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To: nycgreg who wrote (15370)	3/25/2001 5:54:51 AM
From: Steve Grabczyk	Respond to of 18929

Hey Greg: I don't know (or care to know) about indigo investments given the price differential you mentioned. I suppose there are still a lot of folks out there who think: "It must be worth it, otherwise why would they charge so much?" Ahh! Marketing! As for penny stocks; I AIM-ed one last year, and it went very well. Only problem was that once you get into the # of shares stratosphere, the commissions can take quite a bit of your profit. I trade through TWE, and once you get past 5000 shares, it's one cent per share beyond that. That's not a big deal when you're in the $1.00 range, but if your stock (like mine) trades between $0.25 and $0.50, you're talking 2-4% one way. I sold my last 23,400 shares for 3/8 and vowed to stay away from those (although I still peek and the Pink Sheets almost every day!) Regards, Steve

To: nycgreg who wrote (15370)	3/25/2001 12:52:05 PM
From: OldAIMGuy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18929

Hi Greg, As much as I've been able to learn, Indigo's product is yet another variation of Technical Analysis and trading. Where AIM trades a small portion of an equity position, Indigo would trade all in - all out. There's quite a difference in tax consequences if nothing else. With AIM one can become 100% invested, but can never become 100% in cash. That would take a non-AIM decision on the part of the investor. AIM is closer in philosophy to Buy&Hold than to short term trading. If you have Excel, there's a freebie AIM template you can try to see how AIM works at the AIM Users web site: aim-users.com Best regards, Tom