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To: Shafik Habal who wrote (2019)	6/30/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: bobkansas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4337

I just picked up 9 shares of Softbank for my 99'tax year IRA and 11 shares outright. All for $208 a share. (I plan to leave it alone for a year or more). How do you get the stock? Use Merrill Lynch as they are a market maker in Japan. Their brokers will tell you that you cannot buy odd lot amounts i.e. less than 100 shares at a time. That is not true. Have the local broker call Mr. Mack Plumart at ML in Atlanta at 404-231-2552 or 800-937-0453. He will match you up with others with odd lot amounts to equal 100 shares and get the trading done. Also, see: netconductor.com I am now long on Softbank. I do not have anything to do with Merrill Lynch except for this particular IRA purchase. I use Scottsdale. It's cheap.

To: Shafik Habal who wrote (2019)	6/30/1999 2:29:00 PM
From: bobkansas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4337

Not that any of you care, but I indexed the ISDEX at the start of the year. In addition, I bought fiber related companies such as Global Crossing and Qwest. Here in a-z order are the companies I have bought the most shares in and currently hold: AMZN, AOL, ATHM, CMGI, CNET, DCLK, EGRP, GNET (must own as market cap has lots of room to grow), INKT, NDB, SCH, and YHOO. Any of you really like or hate any of these? Open to good and bad comments alike. BOB