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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (55937)	4/14/1999 12:34:00 PM
From: Michael Bakunin	of 132070

Mama Bear is right, though Russell takes the whole month of May to reconstiture their indexes. So, the reason those stocks are the index right now is because Russell rebalances only annually, not because of any ulterior plan. Russell's method is entirely mechanical. Now, Standard & Poor's deserves a little ribbing for keeping AOL in the S&P Midcap all of last year; their methodology allows them to change index membership any time. Note also that the Russell Midcap currently is in severe need of rebalancing; three of its top four stocks now are Schwab, Amazon and Yahoo. Just wait 'til June 30... -mb

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