security.

For example, IO classes are entitled to receive all or a portion of the interest, but none (or only a nominal amount) of the principal payments, from the underlying mortgage assets. If the mortgage assets underlying an IO experience greater than anticipated principal prepayments, then the total amount of interest allocable to the IO class, and therefore the yield to investors, generally will be reduced. In some instances, an investor in an IO may fail to recoup all of the investor's initial investment, even if the security is guaranteed by the U.S. government or considered to be of the highest quality. Conversely, PO classes are entitled to receive all or a portion of the principal payments, but none of the interest, from the underlying mortgage assets. PO classes are purchased at substantial discounts from par, and the yield to investors will be reduced if principal payments are slower than expected. IOs, POs and other CMOs involve special risks, and evaluating them requires special knowledge.

Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities have structural characteristics similar to mortgage-backed securities, as discussed above. However, the underlying assets are not first lien mortgage loans or interests therein, but include assets such as motor vehicle installment sales contracts, other installment sale contracts, home equity loans, leases of various types of real and personal property and receivables from revolving credit (credit card) agreements. Such assets are securitized through the use of trusts or special purpose corporations. Payments or distributions of principal and interest may be guaranteed up to a certain amount and for a certain time period by a letter of credit or pool insurance policy issued by a financial institution unaffiliated with the issuer, or other credit enhancements may be present. The value of asset-backed securities may also depend on the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the loan pool, the originator of the loans or the financial institution providing the credit enhancement.

Natural Resources and Physical Commodities

Since the Portfolio may invest in securities of companies engaged in natural resources activities, the Portfolio may be subject to greater risks and market fluctuations than other funds. The value of the Portfolio's securities will fluctuate in response to market conditions generally, and will be particularly sensitive to the markets for those natural resources in which a particular issuer is involved. The values of natural resources may also fluctuate directly with respect to real and perceived inflationary trends and various political developments. In selecting the Portfolio's portfolio of investments, WRIMCO will consider each company's ability to create new products, secure any necessary regulatory approvals, and generate sufficient customer demand. A company's failure to perform well in any one of these areas, however, could cause its stock to decline sharply.

Natural resource industries throughout the world may be subject to greater political, environmental and other governmental regulation than many other industries. Changes in governmental policies and the need for regulatory approvals may have an adverse effect on the products and services of natural resources companies. For example, the exploration, development and distribution of coal, oil and gas in the United States are subject to significant Federal and state regulation, which may affect rates of return on such investments and the kinds of services that may be offered to companies in those industries. In addition, many natural resource companies have been subject to significant costs associated with compliance with environmental and other safety regulations. Such regulations may also hamper the development of new technologies. The direction, type or effect of any future regulations affecting natural resource industries are virtually impossible to predict.

Generally, energy commodities, such as coal, natural gas and crude oil, have distinctly higher volatility than other types of commodities, due in part to real time pricing and cross-commodity arbitrage described below. In purchasing related securities, WRIMCO considers the integration of derivatives and physical trades for risk management in a real-time environment in order to meet the demands of the marketplace. As well, scheduling receipts, deliveries and transmission of a commodity can all impact investments in commodities.

Energy commodities have unique market risks and physical properties which can affect the available supply. Factors unique to energy commodities include: research and development, location, recovery costs, transportation costs, conversion costs, storage costs, as well as global demand and other events that can affect demand such as war, weather and alternative energy sources. Natural gas and crude oil are especially susceptible to changes in supply and global demand.

As well, an investor in commodities must be able to manage cross-commodity arbitrage, i.e., the ability to determine positions stated in equivalent units of measure (Btu units). When assessing an investment opportunity - in coal, natural gas or crude oil- this calculation can be critical in determining the success an investor has when calculating how a trade breaks down into a single common denominator. Coal tolling, for instance, involves the conversion of coal to electricity for a fee. The tolling of coal gives marketers, suppliers and generators another arbitrage opportunity if there is a disparity between coal and electricity prices while providing some added liquidity between the two commodities.

Principal risks of investing in certain types of commodities include:

Cross commodity arbitrage can negatively impact the Portfolio's investments;
Fluctuations in demand can negatively impact individual commodities: alternative sources of energy creating unforeseen competition; changes in weather can negatively affect demand, global production can alter demand and the need for specific sources of energy;
Fluctuations in supply can negatively impact individual commodities: transportation costs, research and development, location, recovery/retrieval costs, conversion costs, storage costs and natural disasters can all adversely impact different investments and types of energy;
Environmental restrictions can increase costs of production;
Restrictions placed by the government of a developing country related to investment, exchange controls, and repatriation of the proceeds of investment in that country;
War can limit production or access to available supplies and/or resources.

The Portfolio's investments in physical commodities are considered speculative and subject to special risk considerations, including substantial price fluctuations over short periods of time. On the other hand, investments in physical commodities could help to moderate fluctuations in the value of the Portfolio's holdings. Because commodities do not generate investment income, however, the return on such investments will be derived solely from the appreciation and depreciation on such investments. The Portfolio may also incur storage and other costs relating to its investments in commodities, which may, under certain circumstances, exceed custodial and brokerage costs associated with investments in other types of securities. When the Portfolio purchases a commodity, WRIMCO currently intends that it will only be in a form that is readily marketable. To qualify as a regulated investment company under current U.S. tax law (see Taxation of the Portfolio--General), the Portfolio may not receive more than 10% of its yearly gross income from gains resulting from selling precious metals or any other physical commodity. Accordingly, the Portfolio may be required to hold its commodities or sell them at a loss, or to sell its portfolio securities at a gain, when for investment reasons it would not otherwise do so.

Options, Futures and Other Strategies

General. WRIMCO may use certain options, futures contracts (sometimes referred to as futures), options on futures contracts, forward currency contracts, swaps, caps, floors, collars, indexed securities and other derivative instruments (collectively, Financial Instruments) to attempt to enhance income or yield or to attempt to hedge the Portfolio's investments. The strategies described below may be used in an attempt to manage the risks of the Portfolio's investments that can affect fluctuation in its net asset value (NAV).

Generally, the Portfolio may purchase and sell any type of Financial Instrument. However, as an operating policy, the Portfolio will only purchase or sell a particular Financial Instrument if the Portfolio is authorized to invest in the type of asset by which the return on, or value of, the Financial Instrument is primarily measured. Since the Portfolio is authorized to invest in foreign securities denominated in other currencies, the Portfolio may purchase and sell foreign currency derivatives.

Hedging strategies can be broadly categorized as short hedges and long hedges. A short hedge is a purchase or sale of a Financial Instrument intended partially or fully to offset potential declines in the value of one or more investments held by the Portfolio. Thus, in a short hedge, the Portfolio takes a position in a Financial Instrument whose price is expected to move in the opposite direction of the price of the investment being hedged.

Conversely, a long hedge is a purchase or sale of a Financial Instrument intended partially or fully to offset potential increases in the acquisition cost of one or more investments that the Portfolio intends to acquire. Thus, in a long hedge, the Portfolio takes a position in a Financial Instrument whose price is expected to move in the same direction as the price of the prospective investment being hedged. A long hedge is sometimes referred to as an anticipatory hedge. In an anticipatory hedge transaction, the Portfolio does not own a corresponding security and, therefore, the transaction does not relate to a security the Portfolio owns. Rather, it relates to a security that the Portfolio intends to acquire. If the Portfolio does not complete the hedge by purchasing the security it anticipated purchasing, the effect on the Portfolio's holdings is the same as if the transaction were entered into for speculative purposes.

Financial Instruments on securities generally are used to attempt to hedge against price movements in one or more particular securities positions that the Portfolio owns or intends to acquire. Financial Instruments on indexes, in contrast, generally are used to attempt to hedge against price movements in market sectors in which the Portfolio has invested or expects to invest. Financial Instruments on debt securities may be used to hedge either individual securities or broad debt market sectors.

The use of Financial Instruments is subject to applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the several exchanges upon which they are traded and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Portfolio has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder and, therefore, are not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under such Act. In addition, the Portfolio's ability to use Financial Instruments is limited by tax considerations. See Taxation of the Portfolio.

In addition to the instruments, strategies and risks described below, WRIMCO expects to discover additional opportunities in connection with Financial Instruments and other similar or related techniques. These new opportunities may become available as new techniques are developed, as regulatory authorities broaden the range of permitted transactions and as new Financial Instruments or other techniques are developed. WRIMCO may utilize these opportunities to the extent that they are consistent with the Portfolio's objective and permitted by the Portfolio's investment limitations and applicable regulatory authorities. The Portfolio might not use any of these strategies, and there can be no assurance that any strategy used will succeed. The Portfolio's Prospectus or SAI will be supplemented to the extent that new products or techniques involve materially different risks than those described below or in the Prospectus.

Special Risks. The use of Financial Instruments involves special considerations and risks, certain of which are described below. In general, these techniques may increase the volatility of the Portfolio and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk assumed. Risks pertaining to particular Financial Instruments are described in the sections that follow:

(1) Successful use of most Financial Instruments depends upon WRIMCO's ability to predict movements of the overall securities, currency and interest rate markets, which requires different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular strategy will succeed, and use of Financial Instruments could result in a loss, regardless of whether the intent was to reduce risk or increase return.

(2) There might be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a Financial Instrument and price movements of the investments being hedged. For example, if the value of a Financial Instrument used in a short hedge increased by less than the decline in value of the hedged investment, the hedge would not be fully successful. Such a lack of correlation might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being hedged, such as speculation or other pressures on the markets in which Financial Instruments are traded. The effectiveness of hedges using Financial Instruments on indexes will depend on the degree of correlation between price movements in the index and price movements in the securities being hedged.

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options and futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match the Portfolio's current or anticipated investments exactly. The Portfolio may invest in options and futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which it typically invests, which involves a risk that the options or futures position will not track the performance of the Portfolio's other investments.

Options and futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match the Portfolio's investments well. Options and futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. The Portfolio may purchase or sell options and futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in the Portfolio's options or futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.

(3) If successful, the above-discussed strategies can reduce risk of loss by wholly or partially offsetting the negative effect of unfavorable price movements. However, such strategies can also reduce opportunity for gain by offsetting the positive effect of favorable price movements. For example, if the Portfolio entered into a short hedge because WRIMCO projected a decline in the price of a security in the Portfolio's holdings, and the price of that security increased instead, the gain from that increase might be wholly or partially offset by a decline in the price of the Financial Instrument. Moreover, if the price of the Financial Instrument declined by more than the increase in the price of the security, the Portfolio could suffer a loss. In either such case, the Portfolio would have been in a better position had it not attempted to hedge at all.

(4) As described below, the Portfolio might be required to maintain assets as cover, maintain segregated accounts or make margin payments when it takes positions in Financial Instruments involving obligations to third parties (i.e., Financial Instruments other than purchased options). If the Portfolio were unable to close out its positions in such Financial Instruments, it might be required to continue to maintain such assets or accounts or make such payments until the position expired or matured. These requirements might impair the Portfolio's ability to sell a security or make an investment at a time when it would otherwise be favorable to do so, or require that the Portfolio sell a security at a disadvantageous time.

(5) The Portfolio's ability to close out a position in a Financial Instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends on the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the other party to the transaction (counterparty) to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Therefore, there is no assurance that any position can be closed out at a time and price that is favorable to the Portfolio.

Cover. Transactions using Financial Instruments, other than purchased options, expose the Portfolio to an obligation to another party. The Portfolio will comply with SEC guidelines regarding cover for these instruments and will, if the guidelines so require, set aside cash or liquid assets in an account with its custodian in the prescribed amount as determined daily. The Portfolio will not enter into any such transactions unless it owns either (1) an offsetting (covered) position in securities, currencies or other options, futures contracts or forward contracts, or (2) cash and liquid assets with a value, marked-to-market daily, sufficient to cover its potential obligations to the extent not covered as provided in (1) above.

Assets used as cover or held in an account cannot be sold while the position in the corresponding Financial Instrument is open, unless they are replaced with other appropriate assets. As a result, the commitment of a large portion of the Portfolio's assets to cover or to segregated accounts could impede portfolio management or the Portfolio's ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

Options. A call option gives the purchaser the right to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying investment at the agreed-upon price during the option period. A put option gives the purchaser the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, the underlying investment at the agreed-upon price during the option period. Purchasers of options pay an amount, known as a premium, to the option writer in exchange for the right under the option contract.

The purchase of call options can serve as a long hedge, and the purchase of put options can serve as a short hedge. Writing put or call options can enable the Portfolio to enhance income or yield by reason of the premiums paid by the purchasers of such options. However, if the market price of the security underlying a put option declines to less than the exercise price of the option, minus the premium received, the Portfolio would expect to suffer a loss.

Writing call options can serve as a limited short hedge, because declines in the value of the hedged investment would be offset to the extent of the premium received for writing the option. However, if the security or currency appreciates to a price higher than the exercise price of the call option, it can be expected that the option will be exercised and the Portfolio will be obligated to sell the security or currency at less than its market value. If the call option is an OTC option, the securities or other assets used as cover would be considered illiquid to the extent described under Illiquid Investments.

Writing put options can serve as a limited long hedge because increases in the value of the hedged investment would be offset to the extent of the premium received for writing the option. However, if the security or currency depreciates to a price lower than the exercise price of the put option, it can be expected that the put option will be exercised and the Portfolio will be obligated to purchase the security or currency at more than its market value. If the put option is an OTC option, the securities or other assets used as cover would be considered illiquid to the extent described under Illiquid Investments.

The value of an option position will reflect, among other things, the current market value of the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price of the underlying investment, the historical price volatility of the underlying investment and general market conditions. Options that expire unexercised have no value.

The Portfolio may effectively terminate its right or obligation under an option by entering into a closing transaction. For example, the Portfolio may terminate its obligation under a call or put option that it had written by purchasing an identical call or put option; this is known as a closing purchase transaction. Conversely, the Portfolio may terminate a position in a put or call option it had purchased by writing an identical put or call option; this is known as a closing sale transaction. Closing transactions permit the Portfolio to realize profits or limit losses on an option position prior to its exercise or expiration.

A type of put that the Portfolio may purchase is an optional delivery standby commitment, which is entered into by parties selling debt securities to the Portfolio. An optional delivery standby commitment gives the Portfolio the right to sell the security back to the seller on specified terms. This right is provided as an inducement to purchase the security.

Risks of Options on Securities. Options offer large amounts of leverage, which will result in the Portfolio's NAV being more sensitive to changes in the value of the related instrument. The Portfolio may purchase or write both exchange-traded and OTC options. Exchange-traded options in the United States are issued by a clearing organization affiliated with the exchange on which the option is listed that, in effect, guarantees completion of every exchange-traded option transaction. In contrast, OTC options are contracts between the Portfolio and its counterparty (usually a securities dealer or a bank) with no clearing organization guarantee. Thus, when the Portfolio purchases an OTC option, it relies on the counterparty from whom it purchased the option to make or take delivery of the underlying investment upon exercise of the option. Failure by the counterparty to do so would result in the loss of any premium paid by the Portfolio as well as the loss of any expected benefit of the transaction.

The Portfolio's ability to establish and close out positions in exchange-listed options depends on the existence of a liquid market, and there can be no assurance that such a market will exist at any particular time. Closing transactions can be made for OTC options only by negotiating directly with the counterparty, or by a transaction in the secondary market if any such market exists. There can be no assurance that the Portfolio will in fact be able to close out an OTC option position at a favorable price prior to expiration. In the event of insolvency of the counterparty, the Portfolio might be unable to close out an OTC option position at any time prior to its expiration.

If the Portfolio were unable to effect a closing transaction for an option it had purchased, it would have to exercise the option to realize any profit. The inability to enter into a closing purchase transaction for a covered call option written by the Portfolio could cause material losses because the Portfolio would be unable to sell the investment used as cover for the written option until the option expires or is exercised.

Options on Indexes. Puts and calls on indexes are similar to puts and calls on securities or futures contracts except that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss depends on changes in the index in question rather than on price movements in individual securities or futures contracts. When the Portfolio writes a call on an index, it receives a premium and agrees that, prior to the expiration date, the purchaser of the call, upon exercise of the call, will receive from the Portfolio an amount of cash if the closing level of the index upon which the call is based is greater than the exercise price of the call. The amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple (multiplier), which determines the total dollar value for each point of such difference. When the Portfolio buys a call on an index, it pays a premium and has the same rights as to such call as are indicated above. When the Portfolio buys a put on an index, it pays a premium and has the right, prior to the expiration date, to require the seller of the put, upon the Portfolio's exercise of the put, to deliver to the Portfolio an amount of cash if the closing level of the index upon which the put is based is less than the exercise price of the put, which amount of cash is determined by the multiplier, as described above for calls. When the Portfolio writes a put on an index, it receives a premium and the purchaser of the put has the right, prior to the expiration date, to require the Portfolio to deliver to it an amount of cash equal to the difference between the closing level of the index and the exercise price times the multiplier if the closing level is less than the exercise price.

