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To: Kirk © who wrote (6146)	8/22/2018 12:01:45 PM
From: robert b furman	Respond to of 26437

Excellent points - I agree with them all. I had paid my house off in 1999 after selling out early in the market. In 2008 I had a huge margin and did some early selling. In the peak of the decline I took out a HELOC Home Equity Line of Credit and eliminated my margin balance. I never went back to having margin. Having a margin balance was one of those things that makes an investor excessively fearful. One can not invest well,when they can't afford their position. Once I found that out - I was never tempted to buy more stock that I had cash for. Now I'll buy a dip a day or two before I know a dividend is coming, but that is also a rare event for me now. I enjoy watching the dividends accumulate and then targeting a new position in the hopes of a more diversified dividend revenue stream. Bob