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To: OldAIMGuy who wrote (6595)	1/10/1999 9:06:00 PM
From: Dataminer1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18928

I got an interesting question today. <<2: What will be the effects if i stick to a twice a month schedule of investing which might mean ignoring a buy or sell recommendation? >> The Great Debate. Should an AIM investor use a "time" strategy, plugging his stock into the system at a regular interval, or should he determine the next exact buy and sell points and place limit orders? Is it better to catch the exact point at which a trade will be signaled and move right away, or would it be possible to capture a far superior price for your shares by entering only the daily, weekly or bi-weekly closes. Maybe we will have to ask Tom. Each line of thought has it's merits. To this day, I have not been convinced that either is superior. Anyone capable of back-testing both strategies on each stock in the S&P?

To: OldAIMGuy who wrote (6595)	1/11/1999 12:23:00 AM
From: RFH	Respond to of 18928

Tom, speaking of Y2K, I noticed that when I change the date of my computer in order to enter Newport prices, (they can only be entered on Sunday, and I like to enter them on Saturday), I go to the DOS prompt, and type in "date." I never noticed before, but the date they want you to enter is in the mm-dd-yy format, and not the mm-dd-yyyy format which you would expect. I did run a test on my system to see if it is Y2K compliant, and it did indeed check out. What are your thoughts on this, or anyone else's for that matter? Thanks, RFH