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To: Bernie Goldberg who wrote (14495)	1/22/2001 1:08:44 PM
From: aptus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18928

Hello Jack and Bernie, Just wanted to point out two things on this topic. 1. With Automatic Investor, when using the historical analysis feature, you are provided with a line by line report documenting each trade including the date, share price, number of shares traded, total shares remaining, Total security value, cash reserve, portfolio value and portfolio control. In addition there is a detailed summary that tells you the settings, returns, B&H returns, plus much more. You can also annotate this report (right on the screen) and save it to a file -- which can subsequently be printed. This not only gives you a record of WHAT the results were, but also HOW you arrived at the results. And it's on paper so you can review it again and again. I think reviewing a number of these reports is a great way to learn about AIM. 2. With Automatic Investor (and PCA) you can always decide not to use the automatic historical analysis feature and simply enter each price, see the results change each period, and make the decision whether or not to follow the advice -- just as you would in Newport. Doing this one or two times might be a good exercise for new users (and I have personally done this a few times). However after the 100th time, I know I'm very happy to review an auto-generated detailed report rather than having to go through the entire manual process again. To sum up, AI and PCA don't stop you from performing the manual process (similar to Newport), they simply add an automatic historical analysis feature (and AI adds a detailed report to this feature). Hope this helps a bit. regards, Mark.

To: Bernie Goldberg who wrote (14495)	1/22/2001 2:39:30 PM
From: velobob	Respond to of 18928

Hi Bernie I sincerely admire the cool, calm, sagacious composure of yourself, Tom, and many others on this board. I am reminded of the analogy of the unruffled duck gliding tranquilly on the water's surface -- you are smooth and under control, even though you may at times be paddling like h. underneath. Myself, I'm like the dog thrashing in uncoordinated efforts to reach the shore!!! Thanks for your further explanatory posts this AM. Be assured that I read, study, and advance by everything that you offer. Thanks for your Time - us beginners are truly appreciative of your sharing.