Exhibit 14(a)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated December 14, 2001, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights of Pilgrim Global Information
Technology Fund and Pilgrim Global Communications Fund (two of the portfolios
constituting Pilgrim Funds Trust) which appears in the October 31, 2001 Annual
Report to Shareholders of Pilgrim Funds Trust, which is also incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to
us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Representations and
Warranties" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
December 31, 2001