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[OldAIMGuy]

Hi Clive, Re: AIM History.................

Something I've noted over the years and is demonstrated in your two histories is that AIM's recovery is generally faster and better than the S&P 500 benchmark. When the markets do tumble, there's a longer time to recover to the previous high for the index than with AIM. This is because AIM is being proactive during those downturns and rebuilding inventory where the index is not.

This can be seen in the period of time around Year 2000. It appears that the S&P 500 required until nearly 2005 to fully recover from the DotCom and WTC downturns. AIM, by comparison looks to have fully recovered by 2002-03. A similar experience seems to have occurred with the 2008 Financial Crisis. AIM recovered far more quickly and was 'ahead' by the time the S&P500 returned to previous highs. This "Time To Recover" is an interesting aspect of how AIM works.

Best wishes,
OAG Tom