EXHIBIT (j)(2)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated May 25, 2001, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights of Pilgrim High Yield Fund (to be
known as ING High Yield Fund), one of the portfolios constituting Pilgrim
Investment Funds, Inc. (to be known as ING Investment Funds, Inc.), which
appears in the March 31, 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders of Pilgrim
Investment Funds, Inc., which is also incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement.  We also consent to the references to us under the
headings " Financial Highlights" and "Independent Accountants" in such
Registration Statement.




/S/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
February 25, 2002