Risks of Options on Indexes. The risks of investment in options on indexes may be greater than options on securities. Because index options are settled in cash, when the Portfolio writes a call on an index it cannot provide in advance for its potential settlement obligations by acquiring and holding the underlying securities. The Portfolio can offset some of the risk of writing a call index option by holding a diversified portfolio of securities similar to those on which the underlying index is based. However, the Portfolio cannot, as a practical matter, acquire and hold a portfolio containing exactly the same securities as underlie the index and, as a result, bears a risk that the value of the securities held will vary from the value of the index.

Even if the Portfolio could assemble a portfolio that exactly reproduced the composition of the underlying index, it still would not be fully covered from a risk standpoint because of the timing risk inherent in writing index options. When an index option is exercised, the amount of cash that the holder is entitled to receive is determined by the difference between the exercise price and the closing index level on the date when the option is exercised. As with other kinds of options, the Portfolio as the call writer will not learn that the Portfolio has been assigned until the next business day at the earliest. The time lag between exercise and notice of assignment poses no risk for the writer of a covered call on a specific underlying security, such as a common stock, because there the writer's obligation is to deliver the underlying security, not to pay its value as of a fixed time in the past. So long as the writer already owns the underlying security, it can satisfy its settlement obligations by simply delivering it, and the risk that its value may have declined since the exercise date is borne by the exercising holder. In contrast, even if the writer of an index call holds securities that exactly match the composition of the underlying index, it will not be able to satisfy its assignment obligations by delivering those securities against payment of the exercise price. Instead, it will be required to pay cash in an amount based on the closing index value on the exercise date. By the time it learns that it has been assigned, the index may have declined, with a corresponding decline in the value of its portfolio. This timing risk is an inherent limitation on the ability of index call writers to cover their risk exposure by holding securities positions.

If the Portfolio has purchased an index option and exercises it before the closing index value for that day is available, it runs the risk that the level of the underlying index may subsequently change. If such a change causes the exercised option to fall out-of-the-money, the Portfolio will be required to pay the difference between the closing index value and the exercise price of the option (times the applicable multiplier) to the assigned writer.

OTC Options. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on an exchange) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the Portfolio great flexibility to tailor the option to its needs, OTC options generally involve greater risk than exchange-traded options, which are guaranteed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.

Generally, OTC foreign currency options used by the Portfolio are European-style options. This means that the option is only exercisable immediately prior to its expiration. This is in contrast to American-style options, which are exercisable at any time prior to the expiration date of the option.

Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts. The purchase of futures contracts or call options on futures contracts can serve as a long hedge, and the sale of futures contracts or the purchase of put options on a futures contract can serve as a short hedge. Writing call options on futures contracts can serve as a limited short hedge, using a strategy similar to that used for writing call options on securities or indexes. Similarly, writing put options on futures contracts can serve as a limited long hedge. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts can also be purchased and sold to attempt to enhance income or yield.

In addition, futures contract strategies can be used to manage the average duration of the Portfolio's fixed-income portfolio. If WRIMCO wishes to shorten the average duration of the Portfolio's fixed-income portfolio, the Portfolio may sell a debt futures contract or a call option thereon, or purchase a put option on that futures contract. If WRIMCO wishes to lengthen the average duration of the Portfolio's fixed-income portfolio, the Portfolio may buy a debt futures contract or a call option thereon, or sell a put option thereon.

No price is paid upon entering into a futures contract. Instead, at the inception of a futures contract the Portfolio is required to deposit initial margin in an amount generally equal to 10% or less of the contract value. Margin must also be deposited when writing a call or put option on a futures contract, in accordance with applicable exchange rules. Unlike margin in securities transactions, initial margin on futures contracts does not represent a borrowing, but rather is in the nature of a performance bond or good-faith deposit that is returned to the Portfolio at the termination of the transaction if all contractual obligations have been satisfied. Under certain circumstances, such as periods of high volatility, the Portfolio may be required by an exchange to increase the level of its initial margin payment, and initial margin requirements might be increased generally in the future by regulatory action.

Subsequent variation margin payments are made to and from the futures broker daily as the value of the futures position varies, a process known as marking-to-market. Variation margin does not involve borrowing, but rather represents a daily settlement of the Portfolio's obligations to or from a futures broker. When the Portfolio purchases an option on a futures contract, the premium paid plus transaction costs is all that is at risk. In contrast, when the Portfolio purchases or sells a futures contract or writes a call or put option thereon, it is subject to daily variation margin calls that could be substantial in the event of adverse price movements. If the Portfolio has insufficient cash to meet daily variation margin requirements, it might need to sell securities at a time when such sales are disadvantageous.

Purchasers and sellers of futures contracts and options on futures contracts can enter into offsetting closing transactions, similar to closing transactions on options, by selling or purchasing, respectively, an instrument identical to the instrument purchased or sold. Positions in futures contracts and options on futures contracts may be closed only on an exchange or board of trade that provides a secondary market. However, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for a particular contract at a particular time. In such event, it may not be possible to close a futures contract or options position.

Under certain circumstances, futures contracts exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract or an option on a futures contract can vary from the previous day's settlement price; once that limit is reached, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond the limit. Daily price limits do not limit potential losses because prices could move to the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading, thereby preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions.

If the Portfolio were unable to liquidate a futures contract or an option on a futures position due to the absence of a liquid secondary market or the imposition of price limits, it could incur substantial losses. The Portfolio would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the position. In addition, except in the case of purchased options, the Portfolio would continue to be required to make daily variation margin payments and might be required to maintain the position being hedged by the futures contract or option or to maintain cash or liquid assets in an account.

Risks of Futures Contracts and Options Thereon. The ordinary spreads between prices in the cash and futures markets (including the options on futures market), due to differences in the natures of those markets, are subject to the following factors which may create distortions. First, all participants in the futures market are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close futures contracts through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal relationship between the cash and futures markets. Second, the liquidity of the futures market depends on participants entering into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking delivery. To the extent participants decide to make or take delivery, liquidity in the futures market could be reduced, thus producing distortion. Third, from the point of view of speculators, the deposit requirements in the futures market are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities market. Therefore, increased participation by speculators in the futures market may cause temporary price distortions. Due to the possibility of distortion, a correct forecast of general interest rate, currency exchange rate or stock market trends by WRIMCO may still not result in a successful transaction. WRIMCO may be incorrect in its expectations as to the extent of various interest rate, currency exchange rate or stock market movements or the time span within which the movements take place.

Index Futures. The risk of imperfect correlation between movements in the price of an index futures contract and movements in the price of the securities that are the subject of the hedge increases as the composition of the Portfolio's holdings diverges from the securities included in the applicable index. The price of the index futures contract may move more than or less than the price of the securities being hedged. If the price of the index futures contract moves less than the price of the securities that are the subject of the hedge, the hedge will not be fully effective but, if the price of the securities being hedged has moved in an unfavorable direction, the Portfolio would be in a better position than if it had not hedged at all. If the price of the securities being hedged has moved in a favorable direction, this advantage will be partially offset by the futures contract. If the price of the futures contract moves more than the price of the securities, the Portfolio will experience either a loss or a gain on the futures contract that will not be completely offset by movements in the price of the securities that are the subject of the hedge. To compensate for the imperfect correlation of movements in the price of the securities being hedged and movements in the price of the index futures contract, the Portfolio may buy or sell index futures contracts in a greater dollar amount than the dollar amount of the securities being hedged if the historical volatility of the prices of the securities being hedged is more than the historical volatility of the prices of the securities included in the index. It is also possible that, where the Portfolio has sold index futures contracts to hedge against decline in the market, the market may advance and the value of the securities held in the portfolio may decline. If this occurred, the Portfolio would lose money on the futures contract and also experience a decline in value of its portfolio securities. However, while this could occur for a very brief period or to a very small degree, over time the value of a diversified portfolio of securities will tend to move in the same direction as the market indexes on which the futures contracts are based.

Where index futures contracts are purchased to hedge against a possible increase in the price of securities before the Portfolio is able to invest in them in an orderly fashion, it is possible that the market may decline instead. If the Portfolio then concludes not to invest in them at that time because of concern as to possible further market decline or for other reasons, it will realize a loss on the futures contract that is not offset by a reduction in the price of the securities it had anticipated purchasing.

To the extent that the Portfolio enters into futures contracts, options on futures contracts or options on foreign currencies traded on a CFTC-regulated exchange, in each case other than for bona fide hedging purposes (as defined by the CFTC), the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish those positions (excluding the amount by which options are in-the-money at the time of purchase) will not exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the Portfolio's holdings, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any contracts the Portfolio has entered into. (In general, a call option on a futures contract is in-the-money if the value of the underlying futures contract exceeds the strike, i.e., exercise, price of the call; a put option on a futures contract is in-the-money if the value of the underlying futures contract is exceeded by the strike price of the put.) This policy does not limit to 5% the percentage of the Portfolio's total assets that are at risk in futures contracts, options on futures contracts and currency options.

Foreign Currency Hedging Strategies -- Special Considerations. The Portfolio may use options and futures contracts on foreign currencies (including the euro), as described above, and forward foreign currency contracts (forward currency contracts), as described below, to attempt to hedge against movements in the values of the foreign currencies in which the Portfolio's securities are denominated or to attempt to enhance income or yield. Currency hedges can protect against price movements in a security that the Portfolio owns or intends to acquire that are attributable to changes in the value of the currency in which it is denominated. Such hedges do not, however, protect against price movements in the securities that are attributable to other causes.

The Portfolio might seek to hedge against changes in the value of a particular currency when no Financial Instruments on that currency are available or such Financial Instruments are more expensive than certain other Financial Instruments. In such cases, the Portfolio may seek to hedge against price movements in that currency by entering into transactions using Financial Instruments on another currency or a basket of currencies, the values of which WRIMCO believes will have a high degree of positive correlation to the value of the currency being hedged. The risk that movements in the price of the Financial Instrument will not correlate perfectly with movements in the price of the currency subject to the hedging transaction is magnified when this strategy is used.

The value of Financial Instruments on foreign currencies depends on the value of the underlying currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Because foreign currency transactions occurring in the interbank market might involve substantially larger amounts than those involved in the use of such Financial Instruments, the Portfolio could be disadvantaged by having to deal in the 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. Quotation information generally is representative of very large transactions in the interbank market and thus might not reflect odd-lot transactions where rates might be less favorable. The interbank market in foreign currencies is a global, round-the-clock market. To the extent the U.S. options or futures markets are closed while the markets for the underlying currencies remain open, significant price and rate movements might take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the markets for the Financial Instruments until they reopen.

Settlement of transactions involving foreign currencies might be required to take place within the country issuing the underlying currency. Thus, the Portfolio might be required to accept or make delivery of the underlying foreign currency in accordance with any U.S. or foreign regulations regarding the maintenance of foreign banking arrangements by U.S. residents and might be required to pay any fees, taxes and charges associated with such delivery assessed in the issuing country.

Forward Currency Contracts. The Portfolio may enter into forward currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or another foreign currency. A forward currency contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days (term) from the date of the forward currency contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the forward currency contract. These forward currency contracts are traded directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.

Such transactions may serve as long hedges; for example, the Portfolio may purchase a forward currency contract to lock in the U.S. dollar price of a security denominated in a foreign currency that the Portfolio intends to acquire. Forward currency contract transactions may also serve as short hedges; for example, the Portfolio may sell a forward currency contract to lock in the U.S. dollar equivalent of the proceeds from the anticipated sale of a security or a dividend or interest payment denominated in a foreign currency.

The Portfolio may also use forward currency contracts to hedge against a decline in the value of existing investments denominated in foreign currency. For example, if the Portfolio owned securities denominated in euros, it could enter into a forward currency contract to sell euros in return for U.S. dollars to hedge against possible declines in the euro's value. Such a hedge, sometimes referred to as a position hedge, would tend to offset both positive and negative currency fluctuations, but would not offset changes in security values caused by other factors. The Portfolio could also hedge the position by selling another currency expected to perform similarly to the euro. This type of hedge, sometimes referred to as a proxy hedge, could offer advantages in terms of cost, yield or efficiency, but generally would not hedge currency exposure as effectively as a simple hedge into U.S. dollars. Proxy hedges may result in losses if the currency used to hedge does not perform similarly to the currency in which the hedged securities are denominated.

The Portfolio also may use forward currency contracts to attempt to enhance income or yield. The Portfolio could use forward currency contracts to increase its exposure to foreign currencies that WRIMCO believes might rise in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or shift its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one country to another. For example, if the Portfolio owned securities denominated in a foreign currency and WRIMCO believed that currency would decline relative to another currency, it might enter into a forward currency contract to sell an appropriate amount of the first foreign currency, with payment to be made in the second foreign currency. This is accomplished through contractual agreements to purchase or sell a specified currency at a specified future date and price set at the time of the contract. Forward currency contracts are individually negotiated and privately traded by currency traders and their customers. These forward currency contracts may involve the sale of U.S. dollars and the purchase of a foreign currency, or may be foreign cross-currency contracts involving the sale of one foreign currency and the purchase of another foreign currency (such foreign cross-currency contracts may be considered a hedging rather than a speculative strategy if the Portfolio's commitment to purchase the new (more favorable) currency is limited to the market value of the Portfolio's securities denominated in the old (less favorable) currency. Because these transactions are not entered into for hedging purposes, the Portfolio's custodian bank maintains, in a separate account of the Portfolio, liquid assets, such as cash, short-term securities and other liquid securities (marked to the market daily), having a value equal to, or greater than, any commitments to purchase currency on a forward basis. The prediction of currency movements is extremely difficult and the successful execution of a speculative strategy is highly uncertain.

The cost to the Portfolio of engaging in forward currency contracts varies with factors such as the currency involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing. Because forward currency contracts are usually entered into on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved. When the Portfolio enters into a forward currency contract, it relies on the counterparty to make or take delivery of the underlying currency at the maturity of the contract. Failure by the counterparty to do so would result in the loss of any expected benefit of the transaction.

As is the case with futures contracts, purchasers and sellers of forward currency contracts can enter into offsetting closing transactions by selling or purchasing, respectively, an instrument identical to the instrument purchased or sold. Secondary markets generally do not exist for forward currency contracts, with the result that closing transactions generally can be made for forward currency contracts only by negotiating directly with the counterparty. Thus, there can be no assurance that the Portfolio will in fact be able to close out a forward currency contract at a favorable price prior to maturity. In addition, in the event of insolvency of the counterparty, the Portfolio might be unable to close out a forward currency contract at any time prior to maturity. In either event, the Portfolio would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the position, and would continue to be required to maintain a position in securities denominated in the foreign currency or to maintain cash or liquid assets in an account.

The precise matching of forward currency contract amounts and the value of the securities involved generally will not be possible because the value of such securities, measured in the foreign currency, will change after the forward currency contract has been established. Thus, the Portfolio might need to purchase or sell foreign currencies in the spot (cash) market to the extent such foreign currencies are not covered by forward currency contracts. The projection of short-term currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain.

Normally, consideration of the prospect for currency parities will be incorporated into the longer term investment decisions made with regard to overall diversification strategies. However, WRIMCO believes that it is important to have the flexibility to enter into such forward currency contracts when it determines that the best interests of the Portfolio will be served.

Successful use of forward currency contracts depends on WRIMCO's skill in analyzing and predicting currency values. Forward currency contracts may substantially change the Portfolio's exposure to changes in currency exchange rates and could result in losses to the Portfolio if currencies do not perform as WRIMCO anticipates. There is no assurance that WRIMCO's use of forward currency contracts will be advantageous to the Portfolio or that WRIMCO will hedge at an appropriate time.

Combined Positions. The Portfolio may purchase and write options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures contracts or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of its overall position. For example, the Portfolio may purchase a put option and write a call option on the same underlying instrument, in order to construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, in order to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

Turnover. The Portfolio's options and futures contracts activities may affect its turnover rate and brokerage commission payments. The exercise of calls or puts written by the Portfolio, and the sale or purchase of futures contracts, may cause it to sell or purchase related investments, thus increasing its turnover rate. Once the Portfolio has received an exercise notice on an option it has written, it cannot effect a closing transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver or receive the underlying securities at the exercise price. The exercise of puts purchased by the Portfolio may also cause the sale of related investments, also increasing turnover; although such exercise is within the Portfolio's control, holding a protective put might cause it to sell the related investments for reasons that would not exist in the absence of the put. The Portfolio will pay a brokerage commission each time it buys or sells a put or call or purchases or sells a futures contract. Such commissions may be higher than those that would apply to direct purchases or sales.

