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To: Dave who wrote (15221)	8/16/2002 8:34:53 AM
From: Jurgis Bekepuris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78609

Dave, >Now is not the time to "bastardize" the definition >of "value investing" by focusing on "growth" stocks > or companies that are 80%+ off its highs. Well, Buffett "bastardized" "value investing" long time ago, so I am pretty comfortable following his footsteps. As I said, I never followed Graham. Prosperous investing to you. Jurgis - In 2000 value investing was a dirty word, now it's growth investing...

To: Dave who wrote (15221)	8/16/2002 9:17:19 AM
From: cfimx	Respond to of 78609

>>- D/E <.7 - Current Ratio > 2.0 - Profitable for the past 5 to 10 years. - Consistently paid a dividend for the past 5 to 10 years. Graham wrote that book at a time when companies like that grew on trees. He was a great teacher and investor but was lucky to be investing in the golden age of value investing, post 1930. Buffett realized that you needed to find a way to make money in any market, not just in times when every page you turn to in the S & P guide sported a single digit p/e ratio.