Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated March 12, 2004 relating to the financial statements of National
Financial Partners Corp., which appears in such Registration Statement. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
March 12, 2004