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EXHIBIT 23(j)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 73 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated
November 16, 1999, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights
which appears in the September 30, 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of the BT
Investment Equity Appreciation Fund, which is also incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent Accountants" in such
Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
August 28, 2000
