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To: jttmab who wrote (34816)	12/6/1999 3:05:00 PM
From: Fun-da-Mental#1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

jttmab, re what happens to value stocks in a bad bear market, I've been asking myself the same question. From what I can see, they decline, but not as much as stocks that were overvalued, and when there's a turnaround they're good candidates to move up. If I knew a bad bear market was starting I wouldn't go long on any stock, but since I can never be sure, I'm invested in what seems like value to me. I think value has to be defined not just in terms of P/E and P/S, but also by the growth in earnings and sales (not past growth, but future growth). Also in a bad bear market dividends become important because they limit how low the stock can go, as long as the company is able to maintain the dividend. Just my 2 cents worth Fun-da-Mental