CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on Form S-8  (Nos.  333-41348  and  333-41288)  and on Form S-3 (No.
333-37994)  of  Stilwell  Financial  Inc.  of our report  dated  March 14,  2001
relating to the financial  statements of Stilwell  Financial Inc., which appears
in this Form 10-K.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
referred  to above  of our  report  dated  February  28,  2001  relating  to the
financial  statements  of DST Systems,  Inc.,  which appears in the DST Systems,
Inc.  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2000.  The
financial  statements of DST Systems,  Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000
together  with our report  thereon have been  incorporated  by reference in this
Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
March 27, 2001