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To: Jeffrey D who wrote (26613)	11/23/1998 2:07:00 AM
From: 16yearcycle	Respond to of 70976

Jeffrey D, I certainly didn't mean to offend or be nasty. My remarks were meant to affirm Gottfried's suggestion that buying AMAT or Safeway would have been better over time. AMAT is a growth-cyclical, an unusual breed of animal. I felt my comments were taken out of context when I specifically said "not always" best to trade, since I could easily imagine a shot back. Buying amat at a cyclical top turns into a really lousy investment. Buying it at a bottom in a bear market and you get one of the greatest 2-3 year investments you will get in a lifetime. There are easier games than this. I think that was Gottfried's point and mine as well.