DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP [LETTERHEAD]
August 12, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission VIA EDGAR ELECTRONIC FILING
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First American Investment Funds, Inc.
File No.: 33-16905 and 811-5309
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j), First American Investment Funds, Inc. certifies
that:
(1) the form of Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed
from that contained in the most recent amendment to the registration statement
(Post-Effective Amendment #39 filed July 31, 1998); and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment to the registration statement
has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Bethany S. Brand
cc: Kathleen Prudhomme
