SPECIAL REPORT

Today’s Business section marks the midpoint of 1995 with a special report on investments and personal finance. Times columnists and reporters have scoured trends in business, financial markets and the economy to produce this quarterly money management guide.

Inside is a review of the second-quarter performance of more than 3,500 mutual funds--including six-month, three-year and five-year returns--and easy-to-read tables showing how your funds stack up against the market competition.

Regular Sunday features return next week.