Fannie Mae-No Politics (FNMA)

[timster]

I am looking for some good insight from those who have been down this road before.

I have my shares from back at .28. I have wanted to break some off and trade a little with the fluctuations we have seen. I am obviously long, and will remain so with my core holdings. However, since I trade from an etrade account, and not a 401k, I will be subject to taxes the moment I sell and would have to set that money aside to pay those taxes (because I don't have it otherwise). If I do this I wouldn't be able to even replace the shares I sell because of the taxes I set aside.

So,...Am I thinking correctly, or is there a way around this that someone could help me with. I don't want to go down in shares because I fully believe this is an investment of a lifetime, but I would like to pick up some $ while the fluctuations are so large.

Please, only real insight...not any mean spirited put downs.