EXHIBIT 99.j-2
EXHIBITS 23(J)(2)
CONSENT OF SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN, LLP
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CONSENT OF SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
We consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Legal
Counsel and Independent Certified Public Accountants" in the Statement of
Additional Information included in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A for IDEX Mutual Funds (File No. 33-2659). In
giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
By: /s/ KIMBERLY J. SMITH
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Kimberly J. Smith, Esq.
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2000
