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To: Les H who wrote (118504)	8/28/2001 11:26:17 AM
From: Charles P. Hubbard	Respond to of 436258

Then those that bought long are responsible for the bubble mania, right? Losers always need someone else to blame.

To: Les H who wrote (118504)	8/28/2001 11:41:17 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

rocky period just ahead sfgate.com dot-bomb vulture investor Promethean calls in Excite loan sfgate.com

To: Les H who wrote (118504)	8/28/2001 12:27:55 PM
From: LLCF	Respond to of 436258

<Ironically, the real risks of short-selling are faced not by the investor borrowing stock but by the fastest growing sector of the population: the 64-year-old widow, living on a fixed income, with a balanced investment portfolio. Retirees are among the investors least able to bounce back from the loss of a substantial part of their life savings. > What rock did this guy crawl out from under??? They should not be adversely affected by losses, if so they have too much stock. Fire the stupid manager that has seniors in 'balanced funds' that aren't even balanced any more. DAK