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To: Jay who wrote (53)	3/29/1999 11:27:00 AM
From: charlie mcgeehan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 752

Some things to remember about analysts. Brokerage firms make most of their money from their investment banking activities. The analysts primary responsibility is to support that. The institutional investors are second and retail customers are a distant third. Analysts by nature are bullish. It is simply not good business to be bearish on a company or stock. I believe that most of the ratings such as accumulate and long term attractive are an analysts way of saying I don't really like this company but I don't want to make them mad. If an analyst has buy or strong buy recommendations why buy anything less. I like to follow a few analysts who have proven track records and I try to identify what that analyst does well. Just a few opinions. Regards Charlie