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NORTHSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06902
(203) 602-7881
August 20, 1998
Via EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Northstar Trust, Files No. 33-56881 and 811-8817
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, please
accept this letter as certification that the prospectuses and statements of
additional information for the Northstar Equity Trust (the "Trust") do not
differ from that contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 (the "Amendment") to
the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N1-A. This Amendment was filed
electronically on August 14, 1998.
Should you have any questions regarding this filing, please phone the
undersigned at (203)602-7881.
Sincerely,
STEPHANIE L. BECKNER
Stephanie L. Beckner
Secretary
