Word: homework
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Even the pros sometimes fail to do all their homework. Last Monday I bought stock in Steelcase, the largest maker of office furniture in the U.S., only to discover afterward that it had been decked by its Canadian business. Huh? What Canadian business...
Finally, know this: when the stock market throws a sale, I buy hundreds of thousands of shares, and the price often goes lower before it goes higher. But if I've done my homework, I usually profit by being patient, and so will...
...from the home Hafsat shares with her siblings. It's furnished sparely, but with artistic flair. The living room holds futons with patterned slipcovers; and the walls have awards given posthumously to their mother. Each night Hafsat quizzes Hadi, 11, and Mumuni, 13, about whether they've done their homework. Khafila, a witty and irreverent 19-year-old, is studying to be an opera singer at Catholic University; and Moriam, who just turned 18, is at home for the summer from Connecticut College. Hafsat's daily routine is more stable than anyone could have imagined at the time...
...from three wheels to four? Installing a new operating system can be a ghastly experience. Some of you will remember upgrading from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 and watching in horror as your computer froze during the installation. That shouldn't happen with Windows 98. Microsoft has done more homework this time, and has learned that machines are less likely to crash during installation if hardware configuration occurs after booting up the newly installed operating system rather than before. Likewise, your participation--mostly answering yes to a series of prompts--is required for only the first 10 minutes...
...playing laser tag or going to an Aerosmith concert, oversees a combined $670 million in assets at the Janus Balanced Fund and Janus Equity Income Fund. "There's always some executive who views you as a snot-nosed kid," says Rollins. "But if you've done your homework, you can talk on his level." And make him money; in the past year, Rollins has garnered a strong 24% to 31% return for his funds...