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To: Dennis who wrote (327)	11/2/1997 9:05:00 PM
From: Julius Wong	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4916

Dennis, from Barron's article Julius ***************************************************************** [Image] [The Trader][Image] [Image] [Image] Monday, November 3, 1997 [Image] Big Money Poll Survey Highlights Listed below are the mean consensus responses to survey questions. Where will the following indexes be. . . At year-end At mid-year 1997? 1998? Dow Dow Industrials 8058.56 Industrials 8113.44 S&P 500 957.43 S&P 500 974.89 NASDAQ NASDAQ Composite 1710.76 Composite 1749.21 --------------------------------------------------------- Predict the high and low for the following indexes in the next 12 months. High Low Dow Dow Industrials 8652.29 Industrials 7113.75 S&P 500 1042.20 S&P 500 833.63 NASDAQ NASDAQ Composite 1878.14 Composite 1436.53 --------------------------------------------------------- Most Favored Stocks: Amgen, Intel, Cisco, Compaq, Motorola, Monsanto, McDonald's --------------------------------------------------------- Most Overvalued Stocks: Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Dell, AOL, GE, Intel, Gillette, Proctor & Gamble --------------------------------------------------------- Which industry groups are you buying now? Financial, Biotech, Telecom, Software, Oil Services, Drugs --------------------------------------------------------- Least Popular Industry Groups: Chemicals, Machinery, Apparel, Publishing, Computer Hardware, Electric Utilities --------------------------------------------------------- *Respondents were asked to pick two choices each. --------------------------------------------------------- How do you rate the investment potential of the following asset classes over the next 6-12 months? [Image] --------------------------------------------------------- Predictions Year-End Mid-Year 1997 1998 GDP Growth Rate 2.98% 2.57% Growth in Corp. Profits (S&P 500) 12.05 8.77 U.S. Unemployment Rate 4.99 5.06 U.S. Inflation (CPI) Rate 2.12 2.39 Yield on 90-day T-bills 5.00 4.98 Yield on 30-year T-bonds 6.18 6.30 Gold, per Troy oz. $334.54 $334.89 Oil (W. Texas. int. crude), bbl. $21.10 $21.07 --------------------------------------------------------- Return to top of page Copyright c 1997 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.