September 7, 2011
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Nuveen Investment Funds, Inc. (the “Registrant”); File No. 811-05309 |
To The Commission:
On behalf of the Registrant, electronically transmitted herewith is the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 (333-175657) relating to the issuance of shares of beneficial interest in connection with the reorganization of Nuveen Short Duration Bond Fund, a series of Nuveen Investment Trust III (File No. 811-09037), into Nuveen Short Term Bond Fund, a series of the Registrant.
Please contact Deborah Bielicke Eades at (312) 609-7661 or the undersigned at (312) 609-7785 if you have questions or comments regarding the filing.
Very truly yours,
/s/Corey L. Zarse
Corey L. Zarse
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