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EX-99.B(j)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 50 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated August 11,
2000, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which
appears in the June 30, 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of Citizens Core
Growth Fund (formerly Citizens Index Fund), Citizens Emerging Growth Fund,
Citizens Small Cap Core Growth Fund (formerly Citizens Small Cap Index Fund),
Citizens Global Equity Fund, Citizens Income Fund, and Citizens Money Market
Fund (formerly Working Assets Money Market Fund) which are also incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to
us under the headings "Financial Highlights", "Other Service Providers", and
"Financial Statements" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, MA
November 1, 2000
