Comments on mutual fundsFrom: Barber, Diane (DCRA) [Diane.Barber@dc.gov]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 10:32 AM
To: 'rule-comments@sec.gov'
Subject: (s7-06-04) Comments on mutual funds

I think it would be great if small investors were able to easily find out 
who is being paid, what amount, and for what out of our investment money.  
I have both private and job-related mutual funds.  Increasingly, I hear of 
scandals involving fund companies -- including at least one which has some 
of my money-- that pay big investors more, reimburse salespeople for advising 
you to buy a fund so that you get the fund that paid the most not the one 
that may be best for your situation, manipulate profit margins, and just 
generally make it difficult, if not impossible, to find out who is being 
paid and for what out of our investment money.

Any help that you could provide for the small investor to better regulate 
and insure fairness within the system would be a great benefit to me and 
millions of other American investors.  Thanks 

Diane Barber 
Grants Manager, OCFO, EDRC 
941 North Capital Street, NE Suite 9600 
(202) 442-8798