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To: Kirk © who wrote (6500)	7/2/1999 8:27:00 PM
From: Investor2	Respond to of 15132

Re: "I like their chart on how missing out on the 10 best days can lower returns by 30%... Especially interesting as the biggest days often come right after a bottom is in..." I've seen statistics like that before. At first appearance, it appears to be an impressive reason for NOT attempting to time the market. To get the true picture, however, one would need to also look at the percent increase in performance if the 10 worst days are missed. I haven't seen that statistic presented. Best wishes, I2