CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Statement of
Additional Information constituting part of this registration statement under
the Securities Act of 1933 on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") of our
report dated December 7, 2001, relating to the financial statements and
financial highlights appearing in the October 31, 2001, Annual Report of State
Street Research Legacy Fund, a series of State Street Research Securities Trust
("Legacy Fund") and of our report dated February 7, 2002, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights appearing in the December 31,
2001, Annual Report of State Street Research Large-Cap Growth Fund, a series of
State Street Research Growth Trust ("Large-Cap Growth Fund"). We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Independent Accountants" in the Statement
of Additional Information dated March 1, 2002, as supplemented, for the Legacy
Fund and in the Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2002, for the
Large-Cap Growth Fund, incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 18, 2002