RULE 497(J) CERTIFICATION
Date: December 31, 1997
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 Small Company Growth Fund, the Berger New Generation
Fund, the Berger Balanced Fund, the Berger Select Fund and the Berger Mid Cap
Growth Fund (the "Funds"), 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 those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to
the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, constituting the most
recent amendment to the Trust's Registration Statement pertaining to the
Funds; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 31, 1997.
BERGER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRUST
By: /s/ Kevin R. Fay
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Title: Kevin R. Fay, Vice President
