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To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (33828)	11/20/1999 9:30:00 AM
From: Christine Traut	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Dwight: Thanks for the URL to the stats page. I was so intent on getting the indexing inflation theory out that I didn't want to try to find the actual % numbers. I still think that Daniel Akst is on to something. 4.2 cents going to Microsoft for every dollar put into an S&P fund is not so dramatic as 40, but it is still a considerable investment that is arbitrary at the moment it is made, since it carries no judgment as to the relative worth of Microsoft stock. Add that 4.2 cents to whatever indexing effect Microsoft gets from Nasdaq 100 (and now Dow) funds, and I'll bet that one could make a rough calculation of the extent to which Microsoft has been inflated. Do you have any ideas as to where I can find a site which gives an estimate of the % of total money in index funds vis a vis the entire market? I found the Microsoft accounting abuse site interesting, but it really reflects nothing more than aggressive treatment of options - which, Herbold is right, everyone does. Of course, it doesn't mean that many naive investors aren't being taken in by this. Thanks again for your help. Christine