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To: E_K_S who wrote (28433)	10/7/2007 2:57:09 PM
From: Paul Senior	Respond to of 78717

Stubs. Yes, "tax planning/tax management" can be another good reason for keeping stubs. I've overlooked that. Thanks for mentioning your experience and methods. ------------ Regarding: "Stub and cigar-butt positions do help me accomplish this. I have found that more than 60% of the time, my stub positions have maintained their value or increased substantially by the time I finally close out the position." I say let's do what works. I'm convinced stubs have helped me with portfolio performance. I don't keep track of the numbers and so I can't substantiate it though. If I can translate your "60%" into something like the stubs that go up in value go up more in value in total than the stubs (40%) that might drop in value, then that aspect of investing (keeping stubs) is something worth considering.