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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (71166)	9/29/2006 1:38:32 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 77400

>>...and the markets continue to go nowhere, really. Have you looked at the Dow lately?! finance.yahoo.com or the NASDAQ finance.yahoo.com

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (71166)	9/30/2006 10:51:25 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77400

Jeez, Lizzie, I really do respect your opinion, but every time you come out with that bear market thing, I have to wonder what world you live on. Here are the returns for the major indices since 2003. We are certifiably, undoubtedly, absolutely, NOT in a bear market. Rather, we are on the tale end of a mini-bull market within a great bull market that started on 1982. SP500 2003 = 28.7% 2004 = 10.9% 2005 = 4.9% 2006 YTD = 7.0% Dow 2003 = 28.3% 2004 = 5.3% 2005 = 1.7% 2006 YTD = 9.0% NASDAQ 2003 = 50% 2004 = 8.6% 2005 = 1.4% 2006 YTD = 2.4%

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (71166)	9/30/2006 4:14:37 PM
From: stock bull	Respond to of 77400

Hi Lizzie, I remember CNBC reporting how bad August, September and October have normally been. As you said, September was a very good month. Let's see how October does. I agree that their are seasonal factors that affect the markets. For example, Europe usually "shuts down" over the summer months and business dries up. When I was working in the Tech field, the marketing forecasts always took the summer's slow down into account. Now, did this affect the markets? I believe, that to some extent, it has an adverse effect on the market. Stock Bull