A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board

[aptus]

Hi Tom,

"Let's hope that discussions can come back toward where they've been ever since I started a BB topic on AIM back TEN years ago."

Yes, I hope so. One of the reasons I like your board is because it consistently doesn't contain hype or unfounded claims, just good solid discussions where I've learned quite a bit from a number of different people.

Alas, as with many things, sometimes things have to get a bit worse before they can get better.

I see the techs are on a bit of a tear today. I hope the markets perform well through January. Most of the time the year has ended up when January has ended up.

With Bush pulling out all stops in order to revive the economy, a relatively low risk IW, and a still significant number of tech shorts out there, I believe 2003 can be a good one. Unfortunately I'm not sure how events surrounding Iraq/N. Korea will affect everything. Still, I have high hopes.

I got back into gold in early December because I believed a war with Iraq was a high probability. I suppose Oil would have been a good choice too, but I don't know that sector very well -- and it seems to me that if a new leadership is installed in Iraq Oil production might be increased. Even if the oil shackles remain on Iraq, I'm sure some OPEC member would love to increase production.

Regards,
Mark

http://www.automaticinvestor.com