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To: sjemmeri who wrote (8828)	10/31/1999 8:11:00 PM
From: James Clarke	Respond to of 78627

I didn't really look at alternatives - Fidelity's was no-load in her retirement account and even though the historicals look mediocre and they recently switched managers I went with that one. There are probably better ones out there, but for what I'm trying to do it probably won't matter - if REITs rally 15% I'm at least starting to sell. I do not intend to be there long, so the last thing I want is a load.

To: sjemmeri who wrote (8828)	11/2/1999 12:28:00 AM
From: Bob Rudd	Respond to of 78627

Steven J Emmerich: REIT FUNDs Cohen & Steers are highly regarded as active managers [they do both open and closed-ends, but the closed-ends rarely go to discount] and Vanguard has a low expense sorta index one if your not keen on active management. When evaluating, look at longer term record, since the recent period has been anomalous and the most conservative approach that would look good recently, won't pay off well when the sector rebounds.