Swaps, Caps, Floors and Collars. The Portfolio may enter into swaps, including caps, floors and collars, for any legal purpose consistent with its investment objective and policies, including to attempt to obtain or preserve a particular return or a spread on a particular investment or portion of its holdings, to protect against any increase in the price of securities the Portfolio anticipates purchasing at a later date, to attempt to enhance yield, to protect against currency fluctuations, as a duration management technique, or to gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible.

A swap agreement is a derivative involving the exchange by the Portfolio with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive payments at specified dates (periodic payment dates) on the basis of a specified amount (notional principal amount). Examples of swap agreements include, but are not limited to, interest rate swaps (including caps, floors and collars), credit default swaps, equity swaps, commodity swaps, foreign currency swaps, index swaps, and total return swaps.

The purchase of a cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds a predetermined value, to receive payments on a notional principal amount from the party selling the cap. The purchase of a floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined value, to receive payments on a notional principal amount from the party selling the floor. A collar combines elements of buying a cap and selling a floor.

Most swap agreements provide that when the periodic payment dates for both parties are the same, payments are netted, and only the net amount is paid to the counterparty entitled to receive the net payment. Consequently, the Portfolio's current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement, based on the relative values of the positions held by each counterparty.

Swap agreements, including caps, floors and collars, can be individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. For example, fixed rate payments may be exchanged for floating rate payments; U.S. dollar-denominated payments may be exchanged for payments denominated in a different currency; and payments tied to the price of one asset, reference rate, or index may be exchanged for payments tied to the price of another asset, reference rate, or index.

Swap agreements will tend to shift the Portfolio's investment exposure from one type of investment to another. For example, if the Portfolio agrees to exchange payments in U.S. dollars for payments in foreign currency, the swap agreement would tend to decrease the Portfolio's exposure to U.S. interest rates and increase its exposure to foreign currency and interest rates. Caps, floors and collars have an effect similar to buying or writing options.

The gross returns to be exchanged or "swapped" between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a "notional amount," i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a "basket" of securities or commodities representing a particular index. A "differential" swap combines both an interest rate and a currency transaction. Other forms of swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or "cap"; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or "floor"; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels.

Consistent with the Portfolio's investment objectives and general investment policies, the Portfolio may invest in commodity swap agreements. For example, an investment in a commodity swap agreement may involve the exchange of floating-rate interest payments for the total return on a commodity index. In a total return commodity swap, the Portfolio will receive the price appreciation of a commodity index, a portion of the index, or a single commodity in exchange for paying an agreed-upon fee. If the commodity swap is for one period, the Portfolio may pay a fixed fee, established at the outset of the swap. However, if the term of the commodity swap is more than one period, with interim swap payments, the Portfolio may pay an adjustable or floating fee. With a "floating" rate, the fee may be pegged to a base rate, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, and is adjusted each period. Therefore, if interest rates increase over the term of the swap contract, the Portfolio may be required to pay a higher fee at each swap reset date.

The Portfolio may enter into credit default swap agreements. The "buyer" in a credit default contract is obligated to pay the "seller" a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default on an underlying reference obligation has occurred. If an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value, or "par value," of the reference obligation in exchange for the reference obligation. The Portfolio may either be the buyer or seller in a credit default swap transaction. If the Portfolio is a buyer and no event of default occurs, the Portfolio will lose its premium paid or the stream of payments over the term of the contract. However, if an event of default occurs, the Portfolio (if the buyer) will receive the full notional value of the reference obligation that may have little or no value. As a seller, the Portfolio receives a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the contract, which typically is between six months and five years, and could be longer, provided that there is no default event. If an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value of the reference obligation in exchange for the reference obligation or a cash settlement equivalent to the difference between the notional value of the reference obligation and the market value of the reference obligation.

The use of swap agreements by the Portfolio entails certain risks, which may be different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the securities and other investments that are the referenced asset for the swap agreement. Swaps are highly specialized instruments that require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those associated with stocks, bonds, and other traditional investments. The use of a swap requires an understanding not only of the referenced asset, referenced rate, or index but also of the swap itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the swap under all possible market conditions.

Swap agreements may be subject to liquidity risk, which exists when a particular swap is difficult to purchase or sell. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. In addition, swap transaction may be subject to the Portfolio's limitation on investments in illiquid securities.

Because some swap agreements have a leverage component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the swap itself. Certain swaps have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. A leveraged swap transaction will not be considered to constitute the issuance of a "senior security" by the Portfolio, and such transaction will not be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by a fund, if the fund covers the transaction or segregates sufficient liquid assets in accordance with the requirements, and subject to the risks, described above under the heading "Borrowing."

Like most other investments, swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to the Portfolio's interest. The Portfolio bears the risk that WRIMCO will not accurately forecast future market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indexes, or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for the fund. If WRIMCO attempts to use a swap as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a fund investment, the Portfolio will be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the fund investment. This could cause significant losses for the Portfolio. While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other fund investments.

The use of a swap agreement also involves the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the insolvency or bankruptcy of the counterparty or the failure of the counterparty to make required payments or otherwise comply with the terms of the agreement. Additionally, the use of credit default swaps can result in losses if WRIMCO does not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the issuer on which the credit swap is based.

The swaps market is a relatively new market and is largely unregulated. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Portfolio's ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.

The creditworthiness of firms with which the Portfolio enters into swaps, caps, floors or collars will be monitored by WRIMCO. If a firm's creditworthiness declines, the value of the agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses. If a default occurs by the other party to such transaction, the Portfolio may have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction.

The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Portfolio's obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets having an aggregate NAV at least equal to the accrued excess will be maintained in an account with the Portfolio's custodian that satisfies the requirements of the 1940 Act. The Portfolio will also establish and maintain such account with respect to its total obligations under any swaps that are not entered into on a net basis and with respect to any caps or floors that are written by the Portfolio. WRIMCO and the Portfolio believe that such obligations do not constitute senior securities under the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to the Portfolio's borrowing restrictions.

Repurchase Agreements

Each of the Portfolios may purchase securities subject to repurchase agreements, subject to its limitation on investment in illiquid investments. See Investment Restrictions and Limitations. A repurchase agreement is an instrument under which a Portfolio purchases a security and the seller (normally a commercial bank or broker-dealer) agrees, at the time of purchase, that it will repurchase the security at a specified time and price. The amount by which the resale price is greater than the purchase price reflects an agreed-upon market interest rate effective for the period of the agreement. The return on the securities subject to the repurchase agreement may be more or less than the return on the repurchase agreement.

The majority of repurchase agreements in which a Portfolio will engage are overnight transactions, and the delivery pursuant to the resale typically will occur within one to five days of the purchase. The primary risk is that a Portfolio may suffer a loss if the seller fails to pay the agreed-upon amount on the delivery date and that amount is greater than the resale price of the underlying securities and other collateral held by the Portfolio. In the event of bankruptcy or other default by the seller, there may be possible delays and expenses in liquidating the underlying securities or other collateral, decline in their value or loss of interest. The return on such collateral may be more or less than that from the repurchase agreement. A Portfolio's repurchase agreements will be structured so as to fully collateralize the loans. In other words, the value of the underlying securities, which will be held by the Portfolio's custodian bank or by a third party that qualifies as a custodian under section 17(f) of the 1940 Act, is and, during the entire term of the agreement, will remain at least equal to the value of the loan, including the accrued interest earned thereon. Repurchase agreements are entered into only with those entities approved by WRIMCO.

Restricted Securities

The Portfolio may invest in restricted securities. Restricted securities are securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. However, restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the Portfolio may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time the Portfolio may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the Portfolio might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.

There are risks associated with investments in restricted securities in that there can be no assurance of a ready market for resale. Also, the contractual restrictions on resale might prevent the Portfolio from reselling the securities at a time when such sale would be desirable. Restricted securities that are traded in foreign markets are often subject to restrictions that prohibit resale to U.S. persons or entities or permit sales only to foreign broker-dealers who agree to limit their resale to such persons or entities. The buyer of such securities must enter into an agreement that, usually for a limited period of time, it will resell such securities subject to such restrictions. Restricted securities in which the Portfolio seeks to invest need not be listed or admitted to trading on a foreign or domestic exchange and may be less liquid than listed securities. Certain restricted securities, for example Rule 144A securities, may be determined to be liquid in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors. See Illiquid Investments.

Short Sales Against the Box

The Portfolio may sell securities "short against the box." Whereas a short sale is the sale of a security the Portfolio does not own, a short sale is "against the box" if, at all times during which the short position is open, the Portfolio owns at least an equal amount of the securities sold short or other securities convertible into or exchangeable without further consideration for securities of the same issue as the securities sold short.

U.S. Government Securities

Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities (U.S. government securities) are high quality debt instruments issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. Treasury or an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government. These securities include Treasury Bills (which mature within one year of the date they are issued), Treasury Notes (which have maturities of one to ten years) and Treasury Bonds (which generally have maturities of more than ten years). All such Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

Certain securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, such as securities issued by the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, Farmers Home Administration, Federal Housing Administration, General Services Administration, Ginnie Mae, Maritime Administration or Small Business Administration.

Other securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. For example, some securities are supported by the right of the agency or instrumentality to borrow from the Treasury, such as securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, or Student Loan Marketing Association, and other securities are supported only by the credit of the agency or instrumentality, such as securities issued by the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation or Tennessee Valley Authority.

If the securities issued or guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or instrumentality are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, there can be no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to the agency or instrumentality. The Fund will invest in securities of agencies and instrumentalities only if WRIMCO is satisfied that the credit risk involved is acceptable.

U.S. government securities may include mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities including, but not limited to, Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. These mortgage-backed securities include pass-through securities, participation certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations. See Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities. Timely payment of principal and interest on Ginnie Mae pass-throughs is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are both instrumentalities of the U.S. government, but their obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. It is possible that the availability and the marketability (i.e., liquidity) of the securities discussed in this section could be adversely affected by actions of the U.S. government to tighten the availability of its credit.

Variable or Floating Rate Instruments

Variable or floating rate instruments (including notes purchased directly from issuers) bear variable or floating interest rates and may carry rights that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries on dates prior to their stated maturities. Floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated base rate while variable rate instruments provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate. These formulas are designed to result in a market value for the instrument that approximates its par value.

Warrants and Rights

The Portfolio may invest in warrants and rights. Warrants are options to purchase equity securities at specified prices for a specific period of time. The prices do not necessarily move parallel to the prices of the underlying securities. Rights are similar to warrants but normally have a short duration and are distributed directly by the issuer to its shareholders. Rights and warrants have no voting rights, receive no dividends and have no rights with respect to the assets of the issuer. Warrants and rights are highly volatile and, therefore, more susceptible to sharp declines in value than the underlying security might be. They are also generally less liquid than an investment in the underlying shares.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions

The Portfolio may purchase securities in which it may invest on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis or sell them on a delayed-delivery basis. In either case, payment and delivery for the securities take place at a future date. The securities so purchased or sold by the Portfolio are subject to market fluctuation; their value may be less or more when delivered than the purchase price paid or received. When purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, the Portfolio assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. No interest accrues to a Portfolio until delivery and payment are completed. When the Portfolio makes a commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, it will record the transaction and thereafter reflect the value of the securities in determining its NAV per share. When the Portfolio sells a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Portfolio does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. When the Portfolio makes a commitment to sell securities on a delayed-delivery basis, it will record the transaction and thereafter value the securities at the sale price in determining the Portfolio's NAV per share. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, the Portfolio could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity, or could suffer a loss.

Ordinarily, the Portfolio purchases securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis with the intention of actually taking delivery of the securities. However, before the securities are delivered and before it has paid for them (the settlement date), the Portfolio may sell the securities if WRIMCO decides it is advisable to do so for investment reasons. The Portfolio will hold aside or segregate cash or other securities, other than those purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, at least equal in value to the amount it will have to pay on the settlement date; these other securities may, however, be sold at or before the settlement date to pay the purchase price of the when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.

Zero Coupon Securities

Zero coupon securities are debt obligations that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payment of interest prior to maturity or do not specify a future date when the securities begin to pay current interest; instead, they are sold at a deep discount from their face value and are redeemed at face value when they mature. Because zero coupon securities do not pay current income, their prices can be very volatile when interest rates change and generally are subject to greater price fluctuations in response to changing interest rates than prices of comparable debt obligations that make current distributions of interest in cash.

The Portfolio may invest in zero coupon securities that are stripped U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, zero coupon bonds of corporate issuers and other securities that are issued with original issue discount (OID). The Federal tax law requires that a holder of a security with OID accrue a ratable portion of the OID on the security as income each year, even though the holder may receive no interest payment on the security during the year. Accordingly, although the Portfolio will receive no payments on its zero coupon securities prior to their maturity or disposition, it will have current income attributable to those securities and includable in the dividends paid to its shareholders. The Portfolio will pay those dividends from its cash assets or by liquidation of portfolio securities, if necessary, at a time when the Portfolio otherwise might not have done so. The Portfolio may realize capital gains or losses from those sales, which would increase or decrease its taxable income and/or net capital gains.

A broker-dealer creates a derivative zero by separating the interest and principal components of a U.S. Treasury security and selling them as two individual securities. CATS (Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities), TIGRs (Treasury Investment Growth Receipts), and TRs (Treasury Receipts) are examples of derivative zeros.

The Federal Reserve Bank creates STRIPS (Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities) by separating the interest and principal components of an outstanding U.S. Treasury security and selling them as individual securities. Bonds issued by the Resolution Funding Corporation (REFCORP) and the Financing Corporation (FICO) may also be separated in this fashion. Original issue zeros are zero coupon securities originally issued by the U.S. government, a government agency, or a corporation in zero coupon form.

Investment Restrictions and Limitations

Certain of the Portfolios' investment restrictions and other limitations are described in this SAI. The following are the Portfolio's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety, which cannot be changed without shareholder approval. For this purpose, shareholder approval means the approval, at a meeting of Portfolio shareholders, by the lesser of (1) the holders of 67% or more of the Portfolio's shares represented at the meeting, if more than 50% of the Portfolio's outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy or (2) more than 50% of the Portfolio's outstanding shares. The Portfolio may not:

	(1)	Buy real estate nor any nonliquid interests in real estate investment trusts;

	(2)	With respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase securities of any one issuer (other than cash items and government securities as defined in the 1940 Act), if immediately after and as a result of such purchase, (a) the value of the holdings of the Portfolio in the securities of such issuer exceeds 5% of the value of the Portfolio's total assets, or (b) the Portfolio owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer;

	(3)	Make loans, except that the Portfolio may purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies, lend Portfolio securities in accordance with its investment objective and policies and enter into repurchase agreements, to the extent allowed, and in accordance with the requirements, under the 1940 Act. For purposes of this restriction, the participation of the Portfolio in a credit facility whereby the Portfolio may directly lend and borrow money for temporary purposes, provided that the loans are made in accordance with an order of exemption from the SEC and any conditions thereto, will not be considered to be the making of a loan;

		The following interpretation applies to, but is not part of, this fundamental restriction: the Portfolio's investments in master notes and similar instruments will not be considered to be the making of a loan.

	(4)	Invest for the purpose of exercising control or management of other companies;

	(5)	Participate on a joint, or a joint and several, basis in any trading account in any securities;

	(6)	Sell securities short (unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short) or purchase securities on margin, except that (1) this policy does not prevent the Portfolio from entering into short positions in foreign currency, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, floors, collars and other financial instruments, (2) the Portfolio may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and (3) the Portfolio may make margin payments in connection with futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, floors, collars and other financial instruments;

	(7)	Engage in the underwriting of securities of other issuers;

	(8)	Borrow for leveraging or investment. The Portfolio may borrow money for temporary, emergency or extraordinary purposes in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed 33 1/3% of the Portfolio's total assets less liabilities (other than borrowings) will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation;

	(9)	Purchase physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities, except that the Portfolio may invest in commodities relating to the energy sector, as described in the Prospectus and this SAI; as well, the Portfolio may invest in commodities futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by the Prospectus and this SAI. This policy shall not prevent the Portfolio from purchasing and selling foreign currency, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, collars, floors and other financial instruments; or

	(10)	Issue senior securities.

The following investment restrictions are non-fundamental, or operating policies, and may be changed by the Board of Directors without shareholder approval:

	(1)	Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies within the energy sector, which includes all aspects of the energy industry, including exploration, discovery, production, distribution or infrastructure of energy and/or alternative energy sources. The Portfolio will notify Portfolio shareholders at least 60 days prior to a change in the 80% investment policy.

	(2)	The Portfolio may invest up to 100% of its assets in foreign securities.

	(3)	The Portfolio does not currently intend to invest in non-investment grade debt securities if, as a result, more than 10% of its total assets would consist of such investments.

