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To: im a survivor who wrote (76778)	11/5/1998 4:30:00 PM
From: MichaelW	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

Re: I told her there is no way to see the future Who told you that?

To: im a survivor who wrote (76778)	11/5/1998 4:49:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

Well that is a tough one for me to answer.Well for what it is worth you may want to remind her of the risk involved also in buying any stock.As for Dell I can't say what the price of the stock will be 2 or 3 years from now but the prospects of the company is still intact as far as I can tell and that is no advice just a personal opinion.

To: im a survivor who wrote (76778)	11/5/1998 6:01:00 PM
From: T.R.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

Phewwww..advising family and friends on religion, politics and investments is very risky. FWIW I don't THINK it would be unreasonable for DELL to perform extremely well over the next couple of years. The greater problem are the markets themselves. They've been very jittery, for good reason, and can turn on what may appear to be a non news event. Were you around when some bonzo started a rumor about Dell a week or so ago? That's a perfect example of the sheep getting spooked by a shadow. There are a lot of factors for your friend to consider regardless what stock she is thinking of investing in. Her tolerance for risk, what the $30k represents of her personal wealth, what she feels is an acceptable gain, etc. If she has NEVER invested but still insists on jumping in on a stock I would try to encourage her to start with a smaller position and buy when new opportunities present themselves. On the other hand, where else can she invest her money and receive any decent return on her investment? As you probably know, DELL is a heck of a company and the stock has treated us all quite well. IMHO I think there is a good chance it will repeat the past year's growth. However, as we approach the year 2000 I think the markets will become more conservative and once it is proven we will exist and grow after January 1, 2000 they will try to make up for lost time. Since I do not have a crystal ball this opinion is worth about as much as the paper it is written on ($0.00) Wish her the best of luck and make sure she understands any of us (especially you) can only share an opinion. The crystal ball inventories have been depleted. T.R.

To: im a survivor who wrote (76778)	11/6/1998 1:41:00 AM
From: Spreck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

to kg4 after reading a few of the answers to your dell question......i'm no expert in the market or dell ......have seen several people make lots of cash in this stock.......i'm one of those who have learned some hard lessons in the market especially in dell....... my recommendation.....is rather simple.....open a online account with a discount broker where the person can buy small amounts of dell-icious on a regular basis.... i use fidelity for an IRA account and a discount broker that only charges $7.00 per trade for trading...... accumulate 50 shares a month on dips and beware of the nature of this stock.....it is the most volatile stock out there. at times it can scare the S#%& out of you. one must be fully aware of what one is buying before being 100% invested go dell go for new people my suggestion is to go, but go slowly spreck