From: John Conover <john@email.johncon.com>
Subject: US Equity Markets Turn Good Monthly Numbers
Date: 31 Oct 2002 20:26:23 -0000
Well, its Q3 2002. Not that its indicative of a trend, but October just closed on the US equity markets, and it was the second largest monthly increase in value, ever-11%, (January 1987 was the largest at 13.7%). However, just to sober your convictions about mortgaging your house to jump back in the equity markets, there is still a 14% chance of at least a 25% downside happening before mid 2003. FWIW ... John BTW, so much for the conjecture that the corporate crooks brought down the equity markets-nothing happened on that front between September 30 and October 31 that would account for the market's second best performance in its history. -- John Conover, john@email.johncon.com, http://www.johncon.com/