CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the references to our firm in the  Registration  Statement on
Form N-14 of the Touchstone  Strategic Trust and to the use of our reports dated
February 12, 2003 on the financial  statements  and financial  highlights of the
Navellier  Large Cap  Growth  Portfolio,  a series  of  shares of The  Navellier
Performance  Funds,  and the Navellier Large Cap Growth  Portfolio,  a series of
shares of the Navellier Millennium Funds. Such financial  statements,  financial
highlights and reports of independent certified public accountants appear in the
2002 Annual Reports to  Shareholders  and are  incorporated  by reference in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus.


                                        /s/ Tait, Weller & Baker

                                        TAIT, WELLER & BAKER

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 14, 2003