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To: John Pitera who wrote (1060)	9/30/2008 2:59:03 PM
From: Terry Whitman	Respond to of 1163

JP, That would be a good idea. The savvy investor knows that his returns must be compared to the debasement of the currency it is priced in. Several questions arise, however: First off, what are you going to compare it to? The savy investor (who the product would be aimed at), is gonna be skeptical of using the PPI, or any other hedonically manipulated gov't statistic. Secondly, if you compare it to gold, oil, or some other non- creatable commodity- short term fluctuations would be HUGE. And finally, does Wall St. really want to promote Real Returns to the public? Not sure they will want to reveal how dismally their products have ACTUALLY performed. -g-