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To: Bernie Goldberg who wrote (15182)	3/8/2001 11:18:59 AM
From: Todd Reichardt	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18929

<<<What I don't understand is how an AIM improvement works with one or two stocks but reduces performance with some other stocks is still considered an improvement.>>> Playing devils advocate, Mr. Buy and Hold considering switching over to A.I.M. could say exactly the same thing, on some stocks AIM will do better than B&H on others it will reduce performance. Is switching to A.I.M. then considered an improvement? I agree with what Mark said a couple of posts back. Improvement is judged by "does it make me more money overall?" But I'd also add that there are other very important factors that go into the improvement equation, such as: 1) how much does it cause my portfolio worth to fluctuate, and how big of drawdowns do I have to be able to withstand to capture the added gains (i.e. the fewer times I have to tell my family to go into "tight-belt mode" the better) 2) how well does the strategy fit my personal psychology 3) how much time and attention does it require FWIW Todd