From: BMcGeveran [bmcgeveran@waegroup.com]
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 3:57 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Re: File Numbers S7-36-02 and S7-38-02

Mr. Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW,
Washington, DC 20549-0609

Dear Secretary Katz:

I am writing to support the SECs proposed rules
regarding proxy voting guidelines and vote disclosure by mutual funds 
and investment advisers, File Numbers S7-36-02 and S7-38-02.

A lot of my investments are managed by mutual funds, and I never realized
until recently that they often vote in way that do not really relate to 
my own interests or those of the run of the mill shareholder. I would 
really like to be able to monitor how mutual funds are voting proxies 
on my behalf.

I urge the SEC to require that disclosure of proxy votes and voting 
guidelines be directly disclosed on mutual fund and investment advisers' 
web sites, in addition to the SEC web site. I would also like to see 
more specific guidance from the SEC on what should be covered in a proxy 
voting policy or guidelines. 

I think full disclosure of proxy voting (which some socially responsible
investment funds already do) is important and I do not think it is any 
great burden..

Thank you for paying attention to this issue..
.

Sincerely,

Bill McGeveran