EXHIBIT (11)(b)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement (File No. 33-55024) on Form N-1A of our report dated February 15, 2001
relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in
the December 31, 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of State Street Research
Large-Cap Growth Fund (a series of State Street Research Growth Trust), formerly
State Street Research Growth Fund, which is also incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent Accountants" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

February 22, 2001