EXHIBIT D.(XIX)
                             AMENDMENT NUMBER 18 TO
                         INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

                             Effective December 2006

     The Investment Management Agreement between Hartford Investment Financial
Services, LLC (formerly known as Hartford Investment Financial Services Company)
and The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc. (formerly known as ITT Hartford Mutual
Funds, Inc.) dated March 3, 1997, as amended (the "Agreement"), is hereby
further amended as follows, in order to reflect a reduction in management fees
for The Hartford Select MidCap Growth Fund and The Hartford Select MidCap Value
Fund:

     In Section 7 of the Agreement, the fee schedule for The Hartford Select
MidCap Growth Fund and The Hartford Select MidCap Value Fund is restated as
follows:



                         ANNUAL
NET ASSET VALUE           RATE
---------------          ------
                      
First $500 million        0.75%
Next $500 million         0.70%
Amount Over $1 billion    0.65%


HARTFORD INVESTMENT FINANCIAL           THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
SERVICES, LLC


By: /s/ John C. Walters                 By: /s/ Robert Arena
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    John C. Walters                         Robert Arena
    President                               Vice President

HMF, Inc.