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To: Peter Sherman who wrote (15583)	12/28/2000 8:38:56 AM
From: Gerald Walls	Respond to of 24042

IMHO there are two types of analysts -- I'd add a third type: bond analysts. While they don't issue buy and sell recommendations on stocks, you can look at their analysis of the credit worthiness of a company to help you make your decisions. If you'll remember back to spring or summer there was a bond analyst that sure did a number on one of the internet companies (Amazon, I think) by basically labelling their bonds junk with a pretty scathing report on the company's financials.

To: Peter Sherman who wrote (15583)	12/28/2000 11:03:16 AM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24042

1 - public - just really shills, with Hold = Sell BS pronouncements and the like -- 2 - private - their analysis is internal and for their money manager principal's EYES only -- the real deal don't waste your time talking about type-1 and do your own analysis I agree entirely. It's type-2 who never get mentioned and go about their business with dignity. Pat

To: Peter Sherman who wrote (15583)	12/28/2000 11:43:21 AM
From: SJS	Respond to of 24042

As to your type 1, I just don't get (well....I really do, cause I read that book......) it that other people don't get it just yet. Folks, these are SELL SIDE analysts. SELL SIDE. THEY SELL their investment research, and they SELL ideas to move stocks so THEIR traders/market makers can make money of THEIR recommendations. You get it for free. Their own clients pay for it. They don't do it blatantly. They do it tacitly. You start the wave when you hear of a downgrade and sell, they just keep shorting into that wave. Same thing in reverse for buying. They're very smart and have the retail investor all figured out. They feed us free information (like free grass and hay) and then they take you to slaughter. You can't stop it. If you own JDSU because you like the company, and you're in the cross hairs of a downgrade (for whatever reason), you get could injured. If you trade, you gotta be sensitive to this. If you're LT, then you should be trying to take a LT perspective. I know.....that's hard to do with the plethora of financial information available. Again........a recommendation: READ THAT BOOK! Steve