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To: Don Lloyd who wrote (109146)	6/17/2001 11:06:47 PM
From: Mark Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

In a practical sense, is it really such an imposition for an investor to be required to evaluate the level and trend of dilution? Or the prudence of spending shareholder funds to buy back stock at a given price? No. But I happened to take a look at JDSU last friday, and without substantial effort (and even then) I would not be able to say what the outstanding incentive option positions might be. As a result, I pass on trying to set a buy level, in favor of sticking to companies I know better. Is this really in the best interest of the markets? If clear and concise info were available, it would make capital less expensive, no? I'm not suggesting that it should be so simple a monkey could run a screen and come up with the correct answers. I already recogonize the complexity introduced by various sectors and subsectors when trying to compare companies, not to mention incorrect or poor classifications. For the most part, I rarely using screens, unless it's an occasional 'worst performing subset over the past xx time'.