Independent auditors' consent

The board and shareholders
AXP Growth Series, Inc.
         AXP Growth Fund
         AXP Research Opportunities Fund

The board and shareholders
Strategist Growth Fund, Inc.
         Strategist Growth Fund
         Strategist Special Growth Fund

The board of trustees and unitholders
Growth Trust:
         Growth Portfolio
         Aggressive Growth Portfolio

We  consent  to the  use of our  reports  included  or  incorporated  herein  by
reference  and to the  references  to our  Firm  under  the  heading  "Financial
Highlights" in the  prospectuses  included or incorporated  herein by reference,
under  the  heading  "INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS"  in  the  Statement  of  Additional
Information  incorporated herein by reference and under the heading "Experts" of
the combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus on Form N-14.



/s/  KPMG LLP
     KPMG LLP
     Minneapolis, Minnesota
     April 17, 2000