Hartford Balanced Income F (HBLFX) N-14 Registration statement for investment companies business combination

Exhibit 14

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the references to our firm under the captions “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”, “Financial Highlights” and “Representations and Warranties” in the Combined Information Statement/Prospectus of The Hartford Global All-Asset Fund and Hartford AARP Balanced Retirement Fund (formerly, Hartford Multi-Asset Income Fund) (each a series of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc., and, collectively, the “Funds”) included in this Registration Statement (Form N-14) of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc., and the captions “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectus and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in the Statement of Additional Information dated March 1, 2019, incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, and to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our reports dated December 28, 2018, on the financial statements and financial highlights included in the Funds’ 2018 Annual Reports to shareholders.

	/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 11, 2019