	(4)	The Portfolio may not purchase a security if, as a result, more than 15% of its net assets would consist of illiquid investments, which are investments that cannot be sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the price at which they are valued.

	(5)	The Portfolio may purchase shares of another investment company subject to the restrictions and limitations of the 1940 Act.

	(6)	The Fund may not pledge its assets in connection with any permitted borrowings; however, this policy does not prevent the Fund from pledging its assets in connection with its purchase and sale of futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swaps, caps, floors, collars and other financial instruments.

	(7)	The Portfolio may The Portfolio will only purchase or sell a particular Financial Instrument if the Portfolio is authorized to invest in the type of asset by which the return on, or value of, the Financial Instrument is primarily measured.

	(8)	To the extent that the Portfolio enters into futures contracts, options on futures contracts or options on foreign currencies traded on a CFTC-regulated exchange, in each case other than for bona fide hedging purposes (as defined by the CFTC), the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish those positions (excluding the amount by which options are in-the-money at the time of purchase) will not exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the Portfolio's portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any contracts the Portfolio has entered into. (In general, a call option on a futures contract is in-the-money if the value of the underlying futures contract exceeds the strike, i.e., exercise, price of the call; a put option on a futures contract is in-the-money if the value of the underlying futures contract is exceeded by the strike price of the put.) This policy does not limit to 5% the percentage of the Portfolio's total assets that are at risk in futures contracts, options on futures contracts and currency options.

An investment policy or limitation that states a maximum percentage of the Portfolio's assets that may be so invested or prescribes quality standards is typically applied immediately after, and based on, the Portfolio's acquisition of an asset. Accordingly, a subsequent change in the asset's value, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the Portfolio's investment policies and limitations.

Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio turnover rate is, in general, the percentage computed by taking the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for a year and dividing it by the monthly average of the market value of such securities during the year, excluding certain short-term securities. The Portfolio's turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year and m;ay be affected by cash requirements for the redemption of shares.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

The Portfolio has adopted policies and procedures intended to prevent unauthorized disclosure of portfolio holdings information (Policy). The Policy permits disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings to selected parties only when the Portfolio has legitimate business purposes for doing so and the recipients are subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on the non-public information.

Publicly Available Portfolio Holdings

The Portfolio's holdings are publicly available: (1) at the time such information is filed with the SEC in a publicly available filing; or (2) the day next following the day such information is posted on the Waddell & Reed website. This information may be the Portfolio's complete portfolio holdings disclosed in the Corporation's semi-annual or annual reports and filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR or in the Corporation's first and third quarter reports and filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. This information may also be a partial listing, such as the Portfolio's top ten portfolio holdings posted on the Waddell & Reed website (approximately 30 days after quarter-end).

Non-Public Portfolio Holdings

The Policy allows the disclosure of the Portfolio's non-public portfolio holdings for the Portfolio's legitimate business purposes, subject to certain conditions, to: (1) certain service providers; (2) rating and ranking organizations; and (3) certain other recipients. Non-public portfolio holdings may not be disclosed to members of the media under any circumstance.

The Portfolio's Treasurer or his designee may provide the Portfolio's non-public portfolio holdings to a rating and ranking organization (e.g., Lipper, Morningstar, etc.), on the condition that the non-public portfolio holdings will be used solely for the purposes of developing a rating and subject to an agreement requiring confidentiality and prohibiting the use of the information for trading.

A service provider or other third party that receives information about the Portfolio's non-public portfolio holdings where necessary to enable the provider to perform its contractual services for the Portfolio (e.g., a person that performs account maintenance and record keeping services) may receive non-public portfolio holdings on the condition that the non-public portfolio holdings will be used solely for the purpose of servicing the Portfolio and subject to an agreement requiring confidentiality and prohibiting the use of the information for trading.

The Portfolio's partial or complete portfolio holdings may be disclosed as frequently as monthly, to certain other persons (recipients), including broker/dealers, current and prospective shareholders of the Portfolio and current and prospective clients of WRIMCO (or its affiliate), provided that:

The recipient requests such information from WRIMCO (or its affiliate);
The individual receiving the request, in conjunction with the Portfolio's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), determines that the Portfolio has a legitimate business purpose for disclosing non-public portfolio holdings information to the recipient;
The individual receiving the request obtains prior approval from the Legal Department;
The recipient signs a confidentiality agreement that provides that the non-public portfolio holdings: (a) will be kept confidential; (b) may not be used to trade in any such portfolio holding that has not been made publicly available nor to purchase or redeem shares of the Portfolio or any other fund managed by WRIMCO or its affiliate holding such security; and (c) may not be disseminated or used for any purpose other than the purpose referenced in the confidentiality agreement; and
No compensation is received by the Portfolio, WRIMCO or any other party in connection with the disclosure of information about portfolio securities.

The Policy provides that attribution reports containing only sector and/or industry breakdown for the Portfolio can be released without a confidentiality agreement and without regard to any time constraints.

In determining whether there is a legitimate business purpose for making disclosure of the Portfolio's non-public portfolio holdings information, the Portfolio's CCO will typically consider whether the disclosure is in the best interests of Portfolio shareholders and whether any conflict of interest exists between the shareholders and the Portfolio or Waddell & Reed or its affiliates. The Policy is subject to periodic review by the Portfolio's Board of Directors. As part of the annual review of the Portfolio's compliance policies and procedures, the Portfolio's CCO will report to the Board of Directors regarding the operation and effectiveness of the Policy, including as to any changes to the Policy that have been made or recommendations for future changes to the Policy.

The following is a list of those entities with which there is currently an ongoing arrangement to make available non-public information about the Portfolio's portfolio securities holdings.

	Custodian, Auditors and Service Providers
	UMB Bank, n.a.
	Citigroup Global Transaction Services
	Deloitte & Touche LLP
	Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company
	Waddell & Reed Services Company
	Waddell & Reed, Inc.
	Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

Pursuant to a custodian contract, the Portfolio has selected UMB Bank as custodian for its securities and cash. As custodian, UMB Bank maintains all records relating to the Portfolio's activities and supplies the Portfolio with a daily tabulation of the securities it owns and that are held by the custodian. The Portfolio's subcustodian serves a similar function for foreign securities.

	Rating, Ranking and Research entities
	Bloomberg
	Lipper
	Morningstar
	Standard and Poors
	Thompson Financial
	Vickers
	Wiesenberger
	Ibbotson
	Vestek

The Portfolio may send its complete portfolio holdings information to one or more of the rating, ranking and /or research agencies listed above for the purpose of having such agency develop a rating, ranking or specific research product for the Portfolio.

	Brokerage and Brokerage-related information entities
	A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
	ABN Amro, Inc.
	Advest, Inc.
	Bank of America Securities, LLC
	BankOne Securities Corp,
	Barclay's Capital, Inc.
	BB & T Capital Markets
	BCP Securities LLC
	Bear Stearns & Co.
	Belle Haven Investments, L.P.
	Bergen Capital, Inc.
	Blaylock & Partners, L.P.
	Bloomberg Tradebook, LLC
	BNP Paribas
	BNY Capital Markets
	Bonds Direct Securities, LLC
	BOSC, Inc.
	CIBC World Markets Corp.
	Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
	Coastal Securities, L.P.
	Commerce Capital Markets, Inc.
	Crews & Associates, Inc.
	CRT Capital Group, LLC
	Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC
	DebtTraders, Inc.
	Deutsche Bank, AG
	Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Securities, LLC
	Duncan-Williams, Inc.
	Fidelity Capital Markets
	Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
	First Albany Capital, Inc.
	First Southwest Company
	FTN Financial Capital Markets
	First Union Securities, Inc.
	Fulcrum Investment Group, LLC
	George K. Baum & Company
	Griffin, Kubik, Stephens & Thompson, Inc.
	Global Financial Services, LLC
	GMS Group, LLC
	Goldman Sachs & Co.
	GX Clarke & Co.
	Hanifen, Imhoff, Inc.
	Herbert J. Sims & Co., Inc.
	Hibernia Southcoast Capital, Inc.
	HSBC Securities, Inc.
	ING Financial Markets, LLC
	Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
	JP Morgan Securities, Inc.
	Keefe, Bryette & Woods, Inc.
	KeyBanc Capital Markets
	KBC Financial Products USA, Inc.
	Kirkpatrick, Pettis, Smith, Polian, Inc.
	Lazard Freres & Co., LLC
	Leerink Swann & Co
	Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.
	Lehman Brothers, Inc.
	Libertas Partners LLC
	Loop Capital Markets LLC
	Maxcor Financial, Inc.
	Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith
	Mesirow Financial, Inc.
	Mizuho Securities USA, Inc.
	Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.
	Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
	M.R. Beal and Co.
	Newman & Assoc., Inc
	Nomura Securities International, Inc.
	Paine Webber, Inc.
	Piper Jaffray & Co.
	Prager, Sealy & Co., LLC
	Pressprich
	Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
	RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc.
	RBC Dominion Securities, Corp.
	RFC
	Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
	Salomon Brothers
	Santander Central Hispano
	Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.
	Seattle Northwest Securities Corp.
	Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC
	Smith Barney
	Southwest Securities, Inc.
	Spear Leads & Kellog, L.P.
	Stephens, Inc.
	TD Securities (USA), Inc.
	TFC Financial Management
	Tejas Securities Group
	Toronto Dominion Investments, Inc.
	UBS Investment Bank
	W.H. Mell Associates, Inc.
	Wachovia Securities, LLC
	B.C. Ziegler & Company
	Zions Investment Securities, Inc.

The Portfolio may send its complete portfolio holdings information to one or more of the brokerage and/or research firms listed above for the purpose of having such entity provide specific research and security-related information to the Portfolio. No compensation is received by the Portfolio, WRIMCO or its affiliates and portfolio holdings information will only be provided for legitimate business purposes.

The Portfolio may, in the future, modify or terminate any or all of these arrangements and/or enter into additional arrangements of this nature.

MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIO

Directors and Officers

The Waddell & Reed Fund Complex (Fund Complex) is comprised of the Advisors Fund Complex and the Ivy Family of Funds. The Corporation is part of the Advisors Fund Complex, which is comprised of each of the funds in the Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds, Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc. and W&R Target Funds, Inc. The Ivy Family of Funds is comprised of each of the funds in Ivy Funds, Inc. (formerly, W&R Funds, Inc.) and Ivy Funds, a Massachusetts business trust.

Following is a list of the members of the Board of Directors (Board) and the principal officers of the Corporation. The Board oversees the operations of the Portfolio, and is responsible for the overall management and supervision of the affairs of the Portfolio in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland. The Board similarly oversees the operations of each of the funds in the Advisors Fund Complex. Eleanor B. Schwartz, Joseph Harroz, Jr. and Henry J. Herrmann also serve as directors or trustees of each of the funds in the Ivy Family of Funds.

As of January 1, 2006, David P. Gardner serves as Independent Chair of the Corporation's Board and of the board of directors of the other funds in the Advisors Fund Complex.

Subject to the Corporation's Director Emeritus and Retirement Policy, a Director serves until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The Board appoints officers and delegates to them the management of the day-to-day operations of each of the Portfolios of the Corporation, based on policies reviewed and approved by the Board, with general oversight by the Board.

Disinterested Directors

The following table provides information regarding each Director who is not an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.

NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE	POSITION HELD WITH THE PORTFOLIO	DIRECTOR SINCE	PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS	NUMBER OF FUNDS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN	OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD BY DIRECTOR
James M. Concannon 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 58	Director	Fund: 1997 Fund Complex: 1997	Professor of Law, Washburn Law School (1998 to present); Formerly, Dean, Washburn Law School (until 2001)	46	Director, Kansas Legal Services for Prisoners, Inc.
John A. Dillingham 4040 Northwest Claymont Drive Kansas City, MO 64116 Age: 67	Director	Fund: 1997 Fund Complex: 1997	President and Director, JoDill Corp. (1980 to present) and Dillingham Enterprises, Inc. (1997 to present), both farming enterprises; President, Missouri Institute of Justice	46	Director, Salvation Army; Advisory Director, UMB Northland Board (Financial Services)
David P. Gardner 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 72	Director	Fund: 1998 Fund Complex: 1998	Senior Advisor to the President, J. Paul Getty Trust (2004 to present); Professor, University of Utah (until 2005)	46	None
Linda K. Graves 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 52	Director	Fund: 1995 Fund Complex: 1995	First Lady of Kansas (until 2003)	46	Chairman and Director, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Joseph Harroz, Jr. 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 39	Director	Fund: 1998 Fund Complex: 1998	Vice President and General Counsel of the Board of Regents, University of Oklahoma (1996 to present); Adjunct Professor, University of Oklahoma Law School (1997 to present); Managing Member, Harroz Investments, LLC, commercial enterprise investments (1998 to present); Consultant, MTV Associates (2004)	73	Director and Shareholder, Valliance Bank; Director, Ivy Funds, Inc.; Trustee, Ivy Funds
John F. Hayes 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 86	Director	Fund: 1988 Fund Complex: 1988	Shareholder, Gilliland & Hayes, P.A., a law firm; formerly, Chairman, Gilliland & Hayes (until 2003)	46	Director, Central Bank & Trust; Central Financial Corporation (banking)
Glendon E. Johnson, Sr. 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 81	Director	Fund: 1986 Fund Complex: 1971	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Castle Valley Ranches, LLC	46	Chairman and CEO, Wellness Council of America; Member, Advisory Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Frank J. Ross, Jr. Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus 700 West 47th Street Suite 1000 Kansas City, MO 64112 Age: 52	Director	Fund: 1996 Fund Complex: 1996	Shareholder/Director, Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus, a law firm (1980 to present)	46	Director, Columbian Bank & Trust
Eleanor B. Schwartz 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 69	Director	Fund: 1995 Fund Complex: 1995	Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri at Kansas City (2003 to present); formerly, Professor of Business Administration, University of Missouri at Kansas City (until 2003)	73	Director, Ivy Funds, Inc.; Trustee, Ivy Funds
Frederick Vogel III 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 70	Director	Fund: 1986 Fund Complex: 1971	Member, Board of Directors, The Terra Foundation for American Art (Chicago); Vice President, Treasurer and Trustee, The Layton Art Collection, Inc.; Member of the Directors Advisory Committee for American Art	46	None

Interested Director A Director is "interested" by virtue of his/her current or former engagement as an officer of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (WDR) or its wholly owned subsidiaries, including the Fund's investment manager, WRIMCO, the Fund's principal underwriter, Waddell & Reed, and the Fund's transfer agent, Waddell & Reed Services Company (WRSCO), as well as by virtue of their personal ownership in shares of WDR.

NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE	POSITION(S) HELD WITH THE PORTFOLIO	DIRECTOR/ OFFICER SINCE	PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS	NUMBER OF FUNDS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN	OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD
Henry J. Herrmann 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park, KS 66202 Age: 63	President Director	Fund: 2001 Fund Complex: 2001 Fund: 1998 Fund Complex: 1998	CEO of WDR (2005 to present); President, CEO and Chairman of WRIMCO (1993 to present); President, CEO and Chairman of Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO), an affiliate of WDR (2002 to present); formerly, President and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of WDR, WRIMCO and IICO (until 2005); President and Director/Trustee of each of the funds in the Fund Complex	73	Director, Ivy Funds, Inc.; Trustee, Ivy Funds; Director, Austin, Calvert & Flavin, Inc., an affiliate of WRIMCO; Director, Ivy Services Inc. (ISI), an affiliate of IICO

Officers

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for the day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Herrmann, who is President, the Fund's principal officers are:

NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE	POSITION(S) HELD WITH THE PORTFOLIO	OFFICER OF FUND SINCE	OFFICER OF FUND COMPLEX SINCE	PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS
Theodore W. Howard 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park KS 66202 Age: 63	Vice President Treasurer Principal Accounting Officer Principal Financial Officer	1987 1986 1986 2002	1987 1976 1976 2002	Senior Vice President of WRSCO (2001 to present); Vice President (1987 to present), Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (1976 to present), and Principal Financial Officer (2002 to present) of each of the funds in the Fund Complex; formerly, Vice President of WRSCO (until 2001)
Kristen A. Richards 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park KS 66202 Age: 38	Vice President Secretary Associate General Counsel	2000 2000 2000	2000 2000 2000	Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of WRIMCO (2000 to present) and IICO (2002 to present); Vice President, Secretary and Associate General Counsel of each of the funds in the Fund Complex (2000 to present)
Daniel C. Schulte 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park KS 66202 Age: 40	Vice President General Counsel Assistant Secretary	2000 2000 2000	2000 2000 2000	Senior Vice President and General Counsel of WDR, Waddell & Reed, WRIMCO and WRSCO (2000 to present); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of IICO (2002 to present); Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of each of the funds in the Fund Complex (2000 to present)
Scott J. Schneider 6300 Lamar Avenue Overland Park KS 66202 Age: 37	Chief Compliance Officer	2004	2004	Chief Compliance Officer for each of the Funds in the Fund Complex (2004 to present); formerly, Senior Attorney and Compliance Officer for each of the Funds in the Fund Complex (2000 to 2004)

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board has established the following committees: Audit Committee, Executive Committee and Nominating Committee. The respective duties and current memberships are:

Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets with the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm, internal auditors and corporate officers to discuss the scope and results of the annual audit of the Portfolios, to review financial statements, reports, compliance matters, and to discuss such other matters as the Committee deems appropriate or desirable. The Audit Committee acts as a liaison between the Portfolios' independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board of Directors. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, James M. Concannon, Linda K. Graves, John F. Hayes and Glendon E. Johnson were the members of the Audit Committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Audit Committee met four times. Effective January 1, 2006, the members of the Audit Committee are: James M. Concannon, Linda K. Graves, Joseph Harroz, Jr., John F. Hayes, Eleanor B. Schwartz, Frederick Vogel III and Glendon E. Johnson.

