Date:    03/21/2000  12:56 PM

Subject: Disclosure Rules - an Opinion

My recent experience buying stocks of two companies, HBOC which became 
HBOC-MCKESSON, and the eye-laser maker VISX, has taught me to be wary of 
information the company 'releases' for public consumption.    In both 
situations, class-action suits (I'm a participant in the HBO-MCK suit) will 
decide whether the companies materially defrauded their investors.     
        To make the Effiicient Mkt Hypothesis work, you must ensure that the
playing field is a level one.  I vote for full disclosure rules,
     
thanks,
   Robert Erdman,
    Marietta, Ga.