CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-133929 of Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund, Inc. on Form N-14 of our reports relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of the respective funds listed below, all appearing in the respective Annual Reports on Form N-CSR of the funds, and to the references to us under the captions “Other Service Providers” in the Combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement and “Financial Statements” in the Statement of Additional Information, which are parts of such Registration Statement.
Fund | Year End | Report Date | ||
Merrill Lynch Strategy Long-Term Growth Fund and Merrill Lynch Strategy Growth and Income Fund, two of the series constituting Merrill Lynch Strategy Series Fund, Inc. | December 31, 2005 | February 24, 2006 | ||
Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund, Inc. | October 31, 2005 | December 22, 2005 |
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
June 12, 2006