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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 19 to Registration Statement No. 33-72424 of Financial Investors Trust on
Form N-1A of our reports dated June 7, 2000, appearing in the Annual Reports of
Financial Investors Trust Funds, Aristata Funds and the United Association S&P
500 Index Fund for the year ended April 30, 2000, and to the references to us
under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Independent
Accountants" in the Statement of Additional Information, which are part of such
Registration Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Denver, Colorado
August 25, 2000
