0001193125-12-454087.txt : 20121106 0001193125-12-454087.hdr.sgml : 20121106 20121106140547 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-454087 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121106 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121106 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121106 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Forward Funds CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889188 IRS NUMBER: 232696899 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-48940 FILM NUMBER: 121182731 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 CALIFORNIA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-232-0224 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 CALIFORNIA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HOMESTATE GROUP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 0000889188 S000023199 Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund C000067539 Investor Class ACAIX C000067540 Class C ACAGX C000067541 Class A AGRRX C000067542 Institutional Class AAGRX 0000889188 S000023200 Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund C000067543 Institutional Class AGWAX C000067544 Investor Class AGIIX C000067545 Class C AGIGX C000067546 Class A AOIAX 0000889188 S000023201 Forward Growth Allocation Fund C000067547 Institutional Class ACGAX C000067548 Investor Class AGALX C000067549 Class C AGGGX C000067550 Class A AOGAX 0000889188 S000023202 Forward Balanced Allocation Fund C000067551 Institutional Class ABAAX C000067552 Investor Class ACBIX C000067553 Class C ABAFX C000067554 Class A AOBAX 0000889188 S000023203 Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund C000067555 Institutional Class AIGAX C000067556 Investor Class ACIGX C000067557 Class C AIGMX C000067558 Class A AOLAX 497 1 d429773d497.htm FORM 497 XBRL Form 497 XBRL

Forward Funds

101 California Street, 16th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

November 6, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-1520

RE:       Forward Funds (“Registrant”)

             File Nos: 033-48940

                              811-06722

On behalf of the Registrant and pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in supplements, dated October 25, 2012, to the Prospectuses dated May 1, 2012, for Investor Class, Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares of the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund, Forward Balanced Allocation Fund, Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund, Forward Growth Allocation Fund and Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund (collectively, “Funds”). The purpose of the filing is to submit the 497(c) filing dated October 25, 2012 in XBRL for the Funds.

If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact Erin Douglas, Vice President and Sr. Associate Counsel with the Registrant’s service provider, ALPS Fund Services, Inc., at (720) 917-0602.

