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To: Paul Senior who wrote (33469)	2/6/2009 6:49:52 PM
From: anializer	Respond to of 78702

Thanks for sharing. Seems to be worth the money if in fact the value of its investments don't have to be marked down significantly. I bought a little when I saw the opening hit today, but only a potential trade for me, one which may be quick, win or lose. I never buy a stock for dividends, and particularly in this environment where many dividends are suspect to cuts. Different age and goals I guess, but I always felt the real money in the market is made in capital gains, not sitting on things to collect dividends while prices erode. I do know many people that have bought and stayed with utilities which have at least held up better than most of the individual yo yo's. So its just my perspective at age 53. Most of my retirement is safe money, so if I am going to risk the stock market with a small percentage of total capital, I prefer to try for gains, not dividends. AINV seemed to get some support at its lows again today but it does also seem no better than a 50/50 proposition. Seems to me the recent rally is a technical reflex rebound and not the start of anything significant for the stock market.