Totally off-topic, but you can also do it yourself. I recommend the Motley
Fool books, and take a look at the Vanguard Tech Index and White Oak funds.
Vanguard is nice because it is computer indexed, so you don't have the
problem of Vanguard hiring a drunken fund manager. Look at the yearly gains,
pretty impressive.
My token on-topic post. Has any found a rock-solid checkbook balancing
program for unix/unix-like OSes? My needs are basic, but cbb is prone to
calculation errors on occasion, and i don't feel like doing bug fixes on it.
Moneydance is written in java (slow, ugh). My last two choices I think are
to either run Quicken/DOS under DOSEMU, or write my own balancing program. I
thought about, and actually have a little C++ code for CAsh (Cash Shell, get
it?). Which is a simple text-mode checkbook balancing program, no curses, no
graphics...
Jacob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harald Sundt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 8:44 AM
Subject: Re.: Stockbrokers in Eugene? Let me tell you a story
> April 10th... I dissolve my TD for $70 Gs, my nest egg, and invest it
> in a conservitive Portfolio of US Bonds ($20g) and 4 highly rated
> Mutual Funds.
>
>
> April 14th...the Mareket plunges. I'm out $6g!
>
>
> Today, May 16th, I'm out $4g, but but the end of the year I really
> will be ahead of either TD interest or erratic stock investments.
> It's an eye opener, but you have to do three things:
>
> 1.) Look at the Fundamentals
> 2.) Define your acceptable Risk
> 3.) Comprehend the PERIODICY and RANGE of Market Swings on each
investment.
> This means understanding how UP and DOWN the value goes and the unit
> of time between peaks or troughs. Look at the Fund Statement for this.
>
> Go to http://www.quicken.com/investments/ for an easy way to plug in
> the Wall Street Journal stock or fund code to see valuation and
> history.
>
> My Broker is Scott Berryman (465-5973) over at Well Fargo in Eugene.
> I liked his ration way of discussing things,...but I'll bet any pro
> will do much as he did.
>
> Avoid Amazing Opportunities and Foreign Stock Markets right now.
>
> By the end of today we'll see what Greenspan says, and lets wait to
> see how the Market reacts.
>
>
> I hope this helps. Remember, nothing anyone can say will make Risk
> anything less or other than Risk.
>
>
> Hal
>
>
