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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (65528)7/30/1999 11:40:00 AM
From: Les H  Respond to of 132070
 
"Mark Barton, a former Bible salesman, gave up selling Bibles when he got hooked on Coast to Coast 6 years ago. Barton obsessed with Bell's wealth, gave up his chemist job, and started a new career as a day trader in the wild and wooley stock market."



To: Knighty Tin who wrote (65528)7/30/1999 12:26:00 PM
From: Mike M2  Read Replies (6) | Respond to of 132070
 
Mike, over the last few years I have noticed a marked increase in road rage so I would expect there will be a few violent losers when the bubble bursts. If I were an unscrupulous broker I would not want to be at work if we had a repeat of 87. Mike



To: Knighty Tin who wrote (65528)7/31/1999 1:42:00 AM
From: JF Quinnelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
what happens when the Dow drops 4 or 5000 points?

They won't be jumping out of windows, they'll be throwing someone else out to vent their anger. That's the '90s way.



To: Knighty Tin who wrote (65528)7/31/1999 8:42:00 AM
From: Les H  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
They won't be jumping out of windows.
They'll be jumping out of SUVs.

The public has an unrealistic view of investing. I had someone ask me
whether they should go into investing as a business. Immediately, he
thought that he had to become a day trader to be investing. When I
refused to make any recommendation, he decided to go buy a book by
Warren Buffet on day trading.