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To: Randy Ellingson who wrote (101080)	4/16/2000 10:25:00 AM
From: Sam Citron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

>>Which trend? I'm following the long term trend upward... Good point, Randy, but be careful. As an individual investor, you have the luxury of not having to be overly concerned about short-term portfolio performance. If you have deep enough pockets and if you are conservative enough, you can buy bear market rallies for quite a while. But if the bear continues to growl for any considerable length of time, which it hasn't in more than 20 years, you could eventually run out of cash to buy the rallies. You would then just have to watch as your portfolio loses value day by day. Eventually, even longterm investors sometimes reach a certain pain threshold and look for investments which are less risky than stocks. That is how a normal investment cycle unfolds. Don't forget the importance of portfolio diversification and prudent balance among industries and asset classes.

To: Randy Ellingson who wrote (101080)	4/16/2000 11:34:00 AM
From: Eric Wells	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

I'm following the long term trend upward Randy - I commend you on your consistently bullish outlook. Holding stocks of strong companies for many years can be a very successful strategy - I've done it myself on a few, and have done well (although I'm all cash now). However, I am a bit puzzled in that you never seem to express any concern (perhaps you have expressed concern - but I have missed it). A few questions for you, if you don't mind: 1. Do you think at Nasdaq 5000, stocks were appropriately valued? 2. Do you believe that analyst recommendations and price targets in the internet and b2b space over the past six months are correct - and are you following them? 3. How long do you think it will take the market to get back to Nasdaq 5000? Thanks, -Eric