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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (78304)	9/23/1999 8:34:00 PM
From: dbblg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

OT KIS Glenn, Did you see the Red Herring article about how sudden wealth drives people off the deep end? Maybe KIS is telling the truth about his success trading options after all. -g- THE MEANING OF WEALTH One theory is that he was intoxicated with the power that comes with instant wealth. Becoming suddenly rich is similar to getting drunk, says Jacob Needleman, philosophy professor at San Francisco State University and author of Money and the Meaning of Life. "It can buffer you from realities and give you the illusion of power," Mr. Needleman says.