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Exhibit 23.2
ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-8 of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. of our report, dated February
11, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Waddell & Reed
Financial, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the
related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows and the
related schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1999, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual
report on Form 10-K of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., and to the reference
to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
August 25, 2000
