EXHIBIT 23(j)(2)
Consent of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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(Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP letterhead)
CONSENT OF SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
We consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Legal Counsel and
Auditors" in the statement of additional information included in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 36 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.
June 13, 2000
