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To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (11647)	2/3/2000 9:32:00 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

I have never listened to Brinker but I would be curious also as to how he came to his decision. For such a dramatic change in allocation, he must think he sees something very serious on the horizon. BK

To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (11647)	2/3/2000 10:05:00 AM
From: Investor2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 15132

The referenced article states, "For example, data from Ibbotson Associates shows that if you had invested $1 in the stock market in 1926, that dollar would have been worth $1,114 at year-end 1995. 'However, if you had been out of the market for the best 35 months during that 1926-1995 period, your dollar would have returned just $10.16!'" This is a one-sided analysis that is often used to support the buy-and-hold philosophy. Notice that they never state your return if you had been out of the market for the worst 35 months during the study period. Best wishes, I2