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To: Venkie who wrote (36174)	4/23/2001 12:47:43 PM
From: TimeToMakeTheInvs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

I am being cautious as well. Could retrench a little, be just fine, and resume move upwards. But this last year has taught me there is no hurry, LOTS of volatility. Re the suit - all I know about it was the CBSMarketWatch headline on 4/21/01 at 12:27pm which stated "NL JURY AWARDS $8 MLN FOR FALL OFF PORCH." That's it. tim

To: Venkie who wrote (36174)	4/23/2001 6:58:50 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

This is good for a few laughs...(it's borrowed from a Yahoo thread <G>)... ________________________________________________ Momentum Investing - The fine art of buying high and selling low. Value Investing - The art of buying low and selling lower. Broker - Poorer than you were in 1999. P/E ratio - The percentage of investors wetting their pants as this market keeps crashing. Standard & Poor - Your life in a nut shell. Stock Analyst - Idiot who just downgraded your stock. Bull Market - A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. Bear Market - A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry and the husband gets no sex. Stock split - When your ex-wife and her lawyer split all your assets equally between themselves. Financial Planner - A guy who actually remembers his wallet when he runs to the 7-11 for toilet paper and cigarettes. Market Correction - The day after you buy stocks. Cash Flow - The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet. Call Option - Something people used to do with a telephone in ancient times before e-mail. Microsoft - A condition temporarily remedied by Viagra. Cisco - Side kick of Poncho. Yahoo - What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $540 per share. Windows 2000 - What you jump out of when you're the sucker that bought Yahoo for $540 per share. Institutional Investor - Past year investor who's now locked up in a nut house. Profit - Religious guy who talks to God. Bill Gates - Where God goes for a loan. Alan Greenspan - God.