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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
AMAT 322.51+6.1%Feb 6 9:30 AM EST
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To: Ira Vine who wrote (4254)5/4/1997 12:08:00 PM
From: Teri Skogerboe   of 70976
 
Ira, I've got a second answer (oh great, huh?).....you know the difficult part of the decision process is getting to the part where you decide if this is a "stock which has topped out, or whose best days are behind them".....I would study the situation for a few hours or even a few days, before I made that decision...if I still think that what you say above is true, then I WOULD GIVE THE BOOT.
The NAIC has a list of Selling Don'ts....here are a few of them....
1. Don't sell a stock that has fallen so far that your remaining downside risk is small compared to the upside potential. You might have nowhere to go but up.
2. Don't sell just to take action. Holding is as meaningful an action as buying or selling.
3. Don't sell on temporary bad news. If the long-term view looks bright, hold on for the ride.
4. Don't sell because of a paper profit. If you sell automatically when a stock hits a predetermined price, you risk missing out on even more profit. If the fundamentals and growth prospects remain strong, don't part with that stock!

The only other thingy (as Terry says, what a great kook! (meant nicely) ;^)) is Opportunity Cost(s) (credit Sam)....Is there a much more compelling place to put this money to work?
Hope that helps a little!
Teri
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