Exhibit 14(a)
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Independent Auditors Consent


The Board of Trustees
Wells Fargo Funds Trust:

We consent to the use of our reports dated July 10, 2000 for the Wells Fargo
Income and Wells Fargo Stable Income Funds' August 7, 2000 for the Wells Fargo
National Tax-Free Fund, and November 3, 2000 for the Wells Fargo Growth and
Wells Fargo Asset Allocation Funds, incorporated by reference, and the reference
to our firm under the heading "EXHIBIT C-PRINCIPAL SERVICE PROVIDERS" in Part A
of the combined proxy/registration statement being filed on From N-14.


/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP

San Francisco, California
December 6, 2000