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To: TobagoJack who wrote (15638)	3/18/2001 12:05:13 AM
From: Hardly B. Solipsist	Respond to of 19079

That's very good. I think you must be right.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (15638)	3/19/2001 2:56:52 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 19079

Don't buy and don't hold.... That leaves Sell. Assuming that is the only option - what you're implying is a guaranteed meltdown. If you actually convince enough people to sell, then the very thing that you'd hope to avoid (crash) becomes a guaranteed vicious cycle. I think the point of the article is that it is currently an uncertain period in many respects and that one should tread carefully. In finance and economics, there are relatively few tea leaves to read. Those that exist are unreliable because they rely on other factors that can often lead to a circular reasoning problem. In this situation, here's what you have to look for: 1. what is your time frame? 2. what do you hope to achieve? 3. what sector do you believe has the most opportunity for growth over your time frame to achieve your goals? That may mean buy ORCL. It may mean hold. It may mean sell. But you can't rely on any one piece of information, any one article, or any one person to give you the info you need. You have to rely on your instincts and knowledge about what the economy is doing and where it is going. If you don't have those, you'll lose. If you do have them, you may lose anyway. But, in all likelihood, over time, if you have good knowledge and good instincts, you'll come out ahead. Dumb luck can take a person a long way. There are alot of millionaires (some who don't even know they are) who simply own stock from when they were younger. After market growth/splits/dividends, their holdings are worth a fortune. How many times have you heard the (true) stories of widowed Depression era women who, upon their death, left their families or a charity vast sums of previously unknown value? These are people who simply purchased stock and let it sit. It takes time to make both coal and diamonds. Either one depends on your time frame.