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Moving to a Different Beat

The following shows the 10 largest monthly declines in equity mutual-fund 
inflows during bull markets and the change in the S&P 500 in the month that 
followed.

               Change   Change
               in Fund  in S&P
               Inflows   500
Jan. 1991       -72%    6.7%
May 1987        -64     4.8
Jan. 1990       -56     0.9
May 1986        -55     1.4
Nov. 1994       -44     1.2
Nov. 1993       -43     1.0
June 1996       -32     -5.9
Jan. 1993       -26     1.1
Mar. 1994       -19     1.2
Feb. 1994       -18     -4.6

DATA: BIRINYI ASSOCIATES INC.


Updated June 15, 1997 by bwwebmaster
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