CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Fundamental Investors, Inc.:

We consent to (a) the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 91 to
Registration Statement No. 811-32 on Form N-1A of our report dated February 11,
2005 appearing in the Financial Statements which are included in Part B, the
Statements of Additional Information of such Registration Statement, (b) the
references to us under the heading "General Information" in such Statement of
Additional Information and (c) the reference to us under the heading "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectuses, which are part of such Registration Statement.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
February 23, 2005
Los Angeles, California