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October 24, 2000

Each year we report on the results of our Halloween Tricks and Treats from the previous year. We know that like us, you'd like to see how our picks did. Keep in mind, though, that these are rather short-term results. Good, solid companies may have simply had a bad year. It happens. Conversely, some companies may end up in retrospect not having been such clever choices. Here's how our 1999 Tricks and Treats fared:

TMF Name Stock Ticker 10/25/99 Price 10/23/00 Price % Return Otter Net2Phone (SHORT) NTOP 54 3/4 18 5/16 66.6% Bogey Interleaf (SHORT)* LEAF 27 1/2 9 27/41 64.9% Selena Berkshire Hathaway (LONG) BRK.A 55500 58600 5.6% BRK.B 1834 1928 5.1% Parlay Hershey (LONG) HSY 50 3/16 49 3/4 -0.9% Max Home Depot (LONG) HD 71 5/8 40 9/16 -43.4% Edible MyPoints.com (LONG) MYPT 15 3/4 2 1/2 -84.1%   S&P500 Index 7.9% *Interleaf, Inc. was acquired by BroadVision on 4/14/00. Each outstanding share of Interleaf stock was exchanged for .3465 of a share of BroadVision stock. The returns were calculated using Bloomberg with dividends reinvested in the security. Prices have been adjusted for splits.

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