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To: Jim S who wrote (4837)	2/24/2000 5:37:00 PM
From: Gary M. Reed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Jim, Yep, it's nice to be back...being cordial and politically correct for a week nearly killed me. Funny thing is, I've got a horrendous record on so-called "day trades" as well. I did an analysis of my trades for last year and found that I was net-negative for stocks I held for less than a day. Stocks that I held for 1-4 trading days were my so-called "sweet spot." In that same vein, I was net-negative on daytrips to casinos last year. What I don't like is Uncle Sam telling me what I can/can't do...if I want to be an idiot with my money, that's my prerogative. If "Phil" on the Ameritrade commercial can take investment advice from his manicurist and get peach juice from that gay guy Bobby, then I should be able to do stupid things with my money as well.