Schwab Investments N-14 Registration statement for investment companies business combination

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our reports dated October 17, 2016, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the August 31, 2016 Annual Report to Shareholders of Schwab Short-Term Bond Market 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 “Miscellaneous” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP                

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

February 2, 2017