EXHIBIT 14

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

    We consent to the references to our firm in the Registration Statement on
Form N-14 of the Touchstone Strategic Trust and to the use of our reports dated
February 12, 2003 on the financial statements and financial highlights of the
Navellier Large Cap Growth Portfolio, a series of shares of The Navellier
Performance Funds, and the Navellier Large Cap Growth Portfolio, a series of
shares of the Navellier Millennium Funds. Such financial statements, financial
highlights and reports of independent certified public accountants appear in the
2002 Annual Reports to Shareholders and are incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus.




TAIT, WELLER & BAKER


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 10, 2003



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