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To: jim heger who wrote (1927)12/19/1998 8:52:00 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant  Respond to of 2542
 
jim, IMO any analysts's opinion good or bad, is OK so long as it is suported by a rationale. The only thing that I check is whether the analyst's company makes a market in the stock.... BTW gang, Best Buy said that it's computer sales are robust this holiday season....

Sincerely,

Doug F.



To: jim heger who wrote (1927)12/19/1998 10:05:00 PM
From: Creditman  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2542
 
Don't forget that when recommended stocks are changed or rotated; commissioned sales reps (brokers) get to churn, sorry ... change clients' accounts. They have a vested interest in making "strong buys" into "outperforms", etc. Sometimes they dig up interesting info but I always think I know more about the industry where I work than any of the ... as CNBC calls them ...penguins.