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Exhibit (j)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated October 2, 2000, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the August 31,
2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of Schwab Short/Intermediate Tax-Free Bond
Fund, Schwab Long-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund, Schwab California Short/Intermediate
Tax-Free Bond Fund, Schwab California Long-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund, Schwab
Short-Term Bond Market Index Fund, Schwab Total Bond Market Index Fund, and
Schwab YieldPlus Fund (seven of the portfolios constituting Schwab Investments),
which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We
also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights"
and "Independent Accountant" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
November 1, 2000
