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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment
Number 1 to 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

October 17, 2000