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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/98
Institutional Investment Manager:
RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTORS INC.
317 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK NY 10017
I represent that I am authorized to submit the attached Forms and that all
information on these Forms is true, correct and complete, and I understand that
all required items, statements and schedules are integral parts of these Forms
and that the submission of any amendment represents that all unamended items,
statements and schedules remain true, correct and complete as previously
submitted.
I am signing this report as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
STEPHEN P. POLLAK VICE PRESIDENT 212-503-0150
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ STEPHEN P. POLLAK NEW YORK NY FEBRUARY 12, 1999
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COM 000886101 1770 51300 SH 1770 1770
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC COM 019512102 8685 196000 SH 8685 8685
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 6176 159900 SH 6176 6176
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 1033 17000 SH 1033 1033
ALUMINUM CO AMER COM 022249106 2211 29650 SH 2211 2211
AMOCO CORP COM 031905102 4576 75800 SH 4576 4576
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC COM 042476101 6761 112100 SH 6761 6761
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 2009 26700 SH 2009 2009
BANC ONE CORP COM 059438101 710 13900 SH 710 710
BANKAMERICA CORP COM 066050105 6052 100655 SH 6052 6052
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 1210 21300 SH 1210 1210
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC COM 087851309 401 59400 SH 401 401
BMC SOFTWARE INC COM 055921100 3054 68525 SH 3054 3054
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 3246 24260 SH 3246 3246
BRITISH PETE PLC COM 110889409 2137 23283 SH 2137 2137
BURLINGTON RES INC COM 122014103 842 23500 SH 842 842
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC COM 127387108 3014 101300 SH 3014 3014
CALLAWAY GOLF CORP COM 131193104 117 11400 SH 117 117
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 7550 110928 SH 7550 7550
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 5870 63250 SH 5870 5870
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 8603 173800 SH 8603 8603
COMPUTER ASSOC INTL INC COM 204912109 3957 92825 SH 3957 3957
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 235204104 2315 56800 SH 2315 2315
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 1464 44200 SH 1464 1464
DIAMLER CHRYSLER COM D1668R123 1498 15599 SH 1498 1498
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC COM 25271C102 310 13100 SH 310 310
DOLE FOOD INC COM 256605106 1491 49700 SH 1491 1491
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 4961 93500 SH 4961 4961
DUKE POWER CO COM 264399106 1480 23100 SH 1480 1480
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 14929 175640 SH 14929 14929
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 9855 158940 SH 9855 9855
ENRON OIL & GAS CO COM 293562104 593 34400 SH 593 593
FDX CORP COM 31304N107 1433 16100 SH 1433 1433
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 14319 193500 SH 14319 14319
FEDERATED DEPT STORES INC DEL COM 31410H101 880 20200 SH 880 880
FORD MTR CO DEL COM 345370100 1285 21900 SH 1285 1285
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 1051 10300 SH 1051 1051
GTE CORP COM 362320103 4856 74700 SH 4856 4856
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 4355 147000 SH 4355 4355
HASBRO INC COM 418056107 816 22600 SH 816 816
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 5943 87000 SH 5943 5943
HRPT COM 40426W101 2011 143000 SH 2011 2011
INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY COM 456866102 5675 120900 SH 5675 5675
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 13924 117500 SH 13924 13924
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COCOM 459200101 10150 54940 SH 10150 10150
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 13709 163440 SH 13709 13709
K MART CORP COM 482584109 697 45500 SH 697 697
KMART FING I PFD 498778208 1831 31600 SH 1831 1831
LEXMARK INTL GROUP INC COM 529771107 2764 27500 SH 2764 2764
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 5087 60025 SH 5087 5087
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 12605 114590 SH 12605 12605
MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS COM 573284106 2823 45400 SH 2823 2823
MAYTAG CORP COM 578592107 1083 17400 SH 1083 1083
MEAD CORP COM 582834107 331 11300 SH 331 331
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 7898 53480 SH 7898 7898
MILACRON INC COM 598709103 475 24700 SH 475 475
MOBIL CORPORATION COM 607059102 1167 13400 SH 1167 1167
MORGAN STANLEY GROUP INC COM 617446448 845 11900 SH 845 845
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD COM 665815106 2068 41250 SH 2068 2068
PEOPLES ENERGY CORP COM 711030106 1467 36800 SH 1467 1467
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 9609 76600 SH 9609 9609
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 3570 66720 SH 3570 3570
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC COM 720279108 932 96200 SH 932 932
POTASH CORP OF SASK INC COM 73755L107 2970 46500 SH 2970 2970
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 959 10500 SH 959 959
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO COM 780257804 7674 160300 SH 7674 7674
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC COM 786449108 554 20200 SH 554 554
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 601 11200 SH 601 601
SCHLUMBERGER LTD. COM 806857108 701 15200 SH 701 701
SNAP ON TOOLS COM 833034101 2675 76850 SH 2675 2675
SOUTHDOWN INC COM 841297104 8096 136793 SH 8096 8096
STERLING COMM INC COM 859205106 5585 124100 SH 5585 5585
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 1403 16400 SH 1403 1403
SUNAMERICA INC COM 866930100 8969 110559 SH 8969 8969
TELLABS INC COM 879664100 3840 56000 SH 3840 3840
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 1292 49200 SH 1292 1292
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 7211 136375 SH 7211 7211
TEXAS UTILS CO PFD 882848203 1190 21100 SH 1190 1190
THE LEARNING CO INC COM 522008101 2337 90110 SH 2337 2337
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 412 24300 SH 412 412
TIFFANY & CO NEW COM 886547108 1764 34000 SH 1764 1764
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 894 14400 SH 894 894
TOSCO CORP COM 891490302 365 14100 SH 365 365
TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE COM 893817106 606 22600 SH 606 606
TWINLABS INC COM 901774109 648 49400 SH 648 648
UNION PAC RES GROUP INC COM 907834105 547 60400 SH 547 547
UNITED STATES FILTER CORP NEW COM 911843209 1036 45300 SH 1036 1036
US WEST MEDIA GROUP COM 912889201 1161 24700 SH 1161 1161
WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 3500 91650 SH 3500 3500
WASHINGTON WTR PWR CO COM 940688104 239 12400 SH 239 239
WASHINGTON WTR PWR CO PFD 940688880 194 10000 SH 194 194
WELLS FARGO & CO DEL COM 949740104 495 12400 SH 495 495
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC COM 950755108 886 50250 SH 886 886
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 11458 97100 SH 11458 11458
REPORT SUMMARY 94 DATA RECORDS 334801 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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