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To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (48166)	4/7/2004 1:15:29 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

<<< What do you like?>>> Hi Malcolm, I like a good story and /or a big trend and then selecting within that market a few stocks that have potential for big (like huge)gains and getting in early. I have had success in the past with DEC and WANG in the early 70's (Mini computers), KO (great management, globalization), AOL (when they had 200,000 subscribers and were not part of the Internet - I started a thread about investing in AOL on the bulletin board - but for some reason the early messages were never retained - lack of storage capabilities) INTC (Technology, Microprocessor, Gordon Moore), Iomega (Storage - when most people didn't know the difference between RAM, ROM, DASD removable or fixed), Amati (DSL when most people weren't even aware of dial up or Gates knew about the Internet). For the most part, my participation on bulletin boards and discussion groups on those subjects have been retained. On all the above, I have at least fourfold returns. My biggest failure was one of omission. I was ready to invest in several hundred shares of QCOM (when they were still touting TDMA as the technology of the future and before Maurice had even heard of CDMA - I'm guessing) on the Monday before Barron's came out with an attack on CDMA. Not that I bought the story, I hesitated long enough where I could never find a compelling entry point again. I haven't had any big winners recently. I am still looking. Just as likely, if not more so, as there is to be a recession or depression in the future, there will be another big story and or a big trend that people will get rich on. I would much rather get a piece of the action where many people succeed at, than to make money where others have to fail. Mary