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To: willcousa who wrote (47630)	6/6/2001 2:26:30 PM
From: James Calladine	Read Replies (1) of 70976

DECLARATION OF INTEREST: It is pretty common ethical practice, (as a Director of a company) for example, to declare their interest in any transation. As has been pointed out, analysts have, from time immemorial, been tools used by the brokerage firms to BUILD TRAFFIC (in various ways, for various purposes). It should be a REQUIREMENT that every analyst's recommendation state: -- whether his firm (or its parent) is LONG the stock -- whether his firm (or its parent) is SHORT the stock -- whether his firm (or related companies) make a market in the stock. If those rules applied, there would be many fewer analysts and many fewer recommendations. You could then also more directly "read" the real agenda that was behind the "recommendation". Will I live to see this in my lifetime? With a Republican President---not a chance! With a Democratic President--little chance! Too many investment firms donate too much money to too many politicians. The real losers? The poor dumb bastards who believe that analysts are giving them the straight goods. Namaste! Jim

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