Thank you for your honest comments.

The information provided was very useful.  This was my first time
using google answers and I was very satisfied. Thanks!

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This is the first time I've used Google Answer.  I thought Easter
Angel did a very good job.  I would have been nice to see more names,
but this is a good start.

Thats ok ^^ thanks for the research

AAA+ Thank You!!

Very much appreciated, Thank you! A+

Very much appreciated, Thank you! A+

Thank you for your quick and thorough work!

Timely, accurate, thorough - thx again.

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fabulous.

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Thank you so much for the extensive follow up to your original answer.
The follow up is exactly what I was looking for -- published news
articles that illustrate the fact that mutual fund market timing was a
matter that was talked about in the financial press for many years
prior to the recent investigations.

I apologize for the confusion caused by the way I worded my question
and I feel bad about the fact that you had to end up doing two
significant pieces of research.

If you think that there are additional published articles (Pre
September 2003) that discuss short term market timing in mutual funds
that you would be able to research and give me links to (or copies
of), please let me know and I will send in another $200 question to
let you continue your research.  I would be happy to pay $1,000 or
more for an exhaustive coverage of this topic, but I am somewhat
limited by the compensation structure in Google which limits the
maximum payment to $200.  If you have any suggestions on how best to
structure an exhaustive review, please let me know.

Thats very Good.

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Great answer, thanks!

timely, authoritative research with an wonderful overview of both
sides of a much debated question.
hope you will research related questions 1, 3, or 4

Very good and timely research.

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Great work!  I hope you will be available in the future to answer my
other questions! Thanks once again.

easterangel-I recognize your thorougness, but with my former college
music major, the answer is still difficult for me to get, which means
that I should get a really simple, highschool level book on the
introduction to economics.  Thank your for all your work and I am
going to try and chip away at this slowly.

Yesmam

easterangel,

MBS, tax liens, and savings bonds are all great ideas!  Thanks.  

REITs and MLPs have market risk.  
Strips and TIPs are part of the U.S. government securities mentioned
in my question.


Thanks a million !
ron

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Excellent research.  Thank you.

Thanks for a very thorough and useful answer to my question.
Presentation easy to follow.
Content has saved me a lot of time.
Thanks

Researcher did an absolutely outstanding terrific job. I only asked
for contact details for 4 companies - but I got 20... :-)
   This reasearcher is excellent and a joy to work with. 

Cheers and thanks again for your kind help,
John Terry

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Some useful results, but the question stated activities to help me
meet new people.  The answer was very narrow while I felt the fee
supported a more encompassing answer.

Could not have been better! AAA+++++

Good answer, and I appreciate the different viewpoints.  Thanks.

awesome.  thanks

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Very good list

very thorough and well research answer

Hi easterangel!

Thanks for a good answer - this really helps me digging further into the subject!

Regards,
tornell

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exactly

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