Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Fergus Reid, III, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Fergus Reid III
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Fergus Reid, III
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
William J. Armstrong, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin D. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ William J. Armstrong
------------------------
William J. Armstrong
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
John R. H. Blum, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ John R. H. Blum
--------------------------
John R. H. Blum
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Stuart W. Cragin, Jr., whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Stuart W. Cragin, Jr.
-------------------------
Stuart W. Cragin, Jr.
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Roland R. Eppley, Jr., whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabdian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Roland R. Eppley, Jr.
-------------------------
Roland R. Eppley, Jr.
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Joseph J. Harkins, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Joseph J. Harkins
---------------------
Joseph J. Harkins
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Sarah E. Jones, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin D. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Sarah E. Jones
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Sarah E. Jones
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
W.D. MacCallan, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ W.D. MacCallan
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W.D. MacCallan
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
W. Perry Neff, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ W. Perry Neff
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W. Perry Neff
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Leonard M. Spalding, Jr., whose signature appears below,
hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabdian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Leonard M. Spalding, Jr.
----------------------------
Leonard M. Spalding, Jr.
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Irving L.Thode, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Irving L. Thode
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Irving L. Thode
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Richard E. Ten Haken, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard
Vartabdian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with
full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all
acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required
to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations
or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power
and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee
and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts,
and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Richard E. Ten Haken
------------------------
Richard E. Ten Haken
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
H. Richard Vartabedian, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean and Peter B. Eldridge, and each of them,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of
substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the
investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other
registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of
a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
/s/ H. Richard Vartabedian
--------------------------
H. Richard Vartabedian
Date: April 3, 2001
Exhibit 16
MUTUAL FUND GROUP
MUTUAL FUND TRUST
MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST
MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP
MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST
CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
POWER OF ATTORNEY
George E. McDavid, whose signature appears below, hereby
constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean and Peter B. Eldridge, and each of them,
his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of
substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the
investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other
registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of
a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or
documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
/s/ George E. McDavid
---------------------
George E. McDavid
Date: April 3, 2001