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To: Mike McFarland who wrote (216)	2/23/2008 1:57:18 PM
From: Mike McFarland	Respond to of 379

Today, more than half of ETFs in the US are held by retail investors. en.wikipedia.org Most ETFs have a lower expense ratio than comparable mutual funds. seekingalpha.com iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index looks like a perfectly good choice. Would only cost on the order of $100 in commissions to move into it, say, 10% at a time over the rest of the year. I like that idea. Over the past year, dorking around with biotechs in my kid's accounts resulted in something like a 50% loss, no thanks to Tgen, Gene Logic, and Anadys!! Those three swallowed up a good 2% of our net worth, but all the losses fell into the kid's accounts, whoops. I am bound to do better with this idea for the wife.

To: Mike McFarland who wrote (216)	2/23/2008 3:52:20 PM
From: Mike McFarland	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 379

Pacific Investment Management Co. bond-fund manager Bill Gross, a Treasury bear, said inflation could keep the Federal Reserve from pushing short-term interest rates much lower. He also thinks the stalling economy could lead to a big increase in government spending, something bond investors wouldn't like to see, because it would mean a surge of supply in Treasurys. online.wsj.com