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EXHIBIT (j)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 24 to Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933 (filed under Securities Act File No. 33-66712) and in Post-
Effective Amendment No. 26 to Registration Statement under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (filed under Investment Company Act File
No. 811-7932)(the "Post-Effective Amendment"), of our report dated
August 4, 2000, appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders of
Lindner Investments, relating to the Lindner Asset Allocation Fund,
Lindner Large-Cap Fund, Lindner Small-Cap Fund, Lindner Utility Fund,
Lindner Market Neutral Fund, Lindner Opportunities Fund and Lindner
Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000,
which report is incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional
Information forming a part of the Post-Effective Amendment, and to the
references to us under the headings "Investment Advisory and Other
Services--Custodians and Independent Auditors" and "Financial
Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information forming a part of
such Post-Effective Amendment.
/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
October 6, 2000
