EXHIBIT 14

           Independent Auditors' Consent - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in the  Prospectus/Proxy
Statement  and Statement of Additional  Information  constituting  parts of this
Registration  Statement  on Form  N-14 of our  report  dated  August  14,  1998,
relating to the financial  statements and financial  highlights appearing in the
June  30,  1998  Annual  Report  to   Shareholders   of  Montgomery   Small  Cap
Opportunities  Fund and Montgomery U.S. Emerging Growth Fund. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Financial  Highlights" and "Experts" in
the  Prospectus/Proxy  Statement.  Further,  we consent to the  references to us
under the heading "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and under the heading
"Investment  Management  and Other  Services"  in the  Statement  of  Additional
Information  constituting  parts  of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  62 to  the
registration  statement  on Form N-1A  dated  October  31,  1998,  which is also
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement on Form N-14.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California
December 17, 1998

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