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To: fuzzymath who wrote (30952)	4/16/2000 1:21:00 AM
From: JC Jaros	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 64865

Yes, cost averaging is usually done such as the same time each month, or however intervals occur. --- Existentially, I think an investor is predisposed to impose their ongoing 'analysis' or expert hand of active management. I think 'mathematically' one merely increases the chance of screwing things up with each 'trade'. It's a paradox. You don't need to look much farther than how well "professional" fund managers do against the S&P index. --- One should test an equity candidate with "if I left the planet for 5 years, would I be comfortable with this stock, having no way sell it, etc..?". After that, there's nothing more for you to do. You might as well be on a respirator. Bummer, huh? :) -JCJ

To: fuzzymath who wrote (30952)	4/16/2000 2:04:00 AM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

The few folks foolish enough to mortgage their houses to play the stock market were probably also foolish enough to put the proceeds into high flying dot-coms and biotechs, not "boring" infrastructure stocks like SUNW. People keep talking about these hypothetical highly margined people, but most people I encounter don't even follow the market, let alone push it to the limit. Edit: However, that said, I did have trouble finding a Barron's today; most newsstands were sold out. I don't know whether that means people are looking for things to buy or to sell, but there is definitely some interest. JMHO.