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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (40976)	9/8/2005 11:15:03 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 306849

OT "I generally am efficient at taking some winnings off the table as they occur. It limits both up and down side." LOL!!! I'm familiar with that. Always cursing myself as an investment keeps rising and I've sold! :-) Most of the time I don't regret it. In order to do it, you have to buy enough to be able to both take profits and benefit. I sold a piece of an energy trust when it was only up 150%. Today it is up 373% in less than two years. It was a nice gain, and the remaining paper gain is nice to look at. I thought about selling some calls against it on Wednesday. Now I am kicking myself for passing on the free money. That being said, I am still doing ok in the market.