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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: re3 who wrote (75524)	2/10/2000 1:26:00 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Ike, I am a value guy all the way. But there are various methods of value investing. I don't just buy low PEs or low price/book values. I have no problem paying up a bit for growth if I am fairly confident in it. I also don't buy low PE stocks that aren't growing - because they really aren't cheap. I am trying to buy as much future earnings as I can for as cheap a price as I can. I want to find a business that I think has good long term prospects. Right now I think there are a handful of good values in the property casualty business. The sector is depressed, but I think it has bottomed (or close) and there are a few outstanding companies that are being given away. I think a few food companies are also moving into range. I always think in terms of 5-10 years. What I do requires a lot of patience and sometimes it can be quite frustrating. Especially when the loonies are bidding techs up to 100-200 times bogus earnings. Wayne