RULE 497(J) CERTIFICATION
Date: July 7, 1998
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 Mid Cap Value 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 those contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 16 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. 16 to the
Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A was
filed electronically with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 16, 1998.
BERGER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRUST
on behalf of its series known as the
Berger Mid Cap Value Fund
By: ____________________________
Title: Kevin R. Fay, Vice President
