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To: Thomas M. who wrote (61547)	6/6/1999 2:27:00 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 132070

Bill Gates' portfolio: ... At the time of the IPO, he owned 44.8% of Microsoft's stock. He now owns just about 18.5%. About half of that decline is due to dilution, while the other half is due to stock sales and gifts ... ... Basically we are short on the yield curve right now ... ... Larson also has a significant amount of money in short positions--actually more than usual right now--which reflects his view that many stocks are fully, if not overly, valued. He also has a small amount of money with Bill Fleckenstein, who runs a short-selling fund ... ... Gates does make his own investment decisions in biotech ... pathfinder.com