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Exhibit No. 14(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement
and Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information constituting parts
of this registration statement on Form N-14 (the "N-14 Registration
Statement") of our report dated January 26, 2000 relating to the November 30,
1999 financial statements and financial highlights of PaineWebber Strategic
Income Fund appearing in the November 30, 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders
of PaineWebber Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund"), which is also incorporated
by reference in the N-14 Registration Statement. We also consent to the
references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Proxy Statement and
Prospectus. We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Financial Highlights" and "Other Information -- Auditors" in the Fund's N-1A
Registration Statement dated March 31, 2000, which is incorporated by
reference into the N-14 Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
November 8, 2000
