Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 2:28 PM
Subject: File No. S7-36-02

To whom it may concern:

I encourage the SEC to pass the Proposed Rule: Disclosure of Proxy Voting
Policies and Proxy Voting Records by Registered Management Investment
Companies.  I wish to complement the SEC for putting this change forward.

Thank you-

Russell A. Rybicki
Registered Representative
The Social Equity Group, Financial West
Urbana Satellite Office
2803 Myra Ridge Dr.
Urbana, IL 61802-7034              Branch Office:
phone: (217) 239-2399              2550 Ninth St., Suite 204A
toll free : (866) 392-8142         Berkeley, CA 94710
email: rrybicki@fwg.com            (510) 644-9484

Registered representative of and securities transactions through Financial
West Group, member, NASD, SIPC, MSRB.