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Technology Stocks : Healthcare.com Corporation (Nasdaq: HCDC)was [HDIE] -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Charliss who wrote (2570)	8/12/1998 12:11:00 PM
From: Shadow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15094

Prior to HDIE's last run at $5 my average price was 3 7/16. I was sure the HDIE was getting ready to run and bought more at 4 9/16 and again at 4 11/16. As a result 3 7/16 is most distressing. In hindsight I should have sold then and then rebought at yesterday's levels. I'm am looking forward so some of the great news we are all waiting for.

To: Charliss who wrote (2570)	8/12/1998 9:22:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Respond to of 15094

I am in for the long haul. I have ceased to worry about any of my stocks day to day fluctuations because - I used to be interested in daytrading. Once I realized that most daytrading is scamming....I slowly peeled back my investments. I lost a little money (not a lot), and kept only those investments I considered strong long term investments (ALYA and HDIE) and one strong speculative investment (OZON). Of these, I feel HDIE is the best of the lot. I know the payoff is coming, regardless of time frame. Where once I'd check its price almost hourly...now I realize that it's silly to do so. The market is in a bear trap. It will rebound soon. Of that, I am convinced. How soon? I would never answer that. But I consider 3-6 months soon. Anything longer than that, and the market is in a true bear situation. As for Buffett...the General Re purchase did alter his holdings considerably. However, HE doesn't hold their bonds, he holds their stock. They have some very nice positions that softens his equity %, and strengthen his reinsurance portfolio. Has his % changed overall? Yes, but we've known that for close to a year now, as his equity purchases have been slowing. However, his silver purchase was hardly an anti-equity move. It was simply a broadening of his ownership base. And it hasn't exactly paid off for him. It is costing him a pretty penny to continue holding that silver.