CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 16, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Stilwell Financial Inc., which appears in the
Information Statement which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Stilwell's
Registration Statement on Form 10.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of our report dated February 29, 2000 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, 1999. The
financial statements of DST Systems, Inc. included in its December 31, 1999
Form 10-K together with our report thereon have been incorporated by
reference in the Information Statement referred to above.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
July 11, 2000
