Exhibit (j)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
[LETTERHEAD OF BRADY MARTZ]
We hereby consent to the use in the Statement of Additional Information
constituting part of this Post-effective Amendment No.44 to the registration
statement on Form N-lA (the "Registration Statement") of our report dated
September 01, 2000, relating to the financial statements and selected per
share data and ratios of Ranson Managed Portfolios (the "Trust") consisting of
The Kansas Municipal Fund, The Kansas Insured Intermediate Fund, The Nebraska
Municipal Fund and The Oklahoma Municipal Fund (the "Funds"), which appears
in such Statement of Additional Information and to the incorporation by
reference of our report into the Prospectus which constitutes part of the
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Accountant and Report to Shareholders" in such Statement of
Additional Information and to the reference to us under the heading
"Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and on the back cover of the
Prospectus.
/s/Brady, Martz
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BRADY, MARTZ & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Minot, North Dakota
November 1, 2000
