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[timhyma]

Dan, Nice, thoughtful reply- thanks for taking the time, and I will check out the ETFs. When looking at the funds, I placed a minimum $2K on the search to narrow it down.
Your statement about entering slowly makes sense, as I see smallcaps going strong til April, then large caps brining up the rear.

I have not really thought about the tax angle, I'll pay my fair share (he,he).

Thanks for your list, I'll look at them.

[timhyma]

Folks thanks for your help. Here is that funds/etf that I bought:

BRSIX (smallcap)
CGRWX (Large cap)
LCVAX (Bond/balanced)
GOLDX (gold)
TGLDX (metals/golds)
PHRAX (real estate)
EFA (International)

I've taken about half a position in each area, and kept about 33% in cash for now.

The situation in Japan, plus weak INTEL/Yahoo reports makes it tougher to call mid-long term trend. Going to look harder at the ETF plays.