Executive Committee. When the Board is not in session, the Executive Committee has and may exercise any or all of the powers of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation except the power to increase or decrease the size of, or fill vacancies on, the Board, and except as otherwise provided by law. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, Frank J. Ross, Jr. and John A. Dillingham were the members of the Executive Committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Executive Committee did not meet. Effective January 1, 2006, the members of the Executive Committee are: Henry J. Herrmann, Frank J. Ross, Jr. and John A. Dillingham.

Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee evaluates, selects and recommends to the Board candidates for disinterested directors. The Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders of the Corporation. Shareholders should direct the names of candidates they wish to be considered to the attention of the Fund's Nominating Committee, in care of the Fund's Secretary, at the address of the Fund listed on the front page of this SAI. Such nominees will be considered with any other director nominees. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, Glendon E. Johnson, Eleanor B. Schwartz and David P. Gardner were the members of the Nominating Committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Nominating Committee met three times. Effective January 1, 2006, the members of the Nominating Committee are: Glendon E. Johnson, James M. Concannon, John A. Dillingham, Linda K. Graves and Eleanor B. Schwartz.

Valuation Committee. The Board no longer has its own Valuation Committee; however, the Board has authorized the creation of an internal committee comprised of persons as may be designated from time to time by WRSCO and includes Henry J. Herrmann as the Board's delegate. This committee is responsible in the first instance for fair valuation and will report all valuations to the Board on a quarterly (or as needed) basis for its review and approval.

	Ownership of Fund Shares
	(as of December 31, 2005)

The following table provides information regarding shares of the Portfolios of the Fund owned by each Director, as well as the aggregate dollar range of shares owned, by each Director, within the Advisors Fund Complex.

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

Director	Dollar Range of shares Owned* in of the Portfolio	Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned in All Funds within the Advisors Fund Complex
James M. Concannon	$0	over $100,000
John A. Dillingham	$0	over $100,000
David P. Gardner	$0	$0
Linda K. Graves	$0	over $100,000
Joseph Harroz, Jr.	$0	$50,001 to $100,000
John F. Hayes	$0	over $100,000
Glendon E. Johnson	$0	over $100,000
Frank J. Ross, Jr.	$0	over $100,000
Eleanor B. Schwartz	$0	$0
Frederick Vogel III	$0	over $100,000

INTERESTED DIRECTOR

Director	Dollar Range of shares Owned* in the Portfolio	Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares Owned in All Funds within the Advisors Fund Complex
Henry J. Herrmann	$0	over $100,000

The Directors who are not affiliated persons of the Fund have deferred a portion of their annual compensation, and the deferred amounts are deemed invested in shares of funds within the Advisors Fund Complex. The values of these deferred accounts are:

Director	Dollar Range of shares Deemed Owned* in the Portfolio	Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares Deemed Owned in All Funds within the Advisors Fund Complex
James M. Concannon	$0	$10,001 to $50,000
John A. Dillingham	$0	$10,001 to $50,000
David P. Gardner	$0	over $100,000
Linda K. Graves	$0	$10,001 to $50,000
Joseph Harroz, Jr.	$0	over $100,000
John F. Hayes	$0	$10,001 to $50,000
Glendon E. Johnson	$0	$10,001 to $50,000
Frank J. Ross, Jr.	$0	over $100,000
Eleanor B. Schwartz	$0	$10,001 to $50,000
Frederick Vogel III	$0	$10,001 to $50,000

*The Portfolios' shares are available for purchase only by Participating Insurance Companies and are indirectly owned by investors in the insurance products for which the Portfolios serve as the underlying investment vehicle. Additionally, shares of Energy Portfolio have not been available prior to the date of this SAI; therefore, the Directors could not own, or have deemed ownership of, the Energy Portfolio.

Compensation

The fees paid to the Directors are divided among the funds in the Advisors Fund Complex based on each fund's net assets. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Directors received the following fees for service as a director:

COMPENSATION TABLE

	Aggregate	Total Compensation
	Compensation	From Portfolio and
Director	From Portfolio¹	Advisors Fund Complex²
Disinterested Directors:
James M. Concannon	$0	$86,750
John A. Dillingham	0	86,750
David P. Gardner	0	86,750
Linda K. Graves	0	86,750
Joseph Harroz, Jr.	0	86,750
John F. Hayes	0	86,750
Glendon E. Johnson	0	86,750
Frank J. Ross, Jr.	0	86,750
Eleanor B. Schwartz	0	86,750
Frederick Vogel III	0	96,750³

Interested Director:
Henry J. Herrmann	0	0

¹The Portfolio was not in existence during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. For the current fiscal year, the Directors have agreed not to allocate any portion of their total compensation to the Portfolio.

²No pension or retirement benefits have been accrued as a part of Fund expenses.

³Mr. Vogel received an additional annual fee of $10,000 for his services as Lead Disinterested Director of the Fund and of the other funds in the Advisors Fund Complex. For his services as interim independent Chair of the Board of Directors of the Fund and of the board of directors of each of the other funds in the Advisors Fund Complex from August 24, 2005 through December 31, 2005, Mr. Vogel is entitled to receive a pro rata portion of an additional annual fee of $45,000.

Effective January 1, 2006, Mr. Gardner receives an additional fee of $45,000 for his services as Independent Chair of the Board of Directors of the Fund and of each other fund in the Advisors Fund Complex.

The officers are paid by WRIMCO and its affiliates.

The Board has created an honorary position of Director Emeritus, whereby an incumbent Director who has attained the age of 70 may, or if elected on or after May 31, 1993 and has attained the age of 75 must, resign his or her position as Director and, unless he or she elects otherwise, will serve as Director Emeritus provided the Director has served as a Director of the Fund for at least five years which need not have been consecutive. A Director Emeritus receives an annual fee in an amount equal to the annual retainer he or she was receiving at the time he or she resigned as a Director; however, a Director initially elected to a Board of Directors on or after May 31, 1993, receives such annual fee only for a period of three years commencing upon the date the Director began his or her service as Director Emeritus, or in an equivalent lump sum. A Director Emeritus receives fees in recognition of his or her past services whether or not services are rendered in his or her capacity as Director Emeritus, but he or she has no authority or responsibility with respect to the management of the Portfolios.

Code of Ethics

The Corporation, WRIMCO and Waddell & Reed have adopted a Code of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that permits their respective directors, officers and employees to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Portfolio. The Code of Ethics subjects covered personnel to certain restrictions that include prohibited activities, pre-clearance requirements and reporting obligations.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

The Management Agreement

The Corporation has an Investment Management Agreement with WRIMCO with respect to the Portfolio (Management Agreement). Under the Management Agreement, WRIMCO is employed to supervise the investments of the Portfolio and provide investment advice to the Portfolio. The Management Agreement obligates WRIMCO to make investments for the account of the Portfolio in accordance with its best judgment and within the investment objectives and restrictions set forth in the Prospectus, the 1940 Act and the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) relating to regulated investment companies, subject to policy decisions adopted by the Board. WRIMCO also determines the securities to be purchased or sold by the Portfolio and places the orders.

WRIMCO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Waddell & Reed. Waddell & Reed is a wholly owned subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial Services, Inc., a holding company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., a publicly held company. The address of these companies is 6300 Lamar Avenue, P.O. Box 29217, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217.

WRIMCO and/or its predecessor have served as investment manager to each of the registered investment companies in the Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds, W&R Target Funds, Inc. and Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc. since each company's inception. WRIMCO had also served as investment manager for the funds in Ivy Funds, Inc. until June 30, 2003. Effective June 30, 2003, WRIMCO assigned its Investment Management Agreement with Ivy Funds, Inc. to Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company, an affiliate of WRIMCO. On March 7, 2005, Waddell & Reed Ivy Investment Company changed its name to Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO). Waddell & Reed serves as principal underwriter and distributor for each of the investment companies in the Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds and Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc., and acts as principal underwriter and distributor for variable life insurance and variable annuity policies for which the Corporation is the underlying investment vehicle. Waddell & Reed had also served as the principal underwriter and distributor for Ivy Funds, Inc. until June 16, 2003. Effective June 16, 2003, Waddell & Reed assigned the Principal Underwriting Agreement with Ivy Funds, Inc. to Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc., an affiliate of Waddell & Reed.

The Management Agreement was approved by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Disinterested Directors, at the meeting held August 24, 2005, and will continue in effect for the period through September 30, 2006, unless sooner terminated. The Management Agreement provides that it may be renewed year to year, provided that any such renewal has been specifically approved, at least annually, by (i) the Board of Directors, or by a vote of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio, and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Directors who are not deemed to be "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund or WRIMCO (the Disinterested Directors). The Management Agreement also provides that either party has the right to terminate it, without penalty, upon 60 days' written notice by the Corporation to WRIMCO and 120 days' written notice by WRIMCO to the Corporation, and that the Management Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

The Management Agreement permits WRIMCO, or an affiliate of WRIMCO, to enter into a separate agreement for transfer agency services (the Transfer Agency Agreement) and a separate agreement for accounting services (the Accounting Services Agreement) with the Corporation on behalf of the Portfolio. The Management Agreement contains detailed provisions as to the matters to be considered by the Board of Directors prior to approving any Transfer Agency Agreement or Accounting Services Agreement.

Transfer Agency Services

Under the Transfer Agency Agreement entered into between the Corporation on behalf of the Portfolio and Waddell & Reed Services Company (WRSCO), a subsidiary of Waddell & Reed, WRSCO performs transfer agency functions, including the maintenance of shareholder accounts which are the separate accounts of the Participating Insurance Companies, the issuance, transfer and redemption of shares, distribution of dividends and payment of redemptions, and the furnishing of related information to the Corporation. A new Transfer Agency Agreement, or amendments to the existing one, may be approved by the Board of Directors without shareholder approval.

Accounting Services

Under the Accounting Services Agreement entered into between the Corporation on behalf of the Portfolio and WRSCO, WRSCO provides the Corporation with bookkeeping and accounting services and assistance and other administrative services, including maintenance of the Portfolio's records, pricing of the Portfolios' shares, preparation of prospectuses for existing shareholders, preparation of proxy statements and certain shareholder reports. A new Accounting Services Agreement, or amendments to an existing one, may be approved by the Board of Directors without shareholder approval.

Payments by the Fund for Management and Accounting Services

Under the Management Agreement, for WRIMCO's management services, the Portfolio pays WRIMCO a fee as described in the Prospectus. The Portfolio accrues and pays this fee daily.

Under the Transfer Agency Agreement, the Portfolio reimburses WRSCO for out of pocket expenses.

Under the Accounting Services Agreement, the Portfolio pays WRSCO a monthly fee shown in the following table, based on the average daily net assets during the prior month.

Accounting Services Fee

Average Daily Net Assets for the Month							Monthly Fee
	$	0	-	$	10	million	$	0
	$	10	-	$	25	million	$	958
	$	25	-	$	50	million	$	1,925
	$	50	-	$	100	million	$	2,958
	$	100	-	$	200	million	$	4,033
	$	200	-	$	350	million	$	5,267
	$	350	-	$	550	million	$	6,875
	$	550	-	$	750	million	$	8,025
	$	750	-	$	1.0	billion	$	10,133
	$	1.0	billion and over				$	12,375

The Portfolio also pays monthly a fee paid at the annual rate of 0.01% or one basis point for the first $1 billion of assets with no fee charges for assets in excess of $1 billion. This fee may be voluntarily waived until Portfolio assets are at least $10 million.

Since the Portfolio pays a management fee for investment supervision and an accounting services fee for accounting services as discussed above, WRIMCO and WRSCO, respectively, pay all of their own expenses, except as otherwise noted in the respective agreements, in providing these services. Waddell & Reed and its affiliates pay the Portfolio's Directors and officers who are affiliated with WRIMCO and its affiliates. The Portfolio pays the fees and expenses of the Portfolio's other Directors. The Portfolio pays all of its other expenses. These include the costs of printing and mailing materials sent to shareholders and policyowners, audit and outside legal fees, taxes, brokerage commissions, interest, insurance premiums, custodian fees, fees payable by the Portfolio under Federal or other securities laws and to the Investment Company Institute, cost of processing and maintaining shareholder records, cost of systems or services used to price Portfolio securities and nonrecurring and extraordinary expenses, including litigation and indemnification relating to litigation.

Service Plan

Under a Service Plan (Plan) adopted by the Corporation with respect to the Portfolio pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Portfolio may pay Waddell & Reed a fee not to exceed .25% of the Portfolio's average annual net assets, paid daily, to compensate Waddell & Reed and unaffiliated third parties for costs and expenses in connection with the provision of personal services to Policyowners.

The Plan permits Waddell & Reed to be compensated for amounts it expends in compensating, training and supporting registered financial advisors, sales managers and/or other appropriate personnel in providing personal services to Policyowners and/or maintenance of Policyowner accounts; increasing services provided to Policyowners by office personnel; engaging in other activities useful in providing personal service to Policyowners; and in compensating broker-dealers who may regularly sell Policies, and other third parties, for providing shareholder services and/or maintenance of Policyowner accounts.

The only Directors or interested persons, as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Corporation who have a direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan are the officers and Directors who are also officers of either Waddell & Reed or its affiliate(s) or who are shareholders of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., the indirect parent company of Waddell & Reed. The Plan is anticipated to benefit the Portfolio and the Policyowners through Waddell & Reed's activities to provide directly, or indirectly, personal services to the Policyowners and thereby promote the maintenance of their accounts with the Corporation. The Corporation anticipates that Policyowners may benefit to the extent that Waddell & Reed's activities are successful in increasing the assets of the Portfolio through reduced redemptions and thereby reducing a Policyowner's share of Corporation and Portfolio expenses. In addition, the Corporation anticipates that the revenues from the Plan will provide Waddell & Reed with greater resources to make the financial commitments necessary to continue to improve the quality and level of services to the Portfolio and Policyowners.

The Plan was approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors, including the Directors who are not interested persons of the Portfolio and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Plan or any agreement referred to in the Plan (hereafter, Plan Directors).

Among other things, the Plan provides that (1) Waddell & Reed will provide to the Directors of the Corporation at least quarterly, and the Directors will review, a report of amounts expended under the Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made, (2) the Plan will continue in effect only so long as it is approved at least annually, and any material amendments thereto will be effective only if approved, by the Directors including the Plan Directors acting in person at a meeting called for that purpose, (3) amounts to be paid by the Portfolio under the Plan may not be materially increased without the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio, and (4) while the Plan remains in effect, the selection and nomination of the Directors who are Plan Directors will be committed to the discretion of the Plan Directors.

Custodial and Auditing Services

The Portfolio's custodian is UMB Bank, n.a., and its address is 928 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri. In general, the custodian is responsible for holding the Portfolio's cash and securities. Deloitte & Touche LLP, located at 1100 Walnut, Suite 3300, Kansas City, Missouri, the Portfolio's independent registered public accounting firm, audits the Portfolio's financial statements.

Portfolio Manager

The following table provides information relating to David P. Ginther, the portfolio manager of the Portfolio, as of September 30, 2005:

	Registered Investment Companies	Other Pooled Investment Vehicles	Other Accounts
Number of Accounts Managed	3	0	0
Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees	0	0	0
Assets Managed (in millions)	$404	$0	$0
Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees (in millions)	$0	$0	$0

Conflicts of Interest

Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one fund or account, such as the following:

The management of multiple funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each fund and/or other account. WRIMCO seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having a portfolio manager focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the funds.
The portfolio manager might execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by the fund. Securities selected for funds or accounts other than the fund might outperform the securities selected for the fund. WRIMCO seeks to manage this potential conflict by requiring all portfolio transactions to be allocated pursuant to WRIMCO's adopted Allocation Procedures.

WRIMCO and the Funds have adopted certain compliance procedures, including the Code of Ethics, which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.

