RULE 497(J) CERTIFICATION
Date: March 6, 1996
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"), Berger Investment Portfolio Trust (the
"Trust"), on behalf of its series known as the Berger New Generation
Fund (the "Fund"), hereby certifies that:
(1) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule
497(b) or (c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed
from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the
Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, constituting
the most recent amendment to the Trust's Registration
Statement pertaining to the Fund; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23,
1996.
BERGER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRUST
on behalf of its series known as the
Berger New Generation Fund
By: Rodney L. Linafelter
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Title: President
