Beware of 'Independent' Investing Research - WSJ.com

Beware of 'Independent' Investing Research - WSJ.com:First let me say no one has paid me to write. Secondly, it is unrealistic to think that the sponsorship would not influence authors, at least create a conflict of interest. From today's WSJ:"In recent years, financial-services firms have found a new tool to help them drum up customers: the academic study. These papers are finding new life