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CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), the
undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
1. This filing is made on behalf of Berger Investment Portfolio Trust
(the "Registrant"). Registrant's 1933 Act No. is 33-69460 and
Registrant's 1940 Act No. is 811-08046.
2. There are no changes to the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information from the forms of the Prospectuses and Statements of
Additional Information that were filed in the Post-Effective Amendment
No. 24 ("PEA No. 24") on January 28, 2000, pursuant to Rule 485(a) of
the 1933 Act, which became effective January 31, 2000 pursuant to
Order of the Commission, for the following funds:
Berger Mid Cap Growth Fund
Berger Mid Cap Value Fund
Berger Small Company Growth Fund
Berger New Generation Fund
Berger Select Fund
Berger Balanced Fund
Berger Information Technology Fund
3. The text of PEA No. 24 has been filed electronically.
DATED: February 3, 2000
Berger Investment Portfolio Trust
/s/ Janice M. Teague
By: Janice M. Teague
Vice President