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):
                                 April 23, 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    April   23,   2001    concerning    the
                                announcement  of financial results for the three
                                months ended March 31, 2001, is attached  hereto
                                as Exhibit 99.1

               99.2             News release  issued by Stilwell  Financial Inc.
                                dated April 24, 2001  announcing  that  Stilwell
                                had  commenced  a  zero-coupon convertible  debt
                                offering, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2

               99.3             News release  issued by Stilwell  Financial Inc.
                                dated April 25, 2001  announcing  that  Stilwell
                                had  entered  into a purchase  agreement for the
                                sale  of  $810  million   principal  amount   of
                                zero-coupon  convertible senior notes due  2031,
                                is  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3

               99.4             News release issued by Stilwell  Financial  Inc.
                                dated May 1, 2001  announcing  that Stilwell had
                                completed  its   zero-coupon  convertible   debt
                                offering and the  acquisition of shares of Janus
                                Capital Corporation  common stock,  as  well  as
                                reporting  the  monthly  asset under  management
                                information  as  of April  30, 2001, is attached
                                hereto as Exhibit 99.4


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 April 23, 2001,  concerning  the  announcement  of
financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2001.

Stilwell  is  furnishing  under  Item 9 of this  Current  Report on Form 8-K the
information  included  as  Exhibit  99.2 to  this  report.  Exhibit  99.2 is the
Stilwell  news  release,  dated April 24,  2001,  announcing  that  Stilwell had
commenced a zero-coupon convertible debt offering.

Stilwell  is  furnishing  under  Item 9 of this  Current  Report on Form 8-K the
information  included  as  Exhibit  99.3 to  this  report.  Exhibit  99.3 is the
Stilwell news release,  dated April 25, 2001,  announcing that Stilwell  entered
into a  purchase  agreement  for the sale of $810  million  principal  amount of
zero-coupon convertible senior notes due 2031.

Stilwell  is  furnishing  under  Item 9 of this  Current  Report on Form 8-K the
information  included  as  Exhibit  99.4 to  this  report.  Exhibit  99.4 is the
Stilwell  news release,  dated May 1, 2001,  announcing  that Stilwell  received
approximately  $675  million as a result of the  completion  of the  zero-coupon
convertible  debt  offering.  Stilwell also  announced that it had completed the
acquisition  of  600,000  shares  of Janus  Capital  Corporation  common  stock.
Stilwell  also  reported  the   preliminary   monthly  asset  under   management
information as of April 30, 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: May 2, 2001                By:        /s/  Douglas E. Nickerson
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                                              Douglas E. Nickerson
                                         Vice President and Controller
                                         (Principal Accounting Officer)