CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Exhibit (j)(3)
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our reports dated January 7, 2000 on our audits of the financial
statements and financial highlights of the Firstar Stellar Ohio Tax-Free Money
Market Fund, Firstar Stellar Strategic Income Fund, Firstar Stellar Growth
Equity Fund, Firstar Stellar Relative Value Fund, Firstar Stellar Science &
Technology Fund, and Firstar Stellar International Equity Fund, six of the
portfolios constituting the Firstar Stellar Funds, and to all references to our
firm included in or made a part of this Form N-1A Registration Statement, Post
Effective Amendment No. 45, for Firstar Funds, Inc.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 14, 2000
