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NORTHSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
TWO PICKWICK PLAZA
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830
(203) 863-6216
March 5, 1998
Via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Northstar Growth Fund, File Nos. 33-00849 and 811-04431
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 Growth Fund (the "Fund") do not differ
from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 (the "Amendment") to the
Fund's Registration Statement on Form N1-A. This Amendment was filed
electronically on February 27, 1998.
Should you have any questions regarding this filing, please phone the
undersigned at (203) 863-6216.
Sincerely,
STEPHANIE L. BECKNER
Stephanie L. Beckner
Secretary
