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To: Brendan W who wrote (12695)	6/26/2001 11:36:57 AM
From: Paul Senior	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78702

I'm looking for thread comments regarding NY State's passing of their law prohibiting use of hand-held phones while driving. From Reuters: "The new law will affect some 6 million cell phone users, who will have to purchase hands-free devices such as a speakerphone, a headset or voice-activated dialing to use their phones while driving. The devices can cost anywhere from about $15 to hundreds of dollars." full article: dailynews.yahoo.com I had been occasionally looking at KOSS and PLT. (aside: KOSS's new noise cancellation feature is terrific, especially on airplanes. When I'm lucky enough to be traveling first-class I always ask for the DVD player. On the airline I fly, it comes with those headphones. I don't use the player much, just turn on the headphones. Ahhh.) finance.yahoo.com Anyone hear (-g-) with an opinion on these or other similar companies?

To: Brendan W who wrote (12695)	6/26/2001 11:11:57 PM
From: Paul Senior	Respond to of 78702

Brendan Watt, thanks for the DFA site. I skim read through some of it. Lot of information there about their tactics/strategies for various sectors based on academic studies. Looks like you summarized it very well here. I'll make some time and go through their site more carefully. Paul S.

To: Brendan W who wrote (12695)	6/29/2001 10:48:40 PM
From: Q.	Respond to of 78702

Dimensional Fund Advisors runs index funds. Some of their index funds mimic the Russell indices. That's why they own lots of different stocks. Often when you look at the institutional owners of a Russell 2000 stock, you'll find Dimensional listed there. You don't see them advertise, because they don't sell directly to retail investors.