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Brinker Recommendation History 
DATE        % IN      DJIA
.          EQUITIES 
 
Aug 14, 1982  100(?) 777    Recommended being fully invested
                            Announced on local radio in New York.
                            (He had been mildly bullish to bullish
                            on NBR the previous April, and is said
                            to have been recommending dollar cost
                            averaging prior to August 14th.)


Aug 21, 1987  100    2,710  

Oct 19        100    1,841  Down 695 pts or 25.6% from top.
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Jan, 1988       0    2,015  Went to 100% cash & told listeners he 
                            was bearish after market was 9.5% above
                            bottom, taking the brunt of most 
                            of the bear decline.

Feb, 1989      50    2,342  Market up 27% from the bottom.
                            Up 16.2% from Jan 1988
Nov            75    2,650
Feb, 1990      40    2,559
Mar            50    2,635  
Apr            65    2,687
May            75    2,656
July           85    2,840  
July 18              3,016  Bull Peak: up 50% since Jan 1988
Oct 12               2,398  Gulf War Bear Bottom
                            Down 20.5% since Bull Peak
Dec            95    2,565
Jan, 1991     100    2,550  Fully invested 
                            Up 26.7% since going to 0% equities

                            9 yrs correct to be fully invested
                            (rode out 1998 selloff).
  
Jan, 2000      40   11,122  Lowered within 5.1% of S&P top
 
Aug 7          35   10,688  65% now in cash reserves
  
Oct 16        QQQ=$83       Told subscribers to put 20% to 50% of
                            cash reserves into QQQ.
 
Jan 8, 2001   QQQ=62.44     Again suggested putting 20% to 50% of 
                            cash reserves into QQQ. Reiterated in
                            February through May issues.
 
June 8        QQQ=47.35     Placed QQQ on hold.
 
Sept 21              8,236  DJIA hit 7926.93 intraday 
 
Oct 02         21%   8,950  Still recommended 35% equities, but P1
              QQQ=28.82     in newsletter is 21% equities, 
                            apparently due to lack of rebalancing.
  
Mar 12, 2002   23%  10,586  DJIA +28.5% from 9/23/01 closing.
                            DJIA same level as Aug00 5% sell.
  
Oct  9         19%   7,286  Cyclical low so far. QQQ
              QQQ=20.06     down 75.8% from 10/16/00 buy at $83
 
Mar 11, 2003  100%   7,568  Issued bulletin on Website before open
                            based on March 10th close. 
                            QQQ=24.01, S&P500=807.48 & SPY=81.32
                            Provided no guidance for existing QQQ
                            positions.

Mar 15                      Announces 100% to weekend audience.
 
Mar 17 Monday        8,142  QQQ=26.60, S&P500=862.79 & SPY=86.78
                            (Typical buy levels for weekend and
                            snail mail followers who use mutual funds.)

Apr 5         100%          Recommended new equity purchases below 
                            S&P 810, and dollar cost averaging 
                            otherwise. (I believe this was previously
                            announced on the radio during March.)
                            Stopped mentioning existing QQQ position
                            in the newsletter text. (It is not
                            accounted for in his reports of 
                            newsletter performance.)