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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form N-14

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933               [ ]

Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                           [ ]

Post-Effective Amendment No.       1    (File No. 333-32350)          [X]
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AXP MANAGED SERIES, INC.
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN  55440-0010

Leslie L. Ogg
901 S. Marquette Avenue, Suite 2810
Minneapolis, MN  55402-3268
(612) 330-9283

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
     [X] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
     [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
     [ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
     [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
     [ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
     [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:
     [ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
         previously filed post-effective amendment.

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Part A is incorporated by reference to Registrant's  Pre-Effective Amendment No.
1 to Registration Statement No. 333-32350 filed on or about April 17, 2000.

Part B is incorporated by reference to Registrant's  Pre-Effective Amendment No.
1 to Registration Statement No. 333-32350 filed on or about April 17, 2000.

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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 15. Indemnification

The  Articles of  Incorporation  of the  registrant  provide that the Fund shall
indemnify  any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party,
by reason of the fact that she or he is or was a director,  officer, employee or
agent  of the  Fund,  or is or was  serving  at the  request  of the  Fund  as a
director,  officer,  employee or agent of another  company,  partnership,  joint
venture,  trust or other  enterprise,  to any  threatened,  pending or completed
action,  suit or  proceeding,  wherever  brought,  and  the  Fund  may  purchase
liability  insurance  and advance  legal  expenses,  all to the  fullest  extent
permitted  by the laws of the State of  Minnesota,  as now existing or hereafter
amended.  The By-laws of the registrant provide that present or former directors
or  officers  of the Fund made or  threatened  to be made a party to or involved
(including as a witness) in an actual or threatened  action,  suit or proceeding
shall be indemnified by the Fund to the full extent  authorized by the Minnesota
Business Corporation Act, all as more fully set forth in the By-laws filed as an
exhibit to this registration statement.

Insofar as  indemnification  for liability  arising under the  Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to  directors,  officers  and  controlling  persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities  (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director,  officer or  controlling  person of the registrant in the
successful  defense of any  action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such  indemnification  by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

Any  indemnification  hereunder  shall not be  exclusive  of any other rights of
indemnification  to which the  directors,  officers,  employees  or agents might
otherwise  be  entitled.  No  indemnification  shall be made in violation of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.

Item 16. Exhibits

     (1)  Articles  of  Incorporation,  as  amended  December  13,  1988,  filed
          electronically as Exhibit 1 to Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment
          No. 9 to  Registration  Statement No.  2-93801,  are  incorporated  by
          reference.

     (2)  By-laws, as amended January 10, 1996, filed electronically, as Exhibit
          2 to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 25 to  Registration
          Statement No. 2-93801, are incorporated by reference.

     (3)  Voting Trust Agreement: Not Applicable.

     (4)  Form of Agreement  and Plan of  Reorganization,  dated March 10, 2000,
          filed   electronically   as  Exhibit  1  to  Part  A  of  Registrant's
          Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-32350,
          filed on or about April 17, 2000, is incorporated by reference.

     (5)  Stock  Certificate  for  common  stock,  filed  as  Exhibit  No.  4 to
          Registration Statement No. 2-93801, is incorporated by reference.

(6)(a)    Investment  Management Services Agreement,  dated July 1, 1999 between
          Growth and Income Trust and American  Express  Financial  Corporation,
          was filed  electronically  as Exhibit  (d) to Growth and Income  Trust
          Post-Effective  Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement No. 811-7393
          on or about Nov. 29, 1999.

(6)(b)    Addendum to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement,  dated July 1, 1999
          between  American  Express  Financial  Corporation and Kenwood Capital
          Management LLC, was filed as Exhibit (d)(2) to Growth and Income Trust
          Post-Effective  Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement No. 811-7393
          on or about Nov. 29, 1999.

     (7)  Distribution  Agreement,  dated July 8, 1999,  between  AXP  Utilities
          Income Fund,  Inc. and American  Express  Financial  Advisors  Inc. is
          incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) to AXP Utilities Income Fund,
          Inc.  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 22, to Registration Statement File
          No.  33-20872  filed  on  or  about  August  27,  1999.   Registrant's
          Distribution  Agreement differs from the one incorporated by reference
          only by the fact that Registrant is one executing party.

     (8)  All employees are eligible to  participate  in a profit  sharing plan.
          Entry  into the plan is Jan. 1 or July 1. The  Registrant  contributes
          each year an amount up to 15 percent  of their  annual  salaries,  the
          maximum  deductible  amount  permitted  under  Section  404(a)  of the
          Internal Revenue Code.

(9)(a)    Custodian  Agreement  between  Registrant  and American  Express Trust
          Company, dated March 20, 1995, filed electronically as Exhibit 8(a) to
          Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to Registration Statement
          No. 2-93801, is incorporated by reference.

(9)(b)    Addendum to the  Custodian  Agreement  between IDS Managed  Retirement
          Fund,  Inc.,  American  Express  Trust  Company and  American  Express
          Financial  Corporation  dated May 13, 1996,  filed  electronically  as
          Exhibit  8(b)  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  26 to
          Registration Statement No. 2-93801, is incorporated by reference.

