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To: Gottfried who wrote (51404)	9/3/2001 11:45:19 AM
From: advocatedevil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

OT - Double Digit Guaranteed Return I would imagine that many of us here are often asked for investment advice from friends, family, co-workers and fellow thread readers. This is not surprising given that we probably spend more time than most closely following the market. What is amazing to me is how many folks owe thousands and thousands of dollars in credit card debt in addition to owning investment portfolios. So, to any investor out there carrying this type of debt, I plead with you to pay off those damm credit cards! The average interest rate is about 19%. There's no where else on the planet where you can match that 100% guaranteed tax free percentage return. I know this is OT, but the topic came up again last night when I sat down with a friend to offer some investment guidance. These are brilliant folks who simply overlook the obvious. Besides, I hate credit cards. They were once a problem in my life, and I've seen them cause problems with others. I also don't like what they teach our children. It's not my intention to open up a new discussion topic here on this thread. I simply want to suggest to anyone who might be reading through the posts here to consider one of the best investments out there today: Paying off credit card debt! OK, I'm done. Sorry for the outburst. AdvocateDevil

To: Gottfried who wrote (51404)	9/4/2001 12:58:17 PM
From: Robert O	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

ot Bull/Bear puppet hilarious! Wouldn't it be funny to post the bear or the bull at one's desk to indicate how the day went for the Naz similar to the way the Cubs raise a 'W' or 'L' flag high atop Wrigley Field to indicate to all the neighborhood the outcome of each game? Maybe I'll pick one up... after I make up 25 years worth of s-t cap. loss carry forwards <g>. There is a gentleman at my workplace that loves to show up just after market close on the now all too typical down day and say: ‘did you see that bloodbath, oh man it’s only going lower from here’ He’s some kind of bond nut, thinks Bill Gross [bond guru] of Pimco is Gawd almighty. What a surprise Bill advocates bonds over common stock. I’d like to get that puppet, and on the next down day punch him in the face with the Bear side. Then say something like 'how about that Naz Bear, nasty!' BTW this is all fantasy I typically don’t punch people or wear puppets. I think the link problem to this item is due to the Naz store site changing its sid # dynamically? I don't know enough about how this works or why a site would want to do that when the idea is to make sending a link to a friend in order to BUY items as easy as possible. At some point it looks like the link stops responding. seems to work for now: shopnasdaq.com RO