PE> 2. You said something about buying mining stocks based on their
PE> expected performance.  You did a geological survey of the ground
PE> owned by the company you were about to buy into or what?

RS> That aint the only way to form an opinion on their expected
RS> performance. Particularly when considering the alternative of
RS> closing your eyes and sticking a pin into a list or something.

PE> So can you briefly (1 sentence will do for now) outline the top
PE> 3 methods you used in preferance to sticking a pin in a list?

RS> It really isnt possible to do that. I cant even
RS> tell you how I design a house in one sentence.

How about a para on the top 1 then.  Unless top 1 is one of:
1. statistical analysis
2. asking Frank

then choose number 2 instead, or if number 2 is still in that
list, then number 3?  BFN.  Paul.
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