The Crusaders So here we are, two years A.E. (after Enron--and all the other bad stuff), and the question that matters most is: Are we making any real progress? Yes, we are, thanks in no small part to these reformers
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July 1, 2003

(MONEY Magazine) – Who's on your side? Some days it seems no one is. Wall Street scandals can make U.S. markets look like one big pump-and-dump scheme. CEO pay keeps growing and growing and growing. Boards of directors--really, can they be any more spineless?

Then you think about the five gents on these pages. New York State attorney general Eliot Spitzer forced Wall Street to own up to conflicts of interest in its analyst and banking ranks. Mutual fund giants John Bogle, Chris Davis and Bill Miller are taking on executives who put their paychecks before performance. Court-appointed monitor Richard Breeden is adding backbone to bankrupt WorldCom's new board. Sure, each man has his own agenda. But for the most part these agendas happily--and fruitfully--coincide with yours.