Compensation

Integral to the retention of investment professionals are: a) a competitive base salary, that is commensurate with the individual's level of experience and responsibility; b) an attractive bonus structure linked to investment performance, described below; c) eligibility for a stock incentive plan in shares of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (WDR) that rewards teamwork; and d) paying for the cost of a leased automobile. Awards of equity-based compensation typically vest over time, so as to create an incentive to retain key talent; and e) to the extent a portfolio manager also manages institutional separate accounts, he or she will share in a percentage of the revenues earned, on behalf of such accounts, by WRIMCO.

Portfolio managers can receive significant annual performance-based bonuses. The better the pre-tax performance of the portfolio relative to an appropriate benchmark, the more bonus compensation the manager receives. The primary benchmark is their percentile ranking against the performance of managers of the same investment style at other firms. The secondary benchmark is an index of securities matched to the same investment style. Half of their bonuses is based upon a three-year period and half is based upon a one year period. For truly exceptional results, bonuses can be several multiples of base salary. In cases where portfolio managers have more than one portfolio to manage, all the portfolios are similar in investment style and all are taken into account in determining bonuses. Thirty percent of annual performance-based bonuses are deferred for a three-year period. During that time, the deferred portion of bonuses are invested in mutual funds managed by Waddell & Reed, with a minimum of 50% of the deferred bonus required to be invested in a mutual fund managed by the portfolio manager. In addition to the deferred portion of bonuses being invested in Waddell & Reed managed mutual funds, the WDR's 401(k) plan offers Waddell & Reed managed mutual funds as investment options. No bonus compensation is based upon the amount of the mutual fund assets under management.

Ownership of Securities*

The Portfolio had not been in operation prior to the date of this SAI; therefore, Mr. Ginther could not own any shares of the Portfolio.

As of September 30, 2005, the dollar range of shares of the Fund Complex beneficially owned by Mr. Ginther is over $100,000.

A portion of each portfolio manager's compensation is held in a deferred account, and deemed to be invested in funds within the Fund Complex. As of September 30, 2005, the dollar range of shares in the Fund Complex deemed owned by Mr. Ginther is $1 to $10,000.

*The Portfolio's shares are available for purchase only by Participating Insurance Companies and are indirectly owned by investors in the insurance products for which the Portfolio serves as the underlying investment vehicle.

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

One of the duties undertaken by WRIMCO pursuant to the Management Agreement is to arrange the purchase and sale of securities for the Portfolio. Transactions in securities other than those for which an exchange is the primary market are generally effected with dealers acting as principals or market makers. Brokerage commissions are paid primarily for effecting transactions in securities traded on an exchange and otherwise only if it appears likely that a better price or execution can be obtained. The individual who manages the Portfolio may manage other advisory accounts with similar investment objectives. It can be anticipated that the portfolio manager will frequently place concurrent orders for all or most accounts for which the manager has responsibility or WRIMCO and/or IICO, an affiliate of WRIMCO, may otherwise combine orders for the Portfolio with those of other portfolios, funds in the Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds and Ivy Family of Funds, or other accounts for which it has investment discretion, including accounts affiliated with WRIMCO and/or IICO. Under current written procedures, transactions effected pursuant to such combined orders are averaged as to price and allocated in accordance with the purchase or sale orders actually placed for each fund or advisory account, except where the combined order is not filled completely. In this case, for a transaction not involving an initial public offering (IPO), WRIMCO and/or IICO will ordinarily allocate the transaction pro rata based on the orders placed, subject to certain variances provided for in the written procedures. For a partially filled IPO order, subject to certain variances specified in the written procedures, WRIMCO and/or IICO generally allocates the shares as follows: the IPO shares are initially allocated pro rata among the included portfolios/funds and/or advisory accounts grouped according to investment objective, based on relative total assets of each group; and the shares are then allocated within each group pro rata based on relative total assets of the included portfolios/funds and/or advisory accounts, except that (a) within a group having a small cap-related investment objective, shares are allocated on a rotational basis after taking into account the impact of the anticipated initial gain on the value of the included portfolio/fund or advisory account and (b) within a group having a mid cap-related investment objective, shares are allocated based on the portfolio manager's judgment, including but not limited to such factors as the portfolio/fund's or advisory account's investment strategies and policies, cash availability, any minimum investment policy, liquidity, anticipated term of the investment and current securities positions.

In all cases, WRIMCO seeks to implement its allocation procedures to achieve a fair and equitable allocation of securities among its portfolios/funds and other advisory accounts. Sharing in large transactions could affect the price a Portfolio pays or receives or the amount it buys or sells. As well, a better negotiated commission may be available through combined orders.

To effect the portfolio transactions of the Portfolio, WRIMCO is authorized to engage broker-dealers (brokers) which, in its best judgment based on all relevant factors, will implement the policy of the Portfolio to seek best execution (generally, prompt and reliable execution at the best price obtainable) for reasonable and competitive commissions. WRIMCO need not seek competitive commission bidding but is expected to minimize the commissions paid to the extent consistent with the interests and policies of the Portfolio. Subject to review by the Board, such policies include the selection of brokers which provide execution and/or research services and other services, including pricing or quotation services directly or through others (research and brokerage services) considered by WRIMCO to be useful or desirable for its investment management of the Portfolio and/or the other funds and accounts over which WRIMCO has investment discretion.

Research and brokerage services are, in general, defined by reference to Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as including (1) advice, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities and the availability of securities and purchasers or sellers, (2) furnishing analyses and reports, or (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement and custody). Investment discretion is, in general, defined as having authorization to determine what securities shall be purchased or sold for an account, or making those decisions even though someone else has responsibility.

The commissions paid to brokers that provide such research and/or brokerage services may be higher than the commission another qualified broker would charge for effecting comparable transactions and are permissible if a good faith determination is made by WRIMCO that the commission is reasonable in relation to the research or brokerage services provided. No allocation of brokerage or principal business is made to provide any other benefits to WRIMCO or its affiliates. WRIMCO does not direct Portfolio brokerage to compensate brokers for the sale of Portfolio shares. The Corporation has adopted a policy that prohibits WRIMCO from using Portfolio brokerage commissions to compensate broker-dealers for promotion or sale of Portfolio shares.

The investment research provided by a particular broker may be useful only to one or more of the other advisory accounts of WRIMCO, and investment research received for the commissions of those other accounts may be useful both to the Portfolio and one or more of such other accounts. To the extent that electronic or other products provided by such brokers to assist WRIMCO in making investment management decisions are used for administration or other non-research purposes, a reasonable allocation of the cost of the product attributable to its non-research use is made and this cost is paid by WRIMCO.

Such investment research, which may be supplied by a third party at the request of a broker, includes information on particular companies and industries as well as market, economic or institutional activity areas. In general, such investment research serves to broaden the scope and supplement the research activities of WRIMCO; serves to make available additional views for consideration and comparisons; and enables WRIMCO to obtain market information on the price of securities held by the Portfolio or being considered for purchase. The Portfolio may also use its brokerage to pay for pricing or quotation services to value securities.

PROXY VOTING POLICY

The Corporation has delegated all proxy voting responsibilities to their investment manager. WRIMCO has established guidelines that reflect what it believes are desirable principles of corporate governance.

Listed below are several reoccurring issues and WRIMCO's corresponding positions.

Board of Directors Issues:

WRIMCO generally supports proposals requiring that a majority of the Board consist of outside, or independent, directors.

WRIMCO generally votes against proposals to limit or eliminate liability for monetary damages for violating the duty of care.

WRIMCO generally votes against indemnification proposals that would expand coverage to more serious acts such as negligence, willful or intentional misconduct, derivation of improper personal benefit, absence of good faith, reckless disregard for duty, and unexcused pattern of inattention. The success of a corporation in attracting and retaining qualified directors and officers, in the best interest of shareholders, is partially dependent on its ability to provide some satisfactory level of protection from personal financial risk. WRIMCO will support such protection so long as it does not exceed reasonable standards.

WRIMCO generally votes against proposals requiring the provision for cumulative voting in the election of directors as cumulative voting may allow a minority group of shareholders to cause the election of one or more directors.

Corporate Governance Issues:

WRIMCO generally supports proposals to ratify the appointment of independent accountants/auditors unless reasons exist which cause it to vote against the appointment.

WRIMCO generally votes against proposals to restrict or prohibit the right of shareholders to call special meetings.

WRIMCO generally votes against proposals which include a provision to require a supermajority vote to amend any charter or bylaw provision, or to approve mergers or other significant business combinations.

WRIMCO generally votes for proposals to authorize an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock.

WRIMCO generally votes against proposals for the adoption of a Shareholder Rights Plan (sometimes referred to as "Purchase Rights Plan"). It believes that anti-takeover proposals are generally not in the best interest of shareholders. Such a Plan gives the Board virtual veto power over acquisition offers which may well offer material benefits to shareholders.

Executive/Employee Issues:

WRIMCO will generally vote for proposals to establish an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) as long as the size of the ESOP is reasonably limited.

Political Activity:

WRIMCO will generally vote against proposals requiring to corporate political activity or contributions, or to require the publication of reports on political activity or contributions made by political action committees (PACs) sponsored or supported by the corporation. PAC contributions are generally made with funds contributed voluntarily by employees, and provide positive individual participation in the political process of a democratic society. In addition, Federal and most state laws require full disclosure of political contributions made by PACs. This is public information and available to all interested parties. Requiring reports in newspaper publications results in added expense without commensurate benefit to shareholders.

Conflicts of Interest between WRIMCO and the Corporation:

WRIMCO will use the following three-step process to address conflicts of interest: (1) WRIMCO will attempt to identify any potential conflicts of interest; (2) WRIMCO will then determine if the conflict as identified is material; and (3) WRIMCO will follow the procedures established below to ensure that its proxy voting decisions are based on the best interests of the Corporation and are not the product of a material conflict.

I. Identifying Conflicts of Interest: WRIMCO will evaluate the nature of its relationships to assess which, if any, might place its interests, as well as those of its affiliates, in conflict with those of the Fund's shareholders on a proxy voting matter. WRIMCO will review any potential conflicts that involve the following four general categories to determine if there is a conflict and if so, if the conflict is material:

Business Relationships - WRIMCO will review any situation for a material conflict where WRIMCO manages money for a company or an employee group, manages pension assets, administers employee benefit plans, leases office space from a company, or provides brokerage, underwriting, insurance, banking or consulting services to a company or if it is determined that WRIMCO (or an affiliate) otherwise has a similar significant relationship with a third party such that the third party might have an incentive to encourage WRIMCO to vote in favor of management.
Personal Relationships - WRIMCO will review any situation where it (or an affiliate) has a personal relationship with other proponents of proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests, corporate directors, or candidates for directorships to determine if a material conflict exists.
Familial Relationships - WRIMCO will review any situation where it (or an affiliate) has a known familial relationship relating to a company (e.g., a spouse or other relative who serves as a director of a public company or is employed by the company) to determine if a material conflict exists.

WRIMCO will designate an individual or committee to review and identify proxies for potential conflicts of interest on an ongoing basis.

II. "Material Conflicts": WRIMCO will review each relationship identified as having a potential conflict based on the individual facts and circumstances. For purposes of this review, WRIMCO will attempt to detect those relationships deemed material based on the reasonable likelihood that they would be viewed as important by the average shareholder.

III. Procedures to Address Material Conflicts: WRIMCO will use the following techniques to vote proxies that have been determined to present a "Material Conflict."

Use a Proxy Voting Service for Specific Proposals - As a primary means of voting material conflicts, WRIMCO will vote per the recommendation of an independent proxy voting service (Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) or another independent third party if a recommendation from ISS is unavailable).
Client directed - If the Material Conflict arises from WRIMCO's management of a third party account and the client provides voting instructions on a particular vote, WRIMCO will vote according to the directions provided by the client.
Use a Predetermined Voting Policy - If no directives are provided by either ISS or the client, WRIMCO may vote material conflicts pursuant to the pre-determined Proxy Voting Policies, established herein, should such subject matter fall sufficiently within the identified subject matter. If the issue involves a material conflict and WRIMCO chooses to use a predetermined voting policy, WRIMCO will not be permitted to vary from the established voting policies established herein.
Seek Board Guidance - If the Material Conflict does not fall within one of the situations referenced above, WRIMCO may seek guidance from the Board of Directors on matters involving a conflict. Under this method, WRIMCO will disclose the nature of the conflict to the Board and obtain the Board's consent or direction to vote the proxies. WRIMCO may use the Board guidance to vote proxies for its non-mutual fund clients.

PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Portfolio is required to file with the SEC its complete proxy voting record for the twelve-month period ending June 30, by no later that August 31 of each year. Since the Portfolio has not been in operation prior to the date of this SAI, no proxy voting record is available. The Portfolio's proxy voting record, when filed, will be available on Waddell & Reed's website, www.waddell.com, and on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

CAPITAL STOCK

Capital stock of the Corporation is currently divided into the following classes which are a type of class designated a series as that term is defined in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation: Asset Strategy Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio, Bond Portfolio, Core Equity Portfolio, Dividend Income Portfolio, Energy Portfolio, Global Natural Resources Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, High Income Portfolio, International Growth Portfolio, International Value Portfolio, Limited-Term Bond Portfolio, Micro Cap Growth Portfolio, Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Mortgage Securities Portfolio, Real Estate Securities Portfolio, Science and Technology Portfolio, Small Cap Growth Portfolio, Small Cap Value Portfolio and Value Portfolio. The Board of Directors may change the designation of any Portfolio and may increase or decrease the numbers of shares of any Portfolio but may not decrease the number of shares of any Portfolio below the number of shares then outstanding.

Each issued and outstanding share in a Portfolio is entitled to participate equally in dividends and distributions declared by the Portfolio and, upon liquidation or dissolution, in net assets of such Portfolio remaining after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities. The shares of each Portfolio when issued are fully paid and nonassessable.

The Corporation does not hold annual meetings of shareholders; however, certain significant corporate matters, such as the approval of a new investment advisory agreement or a change in a fundamental investment policy, which require shareholder approval, will be presented to shareholders at a meeting called by the Board for such purpose.

Special meetings of shareholders may be called for any purpose upon receipt by the Corporation of a request in writing signed by shareholders holding not less than 25% of all shares entitled to vote at such meeting, provided certain conditions stated in the Bylaws are met. There will normally be no meeting of the shareholders for the purpose of electing directors until such time as less than a majority of directors holding office have been elected by shareholders, at which time the directors then in office will call a shareholders' meeting for the election of directors. To the extent that Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act applies to the Corporation, the directors are required to call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of any director when requested in writing to do so by the shareholders of record of not less than 10% of the Corporation's outstanding shares.

All shares of the Corporation have equal voting rights (regardless of the NAV per share) except that on matters affecting only one Portfolio, only shares of the respective Portfolio are entitled to vote. The shares do not have cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, the holders of more than 50% of the shares of the Corporation voting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors of the Corporation if they choose to do so, and in such event the holders of the remaining shares would not be able to elect any directors.

Matters in which the interests of all the Portfolios are substantially identical (such as the election of Directors or the approval of independent public accountants) will be voted on by all shareholders without regard to the separate Portfolios. Matters that affect all the Portfolios but where the interests of the Portfolios are not substantially identical (such as approval of the Investment Management Agreement) will be voted on separately by each Portfolio. Matters affecting only one Portfolio, such as a change in its fundamental policies, will be voted on separately by the Portfolio.

Matters requiring separate shareholder voting by a Portfolio shall have been effectively acted upon with respect to any Portfolio if a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Portfolio votes for approval of the matter, notwithstanding that: (1) the matter has not been approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of any other Portfolio; or (2) the matter has not been approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation.

The phrase a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Portfolio means the vote of the lesser of: (1) 67% of the shares of a Portfolio present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a series.

To the extent required by law, Policyowners are entitled to give voting instructions with respect to Corporation shares held in the separate accounts of Participating Insurance Companies. Participating Insurance Companies will vote the shares in accordance with such instructions unless otherwise legally required or permitted to act with respect to such instructions.

PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES

The separate accounts of the Participating Insurance Companies place orders to purchase and redeem shares of the Portfolio based on, among other things, the amount of premium payments to be invested and the number of surrender and transfer requests to be effected on any day according to the terms of the Policies. Orders for shares of the Portfolio shall be executed at the time they are received by Waddell & Reed and at the NAV determined as of the close of trading on the previous business day, provided that the applicable Participating Insurance Company represents it has received such orders prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the previous business day. The applicable Participating Insurance Company may aggregate separately all purchase and/or redemption orders for shares of the Portfolio that it received prior to the close of trading on the NYSE (ordinarily, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, or, if the NYSE closes earlier, such earlier time shall apply). The applicable Participating Insurance Company will not aggregate pre-NYSE-close time trades with post-NYSE-close time trades. The Portfolio may refuse to sell shares to any person or may suspend or terminate the offering of its shares if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion of the directors of the Portfolio, necessary in the best interest of the shareholders of the Portfolio. No sales charge is paid by any Participating Insurance Company for purchase of shares. Redemption payment is generally made within seven days after receipt of a proper request to redeem. The Corporation may suspend the right of redemption of shares of any Portfolio and may postpone payment for any period if any of the following conditions exist: (1) the NYSE is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings or trading on the NYSE is restricted; (2) the SEC has determined that a state of emergency exists which may make payment or transfer not reasonably practicable; (3) the SEC has permitted suspension of the right of redemption of shares for the protection of the shareholders of the Corporation; or (4) applicable laws and regulations otherwise permit the Corporation to suspend payment on the redemption of shares. Redemptions are ordinarily made in cash but under extraordinary conditions the Board may determine that the making of cash payments is undesirable. In such case, redemption payments may be made in Portfolio securities. The redeeming shareholders would incur brokerage costs in selling such securities. The Corporation has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, pursuant to which it is obligated to redeem shares solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of its NAV during any 90-day period for any one shareholder.

Should any conflict between Policyowners arise which would require that a substantial amount of net assets be withdrawn from the Portfolio, orderly portfolio management could be disrupted to the potential detriment of Policyowners.

Except as otherwise noted, and via the Participating Insurance Company, a Policyowner may indirectly sell shares and buy shares of another Portfolio within the Corporations, also known as a transfer or an exchange privilege.

Shareholder Communications

Policyowners will receive, from the Participating Insurance Companies, financial statements of the Corporation as required under the 1940 Act. Each report shows the investments owned by the Portfolio and the market values thereof and provides other information about the Fund and its operations.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of one of the shares of the Portfolio is the value of the Portfolio's assets, less liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. For example, if on a particular day the Portfolio owned securities worth $100 and held cash of $15, the total value of the assets would be $115. If it had a liability of $5, the NAV would be $110 ($115 minus $5). If it had 11 shares outstanding, the NAV of one share would be $10 ($110 divided by 11).

The NAV per share of the Portfolio is ordinarily computed once on each day that the NYSE is open for trading as of the later of the close of the regular session of the NYSE or the close of the regular session of any other securities or commodities exchange on which an option or futures contract held by the Portfolio is traded. The NYSE annually announces the days on which it will not be open for trading. The most recent announcement indicates that the NYSE will not be open on the following days: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. However, it is possible that the NYSE may close on other days. The NAV will likely change every business day, since typically the value of the assets and the number of shares outstanding typically change every business day.

The securities of the Portfolio that are listed or traded on a stock exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale on that day or, lacking any sales, at the mean of the last bid and asked prices available. In cases where securities or other instruments are traded on more than one exchange, such securities or other instruments generally are valued on the exchange designated by WRIMCO (under procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board of Directors) as the primary market. Securities traded in the OTC market are valued using the Nasdaq Stock Market, which provides information on bid and asked prices quoted by major dealers in such stocks.

Bonds, other than convertible bonds, are valued using a third-party pricing system. Convertible bonds are valued using this pricing system only on days when there is no sale reported. Short-term debt securities held by the Portfolio are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. When market quotations for options and futures contracts and non-exchange traded foreign securities held by the Portfolio are readily available, those securities will be valued based upon such quotations. Market quotations generally will not be available for options traded in the OTC market. Warrants and rights to purchase securities are valued at market value. When market quotations are not readily available, securities, options, futures contracts and other assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, the Board of Directors.

Options and futures contracts purchased and held by the Portfolio are valued at the last sales price thereof on the securities or commodities exchanges on which they are traded, or, if there are no transactions, at the mean between bid and asked prices. Ordinarily, the close of the regular session for options trading on national securities exchanges is 4:10 p.m. Eastern time and the close for the regular session for commodities exchanges is 4:15 p.m. Eastern time. Futures contracts will be valued with reference to established futures exchanges. The value of a futures contract purchased by the Portfolio will be either the closing price of that contract or the bid price. Conversely, the value of a futures contract sold by the Portfolio will be either the closing purchase price or the asked price.

When the Portfolio writes a put or call, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset, and an equivalent deferred credit is included in the liability section. The deferred credit is marked-to-market (that is, treated as sold for its fair market value) to reflect the current market value of the put or call. If a call the Portfolio wrote is exercised, the proceeds received on the sale of the related investment are increased by the amount of the premium the Portfolio received. If the Portfolio exercised a call it purchased, the amount paid to purchase the related investment is increased by the amount of the premium paid. If a put written by the Portfolio is exercised, the amount that the Portfolio pays to purchase the related investment is decreased by the amount of the premium it received. If the Portfolio exercises a put it purchased, the amount the Portfolio receives from the sale of the related investment is reduced by the amount of the premium it paid. If a put or call written by the Portfolio expires, it has a gain in the amount of the premium; if the Portfolio enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will have a gain or loss depending on whether the premium was more or less than the cost of the closing transaction.

Optional delivery standby commitments are valued at fair value under the general supervision and responsibility of the Corporation's Board of Directors. They are accounted for in the same manner as exchange-listed puts.

Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined prior to the close of trading of the regular session of the NYSE. Occasionally events affecting the value of foreign investments and such exchange rates occur between the time at which they are determined and the close of the regular session of trading on the NYSE, which events will not be reflected in a computation of the Portfolio's NAV on that day. If events materially affecting the value of such investments or currency exchange rates occur during such time period, investments will be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The foreign currency exchange transactions of the Portfolio conducted on a spot (that is, cash) basis are valued at the spot rate for purchasing or selling currency prevailing on the foreign exchange market. This rate under normal market conditions differs from the prevailing exchange rate in an amount generally less than one-tenth of one percent due to the costs of converting from one currency to another.

TAXATION OF THE PORTFOLIO

General

Shares of the Portfolio are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund Policies. See the applicable Policy prospectus for a discussion of the special taxation of insurance companies with respect to such accounts and of the Policyowners.

Each Portfolio of the Corporation is treated as a separate corporation for Federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio intends to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company (RIC) under the Code, so that it is relieved of Federal income tax on that part of its investment company taxable income (consisting generally of net taxable investment income, net short-term capital gain and net gains from certain foreign currency transactions) that it distributes to its shareholders. To continue to qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Portfolio must distribute to its shareholders for each taxable year at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (Distribution Requirement), and must meet several additional requirements. These requirements include the following: (1) the Portfolio must derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies or other income (including gains from options, futures contracts or forward currency contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in securities or those currencies (Income Requirement); (2) at the close of each quarter of the Portfolio's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities that are limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the issuer's outstanding voting securities (50% Diversification Requirement); and (3) at the close of each quarter of the Portfolio's taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of its total assets may be invested in (a) securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, (b) securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers the Fund controls that are determined to be engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses, or (c) securities of one or more "qualified publicly traded partnerships.".

The Portfolio intends to comply with the diversification requirements imposed by section 817(h) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. These requirements, which are in addition to the diversification requirements imposed on the Portfolio by the 1940 Act and Subchapter M of the Code, place certain limitations on the assets of each separate account -- and, because section 817(h) and those regulations treat the assets of the Portfolio as assets of the related separate account, of the Portfolio -- that may be invested in securities of a single issuer. Specifically, the regulations provide that, except as permitted by the safe harbor described below, as of the end of each calendar quarter or within 30 days thereafter, no more than 55% of the Portfolio's total assets may be represented by any one investment, no more than 70% by any two investments, no more than 80% by any three investments and no more than 90% by any four investments. For this purpose, all securities of the same issuer are considered a single investment, and while each U.S. government agency and instrumentality is considered a separate issuer, a particular foreign government and its agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions all will be considered the same issuer. Section 817(h) provides, as a safe harbor, that a separate account will be treated as being adequately diversified if the diversification requirements under Subchapter M are satisfied and no more than 55% of the value of the account's total assets are cash and cash items, government securities and securities of other RICs. Failure of the Portfolio to satisfy the section 817(h) requirements would result in taxation of the Participating Insurance Companies and treatment of the Policyowners other than as described in the prospectuses for the Policies. If the Portfolio failed to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company for any taxable year, (1) it would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on the full amount of its taxable income for that year (even if it distributed that income to its shareholders), (2) the shareholders would treat all those distributions, including distributions of net capital gains (the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses), as dividends (that is, ordinary income) to the extent of the Portfolio's earnings and profits, and (3) most importantly, each insurance company separate account invested therein would fail to satisfy the diversification requirements of Code section 817(h), with the result that the variable annuity contracts supported by that account would no longer be eligible for tax deferral. In addition, the Portfolio could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying for regulated investment company treatment.

Dividends and distributions declared by the Portfolio in December of any year and payable to its shareholders of record on a date in that month are deemed to have been paid by the Portfolio and received by the shareholders on December 31 of that year even if they are paid by the Portfolio during the following January. Accordingly, those dividends and distributions will be taxed to the shareholders for the year in which that December 31 falls.

The Portfolio will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax (Excise Tax) to the extent it fails to distribute, by the end of any calendar year, substantially all of its ordinary income for that year and capital gains net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of that year, plus certain other amounts. For these purposes, the Portfolio may defer into the next calendar year net capital losses incurred between November 1 and the end of the current calendar year. It is the Portfolio's policy to pay sufficient dividends and other distributions each year to avoid imposition of the Excise Tax.

Income from Foreign Securities

Dividends and interest received, and gains realized, by the Portfolio may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and U.S. possessions (collectively, foreign taxes) that would reduce the yield and/or total return on its securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate foreign taxes, however, and many foreign countries do not impose taxes on capital gains in respect of investments by foreign investors.

If more than 50% of the value of the Portfolio's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of securities of foreign corporations, the Portfolio will be eligible to, and may, file an election with the Internal Revenue Service that will enable its shareholders, in effect, to receive the benefit of the foreign tax credit with respect to any foreign taxes paid by it. Pursuant to any such election, the Portfolio would treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders and each shareholder would be required to (1) include in gross income, and treat as paid by the shareholder, the shareholder's proportionate share of those taxes, (2) treat the shareholder's share of those taxes and of any dividend paid by that Portfolio that represents income from foreign or U.S. possessions sources as the shareholder's own income from those sources and (3) either deduct the taxes deemed paid by the shareholder in computing the shareholder's taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating the foreign tax credit against the shareholder's Federal income tax. The Portfolio will report to its shareholders shortly after each taxable year their respective shares of that Portfolio's income from sources within foreign countries and U.S. possessions and foreign taxes it paid, if it makes this election.

The Portfolio may invest in the stock of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs). A PFIC is any foreign corporation that (with certain exceptions), in general, meets either of the following tests: (1) at least 75% of its gross income is passive or (2) an average of at least 50% of its assets produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. Under certain circumstances, the Portfolio will be subject to Federal income tax on a portion of any excess distribution received on the stock of a PFIC or of any gain on disposition of the stock (collectively PFIC income), plus interest thereon, even if the Portfolio distributes the PFIC income as a taxable dividend to its shareholders. The balance of the PFIC income will be included in the Portfolio's investment company taxable income and, accordingly, will not be taxable to it to the extent it distributes that income to its shareholders.

If the Portfolio invests in a PFIC and elects to treat the PFIC as a qualified electing fund (QEF), then in lieu of the foregoing tax and interest obligation, the Portfolio will be required to include in income each year its pro rata share of the QEF's annual ordinary earnings and net capital gain -- which probably would have to be distributed by the Portfolio to satisfy the Distribution Requirement and to avoid imposition of the Excise Tax -- even if those earnings and gain were not distributed to the Portfolio by the QEF. In most instances it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to make this election because of certain requirements thereof.

The Portfolio may elect to mark to market its stock in any PFIC. Marking-to-market, in this context, means including in ordinary income each taxable year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of a PFIC's stock over the Portfolio's adjusted basis therein as of the end of that year. Pursuant to the election, the Portfolio also may deduct (as an ordinary, not capital, loss) the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis in PFIC stock over the fair market value thereof as of the taxable year-end, but only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains with respect to that stock included by the Portfolio for prior taxable years under the election (and under regulations proposed in 1992 that provided a similar election with respect to the stock of certain PFICs). The Portfolio's adjusted basis in each PFIC's stock with respect to which it makes this election will be adjusted to reflect the amounts of income included and deductions taken under the election.

Foreign Currency Gains and Losses

Gains or losses (1) from the disposition of foreign currencies, including forward currency contracts, (2) except in certain circumstances, from options and forward contracts on foreign currencies (and on financial instruments involving foreign currencies) and from notional principal contracts (e.g., swaps, caps, floors and collars) involving payments denominated in foreign currencies, (3) on the disposition of each debt security denominated in a foreign currency that are attributable to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the date of acquisition of the security and the date of disposition, and (3) that are attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates that occur between the time a Portfolio accrues interest, dividends or other receivables, or expenses or other liabilities, denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Portfolio actually collects the receivables or pays the liabilities, generally are treated as ordinary income or loss. These gains or losses, referred to under the Code as section 988 gains or losses, may increase or decrease the amount of a Portfolio's investment company taxable income to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income, rather than affecting the amount of its net capital gain.

Income from Financial Instruments

The use of hedging and option income strategies, such as writing (selling) and purchasing options and futures contracts and entering into forward currency contracts, involves complex rules that will determine for income tax purposes the amount, character and timing of recognition of the gains and losses a Portfolio realizes in connection therewith. Gains from the disposition of foreign currencies (except certain gains that may be excluded by future regulations), and gains from options, futures contracts and forward currency contracts derived by the Portfolio with respect to its business of investing in securities, will be treated as qualifying income under the Income Requirement.

Any income the Portfolio earns from writing options is treated as short-term capital gains. If a Portfolio enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will have a short-term capital gain or loss based on the difference between the premium it received for the option it wrote and the premium it pays for the option it buys. If an option written by the Portfolio lapses without being exercised, the premium it receives also will be a short-term capital gain. If such an option is exercised and the Portfolio thus sells the securities subject to the option, the premium the Portfolio receives will be added to the exercise price to determine the gain or loss on the sale.

Certain options, futures contracts (other than "securities futures contracts," as defined in Code section 1234B(c), foreign currency contracts and "non-equity" options (that is, certain listed options, such as those on a broad-based securities index) and forward currency contracts in which the Portfolio may invest may be section 1256 contracts. Section 1256 contracts held by the Portfolio at the end of its taxable year, other than contracts subject to a mixed straddle election made by the Portfolio, are marked-to-market (that is, treated as sold at that time for their fair market value) for Federal income tax purposes, with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized. Sixty percent of any net gains or losses recognized on these deemed sales, and 60% of any net realized gains or losses from any actual sales of section 1256 contracts, are treated as long-term capital gains or losses, and the balance is treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Section 1256 contracts also may be marked-to-market for purposes of the Excise Tax and other purposes. The Portfolio may need to distribute any mark-to-market gains to its shareholders to satisfy the Distribution Requirement and/or avoid imposition of the Excise Tax, even though it may not have closed the transactions and received cash to pay the distributions.

Code section 1092 (dealing with straddles) may also affect the taxation of options, futures contracts and forward currency contracts in which a Portfolio may invest. That section defines a straddle as offsetting positions with respect to actively traded personal property; for these purposes, options, futures contracts and forward currency contracts are positions in personal property. Section 1092 generally provides that any loss from the disposition of a position in a straddle may be deducted only to the extent the loss exceeds the unrealized gain on the offsetting position(s) of the straddle. In addition, these rules may postpone the recognition of loss that would otherwise be recognized under the mark-to-market rules discussed above. The regulations under section 1092 also provide certain wash sale rules, which apply to transactions where a position is sold at a loss and a new offsetting position is acquired within a prescribed period, and short sale rules applicable to straddles. If the Portfolio makes certain elections, the amount, character and timing of the recognition of gains and losses from the affected straddle positions will be determined under rules that vary according to the elections made. Because only a few of the regulations implementing the straddle rules have been promulgated, the tax consequences of straddle transactions to the Portfolio are not entirely clear.

If the Portfolio has an appreciated financial position -- generally, an interest (including an interest through an option, futures or forward currency contract or short sale) with respect to any stock, debt instrument (other than straight debt) or partnership interest the fair market value of which exceeds its adjusted basis -- and enters into a constructive sale of the position, the Portfolio will be treated as having made an actual sale thereof, with the result that it will recognize gain at that time. A constructive sale generally consists of a short sale, an offsetting notional principal contract or futures or forward currency contract entered into by the Portfolio or a related person with respect to the same or substantially identical property. In addition, if the appreciated financial position is itself a short sale or such a contract, acquisition of the underlying property or substantially identical property will be deemed a constructive sale. The foregoing will not apply, however, to any transaction during any taxable year that otherwise would be treated as a constructive sale if the transaction is closed within 30 days after the end of that year and the Portfolio holds the appreciated financial position unhedged for 60 days after that closing (i.e., at no time during that 60-day period is the Portfolio's risk of loss regarding that position reduced by reason of certain specified transactions with respect to substantially identical or related property, such as having an option to sell, being contractually obligated to sell, making a short sale, or granting an option to buy substantially identical stock or securities).

