Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Broadcom (BRCM) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brian Malloy who wrote (3314)	12/30/1999 10:23:00 PM
From: Dalin	Respond to of 6531

LOL.....what is a PE? Isn't that a high school class? :0) D.

To: Brian Malloy who wrote (3314)	12/31/1999 6:41:00 AM
From: limtex	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6531

BM - What's a PE? I think it is a sort of primitive method of attempting to value stocks that used to be used before the First World War. Used to be reasonable useful to value old fashioned industries like autos, oil, retail, consumer cylicals, utilities, steel, shipbuilding and things like that which for the most part today should not be publicly quoted stocks but should be privately owned. The stock market is about risk and creating great technological beneifts to the whole of mankind. Best regards, L

To: Brian Malloy who wrote (3314)	1/3/2000 9:33:00 AM
From: Roger Hess	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6531

Here's my definition of PE: A PE is what mutual fund managers use in picking stocks. My kids' fund (growth) went up something like 0.8% last year, based probably on the manager looking at PEs of stocks. Something's wrong when you make 0.8% in a market like this. I'm selling them today. May even buy some Broadcom with the proceeds. Tomorrow, the manager for that fund will be out on the street looking for a job. Soon, brokers who recommended mutual funds like this may be out looking for a job, too. Maybe both can get some good advice from reading threads in Silicon Investor.