POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints S. L. Jones, J. B. Griswell,  M.
D. Roughton,  E. H. Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to
each of them to act alone), the undersigned's  true and lawful  attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution to each, for and on behalf and in the
name  of the  undersigned,  to  execute  and  file  any  documents  relating  to
registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940  with  respect  to  open-end  management   investment  companies  currently
organized or to be organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life
Insurance  Company,  and any and all amendments  thereto and reports  thereunder
with all exhibits and all  instruments  necessary or  appropriate  in connection
therewith,   each  of  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  and  his  or  their
substitutes  being empowered to act with or without the others or other,  and to
have  full  power  and  authority  to do or  cause to be done in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned  each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate
to be done in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents, or any of them, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                                    /s/R. G. Peebler
                                                     ----------------
                                                       R. G. Peebler













                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints S. L. Jones, J. B. Griswell,  M.
D. Roughton,  E. H. Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to
each of them to act alone), the undersigned's  true and lawful  attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution to each, for and on behalf and in the
name  of the  undersigned,  to  execute  and  file  any  documents  relating  to
registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940  with  respect  to  open-end  management   investment  companies  currently
organized or to be organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life
Insurance  Company,  and any and all amendments  thereto and reports  thereunder
with all exhibits and all  instruments  necessary or  appropriate  in connection
therewith,   each  of  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  and  his  or  their
substitutes  being empowered to act with or without the others or other,  and to
have  full  power  and  authority  to do or  cause to be done in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned  each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate
to be done in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents, or any of them, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                                        /s/J. D. Davis
                                                       ----------------
                                                           J. D. Davis













                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints S. L. Jones, J. B. Griswell,  M.
D. Roughton,  E. H. Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to
each of them to act alone), the undersigned's  true and lawful  attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution to each, for and on behalf and in the
name  of the  undersigned,  to  execute  and  file  any  documents  relating  to
registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940  with  respect  to  open-end  management   investment  companies  currently
organized or to be organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life
Insurance  Company,  and any and all amendments  thereto and reports  thereunder
with all exhibits and all  instruments  necessary or  appropriate  in connection
therewith,   each  of  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  and  his  or  their
substitutes  being empowered to act with or without the others or other,  and to
have  full  power  and  authority  to do or  cause to be done in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned  each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate
to be done in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents, or any of them, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                                  /s/B. A. Lukavsky
                                                   ----------------
                                                     B. A. Lukavsky












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints J. B. Griswell,  M. D. Roughton,
E. H.  Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to each of them
to act alone),  the undersigned's  true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and agent,
with full power of  substitution  to each,  for and on behalf and in the name of
the  undersigned,  to execute and file any  documents  relating to  registration
under the  Securities  Act of 1933 and the  Investment  Company Act of 1940 with
respect to open-end management investment companies currently organized or to be
organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life Insurance Company,
and any and all amendments  thereto and reports thereunder with all exhibits and
all instruments necessary or appropriate in connection  therewith,  each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents and his or their substitutes being empowered to act
with or without the others or other,  and to have full power and authority to do
or cause to be done in the name and on behalf of the undersigned  each and every
act and thing  necessary or  appropriate  to be done in order to effectuate  the
same, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned  might or could do
in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                                     /s/S. L. Jones
                                                    ----------------
                                                        S. L. Jones












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints S. L. Jones, J. B. Griswell,  M.
D. Roughton,  E. H. Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to
each of them to act alone), the undersigned's  true and lawful  attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution to each, for and on behalf and in the
name  of the  undersigned,  to  execute  and  file  any  documents  relating  to
registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940  with  respect  to  open-end  management   investment  companies  currently
organized or to be organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life
Insurance  Company,  and any and all amendments  thereto and reports  thereunder
with all exhibits and all  instruments  necessary or  appropriate  in connection
therewith,   each  of  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  and  his  or  their
substitutes  being empowered to act with or without the others or other,  and to
have  full  power  and  authority  to do or  cause to be done in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned  each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate
to be done in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents, or any of them, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                                   /s/R. W. Gilbert
                                                   ----------------
                                                      R. W. Gilbert












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints S. L. Jones, J. B. Griswell,  M.
D. Roughton,  E. H. Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to
each of them to act alone), the undersigned's  true and lawful  attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution to each, for and on behalf and in the
name  of the  undersigned,  to  execute  and  file  any  documents  relating  to
registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940  with  respect  to  open-end  management   investment  companies  currently
organized or to be organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life
Insurance  Company,  and any and all amendments  thereto and reports  thereunder
with all exhibits and all  instruments  necessary or  appropriate  in connection
therewith,   each  of  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  and  his  or  their
substitutes  being empowered to act with or without the others or other,  and to
have  full  power  and  authority  to do or  cause to be done in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned  each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate
to be done in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents, or any of them, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                                  /s/P. A. Ferguson
                                                   ----------------
                                                     P. A. Ferguson












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints S. L. Jones, M. D. Roughton,  E.
H.  Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to each of them to
act alone), the undersigned's true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and agent, with
full  power of  substitution  to each,  for and on behalf and in the name of the
undersigned,  to execute and file any documents  relating to registration  under
the Securities  Act of 1933 and the Investment  Company Act of 1940 with respect
to  open-end  management  investment  companies  currently  organized  or  to be
organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life Insurance Company,
and any and all amendments  thereto and reports thereunder with all exhibits and
all instruments necessary or appropriate in connection  therewith,  each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents and his or their substitutes being empowered to act
with or without the others or other,  and to have full power and authority to do
or cause to be done in the name and on behalf of the undersigned  each and every
act and thing  necessary or  appropriate  to be done in order to effectuate  the
same, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned  might or could do
in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                                  /s/J. B. Griswell
                                                   ----------------
                                                     J. B. Griswell











                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints S. L. Jones, J. B. Griswell,  M.
D. Roughton,  E. H. Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to
each of them to act alone), the undersigned's  true and lawful  attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution to each, for and on behalf and in the
name  of the  undersigned,  to  execute  and  file  any  documents  relating  to
registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940  with  respect  to  open-end  management   investment  companies  currently
organized or to be organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life
Insurance  Company,  and any and all amendments  thereto and reports  thereunder
with all exhibits and all  instruments  necessary or  appropriate  in connection
therewith,   each  of  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  and  his  or  their
substitutes  being empowered to act with or without the others or other,  and to
have  full  power  and  authority  to do or  cause to be done in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned  each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate
to be done in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents, or any of them, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                               /s/J. E. Aschenbrenner
                                                  -------------------
                                                  J. E. Aschenbrenner













                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints S. L. Jones, J. B. Griswell,  M.
D. Roughton,  E. H. Gillum and A. S. Filean and each of them (with full power to
each of them to act alone), the undersigned's  true and lawful  attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution to each, for and on behalf and in the
name  of the  undersigned,  to  execute  and  file  any  documents  relating  to
registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940  with  respect  to  open-end  management   investment  companies  currently
organized or to be organized in the future which are sponsored by Principal Life
Insurance  Company,  and any and all amendments  thereto and reports  thereunder
with all exhibits and all  instruments  necessary or  appropriate  in connection
therewith,   each  of  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  and  his  or  their
substitutes  being empowered to act with or without the others or other,  and to
have  full  power  and  authority  to do or  cause to be done in the name and on
behalf of the undersigned  each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate
to be done in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do in person;  hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents, or any of them, may do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 14th day of
September, 1998.


                                                     /s/D. P. Francis
                                                     ----------------
                                                        D. P. Francis