PHOENIX GOODWIN MULTI SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND, 485BPOS, EX-99.J, 2000-10-30

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                                   Exhibit j

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated December 16, 1999, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the October 31,
1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of Phoenix-Goodwin Multi-Sector Fixed Income
Fund and Phoenix-Goodwin Multi-Sector Short Term Bond 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
Boston, Massachusetts
October 25, 2000