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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (342)	11/30/2000 6:31:43 PM
From: fswep	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12410

Hi Ray, Yes, I do have access Mathlab, but it is too expensive for the University to buy the licenses for release to the students. We have to go to the lab to use it, I'm still fumbling with it. Next semester I'm taking a class in portfolio allocation and the Professor is going to spoonfeed us Mathlab. Tonight we will probably be in the lab working on these portfolios. One strategy that is simple for the likes of me, is called laddering. The concept is that you buy bonds at progressively longer maturities up to seven years: One year .....Two years ...........Three years ......................Four years ...............................Five years ........................................Six years ................................................Seven Years When the first year matures, the second becomes the first and so on. Replace the seventh with another bond. If the market turns and the price goes up, sell the whole portfolio. This has been quite profitable for our state Permanent Fund. As far as getting mashed at the desk with the spread on trades, I agree. But, they only could keep us out of the stock market for so long. I think the bond market is next. Bondsonline.com is interesting. bondsonline.com Thanks, Ward