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To: Earlie who wrote (210719)	12/19/2002 2:21:14 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 436258

I won't go too far into the gata thang... but i will say russell climbed on the gold band wagon a year late at a minimum and his rationale is poor at best other than the generalized buy it refrain.... otoh, luc's fundi approach outside of the hedge issue, is a bit early in my view... in this stage of the gold bull they will buy anything, even shit, if it is covered with gold. fundi's come later dpending on how lengthly the bull is. once again, though, russell is the last man on earth i'd read regarding gold or the fed. on the fed, we were doing that here three years ago while russell was getting married for the third time or buying a poodle or something.. to be quite honest about it. he missed the boat and shouldn't have given his background and his fee. J

To: Earlie who wrote (210719)	12/19/2002 2:23:09 PM
From: mishedlo	Respond to of 436258

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