Zero Coupon and Payment-in-Kind Securities

The Portfolio may acquire zero coupon or other securities issued with OID. As the holder of those securities, the Portfolio must include in its income the OID that accrues on the securities during the taxable year, even if the Portfolio receives no corresponding payment on the securities during the year. Similarly, the Portfolio must include in its gross income securities it receives as interest on payment-in-kind securities. Because the Portfolio annually must distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any accrued OID and other non-cash income, in order to satisfy the Distribution Requirement and to avoid imposition of the Excise Tax, the Portfolio may be required in a particular year to distribute as a dividend an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash it actually receives. Those distributions will be made from the Portfolio's cash assets or from the proceeds of sales of portfolio securities, if necessary. The Portfolio may realize capital gains or losses from those sales, which would increase or decrease its investment company taxable income and/or net capital gain.

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

23. Exhibits:

	(a)	Articles of Incorporation, as amended, filed July 1, 1998 as EX-99.B1-charter to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles of Amendment, dated May 13, 1998, filed July 1, 1998 as EX-99.B1-tkartsup to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary, dated May 25, 1999, filed by EDGAR on April 29, 2002 as EX-99.B(a)tmkartsup1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary, dated July 19, 1999, filed by EDGAR on April 29, 2002 as EX-99.B(a)tmkartsup2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary, dated August 21, 1998, filed by EDGAR on April 29, 2002 as EX-99.B(a)tmkartsup3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary, dated February 18, 2000, filed by EDGAR on April 27, 2000 as EX-99.B(a)tgtsupp to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles of Amendment, dated September 26, 2000, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(a)tgtartamend1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles of Amendment, dated November 15, 2000, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(a)tgtartamend2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary, dated February 14, 2001, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(a)tgtartsupp to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles of Amendment, dated August 22, 2001, filed by EDGAR on April 29, 2002 as EX-99.B(a)tgtartamend1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles of Amendment, dated November 14, 2001, filed by EDGAR on April 29, 2002 as EX-99.B(a)tgtartamend2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles of Amendment for Reallocation of Shares, dated November 13, 2002, filed by EDGAR on June 10, 2003 as EX-99.B(a)tgtartamend to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles of Amendment for Reallocation of Shares, dated March 26, 2003, filed by EDGAR on June 10, 2003 as EX-99.B(a)tgtartamend2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary, dated May 22, 2003, filed by EDGAR on June 10, 2003 as Ex-99.B(a)tgtartsup to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary, dated September 19, 2003, filed by EDGAR on November 19, 2003 as Ex-99.B(a)tgtartsup2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary, dated November 19, 2003, filed by EDGAR on November 19, 2003 as Ex-99.B(a)tgtartsup3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary for Reallocation of Shares, dated February 18, 2004, filed by EDGAR on March 2, 2005 as Ex-99.B(a)tgtartsup4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles of Amendment for name changes, dated November 23, 2004, filed by EDGAR on March 2, 2005 as Ex-99.B(a)tgtartamend3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary for Reallocation of Shares, dated February 4, 2005, filed by EDGAR on March 2, 2005 as Ex-99.B(a)tgtartsup5 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Articles Supplementary for Reallocation of Shares to add Energy Portfolio, filed by EDGAR on February 15, 2006 as Ex-99.B(a)tgtartsup6 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

	(b)	Bylaws filed April 29, 1996 as EX-99.B2-tmkbylaw to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Amendment to Bylaws, dated February 10, 1999, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 1999 as EX-99.B(b)-bylaw2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Amendment to Bylaws, dated May 17, 2000, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(b)tgtbylawamend1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Amendment to Bylaws, dated August 16, 2000, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(b)tgtbylawamend2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Amendment to Bylaws, dated November 19, 2003, filed by EDGAR on November 19, 2003 as EX-99.B(b)tgtbylawamend3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

	(c)	Articles Fifth and Seventh of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Articles I and IV of the Bylaws, as amended, each define the rights of shareholders.

	(d)	Investment Management Agreement, as amended and restated August 21, 2002, and further amended November 9, 2005, reflecting the addition of the Energy Portfolio, filed by EDGAR on February 15, 2006 as EX-99.B(d)tgtima1amend to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Investment Management Agreement with respect to International Value Portfolio, Micro Cap Portfolio and Small Cap Value Portfolio, as amended November 9, 2005, filed by EDGAR on February 15, 2006 as EX-99.B(d)tgtima2amend to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Investment Management Agreement with respect to Mortgage Securities Portfolio and Real Estate Securities Portfolio, amended and restated as of November 10, 2004 to add Global Natural Resources Portfolio, and further amended November 9, 2005, filed by EDGAR on February 15, 2006 as EX-99.B(d)tgtima3amend to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Subadvisory Agreement between Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company and Wall Street Associates, as amended and approved August 20, 2003, filed by EDGAR on September 19, 2003 as EX-99.B(d)tgtsubadv1r to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Subadvisory Agreement between Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company and Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc., as amended and approved August 20, 2003, filed by EDGAR on September 19, 2003 as EX-99.B(d)tgtsubadv2r to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Subadvisory Agreement between Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company and State Street Research & Management Company, as amended and approved August 20, 2003, filed by EDGAR on September 19, 2003 as EX-99.B(d)tgtsubadv3r to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Subadvisory Agreement between Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company and Advantus Capital Management, Inc. filed by EDGAR on April 28, 2004 as EX-99.B(d)tgtsubadv4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Subadvisory Agreement between Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company and Mackenzie Financial Corporation, filed by EDGAR on March 2, 2005 as EX-99.B(d)tgtsubadv5 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

	(e)	Distribution Contract between TMK/United Funds, Inc. and United Investors Life Insurance Company, dated April 4, 1997, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(e)tmkdist to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Agreement Amending Distribution Contract, dated March 3, 1998, reflecting termination of the agreement as of December 31, 1998 filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(e)tmkterm1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Agreement Amending Distribution Contract, effective December 31, 1998, to rescind the provision to terminate the agreement filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(e)amnddist to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Letter Agreement, dated July 8, 1999, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(e)amendpua to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Limited Selling Agreement, dated May 16, 2001, filed by EDGAR on April 29, 2002 as EX-99.B(e)tgtuilicsel to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Fund Participation Agreement with Nationwide Life Insurance Company, dated December 1, 2000, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(e)tgtnwpart to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Fund Participation Agreement with Minnesota Life Insurance Company, dated September 19, 2003, filed by EDGAR September 19, 2003 as EX-99.B(e)tgtmlipart to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Fund Participation Agreement with Minnesota Life Insurance Company, dated December 12, 2003, filed by EDGAR on April 28, 2005 as EX-99.B(e)tgtmlipart2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Fund Participation Agreement with Northstar Life Insurance Company, dated April 30, 2004, filed by EDGAR on April 28, 2005 as EX-99.B(e)tgtnstrpart to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

	(f)	Not applicable

	(g)	Custodian Agreement for W&R Target Funds, Inc. on behalf of each of its Portfolios, filed by EDGAR on September 5, 2003 as EX-99.B(g)tgtca to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Appendix B to the Custodian Agreement, amended to include Global Natural Resources Portfolio and Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, filed by EDGAR on March 2, 2005 as EX-99.B(g)tgtcaexb to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Appendix B to the Custodian Agreement, amended November 9, 2005 to include Energy Portfolio, attached hereto as EX-99.B(g)tgtcaexb2

		Rule 17f-5 Delegation Agreement for W&R Target Funds, Inc. on behalf of each of its Portfolios, filed by EDGAR on March 2, 2005 as EX-99.B(g)mcgpcadel to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

	(h)	Accounting Services Agreement, as amended and restated and effective July 1, 2003, filed by EDGAR on November 19, 2003as EX-99.B(h)tgtasa to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Appendix A to the Accounting Services Agreement, amended November 9, 2005 to include Energy Portfolio, attached hereto as EX-99.B(g)tgtasaappa

		Transfer Agency Agreement with Waddell & Reed Services Company, filed by EDGAR on November 19, 2003 as EX-99.B(h)tgtta to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

	(i)	Opinion and Consent of Counsel attached hereto as EX-99.B(i)tgtlegopn

	(j)	Not applicable

	(k)	Not applicable

	(l)	Agreement between United Investors Life Insurance Company and Income Portfolio filed April 21, 1992 as Exhibit No. 13 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Agreement between United Investors Life Insurance Company and International Portfolio, Small Cap Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio and Limited-Term Bond Portfolio filed February 15, 1995 as EX-99.B13-tmkuil to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Agreement between United Investors Life Insurance Company and Asset Strategy Portfolio filed October 3, 1995 as EX-99.B13-tmkuilasp to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Agreement between United Investors Life Insurance Company and Science and Technology Portfolio filed October 31, 1996 as EX-B.13-tmkuilst to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

	(m)	Service Plan filed by EDGAR on March 1, 1999 as EX-99.B(m)-tmksp to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Service Plan, as revised May 16, 2001, filed by EDGAR on April 29, 2002 as EX-99.B(m)tgtsp to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

	(n)	Not applicable

	(o)	Not applicable

	(p)	Code of Ethics, as amended May 25,2005, attached hereto as EX-99.B(p)code

		Code of Ethics pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed by EDGAR on November 19, 2003 as EX-99.B(p)code-so to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Code of Ethics for Advantus Capital Management, Inc. filed by EDGAR on April 28, 2005 as EX-99.B(p)(9) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Code of Ethics for BlackRock, Inc. filed by EDGAR on April 28, 2005 as EX-99.B(p)blackrockcode to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Code of Ethics for Franklin Templeton Investments filed by EDGAR on April 28, 2005 as EX-99.B(p)(7) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Code of Ethics for Mackenzie Financial Corporation filed by EDGAR on April 28, 2005 as EX-99.B(p)mackenziecode to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

		Code of Ethics for Wall Street Associates filed by EDGAR on April 28, 2005 as EX-99.B(p)wallstreetcode to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*

24. Persons Controlled by or under common control with Registrant

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None

25. Indemnification

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	Reference is made to Section 7 of Article SEVENTH of the Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended, filed July 1, 1998 as EX-99.B1-charter to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, to Paragraph 7 of the Distribution Contract between TMK/United Funds, Inc. and United Investors Life Insurance Company, dated April 4, 1997, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(e)tmkdist to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, and to Paragraph 12 of the Fund Participation Agreement with Nationwide Life Insurance Company, dated December 1, 2000, filed by EDGAR on March 1, 2001 as EX-99.B(e)tgtnwpart to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A*, each of which provides for indemnification. Also refer to Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law regarding indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents.

	Registrant undertakes to carry out all indemnification provisions of its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and the above-described contracts in accordance with the Investment Company Act Release No. 11330 (September 4, 1980) and successor releases.

	Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the 1933 Act, as amended, may be provided to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification 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 of the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer of controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question 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.

26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Manager

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	Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company (WRIMCO)is the investment manager of the Registrant. WRIMCO is not engaged in any business other than the provision of investment management services to those registered investment companies as described in Part A and Part B of this Post-Effective Amendment and to other investment advisory clients.

	Each director and executive officer of WRIMCO or its predecessors, has had as his sole business, profession, vocation or employment during the past two years only his duties as an executive officer and/or employee of WRIMCO or its predecessors, except as to persons who are directors and/or officers of the Registrant and have served in the capacities shown in the Statement of Additional Information of the Registrant. The address of such officers is 6300 Lamar Avenue, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202-4200.

	As to each director and officer of WRIMCO, reference is made to the Prospectus and SAI of this Registrant.

27. Principal Underwriter and Distributor

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(a) Waddell & Reed, Inc. is the Principal Underwriter and Distributor of the Registrant's shares. It is the principal underwriter to the following investment companies:

	Waddell & Reed Advisors Asset Strategy Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Cash Management, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Continental Income Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Fixed Income Funds, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Global Bond Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors High Income Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors International Growth Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Municipal High Income Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors New Concepts Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Retirement Shares, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Select Funds, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Small Cap Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Tax-Managed Equity Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Vanguard Fund, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc.
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Select Life
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Survivorship Life
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Select Annuity
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Select Income Annuity
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Select Plus Annuity
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Select Reserve Annuity
	Waddell & Reed Advisors Select Preferred Annuity

(b) The information contained in the underwriter's application on Form BD, as filed on March 10, 2006, SEC No. 8-27030 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is herein incorporated by reference.

(c) No compensation was paid by the Registrant to any principal underwriter who is not an affiliated person of the Registrant or any affiliated person of such affiliated person.

28. Location of Accounts and Records

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The accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act and rules promulgated thereunder are under the possession of Ms. Kristen A. Richards and Mr. Theodore W. Howard, as officers of the Registrant, each of whose business address is Post Office Box 29217, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217.

29. Management Services

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There are no service contracts other than as discussed in Part A and B of this Post-Effective Amendment and as listed in response to Items 22(h) and 22(m) hereof.

30. Undertakings

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Not applicable

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*Incorporated herein by reference

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the undersigned, W&R TARGET FUNDS, INC. (hereinafter called the Corporation), and certain directors and officers for the Corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint HENRY J. HERRMANN, DANIEL C. SCHULTE and KRISTEN A. RICHARDS, and each of them individually, their true and lawful attorneys and agents to take any and all action and execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable each Corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and any rules, regulations, orders or other requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including specifically, but without limitation of the foregoing, power and authority to sign the names of each of such directors and officers in his/her behalf as such director or officer as indicated below opposite his/her signature hereto, to any Registration Statement and to any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and to any instruments or documents filed or to be filed as a part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Date: August 24, 2005	/s/Henry J. Herrmann
	Henry J. Herrmann, President

/s/Henry J. Herrmann	Chairman of the Board, President and Director
Henry J. Herrmann

/s/Theodore W. Howard	Vice President, Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer
Theodore W. Howard	and Principal Financial Officer

/s/James M. Concannon	Director
James M. Concannon

/s/John A. Dillingham	Director
John A. Dillingham

/s/David P. Gardner	Director
David P. Gardner

/s/Linda K. Graves	Director
Linda K. Graves

/s/Joseph Harroz, Jr.	Director
Joseph Harroz, Jr.

/s/John F. Hayes	Director
John F. Hayes

/s/Glendon E. Johnson	Director
Glendon E. Johnson

/s/Frank J. Ross, Jr.	Director
Frank J. Ross, Jr.

/s/Eleanor B. Schwartz	Director
Eleanor B. Schwartz

/s/Frederick Vogel III	Director
Frederick Vogel III

Attest:

/s/Kristen A. Richards

Kristen A. Richards

Secretary

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Overland Park, and State of Kansas, on the 3rd day of April, 2006.

W&R TARGET FUNDS, INC.

(Registrant)

By /s/ Henry J. Herrmann

Henry J. Herrmann, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Post-Effective Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signatures	Title

/s/Henry J. Herrmann	President and Director
Henry J. Herrmann

/s/Theodore W. Howard	Vice President, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
Theodore W. Howard	and Principal Accounting Officer

/s/James M. Concannon*	Director
James M. Concannon

/s/John A. Dillingham*	Director
John A. Dillingham

/s/David P. Gardner*	Director
David P. Gardner

/s/Linda K. Graves*	Director
Linda K. Graves

/s/Joseph Harroz, Jr.*	Director
Joseph Harroz, Jr.

/s/John F. Hayes*	Director
John F. Hayes

/s/Glendon E. Johnson*	Director
Glendon E. Johnson

/s/Frank J. Ross, Jr.*	Director
Frank J. Ross, Jr.

/s/Eleanor B. Schwartz*	Director
Eleanor B. Schwartz

/s/Frederick Vogel III*	Director
Frederick Vogel III

*By /s/Kristen A. Richards

Kristen A. Richards

Attorney-in-Fact

ATTEST: /s/Megan E. Bray

Megan E. Bray

Assistant Secretary

Custodian
	UMB Bank, n. a.
	928 Grand Boulevard
	Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Legal Counsel
	Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP
	1601 K Street NW
	Washington, D. C. 20006

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
	Deloitte & Touche LLP
	1100 Walnut, Suite 3300
	Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Investment Manager
	Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company
	6300 Lamar Avenue
	P. O. Box 29217
	Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217
	913-236-2000
	888-WADDELL

Transfer Agent
	Waddell & Reed Services Company
	6300 Lamar Avenue
	P. O. Box 29217
	Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217
	913-236-2000
	888-WADDELL

Accounting Services Agent
	Waddell & Reed Services Company
	6300 Lamar Avenue
	P. O. Box 29217
	Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217
	913-236-2000
	888-WADDELL