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To: mishedlo who wrote (197505)10/15/2002 8:58:53 AM
From: Tommaso  Respond to of 436258
 
Seems to be the equivalent of US municipals, state, and treasury debt.

There are several reasons that people are uneasy --or could be-- with FAX.

1. currency risk

2. interest rate risk

3. risk of widening discount from selling

4. dilution from the rights offering

No, it's quite the opposite of junk bonds.

I bought more yesterday. It is possible that it will be even more of a bargain by the end of the year, at which time I may be using the rights from the offering to buy even more, at a further discount.

No investment is certain, but after short-term U. S. T-bills, inflation protected US bonds, British bonds, and euro bonds, this seems a pretty good bet among paper instruments.



To: mishedlo who wrote (197505)10/16/2002 1:01:03 PM
From: Tommaso  Respond to of 436258
 
FAX is, I hope, already rebounding. I increased my position by about 30% at 4.06 though I cannot pretend that I completely understand what its prospects are. A 20% discount from NAV and a better than 10% dividend (which may well be cut soon) did seem attractive.