EXHIBIT 14(b)

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form N-14 of our
report dated July 19, 2004, relating to the financial statements and financial
highlights of the CCMI Equity Fund, the CCMI Bond Fund and the CCMI Tax-Exempt
North Carolina Bond Fund (the "CCMI Funds") which appear in the May 31, 2004
Annual Report to Shareholders, which also is incorporated by reference into the
Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Financial Statements" in the Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.

Cohen McCurdy, Ltd.
Westlake, Ohio
January 11, 2005