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Stock-split mania is another version of this greater-fool investing. Yes, studies show that stocks of companies that split their shares outperform those that don't. But that's easy to explain. Splits naturally occur in the best stocks--the ones that go up. The split signals management confidence, but the heavy lifting is done by management execution that delivers earnings. Do that, and the stock will go up whether it splits or not. Just ask Buffett--whose shares have risen, on average, 28% a year since...
...unstable foreign economy and concern about the yet unresolved "millennium bug." "They always warn of darker clouds on the horizon. It's both good p.r. and a realistic assessment of how fast this industry changes," says TIME's San Francisco bureau chief Michael Krantz. "You always want to outperform people's expectations. If you're a dominant company you want people to set the bar lower so you can always do more." This low-key response may also be part of an effort to convince the public -- and more importantly the Justice Department -- that supplying the software for 90 percent...
Jonathan C. King, director of investments at Dartmouth, says most investors with money in equities have experienced losses. But he says he takes the long-term view. "Over time, if you measure performance of things like equities over 10 or 20 years, they outperform bonds and cash. It makes sense to be invested in things like equities," he adds...
...terrific year when we outperform the benchmark by one point or more," said HMC President Jack R. Meyer. "I don't think it's realistic to expect any institutional fund to do that over more than one year...
...only thing I'm really worried about is that three points," said Jack R. Meyer president and CEO of HMC in an interview yesterday. "It is unusual for us to under-perform." Meyer said HMC aims to outperform the benchmarks even in down markets...