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Robert S. Naka        

Robert S. Naka

Secretary

EX-101.INS 2 ff6-20121025.xml XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT 0000889188 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023199Member ff6:NoLoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023199Member ff6:LoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023202Member ff6:NoLoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023202Member ff6:LoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023200Member ff6:NoLoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023200Member ff6:LoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023201Member ff6:NoLoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023201Member ff6:LoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023203Member ff6:NoLoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0000889188 ff6:S000023203Member ff6:LoadMember 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 Forward Funds Other 0000889188 2012-10-25 2011-12-31 false 2012-05-01 2012-10-25 <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Summary Prospectus for Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares of the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund ("No-Load Summary Prospectus"), Summary Prospectus for Class&nbsp;A and Class C Shares of the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund ("Load Summary Prospectus"), Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus"), Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class M Shares Prospectus ("Load Prospectus"), and the Forward Funds Statement of Additional Information </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN FUND NAME AND STRATEGIES AND ADDITION OF BENCHMARK INDEX </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund (the "Fund") only: </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Change in Fund Name </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the name of the Fund will be changed to the "Forward Multi-Strategy Fund." Accordingly, effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, all references in each of the prospectuses and the statement of additional information to "Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund" shall be replaced with "Forward Multi-Strategy Fund." </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">**** </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Changes to Principal Investment Strategies </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the section titled "Principal Investment Strategies" in the No-Load Summary Prospectus, the Load Summary Prospectus, the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus shall be replaced in its entirety to read as follows: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The Fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in a combination of other Forward Funds ("Underlying Funds"), including the following types of Underlying Funds: U.S. equity, frontier and emerging market, international equity, U.S. fixed-income, international fixed-income, money market, long/short, tactical and other alternative investment strategies. Forward Management, LLC ("Forward Management" or the "Advisor") uses an asset allocation strategy designed to provide capital appreciation to investors with a very high risk tolerance and an investment time horizon of 10 years or more. The Advisor may from time to time modify the asset allocation of the Fund in response to the Advisor's outlook for the economy, financial markets generally and/or relative market valuation of the asset classes and investment strategies represented by each Underlying Fund. In addition to investing in other Forward Funds, the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements collateralized by the U.S. Government or its agencies. The Fund's current asset allocation, which is updated quarterly, is available at www.forwardinvesting.com.</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Addition of Benchmark Index </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index is added as an additional benchmark index for the Fund. Accordingly, effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the following changes are made: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The third and fourth sentences of the first paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Summary Prospectus and the No-Load Prospectus shall be revised to read as follows: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The accompanying table compares the Fund's Institutional Class and Investor Class shares' average annual total returns to those of certain market indices and an index of other funds of funds over time. 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size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td 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style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;0.75</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">3.25</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">3.33</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Summary Prospectus for Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares of the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund ("No-Load Summary Prospectus"), Summary Prospectus for Class&nbsp;A and Class C Shares of the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund ("Load Summary Prospectus"), Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus"), Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class M Shares Prospectus ("Load Prospectus"), and the Forward Funds Statement of Additional Information </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN FUND NAME AND STRATEGIES AND ADDITION OF BENCHMARK INDEX </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund (the "Fund") only: </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Change in Fund Name </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the name of the Fund will be changed to the "Forward Multi-Strategy Fund." Accordingly, effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, all references in each of the prospectuses and the statement of additional information to "Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund" shall be replaced with "Forward Multi-Strategy Fund." </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">**** </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Changes to Principal Investment Strategies </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the section titled "Principal Investment Strategies" in the No-Load Summary Prospectus, the Load Summary Prospectus, the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus shall be replaced in its entirety to read as follows: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The Fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in a combination of other Forward Funds ("Underlying Funds"), including the following types of Underlying Funds: U.S. equity, frontier and emerging market, international equity, U.S. fixed-income, international fixed-income, money market, long/short, tactical and other alternative investment strategies. Forward Management, LLC ("Forward Management" or the "Advisor") uses an asset allocation strategy designed to provide capital appreciation to investors with a very high risk tolerance and an investment time horizon of 10 years or more. The Advisor may from time to time modify the asset allocation of the Fund in response to the Advisor's outlook for the economy, financial markets generally and/or relative market valuation of the asset classes and investment strategies represented by each Underlying Fund. In addition to investing in other Forward Funds, the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements collateralized by the U.S. Government or its agencies. The Fund's current asset allocation, which is updated quarterly, is available at www.forwardinvesting.com. </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Addition of Benchmark Index </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index is added as an additional benchmark index for the Fund. 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solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;5.72</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">-0.75</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">3.58</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Multi-Strategy Fund &#150; Class A</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 9/29/03)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;5.72</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">-0.75</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">3.05</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE OF BENCHMARK INDICES </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund, Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund, Forward Growth Allocation Fund and Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") only:</b> </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Balanced Allocation Fund </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the benchmark index for the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund will be the Balanced Allocation Blended Index (50% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/50% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index). Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Balanced Allocation Blended Index (50% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/50% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Balanced Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the No-Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="67%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Balanced Allocation Blended Index<i> (50% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/50% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;3.13</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">2.62</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" 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style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" 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nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.11</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p 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December&nbsp;3, 2012, the benchmark index for the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund will be the Balanced Allocation Blended Index (50% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/50% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index). Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Balanced Allocation Blended Index (50% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/50% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Balanced Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"><tr> <td width="75%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Balanced Allocation Fund &#150; Class C</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 12/30/02)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Balanced Allocation Blended Index <i>(50% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/50% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;3.13</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">2.62</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">8.73</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.66</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">10.04</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Balanced Allocation Fund &#150; Class A</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 9/29/03)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Balanced Allocation Blended Index <i>(50% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/50% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;3.13</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">2.62</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.60</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.32</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">8.08</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE OF BENCHMARK INDICES </b></font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund, Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund, Forward 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Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Blended Index (40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the No-Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="67%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth &amp; Income Allocation Blended Index <i>(40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;4.81</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">1.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.56</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.98</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid 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align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.74</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.11</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE OF BENCHMARK INDICES </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund, Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund, Forward Growth Allocation Fund and Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") only:</b> </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the benchmark index for the Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund will be the Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Blended Index (40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index). Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Blended Index (40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="75%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth &amp; Income Allocation Fund &#150; Class C</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 12/30/02)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth &amp; Income Allocation Blended Index <i>(40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;4.81</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">1.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">9.06</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.66</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">10.04</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth &amp; Income Allocation Fund &#150; Class A</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 9/29/03)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth &amp; Income Allocation Blended Index <i>(40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;4.81</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">1.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.76</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.32</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" 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size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">8.08</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p 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valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(20% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/80% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;8.14</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.05</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.41</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.23</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.74</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.11</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE OF BENCHMARK INDICES </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund, Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund, Forward Growth Allocation Fund and Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") only:</b> </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth Allocation Fund </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font 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In the future, however, only the Growth Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="75%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth Allocation Fund &#150; Class C</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 12/30/02)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(20% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/80% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;8.14</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.05</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">9.61</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.66</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">10.04</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth Allocation Fund &#150; Class A</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 9/29/03)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(20% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/80% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;8.14</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.05</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.99</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.32</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">8.08</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE OF BENCHMARK INDICES </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund, Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund, Forward Growth Allocation Fund and Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") only:</b> </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the benchmark index for the Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund will be the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index (70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index). Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index (70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the No-Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="67%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Income &amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.22</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.16</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.54</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.51</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.23</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.74</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.11</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE OF BENCHMARK INDICES </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund, Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund, Forward Growth Allocation Fund and Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") only:</b> </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the benchmark index for the Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund will be the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index (70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index). Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index (70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="75%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Income &amp; Growth Allocation Fund &#150; Class C</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 12/30/02)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Income &amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.22</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.16</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.99</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.66</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">10.04</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Income &amp; Growth Allocation Fund &#150; Class A</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 9/29/03)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Income &amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.22</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.16</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.18</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" 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align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">8.08</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="5"><b>FORWARD FUNDS </b></font></p> <p style="line-height:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Summary Prospectus for Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares of the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund ("No-Load Summary Prospectus"), Summary Prospectus for Class&nbsp;A and Class C Shares of the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund ("Load Summary Prospectus"), Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus"), Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class M Shares Prospectus ("Load Prospectus"), and the Forward Funds Statement of Additional Information </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN FUND NAME AND STRATEGIES AND ADDITION OF BENCHMARK INDEX </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund (the "Fund") only: </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Change in Fund Name </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the name of the Fund will be changed to the "Forward Multi-Strategy Fund." Accordingly, effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, all references in each of the prospectuses and the statement of additional information to "Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund" shall be replaced with "Forward Multi-Strategy Fund." </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">**** </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Changes to Principal Investment Strategies </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the section titled "Principal Investment Strategies" in the No-Load Summary Prospectus, the Load Summary Prospectus, the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus shall be replaced in its entirety to read as follows: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The Fund is a "fund of funds" that primarily invests in a combination of other Forward Funds ("Underlying Funds"), including the following types of Underlying Funds: U.S. equity, frontier and emerging market, international equity, U.S. fixed-income, international fixed-income, money market, long/short, tactical and other alternative investment strategies. Forward Management, LLC ("Forward Management" or the "Advisor") uses an asset allocation strategy designed to provide capital appreciation to investors with a very high risk tolerance and an investment time horizon of 10 years or more. The Advisor may from time to time modify the asset allocation of the Fund in response to the Advisor's outlook for the economy, financial markets generally and/or relative market valuation of the asset classes and investment strategies represented by each Underlying Fund. In addition to investing in other Forward Funds, the Fund may enter into repurchase agreements collateralized by the U.S. Government or its agencies. 