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To: Cheesehead who wrote (941)	12/30/1998 9:09:00 PM
From: Vandyman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1322

Thanks....I use Suretrade now, and it has improved much this past year. The following is not directed at you, nor anybody in particular. One note about making money (not to sound holier-than-thou, but here goes anyway): Making money is fine, people do it every day. I do it myself. But making money at other peoples' expense is not fine. Taking advantage of their naivete or inexperience is not the proper way to make money. Which is why I ask questions when confronted with so-called "hype" (unfounded assertions/predictions). Hype is fine to a degree, but it can often mislead. Intent is the key (just like with perjury). And with the advent of online trading & instant information (some good, some not), many getting into it for the first time may act purely on emotions, without any DD. Some may say fine, they get what they deserve. I don't. I've seen people lose inheritances, nest eggs, retirement monies all because they played a hunch supported by someone elses' "hype". Maybe they shouldn't play the market until they have more experience, but people are human and act emotionally. I do not criticize a stock just because I may not like it; rather because I look for evidence, facts, potential, history, etc... This is the reason I may seem cynical. I do not purport to save the world. Only to try to keep my little area as clean as possible. I will not trash a stock for personal gain, nor will I praise it without something to back it up. Enthusiasm is one thing, persuasion is another. Now, happy trading, and God bless............