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

To: VFD who wrote (14107)	4/18/2002 3:12:24 PM
From: JDN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17183

Dear VFD: I retired nearly 12 years ago at age 47. You're gonna love it. Only problem I have is health insurance, at our age damn hard to get, hopefully you have some kind of company thing. Wish they would open up Medicare to everyone at least 55 and over and just let us pay the whole premium until 65. jdn

To: VFD who wrote (14107)	4/18/2002 8:46:45 PM
From: Joseph Ziebarth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17183

While you are moving out you should probably look at Fidelity low-price fund. Lots of good stocks like EMC are now below $35 which is their guide price. Not touting just suggesting. Sorry to maybe not see your posts on this thread. Bye.

To: VFD who wrote (14107)	4/18/2002 11:24:17 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17183

OT: one thing you might consider, is ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds). They are essentially mutual funds, that trade like a stock. Lower fees, more liquid (no loads, trade anytime the market is open), and usually better tax treatment. Also, you always know in realtime exactly what the Fund is composed of, as opposed to mutual funds, who only tell once a quarter. I have recently started nibbling on BBH (made up of 20 biotechs chosen my Merrill Lynch). I like the sector LT, think it's sufficiently beaten down now, but don't like the "event risk" inherent with biotechs. Fee = 0.08%/year. There are ETFs for lots of other sectors and markets. Lots of people giving more serious thought to Capital Preservation now, than they have in a decade or more. IMO, dividends are going to come back into fashion. And being a "growth" stock will not be an excuse for not having a dividend.

To: VFD who wrote (14107)	4/24/2002 11:24:54 AM
From: Gus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17183

Sorry to see you bail. I agree with you that nothing beats traveling so why even spoil it by owning individual issues when the market is not going anywhere anyway, right? Still, network storage promises to remain one of the most promising areas for stock appreciation for the next decade so you will still be exposed to this sector indirectly through your mutual fund holdings. You can run but you can't really hide......from the rises and falls of storage.<g> Best of luck to you too. If you're going thataway, ask your travel agent about a pair of Pacific islands: Boracay and Siargao. The former is known for its pristine white beaches while the latter is a freak Pacific Ocean storm away from becoming a top tier surfing paradise. The latter is also about where the former was in the mid-80s in terms of development. A dollar is equivalent to more than 50 local coconuts so you still might be able to mix some investing with some pleasure over there.<g>