Those of us with a decent amount stashed away in retirement accounts in index mutual funds are likely to therefore have dozens of indirect investments in individual large companies at the $5,000 or $10,000 level. I think it is inappropriate to consider these to be significant financial interests.
Can we add an exclusion for index funds? Alternatively or additionally, can we set a threshold such that an investment that is both less than a certain fraction of a company and less than a certain fraction of an investor's holdings constitutes an exclusion from the list of significant financial interests?
Comment on FR Doc # 2010-11885
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