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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (54106)	7/31/1999 10:33:00 AM
From: Amelia Carhartt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

Remember when bonds used to be such a place?

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (54106)	7/31/1999 10:47:00 AM
From: Joan Osland Graffius	Respond to of 86076

Heinz, >>where money looks for a safe place to flee to, and doesn't seem to find one. You have hit the nail on the head. <ggg> It is my observation that some people/institutions are buying short term government instruments and plan to hold them to maturity, also they are demanding fairly high premiums from corporations that are coming to the market for money. It is my opinion there should be no "risk free" investment instruments. We have had many years of declining interest rates and it has been a no brainer to hold treasuries. At the present it looks like the game has changed, but only time will tell. Joan

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (54106)	7/31/1999 11:10:00 AM
From: re3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

Heinz, or anyone : while there may be no shortage of stocks to 'poot' at this juncture, what do you think of pooting MER now ? I figure both the traditional brokerage business and the discount business could suffer in the coming months...if there is mega selling, i figure at least the stocks held and sold are already at Schwabbie and etrade, so they will reap commissions in the downdraft...how many new discount accounts would be OPENED at MER if a crash occurs... thoughts ? ike