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To: LemonHead who wrote (8406)	9/2/1999 10:25:00 PM
From: THE FOX	Respond to of 18928

Hi Keith, I enjoy hearing your approach to running your investment club using A.I.M. We don't use A.I.M. in our club but we have a neat name, "Watch Your ASSets Investment Club. Notice the emphasis on "ASSets" We have purchased some MSFT & IDXC. WE meet once a month and contribute $100.00 per investing group. More on the topic of A.I.M. & Newport. I recently bought some shares of IUSAA. Anyone on the board have any suggestions for the Buy/Sell settings. I went with 10 & 10 but I am not sure if this is a good idea. I put 2/3rds of the $ into stock and 1/3rd into a money market fund. I am also starting to build a position in BKS. I hope to eventually A.I.M. it. Hello to all! The A.I.M. Meister

To: LemonHead who wrote (8406)	9/3/1999 7:30:00 AM
From: OldAIMGuy	Respond to of 18928

Hi Keith, Hope the meal and the meeting went well!!! There's been plenty of food for thought here recently! Here's one..... There's a "version" of AIM that was sold as a DOS based software several years ago was called "MYWAY." It is an interesting derivative. In their plan, they modify AIM's overall structure to "sell out" of a stock as it rises. Not just limit exposure, but actually deplete inventories to zero. One of our "lurker" AIMers sent me a copy this summer and I've been meaning to look deeper into it since then, but alas, I've not made time yet. As I do I'll make reports here. Of course this strategy has the same fatal flaw as other short term trading strategies in that it potentially leaves money on the table if the rally extends beyond what we originally anticipated. Digging up VTSS one more time, MYWAY would have been "out" of the stock well before its time. My original shares cost about a buck and a half in '93. It's now at about $68 and I'm still very much in the game. MYWAY would have been looking for a way back in. Best regards, Tom