Not to belabor it, but we all get a little off-topic once in a while, as I
recall...
At 11:17 AM 5/16/00 -0700, "Tymeless Productions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>What does this have to do with LINUX???
>
>Ron
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
>Harald Sundt
>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 8:44 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>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
>
