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...ended up losing. That's why dealing with the record is a little easier." Soccer can be that way. The Power don't seem dispirited as they warm up. "Make sure you put on your shin guards," warns Ronnie Fair, a ferocious defender who, like the rest of these pros, is an advertisement for fitness...
...handiest measure of a stock's value is its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio--price per share divided by earnings per share--compared with that of other companies in its industry and with the market and historical averages. But there are other useful calibrations. Here's how the pros evaluate five industries...
...want to play the game yourself, there are dozens of mutual funds specializing in undervalued small-cap companies. But even the pros come up with lemons on occasion. "We're very familiar with the fact that companies do go to zero," Selch says. That's the thing about cheap stocks. Sometimes you get even less than you paid...
...designed to look at short-term use during menopause, for instance. But the principal message is this: taking estrogen and progestin for years in the hope of preventing a heart attack or stroke can no longer be considered a valid medical strategy. (For a detailed look at the pros and cons of hormone therapy for various conditions, see the chart on pages...
...roaring '90s, many people lost sight of timeless investing principles; some are still stubbornly clinging to their tech stocks, hoping for a turnaround. They need to adjust. Many stocks are still expensive relative to their expected earnings, and some pros still foresee a cathartic selling spree that will cause the last bulls to buckle. For anyone overloaded in stocks, it's not too late to sell. But don't overdo it. Even Warren Buffett, a technophobe but also a bargain hunter, just found value in at least one battered telecom: Level 3 Communications. Perhaps the biggest risk now, warns Scott...