Author: Jeff Evarts Date: 09/08/2000 4:52 PM Subject: I favor the move to Auditor Independence I would prefer that companies performing auditing services for another firm have no other financial interactions with that firm. Auditors are paid (indirectly by the shareholder) to give creedence to the financial reports of a company. Vested interests for auditors seem to me like a conflict of interest, and as a stockholder in several companies, I would like to see the independence of the auditing staff strictly enforced. -Jeff