EXHIBIT 14(a) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 89 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors We consent to the references to our firm under the caption "Financial Statements and Experts" in the combined Prospectus/Proxy Statement of The Navellier Large Cap Growth Portfolio of The Navellier Performance Funds and The Navellier Large Cap Growth Portfolio of The Navellier Millennium Funds relating to the reorganization into the Touchstone Large Cap Growth Fund, a separate portfolio of the Touchstone Strategic Trust and to the incorporation by reference of our report dated May 19, 2003 in the Registration Statement (Form N-14) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Cincinnati, Ohio July 3, 2003 98