RULE 497(J) CERTIFICATION
Date: April 30, 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 each 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"), respectively, 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. 15
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. 15 to the
Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 30, 1998.
BERGER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRUST
on behalf of each 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
By: ____________________________
Kevin R. Fay, Vice President