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Accordingly, effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the following changes are made: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The third and fourth sentences of the first paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Summary Prospectus and the No-Load Prospectus shall be revised to read as follows: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The accompanying table compares the Fund's Institutional Class and Investor Class shares' average annual total returns to those of certain market indices and an index of other funds of funds over time. 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size="2">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the No-Load Summary Prospectus and the No-Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="67%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td 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style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;0.75</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">3.25</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" 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style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;5.72</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" 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valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td 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style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Supplement dated October&nbsp;25, 2012 </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>to the </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><i>Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus ("No-Load Prospectus") and Forward Funds Class&nbsp;A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus ("Load Prospectus") </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>each dated May&nbsp;1, 2012, as supplemented </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" align="center"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE OF BENCHMARK INDICES </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>The following information applies to the Forward Balanced Allocation Fund, Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund, Forward Growth Allocation Fund and Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") only:</b> </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font 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valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid 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style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;3.13</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">2.62</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.59</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" 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nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.11</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font 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<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid 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size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.66</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">10.04</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Balanced Allocation Fund &#150; Class A</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 9/29/03)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Balanced Allocation Blended Index <i>(50% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/50% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;3.13</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">2.62</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.60</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.32</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">8.08</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the benchmark index for the Forward Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Fund will be the Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Blended Index (40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index). Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Blended Index (40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Growth&nbsp;&amp; Income Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the No-Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="67%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth &amp; Income Allocation Blended Index <i>(40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;4.81</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">1.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.56</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.98</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.23</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.74</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.11</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="75%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth &amp; Income Allocation Fund &#150; Class C</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 12/30/02)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth &amp; Income Allocation Blended Index <i>(40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;4.81</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">1.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">9.06</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.66</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">10.04</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth &amp; Income Allocation Fund &#150; Class A</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 9/29/03)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth &amp; Income Allocation Blended Index <i>(40% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/60% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;4.81</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">1.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.76</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.32</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">8.08</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth Allocation Fund </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the benchmark index for the Forward Growth Allocation Fund will be the Growth Allocation Blended Index (20% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/80% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index). Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Growth Allocation Blended Index (20% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/80% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Growth Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the No-Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="67%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(20% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/80% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;8.14</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.05</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.41</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.23</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.74</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.11</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.80</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">The "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="75%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth Allocation Fund &#150; Class C</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 12/30/02)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(20% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/80% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;8.14</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.05</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">9.61</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.66</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">10.04</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" colspan="12" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Growth Allocation Fund &#150; Class A</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i>(Inception: 9/29/03)</i><b></b></font></p></td> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b></b><i></i><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(20% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/80% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;8.14</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.05</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">7.99</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">5.26</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.19</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">6.32</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;11.46</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&#150;1.84</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">8.08</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td></tr> </table><p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2"><b>Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund </b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the benchmark index for the Forward Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Fund will be the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index (70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index). Accordingly, the following paragraph shall replace the second paragraph under the heading "Performance Information" in the No-Load Prospectus and the Load Prospectus: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%;margin-right:4%"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Effective December&nbsp;3, 2012, the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index (70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index) replaced the Fund's prior benchmark indices. Forward Management made this recommendation to the Fund's Board because the new index more closely aligns to the Fund's investment strategies. Information on the Fund's prior benchmark indices will be shown for at least a one-year transition period. In the future, however, only the Income&nbsp;&amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index and the MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index will be shown. </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Additionally, the "Average Annual Total Returns" table in the No-Load Prospectus is supplemented with the following information, for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2011: </font></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <tr> <td width="67%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999">&nbsp;<font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>1&nbsp;YEAR</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>5&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>10&nbsp;YEARS</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font style="font-family:arial" size="1"><b>SINCE<br/>INCEPTION</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:2px solid #999999"><font size="1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <p style="margin-left:0.60em"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">Income &amp; Growth Allocation Blended Index <i>(70% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index/30% MSCI ACWI GDP Weighted Index)</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">0.22</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" align="right"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">4.16</font></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><font style="font-family:arial" size="2">%&nbsp;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" 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