EX-14 3 d883816_ex14.txt Exhibit 14 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Information about the Portfolios - Other Service Providers", "Experts" and "Appendix J- Financial Highlights" and to the incorporation by reference of our reports, dated February 12, 2008, with respect to the financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2007, of the AllianceBernstein Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio and AllianceBernstein Balanced Shares Portfolio, two of the Portfolios constituting the AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., included in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 under the Securities Act of 1933 of the AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. ERNST & YOUNG LLP New York, New York June 23, 2008