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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (87979)	1/5/2001 11:51:57 AM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Crystal ball, huh? Reminds me of the only pleasant asscoiation I have with the bank where my parents put their money in trust. After my father's death my mother went down to talk with them about investments. At that time they were putting all her own money into a one-decision stock, EK. The only pleasant part was that they said with what was supposed to be false modesty, "We don't have any crystal balls." As my mother left she picked up on that phrase and said cheerfully, "You gentlemen keep your balls polished!" They stood there and blinked. After a while she realized what she had said.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (87979)	1/6/2001 9:05:26 AM
From: JHP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Hint read barrons mailbag today a letter from a Michael D. Burke hits the nail on the head for GOOD NEWS about this market! regards john

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (87979)	1/6/2001 10:31:00 AM
From: Cynic 2005	Respond to of 132070

Duplicate, Ignore!

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (87979)	1/6/2001 10:31:23 AM
From: Cynic 2005	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Houston, we have a problem! Michael Burke Lives there! -g- Too bad you quit MF management. See where you have to settle, just the mail bag? -g- --------------- Birth of a Guru To the Editor: Your December 25 and January 1 issues have been outstanding. But a couple of items missed the mark. First, Alan Abelson's comment (Up & Down Wall Street, December 25) that many bears couldn't exploit a once-in-a-generation opportunity was silly. The good news about markets is that there is always another train barreling down a track somewhere headed for paradise or a cliff, and we just have to be flexible and bright enough to figure out where it is going. There are no once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, but, rather, a lifetime of opportunities. Secondly, Arthur Cooper's letter (Mailbag, January 1) concluded that the turnaround, when it comes, won't be forecast by Barron'sor anyone else. Nonsense. There are tens of thousands of professional predictors out there and one or more of them will accidentally stumble on the correct prediction at the right time. That's how market gurus are born. MICHAEL D. BURKE Houston