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To: Mike Buckley who wrote (3170)	6/26/1999 10:10:00 AM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Mike: Thanks. Helps eliminate much of the noise. But (sadly) looks like even Zack limits itself to using adjusted actual reports. No way to get "run rate" earnings there - such as the Q's $.60 last quarter - which translates into $2.40/year if nothing happens at all to improve (or hurt) earnings. But perhaps the estimates reflect a depth of knowledge of the real situation on the part of the analysts. No way to know. Guess some minimum knowledge and homework is needed still to get a base on which to think and analyze. To your knowledge, how does the Fool try to help less sophisticated investors deal with this sort of thing - i.e. start from a realistic earnings base? Best, Cha2