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...firm's stock plummeted and Boesky lost an estimated $40 million in less than a week. Nonetheless, he maintains that he is correct 90% of the time. "This is not some kind of gambling exercise," he says. "It's a very serious business." Boesky contends that arbitrage can be safer than buying stocks as long-term investments. Reason: he maintains it is simpler to calculate the odds of one deal's success than to figure out the movements of the stock market...
Salon operators reply that tanning machines are safer than sunlight because they can be more carefully regulated. "Anything can be abused," says Randy Novak, owner of Tan Chicago. "But the damage from sunbathing comes from out of doors because it isn't controllable. You can reduce the danger at a tanning parlor." The Food and Drug Administration requires tanning machines to carry labels warning that users should wear goggles to protect their eyes and that people taking photosensitive drugs, including some antibiotics, should consult their doctors before going under the lamps...
...rally has lured back many individual investors who last year pulled their money out of stocks in favor of safer havens, like money-market funds or Treasury bills. Says Terry Riordan, an E.F. Hutton account executive in Chicago: "There's a lot of excitement. I don't think anyone wants to miss out on this." Observes Ben Bratter, a vice president with Prudential-Bache Securities in Minneapolis: "Nothing infuriates people more than friends' telling them about the money they just made in the market...
Dress: As in any bar, the bouncer sets the outer limits of sartorial acceptability. Boots, gray jeans, and a slightly wild shirt are the absolute limit; its probably safer to stay within two classic Harvard styles: a Casual Kirkland (Harvard football t-shirt or a rugby shirt, Lee or Levis, Adidas or equivalent) or a Basic Eliot (Oxford button down, wool sweater, Levis or khakis). A jacket and tie for guys will only attract pesky single-sex, out-of-town-school types who think you're from the B-School...
...more he sleeps, the safer...