From: gwisner@brainlink.com
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 5:18 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: FILE NUMBER S7-36-02 and S7-38-02
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 applaud the SEC's new proposals to require mutual fund managers to disclose 
how they are using proxy votes, and what policies they use to decide how proxy 
votes will be exercised. 

As a mutual fund investor, I feel I have a right to know how the proxy votes 
for the companies I own are being used on my behalf. This information will 
influence the investments I choose, and I believe it will be an important 
factor in causing mutual fund managers to exercise these votes more thoughtfully. 

Last but not least, more transparency in proxy voting will encourage support for 
progressive initiatives at US corporations -- an especially important point now 
that investor confidence has been so shaken by the corporate scandals of recent 
months. 

Sincerely, 

Geoff WisnerGeoff Wisner