Exhibit (j)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 126 to the registration statement on Form N-1A ("Registration
Statement") of our report dated February 21, 2001, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights which appears in the December 31, 2000
Annual Report to Shareholders of Scudder Dividend & 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", "Administrative
Fee", "Experts" and "Independent Accountants and Reports to Shareholders" in
such Registration Statement.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
April 24, 2001