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To: rsie who wrote (37502)	9/27/2000 10:30:15 AM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Rich, In how many years since the S&P 500 existed, would your statement not be true? S&P's earnings are at a 50 year high IMO, this is merely an observation of the reality that the big just keep getting bigger. Surely, that isn't a source of concern??? Rather, I'd expect it to be a source of investment ideas. AMAT has gone from 115 to today's prices... Do you object to the market giving you an opportunity to BUY LOW? Yes, I also hate to see stock prices go down for companies I already own. But so what? I wasn't planning to sell any time soon anyway. And it is an opportunity to deploy spare cash. Ian.

To: rsie who wrote (37502)	9/27/2000 10:33:38 AM
From: willcousa	Respond to of 70976

Rich, this is certainly no fun. But take some heart in the fact that this is part of a periodic range of fluctuations that have and will occur over time. If you have the ability it is a rare opportunity to increase your holding in a fine company like amat. If your time horizon is long enough it will make you rich. IMHO