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GABELLI INVESTOR FUNDS, INC.
May 5, 1998
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc. (the "Corporation")
Securities Act of 1933 Registration File No. 033-54016
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter is being transmitted by means of electronic submission by the
Corporation, pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. As Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, I hereby certify that the
Corporation's definitive Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information,
both dated May 1, 1998, which would have been filed by the Corporation pursuant
to Rule 497(c), would not have differed from that contained in the Corporation's
most recent Post-Effective Amendment on Form N-1A, filed pursuant to EDGAR on
April 30, 1998.
If you have any questions concerning this filing, please do not hesitate to
contact the undersigned at (614) 470-8543.
Sincerely,
/s/ Paige C. Hodgin
Paige C. Hodgin
Assistant Secretary
Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc.
cc: Mr. Richard Prins, Esq. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Mr. Bruce N. Alpert Gabelli Investor Funds, Inc.
