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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (129045)	7/25/2001 2:09:38 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Greenspan's mistake was that he did not raise margin requirements to 75% or 100% from 50%. The last two interest rate increases could have been avoided or cut back to a single increase of 1/4%. But interest rates were and are not now the primary problem with the economy. The problem was bubblemania expectations. Not all analysts were bullish - a few were bearish. Most of the bearish analysts were not at firms that had taken part in public offerings or bond offerings. Of course there was absolutely no conflict of interests as Wall Street is always helping out little investors above their own greedy interests }; ^)

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (129045)	7/25/2001 8:29:05 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

I recall Brinker saying in Jan 2000 to sell. Seems in hindsight that was a good time to sell.

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (129045)	7/25/2001 8:36:38 PM
From: HG	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

You know what the real reason for people laughing at the bears was, don't you ? There is a time to go long, there is a time to go short, there is a time to stand in the sidelines.... Most bears were wrong. They just kept saying "sell sell sell, the sky is falling" at the wrong time...Sell in 1998 ? Come On. How DUMB was that ? LOL It was as stupid as I would look right now saying "Buy Buy Buy, the market is going up"! Its not. Sidelines is safer here unless you like channel trading. Of course some day it will go up, but that doesn't mean I keep shouting BUY BUY BUY now !!! <smile> Timing....thats what it is all about.....coz even a broken clock shows correct time twice a day.... Elementary.....my dear Watson ! <smile>