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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (109428)	10/3/2000 1:11:18 PM
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Glenn: If we did not discuss high risk stocks or things that have a bearing on high risk stocks, then there would be no thread -- I have no problem with that whatsoever, that is why most all of us come here. The question is, if you invest in high risk stocks, what can you do to make sure you don't get killed in the process? If we made a scale where 100 is perfectly safe and 0 is where you are almost certain to lose your money (a lottery ticket for example), where do you want to be? Your risk profile is centered on your business -- lets give your portfolio a score of 70 -- a guess, but also a yardstick. I would guess that on this scale William's "portfolio" comes in around 10-15 -- meaning you should not hold this portfolio unless you are prepared to lose most of the money in that portfolio. Could you make a killing? Yes. Could you get killed? Yes. People on this thread DO need to ask, "am I preapared to lose this money -- all of it?" If not, how should I dissipate the risk. These ARE fair questions.

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