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To: AC Flyer who wrote (54296)	10/15/2004 10:40:29 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>>The right sectors now and for the next five years are technology, financial services and health care.<< Now hold on there a minute, ACF! Two of the main themes on this thread right now are precious metals and energy. I can understand why you'd pass on the glitter of gold, but how the heck can you ignore what's going on with the energy sector? Seriously.

To: AC Flyer who wrote (54296)	10/15/2004 10:42:34 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

:0) MFST finance.yahoo.com @ USD 28 INTC finance.yahoo.com @ USD 20.5 QCOM finance.yahoo.com @ USD 42.5 CSCO finance.yahoo.com @ USD 18.5 CMCSA finance.yahoo.com @ USD 28.5 EBAY finance.yahoo.com @ USD 94 YHOO finance.yahoo.com @ 34.5 <<It is my opinion that you should be committing right now to large cap tech and internet stocks like MSFT, INTC, QCOM, CSCO, CMCSA, EBAY, YHOO. I think there is a very good chance that this kind of portfolio will appreciate by 500% or more over the next 5 years>> ... if so, Starbucks coffee will cost USD 12 per cup, the US will be competing against China in turning out industrial fasteners, and the house in Boston you wish to acquire will require north of USD 10 mn. Very exciting prospect. Chugs, Jay [Key words: ACF Mike Picks]

To: AC Flyer who wrote (54296)	10/16/2004 2:01:51 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi AC - there was a study done about five years ago by an University (UC Berkeley, I think) about the results of retail investors. They were able to get computerized, anonymous data form a large retial brokerage (likley Schwab) of a huge number of accounts - (something like 50,000 +) over a long period. As expected, the vast majority of what they called active traders (maybe 50 trades a year) did worse than any of the indexes, even in bull markets. There was however, a fraction of the traders, about 5-15%, who were able to make about 15-25% per year average per year for 5-10 years. The 15-25% per year is not quite hedge fund territory, but does overlap with some of the better mutual funds. Based on what has been posted on SI, many of the posters on this thread and the energy oriented Boom Boom Room Thread (sort of the successor to Strickly Drilling) have been able to do as well or better.