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To: Robert Rose who wrote (121498)	3/24/2001 1:42:33 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

so, in 3/2000 99% of recommendations were buy and hold. analysts? me thinks not. good piece.

To: Robert Rose who wrote (121498)	3/26/2001 10:50:39 AM
From: Bob Kim	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Robert, re: "Downgrading stocks is among the toughest challenges facing analysts," says a March 15 e-mail from Eric Hemel, deputy head of U.S. equity research, to the rest of his department at the biggest U.S. brokerage. This guy kept pumping REITs during long stretches of some of their worst performing periods. Although he gave up the analyst duties a few months ago, some of the stocks his team covers haven't had their ratings changed in almost five years. He should have practiced what he now preaches.