Rule 497(j)
Registration No. 33-84842
THE BEAR STEARNS FUNDS
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
July 30, 1997
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
Re: The Bear Stearns Funds with respect to:
The Insiders Select Fund
Registration Statement on Form N-1A;
Registration No. 33-84842; File No. 811-8798
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Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), The Bear Stearns Funds (the "Registrant"), on behalf of the
Insiders Select Fund, hereby certifies that:
(1) the form of prospectus and statement of additional information
that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the 1933
Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A, constituting the most recent amendment to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 1997,
accession number 0000922423-97-000633, which became effective on
July 29, 1997.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Frank J. Maresca
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Frank J. Maresca
Vice President
