CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our
report dated April 17, 2000, relating to the financial statement and financial
highlights of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter S&P 500 Select Fund referred to in
such report, which appears in such Registration Statement.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 25, 2002