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To: SliderOnTheBlack who wrote (10438)	7/1/2008 3:11:57 PM
From: jim_p	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50084

"Print that one out and remember it... it's a keeper, especially in regards to keeping an open mind on the very "dynamic" ongoing inflation/deflation debate." I’m in the inflation turning rapidly into deflation for the following reasons: 1. All time record oil prices act as a tax increase on the consumer and are deflationary. 2. Housing bubble is the largest housing bubble in history and the unwinding is deflationary. 3. Credit expansion was the highest since the 1920’s and the unwinding is deflationary. 4. Higher taxes are deflationary and are just about a given at this point. 5. The primary driver for money expansion has been credit expansion to ridiculous levels and now we will have the opposite for many years to come which will cause the money supply to contract. Jim

To: SliderOnTheBlack who wrote (10438)	7/3/2008 6:45:45 AM
From: rubbersoul	Respond to of 50084

<"Buy and hold, always becomes... buy and fold."> Depends on the investor I would think. If one bought and held GG last August and held through the volatility, he would be a very happy man today and I would presume elated 6-9 months from now: stockcharts.com IMO, this is why part of one's investments should be buy and hold while another portion is used for trading if one chooses to time the market.