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To: lurqer who wrote (16257)	1/25/2000 2:02:00 AM
From: john99walsh	Respond to of 54805

lurqer, Thanks for the words of caution. Over each of the last several years I have steadily become a bit more conservative with my margin borrowing. At the beginning (about 5 years ago) I considered an equity ownership of 50% OK. Then a little later I decided that 60% was where my comfort level was. My current comfort level is at an equity ownership of 75%. If I am above this I feel OK with making additional purchases. Also, this is my only form of debt (no on-going credit card debt, no mortgage debt). Who knows? In another couple years I may either be broke (I certainly hope not) or so conservative that I will eliminate all my margin borrowing. Then I will be back to my position of 6 years ago: ?Yuk, margin borrowing?, never!?. John Walsh