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To: Les H who wrote (174931)	6/24/2002 3:03:22 PM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 436258

Excellent coverage Mr. Horowitz. -g/ng-

To: Les H who wrote (174931)	6/24/2002 3:12:21 PM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 436258

Of course, to me, to be 60% in stocks of almost any sort other than gold and energy, especially with an average P/E of 35, seems recklessly speculative. But at least his clients will have something left.

To: Les H who wrote (174931)	6/24/2002 3:49:19 PM
From: SouthFloridaGuy	Respond to of 436258

I know a few mutual fund managers. For most large cap managers, 95% of their assets are indexed while they gamble around with the other 5%. Can't wait to get that job and get paid for it.

To: Les H who wrote (174931)	6/24/2002 5:41:37 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

"Outright debt monetization has started," Merrill Lynch & Co. senior economist Jesper Koll recently wrote in The Daily Yomiuri. S&P's Ogawa also thinks that the BOJ caved. With tax revenues falling and government debt now about 140% of gross domestic product--instead of between 40% and 60% as in most countries--strong-arming the central bank into funding the budget is the "last avenue to stabilize the government's debt trajectory," he figures. businessweek.com Ignore the man behind the curtain sg.biz.yahoo.com