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Strategies & Market Trends : Bob Brinker: Market Savant & Radio Host -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mister topes who wrote (3652)	2/25/1998 1:15:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 42834

I have heard Brinker for close to 4 years now. That is why I was surprised to find him recommending a "wait and see" approach to the caller. "Diversify ASAP!", was what I (and most other Moneytalk regulars perhaps) expected him to say. Dipy.

To: mister topes who wrote (3652)	2/25/1998 10:21:00 PM
From: Rock Fish	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42834

>Such people know they are taking undue risk but do >so anyway to make a killing in the company they work >for. Happens all the time. This is extremely common in the high-tech sector. Most of these people devote modest amounts of excess cash to their employee stock purchase plan. This, coupled with stock options, can create an unbelievable amount of equity when a high-tech company does well. The 1000 shares of Intel stock at IPO given to some employees would now be worth nearly $5 million. There are thousands and thousands of Microsoft millionaires who have held on to their stock without diversifying. The risk is a matter of difference between retiring a millionaire (Through 401ks and DCAing into other mutual funds) versus retiring a multimillionaire (401k + other mutual funds + lots of Microsoft stock). You have to know when and when not to ignore the 4% rule. -- Rock Fish

To: mister topes who wrote (3652)	2/28/1998 7:13:00 PM
From: Boca_PETE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

DonLn: RE:<amazing how people fail to comprehend things said on the radio > Today, I believe someone asked Brinker directly whether or not he managed the employee's 401K Plan (or retirement plan) of UTEK. My perception was that in response Bob said he has owned the UTEK stock since it went public in 1993 and it's no secret that he has the highest regard for UTEK management. Did I miss something or was there more to his answer which gave a direct YES or NO to this direct question ? (Not that there would be anything wrong with it if the answer were YES). If you listened today, perhaps you can shed some more light on this question. At first I thought the issue was a joke when I saw it raised in a post on the UTEK board at the Motley Fool Forum. P