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To: Gypsy King who wrote (1900)	5/12/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: somethingwicked	Respond to of 54805

It's called celebration, Gypsy. Having followed LindyBill's and others posts, I don't find arrogance or bragging to be their purpose. Why not feel good when you can?

To: Gypsy King who wrote (1900)	5/12/1999 8:28:00 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Yeah, Gypsy, I'm celebrating. You will notice that I, and the rest of us, never use dollar figures, just percentages. Nobody ever uses number of shares bought, etc, it would not be "couth". Anybody can add 0's to their numbers, and the first liar never has a chance! There will be an exception to that in the the next few weeks, hopefully, when I hit a 7 year old goal that I never thought I would hit.

To: Gypsy King who wrote (1900)	5/12/1999 8:34:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Respond to of 54805

>>Is there a reason you keep telling everyone how much money you've made? Most people prefer to keep their finances to themselves. Gypsy King, It's interesting that your first post on this thread is a critique of our communication style, particularly since you posted the following on the open Qualcomm thread: I was up 300% last year and 500% this year. I expect to be up even more next year, maybe 800-900%. What's your point, GK? Frank

To: Gypsy King who wrote (1900)	5/12/1999 9:16:00 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Gypsy and all, Most people prefer to keep their finances to themselves. Yeah, and I think that's really sad. We aren't taught anything about personal finance in school. We don't talk about it at parties, over lunch, or anywhere. As a result, our society saves and very little and on the whole knows next to nothing about investing. As a result interest rates are consistently higher than they should be, businesses produce fewer jobs than should be created, and far too few families enjoy financial prosperity that offers more options about how we make use of our lives. Sorry that the comment hit my hot button, but it really strikes me odd that we're willing to talk about the diets we're on, the marital problems we're having, etc., etc., but we're not comfortable discussing our personal finances. It just doesn't make any sense to me. It's in that context that I'm thrilled that Bill chooses to share his thoughts and feeling with us. I wouldn't run my portfolio exactly the way he runs his, but the guy will probably outperform me year after year. Regardless, even if his portfolio tanks he remains my mentor for all sorts of reasons. --Mike Buckley