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To: PaperChase who wrote (10468)	8/30/1998 7:48:00 AM
From: w2j2	Respond to of 42804

Paperchase, There is no doubt that options should be used as insurance, and not as a pure play "bet" on a stock or on the market. I guess they just complicate my life, and they cost money, and they add to short term taxes when I am trying to generate long term (20-30 year) capital gains. Also, I am not allowed to buy options in my retirement account, though I think I could write covered calls. 4 ways to decrease the emotions: 1) Recognize your emotions, and deal with them separately from your investments. 2) Diversify, so when a stock tanks, you can remember it was <10% of your portfolio. 3) Keep investing and taking pain so you get used to it. ;-( 4) Keep your day job. :-)) wj