TW,
I agree.. Its good to have a mix of both positive and negative. Its best to keep it more factual and less emotional. That's just me. I've loost too much money to get emotional.
Now for the capital gains argument.... You dont even want me to tell you about my Capital GAins Nightmares. I'm paying capital gaines taxes on investments that have depreciated by more than 50%.
To make matters worse, I called my broker yesturday and liquidated 30% of my portfolio so I can pay the piper. Then tday, this market rallies 400 points!
Now thats a reason to be negative!
Bix.