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To: Francis Chow who wrote (57245)	6/5/1998 11:43:00 AM
From: John Hull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Francis, re:"I don't think, in general, that it is good to own shares in the company you work for. (1) if the company goes under (admittedly not very like with Intel), you lose both your job and your equity (2) insider trading restrictions restrict your trading window to 6 months of the year or less in total." 1. I would never give my money to someone (invest) who didn't have theirs at stake as well. 2. I'm an investor, not a trader. I'm not denigrating traders - its just not for me. regards, jh

To: Francis Chow who wrote (57245)	6/5/1998 11:58:00 AM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 186894

Francis, >>>"if the company goes under (admittedly not very like with Intel), you lose both your job and your equity"<<< After the intel stockholders' meeting, at the lunch that Humble Carl Mehr had set up, I met about six ex-Intel retired guys, my age or younger. They call themselves "IR's", for Intel retirees. OK, there are few Intels, and I do know of people that have lost a lot in their company's stock. However, stock option plans are pretty safe, as are stock purchase plans. The former gets you stock at a fixed price, maybe 20% per year as you get vested. If the stock has been going up...no brainer. if down, you don't have to buy it, or the company re-writes it at a lower price. Prchase plans are at a discount. Tony