SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                February 28, 2001

                             STILWELL FINANCIAL INC.

               (Exact name of company as specified in its charter)


           DELAWARE                    001-15253              43-1804048
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 (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission file          (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)               number)            Identification Number)


            920 Main Street, 21St Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64105

               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                Company's telephone number, including area code:

                                (816) 218 - 2400

                                 Not Applicable

          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)




Item 7.          Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)              Exhibits

                 Exhibit No.  Document

                 (99)         Additional Exhibits

                 99.1         News release issued by Stilwell Financial Inc.
                              dated March 1, 2001 reporting ending assets under
                              management on February 28, 2001 and average
                              assets under management for the two months ended
                              February 28, 2001, is attached hereto as Exhibit
                              99.1





Item 9.          REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Stilwell  is  furnishing  under  Item 9 of this  Current  Report on Form 8-K the
information  included  as  Exhibit  99.1 to  this  report.  Exhibit  99.1 is the
Stilwell news  release,  dated March 1, 2001,  that reports  ending assets under
management on February 28, 2001 and average assets under  management for the two
months ended February 28, 2001.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including the exhibits,  is
furnished  pursuant  to Item 9 and shall not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for the
purposes  of  Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 or  otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section.





SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly  caused  this  Report  to be signed  on its  behalf by the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                                             Stilwell Financial Inc.


DATE: March 1, 2001             BY:        /S/  DOUGLAS E. NICKERSON
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                                             Douglas E. Nickerson
                                        Vice President and Controller
                                        (Principal Accounting Officer)