Word: stoppers
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...That's the hot debate in the world of--mutual funds. Some experts believe funds with fewer assets perform better, since managers can quickly buy and sell securities. Others say large funds, which have more resources for research and lower expense ratios, are best. Well, here's a conversation stopper: size doesn't matter. A new study by Andrew Clark, senior research analyst at fund tracker Lipper, finds that while small U.S. stock funds sometimes outperform large ones (and vice versa), the bursts of superior returns last only for short periods, then disappear and often aren't statistically relevant--that...
...some people will care, and it will be a conversation stopper. Sometimes it just lands with a thud. But you just don’t worry about...
...It’s really like coming into a whole acting family,” says Tony L. Chin-Quee ’05, who says he is greatly looking forward to his show-stopper as the ‘Too Darn Hot guy.’ “It’s just...
...front of nearly 15 major league scouts who came to see Schutt, Hendricks outdueled the Big Red stopper, pitching eight full innings and allowing only one run on seven hits while striking out 11. Schutt, too, pitched very well, striking out 11 and not allowing a hit through six innings. However, in the seventh, the Crimson finally got to Schutt, whom Walsh described as “a big-time major league prospect...
Ironically, the most prominent of the senior pitchers is a walk-on. Barry Wahlberg, a former Crimson quarterback, is now the team’s captain and closer. Wahlberg emerged as the team’s stopper during its title run last season, and the same production is expected of him this season...