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To: RFH who wrote (7857)	7/1/1999 3:30:00 PM
From: OldAIMGuy	Respond to of 18928

Hi Rob, I've not quite finished my study yet, but did you note that I'm fiddling with putting the entire SAFE value on the Buy side and reducing Sell SAFE to zero? I'm using the "vealie" as the "resistance" on the Sell side, so shifted the total SAFE (Buy plus Sell) to the buy side. This has the effect of slowing the cash "burn rate." It looks like it might let me run slightly less cash reserve totals as well. If I can stay even 10% more fully invested over time, it should help my overall performance. I'm slowly working my way through a bunch of examples to see if this holds true. When I'm finished I'll add another graph to the web site showing how that same fund would have done under this scenario. How we take AIM inside and outside an IRA can be treated differently. Since we retain all of the capital gain inside them, our trade range can be smaller and still yield the same "after tax" returns. You're on the right track. One thing to remember about an IRA - A loss is a loss. It can't be used to offset gains, since it's a tax free environment the "realized" loss is of no tax value. All the more reason to have quality and survival there. Best regards, Tom