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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement of our report
dated March 17, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial
statement schedule, which appears in Pinnacle Global Group's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement of our report
dated February 25, 2000 relating to the financial statements of Sanders
Morris Mundy Inc., which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 28, 2000 of Pinnacle Global Group, Inc.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement of our report
dated February 24, 1999 relating to the financial statements of Spires
Financial, L.P., which appears in the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A dated December 6, 1999, as supplemented by the Proxy Statement dated
January 12, 2000 of Pinnacle Global Group, Inc.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Houston, Texas
August 9, 2000
