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To: Pirah Naman who wrote (48917)	11/14/2001 6:52:55 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

but there are flawed from a perspective of putting them into practice. F&F ignored transaction costs and spreads, which have historically been huge on microcaps. an important implication of their findings is that indexing, which reduces such costs, is an effective approach for targeting illiquid classes. there are all types of low-cost indexes available today targeting myriad asset classes. small cap is not the same as microcap. Of course there aren't any. How could there be any at this time, and why would there even be such a study? OK, i misunderstood--i thought people here believed gorilla gaming works. usually, if something can be said empirically to work, then one could theoretically design a test to prove it. People who rely on it exclusively are adding risk; people who judge it as a stand alone formula are constructing a straw man argument. i guess different people have different approaches, but i get the impression that many here rely solely or primarily on gorilla gaming. so i don't think i should be faulted for attempting to pose arguments contrary to that approach. although of course the particulars of my arguments may be totally wrong.

To: Pirah Naman who wrote (48917)	11/15/2001 1:35:35 AM
From: tekboy	Respond to of 54805

I think people in general are expecting too much from GGing. It is an analytic method to reduce company specific risks when investing in a certain industry. It isn't a stand alone formula for investing success. People who rely on it exclusively are adding risk; people who judge it as a stand alone formula are constructing a straw man argument. I like that--humble, chastened, but still somewhat defiantly proud. If Fred were still doing the FAQ, I'd nominate that for inclusion. tekboy/Ares@oh,andImightsuggestwefinallytakeoutthe'surething'reference.ggg