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To: chowder who wrote (9240)	6/13/2011 10:28:04 PM
From: Steve Felix	Respond to of 34328

Maybe you need to spring for a copy of The Single Best for each of your friends. It has a way of turning a light on. My buddy is currently out 2.5%. I asked him how he was feeling about his account starting out. He said he only checked it a few times and it was normal fluctuation. ( something he got from Miller I'm sure ) Said he is really looking forward to automatic reinvestment, something he had never really thought about before, auto income increase with every purchase. This seemed to be one where I would do some hand holding, but I think he gets it more than I gave him credit for.

To: chowder who wrote (9240)	6/13/2011 11:30:52 PM
From: JimisJim	Respond to of 34328

On the other side, I also get a fair amount of eye-rolling commentary from folk who follow the school of B&Hing the standard index funds and ETFs only, perhaps some large cap mutuals. I ask about divvies, none know, but quick look finds 1%-2% yields if anything. They thought a divvy growth PF was risky, but they seem just as depressed as the (bad/ave.) traders I know -- most of the good pure traders are just sitting in cash mostly and have been for some time, which is ironic. Oddly, I have been in both positions at some point in the past 40+ years so I know how they feel, and I'm feeling better these days than they. I confess this is a novel feeling after the last little while of market action that would have had me silently moaning in the past and wanting to curl up under my desk. Jim