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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (40541)	3/17/2001 2:02:02 PM
From: Larry S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

"we may never again see those PE and P/S ratios again, not in our lifetimes" - that statement reminds me of sommething that i've been thinking about. In 1981 or 82, Sir John Templeton appeared on Wall $treet Week. The Dow Industrial Average was at 750-850 range. Sir John predicted that we would see a rise in the Dow Indu and that is was likely that we would never see the DOW at such a low level, in our lifetime or in our children's lifetimes. I now wonder how long it will take for the NAS to reclaim 5,100, assuming that it will. I believe that it will, but the time frame will likely be 2-5 years, HOPEFULLY. If things turn into a secular bear market, with sentiment deteriorating, spending slowing leading to more weakening of the economy and Shrub smiling merrily in DC, then it may well take longer than that. Well, my kids are relatively young, so maybe in their lifetimes... larrry