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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of The MONY Group, Inc. of our report dated October 27,
1999, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule which appear in The Advest Group, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended September 30, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
September 26, 2000