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To: MythMan who wrote (19503)	2/13/1999 8:00:00 AM
From: accountclosed	Respond to of 86076

As evidence of such inflated expectations, York recalled an e-mail he received from a potential investor asking if a 50-percent return for 1999 was ''too conservative.'' ''This just underscores that people really believe they should make 50 percent ... this is not real life,'' York said from his office in Lexington, Ky biz.yahoo.com

To: MythMan who wrote (19503)	2/13/1999 8:11:00 AM
From: accountclosed	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

Here's one you will like shows IBM as overvalued with 120 target to make it an attractive situation. I like the Dell at 50 thing. They feature 10 stocks and I have puts on 5 of them. When these companies hit the inevitable* snag, these are the prices that represent real buying opportunities.* smartmoney.lycos.com What Price Is Right? Company Curr. Price* Forward P/E Target Price 5-Yr. Revenue Growth 5-Yr. Earnings Growth America Online (AOL) 158.50 291 86 124.7% 99.0% Cisco Systems (CSCO) 99.06 76 80 64.8 50.5 Dell Computer (DELL) 89.88 98 50 48.2 116.3 General Electric (GE) 97.63 35 85 12.2 12.9 IBM (IBM) 172.75 26 120 6.0 48.2 Intel (INTC) 126.50 36 97 27.6 29.8 Merck* (MRK) 150.50 34 110 18.8 14.2 Microsoft*** (MSFT) 157.75 65 125 33.5 39.1 Charles Schwab (SCH) 62.69 76 41 25.5 24.2 Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 84.38 46 70 14.0 11.4 * as of 2/12/1999 6:30 PM ** Based on consensus EPS estimate for next fiscal year.