#Person1#: How are your stocks doing, Jim?
#Person2#: Oh, all right. I lost a bunch of money in the last two years, but this year has been pretty good.
#Person1#: Yeah, I lost money investing in the internet too.
#Person2#: Just goes to show that you should buy companies not ideas.
#Person1#: I changed my strategy around too. I invest in good companies now.
#Person2#: Yeah, me too. Did you hear about Ted?
#Person1#: No. What happened?
#Person2#: He lost his kids'college money by trading.
#Person1#: Oh, boy. His wife can't be happy about that.
#Person1# and #Person2# are talking about their stocks and investment options, and about Ted losing his kids' college money.
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