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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (32727)	10/31/2000 5:24:42 PM
From: Oblomov	Respond to of 436258

patron, I like your idea re: GDW. The S&Ls have had quite a run since March. Many of the smaller banks have joined in the rally in the last two weeks. Also, the ad agencies have popped recently. I'm looking at both sectors for short-and-hold candidates (3-6 mo. timeframe)... any other sectors? Tech is too volatile - I'd rather use poots with tech stocks.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (32727)	10/31/2000 5:47:51 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

the slump in consumite confidence is strangely incongruent with the housing starts number...i guess Fannie and Freddie are busy with aggressive marketing campaigns...in any case, that's what the recent monstrous bloating (part 257 of an ongoing horror story) of their balance sheets suggests. no prob, the tax slaves will pick up the tab... btw, to anyone who thinks bank runs are 'not possible' anymore in a modern post-industrial economy, we just had one in Austria. a smallish "Landesbank", Bank Burgenland, suffered a run by panicking depositors. considering how undercapitalized the FDIC is vs. the potential for catastrophic losses at the leading gamblers, err banks, we can look forward to interesting scenes when what is NEVER supposed to happen happens after all...