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To: MrGreenJeans who wrote (11195)	1/15/2000 1:11:00 PM
From: Investor2	Respond to of 15132

Re: "... in a bear market you can easily make significant amounts of money with this fund and if your forecast is off you can pack your bags and go to the poor house ..." FWIW. In spite of all of the shorting strategies being discussed, I'm not interested in investing in a fund that could put me in the poor house. Best wishes, I2

To: MrGreenJeans who wrote (11195)	1/15/2000 2:54:00 PM
From: Mr. BSL	Respond to of 15132

MrGreenJeans USPIX shorts QQQ x 2. (beta = neg 1.45 x 2 = -2.90 ~ -3) Your beta calculation of -1.45 is against the Nasdaq I presume or is it against the S and P 500? S&P 500 quicktake.morningstar.com ...make significant amounts of money with this fund and if your forecast is off you can pack your bags and go to the poor house ... I agree that used as a market bet, this fund is extreme. IMHO, used as a hedge, this fund can provide peace of mind while your multibeta internet mutual funds ride out the volitility.

To: MrGreenJeans who wrote (11195)	1/15/2000 8:05:00 PM
From: Lars	Respond to of 15132

MrGreenJeans, >>> Curiously, I have been tracking this fund for awhile and have come to the conclusion that in a bear market you can easily make significant amounts of money with this fund and if your forecast is off you can pack your bags and go to the poor house assuming you have any possessions left. >>> Bingo!

To: MrGreenJeans who wrote (11195)	1/15/2000 8:45:00 PM
From: Lars	Respond to of 15132

* Market Summary * 01/14/00 01/07/00 %Change S&P 500 1,465.15 1,441.47 +1.64% Dow Jones 11,722.98 11,522.56 +1.74% NASD Comp 4,064.27 3,882.62 +4.68% Russell 2000 507.57 488.31 +3.94% SOX Index 809.87 690.75 +17.25% Value Line 431.21 426.21 +1.17% MS Growth 550.73 549.79 +.17% MS Cyclical 584.25 595.92 -1.96% T - Bill 5.25% 5.22% +3 BP Long Bond 6.68% 6.54% +14 BP Gold - Oz-Near Month $284.90 $282.90 +$2.00 Silver - Oz-Near Month $5.15 $5.20 -$.05 November Wholesale Inventories rose +1.1% Richmond FRB Index Current Activity Unchanged in December Atlanta FRB December Current Production Index 29.1 Up from November's 26.8 December Retail Sales rose +1.2% Producer Price Index for December rose +.3% - Core Rate (ex autos and energy) rose only +1.% Jobless Claims unchanged at 309,000 - Four Week Moving Average rises +10,500 to 294,000 December Consumer Prices rose +.2% - Core rate Rose +.1% Business Inventories rose +.9% in November - Sales +1.3% - Inventory/Sales unchanged at 1.33 Industrial Production rose +.4% in December Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment mid January Surges to 111.4