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To: Thomas M. who wrote (44533)	5/24/1998 11:23:00 AM
From: K. M. Strickler	Respond to of 176387

TM, Well, of course I would rather have the interest over the fixed amount. The point that I was making was when dealing with large percentages (300 and 170), the actual number increase is deceptive when reduced to percentages. In the smaller percentages, the compounding effect is much smaller. I would not think that a company could continue at 300% unless that company developed a substance that 'everyone' had to use, and that substance was a 'consumable'. Air and Water come to mind! If you had $10,000 in the account, and the next year you had $40,000, the following year $108,000, would you complain that the first year was 300% and the second year was only 170%, when other accounts, with what would be great growth (say 100%) would have $20,000 and $40,000 the next year respectively. I have to remember that when I compare figures, that I can find a mathematical model which will prove almost anything. If I can't do it myself, I have access to a mathematical 'genius' who loves to do that kind of thing! BTW - I would that the 300%-170% - $108,000 over the 100%-100% - $40,000 any time. Regards, Ken