From: Ricardo Ortega [cgdo1209@swcp.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:04 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: file# S7-36-02

I'm writing to support Mr. Mercer Bullard's suggestion to improve rules 
governing fund managers practices with regard to 401-Ks, and possible 
conflicts of interest with other accounts that they manage, as well as 
how compensation is determined for all the fund management activities. 
 I'd like the SEC to establish a pilot program making information 
easiliy available on the the largest 200 equity fund's records with 
regard to proxy issues.  This database should list the topic of the 
vote, management's position on the matter, how the fund voted, and any 
other financial relationship the fund has with the proxied company or 
it's affiliates.  

If the SEC doesn't act quickly & decisively on this issue, with a clear 
intention to protect individual investors, the capital markets will 
shrink further, as individual investors, such as myself, keep getting 
the message that the "game is rigged" in favor of special interests, 
such as the groups that opposed appointment of  Mr. John Biggs to head 
the FASB.  Mr. Pitt must soon unequivocally demonstrate independence 
from political & lobbying pressures, and act to restore the confidence 
of individual investors - he's not doing very well so far.  Sen. 
Sarbanes may soon convince others in the Congress that Mr. Pitt must go.

Ricardo Ortega