EXHIBIT (6)(D) ADDENDUM NO. 2 TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT This Addendum, dated as of the 15th day of August 1997, is entered into between Portico Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), a Wisconsin corporation, and B.C. Ziegler and Company, a Wisconsin...

                                                               EXHIBIT (6)(D)
             
             ADDENDUM NO. 2 TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

     This Addendum, dated as of the 15th day of August 1997, is entered into
between Portico Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), a Wisconsin corporation, and X.X.
Xxxxxxx and Company, a Wisconsin corporation ("BCZ").

     WHEREAS, the Company and BCZ have entered into a Distribution Agreement
dated as of January 1, 1995 and amended as of August 1, 1995, (the "Distribution
Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company appointed BCZ to provide distribution
services to the Company for its Money Market Fund, Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund,
Growth and Income Fund, Short-Term Bond Market Fund, Bond IMMDEX/TM Fund, 
Special Growth Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Equity Index Fund, 
Institutional Money Market Fund, U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, Balanced 
Fund, MidCore Growth Fund, Intermediate Bond Market Fund, Tax-Exempt 
Intermediate Bond Fund, International Equity Fund, and MicroCap Fund, and any 
other Portico Funds that may be contemplated;

     WHEREAS, the Company is establishing one additional investment portfolio to
be known as the Emerging Growth Fund and desires to retain BCZ to act as the
distributor under the Distribution Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, BCZ is willing to serve as distributor for the Emerging Growth
Fund (the "Fund");

     NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:

      1. APPOINTMENT.  The Company hereby appoints BCZ to act as distributor to
the Company for the Emerging Growth Fund for the period and the terms set forth
herein and in the Distribution Agreement.  BCZ hereby accepts such appointment
and agrees to render the services set forth herein and in the Distribution
Agreement.

      2. MISCELLANEOUS.  Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the
Distribution Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and
is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as supplemented hereby.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as of the
date and year first above written.

                              PORTICO FUNDS, INC.


                              By:/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
                                     --------------------------
                                     (Authorized Officer)


                              X.X. XXXXXXX AND COMPANY


                              By:/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
                                     --------------------------
                                     (Authorized Officer)