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To: pbull who wrote (11008)	7/24/2003 10:36:43 AM
From: im a survivor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13815

So, what are most folks doing right now? As we head towards historically the worst 3 month period for markets, I am wondering if folks are going to sell, take profits and sit on the sidelines for awhile, or are folks buying trying to get on the train...or are folks holding....... I'm trying to decide what to do myself, but this market is 100% unpredicatble. Lots of reasons for us to continue upwards and lots of reasons we head downward a fair amount. I'm pretty much fully vested right now and am trying to decide whether I should take some profits and wait for cheaper prices to buy back or simply hold on for the long haul. Half of me is saying SELL!!! and the other half is saying HOLD!!!....I thought about going to maybe 50% cash and booking some profits and staying 50% vested and 50% cash so I could buy cheaper if need be. However when I look at my holdings, I can't seem to figure out what to sell. Dont want to sell stocks that are cheap ( IMO) and dont have much downside left and possible nice upside possible and I dont want to sell my best performers either. I have some stocks, I think are still cheap and could have good moves if I am patient, and other stocks that are flying and I am hesitant to sell my good performers, especially when earnings TA/FA looks great on them......so am kind of curious at to what others are doing..staying fully vested? Buying? Selling? Thanks.....AAII came out with excellent numbers and excellent guidance and is down today. Great company...FDRY numbers looked very nice also.....