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To: Amy J who wrote (180490)	3/29/2005 11:04:19 AM
From: BWAC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

<any investors left > No. Speculators by the thousands though, both in hype stocks and real estate.

To: Amy J who wrote (180490)	3/29/2005 11:17:37 AM
From: Elmer Phud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Amy So are there any investors left other than us here? I continue to invest in INTC. I buy continuously, write Puts and CCs continuously and I'm even writing naked calls in my margin account against a tax deferred account that doesn't allow option writing. The dividend is getting to the point where it nearly matches MM rates and Intel has indicated they intend to raise the dividend over time. Overall the cash flow is quite good although the growth is not like the old days... My expectation is that the overall market will be flat for the foreseeable future so premiums and dividends will beat the overall market, in my estimation.

To: Amy J who wrote (180490)	3/29/2005 11:25:38 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

I have been buying INTC through the DRIP plan(perhaps I am the read DRIP)....not really sure why I am buying, as it seems the only ones who are getting rewarded are those at the top: Intel CEO Gains $10.7 Million on Options Tuesday March 29, 11:04 am ET Intel CEO Barrett Gains $10.7 Million From Exercising 384,000 Stock Options, Filing Shows WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top executive of Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of semiconductors, realized a profit of about $10.7 million from exercising 384,000 stock options last year, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday. According to the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Chief Executive Craig R. Barrett received 2004 total compensation, excluding option grants and exercises, of roughly $2.6 million. That compared with total compensation of $2.26 million for 2003. Barrett's 2004 compensation included a bonus award totaling around $1.84 million and a $610,000 salary, which is flat with the salary paid in the last two years, the filing said. In addition, Intel, which is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., awarded the CEO 350,000 stock options for 2004. Intel had revenue of $34.21 billion last year. In morning trading, its shares inched up 6 cents to $23.34 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The stock fell 28 percent last year.

To: Amy J who wrote (180490)	3/29/2005 3:40:48 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

So are there any investors left other than us here? Not many, and this lack on interest in the securities markets will place a drag on the US economy for years. When you talk to people about the 70s investing climate, most believe it was a long 8 year bear market. IN actuality though there were a few bad (really bad) years and then a sideways jaw for the next 5 or so years, until valuations were dirt cheap and in 1982 the markets finally took off. So, here we are again. I don't bother arguing about whether this is a bear market because people refuse to believe it is..... but, for all intents and purposes we are in a 70s climate so why not call it what it is. When does it end? My guess: 2008 or 2009.