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To: Bill Harmond who wrote (56758)	5/14/1999 11:32:00 AM
From: Tom Kearney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Isn't avoiding taxes another good reason for buy and hold? Just the thought of filling out all those forms has stopped me from selling on more than one occasion!

To: Bill Harmond who wrote (56758)	5/14/1999 11:33:00 AM
From: HG	Respond to of 164684

I agree with you. I have found trading with a 50K portfolio infinitely easier than trading with a 250K portfolio - never tried 1m though. Its much much more easier to lose money on a large portfolio than it is on a small one ! And its much more difficult to earn on a larger portfolio ! The %age profits are a lot lesser on a larger portfolio, simply due to the need for capital preservation - at least thats been my experience !

To: Bill Harmond who wrote (56758)	5/14/1999 11:33:00 AM
From: KeepItSimple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

> There is an implied mandate for stability and capital preservation And yet you still insist on focusing your investments in companies with P/Es of 300 or more?

To: Bill Harmond who wrote (56758)	5/14/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: Jan Crawley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

A large portfolio is a more complex animal I have a so-so large long portfolio thanks to Intc first and lately Asnd and Wfc. I think that I have been using "time" and the weight of my long portfolio and have been "trading" out and netting a "net stocks only" trading portfolio of approx. $120K. Have learned sooooo much in the past 7 or 8 months and I am facing my limitations. It's not too risky to trade the trading portfolio only and occasionally with the leaverage of the Long portfolio. But the returns will be "normal". Any thoughts?