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To: capitalistbeatnik who wrote (3641)	12/2/1997 2:15:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 10921

J O'B, I can't relate to the Time published returns unless they were seriously out of date even for a print magazine or unless the article is comparing the S&P 500 return to the DJIA return for all 30 stocks. At fool.com , returns for a variety of Beating the Dow strategies are updated weekly. This is purely mechanical, buys stock at the day's close, and to my knowledge, doesn't include dividends in the calculation. I include both dividends and commissions because that's what I received or paid. I also have better entry points than closing prices for the day that I entered. Nor was I religious about buying all stocks in a position on the same day. This "toying with the system" has served me well for the stocks that I own but has caused me to miss GM at $45, its spinoff of EDS and any other goodies during the last 2 years. In any case there are numerous ways to make/lose money in the market. Each to his own, but hopefully through a reasonably complete understanding of the alternatives. Ian.