(9)(c)    Custodian  Agreement,  dated May 13, 1999,  between  American  Express
          Trust Company and The Bank of New York is incorporated by reference to
          Exhibit  (g)(3)  to IDS  Precious  Metals  Fund,  Inc.  Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 33 to  Registration  Statement File No. 2-93745 filed on
          or about May 24, 1999.

(9)(d)    Custodian Agreement Amendment between IDS International Fund, Inc. and
          American   Express  Trust  Company,   dated  October  9,  1997,  filed
          electronically  on or about  December  23, 1997 as Exhibit 8(c) to IDS
          International  Fund,  Inc.'s   Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  26  to
          Registration  Statement No.  2-92309,  is  incorporated  by reference.
          Registrant's  Custodian  Agreement  Amendment  differed  from  the one
          incorporated  by  reference  only by the fact  that  Registrant  is on
          executing party.

(10)(a)   Plan and  Agreement  of  Distribution  dated July 1, 1999  between AXP
          Discovery Fund, Inc. and American Express  Financial  Advisors Inc. is
          incorporated  by reference to Exhibit (m) to AXP Discovery  Fund, Inc.
          Post-Effective  Amendment No. 36 to  Registration  Statement  File No.
          2-72174  filed  on or  about  July  30,  1999  Registrant's  Plan  and
          Agreement  of  Distribution  differs  from  the  one  incorporated  by
          reference only by the fact that Registrant is one executing party.

(10)(b)   Rule 18f-3 Plan,  dated April 1999,  is  incorporated  by reference to
          Exhibit  (o)  to  IDS  Precious  Metals  Fund  ,  Inc.  Post-Effective
          Amendment No. 33 to  Registration  Statement File No. 2-93745 filed on
          or about May 24, 1999.

     (11) Opinion  and consent of counsel as to the  legality of the  securities
          being  registered  is  incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit (11) to
          Registration Statement No. 333-32350 filed on or about March 13, 2000.

     (12) Tax Opinion is filed electronically herewith.

(13)(a)   Transfer Agency Agreement,  dated Feb. 1, 1999, between Registrant and
          American Express Client Service  Corporation,  filed electronically as
          Exhibit  (h)(1) to  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 29 to
          Registration Statement No. 2-93801, is incorporated by reference.

(13)(b)   Administrative  Services  Agreement  between  Registrant  and American
          Express   Financial   Corporation,   dated  March  20,   1995,   filed
          electronically   as  Exhibit  9(c)  to   Registrant's   Post-Effective
          Amendment  No.  26  to   Registration   Statement  No.   2-93801,   is
          incorporated by reference.

(13)(c)   Agreement  and   Declaration  of   Unitholders   between  IDS  Managed
          Retirement  Fund,  Inc. and  Strategist  Growth and Income Fund,  Inc.
          dated  May  13,  1996,  filed   electronically   as  Exhibit  9(d)  to
          Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to Registration Statement
          No. 2-93801, is incorporated herein by reference.

(13)(d)   License  Agreement  between  Registrant and IDS Financial  Corporation
          Dated January 25, 1988, is  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 9(h)
          to Registrant's Post-effective Amendment No. 28 filed on or about Nov.
          27, 1998.

(13)(e)   Class Y Shareholder  Service Agreement between IDS Managed  Retirement
          Fund, Inc. and American Express Financial  Advisors Inc., dated May 9,
          1997, filed as Exhibit 9(g) to Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment
          No. 27 to  Registration  Statement No.  2-93801,  is  incorporated  by
          reference.

(13)(f)   License  Agreement,  dated June 17, 1999, between the American Express
          Funds and American Express Company,  filed  electronically on or about
          September  23,  1999 as  Exhibit  (h)(4)  to AXP  Stock  Fund,  Inc.'s
          Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to Registration Statement No. 2-11358,
          is incorporated herein by reference.

     (14) Independent  Auditors' Consent is incorporated by reference to Exhibit
          (14) to  Pre-Effective  Amendment No. 1 to Registration  Statement No.
          333-32350 filed on or about April 17, 2000.

     (15) Omitted Financial Statements: None.

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(16)(a)   Directors'  Power of Attorney to sign Amendments to this  Registration
          Statement,  dated  January 13, 2000 is  incorporated  by  reference to
          Exhibit  (16)(a) to Registration  Statement No.  333-32350 filed on or
          about March 13, 2000.

(16)(b)   Officers'  Power of Attorney to sign  Amendments to this  Registration
          Statement,  dated  January 13, 2000 is  incorporated  by  reference to
          Exhibit  (16)(b) to Registration  Statement No.  333-32350 filed on or
          about March 13, 2000.

(16)(c)   Trustees'  Power of Attorney to sign  Amendments to this  Registration
          Statement,  dated  January 13, 2000 is  incorporated  by  reference to
          Exhibit  (16)(c) to Registration  Statement No.  333-32350 filed on or
          about March 13, 2000.

(16)(d)   Officers'  Power of Attorney to sign  Amendments to this  Registration
          Statement,  dated  January 13, 2000 is  incorporated  by  reference to
          Exhibit  (16)(d) to Registration  Statement No.  333-32350 filed on or
          about March 13, 2000.

