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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (27724)	3/4/2005 8:15:55 AM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 306849

RE: "If speaking of tech bubble" Yes, I was speaking of the tech bubble, not the dotcoms since ezines are not technology companies. RE: "I would better compare the RE in those places with oil and gas stocks" That's exactly the concern. In the mid-90s, a couple mutual oil funds had 10-year performance of only ~3%/year for an entire decade. Namely, because of the preceding oil bubble. The preceding oil bubble created a flat sector market for an entire decade. So, the issue to consider is, distinguishing when appreciation has turned into a bubble. For example, 2X appreciation in real estate might be due to the fundamental shift of a country entering the West economically, but is 4X's really due to this? At some point, appreciation may have turned into a bubble. Possibly like the prior old bubble. Regards, Amy J