Mainehiker, I stopped reading Barron's before that and in hindsight I am glad I did not see that article as it might have had me second guessing my plan to liguidate. <G> Turned out to be a fine call on Faber's part. My guts told me to start selling in november '99 and continued thru feb 2000. Did not catch the whole ride but I have seen a slaughter house and did not want to end up there. Lost a finger here and a toe there though, Benj