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To: BudLong who wrote (8508)	12/25/1999 8:50:00 AM
From: Ga Bard	Respond to of 9440

ROFLMAO ... Now that is a classic. Too funny ... wonder if he was wearing the gift as he was tossed out of the house? Too Funny! :-) Gary

To: BudLong who wrote (8508)	12/25/1999 8:57:00 AM
From: Ga Bard	Respond to of 9440

Hey Bud ... You ever wonder like I do about all the colorful persona;ities on the interent and wonder who are sheep and who are really solid individuals? I have a piece which started out being an outline for a chapter in a book I am collecting information or researching to be entitled, "Am I to Stupid to know when I am being Dumb! (OTC Trading)" Emotional Investors (Sheep) get creamed (Fleeced) The internet is fraught with a realization that everyone is a sheep but themselves. However, how do you know if you are a sheep or not. Well the following are some questions to help you determine your sheep quotent.  Do you have a discipline like a mechanical system to keep that nervous Nelly locked away?  When you invest do you make decisions by acting or reacting?  Are you a cheerleader or do you take the time to investigate?  Do you know why you own a security or was it the action that brought you in?  Do you personally attack anyone that asks a question or try to find the answer?  Do you pay attention to flags in a stock or just consider them normal events?  Are debentures, mis-representations, and news release about the stock or price of the stock ... flags?  Do you honestly think or believe bashers are paid?  Do you only care about the escalation of the price not the reason for it?  Do you update your due diligence at least once a week?  Are exaggerated hyped rises the type of investments you search for?  Do you know when to buy and when to sell based on a cycle?  Are you willing to just let it ride for the long term because of due diligence or the story?  Do you get angry because any type of negative information or opinions?  Do you have rational expectations?  Do you monitor the real world's expectation of an investment?  Do you consider how a company is financing its growth?  Have you educated yourself by reading books or articles such as ?The Intelligent Investor? by Graham?  Do you know the investment and the inherent risks?  Do you know your own emotional strengths and weaknesses?  Do you tolerate your mistakes or find yourself blaming others?  Do you invest or play the market?  Do you have a long term view or short term when investing?  Are you flexible and use common sense?  Do you find yourself doing tax loss selling at the end of the year of large profit selling at the first of the year?  Do you have a list of Guru types you follow or get stock picks from?  Do you invest on fundamental data alone or use technical analysis as an enhancement or visa versa?  Do you get upset when you discovered someone sold?  Do you check the historical to see if the stock was front-loaded?  Do you verify all information pro and con?  Do you catch yourself selling too soon or way to late?  Are you right sided thinking or left or do you know the difference?  Is risk just an assumption or is it manageable?  Do you have extreme optimism for the future without an underlying basis?  Do you know when dilution is coming in?  Are you patient?  Do you invest in companies that put out monthly information?  Do you find yourself holding on to a security where most of the time the public imagine is not about the stock but instead a war of personal attacks and arguments?  Do you find yourself asking questions from someone else instead of finding the answer for yourself? One final question though ? Will you expect to reach your financial goals in the market and life short term or long term? Think about it. :-) Gary