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To: michael97123 who wrote (37184)	9/7/2000 3:27:09 PM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Who pays the analysts' salary? That is the party that is expecting to get value for the work the analyst produces. I believe that higher turnover is a large goal secondary to the free advertising. IF they really had the best analyst and an understanding of the industry that others didn't, then do you think they would share the information on TV for free? It is just advertising. Perhaps an informercial with a small bit of useful information and a big commercial. Being right just a bit more than the other informercials and you get automatic publicity for your company. I never kid myself and think the analyst community works for me. At the best, they publish their reports for the big clients then dole them out days later to the public AFTER the big clients have all the shares they want. I really don't think this is wrong either. You get what you pay for in most cases. regards Kirk out