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To: Dataminer1 who wrote (6135)	11/5/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: Jim Battaglia	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18928

>Jim, I would like to thank you for alerting me to the "spreadsheet downloadable" stock price history available on Yahoo< Bill, no problem! It is my job!! To find the 'best'!! It sure is easy and with your software makes historical viewing and performance a powerful tool. Great work on site!!!

To: Dataminer1 who wrote (6135)	11/6/1998 11:58:00 AM
From: OldAIMGuy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18928

Hi Bill, Nice looking pages! Keep us posted on your progress. That direct d/l of data into the spreadsheet sounds really good. Certainly the bashing that the market took recently shows the true power of AIM. As you and many others found out, it takes considerable intestinal fortitude to follow the business plan! We all knew "theoretically" that AIM was good for us in a bear market, but the "reality" of a Kodiak sized mauler's hot breath is still something to behold! When you're ready to perk up the performance of your OLDCAT, let me know! We'll pick some nice camshafts and re-program the fuel injection chip to make it a real Cheetah!! Best regards, Tom

To: Dataminer1 who wrote (6135)	11/6/1998 4:01:00 PM
From: JZGalt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18928

Bill, I've been doing a little back testing of how AIM would have done on my top holdings. Unfortunately, I couldn't do CCI which is my largest holding since Yahoo! hasn't figured out how to deal with the merger with TRV. Anyway I did a little study where I selected the top 10 holdings that I own (exception CCI) and ran them thru the AIM system for a period of two years. Here is the results for a $10,000 investment in each stock with a 25% initial cash level, 10% on the BUY SAFE and SELL SAFE. AIM Buy and Hold ---------------------------- MRK 15,507 18,619 MO 15,055 17,807 ELN 18,092 24,717 MCD 13,305 14,649 CMB 14,112 14,249 PMCS 23,549 34,595 SAI 18,855 27,087 CAG 12,180 12,350 ASND 16,810 6,872 <- considerable margin used to make this gain All in all AIM did relatively poorly until you think about the 25% cash cushion it typically holds. Then the water becomes a bit more cloudy. No Vealies were used in this calculation. ;-) ---- Dave