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Technology Stocks : EMC How high can it go? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gus who wrote (13107)	9/7/2001 4:59:51 AM
From: techreports	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17183

But now for the final exam: If you expect to be a net saver during the next five years, should you hope for a higher or lower stock market during that period? Many investors get this one wrong. Even though they are going to be net buyers of stocks for many years to come, they are elated when stock prices rise and depressed when they fall. In effect, they rejoice because prices have risen for the "hamburgers" they will soon be buying. This reaction makes no sense. Only those who will be sellers of equities in the near future should be happy at seeing stocks rise. Prospective purchasers should much prefer sinking prices. not really. Sure, consumers like to see the price of a car or hamburger to go down. However, if the price goes down because the car has a flaw and blows up when reaching speeds over 60MHp or the hamburger contains deadly bacteria, i don't consider that a bargain. Same with stocks. The bacteria is a recession and lower earnings with the possibility of a 10 year Japan like recession. Hey, it could happen.. if the US does what Japan does, would it really make that much sense to buy stocks today?