September 7, 2011                                                             

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Nuveen Investment Funds, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form N-14

(File No. 333-175658)                        

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby request that the effective date for Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 referenced above be accelerated so that it will become effective as of September 9, 2011 or as soon thereafter as practicable.

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	Sincerely,
NUVEEN INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.	NUVEEN SECURITIES, LLC
By:  /s/ Kathleen L. Prudhomme	By:  /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy
Name: Kathleen L. Prudhomme	Name: Kevin J. McCarthy
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary	Title: Managing Director