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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1998 Short Picks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dale Baker who wrote (6707)	4/10/1998 11:42:00 AM
From: Pancho Villa	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18691

>COMMENT: Can these folks take the pain when they lose 20 - 30% of that hard-earned equity? The thought of mom and pop dry cleaners playing stocks with their capital is frightening.< It is incredible! people have no fear when the market is high! I hope the loss is limited to 20-30%. It is just that something doesn't feel right! But be aware my bear instance has cost me 25% since 12/31. Market timing is difficult! Pancho

To: Dale Baker who wrote (6707)	4/10/1998 3:29:00 PM
From: kimberley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18691

Dale, Do you or anyone else have any figures on how much is flowing in as a result of retirement plans, IRA's etc.? I was just recently having a discussion about this with someone... there is a good bit of money that is coming in 'automatically' right now. The scenerio I considered most likely is that the funds would shift assets into other areas, as opposed to us seeing a gradual decline in money flow into the markets. People are always telling me how much their company pension plans, IRA's etc are making them... and I'm not sure the average person just working and alloting a certain % of their assets to retirement are going to wake up one day and say "These markets are too overvalued... I'm putting my money in something safer." If anything, it seems some people are looking for ways to get MORE money into the markets. I know some people subscribe to the theory that as long as the money flows, the markets will stay up, but I'm not entirely comfortable with that. Thoughts? best, kim