EXHIBIT INDEX (a)(2) Articles of Incorporation amended June 16, 1999. (h)(6) Transfer Agency Agreement dated May 10, 2001 between Registrant and American Express Client Service Corporation. (i) Opinion and consent of counsel as to the legality of the...

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(2)    Articles of Incorporation amended June 16, 1999.

(h)(6)    Transfer   Agency   Agreement   dated   May  10,  2001 between
          Registrant and American Express Client Service Corporation.

(i)       Opinion  and  consent  of  counsel  as to  the  legality  of  the
          securities being registered.

(j)       Independent auditors' consent.

(m)(2)    Plan and  Agreement  of  Distribution  For Class C Shares dated
          March 9, 2000 between Registrant and American Express Financial
          Advisors Inc.

(q)(1)    Directors'  Power  of  Attorney  to  sign  amendments  to  this
          Registration  Statement, dated Jan. 11, 2001.

(q)(2)    Officers'  Power  of  Attorney  to  sign  amendments  to  this
          Registration  Statement, dated Jan. 11, 2001.