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                                                                  EXHIBIT (j)(1)



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated February 11, 2000, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in the December 31,
1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of Van Kampen Comstock Fund, which are also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent
Auditors" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
April 24, 2001