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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (96826)	7/21/2002 9:51:59 PM
From: Mike M2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Skeeter, nor do they mention the survivor bias of the indices where laggards and bankrupts are removed and the relative winners( relatively speaking) remain. The typical investor was overweighted in tech so his loses are much bigger than a DJIA or S&P chart will reveal. I don't think you'll see ENE or WCOM in any indices in the future except in my proprietary tough love index-g- Skeeter are you still holding therapy sessions? -g- Mike ho ho ho

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (96826)	7/21/2002 9:59:42 PM
From: BGR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

SB, From 1929 to 2002, there are roughly a hundred 26 year periods. You found one where returns were flat. I will let you count the number of 17 year periods from 1966-2002. Then, I will let you take a course in simple probability, and draw conclusions. After that, if you can please address this question: if the average intelligence in your class is greater than yours, does it support or negate the assertion that your whole class graduated as uneducated as you seem to have? -BGR.