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To: Andy who wrote (15767)	5/7/1999 8:15:00 PM
From: RocketMan	Respond to of 41369

Andy, this is just my own personal opinion, and I am just an average guy with limited investing experience, and no training. But for me I would feel very uncomfortable holding all my retirement eggs in any one basket, and I don't care if it is AOL, Wall Mart, or bonds. I don't do that myself, I am fairly well diversified, holding the bulk of my retirement money in variable annuities and balanced funds. AOL represents a significant amount of my retirement money, but not so much that even if it had a long and significant correction it would kill me. But please don't do what I do, or what I suggest. If I were you, I would be worried enough to go talk it over with a qualified retirement planner.

To: Andy who wrote (15767)	5/8/1999 7:47:00 AM
From: Seeker of Truth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

People who have all their money in one stock tend to panic. There may be too much at stake for them to keep their analytical abilities. Also people who have all their money in one stock tend to sleep less. They will have a shorter life to get rich in. So even if you are right about your investment you may not enjoy or benefit from the ride. AOL looks fine and so do many others which I won't list since I loathe spamming. So yes, please diversify. By the way the discussions on this board, cable vs. DSL, seem to have an unstated assumption i.e. the U.S. is the world. Actually this U.S. cable/DSL battle affects at most a quarter of the industrialized world. How is AOL doing in the rest of the globe? If they can duplicate their U.S. performance outside the U.S. then they really have it made; that's where the biggest part of the market is.