(17)(a)   Code  of  Ethics  adopted  under  Rule  17j-1  for  Registrant   filed
          electronically  on or about  March 30,  2000 as Exhibit  (p)(1) to AXP
          Market Advantage  Series,  Inc.'s  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 24 to
          Registration Statement No. 33-30770, is incorporated by reference.

(17)(b)   Code of Ethics  adopted under Rule 17j-1 for  Registrant's  investment
          advisor and principal  underwriter  filed  electronically  on or about
          March 30,  2000 as  Exhibit  (p)(2) to AXP  Market  Advantage  Series,
          Inc.'s Post-Effective  Amendment No. 24 to Registration  Statement No.
          33-30770, is incorporated by reference.

Item 17.  Undertakings

          None.

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                                   SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, the  Registrant,  AXP Managed Series,
Inc.,  certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this
Amendment to the  Registration  Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities
Act and has duly caused  this  Amendment  to the  Registration  Statement  to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 31st day of July, 2000.

AXP MANAGED SERIES, INC.

By /s/   Arne H. Carlson**
         Arne H. Carlson, Chief Executive Officer


By   /s/ John M. Knight
         John M. Knight, Treasurer


As required by the  Securities Act of 1933,  this Amendment to the  Registration
Statement  has been  signed  below by the  following  persons in the  capacities
indicated on the 31st day of July, 2000.

Signature                                            Capacity

____________________________                         Director
     Peter J. Anderson

/s/  H. Brewster Atwater, Jr.*                       Director
     H. Brewster Atwater, Jr.

/s/  Arne H. Carlson*                                Chairman of the Board
     Arne H. Carlson

/s/  Lynne V. Cheney*                                Director
     Lynne V. Cheney

/s/  David R. Hubers*                                Director
     David R. Hubers

/s/  Heinz F. Hutter*                                Director
     Heinz F. Hutter

/s/  Anne P. Jones*                                  Director
     Anne P. Jones

/s/  William R. Pearce*                              Director
     William R. Pearce

/s/  Alan K. Simpson*                                Director
     Alan K. Simpson

/s/  John R. Thomas*                                 Director
     John R. Thomas

/s/  C. Angus Wurtele*                               Director
     C. Angus Wurtele


*Signed pursuant to Directors' Power of Attorney,  dated January 13, 2000, filed
electronically as Exhibit (16)(a) to Registration Statement No. 333-32350, by:



/s/ Leslie L. Ogg
Leslie L. Ogg


**Signed pursuant to Officers' Power of Attorney,  dated January 13, 2000, filed
electronically as Exhibit (16)(b) to Registration Statement No. 333-32350, by:




/s/ Leslie L. Ogg
Leslie L. Ogg


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                                   SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities  Act of 1933,  GROWTH AND INCOME TRUST consents to
the filing of this Amendment to the  Registration  Statement signed on behalf of
the Registrant in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 31st day
of July, 2000.

                                             GROWTH AND INCOME TRUST

                                             By /s/   Arne H. Carlson****
                                                      Arne H. Carlson
                                                      Chief Executive Officer


                                             By   /s/ John M. Knight
                                                      John M. Knight
                                                      Treasurer

As required by the  Securities Act of 1933,  this Amendment to the  Registration
Statement  has been  signed  below by the  following  persons in the  capacities
indicated on the 31st day of July, 2000.

Signature                                            Capacity


_______________________________                      Trustee
     Peter J. Anderson

/s/  H. Brewster Atwater, Jr.***                     Trustee
     H. Brewster Atwater, Jr.

/s/  Arne H. Carlson***                              Chairman of the Board
     Arne H. Carlson

/s/  Lynne V. Cheney***                              Trustee
     Lynne V. Cheney

/s/  David R. Hubers***                              Trustee
     David R. Hubers

/s/  Heinz F. Hutter***                              Trustee
     Heinz F. Hutter

/s/  Anne P. Jones***                                Trustee
     Anne P. Jones

/s/  William R. Pearce***                            Trustee
     William R. Pearce

/s/  Alan K. Simpson***                              Trustee
     Alan K. Simpson

/s/  John R. Thomas***                               Trustee
     John R. Thomas

/s/  C. Angus Wurtele***                             Trustee
     C. Angus Wurtele


***Signed  pursuant to Trustees' Power of Attorney dated January 13, 2000, filed
electronically as Exhibit (16)(c) to Registration Statement No. 333-32350, by:




/s/ Leslie L. Ogg
Leslie L. Ogg

****Signed pursuant to Officers' Power of Attorney dated January 13, 2000, filed
electronically as Exhibit (16)(d) to Registration Statement No. 333-32350, by:





/s/ Leslie L. Ogg
Leslie L. Ogg


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CONTENTS OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


This Amendment to the Registration  Statement comprises the following papers and
documents:

The facing sheet.

Part A.

       The prospectus.

Part B.

       Statement of Additional Information.

Part C.

       Other information.

       Exhibits.

       Undertakings.

The signatures.



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